Very little of Park Hill girls basketball was recognizable from previous years in last week’s season-opener. The gym. The coach. Even some of the players.

The Park Hill football season came to a premature conclusion on Nov. 7 when No. 3-seeded Liberty North capitalized on No. 2-seeded Park Hill’s untimely second-half mistakes in the Class 6 District 8 semifinal.

For the first time in four years, the Park Hill girls volleyball team climbed back to the top of its district — and it didn’t come easily. Against one of the area’s most respected programs, the Trojans had to fight through nerves, momentum swings and old memories to reclaim the Class 5 District 8 championship.

Park Hill and Park Hill South both turned in strong performances at the Greater Kansas City Red Division Championships, finishing second and third, respectively, in the team standings after three days of competition at the Gladstone Community Center.

Led by four all-district finishers and a balanced team effort, the Park Hill South boys cross country team punched its ticket back to the Class 5 MSHSAA Championships with a fourth-place finish on Nov. 1 at the District 4 meet held at Lee’s Summit North High School.

Four Platte County teams remain for the district semifinal round on Nov. 7 with hopes of earning a spot back in district championship matchups.

Park Hill senior Ruby Bell brought an end to her high school golfing career with her first medal at the MSHSAA Girls Class 4 Golf Championship held at Sedalia Country Club on Oct. 20-21.

Park Hill earned a spot in the Class 5 District 8 district championship match after a fifth-set revival carried them past Liberty North in the semifinal at North Kansas City High School on Oct. 25.

On the fourth and final attempt of the regular season, the Park Hill football team finally won a game as the designated home team on Oct. 17 at Park Hill District Stadium.

Park Hill’s Makenna Kincheloe won conference and was among the area girls golf teams to compete in their respective conference and district tournaments.

For the first time since 2011, the Park Hill girls tennis team has crowned a doubles team as district champions.

Park Hill’s boys swim team continued its dominant form with a clean sweep of opponents during a quad meet on Oct. 7 at the Park Hill Aquatic Center.

For the third time in four years, the Park Hill South boys soccer team can claim ownership of the Park Hill Derby after completing the two-game sweep of Park Hill on Oct. 7.

The Park Hill softball team defeated Park Hill South 6-0 behind a big pitching performance from senior Brooklyn Bertoncino on Oct. 1.

On a night of celebration for the grand opening of Park Hill High School’s new gym, dubbed the Trojan Coliseum, it was Park Hill South who came out with the rivalry victory in the pink-out matchup.

The Park Hill football team continued its tradition of regular-season dominance against Park Hill South, displaying a first-half clinic en route to defeating its district rival 35-0 on Sept. 26 at Park Hill District Stadium.

Parents of Park Hill’s football team have expressed hope for the return of the team’s head football coach, Andy Sims.

The Park Hill South boys soccer team delivered a remarkable second-half performance in their rivalry matchup against Park Hill, scoring four goals in the final 40 minutes to defeat their district rival 4-0 on Sept. 18.

Park Hill fell to Class 4 heavyweight Kearney on Sept. 19 by a final score of 14-7 on homecoming at Park Hill District Football Stadium.

Tiffany Hills Sports Complex hosted 15 of Missouri’s high school softball teams for the Park Hill South Softball Tournament on Sept. 19-20, including the hosting team alongside Park Hill and West Platte.

The Park Hill girls golf team celebrated senior night in grand fashion with a tri victory against Park Hill South and Platte County on Sept. 17 at Tiffany Greens Golf Course.

The stage was set for the Park Hill South Panthers girls volleyball team, debuting its new gym, to make quick work in its home opener on Sept. 11 against the Park Hill Trojans.

The more things change, the more they stay the same for Park Hill High School alum Carter Jensen in his professional career as he begins life as a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals.

Senior night did not go as planned for the Park Hill football team on Preston Field against North Kansas City on Friday, Sept. 5. The Trojans fell to their first defeat this season in a high-scoring duel, 69-51, for their home-opener.

The Park Hill football team was without head coach Andy Sims for personnel reasons in its senior night defeat to North Kansas City, a district spokesperson confirmed to The Citizen.

The girls volleyball programs at Park Hill South and Park Hill had successful outings at this year’s Park Hill Tri as both programs defeated Liberty North and Staley inside Park Hill High School on Sept. 6.

The cross country season got underway with local athletes racing at Capitol Federal Sports Complex in Liberty for the Tim Nixon Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 30.

The 2024 season was unlike any other seen in the history of Park Hill softball. The Trojans hit the 25-win milestone last season for the first time in program history. A year later, they want to pick up where they left off.

The Park Hill boys swim and dive team is setting its expectations for the 2025 season with a core group of returning swimmers to lead the program forward.

The Park Hill football program reestablished itself among Missouri’s elite a year ago, and the Trojans believe 2025 could be another special season.