Category: Bonner Springs

Lady Pirates continue unbeaten run with Bonner victory

Piper senior Ryan Cobbins (23) posted up against Bonner Springs senior Kim Whetstone (10). (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

The Piper Lady Pirates kept on rolling toward the playoffs with a 75-20 victory over the Bonner Springs Lady Braves on Tuesday night.

Ali Vigil led the Lady Pirates with 23 points, including five 3-pointers, but was the only player in double figures. Eleven Piper players scored in the game.

For the Lady Braves, Corrie Hassett led with 6 points, while Hallie Hoffine and Kim Whitstone added 5.

The win takes Piper to 16-0. They are 8-0 in the Frontier League, a game in front of second-place Eudora. Bonner Springs drops to 5-12, and is 2-4 in the league.

Bonner Springs will play next at Louisburg this Thursday, while Piper will play at home against Schlagle on Feb. 19.

Piper sophomore Evelyn Vazquez led the team on a break. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Evelyn Vazquez and Bonner Springs sophomore Maggie Myers (3) contended for the ball. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Ali Vigil (25) passed the ball to the right wing. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper freshman Saniya Simmons (1) poked the ball away from Maggie Myers. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Kim Whetstone took a short-range jumper. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior Grace Banes (15) drove for a layup. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Kim Whetstone and Ryan Cobbins fought for a rebound. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Bonner Springs cheerleaders worked on their routine during a break. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs junior Avery Hill (1) went for a rebound against Piper junior Ayreona Carter (32). (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

More than 100 Wyandotte County students named to KU honor roll

More than 100 Wyandotte County students at the University of Kansas have been named to the honor roll for the fall semester.

The students are from KU’s Lawrence and Edwards campuses, and the schools of Health and Nursing in Kansas City, Kansas.

In all, more than 6,100 undergraduate students at KU were named to the fall semester honor roll.

From Wyandotte County:

From Bonner Springs:

• Justin Carroll, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Maria Deggendorf, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Annelise Hammeke, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Lee Hammons, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mason Hurla, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Emily Miller, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Education
• Isabella Nusbaum, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Sara Rehm, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Pharmacy
• Kaylan Roberts, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Abigail Schif, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Blair Slankard, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Education
• Elijah Vanwinkle, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Emily Vitt, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Pharmacy
• Mario Vlasic, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Business
• Jensen Walcott, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Quinnlyn Walcott, Bonner Springs, Kansas, School of Pharmacy
• Sabria Zlitni, Bonner Springs, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

From Edwardsville:
• Luciano Fasani Ortiz, Edwardsville, School of Engineering
• Jake Shriver, Edwardsville, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

From Kansas City, Kansas:
• Maria Accardi, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Diego Acosta, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Rolando Alfaro, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Adrianna Alonzo, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Leslie Alva, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Julliana Alvarado, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Jacob Asherman, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Ana Bautista, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• McKenzie Blevins, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Richard Boboljov, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jasmine Brown, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Cheyenne Brown, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Stephanie Cadena, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Daniel Carr, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Courtney Chatmon, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Johnny Childress, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Adrian Cisneros, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Franklin Conard, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Kevin Duperon, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Yamilecs Estupinan, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Alexander Falk, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Kristen Farnet, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Pharmacy
• Venessa Freeman, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Juliana Garcia, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Journalism
• Julian Garcia, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Engineering
• Michael Gentry, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Elizabeth Gilbert, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Social Welfare
• Prechus Gillom, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Hanah Glimpse, Kansas City, Kansas, School of the Arts
• Jasmine Guerrero, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Gloria Her, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Health Professions
• Angel Hiatt, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Cierra Hiatt, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Mallory Holt, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Armita Hosseinzadeh-Seisan, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Abigail Hutchcraft, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Olivia Jones, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jarius Jones, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mija Jones, Kansas City, Kansas, School of the Arts
• Peyton Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jeffrey Kelly, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Lauren Klapper, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mleh Landford, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Sarah Larson, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Music
• Janice Levina, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Brianna Long, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Areli Lopez, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• PaChee Lor, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Ryan Macan, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Harrison Mages, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Adrian Martinez, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Steven Mccord, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Tara McCoy, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Pharmacy
• Kathryn McCullough, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Dustin Miller, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Natalie Moon, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Joshua Moore, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Abigail Neal, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Tyler Nguyen, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Heather Nguyen, Kansas City, Kansas, School of the Arts
• Cailin O’mara, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Kaitlyn Pearson, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Alicia Pena, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jessica Plake, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Social Welfare
• Ryan Quach, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Emily Razavi, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Nursing
• Fabian Requenes, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Hannah Reynolds, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mike Rhodes, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Marcus Robinson, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Joe Russell, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Raul Saenz, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Elizabeth Santillan, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Diana Sarmiento, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Brenda Sarmiento, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Sydney Sheldon, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Journalism
• Andrea Silva-Trejo, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Keegan Sparks, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Colby Spiess, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Laura Suarez, Kansas City, Kansas, School of the Arts
• Zoe Surprise, Kansas City, Kansas, School of the Arts
• Taylor Swan, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Tiara Taylor, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Laichia Vang, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Vanessa Velez, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Susan Vongphrachanh, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Business
• Courtney Wagner, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Christian Wagner, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jordan Wagner, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Education
• Brooke Wietharn, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Belicia Wilcoxen, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Logan Wilson, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Engineering
• Alexander Wittman, Kansas City, Kansas, School of Engineering
• Kelsey Wolf, Kansas City, Kansas, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Area districts cancel school Thursday in Wyandotte County

School has been canceled in K-12 public school districts on Thursday in Wyandotte County. The area is under an ice storm warning.

In the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School district, the schools, its district offices and the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 7.

The closure includes all KCKPS preschools, school bus services and meal services are canceled. It is Plan D under the district’s Inclement Weather Guide.

School also is canceled Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Turner Public Schools District.

The Piper School District also has canceled school and all activities for Thursday, Feb. 7, because of inclement weather.

There also is no school on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville school district, because of the inclement weather.

All Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening classes, Feb. 6, and activities on Wednesday, were canceled at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

KCKCC updated its closing announcement; all classes and activities are closed on Thursday because of the weather.

Evening classes at Donnelly College on Wednesday, Feb. 6, were canceled. Classes and activities on Feb. 7 at Donnelly also were canceled.

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and the regional RideKC transit system have announced that all bus and transit service will be suspended at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, because of hazardous road conditions.

Transit service on Thursday, Feb. 7, will not start until 8 a.m., including local and express service, and paratransit service.

For more information and updates, see www.RideKC.org.