Fall sports are beginning wind down, but the Bulldogs are still competing hard. Here is your KPGZ Bulldog sports recap.

Volleyball

On Monday, October 2, the Volleyball team traveled to Belton. The C team and JV both won in 2 sets. Varsity had a tough match and lost in 3 straight sets. Caitlyn Wood had 3 blocks, 4 kills and hit .375. Mallory Jury had 10 digs. Kate Martens had 6 assists.

On Tuesday, October 3, the team traveled to Grandview for a conference game. The C team and JV won in 2 straight sets and Varsity won in 3 sets. Bella Ah-Mu and Kate Martens each had 3 ace serves on the night, Madison Browning had 18 kills and hit .405, Caitlyn Wood had 3 blocks, and Mallory Jury added 17 digs.

The Bulldogs will play their last home game of the season and will honor the seniors for Senior Night on October 10th. JV will play at 5:30 and Varsity will honor seniors at 6:20 with the Varsity game starting at 6:30.

Girls Golf

The JV and Varsity competed in the 2023 Suburban Conference (Blue Division) Tournament on Tuesday, October 3, at Paradise Pointe Golf Course in Smithville.

The Varsity finished 2nd as a team with a score of 414. Smithville won the Conference with a team score of 406. Four Bulldogs finished All-Conference (Top 10).

JoJo Kutch- 1st Place/Conference Champion 96

Jessi Kutch- 3rd Place (Tied) 100

Kayla Resler- 3rd Place (Tied) 100

Emily Stauffer- 10th Place 118

The JV team finished in 2nd place as a team behind Smithville as well. Four JV Bulldogs earned medals by finishing in the top 10 as well.

Amina Jardak- 5th Place 123

Izzy Kimberlin 6th Place (Tied) 126

Avery Aller 6th Place (Tied) 126

Katie Parks 8th Place (Tied) 132

The Varsity will travel to Jefferson City Country Club for the Class 3 District 4 Golf Tournament on Friday, October 6.

Softball

On Tuesday, October 3, the Varsity softball team travelled to Smithville to take on the Warriors in a conference matchup. The Bulldogs came out hot and scored 2 in the first, 1 in the second, 2 in the third, 5 in the fourth, and 1 in the fifth. Great pitching and defense left the Warriors scoreless. The Bulldogs won 11-0 in 5 innings.

Highlights:

Macy Morrow went 2-4 with 1 RBI

Ryleigh Van Emmerik went 2-3 with 1 RBI

Brooke Paalhar went 3-4

Morgan Pennington went 1-3 with 2 RBIs

Alyssa Quick went 2-3 with 4 RBIs and 2 home runs!

Kennedi Casey went 1-2

Bri Reynolds went 2-3 with 2 RBIs

Alyssa Quick had a great night on the mound. She pitched all 5 innings, did not allow a hit, and struck out 10.

The Bulldogs are now 20-5 and 5-0 in conference play. The last conference game will be Friday, October 6, at home against Excelsior Springs. JV starts at 4:00pm and varsity will follow.

Girls Tennis

Girls Tennis closed out a busy week last week and are headed into another round of tough competitions this week.

On Thursday, September 28, the Bulldogs traveled to Grandview to compete in their last regular season match and last conference match of the season. The Bulldogs took the courts confidently and ended the night with a big win at 6-0. This makes the 2023 Girls Tennis Team Conference Champions!

On Friday, September 29, Kearney hosted the Class 2 District 8 Individuals Tournament. The Bulldogs put up quite a fight, but ran into tough competition with Bishop LeBlond, St. Pius, and Platte County. The Bulldogs did not advance anyone to the state level this year.

On Monday, October 2, the Bulldogs traveled to William Chrisman for the first match of Team Districts. Kearney previously played William Chrisman in the regular season losing 3-6, so the athletes were eager for a rematch. The athletes took advantage of this rematch and played some of the best matches of the season.

Kearney took the lead quick winning all three doubles: Eliza Lohman/Madelyn Stuart (8-3), Alexis Nevins/Charleigh Elliott (8-3), Hannah Wermelskirchen/Alexis Robertson (9-8 tiebreak(7-2)). Then Madelyn Stuart and Alexis Nevins dominated their singles matches: Stuart (6-0,6-3), Nevins (6-1,6-1) earning the win for Kearney at 5-0.

Boys Soccer

On Monday, October 2, the boys soccer team took on Ruskin at home in the third conference game of the season. The Bulldogs got off to a hot start, scoring 4 goals in the first 7 minutes. The game ended in a 10-0 mercy rule at half. This brings the team's record to 7-4 on the season, 3-0 in conference.

Goals: Drew Horsman (x2), Angelo Donze (x2), Jimmy Smith (x2), Tucker Jones, Aiden Pasieniuk, Maja Hermon, Max McCoy.

Assists: Liam Ridle (x3), Drew Horsman, Zeb Appleman, Aiden Pasieniuk, Max McCoy, Jimmy Smith.

KPGZ Sports - Brian Watts contributed to this story