Author: Ross Martin

Platte County shows off offense to close regular season with back-to-back wins

After a lengthy win streak came to an end, Platte County powered through the disappointment. The Pirates used home runs from seniors Emma Reed and Avery Webster, sophomore Danica Salisbury and freshman Bryli Seifert to down Class 5 Liberty North 7-4 on Tuesday night in Liberty then piled up runs late in an 11-2 home […]

Postgame Interview: Ayden Watts, Sr., CB

Platte County senior cornerback Ayden Watts recorded two tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown in the Pirates’ 42-7 win over Belton on Friday at Southwick Stadium in Belton.

Winners of 6 straight, Platte County closing in on 5th straight conference title

Platte County continued a final push toward the postseason with a pair of Suburban Conference White Division sweeps, looking to regain full health and top form ahead of a chase for another Class 4 District 8 title. On Thursday, Platte County traveled to Belton and came away with a tidy 25-21, 25-16, 25-14 victory while […]

Gutshall again lowers school records in both 200, 500 freestyle at COMO Invitational

Deacon Gutshall continued a trend of producing his most elite performances on the biggest stages. Over the weekend, Platte County’s junior distance star continued to lower his school records in both the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle while earning a pair of medals in an elite field at the COMO Invitational at Mizzou Aquatic Center. Most […]

Platte County comes up just short of White Division crown despite strong showing

All good streaks eventually come to an end. Despite one of the best 18-hole team scores of the season, Platte County ended up second in Monday’s Suburban Conference White Division Championships at Hoot’s Hollow Golf Course in Pleasant Hill. The Pirates entered having won seven straight league titles — six in the Blue Division and […]

Johnson places in top 10, earns medal in elite field at Chile Pepper Festival

Even in one of the Midwest’s largest meets, Andrew Johnson stood out, but he also continued to see one of the top runners with a shot to keep him from the ultimate postseason goal. Platte County’s senior star placed eighth in an elite field of almost 900 runners in Saturday’s Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, […]

Platte County overcomes early struggles, pulls away for conference win over Raytown

RAYTOWN, Mo. — Raytown’s mistakes piled up and eventually provided too many openings. Not able to fully take advantage of four turnovers, Platte County still took enough advantage of consistently beneficial field position and pulled away for a 35-12 victory Friday night at Chittwood Stadium in a Suburban Conference White Division matchup that also carried […]