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NORTH KANSAS CITY – En route to dominating many of its opponents throughout the spring, Park Hill South (21-1) continues to complete accolades from bringing home a conference title to advancing to the Class 4 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Championship.
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.
PLATTE CITY – In the first 12 years of having a boys’ tennis program, Platte County had never won a district championship and has now clinched back-to-back district titles.
ADRIAN – Out of the combined 44 possible state qualifying events, West Platte and North Platte qualified 33 past the Class 2 Sectional 4 Track and Field Meet at Adrian High School on May 11.
PLATTSBURG – West Platte (15-8) seemingly turned over a new leaf this spring until a late season blunder that saw back-to-back defeats for the first time and an early exit from the Class 2 District 15 Baseball Tournament.
PLATTSBURG – Being on the verge of a stunning, first-round postseason loss, the North Platte baseball team (18-3) poured out 15 runs in the final four innings to eliminate Bishop LeBlond (5-16) at Perkins Park on May 13.
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.
PLATTE CITY – Platte County (18-11) proved the motto, ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’ to be true with an impressive 15-3 mark on the baseball field since April 1 to enter the postseason on a hot streak.
PLATTE CITY – It took two postponements over a course of 72 hours for the Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division Track and Field Meet and Platte County took the crown.
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.
PLATTSBURG – The postseason track and field season officially began with the Class 2 District 8 Meet and West Platte didn’t mess around at Plattsburg High School on May 4.
PLATTSBURG – North Platte has made a habit of hanging track and field banners in recent years and is on track to keep that going after an impressive outing at the Class 2 District 8 Meet at Plattsburg High School on May 4.
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.
WESTON – It’s been quite some time since West Platte entered the baseball postseason with as much hope as this year.
DEARBORN – Some programs wait decades between the clinching of conference titles, which was the case for the North Platte baseball team (17-2) that ended the 23-year drought in a unique way.
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).
WESTON – The bleachers were full in the always competitive KCI Conference Track and Field Meet at West Platte High School on April 27.
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 – North Platte (17-2) will forever be imprinted in the history books of being the inaugural champions of the First Annual Northland Christian Baseball Invitational on April 27.
WESTON – A rough stretch in the fourth inning ended up being the deciding factor for the West Platte baseball team (12-6) as Lathrop (5-9) gushed out seven runs to win 13-8 on April 23.
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 – Park Hill South (11-13) started the baseball season off strong, however the Panthers have been struggling recently.
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 – In the month of April, the only baseball team who has been able to beat Platte County (11-9) was Staley (15-6) on April 18.
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.
VIRGINA BEACH – Getting the chance to spend the offseason wrestling against some of the top competition in the country, North Platte freshman Cooper Kirkham took eighth place in the National High School Coaches Association Championships on April 7.
DEARBORN – Spending the last 11 months remembering the 4-3 loss to Plattsburg in the 2023 Class 2 District 15 Baseball Tournament, North Platte (12-2) was able to get revenge on April 18.
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SMITHVILLE – It took all 80 minutes of regulation, two 15-minute overtime periods and penalty kicks to decide who would move on to the Class 3 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Semifinals.