This is the game day roster for the Wichita Wings April 6, 2024 semifinal playoff matchup with the Rochester Lancers.
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Defenders: Wichita Wings Player Profiles (Part 3)
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A look at the Wichita Wings indoor soccer defenders…in-depth!
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Midfielders: Wichita Wings Player Profiles (Part 2)
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Get up to speed on the Wings forwards and goalkeepers by reading the first set of profiles in this 3-part series by clicking on Part 1
Mehrshad Ahmadi – “Mehrsh”
Midfielder – #49 — Age 23 – 5’9, 165 lbs – Hometown: Herat, Afghanistan
Wings experience: None
Ahmadi comes to the Wings as the leading scorer in the MASL2 last season. His ability to get goals is unparalleled in this league. What are you best at on the pitch? “Scoring.”
Other professional experience: New Mexico Runners (MASL2)
Favorite soccer team: Real Madrid
His best sport (other than soccer): Football
Message to the Orange Army: “Get ready for the best entertainment in the history of the Wings!!”
Favorite all-time Wing: Roger Downing
Most embarrassing moment: “Missing an open goal.”
Favorite music: Sad music
Secret talent: “Giving good advice.”
Favorite food: Rice and chicken
Dream car: Corvette
Celebrity crush: Scarlett Johansen
Craziest experience: “I was run over by a car.”
Dream vacation: New Zealand
Taylor Henry
Midfielder — #13 – Age 29 – 6’0 – Hometown: Wichita
Wings experience: 4 years
Taylor Henry is a threat to score and to help his teammates do so as well. Two years ago, he was second on the team in assists.
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Wichita Wings Player Profiles: Head Coach, Forwards, and Goalkeepers (Part 1)
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Players for the Wichita Wings range from the relatively short (5’6 ft tall) to the positively basketball player-sized (6’6). They weigh in at a sprightly 145 lbs, all the way up to a sturdy 245 lbs. Ten of them identify as defenders, 10 more as midfielders, four as forwards, and four as goalkeepers. The oldest is 38, while the youngest is only 20. More than half of them (18) hail from right here in Wichita.
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December 2, 2023 – Wichita Wings Gameday Roster
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This is the updated roster for today’s Wichita Wings indoor soccer game vs. the Springfield Demize.
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Wichita’s Mayoral and City Council Elections: What Might Tuesday Teach Us?
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Elections are contests, but they’re also interpretive opportunities. In that spirit, here are some interpretations (along with some predictions) of my own. –Becky Tuttle will be re-elected to the Wichita City Council in District 2, Dalton Glasscock will be elected over his opponent Judy Pierce in District 4, and J.V. Johnston will be elected over his opponents Gary Bond and Ben Taylor in District 5. This means that, aside from the mayor’s race, the partisan leanings of the city council won’t change, at least not in any obvious way. Tuttle, the incumbent Republican candidate in District 2, will be re-elected; the Republican candidate to replace retiring Republican city council member Jeff Blubaugh in District for will be elected; and a Republican candidate to replace retiring Republican city council member Bryan Frye will be elected.
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Wings Soccer On The Hunt For a Title
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You can find all kinds of characters at the Wichita Wings indoor soccer open tryouts. Kevin Ten Eyck represents the Grizzled Veteran. “Back for another year, huh?” I say to him. At 36, the team captain is long in the tooth for a game that tears up your joints. But he says he feels great.
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Mediterranean Food-themed Car Wash Takes Wichita By Storm
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Dozens of fans of hummus and automated car washes gathered yesterday in northeast Wichita to celebrate the grand opening of what is being hailed as this city’s most innovative multifaceted local business. Baba Gha-Wash offers consumers an automated car wash while they enjoy their favorite Mediterranean delicacies. Onlookers cheered as owner Steven Shadid cut a ribbon made of pita bread and opened the doors to Baba Gha-Wash’s first customer, Martin Lawrie. “I get my lifted Chevy Silverado washed nearly every day at a regular car wash,” Lawrie said, “And I’m always sitting there thinking, ‘This would be a lot better with a gyro in my hand.’”
Shadid believes that Baba Gha-Wash’s patented multistep process will be a game-changer for local consumers. Wichitans appear to agree.
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The Record Ship Launches
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There’s a story behind the name of Wichita’s newest retro-styled record store. And it does not involve a floating sea vessel. “It got the name ‘Record Ship’ because when I was in my basement I was going and shipping records every day. So, it wasn’t a record shop; it was a record ship,” said Les Easterby, the owner and operator of the new music retail store at 230 N Cleveland. Les’ musical roots in Wichita date back to the 1990’s and one of his earliest band projects: And Academy.
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No Hate, Only Love
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As a live-music loving kid, I once dreamed about living at my favorite venue and how amazing it would be. I imagined waking up, and just having to go downstairs to see live music and bands. Monika Maddux and her family are living that dream. They reside upstairs in a historic house that is also a thriving all-ages venue. The big yellow house in Riverside is as unique as it is community oriented.