Photos: Platte County 3, Ruskin 0

Platte County dominated in a 25-0, 25-1, 25-5 sweep of Ruskin in a Suburban Conference White Division matchup Tuesday at Pirate Fieldhouse.

Herron posts PR in Tim Nixon Invitational, continues to move up program’s charts

Blake Herron continues to traverse the path of progression and development commonplace in recent years for Platte County’s top runners. On Saturday, the Pirates star returning senior negotiated the course at Liberty’s Capitol Federal Park in a personal-best of 15 minutes, 47.70 seconds — now the ninth-fastest time in program history — to finish fourth […]

Strong showings from freshmen, sophomores lead Platte County at season-opening meet

Platte County didn’t have the desired overall team placement in Saturday’s Tim Nixon Invitational at Capitol Federal Park in Liberty but received some encouraging performances from younger runners to give a hint of the potential for an experienced yet somewhat unproven roster. The Pirates were ninth out of 10 full teams in the final standings […]

Platte County places 3rd at season-opening tournament in Nebraksa

Platte County again went out of state to start the season but this time knowing a big change awaits down the road. The Pirates won a three-team pool and went on to finish third in the Lincoln Northeast Blastoff Classic this past Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska. Coming off a stretch of three trips to the […]

Platte County takes 5th in Silver Bracket of season-opening Greater KC Tournament

Platte County finished strong and hopefully built some early-season momentum, winning the final two games of the weekend to place fifth in the Silver Bracket of the Greater KC Tournament held in Independence. The 24-team tournament featured eight three-team round robin pools played out on Friday before shifting to the placement portion on Saturday. After […]