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KCKCC can win outright championship with win over Highland Wednesday In one of the game’s biggest plays, KCKCC’s Jalen Davis drew a blocking foul by Fort Scott’s Thaddeus Allen. Davis made both free throws for a 66-64 lead with 2:15 left and later added a 3-pointer in the Blue Devils’ 74-69 win Saturday. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC In the 50 years of Jayhawk Conference men’s basketball, Kansas City Kansas Community College had never won, never tied for a conference championship. That streak is over. The drought has ended. A 74-69 win over Fort Scott in…

KCKCC’s lone goal in a 4-1 non-conference loss to St. Louis Sunday came on a kick by freshman Cheslyn Ashby assisted by sophomore Leonardo Notarnicola. (KCKCC photo by Tony Tompkins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC With non-conference play over, Kansas City Kansas Community College returns to the Jayhawk Conference men’s soccer war Wednesday with a crucial home game with Neosho County. The Blue Devils (4-4-1), who are just one of two teams to defeat the No. 13 ranked Panthers (10-2) this season, a 2-1 decision in Chanute, are locked in a tight battle for a playoff spot as they enter the…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Scoring runs has not been a problem for Kansas City Kansas Community College’s playoff bound Blue Devils this spring. Averaging nearly eight runs a game, the Blue Devils (32-23) will take a collective .355 batting average into opening round NJCCC Region 6 playoff action against Butler County (27-27) at El Dorado Saturday. A best-of-three series, two games will be played Saturday starting at 1 p.m. with a third game if necessary Sunday at 1 p.m. At stake is a berth in the 8-team regional to begin at Wichita May 8. Eight of the Blue Devils’ nine…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC With one exception, Kansas City Kansas Community College scored a wealth of runs on its annual spring trip to Texas but not enough to prevent a four-game split. The Blue Devils opened with a 13-1 win over Eastfield Community College on Friday and took the opening game of a doubleheader 9-8 on Saturday only to be blanked 7-0 in the nightcap and drop a 9-8 decision to Brookhaven on Sunday. The Blue Devils now return home for a five-game home stand starting with doubleheaders with Northeast Nebraska Saturday and Sunday starting at noon each day. “A…

Robert Rhodes (KCKCC photo) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College forward Robert Rhodes is the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Player of the Week. The Jayhawk Conference leader in rebounding, Rhodes was honored for his play in Blue Devil wins over nationally ranked Johnson County and Labette last week. He had double-doubles in both games as he helped the Blue Devils vault into undisputed possession of the Jayhawk Conference lead. His fourth double-double of the season – 15 points and 14 rebounds – came in an 82-65 win in a showdown with JCCC for first place…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College opened its home baseball season in rousing fashion Friday, pounding out 22 hits in a 15-1 thumping of Northeast Nebraska. The two teams meet in a doubleheader Saturday starting at noon but a twin bill previously scheduled for Sunday has been canceled. The Blue Devils (3-2) scored in every inning against Northeast as seven Blue Devils had at least two hits. Beneficiary of the big attack was sophomore lefthander Orvaldo Mendez (2-0), who gave up just three hits and one run in four innings. He struck out four, walked three. Leadoff…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC If Lana Ross learned anything about her 2020 Kansas City Kansas Community College softball team Tuesday, it was that the Blue Devils have a lot of fight. Trailing State Fair 12-5 after five innings, the Blue Devils rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings for a wild 14-13 opening game and then posted a 9-1 5-inning win in the night cap. The wins boosted the Blue Devils’ record to 5-1 heading into some early season showdowns. At Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, Thursday, KCKCC will play host to No. 9 ranked Kirkwood Friday at 1…

Freshman Elijah Bathily (9), who had an assist on KCKCC’s first goal in a 2-1 win over Iowa Central Sunday, outraced the Tritons’ Mauro Garretano (23) and Jose Dos Reis (2). (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) Alejandro Maillet (10), who had the game-winning goal in overtime, broke away from Iowa Central’s Ahmed Abdalla in the Blue Devils’ 2-1 win. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC As wins go, they don’t get much better than Kansas City Kansas Community College’s extra period 2-1 win over Iowa Central Sunday. Alejandro Maillet, a sophomore midfielder from Copenhagen, Denmark, headed home…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC North Central Missouri was as good as its No. 1 ranking in a 97-75 win over Kansas City Kansas Community College in Trenton Monday night. The Pirates improved their NJCAA DII record to 15-1 while KCKCC fell to 6-11 heading into a pair of home games this week. The Blue Devils play host to Saint Mary junior varsity Thursday and Park University junior varsity Friday with 7 p.m. starts each night. Leading 41-34 at the half, North Central pulled away in the final half for its 13th straight win. “We had a great first half, the…

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC Kansas City Kansas Community College peppered the Coffeyville goal with 17 shots Wednesday night in a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference win on the road. The win kept the Blue Devils in the thick of the Jayhawk race. Tied with Neosho County for third place at 3-2, they trail Johnson County (4-0-1) and Cowley College (3-1-1) heading into the second round of conference play. Home Sunday against St. Louis Community College in a noon kickoff, the Blue Devils resume conference play next Wednesday against Cowley in a battle for third. Sophomore Marcos Cabral gave KCKCC a 1-0 first…