Weekend Sports Notes

Basketball Games Cancelled

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Spence Macke (13) gets off a shot in a recent Junior Varsity game.

The Highlands Bluebirds basketball teams had games either cancelled or rescheduled Friday and Saturday.

Racking Up Wins for Bluebird Hoops

Barth Scores 1,500th Career Point as Both Highlands Teams Win

PHOTO: Jared MacDonald, Maysville Ledger-Independent. Highlands freshman Emma Riccobene (31) shoots between Mason County's Rachel Payne (34) and A.J. Reed (11) in the first half Thursday.

The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team wanted to go back to taking care of the ball the way the Bluebirds have done in the past unlike what happened in the loss at Cooper on Tuesday.

Highlands (12-6 overall) turned the ball over less and used a nice game defensively to pull away from the Mason County Lady Royals (10-6) by a 46-37 count Thursday in Maysville. Highlands had just 13 turnovers and Mason County had 20.

Clutch Win for Bluebirds

Highlands Snaps Two-Game Losing Streak with Road Region Win

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Nate Roberts goes in for a lay-up in a recent game. Roberts hit the game-winning shot against Conner with two seconds left Tuesday.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (7-8 overall) came up with a clutch play at the end when needed to pull off the road win Tuesday.

Bluebirds Beat Thoroughbreds for Sixth Straight Time

Highlands Moves District Win Streak to 21 Straight

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Maggie Hinegardner puts up a shot in a recent game.

Coaches and players involved in district seed and tournament winning streaks may not think much about them.

Tough District Loss for Bluebirds

Newport Dominates Highlands

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Ryan Leigh (22) scores two of his five points at Newport on Friday.

The Blue and White hoped to pull off a huge 36th road district win Friday.

Dating back to the 2011-12 season, the Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (6-8 overall) had beaten the Newport Wildcats (11-4) only two times. The third time since then did not come as the Wildcats jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back in a 73-39 victory. It marked the first district seed game of the season for both teams.

Tenth Win for Highlands Girls Hoops

Bluebirds Pull Away from Bearcats

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Ashley Hayes (2) makes a move in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team took advantage of the opportunity for another big win Thursday.

Highlands used the combination of nice offense and tenacious defense to pull away from the visiting Walton-Verona Bearcats, 55-44 in a non-region game. The Bluebirds have won six straight against the Bearcats. The last Walton-Verona win in the series came 56-49 in Walton on Feb. 4, 2012. Both teams are 10-5 overall.

Bluebirds Lose to Defending State Runner-Ups

Highlands Gives Great Effort in Loss

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Hunter Ahlfeld fires up a shot in the junior varsity contest against Cooper on Tuesday.

The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (6-7 overall) dropped the home game 61-43 to the Cooper Jaguars on Tuesday.