Month: May 2018

Annual plant sale attracts residents

Gloria Charles, left, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Mary Cronn, a Wyandotte County Master Gardener, looked at plants during the annual Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale on Friday. The sale will be held through 5 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Wildcat Room of the Extension office at 1200 N. 79th, Kansas City, Kansas. The location is west of Kmart. The event is a fundraiser for the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
David Young, right, a Master Gardener, staffed a table at the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale on Friday. Don Crim, a Master Gardener, left, helped a customer during the sale. Young said there were an estimated more than 130 persons at the sale this morning. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Georgiana Wurzer, Kansas City, Kansas, looked at basil plants during the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale on Friday. The sale continues on Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Shelly Herrick, right, Kansas City, Kansas, went to the checkout on Friday at the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale. Helping were Master Gardeners, left to right, Sharon Lesmeister, Loretta Marmon and Janet Winkler. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Many flowers and plants were available at the Wyandotte County Extension Masters Gardeners annual plant sale. The sale continues on Saturday. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)

Freshman leads KCKCC softball on offense

Kaylee Arnzen (KCKCC photo)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

A standout hitting performance by freshman Kaylee Arnzen highlighted Kansas City Kansas Community College’s 2018 season.

A freshman from Pampa, Texas, Arnzen led the Lady Blue Devils in virtually every category on offense including home runs, where her 13 round-trippers placed her eighth in Region VI and No. 16 nationally heading into the NJCAA Division II playoffs.

The Blue Devil leader in hitting at .451, Arnzen also led the team in hits (51), extra base hits (24), runs-batted-in (37) and slugging percentage (.894).

As a team, the Blue Devils hit at a .314 clip which was 82nd nationally while their 26 home runs ranked them No. 38 in the NJCAA.

In addition to Arnzen, five Blue Devils hit better than .300 for the season. Sophomore Shannon Brown of McLouth was second it hitting at .368 followed by freshman Jadyn Lindgren of Hickman, Neb., .355; and three sophomores, Lauren Scott of Winnetonka (.333); Jennifer Mullins of Piper (.318); and Natalie Cowan of Basehor-Linwood (.309).

Others included freshman Aspen Salinas of Wichita North (.290); sophomore Kali Jacobson of Basehor-Linwood (.263); and freshmen Brittney Beck of Bushton (. 225) and Paris Forshey of Bonner Springs (.216).

Lindgren was second in RBI with 20 followed closely by Mullins (19) and Jacobson (18). Lindgren was also second in extra base hits with 20 and home runs with five.

Shannon Greene, a two-year starter from McLouth, led the pitching with an 8-7 record. She appeared in 24 games, 19 as a starter, and led the staff in innings pitched (110), ERA (5.65) and strikeouts (47). Freshman Katelyn Kittrell of Lansing was 4-7 in 14 starts. The Blue Devils finished 12-26 overall and 4-18 in Region VI play.

Police identify man killed May 2 on Wood Avenue

Police have identified the man who was fatally shot on May 2 in the 2400 block of Wood Avenue.

The man was Manuel Palacio, 27, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.

According to police, the Violent Crime Task Force was conducting a narcotics investigation at that location when they were confronted by an armed suspect. The man was shot and killed while police were trying to make an arrest, according to the spokesman.