Platte County High School welcomed teams from 15 schools for the 54th annual Platte County Wrestling Invitational at Pirates Fieldhouse on Jan. 23.

On the 11th try, the West Platte boys basketball team finally got its first win against Bishop LeBlond, defeating them 43-41 on Jan. 19.

It was a shaky start for the Park Hill boys basketball team, but they eventually overcame the hostile road environment to defeat Winnetonka 69-49 on Jan. 22.

The West Platte girls basketball team held a narrow lead for most of the night on Jan. 19, closing out a 39-36 non-conference victory against Bishop LeBlond on home court.

The margin never felt safe, and by the time the final relay climbed onto the blocks, the outcome was still very much in doubt. Platte County did just enough to withstand a late surge from Park Hill, edging the Trojans 92-88 in a tightly contested girls swimming dual meet on Jan. 20 at the Park Hill Aquatic Center. The Pirates led wire to wire, but the gap narrowed repeatedly as Park Hill answered nearly every push with one of its own, turning the meet into a tug-of-war that came down to the final event.

There may not be another girls basketball team in the Greater KC White Division that has faced as much of a daunting non-conference schedule as Platte County.

The Park Hill boys and girls wrestling teams celebrated their 12 seniors on Jan. 14 before a dual against Park Hill South.

Park Hill South continued to separate itself from the rest of the metro field Jan. 16-17, capturing the KC Classic title at the Gladstone Community Center as they added yet another tournament title entering the final stretch of the season.

The No. 10 state-ranked North Platte boys basketball team took a critical step towards winning a KCI Conference championship on Jan. 9, when they went on the road in Weston to overcome a 12-point deficit for a 53-50 overtime win against West Platte.

The wrestlers of Park Hill South celebrated a senior night to remember on Jan. 7 on their home mat, with the girls and boys wrestling teams securing a conference dual win against Oak Park.