First Cross Country Meet

    The Rossville/ St. Marys (Kaw Valley)  cross country team is off and running for the 2013 season by opening the season at the Mission Valley Invitational. The girls team placed fourth with Medalists Sophie Dalmsaso placing  2^nd and Mattie Swisher placing 5^th.
    The boy's placed 2^nd as a team and Clayton Rubio placed 2^nd and was the lone medalist. Brady Mulligan missed a medal by 1 place with 11^th place finish. 

Buhler Now Coaching At Washburn Rural

    The Capital has a nice article about former RHS football coach Steve Buhler and his interaction and plans for the Washburn Rural team which competes at the 6A level.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-09-04/city-kickoff-buhler-ease-transition-rural

RHS Volleyball Outlook

    The RHS volleyball team is coming off a 15-20 record under the tutelege of coach Angie Bittner.  They are led by junior Taylor  Kirk who was honorable mention All-Mid-East League last year with 128 kills and 20 blocks.  She will move from middle to outside hitter spot.  Junior Taylor Brecheisen had 237 assists.    Lauryn  Catron is recovering from  ankle surgery and will miss early part of season.   The team opens this year at the Central Heights Invitational on Sept. 7.  With the team heavy in juniors,  they can be expected to be stronger next year. 

The top returners from last year are:

 Cheyanne Daniels,                     L,          sr.
Taylor Brecheisen,                     S,           jr.
Andrea Rietcheck,                      S-RS,     jr.
Taylor Kirk,                                 OH,        jr.
Lauryn Catron,                           OH,        jr.
Kennedy Anderson,                   MH,       jr.
Michaela Little,                          OH,        jr.
Danielle Glotzbach,                   MH,        jr.

Football Team Outlook

    The Dawgs are getting prepared for their Sept 6 opener against Chapman on the home field under the guidance of first year coach Derick Hammes.  Hammes  spent past the last  seven years at Washburn Rural and replaces longtime RHS coach Steve Buhler, who replaced Hammes at Rural.   The Dawgs are coming off an 11-2 season with both losses  to  rival Silver Lake, including a 35-14 loss in state semifinals.
    Last year Nick Reesor ran for 950 yards and 15 TDs.  Dalton Catron had 2400 total yards last year  and  top candidates to replace him  are  senior Zack Nitsch or sophomore Tucker Horak.  Leading receiver from last year is  Thatcher Horak had 9 TD catches.   Nick Reesor was also the leading tackler for the defense as sophomore with 102.   Linebacker Tagen Lambotte is expected to use the strength and moves  he developed as a three-time state wrestling champion.

    Top returners from last year are:
Davis Warton,                OL-DL,       6-0,       225,     sr.
Marcus Catron,              OL-DL,       6-0,       170,     sr.
Tagen Lambotte,           LB,              5-9,       170,     sr.
Zach Nitsch,                   OL,              5-10,     165,     sr.
Nick Reesor,                   RB-LB,       5-10,      170,     jr.
Thatcher Horak,           RB-DB,        6-0,        170,    jr.
Devin Morris,                 LB,              5-9,        165,    sr.
Terrence Sowers,          LB,              5-10,       175,    jr.
Corbin Horak,                WR-DB,      6-0,         170,    jr.

Carl Connell Passes Away

Carl Cornell, age 71, Rossville, died September 1, 2013.   

Carl was born November 17, 1939 to Carl and Violet Cornell in Marion County, Indiana.  (If he was born in '39,  he would be 73 years old)  He was a Marine from 1959 to 1963 and then went into the Navy as a Seabee from 1976 to 1980. After the military he was a volunteer for the Marine League Corp in Indiana. He worked for GM for twenty-one years, upon retirement from GM he moved to Europe to enjoy his retirement. After Europe, he did some over the road truck driving. Carl retired from truck driving and moved to Florida for a few years before making the final move to Kansas to live out the remainder of his years. 

Carl is survived by daughter, Cathy (Wayne) Porter; siblings, Richard Cornell, Kenneth (Mindy) Cornell, Russell (Mary Jane) Cornell, Ralph Cornell, Rosie (Alan) Morgan, Sally; mother, Violet; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Carl was preceded in death by his father, Carl Cornell. 

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013, at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Friends are invited to Cathy's home following the service at the cemetery. Memorial Contributions to Leavenworth National Cemetery may be sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka, KS 66614.

To read or leave condolences,  go to:  http://www.funeralplan2.com/kevinbrennanfamily/obit?id=289265

Harrison and White to Marry

Shawnee County recently granted a marriage license to Shanna Harrison, age 22, of Rossville, and Kyle White, age 21, of St. Marys.

RHS Cross Country Schedule

eptember 5 Mission Valley Invitational  V/JV 4:30 September 14 Wamego Invitational  V/JV 9:00 September 19 Onaga Invitational 4:00 September 26 Royal Valley Invitational  V/JV 4:00 October 3 Horton Invitational 4:00 October 10 Sabetha Invitational 4:00 October 17 Mid-East League 4:00 October 26 3A Regional November 2 3A State @ Wamego Country Club 8:00

Elizabeth Ledeboer(12) To Play For Tabor College

    Elizabeth Ledeboer will be playing softball for the Tabor College Blue Jays this coming spring.

http://www.taborbluejays.com/signee/10/26.php

Shelby Cooper (12) On NCCC Cheer Squad

   Shelby Cooper was on the 2012-2013 Cheerleading squad at Neosho County Community College.
   The daughter of Darren and Penny Cooper is majoring in nursing.
http://goneosho.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=525&path=cheer

2013 RHS Varsity Volleyball Schedule

September 10	Washburn Rural Quad	Away	5:00
September 17	Manhattan Triangular	Away	5:00
September 21	Rossville Invitational	Home	9:00
September 24	Silver Lake	Away	5:00
October 1	Riley County	Home	5:00
October 5	Silver Lake Invitational	Away	8:30
October 8	St. Marys	Away	5:00
October 15	Rock Creek	Home	5:00
October 17	Emporia	Home	5:00
October 19	Abilene Invitational	Away	9:00
October 22	Wabaunsee	Away	5:00
October 26	3A Sub-State
November 1-2	3A State	Salina

2013 RHS Girls Golf Schedule

August 29	Jeff West Open @ Lake Perry CC	1:00
September 12	West Franklin Invitational @ Lamont Hill GC	1:00
September 17	Hayden Invitational @ Cypress Ridge GC	3:00
September 19	Osage City Invitational @ Osage City CC	3:00
September 24	Silver Lake JV Invitational @ North Topeka Golf Center	3:00
September 26	Council Grove Invitational @ Council Grove CC	3:00
September 30	Jeff West Invitational @ Village Greens GC	9:00
October 3	Clay Center Invitational @ Clay Center CC	3:00
October 3	Jeff West JV Invitational @ Village Greens GC	1:00
October 7	Silver Lake Invitational @ Cypress Ridge GC	1:00
October 10	Rossville Invitational @ St. Marys GC	3:00
October 14	3-2-1A Regional	9:00
October 21	3-2-1A State @ Golf Club at Southwind - Garden City	8:30

2013 RHS Varsity Football Schedule

September 6	Chapman	Home
September 13	Abilene	Away
September 20	Wabaunsee	Home
September 27	Riley County  **Homecoming**	Home
October 4	Rock Creek	Home
October 11	Silver Lake	Away
October 18	*Mission Valley	Home
October 25	*Council Grove	Away
October 31	*St. Marys	Away
November 5	Bi-District
November 9	Regional
November 15	Sectional
November 22	Sub-State
November 30	State

*  denotes District Game

Football Preview and Video

Here is a video of Rossville's new coach and some of the football players.
http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/2013/08/22/rossville-bulldawgs-football-preview/

Girls Golf Results

Girls Golf Team results  at the Lake Perry golf course.

Seaman 176
Silver Lake 197
Jefferson West 200
Topeka High 213
Spring Hill 220
Rossville 222
Santa Fe Trail 239
St. Marys 279

    Individual honors by Rossville players included Marney in 8th with a 47, and Crow in 15th with a 52. 

   More detailed scoring info is at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/13/13_jw-open.pdf