Saturday, October 31, 2020

2A Playoff Scores

 CLASS 2A Playoff Scores East Division

Below laid out as the East bracket is set up.  Rossville plays Maur Hill next, and then probably Colgan, followed by a possible rematch with Silver Lake.

Colgan 51, Eureka 7
Wellsville 28, Riverton 22

Rossville 53, Riverside 6
Maur Hill 56, Mission Valley 32

Nemaha Central 50, Pleasant Ridge 6
Silver Lake 63, Republic County 6

Hutchinson Trinity 35, Chaparral 0
Haven 42, Kingman 21

The official kshsaa bracket can be seen at:   http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1

Friday, October 30, 2020

Dawg/Riverside FB Game

Riverside/Dawg Playoff game Oct. 30, 2020, won by Rossville 53-6.

1st Qtr

11:25    Rezac 5 yd run        PAT  Reeves kick
8:31      Catron 17 yd run     PAT  missed kick
3:27      Horak 16 yd run      PAT missed 2 pt try

2nd Qtr

9:04      Catron 2 yd run      PAT missed 2 pt try
5:53      Rezac 24 yd run     PAT Reeves kick

3rd Qtr

10:32    Horak 5 yd run      PAT Reeves kick
8;10      K. Brown 8 yd pass  PAT Reeves kick

4th Qtr

11:29     Perine 2 yd run      PAT  Reeves kick

3:40       Riverside 8 yd run PAT failed

Video of the game can be seen on KSNT Football Frenzy beginning at the 3:10 mark.
https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-10-30-20/

WIBW has video of the game at https://www.wibw.com/2020/10/31/kpz-week-9-riverside-6-rossville-53/

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Rossville & St. Marys Now Have Hi-Speed Internet

A press release at the below URL details information about the new service.

 https://www.kwikom.com/4385-2/

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Girls 3A Cross Country Ranking

3A Girls — 1. Southeast-Saline; 2. Scott City; 3. Cimarron; 4. Wichita Trinity; 5. TMP-Marian; 6. (tie) Norton, Silver Lake.
Others: Anderson County, Burlington, Fredonia, Girard,
Rossville, Sabetha, Santa Fe Trail, Smoky Valley, Southwestern Heights.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Julia Streit At State CC This Sat.

     Julia Streit will be competing in the 3A State Cross Country meet in Wamego on the Sat., Oct. 31.  The 3A girls run at 12:35 PM.

Dawgfeed 2 For This Year

 Link for Dawgfeed 2 for 2020-2021

Horak In Capital-Journal

From the Capital-Journal: 

FRIDAY NIGHT STARS

     Tucker Horak ran for four touchdowns and threw for two more to lead Rossville to 53-0 win over Mission Valley and an undefeated regular season. Horak finished with 182 yards rushing and 217 yards total while Corey Catron ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns and caught a TD pass.

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Volleyball Sub-State Tournament

 3A Sub-State At St. Marys Oct. 24, 2020

Quarterfinals
Sabetha def. St. Marys, 25-15, 25-18;
Rossville def. Silver Lake, 19-25, 29-27, 25-19;
Royal Valley def. Marysville, 25-27, 26-24, 25-13;
Nemaha Central def. Hiawatha, 25-14, 25-21.

Semifinals 
 
Sabetha def. Rossville, 25-23, 25-23;
Royal Valley def. Nemaha Central, 16-25, 25-16, 25-20.

Championship 

Sabetha def. Royal Valley, 13-25, 25-17, 27-25.


The brackets can be viewed at:    http://www.usd321.com/schools/rjshs/athletics/Volleyball.html


Saturday, October 24, 2020

2A Football Playoff Brackets

The KSHSAA has published the 2A state football brackets.  They can be viewed at:

kshsaa.org/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A

Cross Country Regional Results & State T-shirts

Congratulations to all of our Dawg Runners on a solid showing at the Regional Meet today. We had some top notch performances and, although we are sending fewer athletes to State than we had originally hoped to, I am very proud of each and every runner for their effort this season and today. Julia Streit came away with a top-10 finish in 7th and will represent Rossville well at Wamego in the 3A State Championship next weekend - 3A Girls 5k at 12:35 PM.




A note from Ann Foster on State-Bound Shirts...

"See below link to the Rossville State Cross Country t-shirt order. The picture on the back lists the qualifiers from last year but the shirt will come with this year's qualifier on it. Congratulations Julia!!


This store closes on Monday, October 26th at Noon. So you have to shop fast!!!

Your store is up and live at:

www.shopgoblue.com

There is a link on the page to the Rossville XC t-shirt.

The shirts will be done by this Friday and will be brought to Rossville and we will notify everyone of the pickup time and place.

Thanks for supporting Rossville Cross Country.

Ann Foster"
--
Garrett Jones
Rossville Jr/Sr High School
Band & Choir Director
Head Cross Country Coach
Assistant HS Track Coach

Boys Team scores (top two qualify for state)

Sabetha 66, Marysville 78, Silver Lake 95, Hiawatha 100, Royal Valley 116, Riley County 138, Nemaha Central 165, Rock Creek 170, Rossville 261, Jefferson West 276, St. Marys 282.

Girls Team scores (top two qualify for state)

Silver Lake 54, Sabetha 75, Hiawatha 89, Rossville 111, Riley County 118, Royal Valley 133, Rock Creek 153, Marysville 154, St. Marys 238, Jefferson West 241.

Rossville Volleyball Stat Leaders

 Kills:  Perine 242, Fiedler 198, Bittner 193, Gillum 170.

Assists: Bergstresser 681.

Blocks:  Gillum 35, Perine 35.

Digs:   Dyche  317, McCrory 249, Perine 227, Bittner 206.

Aces:   Bittner  41, Bergstresser 36, Dyche 34, Perine 33.

MEL Volleyball Standings

                ... League ... Overall

Rock Creek   ... 8-2 ... 25-8
Rossville        ... 7-3 ... 24-9
Silver Lake     ... 7-3 ... 26-11
St. Marys        ... 4-6 ... 10-25
Wabaunsee    ... 2-8 ... 23-10
Riley County  ... 2-8 ... 13-23

Football Stat Leaders

Through the first seven games, the following are the stat leaders of the football team: 

Rushing ==  Torrey Horak  69 carries 845 total yards, 120.7 per game

Passing ==  Torrey Horak  43/76 for 728 yds, 105.4 per game

Receiving == Bo Reeves  18 for 351 yd, 50.1 per game

2A Football Playoff Pairings

 First Round East  

Eureka (5-3) at Colgan (5-2)
Fredonia (3-3) at Wellsville (3-4)
Riverside (4-4) at Rossville (8-0)
Mission Valley (5-3) at Maur Hill (7-0)
Southeast-Cherokee (3-3) at Osage CIty (7-1)
West Franklin (3-5) at Riverton (4-3)
Pleasant Ridge (2-4) at Nemaha Central (5-2)
Republic County (4-2) at Silver Lake (5-1)

Friday, October 23, 2020

James Adkins Passes Away (Updated)


James Louis (Lou) Adkins, 83, died peacefully Thursday October 22, 2020 at Mercy Regional in Springfield, MO.

He was born August 28, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas. The son of James Preston Adkins and Viola Thompson Adkins.  He grew up in the Rossville/Dover area and graduated from Rossville High School.

Lou was loving father, grandfather and brother. Lou was a devote Christian and was always there when someone needed a helping hand, He will be missed by all of those whose lives he touched.

Lou was preceded in death by his daughter Valerie Eastman; his brother Otis Reed; his sister LaVerne Hoffman: and his sister Lorraine Adkins.

Survivors include his children: Janet Adkins, Barnes, KS; Jim Adkins, Topeka, KS and Margaret Shelman, Berryville, AR; grandchildren: Chris Adkins, Barnes, Ks; Michelle Brammer, Barnes, KS; Chance Eastman, Overbrook, KS; Christi Eastman, Michigan Valley, KS; Heather Spencer, Berryville, AR; Jenna Stum, Delia, KS; Shawna Isakson, Topeka, KS, and Shane Shelman, Berryville, AR. and over 20 great grandchildren.

Lou had a passion for hunting, fishing, traveling and playing his guitar.  He loved his bluegrass music. He was always quoting phrases from John Wayne movies, his favorite quote was “never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness” which he told to anyone who apologized to him. He loved to pass out gold dollars to little kids and pretty ladies, he found joy in the way the kid’s eyes would light up. He was also a beekeeper for a while.

Lou got his passion for refrigeration work while working alongside his best friend Dean Smith, when they were younger, working on the ice cars on the trains in Topeka. He later worked at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, retiring from there in the late 1970’s. In 1981 he moved to Eureka Springs, AR starting his business Adkins Refrigeration, which he managed until his retirement in 2010.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Dover, Kansas

Lou was a member of First Christian Church in Eureka Springs. He enjoyed serving his church as a deacon/elder and Sunday school teacher.  Lou started the annual fish fry several years ago for the congregation that continues to this day.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.

Visitation will be Friday October 30, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Piper Funeral Home in St Mary’s Kansas.  Graveside services will be Saturday October 31, 2020 at 10:00 am in the Dover Cemetery at Dover Kansas.

A memorial service is planned in Eureka Springs at First Christian Church for November 21, 2020 at 10:00 am.

Mission Valley At Rossville Homecoming

Mission Valley At Rossville Oct. 23, 2020

1st Qtr

9;32     Corey Catron 20 yd run       PAT Reeves Kick
6:22     Torrey Horak 2 yd run         PAT Reeves Kick   

2nd Qtr

10:19   Horak 33 yd run                   PAT Reeves Kick
6:12     Horak 77 yd run                   PAT Reeves K missed
1:05     Horak 25 yd run                   PAT two pt try failed

Total at half  33-0

3rd Qtr  

9:44     Catron 16 yd pass from Horak  PAT Reeves Kick
8:37     Parker Kenny 19 yd pass           PAT Reeves Kick blocked 
6:30     Catron 31 yd run                        PAT Reeves Kick

4th Qtr  

No scoring.  Running clock

Final score 53-0

 

    

 

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Rossville Volleyball Ranked 6th in 3A

 Class 3A   Volleyball rankings.

1. Sabetha 31-1 (1)
2. Cheney 23-3 (3)
3. Smoky Valley 25-2 (4)
4. Wichita-Trinity Academy 22-4 (5)
5. Royal Valley 23-6 (2)
6. Rossville 23-8 (6)
7. Phillipsburg 32-3 (8)
8. West Franklin 28-2 (7)
9. Silver Lake 24-11 (9)
10. Nemaha Central 23-8 (NR)

Sub-State Volleyball Tourney

3A Sub-State Volleyball at St. Marys on Oct. 24, 2020

Quarterfinals — West court: Sabetha (1: 32-1) vs. St. Marys (8: 10-25), 2 p.m.; Rossville (4: 24-9) vs. Silver Lake (5: 26-11), 20 minutes after first match; East court: Royal Valley (2: 23-6) vs. Marysville (7: 14-18), 2 p.m.; Nemaha Central (3: 26-9) vs. Hiawatha (6: 19-11), 20 minutes after first match. Semifinals — Sabetha-St. Marys winner vs. Rossville-Silver Lake winner, 20 minutes after second match; Royal Valley-Marysville winner vs. Nemaha Central-Hiawatha winner, 20 minutes after second match.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Volleyball At Rock Creek

      The Lady Dawgs split at Rock Creek on Oct. 20,  winning one match 25-20 and 25-23, but losing the other 19-25, 25-20, 22-25.    The team is 7-3 in the MEL and 24-9 overall.

      They next play at the  3A Sub-State tournament in St. Marys, Sat., Oct. 24

Horak Up For Area Athlete Of Week

Among those nominated for the Capital-Journal Athlete of the Week. 

TORREY HORAK, ROSSVILLE FOOTBALL: Horak came up big in the Bulldawgs’ No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with arch rival Silver Lake. Horak ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 186 yards and two scores to lead Rossville to a 50-35 victory.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Charles Martin Passes Away

Mr. Charles D. Martin,  who has lived in Emmett, St. Marys, Maple Hill, and now Meridan, passed away on Oct. 15, 2020.  You can read his obituary at:

 https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Charles-D-Martin

Homecoming Candidates

This is Homecoming Week which will lead up to the  Homecoming Football game Friday night.   King and Queen candidates are:  Jaycee Fiedler, Breck McCrory, Julia Streit, Bryson Balch, Kaiden Brown, Parker Kenney.

All Mid-East League Cross Country

Julia Streit, Amelia Foster and Sam Twombly have been named to the MEL All League Cross Country team for 2020. 


Monday, October 19, 2020

Max Preps 2A Football Rankings

 

1Rossville7-030.2-12.8
2Hoisington7-019.6-3.0
3Silver Lake4-115.5-11.7
4Nemaha Central (Seneca)5-29.2-9.5
5Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison)6-07.9-29.8
6Garden Plain6-13.5-12.0
7Osage City6-13.2-21.2
8Phillipsburg4-32.6-1.6
9Minneapolis3-41.66.5
10Trinity (Hutchinson)6-11.5-21.

Capital-Journal 2A Football Rankings

     Team       ...      record

1. Rossville (1)         ...7-0
2. Hoisington (3)   ... 7-0
3. Silver Lake (2)   ... 4-1
4. Garden Plain (4).. 6-1
5. Maur Hill (NR) ... 6-0

Others — Colgan 4-2, Haven 5-2, Hillsboro 5-2, Hutchinson Trinity 6-1, Kingman 5-2, Nemaha Central 5-2, Osage City 6-1, TMP-Marian 6-1.

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Rossville Drug Arrest

From the Rossville Police:

October 17th, 2020 just before 9pm at US 24 Highway & Crawford east of Rossville: The on-duty Rossville Officer had just completed a traffic stop when an SUV pulled in behind him. The driver got out and was acting very nervous. The officer immediately noticed the vehicle tag expired two years ago. The driver stated he had just visited Rossville and had a flat tire. Shortly thereafter, the driver admitted his license was revoked and he had no insurance. An open container of alcohol was in plain sight in the front seat and the driver had a warrant out of the City of Topeka for Failure to Appear in court. A Shawnee County Sheriff’s Deputy was requested as a backup officer. Further investigation revealed methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription opiates, drug scales, and other paraphernalia to distribute narcotics in the suspect’s possession. The contraband was seized, the vehicle was impounded, and towed from the scene. The driver was arrested and transported to the Shawnee County Jail. The case will be forwarded to the Shawnee County District Attorney for consideration of prosecution of multiple misdemeanor and felony charges including driving while revoked, driving while a habitual violator, possession of illegal opioids, and possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. The Rossville Police Department wishes to thank the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance with this incident.

Abilene Volleyball Quad Tournament

     The Lady Dawgs competed at the Abilene Quad on Oct. 17 winning one match and losing two.

    They lost to Buhler 23-25, 16-25, then defeated Abilene 25-12, 25-22, then lost to Smoky Valley 22-25, 25-21, 22-25,  Their overall record now stands at 23-8. 

    Their next matches will be at Rock Creek on Tue, followed by the Sub-State on Sat.  

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Richard Keller (44) Passes Away

 Richard L. Keller, 93, died Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.


He was born November 10, 1926, at Delia, the son of Mabel King Keller and Levi Keller. "Dick" graduated from Rossville High School in 1944, and soon after enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Nagoya, Japan as a sergeant of a Motor Pool Division.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, George and Charles Keller.

He worked for Kansas Power & Light for over 43 years retiring in 1989. He was a member of the Catholic Faith and was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville. Dick loved to fish, hunt, and travel. In 1954 he built the house that they still live in.

On October 2, 1948, he was united in marriage to Mary Katherine Allen at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. They were married 72 years. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his son, Rick, and wife Janelle, Topeka; a grandson, Chase Keller, Topeka; a sister, Jaunita Raab, Topeka.

A prayer service will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Piper Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 9:30 until the service. Interment will be in West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice or Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com

Due to Covid 19, mask and social distancing are required.

WIBW and KSNT Game Videos

You can view most of the scoring plays on this WIBW coverage of the War On 24 at:

 https://www.wibw.com/2020/10/17/kpz-week-7-game-of-the-week-silver-lake-35-rossville-50/

KSNT covered the Game Of The Week with a nice video,  including the RHS cheerleaders doing the program intro.

https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-10-16-20/


Dawgs Defense Comes Up Big

From The Capital-Journal:

 ROSSVILLE — Things went about as smooth as possible for Rossville’s offense in the first half of Friday’s War on 24 showdown with arch rival Silver Lake.

The Bulldawgs scored on four of their first five possessions and racked up 294 yards and 13 first downs in the half.

Defensively? Well, Rossville was in a bit of scramble mode as Silver Lake nearly matched the Bulldawgs score for score and yard for yard in the half.

“They had some nice new schemes and they took advantage of those schemes,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said of the Eagles, who scored on their first three possessions, including two pass plays of 60-plus yards, and amassed 240 yards. “They forced us into some coverage breakdowns.”

While certainly equipped to win a prolonged shootout (see a 58-57 win over Rock Creek in Week 2), Rossville instead found some answers defensively to take control. A key interception late in the first half set the tone for a defensive turnaround as Rossville stiff-armed Silver Lake in the second half and pulled away for a 50-35 win in the battle of Class 2A’s No. 1 and 2 teams.

“We adjusted at halftime,” Hammes said. “Where we were at at the beginning of the year against somebody that puts the ball in the air like that to where we’re at now is we had more quarterback pressure. And that’s what you need. You can only cover for so long.

“We got some pressure and then had the ability to cover a little bit once we got things figured out. Hats off to them because they had some really good schemes against us early.”

Silver Lake’s new wrinkle allowed quarterback Daigan Kruger to sit back and pick apart Rossville’s defense with relative ease. The junior connected on 7 of his first 9 pass attempts, three of those completions going for touchdowns.

Hitting Gannon Remer on a 5-yard scoring pass and Nathan Boyden for a 67-yard tackle-breaking strike to answer Rossville touchdown runs from Torrey Horak of 17 and 3 yards, Kruger then gave Silver Lake a 21-14 lead when he found Remer all alone for a 64-yard scoring bomb five plays into the second quarter.

Needing to come up with an answer of its own, Rossville did. On both sides of the ball.

After Corey Catron’s 1-yard run cut the Eagle lead to 21-20, the Bulldawg defense sprung to life, forcing a pair of Silver Lake turnovers on its next two possessions. A fumble by Kruger near midfield set up a 46-yard touchdown run by Woodrow Rezac, but it was the second turnover that was even bigger.

Silver Lake immediately drove to the Rossville 7 and, poised to re-take the lead, the Eagles instead saw Bulldawg defensive back Kaden Brown pick off Kruger at the goal line to thwart the threat.

The pick turned the tide for Rossville’s defense. After seeing Kruger go 7 of 10 passing for 199 yards in the first half, the Bulldawgs held him to 8-of-27 passing for 82 yards in the second half.

“I thought the last four minutes of the second quarter and the third quarter, we were out of sorts,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “Credit to them, they made the plays. The interception in the end zone took some steam out because we were driving to answer their call.”

A couple self-inflicted wounds also keyed the swing that saw Rossville score 26 straight points in the second and third quarters. Twice the Eagles lost big yardage on bad snaps over Kruger’s head, the second of those coming on a fourth-and-1 play at midfield.

The Bulldawgs followed each of those empty Eagle possessions with touchdown drives. Horak hit Catron for a 5-yard score and then connected with Bo Reeves on a 33-yard strike that made it 40-21.

“They’re big but if you don’t capitalize, it’s all for naught,” Hammes said. “The fact that we capitalized on those mistakes was huge.”

Silver Lake found the end zone twice in the second half — a 3-yard run by Remer and 11-yard run by Kruger — but could never get closer than 12.

After its big first half, Silver Lake managed just 113 yards in the second half.

“We made some adjustments in the second half and we knew if we were going to win this football game we were going to have to get a couple stops,” Horak said. “We came out, especially in the third quarter a made some crucial stops and that was big.”

Horak capped a big night with a 54-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter that restored a 19-point Rossville lead. He finished the night with 181 yards and three touchdowns rushing and another 186 yards and two touchdowns passing.

Rezac ran for 113 yards, 108 in the first half before tweaking his ankle late in the half. Catron had a combined 119 rushing and receiving yards and Kaiden Brown had two clutch catches for 76 yards.

Kruger finished with 281 yards passing and three touchdowns and also ran for 101 yards and a 

touchdown. But he also lost a fumble and was picked twice, the second by Raphael Cooney in the end zone to seal the Rossville victory.

“We needed this big time,” Horak said. “Obviously we love coming out and playing these guys. This test was big and we’ll learn from our mistakes and come back and maybe see these guys again.”

SCORING

Silver Lake (4-1)   14    7   7   7  —  35
Rossville     (7-0)   14  12 14 10  —  50

Rossville — Horak 17 run (Reeves kick)
Silver Lake — Remer 5 pass from Kruger (kick blocked)
Rossville — Horak 3 run (Reeves kick)
Silver Lake — Boyden 67 pass from Kruger (Kruger run)
Silver Lake — Remer 64 pass from Kruger (Feuerbacher kick)
Rossville — Catron 1 run (kick failed)
Rossville — Rezac 47 run (run failed)
Rossville — Catron 5 pass from Horak (Reeves kick)
Rossville — Reeves 33 pass from Horak (Reeves kick)
Silver Lake — Remer 3 run (Feuerbacher kick)
Rossville — Horak 54 run (Reeves kick)
Silver Lake — Kruger 11 run (Feuerbacher kick)
Rossville — Reeves 36 field goal

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing — Silver Lake: Kruger 22-101, Renfro 7-8, Schwartz 1-minus 2, Remer 3-1, Team 2-minus 36. Rossville: Horak 23-181, Rezac 14-113, Catron 14-52.

Passing — Silver Lake: Kruger 15-37-2, 281 yards. Rossville: Horak 8-14-1, 186 yards.

Receiving — Silver Lake: Renfro 3-10, Remer 4-96, Boyden 5-133, Schwartz 3-42. Rossville: Catron 4-67, Kai. Brown 2-76, Reeves 2-38, Rezac 1-5.

Friday, October 16, 2020

Silver Lake at Rossville Football

     Dawgs up 26-21 over Eagles at the end of the first half  and  up 50-35 at the end,  but could have been closer.  Dawgs made two interceptions in the end zone to end two drives and stopped two other Silver Lake  drives by keeping the Eagles from converting 4th downs.   The Dawg defense held up under the powerful Silver Lake offense in the second half to put the game away.  

WIBW Video On Upcoming War On 24

 WIBW has a nice video on the Upcoming War On 24 at:

https://www.wibw.com/2020/10/16/kpz-preview-war-on-24-featured-in-week-7-game-of-the-week/


Individual Volleyball Team Stats

Following are the individual leaders on the Rossville volleyball team.

Kills:        Perine 201, Fiedler 172, Bittner 165, Gillum 142

Assists:    Bergstresser  576

Blocks:    Gillum31, Perine 30

Digs:        Dyche  278, McCrory  205, Perine 189.

Aces:       Bittner 37, Bergstresser 35, Dyche 28, Perine 28

MEL Volleyball Standings

                       League    Overall

Rock Creek    ... 7-1       ... 20-5
Rossville        ... 6-2       ... 22-6
Silver Lake    ... 5-3       ... 24-11
St. Marys       ... 4-4        ... 8-21
Riley County ... 2-6      ... 13-21
Wabaunsee   ... 0-8       ... 19-9

CLASS 3A Volleyball Rankings

The KVA has published its list of the top ten 3A volleyball teams.

1. Sabetha
2. Royal Valley
3. Cheney
4. Smoky Valley
5. Wichita Trinity
6. Rossville
7. West Franklin 
8. Phillipsburg 
9. Silver Lake
10. Wichita Collegiate.

Individual Football Stats

The leading rusher for Rossville is Torrey Horak with 684 yards on 47 caries in six games.  

Torrey leads the passing stats with 35 completions in 63 attempts for 560 yards in the first six games.

Bo Reeves is the leading receiver with 16 completions for 313 yards with an average of 52.2 per game.







MEL Cross Country Results

 MID-EAST Cross Country Results, Oct. 15, 2020

Boys

Team scores

Riley County 43 
Silver Lake 44 
Rock Creek 68 
Rossville 107
St. Marys 111
Wabaunsee 128

Individual Rossville results (finish, name, grade)

4.    Sam Twombly       11
19.  Hayden Sanders   10
28.  Tres Faith              10
30.  Wade Twombly    10
31.  Bronc Reser           11

Girls

Team scores

Silver Lake 36 
Rossville 63
Wabaunsee 72 
Riley County 78 
Rock Creek 88

Individual Rossville  results  (finish, name, grade)

2.    Julia Streit             12
9.    Amelia Foster       10
14.  Reagan Wonnell  10
16.  Audrie Davis           9
23.  Cassie Fund          10
30.  Keera Lacock         9 

With a team made up mostly of freshmen and sophomores,  the future looks bright for the Rossville girls.



Thursday, October 15, 2020

War On 24 Coming Friday

 From the Capital-Journal:

There’s never really a question about whether anyone from Rossville or Silver Lake is ready for their annual War on 24 showdown.

That’s simply the nature of the rivalry. Particularly when both teams are undefeated, as they are this year, and ranked No. 1 and 2 in Class 2A, as they are this year.

But when No. 1 Rossville plays host to No. 2 Silver Lake on Friday night, both teams are truly ready for the test they will receive. After three straight weeks of minimal challenges, a showdown of this magnitude is exactly what both need with the postseason only two weeks away.

To read the complete article, go to:   https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201015/no-1-rossville-no-2-silver-lake-ready-for-war-on-24-test

Delbert Faulk Passes Away

Delbert E. Faulk Jr., 85, of Rossville, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

He was born August 31, 1935, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Delbert and Nettie (Jacobs) Faulk. He graduated from Dover High School in 1954. He was a US Army veteran, serving from1957 until 1960. After his time in the service, he worked at Rossville Truck and Tractor until 1967, and then worked at Santa Fe Railroad as a machinist for 30 years, retiring on October 29, 1997.

Mr. Faulk was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church, American Legion Post #31 in Rossville, and a 49 year member of I.A.M. Union.

On December 21, 1954, he married Leona Badura in Rossville. She preceded him in death on September 28, 2020. They were married 65 years and had five children: Marlene (Tim) Coder, Emilie (Mike) Fangman, Dale (Brenda) Faulk, Dean (Oliver) Faulk, and Jewelie (Brad) Ullery. Other survivors include grandchildren, Scott (Ali), Chris, Jennifer (Rodney), James (Deirdre), Laura (Matt), Aaron (Nick), Luke (Jenna), Josh (Abby), Trey (Shellie), Audrey (John), Sara (Mitch) and Holly (Skip); great-grandchildren, Gabe, Ashlyn, Kyler, Kolbi, Evelyn, Breanne, Ayden, Jocelyn, Rylee, Mercy, Avery, Gabby, Karah, Maelee, Reagan, Emma, and Andy; and three siblings Nadine Kelly, Willis Faulk, and Linda (Ken) McDonald.

Delbert and Leona enjoyed camping and traveling; one of their last trips on a motorcycle to New England to see the fall colors.

He was an avid woodworker, making several items for their home, in addition to gifts for his family, from a baby cradle and crib to a china hutch, as well as toys and stepstools for his grandkids and great-grandkids.

He also enjoyed hunting, mostly duck and pheasant, making yearly hunting trips to western Kansas with friends and family; fishing, birdwatching, and working jigsaw puzzles. He did many remodeling projects for neighbors.

As his children grew up, he strongly encouraged music, and began accompanying them on his accordion while they sang at church and family reunions. He and Leona never missed an opportunity to hear their children sing.

Funeral services will be 10 am Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Parker-Price Funeral Home, 245 NW Independence Ave, Topeka. Burial with military honors will follow at Czech-Moravian Cemetery, north of Rossville. Visitation will be 5-7pm Friday, October 16, 2020 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Rescue Mission, Inc., PO Box 8350, Topeka, KS, 66608.

To share a memory of Delbert or leave a message for the family, please click the Share Memories button at   https://www.parkerpricefh.com/Obituary/190312/Delbert-Faulk%2c-Jr/Topeka-KS

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Silver Lake Volleyball

    The Lady Dawgs split their match with Silver Lake on Oct. 13, winning the first 26-24, 26-24 but then losing 21-25, 25-22, 22-25.  Rossville is 6-2 in the MEL and 22-6 overall.

    Rock Creek took over sole possession of first place in the Mid-East  with its sweep of St. Marys on Tuesday. Rossville's split with Silver Lake caused the Lady Dawgs to fall a match behind the Mustangs in the standings.

CatchItKansas 2A Football Rankings

 CLASS 2A rankings as of Oct. 14, 2020

1. Rossville (6-0) [1]
2. Silver Lake (4-0) [3]
3. Hoisington (6-0) [2]
4. Hutchinson Trinity (6-0) [4]
5. Maur Hill (5-0) [5]
6. Nemaha Central (4-2) [6]
7. Garden Plain (5-1) [7]
8. Osage City (5-1) [10]
9. Hillsboro (4-2) [9]
10. Haven (4-2) [NR]

Notes: The key 2A game of Maur Hill and Nemaha Central never occurred as Maur Hill went into COVID-19 quarantine. Garden Plain won at Kingman, 14-10, in a thrilling district game when Kingman nearly scored late. Osage City won at Wellsville, 45-20, and has quietly delivered a massive offensive turnaround. OC is second in 2A scoring offense behind Rossville with only a 22-15 home loss to Lyndon in Week 1. The huge game this week in the annual War on 24 with Rossville and Silver Lake, both in the same district. An upset occurred when winless Wellsville beat undefeated Eureka, though Wellsville plays in a much tougher league. Thomas More Prep is 5-1 and has the first winning season in nine years. With another win, Haven will have its first winning record since ’01.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Torrey Horak Video On WIBW

 ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - This is the Horak experience. Big plays are bound to happen.

And that name has been dazzling the Rossville gridiron for years.

“Those days were different, man." Horak said. "There was a lot of fun to watch those guys play football.”

Torrey Horak - a junior QB with the Bulldogs - always knew football was where he belonged.

“As soon as I started playing the game," Horak said. "I fell in love with it.”

He saw the blue print for success from home, just watching his older brothers play.

“It’s like I was born into it.” Horak said.

Horak’s two older brothers - Tucker and Thatcher - were vital members of the 2014 and 2015 back to back Rossville state championship winning teams.

“Yeah, those guys, they were definitely our idols growing up," Horak said. "I mean, especially my older brothers. I mean, I always looked up to them, but it was just, you look at those guys differently when they’re up there winning like that.”

Torrey’s adding to the Horak legacy.

“It’s obviously my family,” Horak said. “It’s been a big name, especially around here, but I’m not really trying to leave my Mark or anything. I’m just doing what it takes to get it done. Obviously the ultimate goal is to go win a state championship with my guys.”

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To view the video of Torry playing and being interviewed, go to:

https://www.wibw.com/2020/10/13/torrey-horak-continues-the-family-legacy/



Fiedler Nominated For Area Athlete Of Week

 JAYCEE FIEDLER, ROSSVILLE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER 

Nominated For CJ Athlete Of Week: 

Fiedler led the Bulldawgs to a big Mid-East League sweep of Wabaunsee that earned Rossville a tie atop the league standings. Fiedler had six kills in the first match and then came back with 11 kills in the second as the Bulldawgs swept both matches in straight sets.

Dr. Robert Stach Passes Away

                                                                        DR. ROBERT “BOB” STACH

Dr. Stach passed away on October 11, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Silver Lake, Kansas and grew up on a farm north of Rossville, Kansas. He attended Rossville High School. Dr. Stach graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Agriculture and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Stach practiced in the Raymore/Belton area for forty-six years. He was a member of the AVMA, KVMA, MVMA, and KCVM. He was a past Board of Director, Vice President and President of the KCVM.

He was preceded in death by his father Benjamin and his brother Benny.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Stach of the home, his mother Arlis Stach, three sons Ryan (Jessica), Justin and Chris, three step daughters, Kim Taylor, Michelle Perkins (Greg) and Kelly Gebauer (Michael), ten grandchildren Arlis, Eli and Chris, Zach and Josh, Kaylyne and Trenton, Taylor, Keaton and Lauren and one great grandchild Drayden. He is also survived by his sister Sherri Gannon (Vern) and many nieces and nephews.

A burial service at Czech Moravian Cemetery in Rossville, Kansas at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, 1500 Meadow Lake Pkwy, Ste 200 Kansas City, Missouri 64114.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Monday, October 12, 2020

3-2-1A Golf Regional Results

 CLASS 3-2-1A At Lake Shawnee GC Oct. 12, 2020

Team scores (top three qualify for state)

Silver Lake 397, Hoisington 414, Santa Fe Trail 427, Council Grove 444, Osage City 461, Jefferson West 466, St. Marys 531, Rossville 599, KC Christian 623.

Rossville Invitational Golf

 Results of the Rossville Invitational golf tournament held Oct 8 at the Great Life course in Topeka.

Teams

1  Silver Lake        160
2  Counctil Grove  175
3  St. Marys           192
4  Rossville            198
5  Clay Center        201
6  Osage City         222

Top three from Rossville were:

6.   Kayla Davis           41
12. Jessica Thompson 46
21  Hailey Steele         53


Howard Kidney Passes Away

Howard Keith Kidney of St. Marys has passed away.  You can read his complete obituary at:

https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Howard-Kidney