Eight years after Landry Shamet became the first Park Hill High School graduate to reach the National Basketball Association, the 2015 graduate has reached another milestone no other Trojan has accomplished.

Commitment and perseverance are paying off for Anna Anderson, who is now taking another big leap in her flag football career.

Platte County senior infielder Brennan McLaughlin was named the Class 5 Player of the Year for a second straight season, leading all baseball honorees in postseason awards.

More than five dozen Class 5 baseball teams concluded the season in defeat, but a critical performance from senior starting pitcher Owen Bane provided Platte County with an opportunity to end its season in the win column at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex.More than five dozen Class 5 baseball teams concluded the season in defeat, but a critical performance from senior starting pitcher Owen Bane provided Platte County with an opportunity to end its season in the win column at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex.

The KCI Conference honored eight local baseball players as all-conference performers for the 2026 season.

Landry Shamet, a Park Hill Class of 2015 graduate and eight-year veteran of the National Basketball Association, has become a key figure for the New York Knicks over the past two seasons. Now, he aims at helping the Knicks end a 53-year drought without an NBA title.

For the first time in more than three decades, Park Hill has a state champion triple jumper. Sophomore standout Nikyah Chappell became the triple jump champion after earning a state medal in the 400-meter run at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Championships on March 30 in Jefferson City.

Simon Ketter saved his best run for his last one at the MSHSAA Class 5 State Track and Field Championships on May 30. After a hard push in the second half of the 1,600-meter run, Ketter earned himself the biggest reward he could get: a state championship medal. It was the first time a Park Hill South student-athlete had ever won state in the 1,600.

With the season hanging in the balance in two critical postseason games, Platte County’s baseball team has turned to Zach Brown. Both times, Brown has delivered immensely on home turf.

The 2026 season was a year of significant growth for the Platte County girls soccer team, culminating with sophomore Emily Fadler having a standout campaign to earn Defensive Player of the Year from the Greater KC White Division postseason awards.

The Greater KC Red Conference girls soccer season was dominated by Park Hill and Park Hill South, with the two programs combining to sweep all four major postseason awards.

An obvious look of complete disappointment was on the face of Platte County senior Jackson Goodale as he crossed the finish line in the 4x400 boys relay on May 30 at the Class 5 State Track and Field Championships.

For the first time in more than six decades, the North Platte boys track and field team has finally won a state trophy.

North Platte sophomore Farrah Williams became the Panthers’ newest state champion at the MSHSAA Track and Field Championships held May 23-24 in Jefferson City.

The defending state champion Platte County Pirates played error-free baseball last week, using sound fielding, elite pitching and timely hitting to knock off two of the top 10 teams in the state en route to a second consecutive district championship.

The Park Hill South baseball program will look much different next year with longtime coach Josh Walker not in the dugout or directing from the first-base coaches’ box.

The Class 5 Sectional 4 track and field meet on May 23 was not short of drama and standout performances at Lee’s Summit North High School, where Platte County, Park Hill and Park Hill South combined for a long list of state qualifiers.

The Platte County girls soccer team was no match for No. 3 state-ranked St. Pius X, which defeated the Pirates to win a second consecutive Class 3 District 8 title on May 20 at Kearney High School.

Platte County junior Jacoby Keith joined Mitchel McBratney in giving head coach Zach Keith a Gatorade shower after the Pirates punched their ticket to State.

Speed and strength were on full display from local track and field athletes on May 16 at Liberty North High School for the Class 5 District 8 championships, which crowned 20 Platte County-area athletes as district champions.

North Platte and West Platte will send large contingents to the Class 2 state track and field championships after standout performances at the Class 2 Sectional 4 meet on May 16 at Lafayette High School.

Platte County’s boys tennis team is Class 2 District 8 champions for a fourth straight year, but it wasn’t without complications in the championship match against St. Pius X on May 7.

The West Platte girls and North Platte boys left the Class 2 District 8 Track and Field Championships with team trophies on May 9 in Chillicothe, while both programs also produced a long list of sectional qualifiers and standout performances.

A month can make a monumental difference in spring sports, and the Platte County girls soccer team proved just that in a 4-1 conference victory over Fort Osage on May 7 at Pirate Stadium.

West Platte has named Jackson Rumpf as the new head boys basketball coach, the district announced on May 8.

Track and field teams from Park Hill and Park Hill South were among the best at the 2026 Greater KC Suburban Red Conference Championships held on May 6 at the North Kansas City School District Activities Complex.

North Platte’s boys track and field team has reached a new summit after winning the boys program’s first-ever KCI Conference championship on May 2 at Lathrop High School.

On a night where dozens of Park Hill baseball alumni returned to their old stomping grounds for one of the final contests on the program’s longtime natural surface home field, it was Park Hill South who emerged victorious on May 1.

All six of the boys tennis players from Platte County High School made the most of their opportunity at the Class 2 District 8 individual tournament, which included a rare doubles sweep for the Pirates on May 1 in Platte City.

The current era of Park Hill boys tennis is an era of doubles dominance, as demonstrated on April 30 at the Class 3 District 8 individual tournament. Park Hill showcased both experience and youth in their district success, extending their streak of state qualification to 10 consecutive years as they swept doubles for the first time since 2017.