Month: January 2017

Wind advisory issued in Wyandotte County

A wind advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Jan. 10 through 6 p.m. Jan. 10, according to the National Weather Service.

Wind gusts exceeding 45 mph are possible throughout the day, the weather service said.

According to the weather service, this could affect driving, particularly for high-profile vehicles. Also, loose, lightweight objects can be blown around, the weather service said.

Motorists should use extra caution when driving, according to the weather services. Residents should secure loose and lightweight items such as trash cans.

Balanced scoring paves way for 70-66 KCKCC win at Wentworth

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College used a well-balanced attack Monday for a 70-66 win over Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo.

The Blue Devils are right back in action Wednesday, as host of arch-rival Penn Valley at 7 p.m. The KCKCC women are also in action Wednesday, entertaining Southwestern of Creston, Iowa, at 5 p.m.

Five Blue Devils scored eight or more points in the win at Wentworth. Jon Murray led the way with 18 points while Kellen Turner added 16, Lane Hartley 10 and Garrick McCuller and Daniel Kingcannon 8 points each. Murray also led in rebounding with eight and McCuller added six as the Blue Devils won the battle of the boards 32-31,

KCKCC took a 33-29 lead at halftime in a fiercely fought contest that had six ties and 13 lead changes. The Blue Devils built their biggest lead of seven points with 14 minutes left and had a six-point lead with 46 seconds to go.

The Blue Devils did much of their damage inside, outscoring Wentworth 30-14 in the paint. Defensively, KCKCC also forced 12 Wentworth turnovers that led to 17 points.

“A good win,” KCKCC coach Kelley Newton said. “We played better. We’re 1-1 in the new year.”

Sporting KC acquires Portland forward in exchange for fourth-round pick

Sporting Kansas City has acquired forward Christian Volesky in a trade with the Portland Timbers, the club announced.

Volesky is on a one-year contract with options for 2018, 2019 and 2020.

In exchange, Portland will receive Sporting Kansas City’s natural fourth-round pick (No. 80 overall) in the 2017 MLS Super Draft.

Volesky, 24, has spent the last two seasons with the Rochester Rhinos of the United Soccer League. He was drafted by the Timbers in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft but never played for the club.

“Christian is a player who fits many of the characteristics we are looking for in our team,” Sporting KC nanager Peter Vermes said in a news release. “He is a young, hungry player who we’ve followed closely over the past two years and who we feel can give us depth in a position of need.”

As a rookie, Volesky scored a team-high eight goals and added three assists as Rochester finish atop the regular season standings and captured the 2015 USL Championship. He was the club’s top scorer again in 2016, recording 10 goals and four assists en route to team Offensive Player of the Year honors. Volesky was one of only two players to feature in all 32 matches for Rochester this season.

Volesky totaled 29 goals and five assists in 73 matches during a four-year college career, spending his first season at the University of Denver and his final three years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was an All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team selection from 2012-2014 and was named the MVC’s 2014 Player of the Year as a senior when SIU Edwardsville reached the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

Following his successful college career, Volesky landed Tom Fitzgerald MLS Combine MVP honors after scoring two goals in combine matches.

Volesky, a native of Henderson, Nevada, led Foothill High School to four consecutive Nevada state championships from 2007 to 2010.

– Story from Sporting KC