Platte County’s youthful scoring runners lead 8th-place team finish in Gans Creek Classic
Four of Platte County’s five scoring runners set a season-best or career-best in Saturday’s Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. The group ended up being all freshmen and sophomores and only included two of five returning state qualifiers, but the Pirates still placed eighth out of 21 teams with a score of 227 on the Gans […]
Herron posts PR, finishes 2nd in regular season race hosted at state course
Blake Herron received the early look at the state course and hopefully showed a hint of the possibilities for this postseason. Despite unseasonably warm conditions, Platte County’s star senior turned in a career-best time of 15 minutes, 36.20 seconds in Saturday’s Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri. He finished second in an impressive field of […]
Platte County blanks Kearney to run win streak to 5 straight
This season’s matchup with Kearney didn’t carry the usual weight of circumstance and consequence. Yet, Platte County seemingly didn’t struggle to find motivation and provided a dominant performance start to finish in a 4-0 shutout of a chief rival Monday night at Pirate Stadium. The Pirates scored twice on either side of halftime to earn […]
Postgame Interview: Wally Baldwin, Sr., CB
Platte County senior center back Wally Baldwin scored the final goal and helped secure a cleansheet in a 4-0 win over Kearney on Monday night at Pirate Stadium.
Post Dual Interview: Ellie Kaser, Jr.
Platte County junior No. 1 Ellie Kaser won her singles match and contributed to a win at No. 1 doubles in a dual victory over Park Hill South on Tuesday at Platte County High School.
Postgame Interview: Brody Hawk, Jr., DE
Platte County junior defensive end Brody Hawk recorded one of two sacks for the Pirates in a 69-14 win over Belton on Friday night at Pirate Stadium.
Postgame Interview: Braiden Stevens, Sr., WR
Platte County senior wide receiver Braiden Stevens caught three passes for 92 yards and touchdown while rushing for 85 yards and another score in a 69-14 win over Belton on Friday at Pirate Stadium.
Keeping up expectations: Platte County dominant again to run win streak to 19 straight
With a seemingly unspoken determination, Platte County continually kept the football off the turf Friday night at Pirate Stadium. Platte County senior quarterback Rocco Marriott turned in another near-perfect passing performance, and senior defensive tackle Cole Johnson came up with a toe-tapping interception along the sideline — yes, you read that right — in a […]
Photos: Platte County 5, Grain Valley 4
Platte County came back late for a 5-4 win over Grain Valley in a Suburban Conference White Division dual Thursday at Platte County High School.
Ta-da: Muir quietly delivers decisive victory in Platte County’s comeback against Grain Valley
A tiebreaker win at No. 2 doubles from juniors Macy Doll and Lillian Goodale gave Platte County a chance, but a memorable rally in singles delivered the slim 5-4 victory — and possibly the Suburban Conference White Division title — in Thursday’s dual with Grain Valley at Platte County High School. The Pirates took the […]