Category: Sports

KCKCC to hold five summer sports camps

by Kelly Rogge

Kansas City Kansas Community College is holding five upcoming summer sports camps for children of all ages.

• Boys’ Basketball Camp. The camp is for children entering first through eighth grades. Session one is from 9 a.m. to noon and is for first through fourth grade students. Session two is from 1 to 4 p.m. and is for fifth through eighth graders. Both sessions are July 8 to 10 at the KCKCC Field House, 7250 State Ave. The fee is $50.

• Girls and Boys Beginners All Skills Basketball Camp. This camp, which is for boys and girls pre-kindergarten to third grade, is from 9 to 11 a.m. July 14-17 at the KCKCC Fieldhouse. The goal is to teach children the basic skills of basketball such as passing, dribbling and shooting. The fee is $40.

• Girls Intermediate All Skills Basketball Camp. This camp, designed for girls in fourth through 10th grades, is 1 to 4 p.m. July 14-17 at the KCKCC Fieldhouse. Like the beginning skills camp, girls will work to further develop their basketball skills, and also participate in a series of competitions. The fee is $60.

• Beginners-Intermediate All Skills Volleyball Camp. The camp, which is for students in third through eighth grades, is 1 to 3 p.m. July 28 to 31. Campers will learn the fundamentals of how to pass, serve, set and hit. Camp will also include volleyball games and other team activities. The fee is $80.

• Advanced All Skills Volleyball Camp. This camp is for ninth through 12th graders and will help players learn elite level skills to help in both high school and collegiate volleyball. It is from 9 a.m. to noon July 28-31 in the KCKCC Fieldhouse. The fee is $120.

The gym will open one half hour prior to the start of each camp session and be open one half hour after camp to allow for drop-off and pick-up.

While pre-registration is not required, it is preferred to ensure a spot in one of the camps. Prior to participation, parents and guardians must complete a registration form and a medical release form as well as pay the camp fee. Participants are responsible for providing their own shoes, practice clothes, towel, and water bottle.

For more information or to register, visit the KCKCC Athletic website at bluedevils.kckcc.edu. Information on the basketball camps is also available by calling 913-288-7151 or by sending an email to Valerie Stambersky, assistant athletic director of communications and head women’s basketball coach at KCKCC, at [email protected].

For information on the volleyball camps, contact Mary Bruno, head volleyball coach at KCKCC at [email protected] or call 913-288-7499.

Zusi, Besler in World Cup match this morning

Graham Zusi

Matt Besler

Two Sporting KC players, Graham Zusi and Matt Besler, are on the U.S. Men’s National Team today as the team takes on Germany in the World Cup at 11 a.m.

The U.S. team is trying for a win or a draw today so that it can get a berth in Round 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. If Germany wins, the U.S. team’s fate will depend on the outcome of the Portugal-Ghana game played at the same time.

The game is being played in Recife, Brazil. The game is on ESPN and Univision, WHB-AM 810, and on ESPN Radio. It is online at WatchESPN.

A watch party has been planned in the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo. There is no admission charge. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

Blacksher shuts out T-Bones in game one

Game two suspended because of curfew

Amarillo right-handed pitcher Derek Blacksher was looking for his first win and, unfortunately for the T-Bones’ offense, he got it Wednesday night in a 4-0 shutout for the Sox in game one of a doubleheader in Amarillo, Texas.

The T-Bones offense could muster only four total hits and six total baserunners against Blacksher (1-4), who went the distance with a 7-inning performance.

Kansas City starting pitcher Andy Noga (0-2) also pitched a complete game, but after giving up an RBI single to former T-Bones first baseman Kyle Nichols in the third, the Sox added three in the fourth. Noga allowed 10 hits and three earned runs through 6 innings.

In the nightcap, Kansas City jumped on Amarillo starter Kellen Moen early, when leadoff hitter Bryan Sabatella hit his second home run of the season on the third pitch he saw. After the Sox tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first, the T-Bones added another run in the top of the second when Robby Kuzdale singled in Nick Schwaner, who had doubled with one out.

That was Kansas City’s last lead Wednesday night. Amarillo scored three more runs — two in the second and one in the fourth — against Derek Loera, who was making his first start for the T-Bones. The Sox scored two runs off Kansas City reliever Chris Squires in the fifth, which gave Amarillo a 6-2 lead, before the game was suspended shortly after midnight because of the league curfew rule.

Game two of the doubleheader, which will remain a seven-inning contest, is scheduled to resume at 4 p.m. Thursday in Texas. The series finale, a nine-inning game, is scheduled to start at its original time, 7:05. That game can be heard on 610 Sports in Kansas City or online at tbonesbaseball.com.

Box score for Game 1: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=177859
– Story from T-Bones