Month: February 2020

Police notes

Shooting reported on 7th Street


 A victim was shot multiple times at 1:05 a.m. Feb. 21 in the 200 block of North 7th Street, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The victim fled on foot, according to the report. A person unrelated to the incident found the victim and called 911, the report stated. The victim was taken to an area hospital and was last said to be in stable condition.

Pursuit reported on Minnesota Avenue

Police pursued a vehicle that did not stop for expired tags and a traffic violation at 12:17 a.m. Feb. 21 in the 2000 block of Minnesota Avenue, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated, according to the report. The pursuit went a short distance and then was terminated, the report stated. The suspect was not apprehended.

Four more pursuits reported


Four more pursuits were reported by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. In all the cases, officers attempted to stop vehicles for a traffic violation, the vehicle failed to stop and the pursuit was started, according to the reports. The pursuit was then terminated, without the suspect being apprehended.

The locations and times of the four pursuits:
• 900 block of Ann Avenue, 7:39 p.m. Feb. 21.
• 3800 block of Ann Avenue, 8:48 p.m. Feb. 21.
• 5500 block of Parallel Parkway, 9:45 p.m. Feb. 21.
• 7800 block of Kansas Avenue, 11:01 p.m. Feb. 21.

Lady Cyclones clinch conference, beat Barstow

Junior Jimena Lopez De La Cruz made a layup in the first half of Bishop Ward’s game against Barstow. De La Cruz finished with 15 points. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
 

by Brian Turrel

The Bishop Ward Lady Cyclones won the Crossroads Conference title outright Friday evening, with a 76-17 drubbing of the Barstow Lady Knights. It was Ward’s ninth consecutive win.

Ward had control of the game all night, starting with defense. Applying heavy pressure on the ball, the Cyclones also had a knack for picking off Barstow passes for turnovers that turned into fast breaks.

Guards Jimena Lopez De La Cruz and Vanesa Otero forced the tempo on offense, and drove to the basket or found forwards Perla Frayre-Delgado and Tina Rosales for scoring opportunities.

De La Cruz led the scoring with 15 points. Delgado dropped in 14, and Rosales 10. In all, 10 players scored for the Lady Cyclones.

Head coach Dominique Washington, in his first year at Ward, has the team playing at a high tempo and encouraged the team’s intensity and effort. Ward administrator Kam Ridley also credited the team’s success this year to the teamwork of a group of players with years of experience together.

Ward’s prospects next year look bright, losing only one starter to graduation. Key players like Delgado and Otero are still juniors. Freshman Mercedez Dominguez lit up the offense when she came on late, hitting 3 of 4 three-point shots.

The Lady Cyclones hold a 14-4 record going into the last two games of the season. Ward will play host to Atchison on Monday at KCKCC, tipping off at 6 p.m. The Cyclones will finish the regular season on the road at Pembroke Hill on Feb. 25, and are projected to be the host of a KSHSAA 3A playoff game on March 3.

Junior Perla Frayre-Delgado drove in from the left baseline. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sophomore Tina Rosales put up a short range jumper. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sophomore Sofia Cook took a contested shot inside. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Bishop Ward cheerleaders performed stunts before the game. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Freshman Mercedez Dominguez got some kind words and a three-point sign from coach Dominique Washington. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Junior guard Vanesa Otero took a three-point shot. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior Anna Jones drove for a layup. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sofia Cook tried to put back an offensive rebound. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Cut off inside by Barstow’s Jaelyn Glenn, Delgado looked for an outlet. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

De La Cruz sped around Barstow’s Nikky Lu. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior Anna Jones dribbled in for a layup. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

Blue Devils pound out 22 hits in home opening win

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College opened its home baseball season in rousing fashion Friday, pounding out 22 hits in a 15-1 thumping of Northeast Nebraska.

The two teams meet in a doubleheader Saturday starting at noon but a twin bill previously scheduled for Sunday has been canceled.

The Blue Devils (3-2) scored in every inning against Northeast as seven Blue Devils had at least two hits. Beneficiary of the big attack was sophomore lefthander Orvaldo Mendez (2-0), who gave up just three hits and one run in four innings. He struck out four, walked three.

Leadoff hitter Seth Kenagy set the tone for the assault, rapping out four hits in four trips to the plate. Jose Sosa, Griffin Everitt and Tyler Henry contributed three hits each and Eduardo Acosta, Caleb Adams and Raymond Paniagua two apiece.

Sosa had the lone home run of the day, a 2-run shot in the fifth, while Henry and Palmer Hutchinson doubled for the only other extra base hits. Sosa and Everitt each drove three runs and Kenagy two.

The Blue Devils took a 2-0 lead in the first on a single by Kenagy, Henry’s double and singles by Sosa and Trey Hoover and added four runs in the second on six straight hits – singles by Paniagua, Kenagy, Everitt, Acosta, Henry and Sosa.

Sosa’s 2-run home run highlighted KCKCC’s other big inning, a 5-run fifth that was capped by a 2-run single by Kenagy and an RBI hit by Everitt.

Parker Weddle and Josiah Crowley closed out the win with scoreless mound appearances. Weddle gave up two hits and struck out two in two innings while Crowley gave up one hit in the seventh.