Platte County goes into postseason looking for answers to recent skid

Platte County goes into the postseason facing adversity not yet seen in a resurgently successful season. Raytown South came back for a 53-50 victory to spoil senior night at Pirate Fieldhouse on Tuesday, and the Pirates dropped their regular season finale on the road at Grandview three nights later. They go into Class 5 District […]

Platte County closes regular season with split against NKC, Oak Park

Platte County closed the regular season with a pair of promising showings, and now the true test begins. On Wednesday, Delaney Childers and Lydia Doole were honored on senior night ahead of a memorable 44-21 blowout win over North Kansas City at Pirate Fieldhouse, and two days later, the Pirates came back to force overtime […]

Photos: Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships

Platte County senior EmmaLyn Burnett (125 pounds) and junior Madeleine Stone (235 pounds) competed in the Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.

Post Tournament Interview: Caden Hulett, Sr.

Platte County senior Caden Hulett finished third at 120 pounds in the Class 3 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, to earn his first state medal.

State Wrestling Bracketology, 2024

I’ve always enjoyed a bit of “February Fanaticism” around the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships. Nothing quite like the adventures in Columbia, Missouri, where the expected often happens but the unpredictable truly makes the outcomes memorable. With that in mind, I like to take an annual look at the layout of brackets to take hypothetical looks at […]