Fall Roundup: Aug. 20-27

Park Hill Girls Tennis

…started the season with a loss to a talented Pembroke Hill team 8-1, but were encouraged by a win from doubles pair Kaylin Lake and Brooke Barnard who defeated Yurie Heard and Wanda Czerwinski 10-8. They play St. Theresa’s Academy Friday at the Plaza Tennis Center.

Park Hill Boys Soccer

…racked up 10 goals in their first game of the season. Ending early due to the spread rule, Park hill beat 10-0 against Raytown South in the Liberty Kick-off Classic to clinch their first victory. Matt Russell, Alec Fiest, and Brandon Riley all had two goals a piece while Keaton Anchors, Nick Hibbeler, Jake Roepe, and Timmy Hay rounded out the rest of the scoring.

Park Hill Boys Swim/Dive

… in the first meet of the year, qualified their 200 medley relay team for the state meet in November with a third place finish at last weekend’s SouthRock Invitational. Barry Chang took first place in the 200 yard butterfly. Other top three finishers included Matt Wagner in the 200 backstroke and Jered Wegner in the 100 backstroke. Coach Karl Haley also saw some encouraging signs from his younger swimmers.

“We saw a lot of good out of our large freshmen class.  They are very inexperienced, but if they stick with it we should be looking good in the years to come,” Haley said.

Park Hill South Girls Tennis

…opened their season off last week 1-1 with a 9-0 victory over Blue Springs and a 6-3 loss to Lee’s Summit North. Top singles player Adele Royle went 1-1 on the week as did Royle and doubles teammates Shay Jackson with both wins coming against Blue Springs. The Panthers play at Staley Thursday before traveling to Blue Springs South next Tuesday.

Park Hill South Softball 

…brought home a 3-2 record from the Joplin Tournament last weekend. Wins included Webb City (4-3), Bartlesville (14-2), and a come-from-behind victory against Carl Junction (11-10) in which Park Hill South scored seven runs in the final inning to pull ahead. Pitcher Madison Price secured two victories on the mound for the Panthers while Mallory Land, Jordin Woodward, and Kylie DeClue had home runs. Games against Liberty North and Ruskin are on the schedule for this week.

Park Hill Girls Golf 

...is starting off the season in what appears to be mid-season form as they defeated Platte County 202 to 252 last week and started this week off with a second place finish at the Liberty North Tournament Monday. Bailey Warlen placed second with a score of 80 while Adrianna Elliott and Sydney Sanders weren't far behind with 4th (84) and 10th (98) place finishes. Park Hill hosts Winnetonka at Tiffany Greens Wednesday afternoon.