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Dreaming of a fishing trip? The Boat, Sport and Travel Show is the place to go. (Photo by William Crum) by William Crum From Jan. 9 to 12, the annual Kansas City Boat, Sport and Travel Show is happening at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, with over 130 vendors from all over. There are representatives from Canada, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri at the show. Illinois had brochures not just on fishing and hunting, but also on the wines the state has to offer, for wine enthusiasts. Kansas was well represented, with brochures on virtually everything that goes on in…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Board of Education today set a timeline for its superintendent search. At a special 4 p.m. meeting Thursday, the school board got the selection process started. Requests for proposals from search firms will be submitted to the board by 5 p.m. Oct. 20, according to the timeline that was approved. The board is expected to then open the proposals within the next few days after the deadline, and select firms that it wants to interview for the search. According to board Vice President Wanda Brownlee Paige, the board used the 2018 superintendent search information…

Sophomore Tara Mattingly went all out in a return in KCKCC’s 3-0 win over Des Moines Area Community College Saturday. Mattingly averaged 13 kills and 10 digs as the Blue Devils won three of four in the KCKCC Tournament. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) All eyes were focused on Tara Mattingly’s return in KCKCC’s 3-0 win over DMACC Saturday including coach Mary Bruno-Ballou (in black in background) and teammates, from left, Michelle Dvorak (5), Lauren Leavendusky (9), Gracie Golay (2), libero Natalia Vega Aponte (12) and Nicole Almestica (8). (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) Freshman Cassidy Crist went to the…

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…