Author: Ross Martin

Platte County embraces chance to make another state run — regardless of classification

The biggest question likely ends up being: Class 4 frontrunner or Class 5 competitor. Continuing a recent run of superlative seasons, Platte County returns a pair of Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association all-state selections and a lineup full of experienced standouts. The Pirates reached the Class 4 state semifinals for the second time in […]

Pickett misses out on state medals through tiebreaker scenarios in high jump, long jump

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Reese Pickett came agonizingly close to a memorable and precedent-setting weekend in the Class 5 Missouri State Track and Field Championships. Instead, Platte County’s senior star came out on the wrong side of two different tiebreakers in individual events Saturday at Jefferson City High School’s Licklider Stadium. She entered the two-day […]

Johnson becomes Platte County’s 2nd Class 5 all-state performer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Given the determination and competitiveness indicative of a steady rise, Andrew Johnson might very well find himself higher on the podium next year. Platte County’s continually developing junior long-distance specialist checked off another box with a sixth-place finish in the 3,200 meters on Saturday to close out the Pirates’ two-day trip […]

Pickett’s jump trifecta leads Platte County’s strong field contingent to state

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reese Pickett didn’t necessarily put pressure on herself across all three events. Yet, Platte County’s senior star provided a sense of symmetry with a pair of third-place finishes and a fourth Saturday in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet at North Kansas City District Activities Complex. Pickett earned qualification to the […]

Johnson, 4×400 relay cap sectional meet with back-to-back school records

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Platte County waited all day, and still with no guarantees, the Pirates made the most of two final opportunities and avoided a shutout. For most of Saturday, Platte County did not have a top-four finish in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet at North Kansas City District Activities Complex. Eventually, the […]

Platte County’s defense of state title ends on dramatic play in district semifinal

PARKVILLE, Mo. — Willing to push for a tying run under the circumstance, Rocco Marriott broke from third base as a fastball skipped to the backstop. Platte County’s freshman pinch-runner made the only viable decision when the ball caromed off the backstop and straight back toward Smithville sophomore catcher Wryker House. Marriott continued the dash […]