Photos: Platte County 42, Park Hill South 33
Platte County held on for a 42-33 nonconference victory over Park Hill South on senior night, held Wednesday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Photos: Platte County 58, Park Hill South 15
Platte County dominated a nonconference dual with Park Hill South on Wednesday at Pirate Fieldhouse, coming away with a 58-15 victory.
Photos: Platte County 33, Fort Osage 31
Platte County overcame a double-digit deficit to earn a 33-31 victory against Fort Osage in nonconference action Monday at Pirate Fieldhouse.
Platte County closes in on conference crown, wins BSS invitational in productive week
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — Knowing the advantage to start, Platte County simply needed to weather the early results of last Wednesday’s Suburban Conference White Division dual. Grain Valley’s strength in the lower weights showed, but a few key results prevented any realistic hopes for an upset bid. Platte County benefitted from five forfeits and pulled […]
Hays reaches 2 consolation finals at COMO Invite, while Cruce, Johnson set season-best state marks
Competing in perhaps the deepest field of in-state competition available, Platte County senior Brooklynn Hays reached the consolation finals in two events Saturday, January 20 in the COMO Invitational at Mizzou Aquatic Center. Her placements took a step back from her Friday preliminaries showings but still highlighted the Pirates’ final — and extremely difficult — […]
Platte County rallies late in rare road test to upend rival Kearney
KEARNEY, Mo. — For much of Thursday’s nonconference rivalry game, Platte County struggled to solve a persistent zone defense. Kearney used a combination of forced turnovers and timely outside shooting to lead the majority of the first three quarters, but for one stretch, the Bulldogs yielded a little too much. The Pirates used a quick […]
Platte County salvages final game of Grain Valley Invitational to stay above .500
For the second time this month, Platte County went 1-2 in a round-robin tournament with a place match. The Pirates salvaged the final game of the Grain Valley Invitational with a 70-59 victory over Kansas City East Christian on Friday afternoon at Grain Valley High School. Platte County managed to avoid falling back to .500 […]
Photos: Platte County 38, Kearney 34
Platte County came back late to earn a 38-34 nonconference victory over Kearney on Thursday night at Kearney High School.
Photos: Platte County 51, Grain Valley 23
Platte County pulled away for a 51-23 win over Grain Valley in a Suburban Conference White Division dual Wednesday night at Grain Valley North Middle School in Grain Valley.
‘Once a Pirate, always a Pirate’ prevailing theme in this year’s Hall of Fame class
The often-invoked phrase, “Once a Pirate, always a Pirate” took center stage during Tuesday’s Pirate Hall of Fame ceremony — regardless of attendance. Both of the inductees on hand to accept the answer plus prepared remarks from the other made sure to include those six simple words. The latest class included volleyball standout Molley (Scanlon) […]