Photos: Ron Ives Invitational (Girls)
Platte County’s boys tied for 10th in the Ron Ives Invitational on Friday night at Liberty High School in Liberty.
Platte County’s losing skid hits 5 straight after back-to-back frustrating losses
For the second time in three days, Platte County frustratingly left the bases loaded in a situation where extra innings seemed the worst case scenario and wins were definitively in play. The big hit didn’t materialize Friday night, and Kearney escaped with a 3-1 victory on its home field in an important early-season matchup between […]
Platte County’s new faces excel in challenging start to new season with limited returners
Platte County needed to plug in at least four first-year starters to open the season, and veteran coach Zach Keith actually ended up using five across two challenging duals and the team’s home invitational. The early returns were extremely encouraging with junior Hayden Cook (No. 3) and seniors Aaron Vaughan (No. 4), Daniel Bunge (No. […]
Photos: Platte County Invitational
Platte County finished third in the standings of the eight-team Platte County Invitational on Wednesday at Platte County High School.
Platte County receives 1st look at new-look lineup in challenging home tournament bracket
Hosting one of the metro’s top eight-team tournaments comes with pluses and minuses. Platte County again received three strong early tests but came away winless in matchups with St. Pius X, Raymore-Peculiar and Kearney this past week in the Platte County Invitational. With a bit of unexpected attrition in the projected returning lineup, the Pirates […]
Johnson, majority of 4×400 team back for Platte County after record-setting postseason
Platte County needed a pair of school records just to have qualifiers for last spring’s Class 5 MSHSAA Track and Field Championships. The majority of pieces from those efforts — senior long-distance phenom Andrew Johnson and juniors Brayden Eschliman and Josh Fraker plus sophomore Jackson Goodale from an ascendent 4×400-meter relay team — return this […]
Platte County brings back limited state experience while still searching for Class 5 medals
Platte County’s chase for the first state medal in Class 5 continues this season. For the third straight season, the Pirates have been put with the other largest schools in the state and have developed an understanding of what’s required just to reach the MSHSAA State Track and Field Championships at that level. Five athletes […]
Platte County sees full depth of pitching staff in KC Metro Leadoff Classic
PARKVILLE, Mo. — Platte County showed obvious potential, room for improvement and the full depth of the pitching staff in back-to-back doubleheaders Friday and Saturday. The KC Metro Leadoff Classic offered four matchups with strong teams that led to challenging scenarios. In the finale Saturday afternoon against Bentonville (Arkansas), Platte County juniors Chase Hanlin and […]
Photos: Bentonville (Arkansas) 8, Platte County 6
Bentonville held on for an 8-6 win over Platte County in the finale of the two-day KC Metro Leadoff Classic on Saturday at Creekside Baseball Park in Parkville.
Photos: St. Pius X 3, Platte County 1
St. Pius X scored twice in the second half to earn a 3-1 victory over Platte County in a first round Platte County Tournament matchup Saturday at Pirate Stadium.