Month: January 2017

Sporting KC signs forward from Sacramento

Sporting Kansas City has signed 23-year-old forward Cameron Iwasa to a one-year contract with options for 2018, 2019 and 2020, the club announced.

Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. His 12 goals set a regular season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the United Soccer League’s Western Conference standings.

“Cameron is a player we saw at the MLS Combine in 2015 and who we followed closely during his time at Sacramento,” said Brian Bliss, Sporting KC director of player personnel. “We think that he is a player with a high upside who can contribute at multiple positions in the attack.”

Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records.

Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.

The Montreal Impact selected Iwasa – a native of Sacramento, California – in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, but he did not sign for the MLS club. The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento and ended 2015 with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie.

Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

– Story from Sporting KC

Injury reported in crash on I-635

A crash on I-635 northbound near State Avenue on Tuesday resulted in an injury, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Ford pickup truck was northbound on I-635 about 4:56 p.m. Tuesday when the driver lost control and struck the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver, a 21-year-old man from Kansas City, Mo., was injured and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

After warm Wednesday, winter storm predicted for Friday

Freezing rain is possible in Wyandotte County late Friday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

Today’s unseasonably high temperature of 63 may be followed by a winter storm in a few days, according to the National Weather Service.

On Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of sleet between noon and 2 p.m., with continued freezing rain likely on the weekend, the weather service said.

Today, a south wind of 8 to 15 mph will become northwest in the afternoon, with winds gusting as high as 29 mph, according to the weather service.

Freezing rain and sleet looks possible this weekend, the weather service said. There could be significant travel effects in the region, and possible power outages and downed tree limbs according to the weather service.

Freezing drizzle is not in Wyandotte County’s forecast for tonight, but it is possible to the east of the Kansas City area. Tonight’s low in Wyandotte County will be 21 with a north northwest wind of 10 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday’s high will be near 31 with a north northwest wind of around 8 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday night, the low will be around 18 with a northeast wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of sleet between noon and 2 p.m., then a chance of freezing rain after 2 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 27, with an east northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph.

Friday night, there is a 60 percent chance of freezing rain, mainly after midnight, with a low of 24, the weather service said.

Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of freezing rain with a high near 31, according to the weather service.

Saturday night, there is a 60 percent chance of freezing rain before midnight, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet between midnight and 1 a.m., then freezing rain is likely after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 26.

Sunday, there is a 70 percent chance of freezing rain before 1 p.m., then rain or freezing rain is likely, according to the weather service. The high will be near 34.

Sunday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain or freezing rain before 8 p.m., then freezing rain likely between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., then rain likely after 9 p.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 32.

On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a high near 44, according to the weather service.

Monday night, there will be a low of 30, the weather service said.

Tuesday, the high will be near 43, according to the weather service.