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Three local high schools turned in strong performances on Friday, April 11, at the Kearney Classic Invitational, with individual wins and top-five finishes across both the boys and girls competitions.
Doubles tennis is something Park Hill takes great pride in, and they showed it on home court by winning the 2025 Park Hill Doubles Tournament on Wednesday, April 9, to become back-to-back champions of their tournament.
Park Hill South junior Addison Bjorn was named a DiRenna Award winner for the first time in her career on Thursday, April 10.
Platte County archery teams are getting their skills in tip-top shape before heading off to Sandy, Utah for the NASP Western National Tournament, where they will compete against schools from 49 states at the Mountain America Center from April 25-26.
The 2025 Mo-Kan All-Star festivities took an unexpected turn Friday, April 11, at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas.
Under the glow of the stadium lights and the weight of four years of frustration, Park Hill found redemption in the 85th minute as Maryn Hudson rose to strike a header to lead the Trojans past Park Hill South for the first time in 1,474 days.
The West Platte and North Platte girls track and field teams shined at the North Platte Invitational on Tuesday, April 1 in Dearborn.
The Park Hill boys tennis team has started the 2025 season hot after winning the St. Joseph Tournament and defeating Blue Springs South in the first dual of the year.
The Park Hill boys basketball program will be under new leadership next season after head coach Chad Jones announced that he was stepping aside.
The Park Hill South boys golf team is teeing up for another big season this spring after welcoming some depth to the roster.
Lindsay Ramsey isn’t just winning races—she’s rewriting history in Class 2 girls track and field. The North Platte senior has been a part of the Panthers’ three straight state championships, cementing a spot among Missouri’s all-time greats in girls track and field. With multiple state records and a dozen all-state honors to her name, Ramsey is the driving force behind a program in the midst of a golden era of pure dominance.
It wasn’t too long ago that the Park Hill girls soccer team was among the best in the state, winning the 2018 state championship and five district titles in six years.
A year after finishing third place for the second year in a row, the West Platte boys track and field team is under new leadership.
The 2024 baseball season did not meet expectations for Park Hill South as they finished under .500 for the first time since 2017.
The Park Hill baseball team is slowly gearing up for what they hope will be a big season on the diamond this spring after three consecutive losing seasons.
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.
West Platte baseball is eager for the 2025 baseball season as Brian Faulkner takes charge for his first season as head coach after serving as an assistant last year.
After a dominant 2024 campaign, the Park Hill South girls’ soccer team enters 2025 with a fresh slate and a young roster eager to make its mark.
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.
Fans of Park Hill athletics have become accustomed to seeing Lindsey Hood on the sidelines of volleyball games at Park Hill High School in the fall, as she has done for the past 15 years.
For the first time in 26 years, the North Platte boys track and field team enters a new season with a state medalist on the team.
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.
The Park Hill South girls and boys track and field teams enter the 2025 season looking for significant improvements after last year left both teams eager for more success.
The Park Hill boys golf team is back on the course with some senior leadership guiding the Trojans this spring.
The newest sport introduced at Park Hill South is boys volleyball, but they are more focused on building a foundation before setting expectations.
The Trojans enter the new season hoping to place a team inside the top four as a team at state for the first time since 2007.
In the two years since winning the 2022 State championship, the Platte County baseball team hasn’t made it out of districts.
The Blue Jays are looking to retool their distance running group after losing some seniors, including Avery Holmes and state medalist Julia Pattison. West Platte will look to transfer some of its cross country stars into track stars with the additions of Katie Carletti, Caroline Ransome, Payton Reber and Jersey O’Neal to the team.
The North Platte baseball team will look different this season with seven starters from last year graduating, but they have a hungry team eager to build off the success of the past.
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The Platte County girls soccer team didn’t show well in the Platte County Invitational to start the season, but they have turned a corner since beginning conference play.