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KCKCC women’s soccer defeats Neosho, clinches KJCCC playoff berth

The KCKCC women’s soccer team has clinched a regional tournament playoff spot after a 2-1 win. (Photo from KCKCC)

by Tyler Scott, KCKCC sports information director

The KCKCC women’s soccer team rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to score two goals in the second half and defeat Neosho County CC 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. The win also helped the Blue Devils clinch a KJCCC Region Tournament playoff spot, which will take place in November.

With the win, KCKCC is now 5-5-2 overall and 4-5-1 in the KJCCC.

The Blue Devils trailed 1-0 as Neosho added its lone goal in the 19th minute of the match from Elizabeth Napoles. With the Panthers leading 1-0 at the break, the Blue Devils knew they had to capitalize. And within a matter of just three minutes into the second half they earned their first goal.

Viola Bischoff made a pass to Emma Gervy, who then sent the ball into the net past the goalkeeper for her first goal of the season.

Ava Romsland was making just her third appearance of the season and turned out to be the game’s hero. At the 55th minute mark, the Blue Devils took a 2-1 lead when Mia Hurt found Romsland for the eventual game-winner. KCKCC held Neosho scoreless the rest of the match to earn its fifth win of the season.

Romsland and Gervy each added one goal in the match, while Hurt and Bischoff were credited with an assist each.


The Blue Devils will next hit the field on Wednesday for a game at JCCC at 7 p.m.

KCKCC to hold open house Thursday on automation engineering program

Students can become an advanced manufacturing technician with little or no cost in two years through Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Automation Engineer Technology program.

More information about this program is available at an upcoming open house from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas. The event is free and open to the public.

Wyandotte County has more than 5,500 skilled jobs available with an average pay of $19.70 per hour. KCKCC is helping fill this gap with the AET program. Through its partnership with FAME (Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education), students not only can be prepared for an in-demand career but finish debt free, according to a KCKCC spokesman.

KCKCC students will spend two days a week at the college and the other three days as a paid intern at a local manufacturer. This is an “earn while you learn” program. The open house will give those interested an opportunity to learn about the program, visit the new AET lab and meet the first cohort of AET FAME students.

First developed by Toyota, the FAME program serves to solve a local skills trade shortage while providing a pathway for people to earn a technical associate of science degree debt-free. Currently, there are 32 FAME chapters in 14 states, and participation continues to grow. Local manufacturing company leaders – Amsted Rail, Best Harvest Bakeries, Brill, Inc., Catalent, Empire Candle, INX International INK Co., TT Electronics and CH Guenther & Son dba Williams Foods, established the first FAME chapter in Kansas – the Kansas City FAME chapter. Supported by the Kansas Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, Wyandotte Economic Development Council and Workforce Partnership, the Kansas City FAME chapter expects to grow its membership base of manufacturing companies.

For more information on applying for the FAME internship program, visit the FAME KC website. For more information on the AMT program at KCKCC visit the website or contact Rich Piper.

– Story from Kelly Rogge, KCKCC public information manager

Community invited to participate in KCKCC strategic plan development

Kansas City Kansas Community College is holding a series of public forums over the next few months as the college begins its development process for the next Strategic Plan.

The plan development will be led by a steering committee and shape KCKCC’s priorities through 2027.

To make the plan effective, it needs the involvement of faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as community members, according to a college spokesman.

Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, the college will seek input through a series of forums that will be held at each of the college’s locations – the KCKCC Main Campus at 7250 State Ave., KCKCC-TEC at 6565 State Ave. and the Pioneer Career Center in Leavenworth.

Sessions will also be held virtually.

Topics that will be covered during these sessions include developing KCKCC value statements, reviewing and updating goals and measures and creating the initiatives necessary to make the plan successful.

Upcoming sessions for fall 2022 include:

Sept. 14 (Values Development)
• 7:30 a.m. – TEC, Multipurpose Room
• 12 p.m. – TEC, Multipurpose Room
• 3 p.m. – Virtual


Sept. 19 (Values Development)
• 7:30 p.m., Main Campus, Lower Level Jewell
• 3 p.m. – PCC, Room 143
• 6 p.m. – Virtual


Oct. 6 (Goals and Measures)
• 7:30 a.m. – TEC, Room 118
• 4 p.m. – Virtual
• 6 p.m. – TEC, Large Multipurpose Room


Oct. 10 (Goals and Measures)
• 7:30 a.m. – Main Campus, Upper Level Jewell
• 3 p.m. – PCC, Room 143
• 6 p.m. Virtual

Each of these sessions is open to everyone in the campus community as well as in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.

Additional forums will be scheduled during the spring 2023 semester. For more information about the Strategic Plan process, contact Kris Green, chief marketing and institutional image officer, at 913-288-7525 or at [email protected].

  • Story from Kelly Rogge, KCKCC public information manager