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Park Hill South senior Addison Bjorn officially became a back-to-back Missouri Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year on March 13.
The Park Hill South girls basketball team has accomplished quite a bit over the past three years, from lengthy winning streaks to conference titles. The one obstacle they haven’t been able to overcome is the Staley Falcons.
At the biggest tournament of her Park Hill South career, Abigail Monaco quickly proved she belonged. The Park Hill South junior, a district champion and first-time state qualifier, finished fourth in the 120-pound division in Class 2 at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships held Feb. 27-28 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
The Park Hill South girls swim and dive team has done what no other program has accomplished in more than two decades: claim three straight state championships.
The Park Hill South girls basketball team became back-to-back champions of the Greater KC Red Division on Feb. 20, racing ahead quickly to defeat their nemesis, Park Hill.
For the first time in 11 years, the Park Hill South boys basketball team completed a regular-season two-game sweep of Park Hill, defeating their district rival 56-53 in a packed gymnasium at Park Hill South on Feb. 20.
A pair of local wrestlers from Platte County and Park Hill South exercised their demons of previous defeats to win their first district championships on Feb. 14 in the Class 2 District 4 girls wrestling tournament at Platte County High School.
The Park Hill South boys basketball team trailed from start to finish of a 58-50 on home court during a conference defeat against North Kansas City on Feb. 10, but several Panther runs nearly erased double-digit deficits to provide a scare to the Hornets.
The accolades and milestones continue to roll in for Park Hill South senior basketball star Addison Bjorn, but her most recent honor has officially pinned her among the elite high school players in the nation.
Dominance has become routine for Park Hill South, and last week delivered another emphatic episode. The Panthers delivered another commanding performance Feb. 5-7 at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Red Division meet at Gladstone Community Center.
The Park Hill South girls basketball team returned for the 47th annual North Kansas City Tournament, hoping to defend the crown they won last year.
The Park Hill South boys basketball team had four seniors reach double figures as they ran away with a 64-44 Senior Night victory against Liberty on Jan. 27.
The Park Hill boys and girls wrestling teams celebrated their 12 seniors on Jan. 14 before a dual against Park Hill South.
Park Hill South continued to separate itself from the rest of the metro field Jan. 16-17, capturing the KC Classic title at the Gladstone Community Center as they added yet another tournament title entering the final stretch of the season.
The wrestlers of Park Hill South celebrated a senior night to remember on Jan. 7 on their home mat, with the girls and boys wrestling teams securing a conference dual win against Oak Park.
Platte County’s girls swimming and diving team turned in a strong all-around performance on Jan. 6, hosting a multi-school meet in Platte City and piling up points across nearly every event.
The Battle of the Hill has been a lopsided affair in girls basketball over the past four seasons, with Park Hill South winning eight of nine meetings against Park Hill. That pattern continued on Jan. 8, when the Panthers used a comeback effort to hand their district rival yet another defeat, this time on the Trojans’ home court.
The Park Hill South boys basketball team took home a fifth-place plaque in the Patterson Division from the William Jewell Holiday Classic after defeating Raytown 64-54 on Dec. 30.
The back-to-back state champion Park Hill South Panthers girls swim and dive team has their eyes set on a third consecutive state title, but new competition will pose some problems.
After a pair of losing seasons, Park Hill South now has hope that it can compete for championships once again with the amount of quality depth they now have at their disposal.
Park Hill South’s girls basketball team is embracing the growing pains after graduating eight seniors, including three of the team’s four leading scorers.
Park Hill South enters the wrestling season with renewed energy in the program, blending returning experience with a growing wave of underclassmen as the Panthers aim to take another step forward.
Park Hill South delivered a commanding performance last Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Gladstone Community Center, overwhelming a six-school field to claim the team title in a meet that showcased the depth and balance of the Panthers’ girls swimming and diving program.
Local high school wrestlers from Platte County, Park Hill and Park Hill South took to the mats Dec. 18-20 for the annual KC Stampede Wrestling Tournament, which was hosted at Hale Arena in the American Royal Center in Kansas City’s West Bottoms.
The Park Hill South boys basketball team earned a pair of important victories to pull itself back above .500 going into Christmas.
It had been 661 days since Park Hill South’s girls basketball team lost a regular-season game, but an uncharacteristic performance against St. Teresa’s Academy brought the record-breaking streak to an end.
The Park Hill South girls basketball team are champions of the Winnetonka Tournament Cardinal Division for the first time since 2021, defeating district rival Park Hill in the championship game on Dec. 5.
Addison Bjorn, one of the nation’s top girls high school basketball players, held an assembly on Nov. 20 inside the Park Hill South gym where she announced her commitment to play collegiate basketball at the University of Texas.
The Park Hill South boys soccer team is marching to St. Louis for the State Final Four after sophomore midfielder Nico Pastorino scored on a last-gasp push forward in the State Quarterfinal on Nov. 15 against Blue Springs South.
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The Park Hill South girls soccer team has opened the season with a Platte County Invitational championship for the second time in three years.