Month: June 2018

Annual free kids fishing derby to be June 9 at Wyandotte County Lake

The Ed and Ione Trapp Annual Kids Fishing Derby will take place on Saturday, June 9, at Wyandotte County Lake at the Kids Pond, 91st and Leavenworth Road.

Registration will begin at 7 a.m. followed by derby fishing from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and a trophy presentation at 10:30 a.m.

Participants should bring their fishing gear. Worms for bait will be provided. A free hot dog coupon will be given to the kids who register.

The free event is sponsored by the Leavenworth Road Association and Wyandotte County Parks.

For more information, call 913-788-3988.

U.S. Open Cup fifth round match to be held June 16 in KCK

Sporting KC to be host of FC Dallas in tournament match

Sporting Kansas City will continue its defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

The reigning champion, Sporting KC, will play host to fellow MLS club FC Dallas in the fifth round of the knockout-style tournament, U.S. Soccer announced on Thursday.

Tickets for the Open Cup showdown are included in Sporting Kansas City season ticket member packages as Game A. Single-game tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10 a.m. Friday via SeatGeek.com.

U.S. Soccer today unveiled all fifth round matchups for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, which will see 13 MLS clubs and three second-division sides from the United Soccer League battle for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Sporting KC earned a 2-0 road victory over rivals Real Salt Lake in Wednesday’s fourth round, receiving second-half goals from Johnny Russell and Kharlton Belmar, while FC Dallas posted a 1-0 away win against USL side San Antonio FC.

Sporting KC and FC Dallas notably met in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals at Children’s Mercy Park last July, an encounter that saw the hosts prevail 3-0 in extra time .

After playing a man down for most of regulation, Sporting KC struck three times during a wild extra session to secure one of its most dramatic wins in recent memory. The emotional triumph came two days after the passing of Sporting KC co-owner Neal Patterson, chairman and CEO of Cerner Corp.

The fifth round battle at Children’s Mercy Park will feature two teams that have enjoyed strong starts to their MLS campaigns.

Sporting KC (8-2-4, 28 points) and FC Dallas (7-1-5, 26 points) occupy the top two spots in the Western Conference standings and will meet in the regular season on July 28 in Kansas City, Kansas, and on Oct. 21 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Sporting KC owns four Open Cup titles in team history, tied with the Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders FC for the most among MLS clubs.

Manager Peter Vermes has guided the team to three Open Cup championships over the last six seasons, hoisting the trophy in 2012, 2015 and 2017 to go with the club’s first title in 2004. Two-time Open Cup champion FC Dallas won the tournament in 1997 and 2016.

The 2018 U.S. Open Cup began May 6 with 97 teams from all levels of American soccer. The 105th edition of the tournament features a single-tiered bracket with eight rounds of single-elimination play until a champion is crowned in September.

2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match dates (subject to change)
• Fifth Round – June 16-20
• Quarterfinals – July 18
• Semifinals – Aug. 8
• Final – Sept. 26

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup will receive $300,000 in prize money, up from $250,000 last year. The runner-up will receive $100,000 (up from $60,000) and the team that advances the furthest from each lower division will earn $25,000 (up from $15,000).

The 2018 champion will also receive a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, a tournament Sporting KC has already qualified for as last year’s winner.

The U.S. Open Cup, named in honor of the late soccer pioneer and former Kansas City Wizards owner Lamar Hunt since 1999, is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third-longest-running open soccer tournament. An Open Cup champion has been crowned every year dating back to 1914.
– Story from Sporting KC

Offense powers T-Bones past Airhogs

The Kansas City T-Bones bounced back after Tuesday’s loss to the Texas Airhogs with an 8-0 win Wednesday night in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Nick Torres powered the T-Bones’ offense, going 2-4 with 4 RBI’s on the night.

Dylan Tice led off for the T-Bones with a single, followed by a triple from Todd Cunningham that put Kansas City on the board with a 1-0 lead. With Cunningham on third, Nick Torres hit a sacrifice fly to score Cunningham.

In the bottom of the 6th, Tucker Pennell drew a walk. Singles from Adrien Nieto, Angel Rosa and Keith Curcio knocked in two more runs for the T-Bones.

Pennell once again started the 8th inning with a single for the T-Bones and advanced to second on a single from Nieto. Pennell then scored off a single from Keith Curcio. With two outs, Nick Torres doubled, driving in Cunningham, Nieto and Curcio.

Barrett Astin (3-0) tossed a solid six innings, allowing only five hits and striking out six to get the win. Tyler Matzek (0-2) was took the loss after pitching six innings and giving up seven hits, four runs, four errors with six strikeouts.

The T-Bones (10-8) will take on the Airhogs (3-15) at 7:05 p.m. Thursday in Texas. The game can be heard on the T-Bones Broadcast Network.

The T-Bones return home at 7:05 p.m. Monday, June 11, to open a four-game series with the Sioux City Explorers.

Tickets are on sale at the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

– Story from T-Bones