Photos: Suburban Conference White Division Championships
Platte County’s boys won the team title and the girls finished second in the Suburban Conference White Division Championships on Saturday at Grain Valley North Middle School in Grain Valley.
Photos: Kearney 14, Platte County 5
Platte County’s season ended with a 14-5 loss to Kearney in the Class 4 District 8 championship game Saturday at Excelsior Springs High School in Excelsior Springs.
Platte County’s run of postseason magic ends in Class 4 District 8 title game
There were hugs and tears and a second-place Class 4 District 8 plaque no one wanted to acknowledge. Platte County’s players gathered together on the field at Excelsior Springs High School still processing the the agonizing unraveling of another promising postseason run. The Pirates’ magic ran out in the cruelest of circumstances, allowing 11 runs […]
Post Meet Interview: Collin Burton, Sr.
Platte County senior Collin Burton swam in his final home meet Tuesday at Platte County Community Center North.
Post Race Interview: Kade Meinke, Jr.
Platte County junior Kade Meinke earned all-conference honors in the Suburban Conference White Division Championships on Saturday at Grain Valley North Middle School in Grain Valley.
Park Hill South takes advantage of turnovers to topple Platte County
KANSAS CITY — The lead lasted only a matter of seconds, and less than three minutes later, the entire complexion of the challenge looked different. Platte County showed fight early but eventually succumbed to a combination of costly turnovers and quick strikes from a speedy offense. Park Hill South made the most of five turnovers, […]
Platte County wraps up White Division title, sees conference win streak end in same week
Platte County locked up the Suburban Conference White Division championship outright with a win Tuesday at William Chrisman but saw an unbeaten streak in league play come to an end in a five-set loss to Grain Valley at home on Thursday. The Pirates’ victory two days earlier made it 46 straight wins dating back to […]
Platte County starts building case for postseason seeding
Platte County continues to build a case for Class 3 District 8 seeding in what should be a tight top five — the latest result a clutch 3-2 victory over Pembroke Hill on Thursday night in Kansas City. The Pirates have lost to Kearney (8-8) and have a critical matchup Tuesday at Smithville (9-5-2) with […]
Platte County’s doubles tandems end successful season going 0-2 at state
For all of the continual success for Platte County, two inevitable program-first continue to remain elusive. The Pirates made more history this season, advancing two doubles tandems to the Class 2 Missouri State Tennis Championships — doubling their previous total of individual qualifiers prior to this season. However, both senior Cosette Stephenson/junior Addy Mayne and […]
Postgame Interview: Aaron Cordova, Sr., F
Platte County senior forward Aaron Cordova scored four goals and added an assist in 7-0 win over St. Joseph Central on Wednesday at Pirate Stadium.