Month: May 2022

Monarchs overwhelm Dogs, 11-2

Lewis Thorpe of the Kansas City Monarchs delivered a pitch against the Chicago Dogs on May 21 at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)
Willie Abreu of the Kansas City Monarchs drove in one of his three RBI against the Chicago Dogs at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, on May 21. (Photo by John Ellis, Kansas City Monarchs)

by Jaxson Webb, Monarchs

The Kansas City Monarchs (5-3) had the luck of the Irish on Saturday evening as those at the ballpark celebrated Irish Daze. The Monarchs pitching was staggering, and the offense struck gold, defeating the Dogs 11-2

In back-to-back nights the Monarchs have surrendered the lead in the early innings but have stayed resilient.

The Dogs were able to force Monarchs starter Lewis Thorpe (1-1) into pitching 24 pitches in the opening inning and scored the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly from Grant Kay (1-0).

The shuffled and strong lineup for Kansas City responded right away after Willie Abreu’s leadoff double, and a pair of fielder’s choices. Jan Hernandez also drove in a run with a single through the left side (3-1).

Lewis Thorpe came back in the second inning with a completely different demeanor. The Melbourne, Australia, native went on to retire nine batters in a row, six of them strikeouts.

Thorpe was dialed in and stayed on top of the Dogs lineup. He finished the evening with five innings pitched, two hits, one earned run, two bases on balls and nine strikeouts.

That momentum carried over to the offensive side of things as six different Monarchs recorded a multi-hit game. Atop of that list was center fielder Willie Abreu, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, and was just a triple shy of the cycle.

The fourth inning was the four-leaf clover inning for the Monarchs, scoring six runs on eight hits. David Thompson recorded two hits in the inning as Kansas City sent 11 batters to the plate.

Abreu capped off the night with a towering two-run homer to stretch the lead to 11-1 in the home half of the eighth. The Dogs scratched out one run in the ninth as Kansas City closed the “green” night out with an 11-2 win.

The Monarchs will play game three against Chicago at 3 p.m. Sunday. The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network and a video stream airing on aabaseball.tv.

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

Local track athletes excel at regional tournaments, advance to state

Wyandotte High School sophomore Jaqueline Perez-Vela (File photo, copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Several Wyandotte County student-athletes qualified for the KSHSAA state track and field meet with their finishes at regional meets on Friday.

There were even a few multi-event qualifiers. Sumner junior Kylie McCleary qualified in both the girls’ 100- and 200-meter dashes, while Wyandotte sophomore Jaquelyn Perez-Vela qualified in the girls’ 200- and 400-meter dashes. Sumner senior Janae Mckelvy will compete at state in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles and the high jump.

Washington senior Christopher Blacher qualified in the boys’ 100- and 200-meter dashes. Bishop Ward senior Javon Roach qualified in the boys’ 100-meter dash and will also race with the boys’ 4×100-meter relay team.

Here are the local qualifiers from each regional, with their qualifying position, school and grade.

Shawnee Mission West 6A Regional

Girls’ 100-meter Dash
3 A’luel Miller, Harmon 11

Girls’ 400-meter Dash
4 Jaquelyn Perez-Vela, Wyandotte 10

Girls’ 200-meter Dash
4 Jaquelyn Perez-Vela, Wyandotte 10

Pittsburg 5A Regional

Boys’ 100-meter Dash
4 Christopher Blacher, Washington 12

Boys’ 200-meter Dash
3 Christopher Blacher, Washington 12

Boys’ High Jump
3 Terry Rowe III, Sumner 11

Boys’ Long Jump
2 Sommyr Moore, Sumner 9

Girls’ 100-meter Dash
1 Mikayla Henry, Washington 12
4 Kylie McCleary, Sumner 11

Girls’ 200-meter Dash
1 Kylie McCleary, Sumner 11

Girls’ 100-meter Hurdles
1 Janae Mckelvy, Sumner 12

Girls’ 300-meter Hurdles
3 Kyinn Lawrence, Washington 9

Girls’ 4×100-meter Relay
3 Sumner

Girls’ High Jump
2 Janae Mckelvy, Sumner 12

Royal Valley 3A Regional

Boys’ 100-meter Dash
3 Javon Roach, Bishop Ward 11

Boys’ 4×100-meter Relay
2 Bishop Ward

Boys’ Long Jump
1 K.J. Smith, Bishop Ward 12

A list of qualifiers from the De Soto 5A regional meet can be found in this previous article, https://wyandotteonline.com/pirates-braves-track-and-field-athletes-qualify-for-state-meet/

Sumner Academy senior Janae Mckelvy (File photo, copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bishop Ward High School senior K.J. Smith (File photo, copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

Faith news

Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is making schedule changes.

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, and 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament will be at 6 p.m Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Sunday. A fundraiser breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 22, at Blessed Sacrament parking lot, 2203 Parallel. On the menu will be small empanadas, menudo and pancakes.

Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, 425 W. Morse Ave., will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in the fellowship hall. To make an appointment, visit savealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

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


“Scripture Group: Lectio and Discussion,” will be from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100B, Kansas City, Kansas. Heather Neds will lead the program. The meeting is in person or via Zoom. Registration for the free program is required to 913-689-9375 or visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

A Memorial Day Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 38th and State, Kansas City, Kansas; and at 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 126th and Parallel.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/. Services are at 9:50 a.m. Sunday.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 22. For information, see 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 celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 22. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service on Sunday, May 22, at 10:15 a.m. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses, and livestreamed Masses, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. Masses are at 5 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Chin-Burmese. St. Patrick will have a chicken dinner and bingo at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, for $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12; or $30 for families of two adults and more than two children.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 22. 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 the service at 10:45 a.m. The Wednesday Night Bible Study will be held at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Livestream services here 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. 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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