Friday Sports Briefs

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds softball team dominated Covington Holmes, 16-1 in four innings with the varsity players going the first two innings on Friday.

Highlands (9-5) saw Payton Leighty pick up the pitching win. Leighty, Whitney Quillen and Shelby Graybill all had more than one hit for the Bluebirds.

Highlands travels to Beechwood for a 10 a.m. contest today.

Newport Central Catholic 19-16, Dayton 4-1:

The Thoroughbreds (9-10) swept the season series from the District 36 rivals Friday.

The first game concluded the suspended game from two weeks ago. Michaela Ware and Loren Zimmerman led the Thoroughbreds going 4-for-4 each. Zimmerman had two home runs and five runs batted in. Alex Kehoe added a double and two RBI and Molly Mertle had two RBI.

Sarah Neace took the pitching win for NewCath. She allowed six hits, struck out 13 and walked three.

In the second game, NewCath outhit Dayton, 12-3. Casey Kohls led the Thoroughbreds going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI with Christine Enzweller going 2-for-2 with two RBI and Neace going 2-for-2 with four RBI.

Neace also picked up the win in this contest. She struck out one with three hits.

NewCath travels to Ludlow at 5 p.m. Monday.

Louisville Butler baseball 3, NewCath 1:

The Thoroughbreds (11-9) dropped the first contest of the Louisville Invitational on Friday.

NewCath outhit Butler, 9-7. But the Bears scored one in the first and two more in the second and never looked back. The Thoroughbreds scored their run in the sixth.

Nick Seibert led the Thoroughbreds at the plate going 3-for-3 with a run batted in. Alex Grau finished 2-for-4 with a double.

Josh Cain took the pitching loss for NewCath. He struck out four.

The Thoroughbreds conclude the tournament today. They take on Whitefield Academy at 10:30 a.m. and Muhlenberg County at 12:30 p.m.