After a record-breaking fall season, Platte County senior shortstop Bryli Seifert earned Class 4 Player of the Year honors from the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association (MHSFCA).

The Class 5 District 8 football championship game is returning to Pirates Stadium for a third straight year after top-seeded Platte County handled its semifinal clash against Lincoln Prep with ease, winning 49-7.

High school softball players from West Platte and North Platte have earned selections to four postseason honors since the season’s conclusion. The KCI Conference honored four standout players, while 10 total earned postseason recognition. Both teams had five players each earn honors for their efforts throughout the season.

Colton Hardy saved his best high school cross country run for his last, setting a Park Hill program record while earning a medal at the 78th MSHAA Cross Country State Championships on Nov. 7 in Columbia.

Friday the 13th of November will have a whole new meaning for North Platte’s football team. North Platte hopes to strike one final moment of fear into its district, which seeded North Platte last after it finished the regular season 4-5, along with three of the four other teams.

Park Hill’s football team couldn’t capitalize on chances to get back into the game as their season ended on home turf in the Class 6 District 8 semifinals for a second straight season.

Aaron Ashby delivered a postseason performance for the history books, helping the Milwaukee Brewers capture the club’s first-ever World Series championship last week.

Park Hill South’s boys soccer team has made conference titles an annual tradition, and this year is no exception. The Panthers clinched the sole title in the Greater KC Suburban Red Division on Oct. 27, defeating Oak Park 2-0 to complete a six-match unbeaten run in conference play. They earned the title with five wins and a draw.

West Platte was outscored 21-7 in the final 24 minutes, 18 seconds of last Friday’s Class 2 District 8 quarterfinal. But the No. 3-seeded Blue Jays had already done plenty of damage earlier to run away with the 63-21 victory.

West Platte’s boys and girls cross country teams extended their seasons another week after an impressive showing at the Class 1 District 4 meet on Oct. 31 in Platte City.