Month: July 2021

Monarchs put on early fireworks show, winning 11-3

The Kansas City Monarchs (23-17) put on a show for the season-high crowd of 3,375 fans before the post-game fireworks display in Kansas City, Kansas. They outscored the Lincoln Saltdogs (20-20) 11-3 to halt their two-game skid.

The Monarchs wasted no time jumping on the Saltdogs’ starter Adolfo Espinoza in his debut. The second batter, Ryan Grotjohn, ripped a single to right and Jan Hernandez deposited a 1-0 pitch into right center to score them both.

Collin Willis pulled a solo shot into left in the second before Grotjohn and Hernandez came back around to repeat their first-inning success in the third.

Hernandez finished the game 3-4 with two home runs and five runs batted in.

Right-handed starter Jake Matthys didn’t need the run support, going seven innings while giving up three runs on seven hits.

A series of singles and a double in the fourth knocked Espinoza out of the game and gave the Monarchs three more runs.

Kevin Santa scored Casey Gillaspie from first on a double in the fifth to bring the Monarch total to nine.

Grotjohn slapped an RBI triple into left center to and then came around to score in the bottom of the eighth for good measure.

Kansas City turned to its bullpen in the eighth to shut the door on visitors from Lincoln, bringing in left-handed pitcher Erik Cha to finish out the game.

The Kansas City Monarchs will face the Lincoln Saltdogs in the fourth game of the series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. with the gates opening at 2 p.m. The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network with the pre-game beginning at 2:35 p.m. and the video stream airing on aabaseball.tv.

The July 4 game will be an Independence Day thorwback featuring 1945 Monarchs style jerseys. Kids 10 and younger can eat for free. A pre-game hot dog eating contest is planned. There will be post-game catch on the field.

Tickets to all Monarchs games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting monarchsbaseball.com.

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Faith news

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has information about churches, Masses, and reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches will hold Masses on Sunday, July 4. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Blessed Sacrament Church, 2215 Parallel, will hold a dinner-dance from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. July 31. Tickets will be $40 per person or $70 per couple.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 11 a.m. July 4. There will be a potluck dinner afterward. See details at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Sunday worship communion service at 9:30 a.m. July 4. See details at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC/ or http://ormbc.org/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 4, and livestream at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Mass in English at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 4.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, June 27. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass in person and online for Sunday, July 4, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick’s Parish will hold a vaccination day and COVID-19 testing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 10. Vaccines and tests are free.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will continue with its in-person service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 4. The service also will be available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services on Sunday, July 4. For more information about this Sunday’s plans, visit the Facebook page of Pastor Mike Barnett, https://www.facebook.com/mike.barnett.528. Services are also provided through checkout of DVD or SD Card and can be sent by email upon request. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 4. A video of the service will be at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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