Month: May 2022

High temperatures continue today

High temperatures will be in the 90s on Wednesday, with a heat index of 96, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)
There may be record highs Wednesday and Thursday in the Kansas City area. (National Weather Service graphic)
High temperatures will continue Wednesday and Thursday before dropping into the 80s on Friday. (National Weather Service graphic)

High temperatures will continue today, with a high near 91 and a heat index of 96, according to the National Weather Service.

Thursday will also see temperatures in the 90s, according to the weather service, before showers and thunderstorms move in on Thursday night.

Friday’s temperatures will drop to a high near 84, with more showers and thunderstorms possible through Friday night, the weather service said.

Some of the storms Friday could be severe, according to the weather service. Cooler and drier weather is predicted for the weekend.

Thunderstorms may return Monday night to mid-week, the weather service said.

Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 91, the weather service said, and a heat index as high as 96. A south wind of 8 to 14 mph will gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 71 and a south wind of 8 to 13 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 93 and a south wind of 9 to 17 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 68 with a south wind of 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 21 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Friday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 84 with a calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 62. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 60, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 78, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 58, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Monday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, with a low of 62, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Montez scores five as Lady Pirates blank Bonner Springs

Piper junior Sierra Montez took a shot at the Bonner Springs goal. Montez took 9 shots in the match and scored on 5 of them in the Lady Pirates’ 10-0 win. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Piper High School celebrated senior night for girls’ soccer with a 10-0 shutout of Bonner Springs, but it was the junior class that did the damage.

Sierra Montez scored five goals, knifing through Bonner defenders with quick lateral and diagonal moves. Ryann Clark added four more, showing her talent for keeping possession in traffic. Kyndell Letcher, an indispensible part of the Lady Pirates’ high press, scored a goal as well.

In Piper’s offense-heavy performance, three goals stood out. The first happened in the 16th minute when Montez, playing in the defensive line, won the ball in a duel and started an end-to-end run.

She played a smooth give-and-go to Letcher near midfield, got the ball back and broke downfield, flat-footing defenders and finishing with a clean shot on goal.

The next highlight play was Clark’s fourth goal of the match, 10 minutes into the second half. Positioned squarely in front of goal, she timed her jump on a corner kick and headed it into the net.

Also drawing attention was a 57th minute score from Montez. Finding herself unmarked outside the 18-yard box, she unleashed a blast into the upper right of the goal to put her team up by eight.

The win breaks a three-game losing streak for the Lady Pirates. They finish the regular season at 9-5.

The Lady Braves end their regular season with a 4-12 record. Both teams will await the 5A playoff brackets to be announced on May 14, with regional playoffs to start on May 16.

Ryann Clark raced to take a shot before Bonner Springs junior goalkeeper Alyssa King could close the distance. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs senior Mercedes Madlock pushed ahead of Piper senior Brianna Solis. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Kyndell Letcher finished the game with 1 shot and 2 assists. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Ryann Clark watched her header sail into the Bonner Springs goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs sophomore Chloie Knapp raced back to cut off Piper senior Mackenzie Jones. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper sophomore Ella Buff was defended by Bonner Springs sophomore Luci Smith as they raced toward the goal. Buff finished the game with 3 shots and an assist. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Sierra Montez slid to the left to get past Bonner Springs freshman Laura Fisher. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper freshman Jessica Hale crossed the ball in front of the Bonner Springs goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Kyndell Letcher tried to keep Bonner Springs senior Mercedes Madlock from turning the ball up field. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs freshman Ginaveve Sopher and Piper junior Avary Ward raced after the ball. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

Sporting KC to play in U.S. Open Cup tonight in KCK

Sporting Kansas City will begin the club’s participation in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday against FC Dallas at Children’s Mercy Park in the Round of 32.

Tickets are available online at SeatGeek.com and are included in Sporting Kansas City season ticket member packages.

Tuesday’s match will stream live on ESPN+ for subscribers in the U.S. with local radio broadcasts available on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish). Sports Radio 810 WHB will broadcast live from Children’s Mercy Park beginning at 6:30 p.m. with an hour-long pre-match show and the station will also air The Final Whistle post-match show to conclude their comprehensive coverage.

Ten days after playing to a 2-2 draw at Children’s Mercy Park in the MLS regular season, Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas will meet again for a rematch in the U.S. Open Cup with a berth in the Round of 16 on the line.

Open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer, the 2022 U.S. Open Cup features the largest field in the competition’s modern era (1995-present) with 103 clubs from all levels of the sport. Sporting KC is one of 21 MLS clubs remaining in the field along with five USL Championship teams and six sides representing leagues in the third division of American soccer.

Sporting’s match-up with FC Dallas is one of eight all-MLS match-ups in the Round of 32 and the only fixture of the round to feature former U.S. Open Cup champions going head to head. Sporting KC owns four U.S. Open Cup titles in team history – tied for the most among MLS clubs – as champions in 2004, 2012, 2015 and 2017, while FC Dallas are two-time winners with titles in 1997 and 2016.

Tuesday’s match will mark the fifth all-time meeting between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup with Sporting KC winning each of the previous four encounters in 2004, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Sporting is 9-1-1 all-time in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 and the club has prevailed in all eight home matches in the U.S. Open Cup since 2015.

FC Dallas, currently in third place in the Western Conference, have only one loss in 2022 and enter Tuesday’s match unbeaten in nine games across all competitions – a run that includes a 2-1 home win over FC Tulsa in the U.S. Open Cup Third Round. However, FC Dallas are yet to win on the road in 2022 and will be looking for their first away victory since beating expansion side Austin FC last August.

Led by first-year head coach Nico Estevez, FC Dallas’ roster features current MLS Golden Boot leader and United States Men’s National Team forward Jesus Ferreira. The 21-year-old has scored in back-to-back matches for FC Dallas and has seven goals this season after scoring the game-winner in his team’s 2-0 home win over Concacaf Champions League winners Seattle Sounders on Saturday.

Sporting Kansas City is coming off three straight draws in the MLS regular season following a scoreless stalemate at reigning MLS Cup champions New York City FC on Saturday. Sporting’s four shutouts are most in the Western Conference and the squad now returns home to Children’s Mercy Park, where the team’s next goal will be the club’s 400th scored in a competitive match at the state-of-the-art stadium since opening in 2011.

The U.S. Open Cup, named in honor of former Kansas City Wizards owner Lamar Hunt, has been contested since 1914, however was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic. This year marks the 107th edition of the competition as Sporting KC is set to host a U.S. Open Cup match for the first time since 2018 when Yohan Croizet scored in the 89th minute of a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas in the Round of 16.

The 2022 U.S. Open Cup will crown a champion in September with the tournament winner to receive $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League and the honor of having its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy. U.S. Soccer will conduct a draw on Thursday to determine the match-ups and hosts for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 fixtures to be played May 24-25.

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