A traffic fatality was reported Wednesday evening in the 4900 block of Shawnee Drive, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.
Officers were dispatched to the location at around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, the spokesman stated. An all-terrain vehicle and sport utility vehicle were involved in the accident.
When officers arrived, they found an adult male driver of an all-terrain vehicle deceased, according to the spokesman. The passenger, an adult female, was taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesman stated.
The driver of a sport utility vehicle, an adult male, had minor injuries, police stated.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Division is investigating. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, the spokesman stated.
All tips will remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward, according to police.
Daniel Salloi scored both goals in Kansas City’s 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
A brace of Daniel Salloi goals led Kansas City to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids Wednesday evening at Children’s Mercy Park.
The Hungarian forward got Kansas City on the board in the 24th minute with a great move in the middle of three Colorado defenders.
Uri Rosell made a quick restart after a Colorado foul and got the ball to Salloi, who zig-zagged past Lalas Abubakar and Jack Price. Austin Trusty tried to slide over to help, but couldn’t get there before Salloi put his shot inside the near post.
Lucas Esteves evened the score for the visitors five minutes later when Sporting couldn’t clear a cross in front of the Kansas City goal. Goalkeeper Tim Melia and defender Andreu Fontas collided and hit the ground on the initial attempt, leaving an open target for Esteves on the rebound.
Kortne Ford set up the winning goal by delivering a well-placed ball to Salloi in a pocket of open space 20 yards from goal on the left side. Salloi closed on goal quickly and knocked the ball inside the far post, past the dive from Colorado goalkeeper William Yarbrough.
Kansas City pressed for a third goal until settling into a low block late in the half. Marinos Tzionis’s speed and footwork baffled the Colorado defense, and he narrowly missed on a couple of scoring chances.
Stoppage time was marred by the ejection of four players, starting with Colorado’s Aaron Trusty, who picked up his second yellow card on a hard foul in the first minute after regulation.
Esteves was given a yellow card for another rough foul a couple minutes later, and then a straight red card in the 6th stoppage minute for pushing Daniel Salloi to the ground from behind.
Esteves’s push was in retaliation for Salloi sweeping Nicolas Mezquida’s plant leg as he tried a quick restart.
Fontas was then sent off for going after Esteves. Finally, after a video review, Salloi was ejected for the foul on Mezquida that started the chain reaction.
Play continued with both sides down to nine players, but mercifully for just a few seconds before the referee blew the final whistle.
Kansas City is in a stretch of seven games in 22 days that will test the durability and depth of the roster. The team will play on the road at San Jose on Sunday, then at home on Wednesday against the Houston Dynamo in a U.S. Open Cup match starting at 7:30 p.m.
Turner kindergarten teacher Maddy Shackelford, second from right, was recognized on the field before the match as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for May. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte County resident Arianna Gonzalez was the Victory Project honoree for the match. Arianna was diagnosed with leukemia in January. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Daniel Salloi hyped up the crowd after scoring his first goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Forward Marinos Tzionis crossed the ball in from the right side. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Colorado midfielder Jack Price pursued midfielder Remi Walter. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Daniel Salloi got the better of three Colorado defenders to score his first goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Members of Sporting Kansas City youth clubs paraded across the field at halftime. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Cauldron fan area had a new junior member on the drums. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Some young fans asked for a birthday present from French midfielder Remi Walter in his native language. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Members of the KC Fusion soccer team celebrated Daniel Salloi’s second goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Longtime Sporting KC player Matt Besler congratulated Maddy Shackelford on being named the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for May. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
First-year Turner Elementary kindergarten teacher Maddy Shackelford suspected something was up. Principal Tara Hudson had called her out of class to give her a Teacher Appreciation Week T-shirt, but the principal was “acting a little weird.”
The secret was revealed when she got back to her classroom to a big shout of “Surprise!” from her enthusiastic students, and longtime Sporting KC great Matt Besler announced her as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for May.
Besler spent time with the very inquisitive class, reading two story books, answering questions from the students and personally autographing a card for each child.
A father of two, Besler deftly handled the question of why the letters fell from the tree in “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” a story he’s read to his own kids. He also got a big response from the kindergartners when he told them he started playing soccer at age 5. “I’m 5!” many of them said in unison.
Shackelford received a record 10 nominations for the Sporting Samaritan award, many from colleagues inspired by the passion for teaching she showed in a recent speech she gave to the Turner Elementary faculty.
Even though she’s a new teacher, she handled her class like a seasoned professional, getting the students to focus and work together despite the unusual events of the day. Shackelford credited her peers and mentors for helping her to learn so quickly.
Education runs in Shackelford’s family. Her father Rob, now an elementary school principal in the Shawnee Mission district, previously taught at the Turner Sixth Grade Academy. Her mother Tammy is a first-grade teacher at Lenexa’s Sunflower Elementary.
Hudson said she felt like Shackelford was meant to be in her new role. She requested Turner Elementary for her student teaching because of her father’s love for the Turner community and schools. The school “fell in love” with their student teacher, and when a full-time kindergarten position came open for the 2021-2022 school year, she was a natural fit for the job.
Hudson also credited Shackelford’s positive attitude while taking on the challenges of a slightly larger than normal class size and some students who are not native English speakers.
After meeting the class, Besler compared Shackelford to his first teacher, Mrs. Miller at Stanley Elementary.
“She made it fun for us, and she did a great job organizing the classroom. I can see a lot of her in Maddy,” Besler said.
The Blue KC Sporting Samaritan program is a partnership between Blue KC and Sporting Kansas City that recognizes the contributions to the community of students and teachers each month through the soccer season. Nominations can be made at www.sportingkc.com/blue-kc/.
Shackelford will be recognized on the field at Children’s Mercy Park before Sporting KC’s match against the Colorado Rapids on May 18, coincidentally the last day for students in the classroom at Turner Elementary. Shackelford’s fellow teachers are planning to be on hand at the game to cheer her on.
First-year Turner Elementary kindergarten teacher Maddy Shackelford got a big surprise when she opened her classroom door. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)Matt Besler read “Pete the Cat” and “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” to the class. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)Maddy Shackelford and her kindergarten class posed with longtime Sporting KC player Matt Besler. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)One of Maddy Shackelford’s students showed off her autographed card. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)Maddy Shackelford chatted with her students while Matt Besler signed autographs for them. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
