Month: July 2014

Sporting KC to play LA Galaxy today in KCK

Sporting Kansas City will play cross conference foes LA Galaxy at 5 p.m. on Saturday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

The match will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes and also available for listeners on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Gran D 1340 AM. A limited number of tickets may still be available via Ticketmaster.com, including standing room only tickets.

Sporting KC enters Saturday’s match in first place in the Eastern Confernce (9-5-5, 32 pts.) after a thrilling 2-1 road victory at Columbus on Wednesday, which featured late game heroics from midfielder Benny Feilhaber.

Sporting KC forward C.J. Sapong notched his first goal of the 2014 season to open the scoring and Feilhaber struck a one-time shot just under the cross bar in the game’s final minute to secure the team’s fourth straight away victory.

Sporting KC played 34 minutes of the match down a man after Aurelien Collin was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Adam Bedell. Friday, Major League Soccer announced that Collin’s one-game suspension has been rescinded by the Independent Review Panel and the two-time All-Star centerback will now be available for selection by manager Peter Vermes on Saturday.

The LA Galaxy are also coming off a mid-week victory after defeating the New England Revolution 5-1 at StubHub Center. The game finished 10v10 after New England’s A.J. Soares was ejected in the 29th minute and Galaxy defender Dan Gargan was shown a straight red card seven minutes later, forcing the 10th-year professional to miss Saturday’s match while serving his suspension.

The Galaxy, MLS champions in 2011 and 2012, sit in third place in the Western Conference with a 7-3-6 record and 27 points. Bruce Arena’s side is led by Designated Players Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, who has a team-high nine goals and six assists as the team’s captain in 2014.

Sporting KC holds a five-game home unbeaten streak against the Galaxy heading into this weekend’s contest, including a 1-0 victory the last time LA was in Kansas City in 2012.

The first 5,000 fans to enter the stadium will receive a cooler bag courtesy of Providence Medical Center.

– Story from Sporting KC

Saturday events

Speedway to hold Swap Meet July 19
Looking for something automotive? Or maybe an antique? Look no further than Kansas Speedway on July 19 as the Speedway holds its first swap meet. The swap meet, which will have over 1,200 automotive related spaces, will take place in the Kansas Speedway infield from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 19. Kansas Speedway’s Garage C will have craft and collectible items. A car corral will be available with cars in the corral available for purchase on the day of the event. Tickets for each day are $5 per car and will be available on July 19. Richard Petty Driving Experience will be on track and concessions will be available in Sprint FanWalk. For more information, visit www.kansasspeedway.com.

Legendary 5K Run-Walk planned
The Legendary 5K Run-Walk is planned at 8 a.m. July 19 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.

Central Avenue Market Art Fair planned
The La Placita Central Avenue Market Art Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 19 at Bethany Park, 1100 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. There will be exhibits, booths, food vendors, music and dancing.

Democrats to meet July 19
The Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, July 19, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Eisenhower Room, 520 Minnesota Ave. Speakers will be Democratic primary candidates, including candidates for Congress and the open county judge position. The breakfast buffet begins at 8:15 a.m. and the forum begins at 9:15 a.m. The cost of the breakfast buffet is $10; or $7 for students and those on limited income. The meeting is open to Democrats. Reservations are requested, but not required, by Friday, July 18. To make reservations, email [email protected].

‘Zoo to You’ program planned
The Kansas City Zoo’s program, “Zoo to You,” will be presented at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Environmental Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive. Zoo educators, animal ambassadors and touchable artifacts are included in this program. The park entrance is at 91st and Leavenworth Road.

Church plans ice cream social
Grinter Chapel Methodist Church, 7819 Swartz Road, is planning an ice cream social from 1 to 4 p.m. July 19. Ice cream, a cookie or a brownie will be served. A donation of $4 for adults and $2 for children 10 and younger will be requested.

Church holds rummage sale
Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th, is planning a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to noon July 19. The sale may include clothing, household items and tools.

Strawberry Hill Museum plans garage sale
The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., is planning a garage sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Money raised from the sale will go toward the museum’s new roof.

LA Galaxy to visit Sporting KC today in KCK
Sporting Kansas City will play cross conference foe LA Galaxy at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan. The match will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes and also available for listeners on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Gran D 1340 AM. A limited number of tickets may be available via Ticketmaster.com, including standing room only tickets beginning at $20.

T-Bones to present concert before game Saturday, July 19
At the T-Bones game Saturday, July 19, will be a pregame concert by country recording artist Logan Mize presented by the Kansas City, Kan., Convention and Visitors Bureau. First Responders Night presented by American Family Insurance and Verizon. Boy Scout Campout Night presented by Verizon. Postgame fireworks presented by Verizon. Game at 7:05 p.m. against Winnipeg at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City Kan.

Live at Legends free concert to be July 19
The Legends Outlets, I-70 and I-435, will sponsor free family friendly concerts on some Saturday evenings during July and August in front of the center courtyard fountain. Funk Mama and Mr. Stinky Feet will perform from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19. The Live at the Legends summer concert series will feature local and regional talent performing popular pop, classic rock and country hits from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and today. The concert series will take place at the center of the Civic Courtyard Fountain in front of Phoenix Theaters Legends 14.

Summer concert to be July 19 at Legends
Dave and Buster’s Summer Concert Series will continue at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 19, on the rooftop patio at The Legends Outlets. The Mickey Finn Band will perform from 9 p.m. to close July 19. Different bands will play on Saturdays through September.

Erie’s late hit sacks Goldeyes

Brian Erie’s clutch hit in the eighth led the T-Bones to a 5-4 victory against the Winnipeg Goldeyes in front of 6,519 on Friday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, after Winnipeg scored a run in the top of the inning, Ray Sadler started off the rally with a single.

Bryan Sabatella and Vladimir Frias followed with back-to-back walks. Then, with two outs and a full count, Erie ripped a single up the middle that scored Sadler and Sabatella, and gave the T-Bones a 5-3 lead.

Sadler went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against his former team.

Winnipeg threatened to tie the game again in the top of the ninth against closer Kris Regas after Tyler Kuhn hit a one-out home run that cut Kansas City’s lead to 5-4.

Brock Bond then singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Regas (5-1), however, struck out Casey Haerther and got Jake Blackwood to ground out to third base.

Starter Andy Noga pitched well for the T-Bones, logging 5 innings, while surrendering six hits, two runs (both earned), three walks and striking out one batter.

With the win, the T-Bones (30-30) take the first of three games against Winnipeg (37-23).

Kansas City will go for its fourth win in a row in Saturday’s game starting at 7:05. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.

Box score: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=177996

– Story from T-Bones