The Bulldogs were back in action on courses, courts, fields and at meets this week. Here is your KPGZ Sports Recap:

Girls Golf

*Photo courtesy of the Kearney School District*

The Kearney High School Girls Golf varsity and junior varsity teams both earned second-place trophies at the Suburban Blue Conference Championships on Tuesday, October 4. The championship was held at The Outlaw course at Paradise Pointe in Smithville.

The varsity team ended the day with a score of 419. All five players garnered All Conference honors:

Emily Stauffer – 10th place
Anna Tourney – 8th place
Hailey Parker – 7th place
Kayla Resler – 6th place
Jojo Kutch – 5th place.

The JV team ended the day in with a score of 503. Two JV players garnered JV All Conference honors:

· Katie Parks – 8th place

· Malia Fairchild – 5th place.

The Varsity season continues with a trip to the state tournament on the line this Monday, October 10, as they will compete in the Class 3 District 4 tournament at Eagle's Landing Golf Course in Belton.

Softball

The Varsity Softball team played their last home game of the regular season against the Smithville Warriors on Tuesday, October 4. The Bulldogs claimed the victory with a score of 4-0!

Highlights:

Macy Morrow went 2 for 3
Mackenzie Herndon went 2 for 3
Ryleigh Van Emmerik went 1 for 3
Alyssa Quick went 1 for 3 with a home run! 1 RBI
Brooke Paalhar went 1 for 3
Jadyn Barnes went 1 for 2 with 1 RBI
Elise Arellano and Elysia Hand both had 1 RBI
Alyssa Quick was on the mound for the Bulldogs. She pitched all 7 innings, allowed 4 hits, and struck out 7!

The Varsity's season record is 19-8 and 5-0 in conference.

Girls Tennis

On Friday, September 30, the top 6 varsity athletes competed in the Class 2 District 8 Individual District Tournament at Platte County. The athletes ran into some tough competition, but did not let that scare them. They competed in some of their best matches of the season. Alayna Dostal and Autumn Ash were our only medalists placing 4th in doubles.

On Monday, October 3, the Bulldogs started the Class 2 District 8 Team District Tournament by hosting Winnetonka. The top 8 varsity athletes came out strong, and finished the night at 5-0.

Boys Soccer

The Boys Soccer team traveled to Ruskin to take on the Eagles on Monday, October 3, for a varsity only contest. Kearney claimed the victory with a score of 6-0. Goals for Kearney include Mac Dunn (2), Tucker Jones (2), Liam Ridle and Maja Hermon each added a goal and an assist. The win brings the record to 7-5 on the season.

Volleyball

Last week the Volleyball team faced off against Blue Springs, Staley and Ruskin. Blue Springs proved to be a tough start to the week, but all teams finished the week strong getting some wins! The C-team did a great job at their tournament this weekend. They even beat Liberty North in 2 who had previously won in 3 at the first tournament! They fell short in the second round of bracket play to Olathe NW, who won the entire tournament. Overall the girls played well and had a great time.

The Varsity team played in the Blue Springs South tournament Saturday, October 1. The Bulldogs faced off against the #3 team in the nation, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The girls had some great competition, won some sets, but weren't able to string together wins. Conference play starts after a very tough out of conference schedule. The girls are motivated and confident to win a conference and district title this year.

Cross Country

The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed at Grain Valley on Saturday, October 1.

The girls finished 2nd behind class 5 powerhouse Blue Springs, coming in 11 points behind. This was the best the girls team has ran all year. The Bulldogs were the only team with 6 medalists.

Alex Kinster came in 2nd with a 19:18. This was the 3rd fastest time ever run on their course.
Abby McQuillen finished 6th and Abby Elam 7th with identical times of 20:11.7.
Liela Murphy came in 11th with a time of 20:44.
Heidi Adams rounded out the team score placing 14th with a time of 21:00.
Oliva Brock finished 15th as the last medalist at 21:02.
Daisy Burnham and Jordin Vaughn rounded out the rest of the Varsity team.

The Boys team placed 4th with Kyler Chappell medaling in 11th with a personal best time of 17:28.

KPGZ Sports - Brian Watts contributed to this story