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Bears earn comeback win over Sabres

Sumner Academy junior Kyun Jackson shot a contested layup in Friday’s boys’ basketball game with Turner High School. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
 

by Brian Turrel

The Turner Golden Bears came back from an early deficit to win their first victory of the season against the Sumner Academy Sabres, 58-50, on Friday night at Sumner.

The Sabres scored the contest’s first 9 points, and Turner couldn’t get its offense into gear in the first quarter. Sumner got 6 points each from Kyun Jackson and Xavier Wallace to post a 17-9 first-quarter lead.

The Bears made their move in the second quarter, getting key baskets from Cedric Bates and Arnaldo Silvestre, and finally taking a lead with three minutes remaining. Turner went to halftime with a 29-27 lead.

The teams slugged it out in the third quarter, with neither being able to get much of an advantage. When it looked as if Sumner might pull ahead again, Silvestre and Jalen Nelson hit back-to-back three-point shots to regain the lead.

Turner hit the gas in the fourth quarter, moving out to a 17-point lead with Bates’s size and strength in the paint making a key difference. Sumner’s Jackson performed some late-game heroics to narrow the gap to 8 at the buzzer.

Jalen Nelson led the Bears in scoring with 16 points, including four-of-four free throws in the fourth quarter. Bates added 13. Jackson led all scorers with 21 points for Sumner, 11 in the fourth quarter.

The win gives the Bears some momentum going into Tuesday’s match against the Bishop Ward Cyclones. Sumner will play at Harmon on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Turner junior Jalen Nelson turned the corner to drive the baseline. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Plenty of Chiefs red was mixed in with Sumner blue as the city prepared for the Super Bowl. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Turner sophomore Cedric Bates pulled down a defensive rebound. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Sumner senior Dominic Lee fought for an offensive rebound. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Turner junior Arnaldo Silvestre contested a shot from Sumner freshman Jammial Hicks. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Dominic Lee took a three-point shot from the corner. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
The Sumner dance team performed during halftime. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Turner senior Jadin Kimbrel took a lay-up off a fast break. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
The Turner cheerleaders performed stunts during a break between quarters. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Jammial Hicks went way up for a mid-range jumper. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
Turner senior Isaiah Belcher-Steen shot a jumper from the left corner. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

WyCo wrestlers compete at Basehor tourney

Piper junior Branden Martin threw Frontenac’s Dylan Ensch in the championship match of the 182-pound class at the Bobcat Class tournament in Basehor, Kansas. Martin won the match with a 5-2 decision. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)
 

by Brian Turrel

Over two hundred wrestlers from Kansas and Iowa competed in the Bobcat Classic Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday, including teams from Bonner Springs, Piper and Turner.

Piper’s Branden Martin won the championship in the 182-pound weight class, while classmates La’James White and Anthony Ferguson won second in the 160- and 170-pound classes. Martin remains undefeated this season with 17 wins and is the top-ranked wrestler in his class in the 4A division.

Cassius Vanderpool of Bonner Springs took third in the 126-pound class, and Trevor Andrew took fourth in the 106-pound class.

Bonner Springs took sixth in the team competition. Piper placed eighth and Turner 15th out of 23 teams.

Piper junior Anthony Ferguson was inches from pinning Bonner Springs senior Jackson McArthur in their 160-pound match. Ferguson won the match by fall in the first round and took second in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Piper junior La’James White got leverage on Gardner-Edgerton’s Caden Rodriguez in their 170-pound match. White won the match on a 9-4 decision and took second in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs senior Peyton Richardson wrestled Eudora’s Dayton Fraser. Richardson won a 12-2 major decision and took ninth in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs sophomore Shane Daniels threw St. Thomas Aquinas senior Corbin Haskett in their 152-pound match. Daniels won the match by a 14-3 major decision and took ninth place in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs senior Bryce Krone had the advantage over Turner freshman Gabe Cornett in their 220-pound match, but Cornett turned the tables and won by fall in the second round, taking sixth place in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Bonner Springs senior Bryce Krone upended Fort Scott’s Isaac Hurst in their 220-pound match. Krone won by fall in the first round and took eighth place in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Turner junior Cameron Robinson wrestled against St. James Academy senior Aidan Quinn in their 160-pound match. Robinson won by fall in the third round and took seventh in the class. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

Anthony Ferguson wrestled against St. Thomas Aquinas junior Jared Simma in the championship match of the 160-pound class. Simma won the match by fall in the first round. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

 

The referee raised Martin’s hand in victory after his championship win. (Photo copyright 2020 by Brian Turrel)

Turner Middle School student taken to hospital after accident

A Turner Middle School student was taken to a hospital by ambulance after being hit by a vehicle at 2:35 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in the 800 block of South 55th Street, according to a social media post by the Turner School District.

The accident was described in a Turner district social media post. The 13-year-0ld was on foot when the accident occurred at a distance from the school.

Kansas City, Kansas, police stated the accident occurred in the south 5500 block of Osage Avenue. An initial investigation showed the driver of a dark-colored vehicle, traveling on South 55th Street, struck a 13-year-old who was attempting to cross the street, police stated.

The 13-year-old had non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. The driver of the vehicle fled but was later taken into custody, police stated.

Anyone with information may call the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department at 913-596-3000 or call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.