As Paul Van Laningham neared the finish line at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Cooper senior raised four fingers in his left hand. “Fantastic Four” may have inspired the gesture, but for Van Laningham, it meant four state championships and a historic finish on Saturday in Lexington. “It’s not just for four state championships. The […]
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Highlands’ remarkable turnaround continues: Bluebirds advance to state title game
Not much was going right for the Highlands girls soccer team through the first 12 games of the season. Sitting at 3-8-1 after a 3-1 loss to Campbell County on Sept. 15, the Bluebirds were still searching for their identity. Fast forward a month and a half, the identity has been found and mastered and […]
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Beechwood, St. Henry, NDA and Ryle advance in 9th Region volleyball tourney
The 9th Region volleyball tournament got underway on Sunday at Ryle with all four quarterfinal games taking place. By the end of the day, there were no surprises with Notre Dame Academy, Ryle, Beechwood and St. Henry advancing. The match of the day was Beechwood-Highlands, the Tigers needing five sets to take down the pesky […]
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CovCath, Highlands advance to state soccer semis
Trips to Eastern Kentucky for Covington Catholic and the Highlands girls soccer program were quite the success on Saturday. The Colonels disposed of Prestonsburg 5-0 in the boys KHSAA state soccer tournament quarterfinals while Highlands defeated Johnson Central 6-0 in the girls KHSAA state soccer tournament quarterfinals. Both are now headed to Lexington. CovCath faces […]
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Highlands’ outlasts Scott County as Lorenzen, line deliver knockout combo
In what resembled a heavyweight boxing match, Friday night’s homecoming bout between host Highlands and Scott County had body blows, flurries and finally a scoring combination that produced a knockout. And when the final bell sounded at David Cecil Memorial Stadium in Fort Thomas, the Bluebirds had prevailed, outlasting the pesky Cardinals 42-28. The victory […]
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Highlands knocks off unbeaten Boyle County to earn first state tourney win since 2019
You gotta have heart. A Highlands team that hadn’t tasted victory at the state tournament in a few years showed plenty of that Tuesday as it stunned No. 1-ranked Boyle County in the first round of the girls state soccer tournament. Macy Hargis punched in the tiebreaking goal with nine minutes remaining to give the […]
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Statewide media prep football polls: Cooper climbin’, NewCath cracks top 10
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. Here are the polls after nine weeks of action: Class 6A […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 12-18
Last season, OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky expanded the Team of the Week program to include three Team of the Season winners and one overall winner for Team of the Year. LINK nky is once again excited to partner with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and announce the highly popular Team of […]
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Back for more: Highlands books another regional final clash with Notre Dame
Winners of the last 13 Ninth Region girls soccer championships will meet again. After watching their longtime rival Notre Dame advance past Conner in the first semifinal, Highlands wasted little time securing its own return to the regional final, rolling past Dixie Heights 4-0 in Thursday’s second semifinal at St. Henry. The Bluebirds dominated after […]
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Conner corner kicks its way into region final, first since 2008
Set pieces are becoming a cornerstone of a historic Conner postseason run. On Wednesday at Holmes High School, the Cougars leaned on their specialty to survive a relentless Highlands attack and secure a 2–1 victory in the 9th Region boys soccer semifinals. With the win, Conner advances to the region championship on Saturday against perennial […]
