Month: November 2017

Iowa Western lives up to its high ranking in win over KCKCC

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

The best thing to come out of Kansas City Kansas Community College’s 100-42 loss to Iowa Western Tuesday night – the Blue Devils aren’t likely to play a better team.

Ranked No. 20 in the NJCAA Division I preseason poll, the lanky and athletic Reivers (7-1) broke the century mark in scoring for the third straight game, netted 99 or more points in five of their eight games and are averaging 98.1 points a game. Their lone loss came at the hands of Missouri State-West Plains, 99-85.

The loss dropped the Blue Devils to 4- heading into three straight road games – at Penn Valley Saturday at 4 p.m.; Washburn next Monday at 7 p.m.; and Park University junior varsity Wednesday, Nov. 29. They’ll return home for a women-men’s doubleheader against North Arkansas Friday, Dec. 1.

The Blue Devils stayed with the Reivers early. Tied 8-8 with 16:08 left in the first half, KCKCC did not score again until the 8:12 mark – a drought of nearly eight minutes during which time Iowa Western built a 29-8 lead. Leading 48-20 at the half, the visitors shot 60.6 percent the second half and finished at 54.5 percent overall.

Iowa Western had five players score in double figures and all 15 Reivers got into the scoring column. But it was the Reivers’ aggressive man-to-man defense that was most decisive, limiting the Blue Devils to 10 first half goals, seven the second half and just 42 points for the game – all season lows. The Reivers also shot the ball well from 3-point from where they were 12-of-22 for 54.5 percent

Limited to 30.9 percent shooting, the Blue Devils were led in scoring by guards Solomon Thomas and Dion Union with 9 and 7 points. Josiah Laws led in rebounding with five as the Reivers controlled the boards 46-30.

Guard Patrick Dembly, who has committed to Boise State, led Iowa Western with 18 points including 4-of-7 three-pointers. Emmanuel Ugboh, a 6-11 freshman from Lagos, Nigeria, and 6-8 sophomore Isaiah Wade, dominated inside. Ugboh had 11 points and five rebounds while Wade led all rebounders with 12.

Former Overland Park CPA pleads guilty to filing false tax return

A former Kansas CPA pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Robert M. Purinton, 69, formerly of Overland Park, Kan., now of Rancho Mirage, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement on his 2009 tax return by under-reporting his income by about $202,000.

He agreed to make restitution of $71,543 for the additional taxes due and owing for that year. He also agreed to make restitution of $34,512 for 2010, although he did not plead guilty to any criminal activity for that year. During those years, he was a CPA with an accounting firm in Overland Park.

The sentencing date will be set after his presentence report is completed. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison, a fine up to $250,000, and total restitution of $106,055. Beall commended the Internal Revenue Service and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton for their work on the case.

Cool Wednesday followed by temperatures in high 50s for Thanksgiving Day

National Weather Service graphic

Temperatures will increase from today’s 43 to a high near 58 on Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Weather Service.

Daytime highs will continue their up and down pattern this week.

The weather service said residents may expect a high near 43 with sunny skies today, and a calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 33 and a south southwest wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, the high will be near 58, with sunny skies and a west northwest wind of 3 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 44 and a calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 70, the weather service said. A south wind of 8 to 17 mph will become northwest in the afternoon, and winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday night, the low will be around 40 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, expect sunny skies and a high near 57, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be 34 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 55 with sunny skies, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there will be a low of 42 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 61, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 48 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, the high will be near 59 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.