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.