Month: October 2021

Faith news

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches will hold Masses on Sunday, Oct. 17. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 11 a.m. Oct. 17. See details at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a free COVID-19 vaccination event from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 20. Call to reserve a spot at 913-689-9375. For more information, visit https://www.mountosb.org/ministries/keeler-womens-center/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 17. See details at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, 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 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. At 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, there will be a Scout pancake breakfast in the church’s coffee shop. The cost will be $5 per person.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Burmese on Sunday, Oct. 17. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at St. Patrick. St. Patrick Church will be the site for a KCKCC concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. 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, Oct. 17. 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, Oct. 17. 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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Mace scores her first KC NWSL goal in loss to Chicago

Kansas City NWSL traveled to face the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday night in the team’s final road game of the 2021 regular season.

Chicago got on the board first off an own-goal in the 34th minute, however defender Hailie Mace quickly answered a few minutes later to equalize the game at 1-1. Chicago found the game winner in the second half and dropped Kansas City 2-1.

Mace said it felt great to finally get her first KC goal, stating, “Bowen served a perfect ball that I was able to get a head on and it’s just really exciting to get that first goal.”

Kansas City’s defense has been a strength the past few games, and it was tested again in the first few minutes of play. After Chicago had a shot ring off the post, Kansas City was able to clear it away from danger. Following that first attack, Kansas City was able to gain a 54 percent possession advantage in the first half and mostly keep Chicago’s attack at bay.

The lone exception was when Chicago broke through Kansas City’s tough defense in the 35th minute. Mallory Pugh sent a corner in for Chicago that found Davidson’s head and then took an unfortunate deflection off KC defender Kristen Edmonds’ head and into the back of the net to put Chicago up 1-0.

It didn’t take long for Kansas City to respond. Two minutes later, in the 37th minute, midfielder Katie Bowen sent a cross into Mace who used her head to flick on the ball to the back corner of the net to equalize the game.

Forward Kristen Hamilton nearly found the go-ahead goal for Kansas City a minute after Mace’s equalizer when she launched a shot from 30 yards out that just sailed over the top post.

The second half started with Kansas City attacking and Hamilton coming close to another goal on the back post following a cross in from forward Darian Jenkins. Kansas City had several opportunities throughout the night for Jenkins and Hamilton, although neither could find the net.

Chicago gained the lead in the 50th minute. Just past the midfield line, forward Mallory Pugh slotted a ball to forward Kealia Watt who then found forward Makenzy Doniak. Doniak slid into her shot and gave the Red Stars the 2-1 lead.

Kansas City returns home for its final two matches of the 2021 inaugural season. First is NJ-NY Gotham FC at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. They then wrap the regular season at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, against OL Reign at Legends Field. Both matches will stream nationally on Twitch. For tickets visit KCWoSo.com.

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Sporting plays for playoff berth Sunday at Vancouver

Following a restful week off, second-place Sporting Kansas City (15-6-7, 52 points) will continue their push to the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on Sunday night when the club visits eighth-place Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9-9-10, 37 points) at BC Place in Canada.

The Western Conference clash will kick off at 9:08 p.m. Sunday with three hours of live coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, BallySports.com and the Bally Sports app. Supporters can also catch the action locally on ESPN 94.5 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) and access the Sporting KC mobile app.

Winners in four of their last five matches and trailing first-place Seattle Sounders FC by five points in the Western Conference table, Sporting can secure a spot in the 2021 MLS postseason with a win or a draw on Sunday.

However, manager Peter Vermes’ side may have its playoff berth locked up even before they take the field in Vancouver. If Minnesota United FC lost or tied at Austin FC or the LA Galaxy lose to the Portland Timbers on Saturday night, Sporting will punch its ticket to the postseason. Minnesota won on Saturday night, however, and the LA Galaxy was tied at halftime Saturday night.

Sporting has reached the playoffs in nine of the last 10 seasons and will look to improve upon that mark by ousting a hungry Vancouver team that sits just one point below the playoff line. While Vermes’ men have been regular postseason contenders and won four major championships over the last decade, the Whitecaps are seeking a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 after enduring three straight losing campaigns.

Sporting most recently took the field on Oct. 3, posting a 4-2 home win over Houston Dynamo FC as captain Johnny Russell bagged a brace to go with goals from MLS MVP candidate Daniel Salloi and midfielder Gadi Kinda. Salloi and Kinda have returned to Kansas City this week after representing Hungary and Israel, during the international window and will aim to continue their scoring ways as Sporting looks to keep pace with Seattle at the top of the division.

Salloi leads MLS with 23 combined goals (16) and assists (seven) and his 16 non-penalty goals are three more than any other MLS player. Kinda, meanwhile, has five goals of his own this year and notably scored in Sporting’s last visit to Vancouver, sparking an away win on the opening day of the 2020 season.

Sunday’s contest will feature two of Major League Soccer’s hottest attacking players in Russell and Vancouver striker Brian White. Russell has tied a club record by scoring in five consecutive regular season matches, bagging six goals during that run, while White has notched nine goals in 10 appearances dating back to Aug. 18.


Russell’s productivity since arriving in Kansas City in 2018 is almost unmatched. He is one of two MLS players alongside Carlos Vela with at least 30 goals and 30 assists in the regular season over the last four years and one of only five MLS players with 10 goals and seven assists in 2021. White, on the other hand, scored once in his first 16 games this season but has found his form under interim head coach Vanni Sartini, who took over on an interim basis in late August after Marc Dos Santos was relieved of his duties.

The Whitecaps were among those at the bottom of the Western Conference standings from 2018 to 2020 but have found their footing this season, especially over the last three months.

From July 17 to Oct. 2, Vancouver lost just once in 15 MLS matches before taking a 4-1 defeat at Seattle last Saturday. Sartini has posted a 4-2-2 record as the interim boss, getting the most out of White and fellow attacker Cristian Dajome, who has eight goals and four assists.


Vancouver have been equally strong defensively: prior to conceding four against Seattle last weekend, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau and the Whitecaps went on a 337-minute shutout streak, the fifth-longest in MLS this season.

Vancouver has been particularly tough at home, winning five of its last six at BC Place while outscoring opponents 12-4 during that stretch.

Recent history in the head-to-head series has favored Sporting, who are 5-0-1 in the last six regular season meetings and own wins in each of their last three trips to BC Place.

During their six-game unbeaten run against the Whitecaps, Sporting has scored 20 goals and conceded only three.

The teams last met on May 16 at Children’s Mercy Park when Salloi scored and Alan Pulido bagged a brace to spark a 3-0 home win. The most recent meeting at BC Place took place on Feb. 29, 2020, a few weeks before MLS paused due to COVID-19, as Sporting secured a 3-1 victory with goals from Pulido, Kinda and now-departed Erik Hurtado.

Pulido, Sporting’s club-record signing who has eight goals and three assists this season, will miss Sunday’s match through injury and is expected to return near playoff time. Defender Jaylin Lindsey will also be absent as he recovers from a long-term hamstring issue.

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