Month: May 2014

Piper results

Piper was the 1st place regional golf champion with a 328. (Piper photo)

Piper High School – golf at Sunflower Golf Course (regional)
– 1st place regional champs  with a 328
– Eric Pahls (regional champion) with a 77
– Alec Wuellner (4th) with an 80, Nick Delaquila (6th) with an 82, & Blaine Smith (10th) with an 89
– play at Marietta on May 27th for the state title

Piper High School – baseball at Tonganoxie (regional)
– V lost 3-4

Piper won the regional softball championship with a 9-4 victory. (Piper photo)

Piper High School – softball at Basehor-Linwood (regional)
– Game No. 1 vs. Atchison V won 17-2
– Henry winning pitcher and went 4/4, McCall went 2/3, Lauritzen 2/4 with a GS homerun, Sullivan 3/3 with a double, Boyd went 2/2, N. Salazar went 1/2 with a triple, and Mullins went 1/1 with a double
– Game #2 vs. Basehor-Linwood V won 9-4 (regional champs)
– Henry winning pitcher and went 2/5, Sullivan went 3/3 with 2 HRs, Lauritzen 2/4, & Boyd went 2/4
– play in Salina on May 29 and 30 for the state title

–    from Doug Key, Piper activities director

T-Bones’ early lead not enough

The Kansas City T-Bones jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first two at bats, but eventually fell 9-8 to the Wichita Wingnuts on Monday night.

The first six of seven reached base for Kansas City in the first inning and scored four times, capped off by a two-run double from Danny Richar that scored Bryan Sabatella and Nick Giarraputo. Robby Kuzdale connected with the T-Bones’ first home run of season in the second inning, which stretched the lead to 5-0.

Starting pitcher Justin D’Alessandro (0-1) hit trouble in the second and fourth innings, allowing nine runs — eight earned. D’Alessandro had trouble locating the strike zone, surrendering five walks and four hits. The Wingnuts capitalized on back-to-back walks in the second inning and tied the game with five runs, and four more in the fourth.

Down four runs in the eighth inning, the T-Bones tried to work magic. Trailing 9-5, Kansas City scored three runs, including two from a homer by Richar that pulled the T-Bones to within one at 9-8.

In the ninth inning the Wingnuts went to right handed closer Matt Nevarez (3) who converted his third save in as many chances despite hitting two batters. The game ended when the T-Bones tried to double steal with David Espinosa and Sabatella, but Sabatella was thrown out at second.

Wichita starting pitcher Alan Williams (1-0), who gave up five runs, six hits and walked four, picked up the win.

The T-Bones (2-3) and Wingnuts (4-1) continue the three-game series Tuesday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita at 7:05.

– Story from T-Bones

Lane closure planned Tuesday on I-635 Gibbs bridge project

The remainder of the former Gibbs Road Bridge is shown in this photo. Only the bridge piers remain. (KDOT photo)

Southbound I-635 left lane at Gibbs Road will be closed for eight consecutive weeks, 24/7 round the clock, beginning after morning rush hour on Tuesday, May 20, through late July, for bridge pier construction work on the new Gibbs Road Bridge over I-635.

Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via cones, signage and concrete barrier, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

The posted speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph through the project work zone during this eight-week closure.

Updated daily traffic information for this project and for the entire Kansas City metro area can be viewed online any time at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and slow down when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

The scheduled completion date for the entire project is early September 2014, weather permitting.