Park Hill High School athletics experienced a defining transformation in the late 1980s, when the school’s girls volleyball program emerged from relative obscurity and grew into the most dominant volleyball force the area has ever seen.

Park Hill South delivered a commanding performance last Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Gladstone Community Center, overwhelming a six-school field to claim the team title in a meet that showcased the depth and balance of the Panthers’ girls swimming and diving program.

Local high school wrestlers from Platte County, Park Hill and Park Hill South took to the mats Dec. 18-20 for the annual KC Stampede Wrestling Tournament, which was hosted at Hale Arena in the American Royal Center in Kansas City’s West Bottoms.

The Park Hill South boys basketball team earned a pair of important victories to pull itself back above .500 going into Christmas.

The Platte County boys basketball team fell to its third consecutive defeat on Dec. 19, losing 50-47 against William Chrisman at Pirate Fieldhouse.

It had been 661 days since Park Hill South’s girls basketball team lost a regular-season game, but an uncharacteristic performance against St. Teresa’s Academy brought the record-breaking streak to an end.

Platte County High School was much more vibrant than it had ever been on a surprisingly pleasant December morning last week. There was more than just students, teachers, staff and administrators on campus on Tuesday, Dec. 9. There were parents and families, joined by elite athletes of past and present, capped off by the appearance of Super Bowl IV winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bell.

The North Platte Panthers’ girls basketball team are KCI Tournament champions for a second consecutive season. Just like last season, the Panthers are off to a 6-0 start after sweeping all three opponents in the annual conference tournament.

The defending Class 2 champion Park Hill South Panthers opened the dual season in dominant fashion, sweeping its first matchup against district rival Park Hill on Dec. 16 at the Park Hill Aquatic Center.

The 2025 KCI Boys Basketball Tournament provided a preview of the upcoming winter schedule, with West Platte and North Platte earning top-three finishes in the eight-team field.