Month: November 2016

Seven Blue Devils named to Jayhawk all-conference soccer teams

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Seven members of the 2016 Kansas City Kansas Community College men’s soccer team have been named to All-Jayhawk Conference teams.

The Blue Devils were 10-4 for the season and tied for second in the Jayhawk with a 7-3 record, losing twice to Johnson County and once to Cowley College. They swept Coffeyville, Allen County and Neosho County in addition to dividing with Cowley. They were eliminated by Barton County 5-2 in the Region VI playoffs.

Three Blue Devils were selected to the first team – forward Hiago Gasper, midfielder Guilherme Grave and defender Ricardo Angelo. All three are freshmen from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Second team selections include sophomore forward Thiago Elias, also of Sao Paulo; sophomore midfielders Giovanni Calderon of Harmon and Tanner Helms of Ashland, Mo.; and sophomore defender Jake Salmons, also of Ashland, Mo.

The Blue Devils were coached by Ruben Rodriguez, who was in his fifth season as head coach; and Burke Slusher, in his third year as assistant.

Yoder wins re-election to 3rd District House seat

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., won re-election on Wednesday afternoon as final election results were posted by the Kansas secretary of state’s office.

Rep. Yoder won 51 percent of the vote, to Democrat Jay Sidie’s 41 percent, in the contest, according to the final unofficial election results.

The vote total was 171,647 for Rep. Yoder, 135,778 for Sidie, and 26,897 for Libertarian Steven Hohe, according to the results. All 630 precincts were reporting.

The 3rd District includes Johnson and Wyandotte counties, and part of Miami County.

All results are unofficial until they are certified next week.

Technical problems in Johnson County held up the election results, according to a statement made by the election office there. According to the statement, the tabulation system was overwhelmed while paper ballots were being scanned.

Casino gaming revenues flat for October

State casino gaming revenues for the month of October were mostly flat, according to a report from the Kansas Lottery Commission.

The Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway reported $11.7 million in gaming revenue for October, as compared to $11.6 million in September, according to Keith Kocher, director of program assurance and integrity for the Kansas Lottery.

Kocher told the lottery commission at Wednesday’s meeting that gaming revenues at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kan., were down about 3 percent, while gaming revenues at the Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, Kan., were up almost 5 percent. Overall, revenues are flat.

He also reported that construction is continuing on the Kansas Crossing casino planned for the Pittsburg, Kan., area in the southeast part of the state. That casino has already hired key employees and hundreds of people have pre-registered for a job fair there, he said.

Kansas Crossing is expected to open some time in March, he said.