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.