![]() Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. stations KNDY AM & FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. ![]() In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism & Media Communications. Unused Substitutes: Bosselmann, Barnhart, Brooks, Tanner, Rickettsĭerek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. Washington Spirit Lineup: Kingsbury ©, Carle, Staab, McKeown, Bailey, Metayer, Sullivan, Jaurena (45’ Sheva, 90+4’ Kuhlmann), Sanchez (86’ Douglas), Hatch (45’ Silano), Rodman Unused Substitutes: Franch, Childers, Curran, Winebrenner, Merrick Kansas City Current Lineup: Miller, Mace (72’ Spaanstra), Robinson, Ball (45’ Soto), Del Fava, Gautrat (45’ Larsson), DiBernardo, Kizer, Debinha, Cooper, Hamilton © (68’ Rodriguez) Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KSĩ0’ +3 Washington – Assistant Coach (Yellow) Tickets are available for all home matches at Children’s Mercy Park. ![]() ![]() The team has a stretch on the road before returning home on July 22 to host the Houston Dash in UKG NWSL Challenge Cup play. Now, the team gets a week to prepare before heading to Orlando to take on the Pride next Saturday at 6:00 p.m. This match finished off a busy stretch of three games in eight days for the Current. Though Miller dove the right way, the ball bounced past her and into the goal. Defender Dorian Bailey lofted a ball into the box to find Tara McKeown making a well-timed run past the Kansas City defense. Just five minutes later, the visitors took the lead. Midfielder Paige Metayer found the header at the near post and directed it toward the opposite side of the net. Washington tied it up in the 82nd minute off of a corner kick. The rookie went pace for pace with the decorated forward and poked the ball away to deny a shot. The Current had several strong defensive plays, including in the 51st minute, when defender Croix Soto tracked back to defend forward Trinity Rodman on a breakaway. Though Kansas City led the stats in shots on goal in the second half with five to Washington’s two, the Spirit would be the ones to find the back of the net. The ball bounced past a diving Cassie Miller to put the Spirit on the board. The visitors cut the deficit in half in the 36th minute, when forward Ashley Hatch burst through a pack of KC Current defenders and took a shot from the top of the box. Tonight’s goal was Debinha’s 40th career goal, making her only the 12th player to hit this milestone in the NWSL. ![]() The match official called for a penalty kick, which Debinha coolly placed in the bottom left corner. In the 23rd minute, the Current got another chance to go ahead after the Video Assistant Referee recommended review of a possible handball in the box against Washington. “I thought it was going to come across first time, but being able to get that touch to settle it and knock it home was huge, and I was taken by surprise but got it done.” “To be honest, I was quite shocked,” said the rookie Cooper. The rookie took a touch to steady the ball, then buried it into the net. Her cross into the box was deflected and fell perfectly to the feet of Cooper. The action kicked off quickly, when DiBernardo slid a pass up the right-hand side to find Debinha charging past the Spirit back line. ![]()
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