The West Platte baseball team returned to Benner Park in Weston on March 20 to open the 2026 season, using the run rule to defeat South Holt 11-1 in five innings.

The Park Hill South girls soccer team has opened the season with a Platte County Invitational championship for the second time in three years.

The Platte County boys volleyball team made its competitive debut on March 21, posting a 3-1 record at the 2026 Hy-Vee Arena Invitational Boys’ Volleyball Tournament.

The North Platte Panthers made school history over the weekend in Columbia, MO, finishing third place at the Show-Me Showdown, the highest finish in the history of the boys’ basketball program.

Derek Yost has taught and coached in the Platte County School District for over a decade. From his lessons in the classroom or on the field, court, track and even along the shoreline for the bass fishing team, Yost has had an influence on countless students in the area.

Park Hill South senior Addison Bjorn officially became a back-to-back Missouri Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year on March 13.

The next head football coach of Platte County High School will be Derek Yost, the school announced on March 3.

The Park Hill South girls basketball team has accomplished quite a bit over the past three years, from lengthy winning streaks to conference titles. The one obstacle they haven’t been able to overcome is the Staley Falcons.

The North Platte boys basketball team is Final Four-bound for the first time in the team’s history.

Park Hill added another strong chapter to its wrestling tradition at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships by earning three state medals, including a second straight runner-up finish for senior Mason Brayfield at Mizzou Arena on Feb. 28.

A district championship plaque was raised by the North Platte boys basketball team for just the second time in program history.

In their first season competing in Class 4 on the boys side, and in head coach Reggie Burress’ final tournament before retirement, Platte County walked out of the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships with two state medalists with some challenging performances at Mizzou Arena.

The North Platte/Mid-Buchanan boys and girls wrestling teams battled through elite competition at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships held Feb. 25-26 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

At the biggest tournament of her Park Hill South career, Abigail Monaco quickly proved she belonged. The Park Hill South junior, a district champion and first-time state qualifier, finished fourth in the 120-pound division in Class 2 at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships held Feb. 27-28 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

The Park Hill South girls swim and dive team has done what no other program has accomplished in more than two decades: claim three straight state championships.

Amid a field of 11 local wrestlers who punched their ticket to the state tournament, Park Hill’s Noah Johnson and Platte County’s Jaxson Shute shined the brightest as champions of the District 4 Class 4 Championships held at Park Hill High School Feb. 20-21.

The Park Hill South girls basketball team became back-to-back champions of the Greater KC Red Division on Feb. 20, racing ahead quickly to defeat their nemesis, Park Hill.

For the first time in 11 years, the Park Hill South boys basketball team completed a regular-season two-game sweep of Park Hill, defeating their district rival 56-53 in a packed gymnasium at Park Hill South on Feb. 20.

A pair of local wrestlers from Platte County and Park Hill South exercised their demons of previous defeats to win their first district championships on Feb. 14 in the Class 2 District 4 girls wrestling tournament at Platte County High School.

When the girls basketball teams from Park Hill and Oak Park met back in December, it was the Oak Park Oakies who controlled the game to emerge with a 20-point victory at Park Hill. Things were much different in the return matchup last week.

It was a historic weekend for the West Platte girls wrestling team as they qualified two wrestlers for the state championships for the first time in program history.

The Park Hill South boys basketball team trailed from start to finish of a 58-50 on home court during a conference defeat against North Kansas City on Feb. 10, but several Panther runs nearly erased double-digit deficits to provide a scare to the Hornets.

The accolades and milestones continue to roll in for Park Hill South senior basketball star Addison Bjorn, but her most recent honor has officially pinned her among the elite high school players in the nation.

It has been a challenging season of growth and development for the Platte County boys basketball team, but they have seen some progress.

Dominance has become routine for Park Hill South, and last week delivered another emphatic episode. The Panthers delivered another commanding performance Feb. 5-7 at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Red Division meet at Gladstone Community Center.

High School wrestling teams converged upon the West Platte School District facilities on Feb. 3 for the return of the West Platte Scramble.

The Park Hill boys basketball team took the Oak Park to the brink, but the defending state champions showed their quality down the final stretch to escape Park Hill with a 69-61 win on Feb. 6.

The Park Hill South girls basketball team returned for the 47th annual North Kansas City Tournament, hoping to defend the crown they won last year.

On Jan. 30, 2016, the North Platte Panthers boys basketball team slayed the Mid-Buchanan Dragons to win the North Platte Invitational. Just a day after the 10-year anniversary of the Panthers’ 2016 title, the Panthers finally reclaimed the tournament title. Little did they know it would take a decade of heartache before they returned to that summit.

The Platte County football team will be under new leadership next season for the first time in nearly two decades. On Jan. 29, Platte County head football coach Bill Utz told his team of his intention to step down from his position as head coach of the Pirates. On Feb. 2, the move became official as the Lansing Board of Education approved the hiring of Utz as Lansing High School’s next head football coach.