Month: May 2015

Baseball teams in playoffs this week

Regional baseball contests have been scheduled, including two in Wyandotte County.

Bonner Springs will play host to the Class 4A Division 1 boys baseball regional May 18-19.

No. 5 ranked Bonner Springs, 3-16, will play No. 4 Tonganoxie, 5-14, at 2 p.m. May 18 at Bonner Springs.

The winner of this game will play the No. 1 seed, Piper, 12-6, at 6 p.m. May 18 at Bonner Springs.

Also in this regional is No. 3 ranked Sumner Academy, 6-11, which will play No. 2 Basehor-Linwood, 8-12, at 4 p.m. May 18 at Bonner Springs.

Class 4A, Division 2
In Class 4A, Division 2 playoff action, No. 4 Bishop Ward, 9-7, will play No. 1 Santa Fe Trail, 14-2, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan. Bishop Ward is the host for the playoff.

Also in this playoff, No. 2 ranked Meriden-Jefferson West, 14-3, will play No. 3 Perry-Lecompton, 14-5, at 2 p.m. May 19 at CommunityAmerica.

Class 5A
In Class 5A playoff action, No. 5 Schlagle, 7-11, will play No. 4 Leavenworth, 9-11, at Bettis Sports Park at 2 p.m. May 19.

No. 2 Washington, 12-3, will play No. 7 Topeka West, 6-14, at 4 p.m. May 19 at Eisenhower Field.

In another Class 5A regional, No. 8 Harmon, 0-12, will play No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 18-2, at 2 p.m. May 18 at Johnson County Community College.

No. 5 Turner, 12-6, will take on No. 4 Blue Valley West High School, 14-6, at 4 p.m. May 18 at Johnson County Community College.

Class 6A
In Class 6A regional playoff action, No. 10 Wyandotte, 3-7, takes on No. 3 Blue Valley Northwest, 13-7, at 4 p.m. May 21 at SWDAC.

For more information about these events and their locations, see http://www.kshsaa.org/.

Goldeyes blast T-Bones, 12-4

The Winnipeg Goldeyes captured Sunday’s exhibition game with the T-Bones with a 12-4 final score at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.

The T-Bones had 10 hits in the loss. Fernando Hernandez was the starting pitcher for the T-Bones, allowing six runs in three innings.

Today, the T-Bones travel to Wichita for another exhibition game, and then to Joplin for an exhibition game on Tuesday.

The regular season for the T-Bones begins at 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 22, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan., when Lincoln visits.

For ticket information, call 913-328-5618 or visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Catholic cemeteries to hold Memorial Day Masses, May 25

Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas will host Memorial Day Masses on Monday, May 25, at the following locations and times:
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 15825 S. 169 Highway, Olathe, Kan., 8 a.m.; celebrated by the Rev. Michael Hermes.
• St. John Cemetery, Lenexa, Kan., 8:15 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 89th and Pflumm Road, Lenexa.
• Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 126th and Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., 9 a.m.; celebrated by the Rev. Jeremiah Spencer.
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 38th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kan., 9 a.m.; celebrated by the Rev. Mark Mertes; liturgical music by Ed Grisnik.
• Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira Road, Lenexa, Kan.; flag-raising by American Legion Post 370 at 8:30 a.m.; Mass at 9 a.m. celebrated by the Rev. John Riley; liturgical music by Tom Jacobs.
• St. Joseph Cemetery, 61st Terrace and Quivira Road, Shawnee, Kan., 9 a.m.; celebrated by the Rev. Michael Hawken.
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 801 S.W. Westchester Rd., Topeka, Kan., 10 a.m.; concelebrated by Msgr. Vincent Krische and the Rev. Tim Haberkorn; liturgical music by Christ the King (Topeka) Liturgical Ensemble; Mass followed by blessing of new statues of the four evangelists and columbaria.

For more information, call 913-371-4040 (Kansas City area) or 785-272-0820 (Topeka area); email information@cathcemks.org ; or visitwww.cathcemks.org.


– From Therese Horvat