Highlands Not Headed to State for First Time Since 2014 PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior Cooper Schwalbach steps into swinging motion in the 9th Region championship on Tuesday. Solid pitching and defense carried the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (29-10 overall) to four consecutive 9th Region championships. But on Tuesday in a […]
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NewCath snaps four-game slide
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – That familiar, good feeling of the thrill of victory found its way back to the Hill on Friday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds played tough defense the entire game before their offense finished off drives in the second half to beat the visiting Lloyd […]
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Highlands seeks 10th straight against arch-rivals
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands defenders Joey Cochran (24) and Bo Hebel (55) converge on Paducah Tilghman running back D.J. Sherrill (25) in Saturday’s game in Paducah. The Bluebirds travel to Park Hills on Saturday to face the Covington Catholic Colonels at 1 p.m. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It was […]
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Thoroughbreds, Camels clash in in-county tilt
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter A rivalry game is probably what these two teams needed coming off losses Friday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds and Campbell County Camels meet for the 38th time in Alexandria in a battle of 1-1 squads. NewCath lost to Cooper, 31-22 in the Skyline Crosstown Showdown […]
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Highlands hammers Campbell County, 50-8
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter This in-county game might become a great rivalry one day. But on Friday, it was all Blue and White after the first quarter. The Highlands Bluebirds rolled to a 50-8 victory over the visiting Campbell County Camels in the 60th overall meeting between the two teams, […]
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Notebook: Bluebirds handle heat well
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands running back Zach Harris (center) takes a handoff in Friday’s 50-8 win over Campbell County while Ryan Greene (80) and Tyler Schweitzer (77) block. The Bluebirds improved to 51-9 all-time against the Camels with the victory. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Hydration is a big thing […]
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Jaguars pull away from Thoroughbreds in second half
G. Michael Graham Photo. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds line up in their recent win over Ashland. NewCath fell to Cooper, 31-22 on Friday in the Skyline Crosstown Showdown at Dixie Heights. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Most teams who come out plus-four in the turnover department win football games. But […]
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NewCath battles 2012 5A runner-up
G. Michael Graham Photo. Newport Central Catholic linebacker Jack Sutkamp lays out Ashland wide receiver Rj Washington in Friday’s win while teammates Logan Neff (54), Kole Zenni (9) and Colin Hoover (6) converge. The Thoroughbreds hope for more hits like that during the year defensively. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The […]
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Highlands, Campbell Country renew county rivalry
G. Michael Graham Photo. Highlands wide receiver Brandon Hergott (middle) finds a lot of open space after making a catch in Saturday’s game against University Christian while teammate Jensen Feggins (16) follows. The six-time defending state champion Bluebirds face Campbell County at 7 p.m. Friday. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter They […]
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Highlands gives good showing on national television (Video Highlights)
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter A lot of the nation now knows why this football team is the deeply talented Highlands Bluebirds. The Bluebirds took some big punches early on against the feisty University Christian Fighting Christians. But the Bluebirds once again responded with a huge counterpunch scoring 47 straight points […]
