No Luck in Paris for Highlands Softball

Bluebirds Lose Twice in John Sosby Memorial Classic

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands eighth grader Anna Greenwell catches the ball for an out against Ashland on Friday. The Bluebirds dropped two over the weekend in Paris to fall to 8-6 on the season.

The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (8-6 overall) headed down to Paris on Saturday hoping to bring back two wins.

But that did not happen in either game in the John Sosby Memorial Classic. Highlands lost 13-4 to the Franklin County Lady Flyers (11-12) in five innings then 11-3 in the second game of the season against the host Bourbon County Lady Colonels (17-6). The Bluebirds have lost four in a row.

Rough Day for Highlands Sports

Bluebird Baseball, Softball Both Run-Ruled

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Members of the Highlands baseball team and coaches salute the flag at Great American Ballpark before facing Covington Catholic on Friday.

It did not turn out to be a good day for the Blue and White in their second appearance at Great American Ballpark in two years.

Facing the arch-rival Covington Catholic Colonels (10-4 overall) in front of about 1,000 of their fans, the Bluebirds (11-5) hoped to earn a huge 9th Region victory. Instead, the Colonels scored six runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 11-0 six-inning run-ruling Friday.