Steinmeir’s upset victory highlights nearly perfect day for Platte County
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Not one for overt displays of emotion, Chandler Steinmeir eventually heeded the appeals from his exuberant teammates. Platte County’s senior hurdler first flashed a victorious smile then steadily nodded his head before giving a conspicuous stroke of his well-cultivated and distinctive mini-horseshoe mustache following an altogether unexpected victory in the 300-meter […]
Photos: Class 5 Sectional 4 (girls)
Platte County competed the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Lee’s Summit North High School in Lee’s Summit.
Platte County’s season ends with familiar scoreline in loss to Smithville
The late flurry produced the type of chances needed but the finish required. A first half miscue produce an own goal that ended up the only scoring in Smithville’s 1-0 victory over Platte County in the Class 3 District 8 title game Thursday at Van Horn High School int Independence. The Warriors took the playoff […]
Platte County’s biggest state contingent ever unable to come back with hardware
The brackets did no favors, and the most accomplished season in program didn’t receive the fitting conclusion. Platte County sophomore Gavin Nichols went 1-2 in his second trip to the Class 2 Missouri State Tennis Championships in singles Thursday and Friday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, while the brother tandem of senior Austin Vanek […]
Erickson saves the day, sends Platte County to playoffs for 1st time since 2017
Tyler Erickson inherited a bit of a mess in an conventional scenario. No matter for Platte County’s junior right-hander, who has become the rare high-pressure closer at this level. He entered in the middle of an at-bat with a two-ball count and eventually issued a walk not charged to his pitching line. He then escaped […]
Amos experiences highs, lows over 2 round in state debut
The debut didn’t produce the desired results, but Parker Amos continued to gain valuable experience and set himself up to chase bigger goals. Platte County’s junior No. 1 shot an 83-86—169 Monday and Tuesday in the Class 4 Missouri State Golf Championships at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield. He ended up in […]
Photos: Class 5 District 8 (girls)
Platte County finished third in the Class 5 District 8 team standings with individual titles Saturday at Liberty High School.
Photos: Class 5 District 8 (boys)
Platte County finished sixth in the final Class 5 District 8 team standings Saturday at Liberty High School.
Pickett, Mitchell pull off district title doubles for 3rd-place Platte County
LIBERTY, Mo. — Reese Pickett opened her Saturday on the proverbial right foot in the triple jump and concluded literally jumping off an ailing left ankle in the high jump. In between, Platte County’s star junior endured a frequently delayed long jump competition where she came up injured on her next-to-last of six attempts. The […]
Platte County 4×100 goes low to set school record, qualify for Class 5 Sectional 4
LIBERTY, Mo. — The competition looked much different and half the faces changed, but the emotions should have felt familiar. In a completely new postseason scenario, Platte County’s 4×100-meter relay team of seniors Trevor Scott, Victor Sewankambo and Cole Rhoden and junior Nate Walls set a school-record, finishing third in Class 5 District 8 competition […]