Pirates overcome Blue Jays
Anthony Biondo, Sports Editor
December 21, 2011
The Boys Basketball team played at home against Raytown High School on December 20th. The Pirates over came the Raytown Blue Jays 57-46 . The Pirates played very well all game, grabbing a big lead within the first few minutes of the game, gaining more momentum as the game went. The Pirates were executing... Read more »
Boy’s basketball shows improvement
Anthony Biondo, Sports Editor
December 13, 2011
Boy’s basketball started their season off with a successful win over Oak Park High School 57-46. The team played very well and their performance showed how much potential they have this season. The Pirate’s defense seemed to be improved, nearly shutting down Oak Park’s star post player, one of... Read more »
Belton boy’s basketball preview
Anthony Biondo, Sports Editor
December 7, 2011
The Pirates boys basketball team had their first practice of the 2011-2012 season last week. The boys have worked hard this off-season so they could improve their losing regular season record of 2-16 from last season. Their two wins came over Fort Osage and Excelsior Springs, 54-46 and 62-43. Even with... Read more »
Refs hand Bears the game
Caitlyn Nickerson, Reporter
February 12, 2011
The Belton High School boys basketball team traveled to William Chrisman to play against the Bears. This game was the court warming game for William Chrisman. The game began with the announcement of the nominees for William Chrisman’s Winter Warming, class royalty and the singing of the National Anthem. In... Read more »
Griffins take down Pirates
Trevor Yearout
February 11, 2011
The Pirates jumped out to an early lead and played great both offensively and defensively, but they just couldn’t seem to hold the Winnetonka Griffins in check as they lost 55-45 on Tuesday night. The Pirates started the scoring with two big three pointers by Joston Branch and Blain Bollinger and opened... Read more »
Bluejays soar over Pirates
Caitlyn Nickerson, Reporter
February 7, 2011
The Lady Pirates basketball team went to Raytown High School on Thurs. Jan. 13, to face the Blue Jays. The Pirates had a rough game. The team played as hard as they could, but with Raytown being the best in conference it was a tough game for Belton to do well in. The team did good on defense, but did... Read more »
Senior Night ends in disappointment
Trevor Yearout, Sports Co-Editor
February 6, 2011
The Belton Pirates opened up with a bang on Senior Night, jumping out to a 15-point halftime lead, but just couldn’t seem to keep it going in the second half, as they fell to the Platte County Pirates 67-59. The game went back and forth in the first quarter and ended in a 14-14 tie. Our Pirates dominated... Read more »
Pirates on a roll
Trevor Yearout
December 20, 2010
The Pirates’ basketball program is off to its best start in three years. Following two dismal seasons where they were winless against varsity opponents, the Pirates have won three games already this season, the most recent victory a 62-43 stream rolling of the Excelsior Springs Tigers. The Pirates... Read more »
Pirates win first game in two years
Zack Johsnon, Sports Co-Editor
December 14, 2010
After two long and trying seasons, the Belton Pirates boy’s basketball team won their first game, Tuesday against Ruskin. The Pirates held off the Golden Eagles in the final minutes to pull off a stunning upset over one of the top ranked teams in the Kansas City area pre-season polls. The Pirates took... Read more »
Panthers prowl Pirates in home opener
Trevor Yearout
December 7, 2010
The Belton Pirates basketball team lost in front of a packed house to bitter rivals, Ray-Pec Panthers by a final score of 61-39. The Pirates played the Panthers very well in the first quarter, playing tough defense and grabbed rebounds on both offense and defense, they were only down by a total of 5... Read more »
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