Month: December 2017

Weather: Sunny today with high of 56

National Weather Service graphic

After a morning with patchy fog, the weather will become sunny today with a high of 56, according to the National Weather Service.

Warm temperatures will affect much of the work week until a sharp cooling trend begins Friday and into the weekend, the weather service said.

The weekend has a 50 percent chance of snow on Saturday night and Sunday, according to the weather service. Much colder air is expected to shift to the south, entering the Kansas City area, for the holiday weekend.

Today, there will be a southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph with a high temperature of 56, the weather service said.

Tonight, the low will be around 39 with mostly clear skies and a southwest wind of 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 58 and a southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, the low will be around 35 with partly cloudy skies and a northeast wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, the high will be near 53 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. A light a variable wind will become east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Wednesday night, the low will be around 45 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Thursday, the high will be near 62 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Thursday night, temperatures will drop to about 31 degrees with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Friday, expect much cooler temperatures, as the high will be near 38 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Friday night, the low will be around 21 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, the high will be near 34 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 19 with a 50 percent chance of snow showers, according to the weather service.

Sunday, there is a 50 percent chance of snow showers, with a high of 28, the weather service said.

KCKCC women begin 28-day break after third loss in four games

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s busy young women’s basketball team is off for a well-deserved break after closing out first semester play with a 76-67 loss at Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa, Thursday night.

Finishing pre-holiday play with a 13-4 record, the Lady Blue Devils are now idle for 28 days before resuming play Jan. 11 with a home game against Ottawa University JV.

Leading 15-12 after one quarter, DMACC used a 22-14 second quarter for a 37-26 halftime lead and then maintained 10-12 point leads through most of the seconds half. Closest KCKCC could get was 64-58 with 3:49 remaining but the Bears ran off the next seven points to open a 71-58 spread and improving to 11-3 on the season.

Forwards provided much of KCKCC’s scoring as Kisi Young had 20 points, Nija Collier 15 and Lillie Moore 12. Miya Ford added eight points while Camryn Swanson and Ashley Daniels had KCKCC’s only 3-point goals and finished with five points teach.

“Judging by the shot chart that we keep on the bench, we missed 25 shots in the paint and were 2-of-16 from the 3-point line,” KCKCC coach Joe McKinstry said. “In a 9-poing loss, it’s not hard to see where we came up short. This is probably the sixth or seventh game in a row that we have shot poorly from the perimeter.”

KCKCC’s third game in five days, the loss was the third in the last four games for the Blue Devils, who will tumble in the NJCAA Division II national poll after being ranked No. 11 in the first rankings.

“I have to take much of the blame for our recent struggles,” McKinstry said. “We’ve played 17 games up to this point. That’s the most in the country. When you have a team full of new faces and 13 freshmen, 17 games is a lot in 45 days. I think we are physically and mentally tired and that’s completely on me,

“We also have to understand that as the season goes on, teams are going to be making it difficult for us and taking away certain aspects of the game,” he said. “We’ve got to do a better job of preparing ourselves and take advantage when the opportunities come. We’re young and our future is bright but it’s up to us on how bright it will be.”