Precipitation is possible tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
A 20 percent chance of showers is possible before 8 p.m., the weather service said.
Today’s high will be near 44. Tonight’s low will be around 18, with a north wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting to 20 mph, according to the weather service.
While a mix of rain and snow is possible, the latest forecast for Wyandotte County mentions rain tonight. Snow is likely to the north, and accumulation is expected to be minimal, according to the weather service.
Monday, the high will be near 34 with a north wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.
Monday night, expect a low of 20 with a light and variable wind, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, the high will be near 46 with mostly sunny skies and a light south southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 24 mph.
Another system may affect the region Wednesday night into Thursday, but precipitation type and location remain uncertain, according to the weather service.
The 57th annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Kansas City Downtown Convention Center Ballroom, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
The guest speaker at the breakfast will be Lamar Hunt Jr., owner of the Kansas City Mavericks hockey team.
The breakfast is co-sponsored by more than 30 area mayors.
This year the breakfast will benefit the nonprofit Sheffield Place of Kansas City, which helps homeless mothers and their children become more self-sufficient.
Tickets are $50 each, with online payment available. Tickets and reservations are available at [email protected] or call 816-863-0992.
Freshman Sterling Hicks put up a short jump shot that put KCKCC ahead of Hesston 51-47 while teammates, from left, Duwan Davenport, Arother Ratlift and Andre Williams maneuvered for a rebound that did not come. Unfortunately, by the time KCKCC scored again Hesston had a 58-51 lead in a 60-55 win. (Photo by Alan Hoskins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Hesston College wrote yet another heartbreaking finish for Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Blue Devils Saturday.
Trailing by 12 points with less than six minutes remaining, the Larks outscored the Blue Devils 23-6 in the race to the finish in a 60-55 win. Hesston got its first Jayhawk Conference win with the victory and improved its season record to 14-5 while KCKCC fell to 0-2 in the league and 7-16 overall.
The Blue Devils go back on the road Wednesday at Fort Scott, a Region VI co-leader at 2-0 and 16-6 overall and then return home Saturday to host Highland in a 2 and 4 p.m. doubleheader.
A battle of defenses in a game that had five ties and five lead changes in the first half, KCKCC trailed 19-16 before three straight field goals by freshman forward Arother Ratliff in the final five minutes of the half helped push the Blue Devils to a 28-21 lead and KCKCC stayed in front until the final two minutes.
Hesston closed to 51-45 with eight minutes to go but back-to-back 3-pointers by Sterling Hicks and a layup by Tyson Beringer re-opened the KCKCC lead to 49-37 with 5:51 remaining.
Unfortunately, the Blue Devils managed just one more field until five seconds remained and by then Hesston had a 58-51 lead in outscoring KCKCC 21-2.
The turning point came after two missed free throws with the Blue Devils holding as 51-50 lead with 1:23 left.
Aubrey Johnson put Hesston in front 52-51, scoring off an offensive rebound with a minute left and 13 seconds later, Coye Campbell stole an errant KCKCC pass, scored, was fouled on the play and added a free throw for a 55-51 lead and the Larks protected it with five of six free throws. Johnson and Campbell each scored 15 points for Hesston.
Hicks was the lone Blue Devil in double figures with 15 points including 10 in the final eight minutes while Ratlift and Solomon Thomas added nine points each, Tyson Beringer eight and Juwan Davenport six.
Beringer had nine rebounds and Ratlift seven to give KCKCC a 38-34 edge on the boards.
The Blue Devils also shot better, 41.1 percent to .333 for Hesston, and committed just 12 turnovers. Unfortunately, three came in the final minutes along with four missed shots, two missed free throws and four fouls.
