Wizards sold to local group, will remain in area

VideoBy BOB LUDERThe Kansas City StarAs reported in The Star earlier Thursday, the Kansas City Wizards have been sold to a six-person local ownership group led by Cerner Corp. co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig.The new owners were introduced at a 2 p.m. news conference in Overland Park. Besides Patterson and Illig, the group’s members are Rock Island Capital’s Robb Heineman, Greg Maday and David French, and Pat Curran, founder of C3 Holdings. The group will take over operation of the team Friday and all current Wizards employees will remain with the organization.