State Preview Interview: Jaron Cook, Sr.
Platte County senior Jaron Cook recorded the clinching victory in the Pirates’ 5-1 win over Grain Valley on Wednesday’s Class 2 District 8 championship dual at Platte County High School.
State preview interview: Gavin Nichols, Jr.
Platte County junior No. 1 Gavin Nichols won the Class 2 District 8 singles title last Saturday then led the Pirates to the team title with a 5-1 win over Grain Valley on Wednesday at Platte County High School.
Platte County avoids dramatics in claiming program’s 1st team district title
Zach Keith never fails to reflect on the past, even as the present continues to produce more and more historic success. Platte County’s players have fully bought into embracing an established and nurtured culture — a credit to the only coach the program has ever known who helped quite literally build a program from scratch. […]
Amos ties for 11th at Class 4 District 4, earns 2nd straight state berth
Parker Amos spent the past three seasons trying to make the most of unfortunately limited time. After COVID-19 canceled the spring 2020 athletic season, Platte County’s senior star entered the lineup at No. 1 with high expectations for a sophomore. He has done nothing but continuously lead the way from the belated start. On Monday, […]
Platte County unable to spring upset that would have earned share of conference title
With roster uncertainty compounding all season long, Platte County went into the final game of the regular season with a chance. Grain Valley left Pirate Stadium on Tuesday night after enduring multiple lightning delays to earn a 4-1 victory and locking up an outright Suburban Conference White Division. The Pirates (10-11) needed a win to […]
Platte County’s 2nd conference championship in 3 years continues unique lineage
In what ultimately evolved into a predictable two-team race, Platte County continued a run of recent success and added a little nuance to a unique history of conference titles. The Pirates ended up with 139 1/2 points Wednesday in the Suburban Conference White Division Championships to top runnerup Grain Valley by 17. This marks the […]
Wolfe fueling rapid rebuild, wins conference title in discus, 4×100 for 2nd-place Platte County
Cameron Wolfe adapts, adjusts and perseveres, a leader by example during a difficult transition upward. In Wednesday’s Suburban Conference White Division Championships, Platte County’s senior leader continued his varied and diverse event list and nearly propelled the Pirates to a team championship. He placed first in the discus and also ran the third leg on […]
Photos: Class 2 District 8 Individual Tournament
Platte County junior Gavin Nichols won the singles championship while the Pirates’ doubles teams of seniors Jack Forrest and Nathan Vanek and senior Jaron Cook and sophomore Jack Bralley met in the doubles championship Saturday in the Class 2 District 8 individual tournament at Platte County High School.
Platte County claims 3 of 4 state berths in memorable Class 2 District 8 tournament
The individual stories combined to create the most accomplished day in program history, setting the tone for what should be a memorable postseason run. Platte County dominated the Class 2 District 8 individual tournament on Saturday at Platte County High School, locking up three of the four berths to the Class 2 Missouri State Tennis […]
Platte County tries to take positives from 3-2 loss to Class 6 No. 1 Blue Springs South
Don’t mistake acknowledgement with acceptance. After a 3-2 loss to Blue Springs South in the regular season home finale, Platte County coach John Sipes decided to focus on the positives. The Pirates but an early two-run lead on another big hit for freshman shortstop and received encouraging pitching performances from junior Brayden Carter (one innings, […]