Photos: Platte County 3, Grain Valley 2
Platte County led 1-0 but then needed to come back from a 2-1 deficit for a five-set victory in Suburban Conference White Division play Thursday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Photos: Platte County 1, Staley 0
Platte County held on for a 1-0 victory over Staley on a goal from senior midfielder AJ Schrick and shutout for the defense on Tuesday at Pirate Stadium.
Forced to shuffle lineup, Platte County finishes atop team standings in home tournament
At least partially in jest, Zach Keith said he didn’t build the Platte County Invitational for the Pirates to win. Yet, Platte County did just that last Friday in a competitive and varied eight-team field, even in wake of a devastating injury to a key member of the lineup. The Pirates were strong in the […]
Postgame Interview: AJ Schrick, Sr., MF
Platte County senior midfielder AJ Schrick scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Smithville on Tuesday at Pirate Stadium.
Platte County opens conference play with win days after losing Class 4 playoff rematch
Platte County opened Suburban Conference White Division play with a demolition of Raytown on Tuesday night, taking out some frustration in a road matchup. Piling up 22 service aces, Platte County overwhelmed from the beginning on the way to a 25-4, 25-4, 25-9 sweep. The result came four days after the Pirates loss a Class […]
Platte County’s top 2 pace team to 8th in Gold Division of season-opening Tim Nixon Invitational
Platte County slowly built the past two years to put the pieces in place for one big push. Sisely Mitchell, who turned full focus to distance running as a sophomore, emerged as the clear leader but only elevated the performances of those around her. The Pirates’ senior No. 1 led the way in the season-opening […]
Green betters own previous mark for low round in program history, medals 4th at home tournament
Ella Green spent two full seasons as a clearly talented top contributor, preparing to take the reins atop the lineup. Just two weeks into her junior season, Platte County’s No. 1 again rewrote the program’s record book, this time firing a 7-over 78 to place fourth in the Pirate Invitational on Wednesday at Shiloh Springs […]
Photos: Platte County 43, Smithville 36
Platte County came back to beat Smithville 43-36 in a back-and-forth nonconference matchup Friday at Pirate Stadium.
Johnson turns in fastest time in program history, wins season-opening Tim Nixon Invitational
Andrew Johnson’s collective experience created an instinct to leave no doubt. In the closing meters of Saturday’s season-opening race at Capitol Federal Park, Platte County’s senior star found himself in all-out sprint with an invisible pack of competitors chasing him to the finish line. He expected a challenge from someone in the deep field. None […]
Platte County comes back time after time to outlast rival Smithville
After only two weeks, Platte County can claim to run Highway 92 for this season but not without theatrics and dramatics. Smithville held four different leads in Friday night’s rivalry matchup in Smithville, but Platte County drove for a game-winning score in a 43-36 victory with an epic finish at Pirate Stadium. Pirates sophomore quarterback […]