Fall Roundup: Oct. 10 - 15

Park Hill Volleyball
…split their pair of regular season matches this week against Kearney and North Kansas City as the Trojans beat lost to Kearney 25-23, 25-11 before coming back at the end of the week and beating North Kansas City 25-13, 25-20. Park Hill went into the weekend with a 10-14 overall record. The Trojans will be seeded fifth in the district tournament starting next week at Park Hill. They will play Oak Park in the first round Monday for the right to take on top seeded Liberty Tuesday.

Park Hill Soccer
..defeated Ruskin last week in conference play 9-0 with Timmy Hay and Brandon Riley adding two goals a piece in the onslaught. Alec Fiest and Chris Walker also contributed with two assists each. The Trojans dropped a tough 1-0 game to a nationally ranked Rockhurst team.

“Despite a 0-1 loss at Rockhurst, it was a good game for us. Players came together in a way they hadn’t in previous games and despite it being a loss, that game could very well be a turning point in our season,” coach Dustin Sollars said.

Park Hill South Soccer
…didn’t allow a goal last week in their two impressive victories against Winnetonka and Raytown last week. The Panthers tallied nine goals against in a 9-0 victory before beating Raytown 5-0 to finish the week. They are now 14-6-1 on the year with Fort Osage and Belton on the schedule as their next two opponents.

Park Hill Tennis
…cruised through team district play two weekends ago, but as the Missouri state tournament began this week knew it would only get tougher in the quality of opponents they would face. The Trojans would triumph though, advancing to the final four of the tournament which will be played Thursday to crown a new state champion. Park Hill easily defeated Lee’s Summit North 5-1 in the sectional round before needing every last point to edge St. Theresa’s Academy 5-4 in the quarterfinals. The Trojans now have Parkway Central (11-4) in the way of a matchup for the Missouri Class 2 state title against the winner of the Columbia Rockbridge/Lafayette semifinal.

Suzanne Barth advanced out of the sectional round of the singles tournament after her 6-1, 6-0 victory last week. Brooke Barnard and Kaylin Lake also advanced in doubles with a 6-3, 6-3 win. All three athletes will compete in their individual state tournament brackets over the weekend.

Park Hill South Tennis
…proved to be a force to be reckoned with their district title win two weeks ago, but were unable to generate the same momentum in the state tournament as they fell to St. Theresa’s in the sectional round by a score of 5-2 ending their team season. Adele Royle and Marie Gehrke, however, will play on in the doubles portion of the state tournament after their 6-1, 6-1 victory in sectionals. They will move on to the bracket portion of the final tournament for the right to play for a state title.

Park Hill and Park Hill South Cross Country
… will both participate in the Class 4, District 8 meet this upcoming weekend at Stocksdale Park in Liberty in hopes of advancing to the sectional meet next weekend at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit.

Park Hill South Boys Swim & Dive
…is coming off a quality performance at the KC Classic over the weekend. The KC Classic brings together Kansas City’s top competition as well as from Springfield and Columbia. The Panthers have already qualified for state in ten events including Daniel Day, Liam Huff, and Tom Prinslow in the 200 meter free; Day and Huffman in the 200 meter individual medley; Huffman in the 50 meter free; Spencer Moran in diving, Day and Spencer On in the 100 meter fly; Huffman, Day, and On in the 100 meter free; Day, Huffman, and Prinslow in the 500 meter free; Aubrey Churchman, Jacob Fisher, Dan, and Huffman in the 100 meter backstroke; and Jacob Little in the 100 meter breast. Park Hill South also qualified the medley, 200 free, and 400 free relays. They’ll next prepare for the Conference meet to be held in two weeks.

Park Hill Boys Swim & Dive
...is strongly moving along through their regular season. The team has already qualified in three relays for the state meet in November including the 200 medley, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle. Senior Matt Johnson has qualified in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Matt Wagner has qualified in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 100 backstroke. Vince Tutorino qualified for the 100 butterfly while freshman Barry Change qualified for the 500 freestyle. As a team, the Trojans have second place finishes at the Park Hill and Red Bird Invitationals along with fourth place finishes in the Independence Invite and last weekend's KC Classic.
 
Park Hill South Volleyball
Improved their record two impressive victories last week before heading into the Truman Tournament over the weekend. The Panthers’ two wins were against Staley 25-10, 25-19 and Raytown South 25-10, 25-11. Park Hill South went 4-2 in pool play of the Truman Tournament, but did not make it onto the winner’s side of the championship bracket as they had in the Winnetonka and Lee’s Summit North tournaments earlier this year. Emma Hagedorn continues to lead South offensively, averaging over ten kills per game. The Panthers have secured a number one seed in the district tournament next week at Truman High School. They will take on the winner of the Fort Osage Truman game in the semi-finals Wednesday night at 5:30pm before hopefully playing for the district title at 7pm.