Piper High School – baseball at Atchison (regional)
– Varsity lost 6-9 to Basehor-Linwood
Piper High School – boys golf at Village Greens GC
– Jr. Alexander Appl shoots an 84 for 10th place (qualifies for state tournament)
Piper High School – girls soccer KVL
– 1st team
o MID: G. Rodriguez, DEF: I. Gray, GK: E. Morgan, UT: E. Wilson
– 2nd team
o FOR: P. Thomas
– Piper hosts Bishop Seabury at 5:30 pm (Tuesday) in the 1st round of the girls soccer regional play-offs
o With a win they will play on Friday (TBA)
– Information from Doug Key, Piper High School activities director
On a breezy and beautiful Monday evening, the Kansas City T-Bones defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 3-1 in their final exhibition game of the 2017 season at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas.
The T-Bones’ trend of grabbing the early lead throughout the first three innings ended when Goldeyes’ shortstop Andrew Sohn hit a homerun off right-handed pitcher Jeff Walters, giving Winnipeg the early 1-0 lead.
That lead didn’t last too long; after a long offensive drought, catcher Joe Jackson got the T-Bones going with a double in the bottom of the fifth inning. Advancing to third with a steal, shortstop Brett Wiley then sent Jackson home to give the T-Bones their first run of the evening and tie the game 1-1.
The T-Bones got the momentum rolling in the bottom of the sixth when Kevin Keyes hit a two-run home run down the left field line, bringing Marcus Lemon home to give the T-Bones their first lead of the night 3-1.
The Kansas City bullpen retired the next 10 batters to help seal the win. With the win the T-Bones finished the preseason schedule at 4-2.
The T-Bones batted in the bottom of the ninth despite leading in the game to allow Winnipeg to get some extra work in for their pitching staff. Kevin Keyes hit his second home run of the night, a deep blast to center field clearing the bullpen off Victor Capellan to make the score an unofficial 5-1.
The T-Bones will open the 2017 regular season at home on May 19 against Lincoln. Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.
With a crowd of more than 50 family members, coaches and friends looking on, seven area basketball high school standouts signed letters of intent. Joining head coach Joe McKinsty, from left, are Caroline Hoppock, Lillie Stark, Miya Ford, Camryn Swanson, Gena Ojeda, Ashley Daniels, Kiara Brown and assistant coach Chamissa Anderson. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Extensive Kansas City area recruiting has paid big dividends for the Kansas City Kansas Community College women’s basketball program.
Eight of the 12 recruits who have signed with the Lady Blue Devils are from the immediate Kansas City area – five from Kansas including three from Wyandotte County and three from Missouri. Only one player, guard Alix Wilson, returns from this past season’s 19-13 team.
“Anytime we weren’t playing, my assistant, Chamissa Anderson, and I were watching high school games in the area,, often times multiple games in one night,” said head coach Joe McKinstry. “I think there’s a ton of talent in the Kansas City area. Our objective was to get the best players we could get in the area and try to build a reputation that local kids can come here, be successful and get the experience they are seeking.”
Several of the recruits enjoyed state tournament experience this past season including all three from Wyandotte County – Kiara Brown and Ashley Daniels of Schlagle and Miya Ford of Piper. Others include Caroline Hoppock of Olathe East, Caitlyn Stewart of Wichita Maize, Randi Johnson of Lee’s Summit and Tyrionne Martin of Helen Cox High School in Louisiana.
They are joined by Gena Ojeda of Shawnee Mission Northwest; Missouri recruits Camryn Swanson of Blue Springs, Lizzie Stark of Liberty North and Randi Johnson of Lee’s Summit; Nija Collier of Roseville, Mich.; and Lillie Moore of Magnolia, Ark.
“Obviously, there’s a lot of unknowns about this group and inexperience will be our biggest question mark but what excites me is that we’ll be starting from the ground up and over the span of two years, will make a lot of progress from the first day they stepped on campus,” McKinstry said. “I think we’ll have a lot more size (three in the 6-foot range) and depth than the last two years. I like players who can do a lot of different things on the court and the versatility of this group will pay off, especially ni year two.” The new signees:
Kiara Brown, 5-9 guard-forward, Schlagle – Three-year captain and four-time KCAL All-Conference team. Honorable mention all-state, Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle. Selected to play in GKCBCA and ShuKC All-Star games. In her career, she had 982 points, 520 rebounds, 256 assists and 353 steals.
Ashley Daniels, 5-6 guard, Schlagle – Played on Schlagle’s state tournament teams as both a junior and senior. First team All-Kansas City Atchison League as a junior and honorable mention as a senior, Played in ShuKC All-Star game as senior.
Miya Ford, 5-8 guard, Piper – Member of state tournament teams as sophomore and senior and four straight Kaw Valley Conference championship teams. Honorable mention All-Kaw Valley and ShuKC All-Star game participant as senior.
Caroline Hoppock, 5-10 forward, Olathe East – Played on state tournament teams both as a junior and senior. Honorable mention All-Sunflower League both seasons.
Gina Ojeda, 5-4 guard, Shawnee Mission Northwest – Earned honorable mention on the All-Sunflower League team as a senior.
Caitlyn Stewart, 5-5 point guard, Wichita Maize – Helped lead Maize to second in state tournament. KCBA All-State honorable mention and second team all-conference.
Camryn Swanson, 5-8 guard, Blue Springs – Blue Springs Offensive Player of the Year and All-District as a senior. Honorable mention All-Suburban Gold Conference as junior and senior. Student-Athlete Leadership Award recipient.
Lizzie Stark, 5-11 forward, Liberty North – All-District and honorable mention All-Suburban White Conference as a senior.
Randi Johnson, 6-0 forward, Lee’s Summit – Starter on Missouri Class 5 state runnerup team. A four-year varsity letter winner; honorable mention All-Suburban Gold Conference as a senior.
Tyrionne Martin, 5-4 guard, Helen Cox, Louisiana – Jefferson Parish Outstanding Athlete Award and VMann All-Star most valuable player as a senior. Member of state tournament Final Four team as freshman and honorable mention all-conference as sophomore and junior.
Nija Collier, 5-11 forward, Roseville, Mich. – MVP and Player of the Year in the Mac Gold Division after averaging 20.7 points and 17 rebounds as a junior with highs of 46 points and 30 rebounds. Missed part of senior season with injury but still MVP of Division, first team All-Defense while averaging 16.7 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists and steals.
Lillie Moore, 6-1 forward, Magnolia, Ark. – Highly decorated track, basketball and volleyball athlete at Magnolia. Three-time all-conference and all-state in basketball as a junior. Averaged 13.8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks as a senior. Also all-conference and all-state in volleyball and 4-year letter winner in track earning all-state recognition in discus and all-conference honors in shot put and discus.
Caitlyn Stewart (Submitted photo) Lillie Moore (Submitted photo) Nija Collier (Submitted photo) Randi Johnson (Submitted photo) Tyrionne Martin (Submitted photo)
