Tough Way to Open Season

Holmes Escapes with Narrow Win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Carl Schoellman goes up for a shot in a recent scrimmage.

The Highlands Bluebird boys basketball team held nice leads throughout most of the season opener Tuesday at home.

Highlands Opens Season with Impressive Win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Ashley Hayes fires up a shot in the Hoops for Hunger scrimmage. Highlands beat Scott, 70-57 to open the season Monday.

The Highlands girls basketball team opened its season with a nice 70-57 win over the host Scott Lady Eagles on Monday in Taylor Mill.

2017 Highlands Bowling Preview

Bluebirds Have Eyes on Ultimate Prize

Fort Thomas Matters Photo by G. Michael Graham. Highlands senior Kate Schneider is part of a deep, talented group of bowlers this season.

Fort Thomas Matters Photo by G. Michael Graham. Highlands senior Andy Campbell prepares for a bowl in a recent practice. He's one of four key returning players from last year for the Bluebirds.

Just outside of Fort Thomas at La Ru Lanes in Highland Heights, another Highlands sports tradition has been building quietly over the past six years.

Highlands Girls CC Continues Region Domination, Boys Finish Runner-Up

PHOTO: Bob Jackson. Highlands senior Karsen Hunter runs in the Class AA, Region 4 Meet in Union on Saturday. The Highlands girls cross country team won its sixth straight region championship.

The deep Highlands Bluebird girls cross country team wants nothing more than to climb back to the top of the Class AA mountain.

The first step to that came in proving its dominance in the Class AA, Region 4 meet in Union on Saturday. That turned out to not be an issue as the Bluebirds dominated the girls race on their way to the sixth consecutive region championship while the boys finished region runner-up.

Fantastic Finish for Highlands Freshmen Football

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands freshman Sam Vinson hauls in a two-point conversion pass during the 15-12 win Thursday over Newport Central Catholic. The Bluebird Freshmen team finished 8-1 on the season.

The Highlands Bluebirds pulled out a 15-12 victory over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds to finish the season Thursday at David Cecil Memorial Stadium.

End of Great Season

Bluebirds Put Up Tough Fight with 9th Region Power

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Casey Dunn (center) takes a swing while teammates Olivia Gessner (6), Gracie Schweitzer (2) and Margot Seidel (19) watch. Highlands finished its season witn an impressive 25-11 record.

The Highlands Bluebirds volleyball team (25-11 overall) came out playing loose against the six-time defending 9th Region champion Notre Dame Pandas in the 9th Region semifinals Wednesday at Holmes.

Another Goal Accomplished for Highlands Volleyball

Bluebirds Advance in 9th Region Tournament

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior setter Skyler Phillips (middle) plays the ball forward while teammates Joy Kappesser and Ava Hockney (right) get in position. Highlands beat Dixie Heights in the 9th Region quarterfinals Monday at Holmes for its first region tournament win since 2010.

Solid net play put the Highlands Bluebirds volleyball team one game away from another first in a while.

Dixie Heights did not go down without making Highlands (25-10 overall) earn it. But the Bluebirds withstood the challenge taking down the Lady Colonels (20-10), 3-2 (25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 15-7) in the 9th Region quarterfinals on Monday at Covington Holmes. That marked the first region tournament win for Highlands since finishing 10th Region runner-up in 2010 and the first-ever since the current 9th Region alignment changed in 2012.