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Piper, Washington, Bishop Ward advance to substate finals in boys basketball

Some area high school basketball teams have made it past the substate opening game and into the finals this weekend.

The Piper, Washington and Bishop Ward boys’ teams advanced and play in the substate finals this weekend.

Piper defeated Sumner Academy, 76-56, to advance, and takes on an undefeated team in the substate finals.

Piper, in Class 4A, Division I, plays at home for the substate championship at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Piper’s opponent is Basehor-Linwood, which has a 20-0 record. Piper is 13-7 this season.

Washington, competing in Class 5A substate, will play Lansing for the substate final at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Washington High School. Washington defeated Topeka West, 68-51, to advance.

Washington is 16-4 this season and Lansing is 12-8.

Bishop Ward, in Class 4A, Division II, defeated Perry-Lecompton, 55-49 on Thursday at the Perry-Lecompton substate.

Bishop Ward, 5-15, next faces Osawatomie, 12-8, in the substate finals at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Perry-Lecompton.

Some other substate boys basketball scores from Wyandotte County teams:
Lansing 66, Schlagle 37 (Class 5A substate at Lansing)
Shawnee Mission West 72, Wyandotte 65 (Class 6A substate at Wyandotte)
Blue Valley West 61, Harmon 35 (Class 5A substate at Blue Valley West)
St. Thomas Aquinas 63, Turner 36 (Class 5A substate at St. Thomas Aquinas)
Miege 66, Bonner Springs 57 (Class 4A Division I substate at Miege)

– Scores and game times are from the Kansas State High School Activities Association website, www.kshsaa.org.

Rare, historic pianos to be found at little-known museum in KCK

The piano at Ford's Theater where President Lincoln was assassinated is on display at the Piano Museum of the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
The piano at Ford’s Theater where President Lincoln was assassinated is on display at the Piano Museum of the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

Rare and historic pianos are among the treasures to be found at the Piano Museum, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The museum, which is off I-635 and Shawnee Drive, has items such as the piano at Ford’s Theater when President Lincoln was shot.

Some of the pianos on display there came from the colonial era and others date back to the turn of the century.

The museum is sponsored by the Piano Technicians Guild.

The hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

This museum should be one of those things that everyone should put on their bucket list. For more information, call them at 913-432-9975 or go the website, www.ptg.org.

Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos and memorabilia are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos and memorabilia are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos and memorabilia are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos and memorabilia are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

A display accompanies the piano that was at Ford's Theater when President Lincoln was shot. (Photo by William Crum)
A display accompanies the piano that was at Ford’s Theater when President Lincoln was shot. (Photo by William Crum)

Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)
Rare and historic pianos are on display at the Piano Museum at the Piano
Technicians Guild, 4444 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

Shooting investigation update: Police still looking for one suspect

Two persons of interest were taken into custody this morning in the Turner area. They have been booked into the Wyandotte County Jail on charges unrelated to a shooting at a convenience store this morning, a police spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kan., police are still actively looking for a third suspect in the case, the police spokesman said this evening.

About 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, an off-duty deputy sheriff in uniform went into a convenience store near South 44th and Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kan., according to the spokesman.

Three persons went into the store. The officer was shot multiple times, according to police. The officer was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the spokesman said.

Police this morning set up a perimeter around the area, and located an abandoned vehicle that is possibly related to the incident, according to the spokesman.

Several agencies responded and assisted in searching for the suspects. The two persons of interest were taken into custody this morning.

The shooting is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s major case unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.