Bluebirds Improve in Second Tournament

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. The two Highlands seniors on the golf team are Aaron Verst (left) and Jackson Recht (right).

The Highlands Bluebirds golf team finished higher in its second tournament in two days Monday.

Season-Opening Golf Match

Bluebirds Open Season at Pendleton County Invitational

Twitter Photo. The Bluebirds golf team finished fifth in the Pendleton County Invitational on Sunday to open the season.

The Highlands Bluebirds golf team opened the season in the Pendleton County Invitational on Sunday. The Bluebirds took fifth out of 12 teams with a score of 327.

2017 Highlands Volleyball Preview

Ladybirds Looking for More Steps in Right Direction

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. The Highlands volleyball team has five seniors this year. They are Joy Kapesser (10), Maddie McCoy (14), Skyler Phillips (13), Gracie Schweitzer (2) and Mary Claire Redden (33).

They've been at .500 at 53-53 overall since Katelyn Sallee became the head coach in 2014.

A huge goal Sallee set at the beginning of her tenure was a winning season. After consecutive 17-18 campaigns, the Highlands Ladybirds volleyball team broke through last year with that feat at 19-17 overall. That marked the program's first winning season since 2010.

2017 Highlands Bluebirds Golf Preview

Bluebirds Hope to Build off Solid Season

Submitted Photo. Highlands senior Aaron Verst prepares for a shot last season. Verst is one of the seniors helping provide leadership to the Highlands golf team this year.

Bert Richey took over as head coach before last season and has begun implementing solid foundations for success for the Highlands Bluebirds golf team.

It paid immediate dividends as Highlands performed well in match play going 10-1-1 on the season. The Bluebirds also finished runner-up in a few tournaments and in the top three in a few more.

Bluebird Baseball Advances in Region Tournament

The first five innings saw a lot of familiar pieces to the recent 9th Region championship runs for the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (23-12 overall) on Monday.

Highlands used strong pitching from Ethan Doty, some timely hits and took advantage of several Beechwood errors to build a 4-0 advantage in the region quarterfinals at UC Health Stadium. But the Tigers rallied to tie the game in the top of the sixth before Kyle Rust and Trey Bowden had clutch run batted in singles to lift the Bluebirds to a 6-4 victory.

Split Results in 36th Title Games

Highlands Baseball Six-Peats as District Champs

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Josie Daley makes a play in the 36th District championship game Friday.

The start made the Blue and White faithful nervous.

Runs have not always come as easy as previous seasons for the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team so it is understandable why a 4-0 deficit in the first inning would make fans nervous. But Highlands (22-12 overall) did not flinch. Instead, the Bluebirds dominated the rest of the way en route to an 11-4 victory over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (16-14) in the 36th District championship Friday at Highland Park.

36th District Championship Games Pushed Back

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Baylie Ormes grabs a ground ball in a recent game.

The Highlands and Newport Central Catholic baseball and softball games will play for the 36th District championships at 5 p.m. Friday instead of Thursday because of excessive rain.