Month: October 2018

KCKCC, Cloud to meet Friday in re-match of 1-0 overtime thriller

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College and Cloud County will collide in a re-match of last year’s dramatic showdown in opening round Region VI playoff action in Concordia Friday.

A 2-0 win over Coffeyville Sunday night vaulted KCKCC into third place in the Jayhawk East and set up Friday’s 2 p.m. clash with Cloud County at Concordia’s Clark Stadium.

Last year, KCKCC handed Jayhawk West champion Cloud its only loss of the season in a 1-0 overtime thriller in Concordia. The Blue Devils rode that win to the Jayhawk Conference and Plains District championships and a berth in the NJCAA Division I national tournament.

This year, Cloud (12-4-1) finished second in the West with a 10-1-1 record, a half-game behind Barton County (10-0-2 and 14-1-2 overall). Cowley College (14-0) won the Jayhawk East with a 10-0 record followed by Neosho (7-3) and KCKCC and Johnson County, both 5-4-1.

KCKCC won the first meeting with JCCC 3-1 and the two teams tied 3-3 in their second meeting. A 3-1 JCCC loss to Neosho Saturday enabled KCKCC to move past the Cavaliers into third.

KCKCC broke a 0-0 deadlock with Coffeyville with just three minutes left in the half Sunday on a goal by freshman forward Alvaro Garrigos assisted by sophomore Gustavo Palmieri and it stayed that way until freshman Cheslyn Ashby took a pass from sophomore Reed Axthelm for the game’s second goal with five minutes remaining.

Freshman Fabia Keilblinger registered his fourth shutout of the season, turning away each of Coffeyville’s four shots on goal. Meanwhile, KCKCC had a dozen shots on goal.

In other playoff openers, Johnson County will be at Barton County; Cowley will play host to Garden City (4-7-1); and Neosho will entertain Dodge City (7-3-2).

Weather: High to be near 63 today

National Weather Service graphic

Today’s high is expected to be near 63 today, with a cold front pushing through the area this morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds will shift to the northeast while slightly cooler air moves into the area, the weather service said. The highs will be about 5 degrees cooler than Monday after the cold front moves through.

Average fall weather is expected for the next few days, according to the weather service.

Rain chances arrive area-wide Thursday and again Friday night into Saturday morning, but probabilities remain low and amounts generally less than one-quarter of an inch, the weather service said.

Today, it will be sunny with a high near 63 and an east northeast wind of 5 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 39 and an east wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 61 and an east southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there will be a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., with a low of 44, according to the weather service. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 44 and an east southeast wind of 6 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Thursday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers with a high near 54, and a southeast wind of 3 to 5 mph, the weather service said. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is likely.

Thursday night, there is a 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., with a low of 42, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 60, the weather service said.

Friday night, there will be a 40 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., with a low of 46, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 60, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 42, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 58, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 40, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 57, the weather service said.