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Not only is he a terrific baseball player, he was the heart and sole of the Highlands Baseball Program this season. The entire senior class was great, but Patrick was a true leader in every sense of the word. Good Luck Patrick!:thumb:

If this is true, it's well deserved. Coach Johnson has done a great job turning the program in the right direction in just two short years. He's a class act and it seems like he displays positive character all the time. Congradulations to him his palyers and staff.:thumb:

This couldn't happen to a nicer young man. Great family as well. Good luck Ben.:thumb:

So much for city and school cooperation and communication. No wonder people get feed up and drop participating in trying to do things right.

Oh Henry, you loved buying, transporting, stocking and cooking your world famous sausage biscuits for the Jr. Football League 2 years ago. Not to mention cleaning and closing the stand every Saturday. Which reminds me, that was the duty of the league VP.:banana: :banana: :banana: just joking LN.

Ryle has my vote. I agree Cov. Cath and Campbell County to be contenders as well.

Cody. He hit one out of Highland Park last week against Milford. It was a blast over the centerfield wall. His swing is on fire.

This was a good sign for the Birds heading into the final game of the season against Scott on Friday. Cameron Dierig pitched his second complete game of the year. Big hits for the Birds came from Watson, Rosenhagen, Dailey (Jake) and Rizzo. If this team stays mentally focused they can make some noise in the tournament.

I saw the article, very nice. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you build your high school programs through youth programs. Get the kids excited about your sport. Build a relationship with them. Let them know who you are and they'll be your next "stars".

How was the fan turnout for the game? I saw some advertisements that there was going to be some pre-game activities for the youth teams in the area.

Great job Birds! Another signature win for the program. Hats off to the seniors, they've hung in there through some difficult times. Best of luck to you all the rest of the season. Go Birds!

11 and 9. They had two 3 game losing streaks early in the season where they simply were not playing good baseball. Since, the record is better and most importantly the players are getting better.:thumb:

How many schools in N.Ky. have Freshmen teams? How many games do they play?

HHS wins 5-3 over Beechwood at Highland Park. Ben Watson started and pitched 4 1/3 strong innings for the win. Cameron Dierig finished the final 2 2/3's innings to get the save. Good pitching and solid defense is beginning to be the trademark of this team. Offensive production tonight was off the bats of Jake Daily and Chris Rizzo. Hit the ball and anything can happen guys. Keep working hard!

I heard the same thing recently. There's a tremendous upside to what potentially could to happen in the next couple of year with HHS Baseball. I know the coaches are excited with what they've seen within the program this year. I give the senior players alot of credit. They've committed themselves to baseball and have been great role models for the younger players. At the JV level the team has 3-4 sophomores that have lead the way. The freshman have contributed nicely in every game. The JV squad has 8-9 players that also play football, so the draw has already begun. Watch out, the baseball program might leapfrog over other popular sports with the exception of football.

Your comment is acruate. However, teams (players & coaches) deserve to be recognized for their achievements on the ball field recently. It's difficult to understand from the outside, but these boy's should be very proud of the season they've had so far.

:thumb: The Enquirer has HHS #5 in the coaches pole this week. Way to go Birds! Keep improving and keep impressing. Top 5 Cov. Cath. Ryle Boone Co. Holy Cross Highlands

Like August 24th:fight:

Your right tdyballgame, they all mean something. Great job Birds! This group of Birds will surprise you if your not looking. If nothing else your getting noticed in a very competitive region.:thumb:

I believe they have 5 Seniors on the roster. Of the 5, 4 of them are starters.

Your so right tdyballgame. I can only think of one or two games that this team was simply not as good as the other team. It's nice to see the coaches are not all caught up in winning as much as they are developing players for the next level. As coach says "development, development, development".

HHS won 13-7. HHS had everything going right for them today. A few timely extra base hits and several SUCCESSFUL bunts:thumb: to move runners was the theme of the day. Good starting piching again, solid defense and aggressive base running sealed this one for the Birds. Well done coaches and players!

Those darn Freshman..... Tell us how you really feel Sticky!!!!!! Just joking.:thumb:

HHS swept Newport yesterday at the Varsity and JV levels. I'm not sure but I think the Varsity score was 11-9. The JV had solid pitching by Jake Daily and Donnie Brown along with above average defense. Finally the sticks came around. Final score 13-1. Go Birds!

A voice of reason, knowledge and sense. LN don't let the compliment go to you head.:thumb: :thumb: