Bonner Springs senior Noah Doss won the boys’ 100-meter dash with a time of 11.22 seconds at the Bonner Springs Invitational track meet on Thursday. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
Bonner Springs High School played host to 10 other local track and field teams, including Bishop Ward, Schlagle and Wyandotte, at the Bonner Springs Invitational on Thursday.
A passing thunderstorm delayed the meet for a half-hour due to lightning, but once the storm passed, weather conditions were beautiful for the athletes and spectators.
The Basehor-Linwood Bobcats won both the boys’ and girls’ team competitions, while Bonner Springs took third in the boys’ standings and fourth in the girls’.
Bonner’s Mariyah Noel, last year’s 5A state champion in girls’ discus, made a throw of 132-feet, 9-inches, the best 5A throw and second-best overall in Kansas this season. Jenna Knight won the girls’ 100- and 300-meter hurdles.
The Braves’ Noah Doss took first in the boys’ 100-meter dash, and Jason McConico won the boys’ 110-meter hurdles. Cooper McWilliams won the boys’ high jump and set a personal best jump of 6-feet.
K.J. Smith led the Bishop Ward Cyclones to a seventh place showing, winning the boys’ long jump and taking second in the 100-meter dash. Smith’s jump of 21-feet, 9-inches is the best by a 3A athlete this year.
Washington finished eighth in the girls’ standings and 10th in the boys’. Freshman Kylnn Lawrence took third in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles, and the girls’ 4×100-meter relay team also placed third.
Bonner Springs junior Jenna Knight won the girls’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.80 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bishop Ward senior K.J. Smith won the boys’ long jump with a distance of 21-feet, 9-inches. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs senior Cooper McWilliams won the boys’ high jump with a personal best of 6-feet, 0-inches. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs junior Jason McConico ran in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles. McConico won with a time of 17.65 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bishop Ward sophomore Ezekiel Hernandez won his heat in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles with a time of 19.80 seconds and finished third overall in the event. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Basehor-Linwood junior Brant Wilson narrowly edged out Bishop Ward senior K.J. Smith in the boys’ 200-meter dash. Smith finished with a time of 22.91 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington freshman Treyvion Tibbett won his heat of the boys’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.17 seconds and finished fifth overall in the event. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington senior Markayla Bowens led off the girls 4×100-meter relay. Washington took third place in the event with a time of 53.26 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington freshman Kylnn Lawrence placed third in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 58.11 seconds. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bishop Ward freshman Olivia Marshal competed in the girls’ javelin throw. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Kansas City Rugby defense set up for a tackle in a Saturday match against rival Kansas City Blues. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
Rugby at City Park
A crowd of about 300 people packed City Park field on Saturday afternoon to watch the KC Derby, the 56-year-old annual match between Kansas City’s two rival rugby clubs, Kansas City Rugby Football Club and Kansas City Blues Rugby Club.
KCRFC, frequently referred to as “City,” has been playing its 2022 home games in the aptly named City Park.
City started on the front foot and took a big first-half advantage, but the Blues’ strong running brought it back in the second half for a 34-25 win.
A game between the City second team and Blues D3 team, won 69-0 by the Blues, preceded the main event.
Later in the afternoon, the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints played the Junior Blues in varsity and junior varsity matches. The Saints won the varsity game 62-12 and junior varsity 61-5.
Central Plains Football League
The Midwest Wolfpac defeated the Topeka Twisters 30-6 Saturday afternoon at Soccer Nation KC in Turner. The Wolfpac defense dominated throughout, giving up just one third-quarter touchdown after the game was well in hand.
Quarterback Adam Lunderman led an efficient Wolfpac offense that combined effective running with some opportunistic downfield passing strikes.
The Wolfpac will be back at Soccer Nation KC next Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be live-streamed as the CPFL game of the week.
The Blues strong second-half running got the team back into the match. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
City vainly tried to block a Blues line-out. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
City scored a try at the end of the first half. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Blues D3 team defeated the City second team 69-0. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Aquinas scored a try in the first half of its win over the Junior Blues. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Quarterback Adam Lunderman threw a long touchdown pass in the third quarter. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Wolfpac scored on a long touchdown throw in the third quarter. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Wolfpac defense limited Topeka to just one touchdown. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Midwest Wolfpack ran to a 30-6 win over the Topeka Twisters. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
A young Wolfpac fan enjoyed some field time after the game. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte sophomore Ricardo Mascorro Flores slid into third base in the bottom half of the third inning in Wyandotte’s 16-1 win over Washington. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
The Wyandotte Bulldogs and Washington Wildcats met to play baseball at Legends Field on a warm, gusty Tuesday afternoon.
The wind whipped out toward left field up to 40 miles per hour, and more than once a runaway cap had to be retrieved.
The Bulldogs got the best of the big-stage game, racking up a 16-1 advantage that ended the contest after four innings.
The Wildcats got on the board in the top of the first inning, scoring on Austin Lasley’s double that drove in leadoff hitter Hunter Bidding. Wyandotte pitcher Manny Villalpanda closed down the offense after that, limiting Washington to just three hits overall in the game.
The Bulldogs answered back with three runs in the bottom of the inning, and then six more in the second to put the game out of reach.
Ryan Hooks ripped a triple in the top of the third, but the Wildcats couldn’t bring him home. Wyandotte’s seven-run fourth inning ended the game on the 15-run mercy rule.
Emilio Martinez Reyes led the Bulldogs on offense, going 2-for-2 at the plate, with a triple and a walk. Jose Rodriguez Munoz went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Villalpanda notched six strikeouts and gave up just two walks.
Washington used four pitchers from its very young staff to complete the game. Lasley was the most effective, coming on in relief in the second inning and getting the Wildcats through the scoreless third inning. He gave up four runs, three earned, in his one and two-thirds innings.
Wyandotte is now 5-2 overall this season, 3-2 in the Kansas City-Atchison League. The Bulldogs will play a double-header at home against the Topeka Trojans on Monday.
Washington is still winless at 0-5, 0-1 in conference play. The Wildcats will play a home game Thursday against Schlagle at Eisenhower baseball park.
On April 28, Legends Field will play host to a double-header of USD 500 action. Sumner Academy will play Pembroke Hill at 4 p.m., followed at 7 p.m. by a game between Schlagle and Harmon.
Wyandotte senior Manny Villalpanda pitched all four innings, giving up just 3 hits and 1 run. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington sophomore shortstop Austin Lasley threw to first on a ground ball. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte junior Jose Rodriguez Munoz went 2-for-4 with a double, his sixth of the season. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington sophomore Ryan Hooks hit a triple in the third inning. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte junior second baseman Emilio Martinez Reyes made a play on a ground ball. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington sophomore Austin Lasley came on in relief in the second inning. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte junior Emilio Martinez Reyes went 2-for-2 with a double, raising his season batting average to .300. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Washington freshman first baseman Ryan Hooks applied the tag on a pickoff. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The winning Wyandotte Bulldogs posed together at home plate at Legends Field after the game. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
