Month: April 2015

Sporting KC to lend defender to San Antonio

Sporting Kansas City has agreed to lend defender Saad Abdul-Salaam to the North American Soccer League’s San Antonio Scorpions.

The 23-year-old rookie joins goalkeeper Jon Kempin on loan with the reigning NASL champions ahead of their 2015 season opener on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Abdul-Salaam logged three goals and 12 assists in 54 games over three seasons at Akron, including a team-high six assists in 2014, and was an All-MAC First Team honoree. He earned an invite to the 2015 MLS Player Combine, where he was a top-10 performer in both the 30-meter dash and vertical jump categories.

Sporting Kansas City selected Abdul-Salaam 12th overall in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and he appeared in three preseason matches for the club.

– Story from Sporting KC

Downtown Shareholders to meet today

The Downtown Shareholders will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Reardon Center, 520 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The quarterly meeting of the group will feature an update by Downtown Shareholders executive director, Chuck Schlittler.

The group also has invited candidates to attend who are running for contested Unified Government Commission positions.

Bonner Springs students test skills in state competition

Several Bonner Springs High School students put their classroom education to the test this week, participating in the Kansas Skills USA Criminal Justice competition.

Skills USA is a national organization serving high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations.

This year, the Skills USA Kansas Chapter added a criminal justice program to the competition. Twelve BSHS students competed, testing their knowledge of the criminal justice system and law enforcement skills.

Each student was given a written exam, judged on their interview skills, and asked to simulate a domestic violence call, a traffic stop and a terry stop.

Justin Howe, BSHS social studies teacher and Criminal Justice Club sponsor, said the students trained for the competition with a Bonner Springs alumnus.

“School Resource Officer Anthony Davis spent a lot of time working with the students,” Howe said. “He helped prepare them for the competition, and it really showed.”

Deputies from the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office judged the event.

Two BSHS students, Blake McMahan and Wayne Cornwell, were among the top three finishers. An award ceremony is planned for April 24 in Wichita where the winner will be announced.

The state champion will qualify to compete this summer in the Skills USA National Championship in Louisville, Ky.