Spring Weekly Roundup: April 18-22

Park Hill Boys Tennis ...defeated Staley last Wednesday 7-2. The victory on Senior Day was followed by the recognition of seniors along with a small gathering of players and parents who celebrated with food, beverages, and stories. They'll travel to Columbia Rockbridge before playing in the Northland Tournament this weekend.

Park Hill South Boys Tennis
... continued their tear through their Suburban conference schedule by racking up three impressive victories last week. An 8-1 win against William Chrisman was followed by victories in consecutive days against Fort Osage (9-0) and Winnetonka (7-2). Griffin Smith and Zack Royle, the Panthers' top singles players, continue to serve as a steady source of leadership and match wins as they remain undefeated at 9-0 a piece. Smith and Royle topped Winnetonka in doubles as well 8-4. They'll play at the Northland Invitaional over the weekend.

Park Hill South Girls Track
... had a very successful day at the William Jewell Invite last Friday with a handful of top finishers. Samantha Roy in the 800 meter run, Audrey Rother in the 100 hurdles, and Hannah Carlson in the 300 hurdles all finished in first place. Blake Reser placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump. Third place finishes were recorded by the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. The Panthers dominated in the high jump with Jen Carlson, Rother, and Jessica Hayes finishing second, third, and fouth. Morgan Kissee placed fourth in the shotput.

Park Hill South Boys Track
James Bowlin in the 800 meter run, Christian Hildebrandt in the triple jump, Cody Kilgow in the discus, and the 4x400 relay team all achieved first place finishes at the William Jewell Invite last week. Hildebrandt finished second in the high jump while the 4x200 and 4x100 relay teams finished secdon. Sam Eickoff in the shotput and Keith Loveless in the 300 hurdles both finished third.

Park Hill Girls Track
...had some good showings in certain events at the William Jewell Invite last week. Leading the way was the 4x800 relay teams second place finish. Maddie Bischof finished third in the 800 meter run while Dominique Broadus placed fourth in the shot put. Other top finishes included Carly Moyer's fifth place finish in the 300 hurdles and Kim Rau's fifth place finish in the 3200 meter run.

Park Hill Boys Track
...Cain Winebrenner led the Trojans last week at the William Jewell Invite with his first place finish in the 1600 meter run. Devon Belew came in as a runner-up with second place in the 400 meter run. Nick Shepherd in the high ump and Nathan Koehler in the 800 meter run both finished third. Luke Bossert placed sixth in the pole vault.

Park Hill Baseball
...saw mixed results in the Northland Tournament last week. After being shutout in the opening round against Excelsior Springs, the Trojans went on to loss to Staley 8-4 before beating Smithville 5-4 in eight innings. Park Hill was unable to play out the remainder of their games due to weather. Nathan Shores and Zach Thompson continue to lead the team on offense with .381 and .315 batting averages, respectively. Shores has also been lights out on the pitching mound as he's only given up three runs all season with a .69 ERA in 20 1/3 innings pitched. The 9-8 Trojans will travel to Lee's Summit West and Ruskin this week.

Park Hill South Baseball
...went 1-2 in the Northland Tournament last week. After winning the opening game against Liberty North behind a strong pitching performance from John Christopher, the Panthers went on to loss games against Kearney 3-0 and Oak Park 6-4 with fairly strong performances from pitchers Luke Covault and Jordan Fitch. Coach Josh Walker’s team hopes to see an increased presence of run support as they head into the stretch run of the regular season. South is now 6-11 with games against Raytown South and Belton this week.

Park Hill Girls Soccer
...suffered a tough defeat at the hands of top-ranked Liberty 10-0, but rebounded with victories against St. Joe Central and Truman later in the week. Rayci Lee and Maggie Lanham led the Trojans to a win 2-1 against St. Joe Central while Shelby Blanchard scored the lone goal in their victory over Truman 1-0. Holly Maier recorded the shutout. The Trojans are now 9-8 on the year with there next game scheduled for May 3rd at Ruskin.

Park Hill South Girls Soccer
... split their first two games in Blue Springs South Tournament last week. After completing another shutout against Lee's Summit 2-0, the Panthers snapped an eight game win streak when they fell 1-0 to Notre Dame de Sion. South took on Blue Springs South in the final round in a game that eventually ended in a 0-0 tie. They're now 12-2-1 with a much anticipated meeting with Liberty at home on Friday followed by the next day with a game against Raytown.

Park Hill South Boys Golf
Park Hill South brought home a conference championship earlier this week when their 322 team score earned them the top spot in the Suburban White Division. All five varsity golfers were awarded all-conference designations. Junior Nick Schleisman placed first overall with his 78 followed closely by Matt Barry's third place finish with a 79, Austin Dorrell's sixth place at 82, and Cameron Probst's seventh place finish at 83. Freshman Nick Sobba rounded out the Panthers' performance with a score of 90 which was good enough for 13th place. South will compete in the district tournament today (Wednesday) at Paradise Pointe's Outlaw Course. There they hope to do well enough to advance to sectionals on May 4th.

"We hope to battle for the top two team spots so we can qualify the entire team for sectionals," Coach Larry Torgerson said.