Third Sporting KC uniform to make its debut Sunday at Sporting Park

Sporting KC's third uniform look will make its debut Sunday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Dom Dwyer models the new look. (Sporting KC photo)
Sporting KC’s third uniform look will make its debut Sunday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Dom Dwyer modeled the new look. (Sporting KC photo)

Sporting Kansas City team members will wear its new third uniform on Sunday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Sporting KC will play Chicago Fire on Sunday.

It will be a monochromatic white and metallic silver jersey, according to a spokesman for the club.

The public will be able to purchase the jerseys on Sunday, according to the spokesman.

In conjunction with the jersey launch, a Sporting Style pop-up store will open in the Boulevard Members Club inside Sporting Park from noon to 6 p.m. from Monday through Saturday starting on May 4. The limited edition third kit – also sold in youth and women’s replica versions – will be available along with a matching anthem jacket, henley shirt and team scarf.

The collared jersey’s signature argyle pattern, an iconic element from the third kit of the past two years, is showcased across the chest and is incorporated atop the back of the uniform, as well as on the reverse side of the socks. The silver metallic color scheme further showcases the player names and numbers, two MLS Cup championship stars above the club crest and all four distinctive logos: Ivy Funds, adidas, Sporting KC and MLS.

“With the success of our previous third kit, we wanted to create the evolution of this look,” said John Moncke, Sporting KC’s vice president of stadium-brand revenue. “Our collection of kits are typically classic with a modern edge, but this look leans more on the modern side. Argyle has become an important brand element and we gave it a reflective metallic treatment. White and metallic silver are a very clean combination.”

The third kit – to be exclusively worn with corresponding white shorts and white socks – accompanies Sporting Kansas City’s new primary uniform which launched for the team’s 20th season in 2015, in addition to the striped secondary jersey introduced last year.

Sheriff’s Citizen Academy learns about weapons

Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)
Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

Last night, at the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy, the members were allowed to see what kind of handguns and rifles and other assault weapons that they use in the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office.

They had a chance not only to see what type of equipment the Sheriff’s office has, but also they had the opportunity to shoot some of the rifles and guns. They were at a shooting range, near K-32 bridge and Highway 7, in Bonner Springs.

The members were really excited about this. Many of them were surprised to find out what type of equipment the Sheriff’s office really uses and how they use it in certain situations. They got a chance to shoot an M-16 rifle.

Plus many of them got a greater understanding of what the Sheriff’s office and the deputies go through regarding the equipment they use.

Although the residents participating in this event were looking at guns and gear that might be worn in various situations, no one at the citizens academy last night was talking about recent national events involving police and demonstrators at Ferguson, Mo., or Baltimore, Md.

Next week this group plans to go out to Wyandotte County Lake and ride with the Sheriff’s deputies on patrol boats.

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office, and participants fired some of them. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office, and participants fired some of them. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night heard about handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night heard about handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night heard about guns and weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night heard about guns and weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)
Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)

Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)
Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night had the opportunity to fire handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)

Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night heard about handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)
Residents in the Sheriff’s Citizen Academy on Tuesday night heard about handguns and other weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by William Crum)

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night learned about  handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night learned about handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office, and fired some of them. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office, and fired some of them. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)
The Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Tuesday night looked at handguns, rifles and assault weapons used by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Lt. Paul Arnold)

Community organization supports elementary students with academic recognition

Students in third, fourth and fifth grades at Edwardsville Elementary are celebrating their success in the school’s first-ever Bring Up Grades (or BUG) program.

BUG is a program designed to provide recognition to students who raise their grades and maintain, or continue to raise them, from one grading period to the next.

This is the first year the program has been in place at Edwardsville Elementary, and fifth-grade teacher Magan Harrell says the inaugural year was a success.

“The Bring Up Grades program is motivating students to take control of their own learning,” Harrell said. “It celebrates student achievement and builds student leaders.”

The BUG program is sponsored by the Edwardsville-Bonner Springs Kiwanis club. After completing the program, kids are able to move on to the Builders Club in middle school and then join the Key Club in high school. Each level of participation is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.

Twenty-eight Edwardsville Elementary students will be recognized for their hard work this quarter with an award ceremony at 2:45 p.m. April 29.