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LIBERTY – Losing only one match in the regular season, Park Hill (16-1-1) was able to avenge that defeat in a larger setting by taking down Liberty (17-6) in the Class 3 District 8 Boys’ Tennis Championship on May 8.
LEE’S SUMMIT – Needing to beat the Staley girls in the final race to claim second place in the Kansas City Suburban Conference Silver Division Track and Field Meet, Park Hill did just that with a 4:08.37 4x400 at Lee’s Summit North High School on May 1.
PARKVILLE – Over the course of the last 15 years, Park Hill (12-18) and Park Hill South (11-17) have matched up 31 times without a double-digit shutout until the most recent one on May 3.
SMITHVILLE – Out of the 11 teams that competed in the Class 4 District 4 Boys’ Golf Match, Platte County finished in fourth place at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex on May 6.
PLATTE COUNTY – It’s been an up-and-down girls’ soccer season among the three teams in Platte County.
PLATTE CITY – In a span of 72 hours, Park Hill (4-10) was tasked with taking on two soccer teams within the county, beating Platte County (3-7) and losing to Park Hill South (15-1).
KANSAS CITY – Making a name for herself last fall with a successful onside kick in the Class 6 District 8 Football Championship, Park Hill junior Anna Anderson is one of 17 girls selected to the USA U17 National Women’s Flag Football team.
KANSAS CITY – It hasn’t been perfect baseball, but Park Hill (10-16) has found its groove and is fighting closer to .500 as the postseason approaches.
PARKVILLE – Dating back to 2022, the Park Hill girls’ soccer team (3-8) has struggled at the Park Hill District Soccer Stadium and has now won back-to-back games there.
KANSAS CITY – When Platte County and Park Hill matched up at Tiffany Greens Golf Course, the Trojans came out with the victory on April 17.
KANSAS CITY – Bryson Augustyn was the MVP when he helped lift the Park Hill baseball team (7-13) past rival Park Hill South (9-8) 4-0 on April 9.
KANSAS CITY – So far this season, the Park Hill boys’ tennis team (9-0-1) has yet to falter as a tie to Park Hill South (4-2-2) in the Trojans’ doubles tournament on April 10 has been the closest thing to a defeat.
PARKVILLE – In the aftermath of 80 minutes of scoreless rivalry soccer through regulation, it only took Park Hill South (9-0) 73 seconds of extra play to send Park Hill (1-6) home with its third overtime loss of the season on April 2.
CAMDENTON – The Laker Wood Bat Baseball Tournament was a competitive one with Park Hill (5-10) and Park Hill South (8-5) both going 2-1 at Camdenton High School on April 5 and 6.
TIFFFANY GREENS – Out of the 17 golf teams competing in the Darren Floyd Memorial Tournament at Tiffany Greens Golf Club, Park Hill and Park Hill South finished in third and fourth places ahead of 12th place Platte County on April 4.
KANSAS CITY – Like many seasons in the past, Platte County, Park Hill and Park Hill South competed in the Staley Relays – an early season track and field meet that focuses on relays instead of individual races – on March 29.
KANSAS CITY – Being outscored 40 to 23 through the first seven baseball games of the year isn’t ideal, and that’s how the spring started off for Park Hill (3-6).
PLATTE CITY – Eight teams came to compete in the Platte County Boys’ Tennis Invitational with Park Hill South taking second place, followed by Park Hill and Platte County tying for third place on March 20.
KANSAS CITY – Park Hill kicked the spring off with a second-place finish, right ahead of Park Hill South, in the KC Metro Boys’ Golf Showdown at Swope Park Memorial on March 18.
KANSAS CITY – Two years removed from a 19-3 campaign and an appearance to the Class 3 Boys’ Tennis State Quarterfinals, Park Hill is gearing up to be a championship level squad.
KANSAS CITY – Park Hill is going to use having multi-sport athletes on the roster to its advantage this golf season.
KANSAS CITY – Park Hill is known for having top-notch athletes and has the largest track and field roster since Jason Agee came on staff in 2021, which makes for a promising spring.
KANSAS CITY – Having to replace most of the senior pitchers from the 2023 Park Hill baseball team might be a challenge for the Trojans in 2024.
KANSAS CITY – For the last two springs, Park Hill has had a lot of younger girls out on the soccer field and after hardly losing any seniors from last season, this is the most experienced squad in awhile.
PARKVILLE – Winning conference player of the year at the high school level is difficult, but for Park Hill South sophomore point guard Addison Bjorn, it’s become an anomaly.
OAK PARK – The fourth quarter of the win-or-go-home postseason matchup between Park Hill (13-14) and Liberty (16-11) took 30 minutes and the 17-point comeback attempt came up short in the packed Oak Park Gymnasium on Feb. 29.
LIBERTY NORTH – History didn’t repeat itself when Park Hill (11-13) was the lower seed and took on a talented Liberty North squad (25-3) in its house in the opening round of the Class 6 District 8 Girls’ Basketball Tournament on Feb. 28.
COLUMBIA – Park Hill was stunned twice in the Class 2 State Girls’ Wrestling Championship when Allison Gonier and Angelina Vargas were upset and came up short of state titles at Mizzou Arena on Feb. 24.
KANSAS CITY – In a rare winter that neither team finished above .500 through the regular season, the Park Hill boys’ and girls’ basketball ball teams will face an uphill battle in the postseason as lower seeds in tough districts.
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NORTH KANSAS CITY – Park Hill (5-12) faced an uphill battle when giving up a goal in the opening four minutes of the Class 4 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Tournament at Oak Park High School on May 11.