Fall Roundup: August 30 - September 3

Park Hill Volleyball
The Park Hill Volleyball team didn’t get off to start they wanted to last week as they opened their season with two losses to Liberty (20-25, 23-25) and Oak Park (14-25). Jenny Riddle led the defense with seven digs against Liberty ahead of Halley Knudson and Angelica Pasek’s five. Knudson added 11 digs against Oak Park and Molley Lien had six. Alyssa Moran led with six kills on offense. Park Hill will play Lee’s Summit West on Thursday.

“Our defense is working hard and we are working on getting better every day,” said first year coach Lindsey Hood.

Park Hill Girls Golf
The girls golf team continued to win against local competition as they beat North Kansas City and Oak Park last week at Paradise Pointe Golf Course. As a team, the Trojans shot a 214 in the rainy weather. Anna Kloeppel was a medalist with a score of 48. Park Hill will play in two tournaments this week.

Park Hill Cross Country
The Park Hill Girls Cross Country team placed fourth out of 11 teams last weekend at the Liberty Invitational with a score of 111. The boys team finished eleventh in the field with a team score of 253.

Park Hill Girls Softball
The Trojans were able to improve on their 2-3 record coming into last week by adding two wins to their total. Makenzie Porter added her third win in a 7-4 victory against Staley early last week. Michele Rupard threw out two runners on defense along with Micalla Rettinger’s double and RBI’s from Rupard, Liza Hill, Samantha Snodgrass, and Paige Downs.

An 11 strike-out performance from Truman’s Paige Parker led to a shutout of the Trojans in a 10-0 loss last Thursday in their first conference game.

Rallying from four runs down to take a 7-6 lead, St. Joe Central tied to the game in the sixth inning to go into extra innings. Park Hill pulled away in the eighth to win 10-7. The Park Hill offense was led by Rettinger, Nikki Moss, Bethany Sullinger, and Rupard. The win was Porter’s fourth of the year on the mound for the Trojans. With a 4-4 record and 1-1 in conference play, Park Hill will play Lee’s Summit West, Park Hill South, and Liberty this week.