Author: Ross Martin

Herron, Jenks medal in return to state course at Gans Creek Classic

Platte County finished a solid ninth in the Gold Division of the Gans Creek Classic on Saturday in Columbia. Top-10 finishes were good enough to earn medals for junior Blake Herron and Tanner Jenks — two of the four runners for the Pirates to make their first return to the state course since last year’s […]

Gutshall sets pair of school records at 50-team COMO Invitational

Deacon Gutshall continued the steady improvement of his own school record and then added an all new program-best time to his growing resume as one of the best swimmers ever at Platte County. Over the weekend, Gutshall finished an impressive third in the 500-yard freestyle and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle, making the A Final […]

Platte County strikes quick early in both halves to win battle of Pirates

BELTON, Mo. — The offensive production ended up extremely limited, but the margin of victory convincingly lopsided. Considering the key injuries in the running back corps, Platte County didn’t care much for the optics in Friday night’s 42-7 victory at Belton High School. The visiting Pirates turned a trio of fumble recoveries into scores and […]

Green runs stretch of tournament wins to 3, overall competitions to 4

Ella Green might be in the midst of the best stretch of individual play in program history with no signs of slowing down. This past week, Platte County’s star senior No. 1 topped the fields in the Pirate Invitational on Monday and the Smithville District Tuneup Tournament on Wednesday. She has now been the individual […]

McBratney, doubles team of Fish/Kaser record top-4 finishes at Suburban North Tournament

Platte County continued to build toward the postseason with three postseason, closing out Suburban Conference White Division play with a second-place finish and then taking a look at potential two-doubles-teams, two-singles-players setups in the Suburban North Tournament over the weekend. The Pirates have less than two weeks until the Class 2 District 8 individual tournament […]

Platte County jumps back into conference title picture with 2 more White Division wins

Platte County closed the week in expectedly dominant fashion with a 25-7, 25-10, 25-8 sweep of Ruskin on Thursday at Pirate Fieldhouse. The Pirates have now won five straight in Suburban Conference White Division play and improved to 6-2 overall and now trails only Belton, which currently owns a 20-1-1 record, in the league standings. […]

Photos: Gans Creek Classic

Platte County competed in the Gans Creek Classic on Saturday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia.

Habel’s awkward goal lifts Platte County to tight win in home opener

Cameron Habel went into the air just hoping to make contact — any contact. In the end, Platte County’s junior midfielder used part of his right leg — maybe the shin — to awkwardly send the ball toward the net. He eventually celebrated his first goal of the season, just as much entertained as surprised […]