Tuesday Sports Briefs

Highlands Soccer Shuts Out Another Opponent

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Maddie McCoy (14) bumps the ball while sophomore Ava Hockney (26) watches in the game against Newport Central Catholic on Tuesday.

The Highlands Bluebirds soccer team recorded another shut-out of a 35th District opponent Tuesday blanking the Covington Holmes Bulldogs, 7-0.

Ladybirds Take Care of Ladycats

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Isabella Thomas makes a move in a recent game. 

The Highlands Ladybirds (3-1 overall) had little trouble dispatching the Newport Ladycats, 15-0 in one half Monday at Tower Park to open 36th District play.

Weekend Round-Up

Ladybirds Drop First Contest of Season

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Gwen Gorman makes a move in a recent game.

The Highlands Ladybirds (2-1 overall) lost for the first time this year by a 1-0 score to the Cincinnati Ursuline Lions of the Greater Catholic League.

Ladybird Volleyball Records First Win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Audrey Graves makes a play in a recent game. Graves had 28 assists in the 3-0 Ladybird win at Campbell County on Thursday.

The Highlands Ladybirds volleyball team moved to 1-1 on the season with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-13) win over host Campbell County on Thursday.

Highlands Holds Off St. Henry

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Maria Wiefering makes her move against Dixie Heights earlier in the week. She has all three Ladybird goals so far this season.

The Highlands Ladybirds took down the host St. Henry Lady Crusaders, 2-1 in 9th Region action Wednesday in Erlanger to move to 2-0 on the season.

Highlands outshot St. Henry, 23-5. A lightning delay stopped the game with 2:40 left in the first half. Sophomore Maria Wiefering scored both goals. She has all three Ladybird goals on the season as Highlands is figuring out ways to finish early in the season. Gwen Gorman had an assist on the first goal and Greta Noble assisted the second goal.

Bluebirds win Season-Opener

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands senior Gracie Schweitzer bumps the ball while Olivia Gessner (6) get in position in the season opener against Beechwood.

The Highlands Bluebirds soccer team shut out Covington Holy Cross, 3-0 at Tower Park on Tuesday to open the season.

Ladybirds Edge Lady Colonels, 1-0

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Gwen Gorman makes a move in the season-opening win over Dixie Heights on Monday.

The goal did not come until 4:07 remained in the game.

But the Highlands Ladybirds soccer team played nice defense until that point in a 1-0 season opening win over the Dixie Heights Lady Colonels on Monday at Tower Park.