Rossville Gets Easy Win Over Wabaunsee

ROSSVILLE 56, WABAUNSEE 8

Rossville (2-0)       28     28     0     0     =     56

Wabaunsee (0-2)    0       0     8     0     =       8

Rossville scoring:  
Horak (4), 3 pass from Horak, 64 , 47 run, 42 pass from Horak;
Steckel (3), 4 run, 20 pass from Horak, 13 run;
Horak (1) 68 run.
PAT — Steinke 7 Kicks; Steckel Kick.

Wabaunsee scoring:
Johnson pass from Imthurn. PAT — Imthurn run.

WIBW has a very short video at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-2-Wabaunsee-at-Rossville-274823131.html

Cross Country Team Outlook

     The cross country team has already begun their season competing with St. Marys as Kaw Valley.

     The top returners for the boys  are  Brady Milligan, (SM, jr). and  Clayton Rubio, (RHS, sr) .  Top returners for the girls are Sophie Dalmasso, (SM, sr.) and Mattie Swisher, (SM, sr.).

.      Dalmasso placed 11th at 3A state meet last year and Swisher took 33rd.
      Rubio placed sixth at the Mid-East League meet, while Milligan just missed getting a state berth and was 11th at the league  meet.
      Curt Brecheison is the head coach and he is assisted by Rick Towers.

First Cross Country Meet

    The Rossville and St. Marys cross country teams competed as Kaw Valley in the Mission Valley Invitational 4K run on Sept. 4.
    In the girls event,  the following girls and their placings are thus:
Laura Gillum (17), Morgan Foster (22).  Bronwyn Gianelloni (31)  and Alysaa Thompson (32)
    In the boys event,  the following boys and their placings are thus:
Brady Mulligan (3), Sam Thederahn (27),  Spenser Rieschick (38) Perry Foster (33), Matt Stillion (41), Austin Rieschick (47)  and Fred Schuler (53)
    If you would like to read the complete standings,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/14/14_mv.pdf

3A Football Rankings.

Capital Journal 3A Football Rankings for Sept. 9.

1. Silver Lake (1) 1-0

2. Rossville (2) 1-0

3. Conway Springs (3) 1-0

4. Scott City (5) 1-0

5. Centralia (NR) 1-0

Others — Beloit 0-1, Caney Valley 1-0, Cheney 1-0, Cherryvale 1-0, Colgan 1-0 Hesston 1-0, Hutchinson Trinity 1-0, Nemaha Central 1-0, Riverside 1-0, SE-Saline 1-0, Wichita Collegiate 1-0.

Notes — Beloit, last year’s 3A runner-up was the only ranked team to take a tumble, falling 26-0 to Concordia. After losing to Galena last year, Colgan got some revenge with a 16-12 victory on Thursday.

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings for Sept. 7.

1. Silver Lake 1-0 (1)

2. Conway Springs 1-0 (2)

3. Rossville 1-0 (3)

4. Scott City 1-0 (4)

5. Wichita Collegiate 1-0 (5)

Others: Beloit 0-1 (NR), Caney Valley 1-0 (NR), Centralia 1-0 (NR), Cheney 1-0 (NR), Galena 0-1 (NR), Garden Plain 0-1 (NR), Hesston 1-0 (NR), Hutchinson Trinity 1-0 (NR), Kingman 1-0 (NR), Nemaha Central 1-0 (NR), Pittsburg Colgan 1-0 (NR), Sabetha 0-1 (NR).

Girls Golf Team Outlook

    The Dawgs girls golf team is senior heavy this year.  The top returners are Makayla Crow, Sr., Staci Vandruff, Sr., Rachel Lord, Sr., and Emily Woodcock, soph.    The Dawgs qualified for state last year finishing ninth in 3A. Three year letter winner  Makayla Crow is the team leader  being in the top 10 in the regionals l,ast year.

Thatcher Horak Candidate For Athlete Of Week

    This weeks Capital Journal candidates for Athlete of the Week included Thatcher Horak, Running Back and Defensive Back for  the Rossville  Bulldogs.

    He had 229 all-purpose yards, 2 rushing  TDs and one interception TD in The Dawgs win over Clay Center last Friday.  

Shannon Parr At KSU

    Shannon Parr is on the KSU Track and Field Roster for 2014-15.  The former 3A high jump champion is a sophomore majoring in nutrition and kinesiology.
    Her bio is at:
http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/shannon_parr_825329.html

Dawgs Third In Prarie View Tourney

  The RHS volleyball team participated in the Prairie View Tournament finishing in third place.  They began by losing to  Humbolt 21-25, 25-19, 22-2.    They then beat Wellsville 27-25, 18-25, 25-17.   They then easily beat Prairie View 25-14,  25-16.  Waverly overpowered the Dawgs by a 10-25, 18-25 margin before RHS played Iola for third place.  The Dawgs  won that match in two games, 25-19, 25-22  to begin their 2014 season at 3-2.

Chell and Bogowith To Marry

Shawnee County has granted a marriage license to  Jordon T. Chell, age 22,  of  Camarillo, Calif. and Monica R. Bogowith, age  22,  of  Rossville.

 

 

Wengers Have A Boy

Jacob and Katy Wenger of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby boy Sept. 5th at St. Francis Hospital.

Clay Center Game Photos

For photos of the RHS-Clay Center game on Sept. 5,  go to:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/09/clay-center-football-game-p

hotos.html

Whitney Fox Engaged

     The engagement of Whitney Fox to Marshall Wetta is announced by Whitney's parents, Mike and Brenda Fox of Topeka and Kathy Fox of Los Angeles.     Marshall is the son of Karen Wetta of Lawrence and the late Maurice Wetta.
    Whitney is a graduate of Rossville High School and Columbia College in Chicago. She works for Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif.
    Marshall is a graduate of Silver Lake High School and the University of Kansas. He works at Dreamworks Studio in Glendale, Calif.
    They are planning a Dec. 20, 2014, wedding at Mater Dei Assumption Church in Topeka.

Dawgs Defeat Clay Center

Rossville (1-0)         14     7     20     0     =     41

Clay Center (0-1)      0     0      0      7     =       7

Rossville scoring:  
Horak (3), 51 run, 51 interception, 3 run
Roduner (2), 8 pass from Horak, 9 pass from Horak
Schultz 9 run.
PAT — Steinke 4 Kicks  Failed kick.

There is game video at:  http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-1-Clay-Center-at-Rossville-274046841.html

The   RHS game is covered at about the 6:30 mark in the following Football Frenzy  video of local games:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/09/05/football-frenzy-recap-9514/

In other Mid-East action, Riley County defeated Wabaunsee 48-12, Silver Lake defeated 4A power Holton 18-7, Wamego defeated Rock Creek 34-10, and St Marys narrowly edged out Marysville 8-0.

Shane & Jackie Catron Have A Girl

Shane and Jackie Catron of Delia are the proud parents of a new baby girl born Sept. 4.