Photos: Class 4 Sectional 4 Track and Field (Girls)
The Platte County girls placed third at the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa High School.
Photos: Class 4 Sectional 4 Track and Field (Boys)
Platte County competed in the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet on Saturday at Odessa High School.
Nichols caps phenomenal freshman season with program’s 1st state medal
The list of firsts continued to pile up for Platte County freshman Gavin Nichols late the season. By the end of the Class 2 Missouri State Tennis Championships, he had rewritten essentially the entire program record book. Nichols went 3-2 in the singles bracket, closing the two-day tournament with a dramatic victory to earn a […]
Photos: Platte County 2, Kearney 1 (OT)
Platte County advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2016 with a 2-1 win in overtime against Kearney in the Class 3 District 16 championship game Wednesday at Kearney High School.
Platte County unable to overcome early 8-0 deficit despite comeback effort
Platte County showed the fight consistent with the entire successful season but simply couldn’t overcome a disastrous start in the Class 5 District 8 semifinals. Kearney put up eight runs in the first inning against two pitchers but ended up holding on late for a 10-7 victory Friday afternoon in a rain-postponed matchup at the […]
Postgame Interview: Riley Smith, Jr., MF
Platte County junior midfielder Riley Smith scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime win over Kearney on Wednesday in the Class 3 District 16 championship game at Kearney High School.
Smith’s golden goal sends Platte County to playoffs for 1st time since 2016
KEARNEY, Mo. — Riley Smith took off on a sprint, determined to reach the ball before Kearney senior goalkeeper Lily Ellis. Platte County’s junior scoring dynamo won the impromptu race, nudging the ball with her right foot into an empty net. The dramatic golden goal off of a scramble for a loose ball came in […]
Handke finishes career with tough trip to Class 4 state
Platte County senior Evan Handke ended up the last player standing for the Pirates in a unique rebuilding season. Handke finished his career — and only full-time varsity season — for the Pirates with a two-day performance of 88-98—186 in the Class 4 Missouri State Golf Championships earlier this week at Twin Hills Golf Course […]
Platte County girls claim 1st district title in program history
KANSAS CITY — Platte County coaches and teammates milled about the start-finish line just ahead of the final race Saturday. Haley Luna, perhaps the brightest star senior in an increasingly historic class, gave indications she might be unable to run the anchor leg of the 4×400-meter relay to conclude the Class 4 District 8 meet. […]
Photos: Class 4 District 8 Track and Field (Boys)
Platte County finished second in the Class 4 District 8 meet Saturday at North Kansas City District Activities Complex in Kansas City.