Category: Wyandotte County

Saturday events

Dumpster Days continues Saturday


Dumpster Days, an opportunity for Wyandotte County residents to recycle electronics waste for a small fee and dispose of unwanted bulky items for free, will continue Saturday morning. The event will be from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 22 at Wyandotte County Park, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. Those participating in the event will need to show proof of Wyandotte County residence with a driver’s license, utility bill or other document displaying their name and address. Residents may bring items including electronics recycling, mattresses, furniture, appliances, fixtures, refrigerators, televisions and cathode ray tube televisions and monitors. There will be a $40 charge for CRT computer screens, $20 for LCD-flat screen TVs, and $40 for CRT TVs. Cash only, exact change, will be accepted. Items that will not be accepted include household hazardous waste, yard waste, batteries, storm debris, food waste, glass, plastics and other recycling, tires and demolition material. Household hazardous waste may be taken to the HHW Center at 2443 S. 88th St., Kansas City, Kansas, for free. HHW dates for this year have passed, and residents may view dates in 2023 at wycokck.org/waste. Recycling or yard waste may be taken to the Recycling and Yard Waste Center at 3241 Park Drive, Kansas City, Kansas, for free. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, except on holidays, through Nov. 20. For more information, visit wycokck.org/dumpsterdays.

United Way plans ‘United By You’ Day on Saturday

The United Way of Greater Kansas City will join with local businesses and influencers to launch the “United By You” Day on Saturday, Oct. 22. This one-day, citywide event will activate several businesses in all six metro counties that United Way supports in a shared giveback opportunity throughout the city. The purpose of “United By You” Day is to raise awareness and inspire community action for residents to become change-makers — or, as United Way calls them, Waymakers — and drive community betterment for Kansas City, together, a spokesman stated. Participating Kansas City businesses are donating 20% of their profits during a selected time period, which will benefit the six main community issues UWGKC works to improve: health, financial stability and education. The organization has also aligned with local Kansas City influencers, Molly Buchanan (@CrowningGloryBlog) and Ritz Dasgupta (@ritz_journospeak), who are supporters of the organization and plan to preview the day of giving with their audiences on Instagram. Participating from Wyandotte County: Wyandotte County Kinship Café, 719 N. 6th St., Kansas City, Kansas, Give Back: 20% Donated 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. For more information about United By You Day, including businesses participating in other counties, visit https://www.unitedwaygkc.org/whats-new/unitedbyyouday

Grinter Place Friends plan Halloween event Saturday

The Grinter Place Friends and Grinter neighborhood group are planning a Halloween activity from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the visitors’ center, 1400 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event will include activities and refreshments. It will be the last Grinter Place Friends event of the season at Grinter Place. For more information, visit www.grinterfriends.com or find Grinter Place Friends on Facebook.

Battle of the Bands planned today

A Battle of the Bands is scheduled at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Washington High School, 7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas.

KCKCC to hold free kids Halloween trunk-or-treat party Saturday

Kansas City Kansas Community College is holding a Kids Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Party. The event is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in the parking lot of the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas. Activities include carnival rides, inflatables, bounce houses, food trucks and more. It is free and open to the public. For more information about the Kids Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Party, call the Student Activities Office at 913-288-7652.

Legends to hold Halloween on the Lawn tonight

The Legends Outlets Shopping Center will hold Halloween on the Lawn from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Costumes may be worn to the free, family-friendly event. The event includes a movie screening of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on the outdoor movie screen around 6:20 p.m. There also will be face painting, fortune telling, a Halloween photo opportunity, candy while supplies last and offers from participating stores. Those who are 12 and older should not wear masks that fully cover the face. Weapons of any kind are not allowed. Seating is limited, and participants may bring a lawn chair or blanket. The Legends Outlets is located at I-70 and I-435 in Kansas City, Kansas. The Lawn is on the west side of the shopping center.

Pirates sink Vikings 31-13, head to post-season

Senior quarterback Logan Ladish outraced the Seaman defense on a 34-yard touchdown run. Ladish ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in Piper’s 31-13 win over the Seaman High School Vikings. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

The Piper Pirates beat Topeka’s Seaman Vikings 31-13 Friday evening in their last regular season game of 2022. Hundreds of fans packed Piper Stadium on a breezy and warm mid-October evening.

Senior quarterback Logan Ladish led the scoring with two long touchdown runs of 34 and 48 yards. He also connected with receiver Che’ Clemons for a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Senior receiver Colin Vigil scored on a 9-yard run in the first quarter, and kicker Zane Busick converted a 26-yard field goal.

Defensive back Tannar McDaniel made an impact on the defensive side, grabbing an interception at the end of the first half that led to a scoring drive. He also made some hard-hitting open field tackles on Seaman’s receivers over the middle.

Piper finished the regular season with a 5-3 record and are seeded 8th in the east bracket of the KSHSAA 4A playoffs. The Pirates will play at home next Friday against the Tonganoxie Chieftains in their first round match, starting at 7 p.m.

Senior receiver Colin Vigil fended off a tackler on a fourth quarter run. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sophomore defensive back Tannar McDaniel brought down Seaman junior receiver Callen Barta before he could turn up field after a catch. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior running back Miguel Martin made a run around the right end. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior receiver Mason L’Heureux leaped high to bring down a pass on the right sideline. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior offensive lineman Camden Beebe led the team in thanking the fans after the game. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Senior kicker Zane Busick converted 4 extra points and a 26-yard field goal. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Piper Pearls dance team performed a cops-and-robbers themed dance number at halftime. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

The Piper cheerleading team posed with their senior members before halftime. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sophomore lineman Maddix Davis burst through to sack Seaman sophomore quarterback Max Huston. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sophomore receiver Che’ Clemons snared a 25-yard touchdown pass. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)

Current prepares for semifinal match Sunday in Seattle

Following a thrilling first-round victory in the quarterfinal round of the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs, the No. 5 Kansas City Current finds itself just one match away from the NWSL Championship.

Up next for the Current is a road tilt against No. 1 OL Reign at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Lumen Field in Seattle. The match will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network and locally on ESPN Kansas City 1510 AM, 94.5 FM.

In its first-ever playoff appearance, the Current advanced to the semifinal round on a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash Sunday. A goal from defender Kate Del Fava in the 100th minute proved decisive as the club picked up its first playoff victory in franchise history.

Midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a penalty kick after forward Kristen Hamilton drew a foul in the penalty area. The Dash promptly responded in the 21st minute with a left-footed strike from midfielder Sophie Schmidt to tie the match at 1-1.

Neither side could quite break the deadlock from there, and Current goalkeeper A.D. Franch made multiple crucial saves when Houston generated scoring opportunities.

Then, late in second-half stoppage time, the Current won the ball in the Dash’s attacking third after defender Alex Loera picked off a Houston clearance attempt. She combined with LaBonta for a give-and-go on the left side of the penalty area, then Loera slid a pass to a waiting Del Fava right in front of goal. Del Fava directed the ball to the far corner of the net, giving Kansas City a historic win, while also recording her first career NWSL goal in the process.

OL Reign was idle last weekend after receiving a first-round bye. Head coach Laura Harvey’s squad earned a bye and the No. 1 seed in the NWSL Playoffs after closing the season on a seven-match unbeaten streak in league play.

OL Reign enters the postseason on a three-match winning streak in which the team shut out all three of its opponents. OL Reign hasn’t allowed a goal since the first half of its 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Sept. 17.

Goalkeepers important in upcoming match

Sunday’s high-stakes clash could ultimately come down to the squad with the soundest defense and goalkeeping, as both regular-season matches between the Current and Reign ended with each side recording a 1-0 victory.

Goals could be at a premium given the caliber of both Franch and OL Reign goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who are both nominated for the 2022 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year award. Franch recorded 70 saves in the regular season to Tullis-Joyce’s 65, but Tullis-Joyce finished the regular season with nine shutouts, which tied for a league-best mark.

As Tullis-Joyce’s shutout numbers would indicate, OL Reign possesses an incredibly stingy defense. The Reign’s 19 goals allowed are the fewest in the NWSL, and the team has allowed multiple goals on just six occasions.

However, Kansas City enters Sunday’s match in a similarly good run of defensive form. The Current has denied its opponents from scoring multiple goals in five of its last six matches, including two shutout wins.

In addition, the Current are comfortable generating scoring opportunities against OL Reign’s defense. The last regular season matchup between the two sides, a 1-0 Current victory at Children’s Mercy Park July 17, featured 36 combined shots and nine total shots on target. Kansas City finished the match with 17 total shots and five shots on target.

Milestones reached in Houston

Aside from Del Fava recording the first goal of her professional career and the Current recording its first-ever playoff victory Sunday, the team achieved several other notable milestones.

Del Fava’s goal in the 100th minute of action marked the latest regulation time goal ever scored in NWSL history, which includes the regular season, Challenge Cup and postseason. The goal handed Kansas City the victory in its playoff debut, and the Current became the first team to win its playoff debut since the Seattle Reign did so in 2014. Kansas City head coach Matt Potter became the first head coach to win an NWSL playoff game in his first NWSL season since 2013.

Additionally, Sunday’s victory over Houston continued a notable trend for the Current this season. LaBonta scored her 10th goal for Kansas City in all competitions with her penalty kick against the Dash, and the team has not lost a match in which LaBonta has scored (9 wins, 1 draw). In fact, LaBonta scored the lone goal in Kansas City’s win over OL Reign in July.

Road warriors

Another record-breaking crowd could await Kansas City for the second consecutive weekend, as OL Reign is making a push to break the NWSL record for the largest playoff crowd in league history. Houston originally snapped the record Sunday with 21,284 fans in attendance, though that mark was snapped by the San Diego Wave Sunday night.

Regardless, Kansas City has been a solid squad on the road in 2022. During the team’s 13-match unbeaten streak, the Current racked up a five-match road winning streak, which tied for the longest road winning streak in NWSL history. The Current went 5-5-1 in regular season road matches and enter Sunday’s semifinal having already won a highly contested match in front of a record crowd.

For information about Sunday’s watch party in Kansas City, Missouri, visit https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kc-live-block-at-power-light-to-host-official-ol-reign-vs-kc.

Players to watch

Kansas City Current midfielder Desiree Scott — Kansas City will receive a massive boost in the midfield Sunday, as the team will welcome back team captain and Canadian international Desiree Scott. Scott served a one-match suspension last weekend after getting sent off in the Current’s regular season finale Oct. 1. Scott’s steady presence in the middle of the park cannot be understated. Her 34 tackles won are a team high and the ninth-best mark in the NWSL. The veteran midfielder leads the team with an 80.6% passing accuracy.

OL Reign forward Bethany Balcer — Balcer finished the regular season tied for the team lead in goals with seven and enters the postseason in a run of good form. She scored goals in each of OL Reign’s last two regular season matches, including the game-winning goal in Reign’s 2-0 victory over the Houston Dash on Sept. 24. Balcer also scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute when Kansas City and OL Reign first met in Seattle May 25 and has three career goals versus Kansas City.

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