Month: December 2021

Lightbourne selected as conference men’s basketball player of week

Bradley Lightbourne of Kansas City Kansas Community College has been named the conference’s men’s basketball player of the week. (KCKCC photo)

Baldwin, Kansas – Kansas City Kansas Community College men’s basketball player Bradley Lightbourne has been named the KJCCC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced this week.

Lightbourne was selected as the Player of the Week by a committee of sports information directors around the conference.

Lightbourne averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in two wins this last week. In a rout of MidAmerica Nazarene junior varsity, he nearly averaged a double-double recording 16 points and nine rebounds.

Then in a win over North Arkansas he ignited a spark to help the Blue Devils overcome a 14-point deficit late in the second half to defeat the Pioneers by two points at home.

Lightbourne leads the Blue Devils with 13.5 points per game and a 56.5 field goal percentage.

UG plans volunteer appreciation event Friday

The Unified Government will hold a Volunteer Appreciation event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec, 10, at Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St.

The event recognizes the contributions made by the hundreds of volunteers who work across many various departments and agencies within the Wyandotte County – Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government.

Gaming revenues up at Hollywood Casino

Gaming revenues at the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway were up for the month of November, according to a report at the Kansas Lottery Commission meeting Wednesday.

Hollywood Casino reported gaming revenues of $11.7 million for the month of November, according to Keith Kocher, director of program assurance and integrity for the Kansas Lottery.

Gaming revenues were $8.7 million in November 2020 at Hollywood Casino, according to state records.

Two of the four state-owned casinos, Boot Hill in Dodge City and Kansas Crossing in the Pittsburg area, had their best Novembers ever, according to Kocher. Their gaming revenues were $3.96 million and $2.98 million for the month. Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane reported $13.1 million in gaming revenues.

Stephen Durrell, Kansas Lottery executive director, reported that the lottery’s annual Holiday Millionaire Raffle, with $20 tickets, sold out on Wednesday.

It may be the earliest the holiday raffle has sold out, he said. The drawing for the raffle will be Jan. 5.

The Unified Government receives 3 percent of the gaming revenue from Hollywood Casino. The state receives 22 percent.