Photos: Class 4 District 4
Platte County finished 12th in the final team standings of the Class 4 District 4 tournament Monday on The Posse Course at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville.
Postgame Interview: Ian Mathews, Sr., MF
Platte County senior midfielder Ian Mathews scored the game-winning goal during the second half of sudden-death overtime Wednesday at Pirate Stadium.
Postgame Interview: Malin Cole, Sr., OH
Platte County senior Malin Cole finished with a team-high 14 kills, 11 digs and three service aces in a Suburban Conference White Division sweep of Fort Osage on Tuesday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Handke’s standout career at Platte County comes to end after disappointing district round
Grace Handke won’t have the opportunity to finish her career at state, but Platte County veteran coach Trevor Short couldn’t have asked for more from his lone senior on a six-player roster this season. In what ended up the final 18 holes her career, Handke shot 34-over (106) and finished in a tie for 38th […]
Postgame Interview: Mudiaga Egbedeju, Sr., CB
Platte County senior Mudiaga Egbedeju returned a fumble for his first career touchdown and added two tackles in his second career start Friday night in a 63-0 win over Truman in Independence.
Postgame Interview: Lucas Dillingham, Sr., C
Platte County senior center Lucas Dillingham made his seventh straight start and helped the Pirates gain over 400 yards in a 63-0 win over Truman on Friday night in Independence.
Platte County forces 2 turnovers, finally records elusive shutout in romp over Truman
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Platte County’s defense finally produced an elusive shutout in utterly dominant fashion during Friday night’s 63-0 road victory in Independence. Truman produced just 29 yards of offense and four first downs, while committing back-to-back turnovers directly resulting in two quick touchdowns that utterly derailed the Patriots’ first half. Pirates senior cornerback Mudiaga […]
Platte County hopes to take positives from difficult week into playoff push
Platte County understood the potential for a difficult final full week of the regular season, thanks to a scheduling quirk that created a gauntlet of four games on consecutive days. The Pirates must now try to find the positives after losing three, only salvaging Tuesday’s senior night against overmatched William Chrisman. Kearney overcame a very […]
Kaser, Keith earn district doubles title to become Platte County’s latest state qualifiers
With St. Pius X loading up the singles bracket, Platte County’s decision to pair junior Ellie Kaser and sophomore Macie Keith made all the more sense. The Pirates’ top two players earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 2 District 8 bracket and recorded three straight set victories in a row to claim the […]
Photos: Kearney 6, Platte County 1
Kearney came back for a 6-1 victory over Platte County on Thursday at Platte County High School.