Month: March 2019

Minor injury reported in accident near I-635

A driver suffered a minor injury in an accident at 4:08 p.m. Monday, March 4, at 4427 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kansas.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Honda passenger car was westbound on Shawnee Drive, attempting to make a left turn onto South 44th, and a Pontiac passenger car was eastbound on Shawnee Drive. The location was just west of I-635.

The Honda attempted to turn in front of the Pontiac, and the Pontiac struck the Honda, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Honda, a 77-year-old Overland Park woman, had a possible minor injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Pontiac, a 21-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had no apparent injury, the trooper’s report stated.

Weather will gradually warm up this week

Temperatures will gradually increase this week in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service.

Cold temperatures continue this morning, with today’s high near 23, and wind chill values between zero and 10, the weather service said.

Wednesday, temperatures will reach 39, and Thursday, 40, with a slight chance of snow in the morning. Saturday’s high will be 54 with a chance of rain in the forecast, according to the weather service.

Today, expect sunny skies and a high of 23, with a northwest wind of 8 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 8, and wind chill values between minus 1 and 4, according to the weather service. A northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph will become light and variable.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 39 and a south southwest wind of 5 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 25 and an east southeast wind of 5 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, there will be a 20 percent chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain, the weather service said. The high will be near 40 with an east southeast wind of 7 to 9 mph.

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

Friday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 46, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 60 percent chance of rain after midnight, with a low of 37, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there is a 90 percent chance of rain, with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 44, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 44, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 26, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 45, the weather service said.

KCKCC must hurdle No. 6 Highland for national tourney berth

Nija Collier, right, got a big hug from Kisi Young while teammate, from left, Lizzie Stark (11), Camryn Swanson, Caitlyn Stewart and Brodi Byrd (0) rushed to join the celebration of Collier’s game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in a 79-76 KCKCC win over Johnson County Saturday. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

From the kettle into the fire. A 79-76 overtime winner over No. 10 ranked Johnson County Saturday, Kansas City Kansas Community College takes on No. 6 Highland Tuesday for the NJCAA DII Region VI championship and a berth in the national tournament.

Game time is 5 p.m. at Hartman Arena in Park City just north of Wichita and the contest will be streamed on the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference website (www.kjccc.org).

It will be the third meeting between the two nationally ranked powers. The No. 7 Blue Devils (27-4) won at home 78-72 Feb. 2, the Scotties (24-4) took a 94-88 home court decision Feb. 20.

“It’s a great opportunity for our girls,” KCKCC coach Joe McKinstry said. “They’ve worked hard to be in this position. We know it will be a hard fought battle against a great team and great program. Hopefully, we’ve got enough left in the tank to get the job done.”

Highland won the most recent meeting by limiting KCKCC to just three 3-point goals and nine attempts, both season lows – a huge contrast to the Blue Devils’ 17 threes against Johnson County.

Fouls also played a huge part in the game. Five Blue Devils fouled out; Highland lost three. KCKCC scoring leader Nija Collier played just nine minutes.

The game matches the top four scorers in the Jayhawk Conference. Highland’s Stefania Chiziane leads the conference in scoring at 17.8; teammate Janiya Davis is third (16.7). KCKCC counters with Colllier, who is second at 17.5; and Lillie Moore, fourth at 15.0. The Scotties also boast the most accurate 3-pointer shooter in the league. Second in the conference with 81 threes, Tiana Gipson is shooting at a 44.8 percent clip. Collier is next at 40.7.

To the winner will go a spot in the NJCAA DII national tournament to be played March 19-23 in Harrison, Arkansas, about 30 minutes south of Branson, Missouri. Highland finished third in last year’s national while KCKCC won its only appearance in the national in 2016.