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Cam Markus (12), Kaitlyn Dixon (12), Payton Brown (12), and Morgan Pompillio (12) pose for a picture together.
Cam Markus (12), Kaitlyn Dixon (12), Payton Brown (12), and Morgan Pompillio (12) pose for a picture together.
Andrea Suarez Espinosa

The birds crush the pandas on senior night 10-0

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The Highlands varsity girls softball team celebrated senior night on Wednesday, May 6, at Birdcage with a win of 10-0 over Notre Dame Academy. 

The four seniors recognized before the game were Camryn Markus, Payton Brown, Morgan Pompilio, and Kaitlyn Dixon. 

All four will continue their softball careers at the collegiate level, with Markus attending Kentucky Wesleyan College, Brown attending Northern Kentucky University, Pompilio attending the College of Central Florida, and Dixon attending Thomas More University.

Offensively, Highlands recorded 10 hits in 21 at-bats, finishing with a .476 team batting average. Layla Zepf (10), Morgan Pompilio (12), Cam Markus (12), and Katherine Heilman (10) led the team with 2 hits each. The team had 11 RBIs. 

On the mound, Kaitlyn Dixon (12) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing 0 runs while striking out 10. 

The Highlands’ varsity team will play its next game against Letcher County Central on Friday, May 8, at George Rogers Clark with a start time of 8:15 p.m.

About the Contributors
Andrea Suarez Espinosa
Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Photo Assistant
Andrea Suarez Espinosa is a sophomore at Highlands High School. She is on the Track and Field team and enjoys spending most of her time with family and friends. Andrea spends a lot of time investing in her relationship with God through her Christian community and is involved in Highlands Navigators. She has been in publications for 2 years and keeps going for her interest in photography. She would aspire to keep taking photography more seriously in the coming years at Highlands. 
Natalie Hinegardner
Hinegardner is a senior at Highlands High School and has been enrolled in Fort Thomas Independent Schools since kindergarten at Ruth Moyer Elementary. She has been in the publication department for 4 years. She enjoys writing stories even though she struggles with finding the right words sometimes. She is very opinionated about something she is passionate about when she is comfortable with the people around her. Natalie is a hard worker when it comes to school and sports. She is very proud of her sports and always wants to succeed in them. Her goal is to reach the next level and play soccer in college. She loves her family and friends so much. Although school and sports take up a lot of time, she always tries to find time to hang out with the people she loves most.
Taryn Ripley
Taryn Ripley, Intro. Staff
Taryn Ripley is a freshman at Highlands and has been in the journalism program for one year. She swims competitively for the Highlands varsity team and club. She enjoys spending time with family, watching movies, doing art, and hanging out with friends. She is looking forward to seeing what the rest of the year will bring in Journalism.
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