Platte County’s season ends in district opener with loss to Van Horn
Kiersten Robbins popped open at the top of the key for another wide-open look at a 3-pointer. With a chance to complete a shorthanded comeback, Platte County’s senior forward watched the shot float offline as the buzzer sounded. Van Horn escaped Platte County High School with a 36-34 win Saturday after in a Class 5 […]
Photos: Van Horn 36, Platte County 34
Platte County’s season came to an end with a 36-34 loss to Van Horn in a Class 5 District 8 first round game Saturday at Platte County High School.
Platte County downs rival to earn conference title, hits 20 wins before districts
Brody Fulk turned upcourt and gave an emphatic celebratory swing of his fist, nearly but unintentionally clobbering one of the officials in his defensive retreat. Rarely overtly emotional, Platte County’s jack-of-all-trades senior forward dead-eyed a 3-pointer from the left wing and knew what the shot meant. So did most of those packed into Platte County […]
Photos: Platte County 79, Smithville 62
All five starters scored in double figures as Platte County defeated Smithville 79-62 on Tuesday night at Platte County High School to wrap up a share of a second straight Suburban Conference Blue Division title.
Platte County looking for fresh start as No. 4 seed in Class 5 District 8
The task won’t be easy, but Platte County enters the postseason aware of the path ahead. The Pirates won just one of their final five games of the regular season, closing with a 70-30 loss Wednesday night to Grandview at Platte County High School. Still, Platte County goes into the Class 5 District 8 tournament […]
Postgame Interview: Jace Trimble, Sr., G
Platte County senior Jace Trimble scored a team-high 21 points in a 79-62 win over Smithville on Tuesday at Platte County High School.
Munn goes out as 1st girls state champion in program history
COLUMBIA, Mo. — No record book existed when KayLyn Munn joined Platte County’s inaugural girls wrestling team. Four years later, the Pirates senior standout leaves having written and rewritten the contents multiple times. For now, she owns nearly every meaningful record and superlative for the program’s short history and leaving behind a legacy that can […]
Walls, Fernandez end Platte County’s 3-year state title drought in memorable weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. — For a program like the one built over the decades at Platte County, three years without a state champion seems like an eternity. In fact, the Pirates entered this year’s Class 3 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships without a state finalist since 2018. Platte County entered Mizzou Arena on Thursday evening with big team […]
Photos: Smithville 45, Platte County 34
Platte County dropped a road Suburban Conference Blue Division game to Smithville 45-34 on Monday at Smithville High School.
Ballou leads the way for Platte County in solid state showing
Meredith Ballou spent the last two days of her Platte County career keeping up tradition built over the previous four years. The Pirates senior leader made the championship final in one individual event during the Class 1 Missouri State Swimming and Diving Championships this past weekend at RecPlex in St. Peters and made the consolation […]