Fall Roundup: Oct. 24-29

Park Hill Boys Soccer
…finished the regular season with a 12-11 record after a loss to North Kansas City 1-0 and a win in the finale against St. Joe Central 3-1. The loss to Park Hill was playing Park Hill South in the first round of district play in St. Joe as The Citizen went to deadline Tuesday night.

Park Hill South Boys Soccer
…clinched a share of the conference championship with Fort Osage last week with their two wins over Belton 3-0 and Raytown South 10-0. They’ll take a 16-8-1 record into districts this week after completing their conference record. Brody Bouillon continues to lead Park Hill South with 14 goals while Andrew Gonzalez has contributed 12 assists. Heath Turner has registered 90 saves this year as the last line of defense at goalie. They were playing Park Hill as of deadline Tuesday night in the first round.

Park Hill South Volleyball
…cruised through the Class 4, District 15 tournament last week without losing a set as they beat Truman 2-0 and then William Chrisman to claim the district title. They advanced to the sectional round of the Missouri state playoffs over the weekend where they ended their season with an earlier exit than they would have liked as they fell to St. Theresa’s in straight sets 25-16, 25-17 over the weekend. They end the year with an impressive 31-4 record having won both conference and district titles.

“We had a wonderful year and the team was amazing all year, on and off the court, and in the classroom,” Park Hill South coach Debbie Fay said. “I could not have asked for a better group.”

Park Hill Boys Cross Country
…Joey Walton led Park Hill and much the rest of the field once again in the state sectional meet last weekend as he placed fifth, advancing him to the state meet this weekend. As a team, the Trojans were not able to advance. Other Trojans competing included Nathan Huffer (36th), Kainen Utt (47th), Hanoh Tekle (75th), Nate Thomas (76th), and Cooper Gardner (77th).

Park Hill South Boys Cross Country
…Tucker Melles placed 26th in last weekend’s sectional meet, qualifying him to compete in the state meet this weekend. He led the Panthers field while Lendon Calhoun followed in 57th place and Peter Thomas finished in 62nd place.

Park Hill Girls Cross Country
…Kim Rau advanced to the state meet with her 28th place finish at last weekend’s sectional race. Emma Gaiser, the other Trojan competing, finished the race in 54th place.

Park Hill South Girls Cross Country
…finished in seventh place as a team at the sectional meet last weekend. They were not able to advance any individuals to the state meet as top finisher Erica Guzman finished in 53rd place. Following close behind were Audrey Rothers (55th), Madeline Homoly (56th), Lauren Blair (57th), Lizzy Jurries (59th), and Raven Jennings (65th).