Author: Ross Martin

Platte County’s first signing ceremony of 2022-23 honors 16 seniors

Platte County’s first signing ceremony for 2022-2023 held off until everyone could fill the floor of the recently opened Pirate Fieldhouse. On Tuesday night, 16 seniors celebrated their decision to continue their athletic or activity careers at the next level. The accomplished group included seven members of Platte County’s 2022 Class 4 state championship baseball […]

Platte County celebrates 8 seniors, shifts attention to conference, state

During a short break from a rigorous end of season run, Platte County took time to honor eight seniors integral to a consistently successful program before a dual with Smithville last Tuesday at Platte County Community Center North. Now, Lauren Beatty, Blair Bolling, Ella Chiddix, Drew DeLay, Charlotte Hammond, Madeline Judy, Ariana McDowell and Sam […]

Peterson caps career day, comeback against Fort Osage with game-winning 3

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — By the time the decisive minutes arrived, there were no thoughts of a frustrating offensive drought from early in the first half. Instead, Platte County sophomore Jaden Peterson caught the ball in rhythm and hoisted up a high-arcing 3-pointer from just right of the top of the key. The left-handed reserve […]

Platte County settles for split of 2 senior night duals

Platte County knew the challenge and the potential reward. The Pirates entered as underdogs and needed a victory in Wednesday’s opening dual against Grain Valley to forge a three-way tie for the Suburban Conference White Division championship. Opening at 157 pounds, Platte County missed a chance at early momentum but ultimately built up an 11-point […]

Platte County’s comeback efforts come up just short in loss to Kearney

Eric Mitchell saw exactly the type of resilience he wants from his players. Unfortunately, Platte County’s first-year coach also witnessed a crippling first half stretch that ultimately proved too much to overcome in Thursday’s non conference matchup at Pirate Fieldhouse. Kearney rolled into halftime with a double-digit lead then fended off a pair of pair […]

Postgame Interview: Jaden Peterson, So., F

Platte County sophomore forward Jaden Peterson scored 13 points off the bench in a 53-49 win over Fort Osage in the third-place game of the Grain Valley Invitational on Saturday at Grain Valley High School.