The Platte County track and field team lost some record-breaking talent, but record-breaking talent still remains with high expectations for the new season.

A year after finishing second at state, the Platte County boys tennis team has its sights set on getting back to Springfield for the Final Four in late May.

The Platte County girls soccer team will lean on the experience of its nine seniors as they hunt for their first district championship since 2021.

In the two years since winning the 2022 State championship, the Platte County baseball team hasn’t made it out of districts.

After a tough 2024 season, Platte County has high hopes for the 2025 boys golf season.

Athletes from across the area have competed against each other for much of the school year but have now traded their school colors in a unified effort for the green and white of Northland Lacrosse this spring.

The historic Park Hill South girls basketball team is still bringing in postseason honors following an undefeated regular season campaign.

Track and field athletes from 18 area schools competed on at Liberty High School in the Ron Ives Invitational on Friday, March 23.

After 80 minutes of scoreless play to start the girls soccer season, goalkeeper heroics from Anna Pudenz led Park Hill South to a 3-1 penalty shootout victory against Platte County on Thursday, March 20, in the Platte County Invitational.

No. 2 seed Platte County is still dancing inside Pirate Fieldhouse after taking care of business in the Class 5 District 8 girls basketball tournament against Van Horn on March 6 and a tough Smithville team on March 8.

The Platte County boys basketball team's season came to an end on Wednesday, March 5, after a Class 5 District 8 quarterfinal defeat on the road against Pembroke Hill.

Three area wrestlers earned medals at the 7th Girls MSHSAA Wrestling Championships in Class 2 from Feb. 28 through March 1 in Columbia, Mo.

Park Hill and Platte County were both represented on the 120-pound gold-medal stand at the 95th Boys MSHSAA Wrestling Championships held Feb. 28 and March 1 at Mizzou Arena.

Jaxson Shute and Evan MacCuish are Class 3 District 4 champions for the Platte County boys wrestling team and are among the Pirates’ 10 state qualifiers.

JEFFERSON CITY – The third time was the charm for Platte County, which needed that many years in Class 5 to get back to competing at state.

SPRINGFIELD – Platte County had an action-packed day at the Class 2 Boys’ Tennis Final Four, having the highest finish in program history at Cooper Tennis Complex on May 24.

PLATTE CITY – The biggest home match in the history of the Platte County boys’ tennis program ended up being a day that the community will remember for ages.

PARKVILLE – Throughout the 32-game season, Platte County (20-12) only had two losses to Class 5 teams with both defeats coming against the same rival.

INDEPENDENCE – Some of the best athletes in the Kansas City metro area gathered at William Chrisman High School for the Class 5 Sectional 4 Track and Field Meet with a state berth on the line on May 18.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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).

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.

NORTH KANSAS CITY – The only team that Platte County (5-6) lost to in the North Kansas City Girls’ Soccer Tournament was the eventual champion as Kearney (6-6) came out on top in the semifinals on April 19.