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The Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22 in the third floor board room of the Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kan.
The board will conduct regular business in the agenda. The board also will review the facility study conducted by DLR in 2015 and discuss the next steps in developing a plan to address district facility needs.
The Kansas City T-Bones have signed veteran outfielder Brian Joynt to a contract for the 2016 season.
Joynt, 30 (03-14-85), 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds out of Knoxville, Iowa, has spent the last two-plus seasons of his nine-year career with the Lincoln Saltdogs. In 95 games in 2015, Joynt hit .229 with 82 hits, including 18 doubles, 38 RBIs and 37 runs scored. But that’s on the heels of a season in which Joynt batted .307 with 114 hits, including 28 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 58 RBIs in 96 games.
“Brian brings us a lot of proven league experience at the plate and in the outfield,” said T-Bones manager John Massarelli.
After starting the first three seasons of his professional career in the San Diego Padres organization and then one season in the independent Northern League, Joynt has played in the American Association since 2011. He is certainly familiar with the T-Bones and CommunityAmerica Ballpark as both foe and friend. Besides playing against Kansas City for four seasons, Joynt played for the T-Bones in 2010 and part of ’11. In 124 games with Kansas City, Joynt had a .266 batting average with 121 hits, 25 doubles, 18 home runs (including a career-high 15 in 2010) and 56 RBIs. On June 1, 2010, he set a team record with four doubles in a game against Lake County. That record for most doubles and most extra-base hits in a game still stands.
Joynt, who is a career .271 hitter with 727 hits, 180 doubles, 70 home runs and 394 RBIs, is the 23rd player on Kansas City’s roster for 2016.
The T-Bones open the 2016 regular season at home on May 19 against Texas.
– Story from T-Bones
– 2nd place as a team
– Sheridan Smith took 1st in Serious Solo Acting
– Abby Neal took 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking and qualified for the Forensics Coach’s Invitational. She also took 4th in Impromptu Speaking.
– Emmett Lockridge took 1st in Poetry Interpretation, 4th in Prose Interpretation, and 5th in Serious Solo Acting
– Ellen Havel and David Win took 1st in Duo Interpretation and qualified for State Champs
– Jesse McCollum took 1st in Prose Interpretation
– Corey Mann took 2nd in Original Oration and qualified for the Forensics Coach’s Invitational
– Skylar Penyweit and Maggie Wolf took 3rd in Duo Interp
– Aly Barnett took 4th in Original Oration
– Jalen Zwart and Jesse McCollum took 4th in Improvised Duet Acting
– Jalen Zwart took 5th in Poetry Interpretation
– Corey Mann took 5th in Informative Speaking
– David Win took 5th in Prose Interpretation
Piper Middle School – basketball vs. Clark Middle School
– 8th A won 64-37 and B won 53-19
– 7th A lost 35-42 and B lost 17-42
– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director