Highland, Kansas – The Kansas City Kansas Community College women’s basketball team had a strong start against Highland Community College Saturday, but the Blue Devils were unable to hold onto the lead as the Scotties came out with a 54-47 win.
KCKCC is 9-7 overall and 1-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
The Blue Devils outscored the Scotties 17-6 in the first quarter as Faith Putz connected on three straight baskets, including two three-pointers during the run.
Highland however quickly whittled down the lead and would take a lead of their own at 24-19 at halftime.
KCKCC managed to slowly inch closer to the deficit as Jennifer Guilbeaux and De’Jaria Guillroy made four straight free throws.
Highland led 32-28 going into the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils made several attempts to regain the lead that they had in the first quarter, but the Scotties held on for the duration of the final period to win the game.
Putz led the team with 11 points, while Guilbeaux had nine points and 11 rebounds.
The Lady Blue Devils are back in action Wednesday when they play host to Neosho County Community College at 5:30 p.m.
Story from Tyler Scott, KCKCC sports information director
Look for a little warmer weather on Monday, as the high reaches 49 in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Change is coming, though, with a northwesterly wind moving into the area today, the forecast predicts.
A brief respite from the cold, the warm weather will peak today and be over tonight, as the low drops to around 13, and tomorrow’s high will be near 22, the weather service said.
Wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero are possible Tuesday morning, according to the weather service. For Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, look for wind chills to drop to a reading of zero to 10.
Highs will reach the 20s on Tuesday, and the 30s on Wednesday, the weather service said. Thursday will be back to the mid-40s.
Weekend weather will be in the 40s, according to the weather service. No precipitation is in the next seven-day forecast.
Today, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said. A west southwest wind of 6 to 16 mph will become north in the afternoon, with winds gusting as high as 24 mph.
Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 13, according to the weather service. A north wind of 9 to 14 mph will gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 22, the weather service said. Wind chill values between zero and 10 are possible, with the north wind at 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 9 and a north wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 32 and a light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 25, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 44, the weather service said.
Thursday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 15, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 20, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 45, the weather service said.
A homicide Sunday night on James Street near the State Line is under investigation by Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detectives, according to a police spokesman.
At about 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, officers were sent to James Street and State Line, responding to a call about a person shot inside a vehicle, the spokesman stated.
When they arrived, officers found a deceased male who was the victim of apparent gunfire, according to the spokesman.
The incident is currently under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Major Case Unit, the spokesman stated.
Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Callers may remain anonymous, and tips leading to an arrest may qualify for a cash reward, according to police.