Author: Ross Martin

Platte County comes up just short of White Division title, finishes 2nd to Grain Valley

Platte County’s depth couldn’t quite overcome impressive top-end talent this time around. The Pirates finished second in this past weekend’s Suburban Conference White Division Championships at Belton High School, ending a streak of dominance that lasted nearly a decade. Grain Valley came away with the team title with 555 points in what became a predictable […]

Photos: Platte County 62, Ruskin 12

Platte County built a big lead early on the way to a 62-12 victory over Ruskin in Suburban Conference White Division play Thursday at Pirate Fieldhouse.

Platte County takes another blow, loses Moore to injury in loss to Ruskin

Platte County continues to search for the first Suburban Conference White Division victory, and the task likely became more difficult in the initial portion of the regular season’s closing stretch. Ruskin pulled away before settling for a comfortable 55-46 win over Platte County on Thursday night at Pirate Fieldhouse. The Pirates started fast and looked […]

Platte County flips to postseason mindset after dual win over Truman

Platte County won three of the four contested matchups in Thursday’s 53-3 victory over Truman in Independence. The Pirates’ regular season finale went as expected with both teams open at four different regular classes. Truman gave up six forfeits and faced an insurmountable 30-point deficit before the dual started even with Platte County minus senior […]

Carr, Ayers put up 20 points apiece in dominant showing against overmatched Ruskin

Rylee Carr came out with likely unnecessary but brutally influential urgency. Coming off the bench due to a technical foul from the previous game, Platte County’s leading scorer dominated a prolonged stretch of what became a 62-12 blowout victory against Ruskin on Thursday night at Pirate Fieldhouse. She scored 18 points during the Pirates’ 31-0 […]

Platte County closes regular season, conference slate with dual victory over Truman

Platte County’s regular season ended with an expectedly strong 57-22 result in a Suburban Conference White Division dual with Truman on Thursday night in Independence. However, the Pirates were beneficiaries of two forfeits and again put multiple inexperienced wrestlers in the lineup with two weeks of practice left to prepare for Class 4 District 4 […]

Photos: Ruskin 55, Platte County 46

Ruskin led the entire second half of a 55-46 Suburban Conference White Division victory over Platte County on Thursday at Pirate Fieldhouse.

Photos: Platte County 59, Fort Osage 54

Platte County closed the Grain Valley Invitational with a 59-54 victory over Fort Osage in the fifth-place game Friday night at Grain Valley High School in Grain Valley.