Basketball will move into the spotlight at Kansas City Kansas Community starting Monday, Nov. 1.
Between the men’s and women’s teams, 12 games are on tap for the first 15 days of November. Seven of the contests will be played at home highlighted by the annual KCKCC Classic Friday and Saturday, Nov.12-13.
Under first-year coach Martina Mihailovic, the Blue Devil women will kick off the season Monday when they’ll host Tabor junior varsity at 6 p.m. followed by a rare afternoon contest against Graceland JV Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mihailovic will be assisted by Angel Woods.
Third-year coach Brandon Burgette will again be guiding the KCKCC men when they play host to Southwestern Iowa Tuesday at 7 p.m. before competing in the North Central Missouri Classic in Trenton Friday and Saturday. Burgette will be assisted by first-year aide Brandon Gossett.
The Jayhawk Conference will have a new look this year as Allen County and Neosho County will be joining the Division II league. The other six members are Johnson County, Highland, Hesston, Labette, Fort Scott and KCKCC. The opening two weeks of play:
Monday, Nov, 1 – Tabor JV women, home 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 2 – Southwestern Iowa men, home 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3 – Graceland JV, home , 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 – KCKCC men at North Central Missouri, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 – KCKCC men vs. Spoon River at North Central, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 9 – KCKCC women at State Fair, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10 – KCKCC men at Butler, 7:30 p.m.
KCKCC Classic
Friday, Nov. 12 – KCKCC women vs. North Central Missouri, 6 p.m.; KCKCC men vs. Iowa Western, 8 p,m.
Saturday, Nov. 13 – KCKCC women vs. Metropolitan, 4 p.m.; KCKCC men vs. Link Year Prep.
Monday, Nov. 15 – Haskell JV women, home, 6 p.m.