Platte County rides season-best win streak into district tournament
Platte County honored three seniors pregame, avenged a previous loss and set up Eric Mitchell for another superlative in what will be his fourth and final season as head coach. The Pirates were stronger on defense in a 46-36 victory over Fort Osage on Thursday night to help extend a season-long win streak to five. […]
Photos: Class 4 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships
Platte County competed in the Class 4 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships for the first time in program history this past Friday and Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Post Tournament Interview: Chase Hulett, Jr.
Platte County junior Chase Hulett finished third at 144 pounds in the Class 4 District 4 tournament this past weekend at Park Hill High School in Kansas City to earn his first career state berth.
Down but never out, Platte County pieces together 4th-place finish in Class 4 District 4 debut
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite all of the unknowns, Platte County turned in an impressive debut in an ultra-competitive Class 4 District 4 tournament over the weekend at Park Hill High School. The Pirates entered with all eight returning state qualifiers in the lineup for the first and only time this season and finished fourth […]
Cruce adds another honorable mention all-state finish in 100 butterfly
Platte County senior Ashleigh Cruce capped an accomplished career with a second straight honorable mention all-state performance but by the slimmest of margins. In Friday’s preliminaries for the Class 1 MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Cruce finished 16th in the 100-meter butterfly and claimed the final spot in the consolation final. She held that placement […]
Photos: Class 4 District 4
Platte County finished fourth out of 16 teams in the Class 4 District 4 tournament this past weekend at Park Hill High School in Kansas City.
Post Tournament Interview: Cole Johnson, Sr.
Platte County senior Cole Johnson finished second at 215 pounds in the Class 4 District 4 tournament Saturday at Park Hill High School in Kansas City to earn a fourth state berth.
Platte County notches much-needed win despite more forced changes to rotation
Platte County welcomed back a key scorer but likely lost a recently installed starter for the rest of the season in another turbulent week that included a much-needed win of the season outside of tournament play sandwiched between a pair of Suburban Conference White Division losses that looked drastically different. The Pirates still haven’t played […]
Photos: Platte County 50, Belton 36
Platte County won another Suburban Conference White Division game, beating Belton 50-36 on Tuesday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Carr stays on heater, leads Platte County to 2 more conference wins
nstincts might say find Rylee Carr, pass her the ball and simply move out of the way. Platte County’s star senior guard continues to shine and turned in another season-high performance for scoring in Tuesday’s 50-36 win over Belton at Pirate Fieldhouse. She put up 26 points — one better than she produced five days […]