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KCKCC soccer champs receive championship rings

Championship rings brought smiles to KCKCC soccer team members, kneeling, from left, Abdulrahmen Khalid, Jesse Calderon, Hector Valles, Reed Axthelm, Gustavo Palmeiri, Youssef Gadelkerim, Mario Sandoval, Fernando Garella and Matheus Nunes; standing, head coach Ruben Rodriguez, trainer Jordan Williams, Leonardo DaSilva, Quinton Exeter, Bruno Rovares, Ricardo Angelo, Rodolfo Valiente, Giovanni Calderon, Pa Ousman Jobe, Ethan Pfeifer, Brajan Huyke, Jackson Jones, Phillip Parmour, trainer Rodney Christensen and Athletic Director Tony Tompkins. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

KCKCC’s march to the NJCAA Division I national soccer tournament earned coach Ruben Rodriguez two post-season coach of the year awards – the Plains District and the Jayhawk Conference. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Members of Kansas City Kansas Community College’s most successful soccer team in history were rewarded with championship rings in special ceremonies Saturday.

Winning the Jayhawk Conference and the Plains District championships, the Blue Devils advanced to the NJCAA Division I national tournament for the first time in history and were ranked No. 10 in the final national rankings, another first.

Shutting out Garden City 4-0 and Eastern Jayhawk champion Cloud County 1-0 in overtime to win the Region VI Division I and Jayhawk championships, the Blue Devils claimed the Plains District championship and KCKCC’s first Division I national tournament berth by defeating Rose State of Oklahoma in an 8-7 shootout and Ranger, Texas, 3-2.

While eliminated by No. 2 seeded Schoolcraft and No. 7 Monroe in the Division I national tournament, the Blue Devils finished No. 10 in the final NJCAA national rankings for the first time and accumulated a raft of post-season honors.

Coach Ruben Rodriguez was named both Jayhawk Conference and Plains District Coach of the Year.

Leonardo DaSilva was named KCKCC’s first-ever First Team All-American and Jayhawk Defender of the Year.

Four Blue Devils earned All-Region VI honors, DaSilva, Ricardo Angelo, Guilherme Grave and Frano Buhover, and they were joined on the All-Jayhawk team by Giovanni Calderon, Emmanuel Hernandez, Mario Sandoval and Reed Axthelm.

In addition to the All-Jayhawk and All-Region recipients, rings were presented to Jesse Calderon, Youssef Gadelkerim, Fernando Garella, Brajan Huyke, Pa Ousman Jobe, Jackson Jones, Abdulrahmen Khalid, Matheus Nunes. Gustavo Palmeiri, Phillip Parmour, Ethan Pfeifer, Quinten Pulliam, Bruno Rovares, Mario Sandovol, Rodolfo Valiente, Hector Valles, athletic trainers Jordan Williams and Rodney Christensen and Athletic Director Tony Tompkins. Assistant coach Burke Slusher was out of town and not available for the ring presentation.

Colyer picks real estate operator Tracey Mann as Kansas lieutenant governor

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer named Tracey Mann, who operates a Kansas City real estate firm and lives in Salina, on Tuesday as his lieutenant governor.

Mann is the managing director and principal of Newmark Grubb Zimmer, a commercial real estate company headquartered in Kansas City.

He has a farm in Quinter and an agricultural economics degree from Kansas State University, where he was student president.

Colyer rose from lieutenant governor to governor last month when his predecessor, Sam Brownback, left for an ambassadorship in the Trump administration. Now running for the Republican nomination for a full term in the office, he’s named Mann to fill the job he held at the start of this year.

“Tracey has been a leader on economic development and rural issues in Kansas for years,” Colyer said in a news release. “I am excited to bring those skills to our team. Tracey truly knows what it means to listen, serve and lead.”

The governor said Mann would be on the ticket with him if Colyer wins the GOP primary.
Colyer announced his pick to enthusiastic applause at the Kansas Livestock Association’s annual legislative dinner.

“I’m excited to serve the great state of Kansas,” Mann said after joining Colyer on the podium.

Touting his experience helping businesses select locations, Mann said he was eager to work on initiatives to create the kind of jobs that might keep young Kansans from leaving the state.

“As lieutenant governor, I’m excited to tirelessly work to make Kansas a place that my four small children will want to stay and continue their lives when they grow up,” he said.

Mann ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House in 2010. His campaign for the 1st District seat was sidetracked when he called on then-President Barack Obama to come forward with proof of American citizenship.

Mann’s campaign later said the candidate misspoke and had long believed the nation’s first black president was, indeed, a U.S. citizen. But the Hutchinson News, an influential paper in the district, withdrew its endorsement and he finished a distant third in the crowded primary.

Asked Tuesday about his foray into birther politics, Mann called it a mistake and then quickly pivoted away from the topic.

“I had a football coach one time that said, ‘when you make a mistake you don’t make excuses and you move on,’” Mann said. “I’ve moved on from that and I can’t wait to serve our state as lieutenant governor and really talk about the issues that matter.”

Before joining Newmark Grubb Zimmer, according to a release from the governor’s office, Mann was senior program director for the National Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values. In 1997, he served as Jerry Moran’s first intern in Washington, D.C.

Jim McLean is managing director of the Kansas News Service, a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio covering health, education and politics. You can reach him on Twitter @jmcleanks. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to the original post.
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Wednesday weather warmer, may reach high in 60s

Temperatures may reach the 60s today and Thursday, while falling back to the 30s on Friday and rebounding to the high 40s on Saturday. (National Weather Service graphic)

The temperatures for Wednesday may reach a high near 62, according to the National Weather Service.

The day started with patchy fog before 10 a.m., then there will be partly sunny skies with a south southwest wind of 8 to 13 mph, the weather service said.

Quiet weather is expected through the end of the week, according to the weather service.

While temperatures will be mild today and Thursday, highs fall back into the 20s and 30s Friday before rebounding on Saturday, the weather service said.

Tonight, the low will be around 48 with mostly cloudy skies and a south wind of 7 to 13 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, the high will be near 68 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 11 to 13 mph will become northwest in the afternoon.

Temperatures will fall to a low of 23 on Thursday night, according to the weather service. It will be blustery with a north northwest wind of 11 to 20 mph, gusting to as high as 28 mph.

Friday, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 34, the weather service said. A north wind of 11 to 16 mph will become east northeast from 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon, with winds gusting as high as 24 mph.

Friday night, the low will be around 23 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, the high will be near 49 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 27, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 55 with mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 41 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, Presidents Day, the high will be near 50 with a 50 percent chance of rain, the weather service said.

Monday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and snow with a low of 26, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, there will be 30 percent chance of rain and snow with a high near 39, the weather service said.