Month: August 2021

Matthys quality start, Monarchs sweep Dogs

The Monarchs’ Jake Matthys delivered a pitch Sunday against the Chicago Dogs at Legends Field. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)
Morgan McCullough drove a triple to right center to give the Monarchs the lead Sunday over the Chicago Dogs. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)

In the series finale Sunday against Chicago (40-29), the Monarchs (45-22) won 2-1 in a pitcher’s duel.

Starter and right-hander Jake Matthys earned a quality start in his Sunday performance.

Chicago scored its lone run in the second inning. The Dogs started with a trio of singles. With Ryan Haug and Harrison Smith on first and second, Cosimo Cannella singled, driving in Haug to put the Dogs up 1-0.

After giving up his lone run in the second, Matthys found his stride through the rest of his outing, giving him a quality start.

In six innings pitched, he gave up nine hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck out three.

The Dogs’ starter, Shane Barringer, forced the Monarchs offense to struggle throughout his performance. Through his six innings, Kansas City recorded five hits and struck out six times.

In the seventh inning, Kansas City finally got on the board. With runners at first and second, Morgan McCullough hit a triple into right-center field, driving in both runners and giving the Monarchs a 2-1 lead.

McCullough went two-for-four with two RBIs in his performance and now boasts a 12-game hitting streak.

Right-hander Brock Gilliam went two innings for the Monarchs. He gave up no runs, one hit, and struck out one. Right-hander Justin Donatella entered in the ninth for the save opportunity. He struck out two, securing the win for the Monarchs.

With a 2-1 win against the Chicago Dogs, the Monarchs have now won nine in a row.

The Monarchs are now on the road for a three-game series against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, beginning on Monday night. First pitch is set for 7:02 p.m. The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network with the pre-game beginning at 6:32 p.m. and the video stream airing on aabaseball.tv.

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

– by Jason Nick

BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, Aug. 4, for a work session and regular meeting.

The work session will begin at 5 p.m. and the regular meeting is at 6 p.m. There also will be a BPU Finance Committee meeting at 4:15 p.m.

On the agenda for the work session at 5 p.m. is a board update, general manager update, economic development fund policy discussion, then the KCKCC economic development application.

On the agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. is a public comment time; general manager and staff reports, Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program (including KERA’s utility assistance) update; second quarter financial report; water operations quarterly report; miscellaneous comments and board comments.

To access the board meeting information packet, visit
https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-8-4-21.pdf

According to the meeting notice, the meeting will be conducted through the telephone and internet.

The public may access the meetings through the telephone or internet.

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.
The telephone number is toll free 1-888-475-4499.
The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

Members of the community who would like to speak to the board during the regular session must be logged into the Zoom meeting through the internet using their browser or a Zoom application, according to a spokesman. They will be asked to rasie their hand to signal they want to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will have 5 minutes to speak.

Pleasant, hazy weather ahead today

National Weather Service graphic

Pleasant, dry weather is ahead today, with a high near 83, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The mild weather with low humidity is expected to continue through Wednesday, the weather service said.

Temperatures will increase with the humidity on the rise by Friday, when the high will be 93, according to the weather service.

The MARC Skycast for Monday is moderate air quality. Fires from Canada and the West may be affecting Kansas City air quality.

The air quality index from Air Now (airnow.gov) for Kansas City, Kansas, was 153 for PM 2.5 at 9 a.m., ranked as unhealthy.

According to Air Now, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should avoid strenuous outdoor activities; keep outdoor activities short; and consider moving physical activities indoors or rescheduling them.

Today, there was widespread haze in the morning, with a high near 83 and a north northeast wind of 3 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, there will be widespread haze with a low of 61 and an east wind of 3 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, widespread haze is possible before 11 a.m. It will be mostly sunny, with a high near 83 and an east northeast wind of 3 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 61 and an east wind of 6 mph becoming calm after midnight, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 85 and a calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 67, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 69, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 93, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 76, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 96, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 78, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 96, the weather service said.