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Piper High School – baseball vs. Mill Valley
– Varsity split lost game #1 1-7 and won game #2 3-2
– JV lost #1 1-8 and #2 8-18
Piper High School – softball at Turner
– Varsity won 15-1
– JV won 18-0 (undefeated season)
– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director
Showers and non-severe storms will begin affecting the region tonight as a slow moving storm system approaches, according to the National Weather Service.
Look for the storms to start around 8 p.m. tonight.
Showers and non-severe storms will then continue through Friday, the weather service said.
Severe weather chances will increase heading into the weekend as a strong storm system ejects east from the Rocky Mountains, according to the weather service.
Strong winds and large hail appear to be the greatest threats from any severe storms that affect the area, the weather service said.
Today, look for mostly sunny skies with a high near 72. Southeast winds will be from 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight, there will be showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. The low will be around 58. The southeast wind will be 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, with an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms possible, the weather service said. The high will be near 71. The south southeast wind will be 14 to 17 mph with gusts as high as 26 mph Thursday.
Thursday night, expect a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., with a low of 65, according to the weather service.
Friday, expect a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 79. The south wind will be 9 to 16 mph, gusting to 23 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, with a low of 66, according to the weather service.
Saturday, there will be a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 78, according to the weather service. Saturday night, the low will be around 66, with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
There is no rain in the forecast from Sunday through Tuesday.
The Kansas City T-Bones are playing the Wichita Wings at 7:05 p.m. tonight, May 12, at an exhibition game CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.
The T-Bones open the season in regular play at 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 22, against the Lincoln Saltdogs in KCK.
This week’s exhibition games in Kansas City, Kan., will include Wednesday, May 13, Lincoln; Thursday, May 14, Joplin; Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17, Winnipeg.
During the 50-game regular-season schedule at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the T-Bones will play host to each American Association team at least once, including the Joplin Blasters, the league’s newest team, which will be in Kansas City Aug. 5-7 and Aug. 21-23.
Joplin is one of three teams that will make two trips to CommunityAmericaBallpark, along with Amarillo and Fargo-Moorhead.
The longest homestand of the 2015 season is eight games, which is scheduled twice. In the first one, July 19-26, the T-Bones are scheduled to face Gary SouthShore for four games, followed by Winnipeg for four games.
The second is the final homestand of 2015, Aug. 27-Sept. 3, when St. Paul will be in Kansas City for an extended weekend series and then Laredo for the last four home games of the season.
For ticket information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.