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Recent Sport Headlines
The Class 5 District 8 football championship game is returning to Pirates Stadium for a third straight year after top-seeded Platte County handled its semifinal clash against Lincoln Prep with ease, winning 49-7.
High school softball players from West Platte and North Platte have earned selections to four postseason honors since the season’s conclusion. The KCI Conference honored four standout players, while 10 total earned postseason recognition. Both teams had five players each earn honors for their efforts throughout the season.
Colton Hardy saved his best high school cross country run for his last, setting a Park Hill program record while earning a medal at the 78th MSHAA Cross Country State Championships on Nov. 7 in Columbia.
Friday the 13th of November will have a whole new meaning for North Platte’s football team. North Platte hopes to strike one final moment of fear into its district, which seeded North Platte last after it finished the regular season 4-5, along with three of the four other teams.
My Thoughts, Exactly
If I’m being honest, I’ve written this column in my head dozens of times. I still don’t know exactly what to say now that the moment has arrived.
There’s never been any way to predict the news in Platte County. Believe me. I’ve often tried.
Platte Rambler
I‘ve touched the rock and slid it across the ice into the house, almost right on the button, my Olympic moment. You can, too. But beware, the sport of curling is far more challenging in person for a beginner than it looks on television. Chess on ice they call curling, but it truly is athletic, and played on a slick surface.
We’re long past December, but somehow a line from a Merle Haggard song seems so apt. “It’s the coldest time of winter.” It’s been snowy and sub-zero at times this week, yet also, the recent Harley-Davidson announcement that it plans to close its motorcycle plant in Platte County is a chilling morale cruncher. “Got laid off down at the factory, and their timing’s not the greatest in the world,” Merle sang.
Sports Photo Galleries
SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Platte County’s softball team won a district title on Oct. 19 for the first time since 2021, defeating Smithville 5-3.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Platte County-area girls tennis programs participated in individual district tournaments on Oct. 9.
PLATTE CITY — The Platte County football team celebrated America on Military Appreciation Night, defeating Smithville 38-17 on Sept. 18 at Pirate Stadium.
OZARK — The Platte County baseball team finished third in Class 5, capturing a state trophy for the third time since 2022.
News Photo Galleries
The 161st annual Platte County Fair kicked off Wednesday, July 24 and ran through Saturday, July 27 at the county fairgrounds in Tracy. Activities included the Queen contest, demolition derby and horse show. Trinity Wrightfield was named 2024 Fair Queen on Wednesday night.
The Platte City Police Department welcomed families into downtown Platte City Tuesday, Aug. 10 for free food, activities and other fun. The rain held out to allow the visit of Kansas City Chiefs mascot KC Wolf.
The 158th Platte County Fair returned to a full four-day event this year, Wednesday, July 21 through Saturday, July 24 in Tracy.
After a record-breaking fall season, Platte County senior shortstop Bryli Seifert earned Class 4 Player of the Year honors from the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association (MHSFCA).