Park Hill/Park Hill South boys soccer: mid-season update

Park Hill South Boys Soccer
… are now 6-4-1 after splitting their two games last week. After defeating Raytown 4-1 on two goals from Broday Bouillon and one a piece from Nick Smith and Brian Kissee, Park Hill South took a 1-0 lead into halftime against Liberty to conclude the week, but two late second half goals pushed Liberty past the Panthers 2-1.

"We came out attacking the ball like crazy,” coach Joe Toigo said of the Panthers first half. “They (Liberty) changed the style of play on us and we didn’t adapt very well. The game means nothing. We play them because they’re a rival. It’s not a conference game. Not a district game. But it’s like a backyard brawl because the kids play each other all year round.”

South will likely compete with Fort Osage for the conference title down the stretch of the season. Brody Bouillon has gone on a scoring spree of lot and solidified himself as one of the Panthers top attackers while Josh Hunt gives South a calming presence in the backfield. Josh Hall, Adam Weatherly, and Alex Weatherly have all proven consistent at the midfield position up to this point.

“We’re young physically and young mentally,” Toigo said. “We are a good passing, possession team. If we get away from that, we’ll have difficulty. We try to get possession 60 or 70% of the team.”

The Panthers travel to St. Louis to participate in the Gateway Classic Classic towards the end of this week.

Park Hill Boys Soccer

… improved to 5-6 on the season with a 3-2 overtime victory over Blue Springs last week. Matt Russell and Devon Belew scored two in regulation before Blue Springs came back to tie the game and forcing it into overtime. Belew scored in the opening minutes of overtime to end the game and send the Trojans into this week with a victory.

“They’re a solid team. We got comfortable and let up. It was a good test for us,” coach Dustin Sollars said.

The Trojans are hoping to get back onto the winning side after a tough start to the season.

“We’re trying to climb out of a bad first few games,” Sollars said. “We’ve gotten tested every time we go out this year. We’re resilient, they don’t give up. All three of our goals were the result of hard work, not quitting on a ball. We really killed ourselves conditioning at the beginning of the year and I think we’re starting to reap the benefits of being in shape.”

Offensively, Matt Russell and Tim Hay have seen most of the goals, but as Belew demonstrated against Blue Springs, his speed can serve the Trojans well from the back.

“He’s very fast and capable. I think his ability to read the game is great,” Sollars said. “His speed is deception because it catches people off guard and isn’t as evident compared to our forwards.”

Park Hill hosts St. Joe Central this week before playing in the Panther Classic all next week.

Fall Roundup: Sept. 19-24

Park Hill South Girls Golf
…finished 13th out of 19 teams in the Missouri/Kansas Invitational last week with a team score of 405. Lindsey Gile finished 18th out of 95 players. South hosted and won their final regular season match of the year by placing ahead of Liberty, Liberty North, and Platte County with a 373 team score. Gile placed second with a 90 while Kelli Mulligan placed fifth with a 93. They compete in the district tournament Wednesday at Cardinal Hill.

Park Hill Volleyball
…went 1-1 last week with a win against Ruskin while falling to Liberty North. The Trojans came out slow against Liberty North in their annual Dig for a Cure match and were never able to recover as they fell in straight sets 25-17, 25-8. They came back with a 25-8, 25-11 win over Ruskin to end the week. Now 8-9 on the season, coach Lindsey Hood said her seniors came together and talked about the change in leadership and results they want to see the second half of the season. They host St. Joe Central Thursday this week before hosting Lee’s Summit North and West next week.

Park Hill South Girls Cross Country
… took sixth out of nine teams at the Grandview Invitational last week. PHS Girls took 6th or 9 teams. Medal winners included Lizzy Jurries in 15th (21:14), Madeline Homoly in 27th (22:06), and Audrey Rothers in 28th (22:11). They’ll compete in the KC Metro Classic over the weekend. Jurries, Homoly, and Rothers continue to provide the most consistency for what has been a lineup full of different runners for the Panthers as they approach the conference and district meets.

“I expected quite a few girls to be players on varsity and they have been, we’ve had ten different varsity runners this season, which is nice going into the championship rounds. The outlook to win conference still looks good, provided we can all stay healthy,” coach Pam Jurgensmeyer said.

Park Hill Girls Golf
… defeated Truman 204-209 last week. Anna Kloeppel led the team with a score of 46. The Trojans went on to place second in the Oak Park Tournament in Smithville as Kloeppel placed third with an 85 while Adrianna Elliott placed sixth with a 95. They head to the district tournament this week.

Park Hill Softball
…built off their successful appearance in the Platte County Invitational by adding two more wins to their record last week. Park Hill beat Lee’s Summit West 11-1 in an overall solid performance by the Trojans with triples from KK Rettinger, Bethany Sullinger, and Audrea Allen. Nikki Moss was 4-4 on the day. Makenzie Porter only gave up a first inning run before settling in for a complete game. Park Hill added a 9-6 victory against St. Joe Central to scrap by the Indians. Sullinger had three hits, two of which were doubles, while Katherine Lawrence and Rettinger added two hits apiece. Porter secured her eleventh win of the season as the Trojans improved to 14-3 on the season.

“I love the way this group of girls go about their business and take care of each other,” coach Stuart Sullinger said. “I could not be more proud them.”

Park Hill South Girls Tennis
…dominated in their three matches last week. They added an 8-1 victory against Winnetonka at the end of the week on top of two 9-0 wins against William Chrisman and Kearney. They play at Blue Springs South Wednesday before hosting William Chrisman Thursday before they compete for conference next week.

Park Hill South Boys Cross Country
…Freshman Tucker Melles has turned some heads this season and last week was no different as he won the Grandview Invitational with his first place finish which was a full 20 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Lendon Calhoun came in as the Panthers second highest finisher in 13th place. Peter Homas (27th), Mason Homoly (34th), Mitchell McDonald (42nd), Jacob Bowlin (43rd), and Westley King (45th) also competed for Park Hill South in their fourth place team finish.

Park Hill South Softball
…went 2-1 last week as they improved their record with a 9-0 win against Winnetonka and a 3-1 win against Raytown South. Madison Price threw a five hit shutout against Winnetonka while Alyx Hagen pitched 11 innings to strike out 13 against Raytown South. Makayla Walker threw 7 1/3 innings giving up one earned run to Belton in a close 2-1 lose to Belton. Courtney Todd, Courtney Land, and Mallory Land continue to lead the offense for Park Hill South. They host William Chrisman before wrapping the regular season up at the St. Joe Benton Tournament over the weekend.

Park Hill Boys Cross Country
… with a third place finish at Ray-Pec and fifth place finish at Blue Springs in the recent weeks, the Park Hill boys cross country team hoped to come away from the Rim Rock Classic with more encouraging results. Their 28th place finish was not what they were looking for as a team, but did see some positive signs. Joe Walton finished 15th overall. Nathan Huffer trailed him by several places with his 114th place finish along with Kainen Utt (146th), James Adams (196th), Nate Thomas (206th), and Jon Steven (222nd). They’re participate in the KC Metro Classic before the conference meet on October 8th.

“Our varsity group is starting to come together nicely. Joe Walton has gotten stronger every race, he is our clear leader,” Coach Jon Davis said. “Nathan Huffer and Kainen Utt have also been strong for us in the early going.”