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Liam Downie

Liam Downie, Staff

Content by Liam Downie
Ava Gwisdalla (10) begins her leg of the sprinters relay.

[Photo] Varsity track sprints into the season

Sophie Taylor and Kara Laber
April 8, 2025
Jude Eckerle (Class of 2024), Robbie Koester (11), Griffin Barlow (12), Matthew Meyers (11), Noah Gracey (11), and Brody Cook (12) cheer for the girls swim team at Semi-State.

[Photo] Audience engagement in competitive swimming

Keira Kobida
November 11, 2024
Junior Shelby Shields jumps over the hurdles at the Dixie track meet.

Highlands track meet at Dixie: another delay for track

Liam Downie, Staff
May 9, 2024
Junior Kate Fausz completes in the long jump and trying to get the technique down.

Highlands Track Meet at St. Henry (NKAC D2 Meet)

Liam Downie, Staff
May 2, 2024
Sophomore Morgan Pompilio (15) walks in easy for the run.

Highlands Softball sweeps NCC on Senior Night

Liam Downie, Staff
April 26, 2024
Francis Scott Key Bridge prior to collapsing.

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses the Morning of March 26

Jonathan Tinker and Liam Downie
March 27, 2024
Senior Amaya Barton (12) hugs Sophomore Katie Bucher (15) after playing her last game as a Bluebird

Girls’ Basketball Semifinal Battle: A Recap of the Loss in the 9th Region Tournament

Ady Klosterman and Liam Downie
March 13, 2024
Senior Nathan Vinson (23) looking at his options to get a bucket.

Jaguars interrupt Birds flight path

Liam Downie, Kara Laber, and Audrina Trauth
March 8, 2024
Sophomore Katie Bucher dishes the ball past the defense to senior Amaya barton for the easy layup late in the game.

[Photo] Regional tournament upset: Birds vs NDA

Jenna Richey and Ady Klosterman
March 4, 2024
A Highlands Swimmer Gets great jump on the backstroke.

[Photo] Swim State 2024: Birds take the Cake

Ady Klosterman and Luke Deegan
February 28, 2024
Senior Nathan Vinson dunking

[Photo] Breaking Records: Nathan Vinson hits 1000 points

Chloe Guy
February 20, 2024
The post made after the win by the Cheifs.

Chiefs vs 49ers Super Bowl 58: Another year another Chiefs win

Liam Downie, Staff
February 13, 2024
Senior Brayden Moeves (1) having fun duking in warmups before the big game.

Highlands vs Covington Catholic: Games not over till zero on the clock.

Liam Downie, Staff
January 30, 2024
8th grader Maren Orme (3) gets past the defender and floats the ball up to the rim

Highlands vs Ryle: All Streaks Come to an End

Liam Downie, Staff
January 30, 2024
Sophomore Avery Barber (30) said “I believe that the game was good overall. We played with the right level of intensity throughout and followed the coach's game plan, which differed from our usual style, to secure the win. We hit some great shots and our ball movement was also really good."

Highlands girls basketball: the streak goes on

Liam Downie, Staff
January 22, 2024
Sophomore Vinny Listerman (3) said “Campbell county is a tough place to go on the road and win at. Tuesday night was evident of that"

Highlands Tough Loss to the Camels: the close rival game

Liam Downie, Staff
December 15, 2023
Sophomore Kaylee Mills (2) finds a target and passes it to them in stride.

The beginning: Highlands Girls Basketball vs Dixie Heights

Liam Downie, Staff
December 4, 2023
Senior Brayden Moeves (1) gracefully dunks during warmups before the scrimmage.

Giving back to the community: Hoops for Hunger 2023

Liam Downie, Staff
November 30, 2023
Junior Sam Gillen and Cal Lacourt dress up has Han Solo and Princess Leia from Star Wars.

Halloween Photo Gallery 10/31

Aster Bredwell and Liam Downie
November 3, 2023
The Junior Powder Puff team running through the sign before the game to get hyped up.

PowderPuff Football 10/27/23

Liam Downie and Caroline Thaler
October 31, 2023
Senior Rachel Ossege (10) gets the toss up and spikes it over the net.

Serving Victory: Highlands volleyball wins over Newport Central Catholic in district tournament

Liam Downie, Staff
October 23, 2023
Junior Ethan Grimm (26) takes his position on the line of scrimmage waiting for the upcoming play to begin

Photo Gallery: Highlands football vs Conner

Liam Downie, Audrina Trauth, Olivia Clark-Tipton, Ady Klosterman, and Will Todd
October 17, 2023
Junior Ethan Schweitzer (10) dribbles the ball looking for an open teammate

Boys Soccer: The comeback we love

Liam Downie and Jenna Richey
October 17, 2023
Seniors Adarsh Khullar (6), Dominic Mills (9), Walker Thomas (7), Jack Wilson (99), Zac Desylva (24), and Juniors Ashton Pawlak (15), and Ethan Schweitzer (10), celebrate along the sideline after an exciting goal.

Everybody loves a comeback: Boys Soccer advance to next round of region

Liam Downie and Jenna Richey
October 12, 2023
Junior Kate Fausz (7) said "We are definitely very happy to win and advance, but I think all of us recognize that we need to give more effort and have more of a collective effort in the next game in order to advance."

A cold win for the birds in a big game

Liam Downie, Staff
October 11, 2023
Sophomores Sophia French, Alivia Adkins, and Sophia Cabellero show off the outfits and shades. Adkins said, "Live, laugh, love Adam Sandler.

Waiting for them to play gangdem style: HHS takes on Adam Sandler 9/29

Liam Downie and Saylor Macke
September 29, 2023
Sophomores Lexi Zins, Sophia French, and Sophia Cabellero stand up and show off their neon. French said, "Our future is as bright as our clothes."

So bright you can barely see it: Neon Day 9/28

Saylor Macke and Liam Downie
September 29, 2023
"I think it was a high energy game. The atmosphere was crazy on both sides. Whenever there is high intensity we all work 5 times harder for each other," said senior Kate Jaime.

At the end of the game, it was all the same: Highlands vs. Notre Dame

Liam Downie and Saylor Macke
September 27, 2023
Senior Ezra Mckenzie jogs hard to keep a big lead he has.

Great day for the Birds Cross Country: 9/19 match

Liam Downie, Staff
September 22, 2023
Senior Claire Cavacini crosses the ball in the back field.

Add a shutout to the year: Girls Soccer vs Cooper

Liam Downie, Staff
September 20, 2023
Junior Adam Surrey jumps and catches a pass over two Campbell County players.

Photo Gallery: Birds vs Campbell Co 9/1

Jade Sandmann, Will Todd, Liam Downie, Jenna Richey, and Saylor Macke
September 6, 2023
Dustin Perble poses for his headshot for the staff directory.

An important piece to the puzzle: New track coach gets hired

Liam Downie, Staff
September 1, 2023

Photo Gallery: Girls Soccer Senior Night

Liam Downie, Staff
August 29, 2023
Photo Gallery: Birds win over Campbell County 8/24

Photo Gallery: Birds win over Campbell County 8/24

Liam Downie and Jenna Richey
August 25, 2023
Junior Kate Fausz passes ball in towards the goal.

The Birds defeat the Crusaders in third game of the season

Liam Downie, Staff
August 18, 2023
New York Islanders players skate onto the ice after win versus Colorado Avalanche on January 6, 2020.

NHL PLAYOFFS: Overview

Liam Downie and Jonathan Tinker
April 26, 2023
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