Month: May 2015

Sporting KC, goalkeeper Marin to part ways

Sporting Kansas City announced on Wednesday that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with goalkeeper Luis Marin.

The 32-year-old will return to his native Chile due to personal considerations.

Marin – one of three MLS newcomers at his position to start this season along with John McCarthy (Phi) and Adam Kwarasey (Por) – played Sporting KC’s first eight matches (2-2-4) of 2015 with 19 saves, three shutouts and a 1.50 goals against average. A member of Chile’s 2010 FIFA World Cup team, Marin has eight career international appearances.

Today’s transaction will make available a senior roster spot and an international roster spot for Sporting Kansas City ahead of the summer transfer window (July 8 – Aug. 6)

Additionally, homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin has returned from his loan with the San Antonio Scorpions and will be made active on Sporting Kansas City’s roster pending league approval. The Leawood, Kan., native started two matches for the reigning North American Soccer League champions with five saves while on loan.

Kempin, 22, is currently in his sixth professional season since becoming the team’s first homegrown player at age 17 and has made five career appearances for Sporting KC across all competition. He earned his first selection to the U.S. MNT earlier this year and most recently joined the United States Under-23 Men’s National Team last month.

Driver on I-635 looks at shoulder of highway, runs into vehicle ahead

A driver looking at a fire truck on the shoulder of I-635 ran into a vehicle in front of him on Tuesday evening, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Ford Focus driven by a 60-year-old Shawnee, Kan., man was in back of a Ford on northbound I-635 not far from I-70 about 4:21 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, according to the report.

The driver of the Focus was looking to the right at a fire truck on the shoulder, according to the report, and when he looked forward again he was right on the Ford in front of him, striking the rear of the vehicle. The car in front was going slow with the traffic.

The driver of the Focus was injured and taken to a Kansas City, Kan., hospital.
The driver of the Ford in front, a 43-year-old Smithville, Mo., man, was not injured, according to the report.

Women’s Chamber to meet June 10

The Kansas City, Kan., Women’s Chamber of Commerce will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, at the South Branch Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The speaker will be Janie Gaunce, business owner, president and CEO of Grapevine Designs, a national creative promotional marketing company.

Networking will be from 11:30 a.m. to noon, followed by the lunch and program from noon to 1 p.m.

The cost for lunch is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

Guests are welcome. Reservations are required by emailing Ardith Deason at [email protected], telephone 913-233-3305.

There will be a fundraiser for donations to the scholarship fund.