Platte County fighting to keep run of recent success going despite heavy losses
Platte County spent the past two seasons knocking on the door of program history behind a deep list of capable scorers, reliable defenders and determined leaders. Now the task of making the recent results more tradition than fleeting history falls to an almost entirely new cast following the graduation of five accomplished seniors. The Pirates […]
Postgame Interview: Joslyn Hupp, Sr., F
Platte County senior forward Joslyn Hupp scored four points in Platte County’s season-opening 36-13 win over Savannah on Tuesday at Platte County High School.
Platte County turns to Mitchell as head coach, looking to build new culture
Even as another difficult season wrapped up, a new era was already on the horizon. Rebecca Mills announced her pending resignation as head coach well before Platte County’s loss in the opening round of the Class 5 District 8 tournament. The Pirates finished a third straight season with a losing record, and the next leader […]
Top-8 showings from Keith, Gutshall lift Platte County to program’s best-ever state finish
In the final race, Platte County simultaneously put a cap on the careers of an accomplished senior class and displayed the undeniable talent of a super sophomore duo. The Pirates secured the final 14 of 63 team points in the Class 1 Missouri State Swimming and Diving Championships with a 10th-place finish in the 400-yard […]
Platte County goes into state 11 deep, looking for record showing
Platte County maintained hopes all seasons of a record finish in the Class 1 Missouri State Swimming and Diving Championships, and one of the largest qualifying contingents in program history now supports the possibility. The Pirates will take 11 — five in individual events — to this weekend’s two-day meet, which starts Friday afternoon at […]
Platte County’s season reaches conclusion in rain-soaked district semifinal loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The dreary backdrop served as an unfortunately fitting backdrop for what ended up a disappointing conclusion to an occasionally promising and consistently challenging season. Platte County senior quarterback Dylan Zimmerman threw touchdown passes to senior Chandavian Bradley and junior wide receiver Dawsen Mizell on back-to-back possessions early in the second half […]
Johnson ends all-state drought for Platte County, placing 8th in Class 4
The time might not have matched up with expectations, but the results certainly did. Platte County junior Andrew Johnson not only became the first top-25 finisher for the program in the Class 4 Missouri State Cross Country Championships since Nathan Straubel in 2014. Johnson finished eighth in Friday’s race at the Gans Creek Course in […]
Mitchell earns 2nd straight all-state finish for 14th-place Platte County
Sisely Mitchell already accomplished so much in an abbreviated and quickly ascendent career. Yet, Platte County’s junior No. 1 will undoubtedly chase more after placing 12th on Friday in the Class 4 Missouri State Cross Country Championships, securing a second straight all-state medal. She finished outside the top 10 of a race for the first […]
Platte County finds way to end 2nd state trip in 3 years with a win
Platte County went into the Class 4 Missouri State Volleyball Championships intent on playing into Saturday. The Pirates nearly did so but not in the desired routine path. Instead, a series of delays led to Platte County playing late into Thursday night before closing out an epic 25-23, 16-25, 22-25, 31-29, 15-11 comeback victory over […]
Penalty kick awarded in overtime dooms Platte County in difficult district semifinal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Platte County ended up on the wrong side of two difficult foul decisions in the latter part of Tuesday’s Class 3 District 8 semifinal. Add in an unfortunate injury to senior leading scorer Aaron Cordova in the first 15 minutes, and the Pirates simply didn’t have enough to fend off upset-minded […]