By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The seventh-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team wanted to win consecutive games for the first time this year. They did that with a 49-0 thumping of the in-town rival Newport Wildcats on Friday in the Fireman’s Bell. The Thoroughbreds moved back to .500 at 4-4 […]
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Highlands holds own against Diamond Spread attack
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter COVINGTON – The Highland Bluebirds football team’s defense faced a spread offense for the second consecutive week. But it was a different spread look. The Covington Holmes Bulldogs came out in the Diamond spread look unlike the traditional one-back formation that Pendleton County employed last week. […]
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Highlands claims 16th district title in 17 years
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter COVINGTON – Fans and outsiders see things like overall program wins and consecutive state championships. But the Highlands Bluebirds football team players and coaches will be the first to say they look at accomplishing things on a day-to-day or year-to-year basis. This year’s Bluebirds can now […]
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Throughbreds win second straight district title
Photo by G. Michael Graham. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds won their second straight district title with a 1-0 win over Highlands at Tower Park on Thursday. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter There are many reasons to throw out records once the postseason comes around. One is the return of key […]
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Lady Breds defeat Ladybirds for first district title since 2005
Photo by G. Michael Graham. The Newport Central Catholic Lady Breds soccer team claimed its first district title since 2005 with a 2-0 win against Highlands at Tower Park on Thursday. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Both soccer teams knew they were headed to the 9th Region Tournament. It was just […]
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NewCath aims for another district win in Fireman’s Bell game
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The last time the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team lost to its in-town rivals came during its last losing season. That was 1999 when the Thoroughbreds finished 4-8 including a 42-0 season-opening loss to the Newport Wildcats in the battle for the Fireman’s Bell. NewCath […]
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Highlands hopes to wrap up another outright district title against Holmes
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Good football teams do not take plays off. That has been a major trademark of the Highlands Bluebirds throughout the years. It has Highlands on the verge of another district title. There is one opponent left in the way of that. “The guys have been well-coached […]
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Highlands ends skid against NewCath, wins first district title since 2004
Photo by G. Michael Graham. The Highlands Ladybirds volleyball team defeated the Newport Central Catholic Lady Breds, 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-20) on Wednesday at Newport High to win the District 36 Tournanemt championship. This marked Highlands’ first district title since 2004. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The number 13 may be […]
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NewCath makes statement in 63-22 domination of Lloyd Memorial
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The eighth-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team sent a strong message to the rest of Class 2A, District 6 on Saturday. The Thoroughbreds are still the team to beat in the district after a 63-22 thrashing of the improved Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts at Newport Stadium […]
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OZone helps promote school spirit at Highlands
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Highlands High School has definitely caught on to the wave of nicknamed student sections throughout the country. The Highlands version is called the OZone. The students occupy the northernmost section of the six seating sections of David Cecil Memorial Stadium on football Friday nights in the […]