Month: December 2016

KCK student nominated to U.S. Military Academy

Emmett Lockridge of Kansas City, Kan., has been nominated to the U.S. Military Academy in WestPoint, N.Y.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., announced his list of appointments recently.

Lockridge was one of 27 area students nominated to military academies. The others were from outside Wyandotte County.

The Third District’s Academy Nomination Board, appointed by Rep. Yoder, interviewed applicants after revising their nominations. Applicants must now meet the requirements of the academies to be considered for appointment. Ultimately, the academies make the final decision on who is accepted.

Rep. Yoder will begin accepting applications for the 2018 Academy class on May 1, 2017. The application deadline is Oct. 1, 2017. For more information on the application process or to receive an U.S. Service Academy Nomination Application packet, contact Susan Metsker in Rep. Yoder’s Overland Park office at 913-621-0832 or visitwww.yoder.house.gov.

Blue Devil men cruise 91-73; home December finale Tuesday

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

A 91-73 winner over Washburn University JV Saturday, Kansas City Kansas Community College’s men will close out the home portion of their pre-holiday schedule Tuesday against Iowa Western at 7 p.m.

The Blue Devils will then close out December play Saturday against Iowa Lakes in Estherville at 2 p.m.

Lane Hartley, a 6-3 freshman guard from Chatham, LA., provided the early fireworks that that got the Blue Devils out in front at halftime 49-30. Hartley was 5-of-8 from 3-point for 15 of his 21 points in the first half while sophomore Jon Murray had 11 of his 21 points in the opening 20 minutes.

KCKCC led only 27-23 with 6½ minutes left in the half before a 13-0 run expanded the lead to 40-23. Murray sandwiched a field goal and two free throws around a Hartley 3-pointer and sophomore center Donald Metoyer of Washington finished off the decisive rally with a pair of field goals. The Blue Devils shot a crisp 51.5 percent the first half including 8-of-14 3-pointers for 57.1 percent.

Kellen Turner added 14 points including 4-of-6 3-pointers; Mike Lee had 10 and a game-high 6 assists; and Metoyer and Artavious Banks 8 points each. Garrick McCuller led the Blue Devil rebounding with eight along with five assists while Murray had seven rebounds to go along with 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 free throws.

“Defensively, I thought we played real well,” said KCKCC coach Kelley Newton. “We were aggressive and moved on the flight of the ball. Overall, we did a better job of attacking the basket which was a big factor in the game. Washburn JV is very good, very big and comparable to teams we’ve been playing all year, which made it a good win.”