Twins Jace and Ellie Stickley and their older brother Gage were counting the minutes and seconds until the Kansas City Comets completed an 8-7 victory over the Florida Tropics in the semifinal round of the Major Arena Soccer League playoffs.
Most Kansas City Chiefs fans seem to turn into a general manager the last weekend in April. The draft next week will be watched closely by those with an interest in the Chiefs franchise.
GIRLS FIRST TEAM • Elauni Bennett, Lee’s Summit North, 5-8, jr., F — Averaged 15.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.9 steals; shot 46.2% from field, 33.6% from free throw line; All-Suburban Big Eight; all-district. • Emani Bennett, Lee’s Summit North, 5-9, jr., F — Averaged 19.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals; shot 39.7% from field (34.1% from 3-point range), 62.4% from free throw line; All-Suburban Big Eight; all-district; MBCA Class 6 all-state; DiRenna Award semifinalist.
Through five innings of stellar pitching Wednesday at Blue Springs High School, it became apparent that runs were going to be at a premium. Blue Springs South’s John Chambers was matching the Wildcats starter Cole Gibler pitch for pitch in a Suburban Big Eight marquee matchup between two of the storied prep baseball programs in Eastern Jackson County.
When Mecole Hardman learned of his opportunity to take on a bigger role in his fourth season, his first reaction wasn’t pure joy. After three seasons of playing alongside All-Pro pass catchers in Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, his elevation in the offense comes after the loss of a “once-in-a-generation talent” as he called Hill.
Daniel Lynch was pitching so well into the sixth inning Wednesday night that Royals manager Mike Matheny would’ve left him in the game against Minnesota had the Kansas City offense provided a little more support.
The Fort Osage baseball team entered Wednesday’s game against rival William Chrisman with a 2-14 record. Several of those losses, though, came in close games.
Anya Linstrom scored her second straight hat trick to help Van Horn dominate Oak Grove Wednesday. Linstrom scored in the second minute to spark the Falcons to a 7-0 win over the Panthers.
WEATHERFORD, Texas — A Texas junior college baseball conference has suspended a pitcher for four games after he tackled an opposing batter after a home run, and the batter also was suspended for two games because he was ejected for taunting.
WASHINGTON — For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a minor matter: an American citizen detained at an airport for allegedly possessing a cannabis derivative legal in much of the world.