When the Federal Govt handed out the $500 million in TIGER grants, the Willard Bridge was not on the list. However, the County Commissioners still have the bridge as a priority. See video about the bridge funding at:
http://ksnt.com/2015/10/29/federal-money-for-willard-bridge-replacement-not-included-in-tiger-grant/
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Adrienne Olejnik To Run For House
After a recent appointment to the Rossville City Council, community library director Adrienne Olejnik announced her candidacy for the Kansas House this week.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Tuesday Night Playoff Pairings.
Centralia (5-4) at Sabetha (5-4)
Silver Lake (8-1) at Pleasant Ridge (8-1)
Erie (3-6) at Wellsville (7-2)
Cherryvale (8-1) at Neodesha (8-1)
Riverside (4-5) at Nemaha Central (9-0)
Maur Hill (6-2) at Rossville (9-0)
Jayhawk-Linn (5-4) at Colgan (7-2)
Caney Valley (5-4) at Galena (6-3)
Wichita Independent (3-6) at Cheney (7-2)
Southeast-Saline (7-2) at Halstead (9-0)
Beloit (7-2) at Washington County (9-0)
Cimarron (6-3) at Hoisington (9-0)
Conway Springs (6-3) at Wichita Collegiate (9-0)
Garden Plain (8-1) at Hesston (8-1)
Marysville (4-5) at Norton (7-2)
Lyons (3-6) at Scott City (9-0)You can see the complete 3A brackets for the state playoffs at:
http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/3A.cfm?Activity=1
In the second round, on Sat. Nov.7, Rossville will play the winner of the Riverside-Nemaha Central game. Nemaha is also undefeated. If they progress far enough, Rossville and Silver Lake will again meet in the semi-finals. Halstead, Wichita Collegiate, and Scott City are all on the other half of the bracket and only one of them will face Rossville or Silver Lake in the final.
War On 24 Video
A nice KSNT video on the War On 24 can be viewed at:
http://ksnt.com/2015/10/29/rossville-wins-war-on-24-horak-runs-past-silver-lake/
Another nice video can be seen at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Tucker-Horaks-huge-night-leads-Rossville-past-Silver-Lake--338613672.html
http://ksnt.com/2015/10/29/rossville-wins-war-on-24-horak-runs-past-silver-lake/
Another nice video can be seen at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Tucker-Horaks-huge-night-leads-Rossville-past-Silver-Lake--338613672.html
Horak Leads Dawgs To Mid-East Title
From the Capital Journal
By Brent Maycock.
At some point, there are no longer words.
At least that was the position Rossville coach Derick Hammes found himself in when asked to describe the display his senior quarterback, All-Stater Tucker Horak, put on in Thursday night’s War on 24 showdown with rival Silver Lake.
He was speechless, and likely so was anyone else who witnessed a performance for the ages in a series that has seen more than its share of incredible performances. If anything, all one could muster was simply a ‘Wow.’
In an offensive shootout, Horak was a howitzer. The Bulldawg senior busted three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards in the second half alone and finished with an astonishing 384 yards and seven rushing touchdowns as Rossville posted its third straight win over the Eagles with a 56-35 win.
The defending 3A champion Bulldawgs (9-0) capped a second straight undefeated regular season and captured their third straight Mid-East League title while handing No. 4 Silver Lake its first loss (8-1).
“What do I say?” Hammes said. “He’s a humble kid and a team-first guy. For his first eight football games, he hasn’t had much opportunity to shine because we’ve had such lop-sided scores. He got to play a full one tonight and show what he can do.”
Mind you, Horak had rushed for 1,405 yards and thrown for 1,250 yards entering Thursday’s game, including a huge 353-yard rushing game against Rock Creek. But Thursday’s performance was different, coming against a team that had done reasonably well in bottling Horak up a year ago in two meetings, holding him to 277 yards rushing and just three touchdowns in two games.
And in the first half of Thursday’s game, the Eagles were effective in keeping Horak from busting big plays with his feet. He did run for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the half, but the scoring runs were from 8 and 3 yards.
But with Rossville clinging to a tight 21-17 halftime lead, Horak took over the second half and one big play was all it took to get him going.
On Rossville’s first possession of the second half, Horak appeared to get stopped at the line of scrimmage on a third and 2 at their own 23. Instead, he shook off the initial hits, popped to the outside and outraced the Eagle defense for a 77-yard score.
“We knew they are sound and swarm hard to the ball,” Horak said. “I just made something happen and that was really all there was to it.”
It was only the beginning of Horak’s monster half. After Silver Lake answered his touchdown with a 60-yard scoring pass from Dalton Dultmeier to Keenan Baird, Rossville needed just four plays to go 75 yards with Horak scoring from 7 yards out.
When Silver Lake answered again with a touchdown run from Hunter Howerton, Horak responded with a 75-yard touchdown burst on the Bulldawgs’ next offensive play. He later added fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 76 and 43 yards to put the Eagles away and cap a half where he ran for 292 yards and five touchdowns.
“He’s not an All-State player for no reason,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “You look back and thin about some missed tackles, but that’s easier said than done against him. He has a lot to do with that.”
Perhaps Horak’s biggest drive of the game, however, came just before halftime. Silver Lake spent the first half not only trading blows with Rossville, but getting in an extra punch or two and took a 17-14 lead with 2:49 left in the half on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Dultmeier to Baird.
But Horak led the Bulldawgs on a to-the-script, two-minute march, completing one pass after another to Christian Roduner on the sidelines before finding Jacob Bradshaw for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the half that gave Rossville the 21-17 lead at the break.
“That kind of talks about what kind of rounded player he is,” Hammes said. “He handled that well and there was no panic at all. For us to move down the field and seize a little momentum before half was just big.”
Dultmeier had a huge night as well, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Baird hauled in three of the scores and finished with 121 yards receiving. Horak also threw for 134 yards.
Rossville also clinched the Class 3A District 4 title and will play host to Maur Hill in next Tuesday’s playoff opener. Silver Lake will travel to Pleasant Ridge for the first round of the playoffs.
Rossville (9-0) 7 14 22 13 — 56
Silver Lake (8-1) 10 7 12 6 — 35
Ross — Horak 8 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 18 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
SL — Martin 26 field goal
Ross — Horak 3 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 31 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
Ross — Bradshaw 12 pass from Horak (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 77 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 60 pass from Dultmeier (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 7 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 4 run (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 75 run (Roduner pass from Horak)
Ross — Horak 76 run (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 43 run (kick failed)
SL — K. Baird 22 pass from Dultmeier (run failed)
GAME IN FIGURES
Ross SL
First downs 25 22
Rushes-yards 41-484 30-109
Passing 134 299
Comp-Att-Int14-21-0 18-33-0
Punts 2-32.5 3-23.3
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yds 6-72 6-50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Rossville: Horak 27-384, Hammes 12-100, Balch 1-0, Roduner 1-0. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 11-39, Howerton 15-61, C. Baird 3-11, K. Baird 1-minus 2.
PASSING — Rossville: Horak 14-21-0, 134 yards. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 18-33-0, 299 yards.
RECEIVING — Rossville: Roduner 7-53, Hammes 3-41, Schumacher 2-13, Bradshaw 2-28. Silver Lake: Wagner 3-32, K. Baird 4-121, Howerton 1-18, Wolfley 6-84, C. Baird 2-31, Honas 2-13.
By Brent Maycock.
At some point, there are no longer words.
At least that was the position Rossville coach Derick Hammes found himself in when asked to describe the display his senior quarterback, All-Stater Tucker Horak, put on in Thursday night’s War on 24 showdown with rival Silver Lake.
He was speechless, and likely so was anyone else who witnessed a performance for the ages in a series that has seen more than its share of incredible performances. If anything, all one could muster was simply a ‘Wow.’
In an offensive shootout, Horak was a howitzer. The Bulldawg senior busted three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards in the second half alone and finished with an astonishing 384 yards and seven rushing touchdowns as Rossville posted its third straight win over the Eagles with a 56-35 win.
The defending 3A champion Bulldawgs (9-0) capped a second straight undefeated regular season and captured their third straight Mid-East League title while handing No. 4 Silver Lake its first loss (8-1).
“What do I say?” Hammes said. “He’s a humble kid and a team-first guy. For his first eight football games, he hasn’t had much opportunity to shine because we’ve had such lop-sided scores. He got to play a full one tonight and show what he can do.”
Mind you, Horak had rushed for 1,405 yards and thrown for 1,250 yards entering Thursday’s game, including a huge 353-yard rushing game against Rock Creek. But Thursday’s performance was different, coming against a team that had done reasonably well in bottling Horak up a year ago in two meetings, holding him to 277 yards rushing and just three touchdowns in two games.
And in the first half of Thursday’s game, the Eagles were effective in keeping Horak from busting big plays with his feet. He did run for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the half, but the scoring runs were from 8 and 3 yards.
But with Rossville clinging to a tight 21-17 halftime lead, Horak took over the second half and one big play was all it took to get him going.
On Rossville’s first possession of the second half, Horak appeared to get stopped at the line of scrimmage on a third and 2 at their own 23. Instead, he shook off the initial hits, popped to the outside and outraced the Eagle defense for a 77-yard score.
“We knew they are sound and swarm hard to the ball,” Horak said. “I just made something happen and that was really all there was to it.”
It was only the beginning of Horak’s monster half. After Silver Lake answered his touchdown with a 60-yard scoring pass from Dalton Dultmeier to Keenan Baird, Rossville needed just four plays to go 75 yards with Horak scoring from 7 yards out.
When Silver Lake answered again with a touchdown run from Hunter Howerton, Horak responded with a 75-yard touchdown burst on the Bulldawgs’ next offensive play. He later added fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 76 and 43 yards to put the Eagles away and cap a half where he ran for 292 yards and five touchdowns.
“He’s not an All-State player for no reason,” Silver Lake coach C.J. Hamilton said. “You look back and thin about some missed tackles, but that’s easier said than done against him. He has a lot to do with that.”
Perhaps Horak’s biggest drive of the game, however, came just before halftime. Silver Lake spent the first half not only trading blows with Rossville, but getting in an extra punch or two and took a 17-14 lead with 2:49 left in the half on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Dultmeier to Baird.
But Horak led the Bulldawgs on a to-the-script, two-minute march, completing one pass after another to Christian Roduner on the sidelines before finding Jacob Bradshaw for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the half that gave Rossville the 21-17 lead at the break.
“That kind of talks about what kind of rounded player he is,” Hammes said. “He handled that well and there was no panic at all. For us to move down the field and seize a little momentum before half was just big.”
Dultmeier had a huge night as well, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Baird hauled in three of the scores and finished with 121 yards receiving. Horak also threw for 134 yards.
Rossville also clinched the Class 3A District 4 title and will play host to Maur Hill in next Tuesday’s playoff opener. Silver Lake will travel to Pleasant Ridge for the first round of the playoffs.
Rossville (9-0) 7 14 22 13 — 56
Silver Lake (8-1) 10 7 12 6 — 35
Ross — Horak 8 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 18 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
SL — Martin 26 field goal
Ross — Horak 3 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 31 pass from Dultmeier (Martin kick)
Ross — Bradshaw 12 pass from Horak (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 77 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — K. Baird 60 pass from Dultmeier (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 7 run (Nascimento kick)
SL — Howerton 4 run (kick failed)
Ross — Horak 75 run (Roduner pass from Horak)
Ross — Horak 76 run (Nascimento kick)
Ross — Horak 43 run (kick failed)
SL — K. Baird 22 pass from Dultmeier (run failed)
GAME IN FIGURES
Ross SL
First downs 25 22
Rushes-yards 41-484 30-109
Passing 134 299
Comp-Att-Int14-21-0 18-33-0
Punts 2-32.5 3-23.3
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yds 6-72 6-50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Rossville: Horak 27-384, Hammes 12-100, Balch 1-0, Roduner 1-0. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 11-39, Howerton 15-61, C. Baird 3-11, K. Baird 1-minus 2.
PASSING — Rossville: Horak 14-21-0, 134 yards. Silver Lake: Dultmeier 18-33-0, 299 yards.
RECEIVING — Rossville: Roduner 7-53, Hammes 3-41, Schumacher 2-13, Bradshaw 2-28. Silver Lake: Wagner 3-32, K. Baird 4-121, Howerton 1-18, Wolfley 6-84, C. Baird 2-31, Honas 2-13.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Dawgs Lead At Half, Dominate In 2nd
The Dawgs took the opening kickoff and marched the length of the Silver Lake field for an early 7-0 lead. But, the Eagles did the same thing to tie the game. The Dawgs next drive stalled and they had to punt to the Eagles who moved the ball down to near the goal but had to settle for a field goal. The eagles were up 10-7 at the end of the first.
In the second quarter, The Dawgs went up 14-10, but the Eagles weere not intimidated and marched down the field to go ahead 17-14 with about 1 1/2 minutes left in the half. Using the clock wisely, the Dawgs moved down the field and with several sideline passes to Christian Roduner being the main method of movement. With 28 seconds left in the half, Tucker Horak hit Jacob Bradford for a pass in the end zone to take a 21-17 lead at the half.
The Dawgs offense started to dominate in the third quarter while their defense stopped the Eagle running game and forced them to pass. Horak was able to keep the Dawgs offense on the ground most of the second half as he made several long runs that eventually stretched the lead to a 21 point margin. Tucker had a career night with 384 yards on the ground, partially because it was the first game he was able to play the full four quarters.
Ro 7 14 22 13 56
SL 10 7 12 6 35
In the second quarter, The Dawgs went up 14-10, but the Eagles weere not intimidated and marched down the field to go ahead 17-14 with about 1 1/2 minutes left in the half. Using the clock wisely, the Dawgs moved down the field and with several sideline passes to Christian Roduner being the main method of movement. With 28 seconds left in the half, Tucker Horak hit Jacob Bradford for a pass in the end zone to take a 21-17 lead at the half.
The Dawgs offense started to dominate in the third quarter while their defense stopped the Eagle running game and forced them to pass. Horak was able to keep the Dawgs offense on the ground most of the second half as he made several long runs that eventually stretched the lead to a 21 point margin. Tucker had a career night with 384 yards on the ground, partially because it was the first game he was able to play the full four quarters.
Ro 7 14 22 13 56
SL 10 7 12 6 35
Norma (Fawl) Brace (42) Passes Away
Norma Jean Brace, age 91, of Topeka passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Topeka. Norma Jean was born September 24, 1924 in rural Jackson County the daughter of George Fawl and Winifred Bird Fawl. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1942. She married Joseph N. Brace June 7, 1947 in Topeka. She attended various Methodist churches her entire life where she was active in the choir. Norma previously taught school in a one room schoolhouse in Willard, KS. She later worked for a short time at the Santa Fe Railroad. Norma Jean loved music and cherished her time in the church choirs. She also enjoyed collecting porcelain turtles.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph October 4, 1997; a stillborn son, Timothy Joseph Brace January 20, 1957; a son, Kevin Francis Brace, April 10, 1977 and a sister, Geraldine Huske. Survivors include her son, Greggory Brace of Topeka; two daughters, Cheryl Herman (Mike) of Topeka and Sandra Murphy of Glendale, AZ; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
Memorial visitation will be Monday, November 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Private inurnment will be at the Rossville Cemetery. Online condolences and full obituary may be seen at davidsonfuneral.com.
Games Tonight (Oct 29)
Tonight is the newest installment of the War on 24 which will be at Silver Lake at 7:00.
Below are Capital Journal computerized predictions of games of interest.
Below are Capital Journal computerized predictions of games of interest.
82.4 CENTRALIA 17.7 Rock Creek 64.7
92.1 HALSTEAD 18.6 Hutchinson Trinity 73.5
86.3 NEMAHA CENTRAL 34.1 St. Marys 52.2
46.2 OSKALOOSA 7.2 Osage City 39
68.6 Riley County 12.2 MARYSVILLE 56.4
105.1 Rossville 4.1 SILVER LAKE 101
92.1 HALSTEAD 18.6 Hutchinson Trinity 73.5
86.3 NEMAHA CENTRAL 34.1 St. Marys 52.2
46.2 OSKALOOSA 7.2 Osage City 39
68.6 Riley County 12.2 MARYSVILLE 56.4
105.1 Rossville 4.1 SILVER LAKE 101
In 2A
38.8 VALLEY FALLS 7.5 ■ Wabaunsee 31.3
38.8 VALLEY FALLS 7.5 ■ Wabaunsee 31.3
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Scholar''s Bowl At Silver Lake
On Tuesday Oct. 27, the RHS Scholar's Bowl team competed at the Silver Lake tournament, and had an overall record of 3-5. Rossville did not place in the top 4 of the tournament, but were competitive. The most outstanding team member was Mitchell Porter (jr.), who answered 24 of our teams 29 correct responses. Other team members were Jordan Cummings (so.), Dawson Schaefer (so.), Emily Woodcock (jr.), Hannah Miller (so.), Kathleen Schuler (so.).
New Dawg Feed On-Line
The latest DAWG FEED is now on-line at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ia5w1Hoa0&feature=em-subs_digest-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ia5w1Hoa0&feature=em-subs_digest-g
Mid East League FB Standings
Team League Overall
Rossville 4-0 8-0
Silver Lake 3-0 8-0
Riley County 3-2 5-3
Rock Creek 2-3 3-5
St. Marys 1-4 1-7
Wabaunsee 0-4 2-6
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Blood Drive Nov 2 at RHS
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Irene Milbradt Passes Away
Irene Milbradt, 93, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015, in Topeka, KS.
A graveside ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Lexington Park Long-Term Care, Activities Department, 1021 SW Fleming Ct, Topeka, KS 66604. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.
A graveside ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Lexington Park Long-Term Care, Activities Department, 1021 SW Fleming Ct, Topeka, KS 66604. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.
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