Post Meet Interview: Tanner Jenks, Sr.
Platte County senior Tanner Jenks finished third in the Class 4 District 4 race Saturday at Jesse James Park, leading the Pirates to a second-place team finish.
Photos: Platte County 1, Smithville 1 (7-6 PKs)
Platte County advanced in the Class 3 District 8 tournament with a penalty kick shootout victory over Smithville on Saturday in Smithville.
Platte County recovers in time to capture 4th district title in past 5 years
KEARNEY, Mo. — Platte County might have endured the most turbulent, uncomfortable method of achieving the mission on the back of this year’s team shirts. Top-seeded Kearney created serious doubt after an overwhelmingly dominant performance in the fourth set of Monday’s Class 4 District 8 championship match, but Platte County regrouped and survived. The Pirates […]
Post Match Interview: Ava Moffitt, Sr., OH
Platte County senior Ava Moffitt set a career-high and led the Pirates with her 14 kills in a 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 9-25, 15-11 victory over Kearney in the Class 4 District 8 championship match Monday in Kearney.
Platte County goes into bye week with unbeaten record, much more on to-do list
Platte County conducted the traditional senior night festivities pregame and then celebrated a noteworthy first for the 22 members of this year’s class after expectedly maintaining an unbeaten start to the season. With no pomp nor circumstance, the Pirates’ 55-13 blowout win over Raytown on Friday night at Pirate Stadium officially earned the program’s first […]
Gutshall, Keith find enjoyment in rare opportunities afforded on senior night
Deacon Gutshall and Palmer Keith chose to compete on senior night in a manner fitting their personalities. In the innocuous setting of a dual with Savannah on Monday afternoon, Gutshall stayed stoic and rolled to victories in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, while Palmer shrewdly and intentionally took advantage of a somewhat-obscure allowance in […]
Photos: Class 3 MSHSAA Golf Championships
Platte County senior Ella Green and junior Grace Handke competed in the Class 3 MSHSAA Golf Championships on Monday and Tuesday at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.
McBratney places 8th in Class 2 to become Platte County’s 1st all-state individual
Maggie McBratney wanted to finish her career playing singles, no matter the outcome. With the challenge accepted, Platte County’s senior No. 1 not only qualified for the Class 2 MSHSAA Tennis Championships for the first time and made program history this week at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. She won two of her first three […]
Platte County back on upswing, enters final week of regular season on 3-game win streak
Platte County regained the desired momentum and now hopes maintain the surge through the final week of the regular season. On Wednesday, Platte County senior midfielder helped avoid a penalty kick shootout with the lone goal of a 1-0 victory over Belton in the first of potentially two 10-minute overtime periods. The sudden-death game winner […]
Green becomes 1st in program history to earn all-state honors twice
By almost any available measure, Ella Green already held a solid claim to best player in program history. This year’s all-state finish for Platte County’s star senior only provided further validation, even if the results over the two-day Class 3 MSHSAA Golf Championships tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield didn’t meet the lofty expectations. […]