Platte County rallies, back salvages important win over Smithville
When the lead disappeared, Platte County fought to stay tied under difficult circumstances and then came away with another dramatic win Monday at Platte County High School. Smithville overcame a two-run deficit but walked away with a 3-2 loss. The Warriors stranded the potential go-ahead run at third base in the top of the sixth, […]
Photos: Spring Signing Ceremony
Platte County honored 16 seniors committed to continue in athletics or activities in college during a signing ceremony Wednesday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Platte County maintains winning record, still looking for longer unbeaten run
Platte County’s week started with another first, winning a Suburban Conference White Division matchup over Fort Osage on Tuesday. The Pirates weren’t perfect across three matches but maintained a winning record. As part of a triangular, Platte County swept Fort Osage and lost to Grain Valley in Independence, and on Thursday, the Pirates took a […]
Postgame Interview: Kyla Donley, Sr., D
Platte County senior defender Kyla Donley scored one of the goals in an 8-0 mercy-rule victory over Raytown on Thursday at Pirate Stadium.
Hendee wins title, Platte County finishes 2nd in team standings at Oak Park Invitational
If any doubts remained, consider those squashed. Platte County heads toward the stretch run of a promising season with inarguably the deepest roster in program history. The Pirates put that on display again in Monday’s Oak Park Invitational, placing second overall in the final standings with a 318 on The Posse Course at Paradise Pointe […]
Platte County’s record-setting ’26 senior class honors 16 more signees
Sixteen more members of Platte County’s record-setting 2026 senior class were honored at Wednesday’s spring signing ceremony at Pirate Fieldhouse. This group included three Division I athletes, including a pair of runners headed to UMKC, two more contributors to back-to-back state championships in football, two scholarship players from the inaugural boys volleyball team and the […]
Kern sets PR, goes over 3 meters in pole vault for 1st time at Kearney Classic Invitational
After a recent injury scare, Adi Kern soared to new heights in her return to pole vault in Friday’s Kearney Classic Invitational. The standout Platte County junior cleared 3.05 meters to set a new PR and won the event at Kearney High School. She went over 3 meters for the first time in her career […]
Jackson continues to move up Platte County’s list of fastest 800-meter runners
With shuffling to the normal lineup of standout sprinters, Platte County’s Elijah Jackson delivered another promisingly strong result for the this season’s team prospects. The senior’s development as an elite 800-meter runner continued with a victory in the Kearney Classic Invitational on Friday in Kearney. He set another career-best at 1 minute, 58.18 seconds and […]
Platte County’s comeback comes up just short against Staley
The alignment seemed right to maintain momentum against a quality opponent at home. With a break in the schedule, Platte County set the pitching rotation to put senior ace Brennan McLaughlin on the mound Friday evening, but the envisioned scenario didn’t play out. Staley struck early and held on for a 4-2 victory at Platte […]
Platte County’s offense dominates early, late in only half played of mercy-rule victory
The best scenes coming off of a disappointing loss involve the ball hitting the back of the net. Platte County’s scored on the first two shot attempts Thursday evening and dominated the early and late portions of the only half played an 11-0 shutout of overmatched Ruskin at Pirate Stadium. The Pirates dominated possession and […]