By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team would not mind a repeat of last year in the 60th meeting against its arch-rivals. The Bluebirds took down the arch-rival Covington Catholic Colonels, 42-37 in the regular-season matchup before downing the Colonels again, 49-14 in the Region 4 title game […]
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NewCath faces Walton-Verona for Region 3 title
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is fitting for the district champions to meet for the Class 2A, Region 3 football championship Friday at 7 p.m. at Newport Stadium. The host and fourth-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (8-4) and Walton-Verona Bearcats (10-2) bring respectable records to the table thanks to nice […]
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NewCath earns 13th straight trip to Regional title game
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter They went into the second-round Class 2A football playoff game at Newport Stadium confident. But the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds were not overconfident unlike last year’s playoff meeting with the arch-rival Covington Holy Cross Indians. The fourth-ranked Thoroughbreds had beaten the defending state champions, 49-10 on […]
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Highlands captures seventh state crown
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The Highlands Ladybirds Cross Country team captured its seventh state championship winning the Class AA crown Saturday at Horse Park with 65 points. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter LEXINGTON –The young and talented Highlands Cross Country teams hoped to begin their own run of […]
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Highlands puts clamps down on Ashland rushing attack
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds defense knew the Ashland Blazer Tomcats would try to pound them between the tackles. The Tomcats finished with 260 yards on 52 carries and two touchdowns for an average of five a carry. But after going for 196 on 28 carries for an […]
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Highlands pulls away from Ashland in second half
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knew it had history on its side entering Friday’s second-round Class 4A playoff game. The Ashland Blazer Tomcats had not beaten the Bluebirds since 1954. Despite that, Ashland made a game of it trailing just 16-13 at halftime. But the top-ranked […]
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NewCath prepares for another battle with defending 2A champs
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter When the Class 2A football brackets came out, the fourth-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds knew this was a possibility. The last two 2A champions will meet in the second round of the playoffs Saturday at 7 p.m. at Newport Stadium. In the first round Friday, the […]
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Bluebirds battle Tomcats in second round of 4A playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The top-ranked Highlands Bluebirds battle the eighth-ranked Ashland Blazer Tomcats on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many have tried it this season. But only one football team successfully carried out the […]
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Fort Thomas Junior Football donates funds from season finale to Frink family
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. Clay Frink, bottom, and his father Neal enjoy the Fort Thomas Junior Football League Eighth Grade Appreciation Game on Monday at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. All the proceeds from the game went toward his recovery. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Fort Thomas Junior […]
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Towles, Sheehan to play for new UK head coach next year
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter People saw it coming, especially after Saturday’s 40-0 home loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. The University of Kentucky administration relieved Wildcat head football coach Joker Phillips of his duties Sunday. Phillips, 49, has a 12-23 record as head coach in his third season after taking over […]
