Month: February 2022

Valentine’s Day forecast: Sunny, high near 49

Today’s forecast from the National Weather Service will be warmer and sunnier than Sunday, with a high near 49.

Look for temperatures to rise on Tuesday to a high of 64. Strong south winds on Tuesday afternoon, with wind gusts up to 36 mph, could lead to increased fire danger, the weather service said.

A cold front will move into the area on Wednesday morning, bringing rain on Wednesday and possibly snow on Thursday, according to the weather service. Wintry precipitation will be possible Wednesday night and Thursday, with rain changing to a mix on Wednesday night and then to snow on Thursday.

The exact times of the wintry mix and snow on Wednesday night and Thursday are subject to change, the weather service said.

Temperatures will return to the mid-40s on Friday, with a high near 51 on Saturday and 59 on Sunday, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said. A north wind of 5 to 9 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight, it will be clear, with a low of 29 and a light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the evening, according to the weather service. Winds may gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday, there will be increasing clouds, with a high near 64, the weather service said. It will be breezy, with an east southeast wind of 8 to 13 mph becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds may gust up to 36 mph.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 53 and a south wind of 15 to 21 mph, gusting as high as 34 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday,there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 55 with a south southwest wind of 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 29 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday night, rain is likely before 10 p.m., then rain possibly mixed with snow between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., then snow likely after 11 p.m., according to the weather service. Some thunder also is possible. The low will be around 21. Between a quarter and half-inch of precipitation is possible.

Thursday, there is a 30 percent chance of snow before noon, with a high near 31, the weather service said.

Thursday night, the low will be around 14.

Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 27, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 34, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 59, the weather service said.

Four schools qualify wrestlers for state tournament

Bonner Springs sophomore Olivia Stean wasted no time in taking down Shawnee Mission North’s Cheyenne Paden, pinning her in just under 8 seconds in their match at the girls wrestling KSHSAA regional meet, held Saturday at Seaman High School in Topeka. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Eleven Wyandotte County wrestlers earned the opportunity to compete at the KSHSAA girls wrestling state tournament by placing in the regional meet in Topeka on Saturday.

Athletes from Bonner Springs, Harmon, Sumner, and Turner high schools finished fourth place or better to qualify for the tournament coming up on Feb. 23 at Hartman Arena in Park City, just outside Wichita.

Bonner Springs High School will send six wrestlers to the state meet, including Jenna Knight, who won the 120-pound weight class, and Olivia Stean, who won the 170-pound class.

Stean blasted through her two preliminary rounds, pinning her opponents in 8 and then 29 seconds. A rematch against Basehor-Linwood’s highly ranked Mandy Wilson for the title was imminent, but Wilson forfeited the match due to an injury sustained in her semi-final bout. Stean’s season record is now 38-0.

Knight won two matches by fall and a third by major decision to take the 120-pound regional title, pinning Lansing’s Kaylin Dunlap in the second round of their championship match. She heads to the state tournament with a 27-8 record.

Bonner Springs finished third in the team competition, edging past rival Basehor-Linwood in the final round.

After the meet, head coach Dale Taylor was upbeat about the team’s performance, even more about its future.

“I thought we could qualify all nine of us,” the coach said, “but we got six through. And the three that didn’t make it wrestled really hard.”

“We get this whole team back, and more,” Taylor said of his young regional squad that had no seniors and only two juniors.

Turner High School qualified two wrestlers for the state tournament. Arianna Ortiz won the 101-pound class, and Daisy Chavez finished second at 155 pounds. Ortiz defeated Mill Valley’s Raina Frantz in the final, and now holds an 18-1 record for the season.

Harmon High School will send freshman Kamahni Jackson and senior Angelica Aleman to state. Jackson won the 132-pound weight class at the regional, winning all three matches by fall and improving her record to 26-8. Aleman finished fourth in the 155-pound class.

Second-year Harmon athletic director Alma Rosas-Hall talked about her role, and the relatively new sport of girls wrestling. 

“My main focus has been to improve our student involvement in activities and in sports,” Rosas-Hall said, “reaching out to the community and establishing that connection.”

Rosas-Hall cheered the team loudly from the floor, and was on hand with the coaches to encourage the Harmon wrestlers after each match.

“I’m very proud,” she said. “We’re tiny but mighty, and it’s just the belief that we can do it, no matter how big or how small you are.”

Sumner Academy’s Alissa Harris finished fourth in the 132-pound bracket to earn her spot at the state tournament.

Full list of state qualifiers:

Bonner Springs
Kylie Enriquez (109 pounds, 3rd place)
Jenna Knight (120 pounds, 1st place)
Emmalee Foya (126 pounds, 2nd place)
Chloie Knapp (155 pounds, 3rd place)
Olivia Stean (170 pounds, 1st place)
Tyler Wild (235 pounds, 2nd place)

Turner
Arianna Ortiz (101 pounds, 1st place)
Daisy Chavez (155 pounds, 2nd place)

Harmon
Kamahni Jackson (132 pounds, 1st place)
Angelica Aleman (155 pounds, 4th place)

Sumner
Alissa Harris (132 pounds, 4th place)

Harmon freshman Kamahni Jackson wrestled Seaman’s Koti Best in the 132-pound final. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs Jenna Knight flipped Seaman’s Jenna Best in their 120-pound match. Knight won by major decision (10-2) on her way to winning the class. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Turner junior Daisy Chavez wrestled against Highland Park’s Monya Dean. Chavez won the match in a 7-3 decision. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Turner junior Arianna Ortiz rolled over Mill Valley’s Raina Frantz in the 101-pound final. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Harmon senior Angelica Aleman wrestled Basehor-Linwood’s MacKenzie Botka in a 155-pound match, winning by fall in the second period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs sophomore Chloie Knapp applied some pressure to Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Mackenzie Farkes and won the match in the second period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Sumner Academy junior Alissa Harris boosted Basehor’s Aleksandra Stjepanovic in their 132-pound bout. Harris won by fall in the first round. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs sophomore Olivia Stean had the upper hand on Harmon’s Alayna Santos in their 170-pound bout. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Turner coaches M.J. Bland, left, and Paul Hansen encouraged Daisy Chavez during a match. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Turner junior Daisy Chavez wrestled Harmon senior Angelica Aleman in a 155-pound match. Chavez won by fall in the third period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs sophomore Emmalee Foya got a hold on Reece Taylor of Shawnee Heights. Foya won by fall in the third period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs freshman Kylie Enriquez got some leverage on Seaman’s Taylie Heston in their 109-pound match. Enriquez won by fall in the third period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Harmon freshman Kamahni Jackson hauled down Mill Valley’s Rylee Allen-Atchison in their 132-pound match. Jackson won by fall in the second period. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

Faith news

Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is having services or making schedule changes in the event of inclement weather or high COVID numbers.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches have information about Masses at the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Masses at Christ the King are at 4 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament are at 6 p.m. Saturday, and at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 11 a.m. See details for this Sunday at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

The 61st annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Kansas City Convention Center Grand Ballroom, Kansas City, Missouri. The guest speaker will be Tammie Jo Shults, who was in the national spotlight on April 17, 2018, when she landed a Southwest Boeing 737 after an engine exploded at high altitude, damaging the aircraft and causing depressurization and multiple system failures. One hundred forty-eight lives were saved. Shults’ book about her experience is “Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings and Faced My Greatest Challenge.” Shults, a former Navy pilot and instructor who was one of the first women naval aviators to qualify in the F/A-18 Hornet, is a graduate of Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas. She reached the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. Those who attend this breakfast are asked to bring socks to donate to organizations that serve the homeless. For more information, including ticket information, visit https://praykc.com/.

“The Gospel of Non-Violence” will be presented from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas. Peg Burns will present the program. The meeting is planned for in-person or Zoom. There are no walk-ins accepted; registration for the free class is required to 913-689-9375 or visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about livestreamed services 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 at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, and livestreamed at https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. For more information see 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 Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose. Our Lady and St. Rose will hold a Mardi Gras Curbside-to-Go event from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. There will be seafood gumbo, seafood jambalaya and New Orleans style red beans and rice. The cost of a 12-ounce entrée and cake will be $12. Advance online orders and payments are due by Feb. 21 to http://www.ourladyandsaintrose.org/mardigras.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. Sunday school is at 9 a.m. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Stony Point is planning a Valentine’s dinner after church Feb. 27, with proceeds benefiting the youth group.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses, and livestreamed Masses, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick’s Mass times are at 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The 12:45 p.m. Mass is in Spanish, and the 2:30 p.m. Mass is in Burmese. St. Patrick will be the host of a vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in the parish center. First, second and third doses are available. Vaccines for children 5 and older and booster shots for those 12 and older will be available. There will be a total of 300 vaccines available, with online registration requested. Residents of Wyandotte County may win a gift card. The first 150 people to get vaccinated will receive a free order of tacos. COVID tests also will be available. Heart to Heart International is participating. In another event, St. Patrick will be the host of a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the parish center. To make a donor appointment, visit www.savealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have online services only through Feb. 20. An online service will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School following service at 10:45 a.m. Bible Study is held at 7 p.m. Wednesday night in the Fellowship Hall. The Activities Committee is holding a “Love your Church” Dinner at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 following Sunday School. Livestream services are at https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch/. For more information visit [email protected] or email [email protected].

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday, with Sunday School at 9 a.m. The theme of the Feb. 13 sermon is “First Fruits.” For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see 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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