Month: September 2016

Several Labor Day weekend activities scheduled

Labor Day weekend activities range from the kickoff of the Renaissance Festival on Saturday to the start of the high school football season on Friday night.

There is also the last home series for T-Bones’ baseball games.

Friday, Sept. 2

Friday night football games in Wyandotte County begin at 7 p.m. https://wyandotteonline.com/friday-night-football-games/.

The Kansas City T-Bones (41-55) return home to start the final home series with four games against Sioux Falls, starting Friday evening at 7:05. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618. For information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Lakeside Speedway will hold the Lucas Oil MLRA Clyde Ellis Memorial at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 at 5615 Wolcott Drive, Kansas City, Kan. Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit http://lakesidespeedway.net/.

Saturday, Sept. 3

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival opens at 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. For more information, visit www.kcrenfest.com/.

The Kansas City T-Bones play Sioux Falls, at 7:05 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618. For information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Sunday, Sept. 4

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival continues at 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. For more information, visit www.kcrenfest.com/.

The Kansas City T-Bones play Sioux Falls, at 7:05 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618. For information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5

Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. Prophets of Rage and Awolnation concert, 6 p.m. For more information, visit http://providenceamp.com/

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival continues at 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. For more information, visit www.kcrenfest.com/.

The Kansas City T-Bones play Sioux Falls, at 1:05 p.m. Monday, Labor Day. It is the last game of the season. Tickets are available by calling the Providence Medical Center Box Office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618. For information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.

Outside of Wyandotte County, other festivals are ongoing this holiday weekend.

The Kansas City Irish Fest will be held from Friday evening through Sunday at Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit http://kcirishfest.com/.

The Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival is happening in Independence, Mo., from Friday through Monday. For more information, visit https://www.santacaligon.com.

T-Bones’ Wiley selected as league’s top second baseman

The American Association has announced that Kansas City T-Bones infielder Brett Wiley has been selected as the league’s Postseason All-Star second baseman.

The American Association Postseason All-Star team was picked after a vote by the league’s 12 managers and media — generally the team’s radio broadcaster or media relations contact.

Heading into this weekend’s final home series of the season, Wiley is batting .311 with a team-high 108 hits, 23 doubles (tied for first), three triples (tied for second), five home runs, 43 RBIs and 46 runs scored. Defensively in 91 games, Wiley has a .977 fielding percentage with nine errors in 233 attempts.

“This is well-deserved recognition for one of our hardest-working players, who has taken his game to the next level this season,” said T-Bones manager John Massarelli.

Wiley was selected as the league’s Player of the Week for the week ending July 10 after he went 13 for 23 (.565) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 15 RBIs and seven runs in his previous seven games. Additionally, in that stretch, Wiley’s average rose from .286 to .322.

Wiley, who spent the 2015 season at three levels in the St. Louis Cardinals’ system — single-A Palm Beach, double-A Springfield and triple-A Memphis, has 11 games with at least three hits this season.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones