Hill and Davoren Make List

    Rossville High had two athletes as candidates for the Capital Journal Area Athlete Of The Week.
    Kole Davoren made the list  because of his victory in the 220 lb. class at the Eudora Tournament Of Champions.
    Amanda Hill was MVP at the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman last week and averaged 23.7 points per game over three games.

RJHS Video

    Here is a junior high video that contains interviews with several 7th graders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRL43wbF8cg

CJ Online Artcle On Horak In SI

Senior quarterback honored with Faces in the Crowd appearance.

By brent.maycock@cjonline.com

For as long as he could read, Tucker Horak has thumbed through the pages of Sports Illustrated, marvelling at the athletic accomplishments documented in the magazine.

Not once, however, did he ever imagine that one day he would be staring at his own face in the magazine.

Yet when last week’s issue hit the newsstands, there Horak was, on page 30, in the Faces in the Crowd feature, accompanied by documentation of his record-setting senior football season, when he led Rossville to its second straight undefeated Class 3A state title.

“It never really crossed my mind I’d be in it,” Horak said. “It’s pretty cool, just to have my name in there with all of the big-timers. I couldn’t be more thankful.”

Horak becomes the second Shawnee County athlete to be featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd in the past two months. In the Nov. 16 issue, Hayden freshman Brooklyn Hunter was recognized by the magazine after capturing a state tennis title and helping the Wildcat volleyball team to a state title in the fall.

Horak’s senior season certainly merited the selection.

In addition to leading Rossville to its second straight state championship, scoring three touchdowns in the title game — including a 65-yard fumble return for the game-winning score in the fourth quarter of a 20-19 win over Wichita Collegiate — Horak blazed a trail into the state record book on his way to his second All-State selection by The Capital-Journal.

The 5-foot-10 senior became the first player in state history to rush and throw for 2,000 yards in the same season, finishing with 2,859 yards and 47 touchdowns rushing and 2,070 yards and 30 touchdowns passing. He averaged 15.4 yards per carry and completed 79.2 percent of his passes as a senior. In his career, he ran for 6,944 yards and threw for 5,510 yards, and his 12,454 yards of total offense ranks No. 6 all-time in the nation.

“Receiving an honor from Sports Illustrated brings perspective to how great of a career Tucker had,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. “Not only was he one of the best to play in Kansas, but his career was noteworthy on a national level as well. Tucker is very deserving of all the recognition he has received.”

Former St. Marys coach Bill Teeter, who serves as a substitute teacher for the Kaw Valley school district, approached Hammes about submitting Horak’s name for consideration. Last week, Horak and the school learned he would be in the Dec. 14 issue, which has Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson on the cover and is on newsstands now.

“It’s just really nice to get our name out there and for people to get to hear about our hometown a little bit,” Horak said.

321 A Wrestling Rankings

Below are rankins for 321-A wrestling as of Dec. 15.

Click on image below to enlarge.

Capital-Journal All Mid-East League

The Topeka Capital Journal has published their All-Mid-East League football team for 2015.

Offense

First team

Quarterback — Tucker Horak, sr., Rossville.

Running back — Carson Becker, sr., Rock Creek; Dawson Hammes, jr., Rossville; Tegan Schoenfeld, so., St. Marys; Garrett Staten, jr., Riley County.

Receiver — Keenan Baird, so., Silver Lake; Christian Roduner, sr., Rossville; Jackson Wagner, sr., Riley County.

Line — Kole Davoren, sr., Rossville; Nate Jilka, sr., Rock Creek; Gabe Marney, sr., Rossville; Dylan Moore, sr., Riley County; Kyler Womack, sr., Silver Lake.

Specialist — Luke Niemeyer, sr., Rock Creek.

Honorable mention

Quarterback — Jackson Fike, sr., Rock Creek.

Running back — Hunter Howerton, sr., Silver Lake.

Receiver — Cole Schumacher, sr., Rossville; Logan Wolfley, sr., Silver Lake.

Line — Jackson Reeves, sr., Rossville; Zach Richard, sr., Riley County; Tyler Sage, sr., Rossville; Mitchell Wertzberger, jr., Wabaunsee; Luke Wichman, sr., Silver Lake.

Defense

First team

Line — Tucker Cales, sr., Riley County; Chayne Hulbert, sr., Rossville; Jesse Renfro, sr., Silver Lake.

End — Becker, Rock Creek; Isaac Luellen, sr., Rossville.

Linebacker — Josh Boyd, so., Silver Lake; Hammes, Rossville; Regan Steele, sr., St. Marys; Wertzberger, Wabaunsee.

Secondary — Cole Baird, sr., Silver Lake; Tyler Halstead, so., Riley County; Roduner, Rossville.

Honorable mention

End — Jordon Colson, sr., St. Marys; Devon Jones, sr., Silver Lake.

Eudora Wrestling Tournament

.    Following are the results of each class that a Rossville wrestler was competing in at the Eudora Tournament of Champions on Dec. 11-12..
     For complete results in each class,  go to:  http://s200.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&loadBalanced=true&sport=wrestling&TIM=1449984395389&pageName=&ie=false&frameSize=939

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Mason Turner of KC Schlagle
2nd Place - Alex Cavanaugh of Rossville
3rd Place - Korbin Riedel of Tonganoxie
4th Place - Isaias Olson of Shawnee Mission South
5th Place - Nathan Keegan of Louisburg
6th Place - Mannie Gonzales of Ft Scott
7th Place - Teague Rickle of Lansing
8th Place - Ricky Norval of Ottawa


126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Emmanuel Browne of KC Sumner
2nd Place - Bryce Gfeller of Rossville
3rd Place - Gad Huseman of Tonganoxie
4th Place - Jared Parenti of Ottawa
5th Place - Dalton Good of Wellsville
6th Place - Colton Flores of Holcomb
7th Place - Phillip Moran of Ft Scott
8th Place - David Bindi of Louisburg

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Rylan Kasitz of Maize South
2nd Place - Justin Hershberger of Buhler
3rd Place - Hunter Ostertag of Effingham-ACCHS
4th Place - Holden Hurla of Rossville
5th Place - Taylor Wilmarth of Wellsville
6th Place - Patterson Starcher of Tonganoxie
7th Place - Elijah Kennedy of Eudora
8th Place - Christian Norton of Spring Hill

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Tyler Whitson of Buhler
2nd Place - Louie Andrews of KC Schlagle
3rd Place - Tanner Johnson of Holcomb
4th Place - Ryan Bertha of Maize South
5th Place - Jay Cheatham of Lawrence
6th Place - Jonathan Brase of St Marys
7th Place - Phoenix Thomas of Rossville
8th Place - Chase Carter of DeSoto

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Derek Bollinger of Ft Scott
2nd Place - Reese Williams of Wellsville
3rd Place - Caden Searcy of Tonganoxie
4th Place - Zach Caraccillo of Lansing
5th Place - Cade Burghart of Lawrence
6th Place - Reed Miller of Rossville
7th Place - Timmy Boyd of KC Sumner
8th Place - Ethan Perry of St Marys

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Luke Moore of Maize South
2nd Place - Isaiah Luellen of Rossville
3rd Place - Noah Kennedy of Eudora
4th Place - Zarek Fewell of Ft Scott
5th Place - Justin Hand of Tonganoxie
6th Place - Chandler Bloomer of Ottawa
7th Place - Jackson McQuality of DeSoto
8th Place - Luke Wagner of Lansing

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Derek Gentry of Rossville
2nd Place - Santino Gee of Lawrence
3rd Place - JT Ellis of Wellsville
4th Place - Jayden Creach of Ottawa
5th Place - Ben Hupp of Louisburg
6th Place - Connor Green of Louisburg
7th Place - Koy Willms of Maize South
8th Place - Billy Slyter of Spring Hill

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Isaac Luellen of Rossville
2nd Place - Matthew Cruickshank of St Marys
3rd Place - Blaine Ray of Ottawa
4th Place - RayQuon Stowers of Spring Hill
5th Place - Michael Lynch of St. Thomas Aquinas
6th Place - Colton Warner of Maize South
7th Place - Jordan Crowder of Ft Scott
8th Place - Marcus Barnes of Tonganoxie

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Kole Davoren of Rossville
2nd Place - Caleb Willis of KC Sumner
3rd Place - Mason Koechner of Louisburg
4th Place - Lawson Marshall of DeSoto
5th Place - Samson Schaefer of St. Thomas Aquinas
6th Place - Chris Akin of St Marys
7th Place - Brent Hornbuckle of Ottawa
8th Place - Michael Zuchowski of DeSoto

Derek Gentry, Kole Davoren, Isaac Luellen at Eudora

RHS Boys Defeat El Dorado

    The RHS boys wrapped up their appearance at the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman with an impressive 57-35 victory.

    Rossville 23 17 10 7 — 57 
    El Dorado 5 17   4 9 — 35

Rossville scoring:

Schumacher        5 (1)    8-12    19
Horak                   5 (1)    2-2     13
Roduner                3         0-0      6
Musick                  2         1-2      5
Hammes               1         2-4      4
Dyche                   1 (1)    0-0      3
Anderson             1          0-0      2
Hulbert                 1          0-0      2
Mason                  1           0-0     2.  
  Totals               20 (3)    13-20  57.

Rossville Girls 3-0 At Chapman Tourney

    The RHS girls basketball team finished 3-0 at the Fighting Irish Classic  Tournament at Chapman with a very convincing 63-36 win on Sat. afternoon.

   Rossville     14 15 19 15 — 63
   El Dorado     8   1 17 10 — 36

Rossville  scoring:

Hill                 11 (1)     4-5     27
Nitsch              5 (3)     3-4     15
Conley             2          2-6       6
Shinn               3          0-0       6
Zemek             1 (1)     0-0      3
Porter               1          1-1      3
Shinn               1           0-3     2
Kirk                  0          1-2      1  

Totals             24 (5)   11-23   63

RHS Girls Roll Past Sacred Heart

    Sacred Heart   16   7   6 3   =   32 
    Rossville          14 23 20 8   =   65

Rossville scoring:
Hill                  9 (1)    3-6     22
Steckel           7 (1)     3-5    18
Day                3          0-4     6
Conley            3          0-0     6
Porter             2          2-6     6,
Nitsch             1 (1)     2-5     5
Shinn              1          0-0     2 
    Totals       26 (3)   10-26  65.

RHS Boys Defeat Sacred Heart

  Sacred Heart    12 13 13 24   =   62
  Rossville           15 21 13 20   =   69

Rossville scoring:
Roduner               9 (2) 7-12   27
Schumacher         4       5-5    13
Horak                   4 (2)  0-1    10
Anderson             2       0-0      4
Hammes              1       1-4       3
Hulbert                1       0-0       2
Morris                  0       2-2       2
Mason                 1        0-0      2  
    Totals           22 (4) 15-26   69. 

Dawgfeed Incl. State Champ Game

    This is the latest version of Dawfeed.  There are highlights from the state championship game in the last half of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhBT5RJOdcw&feature=em-subs_digest

Horak Makes It To Sports Illustrated

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Tucker Horak article in the current Sports Illustrated magazine.

Glenn Hause Passes Away

Glenn Hause,of Topeka, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. He was born October 30, 1926, in Rossville, Kansas, the son of Oscar and Blanche (Tuller) Hause. He was a graduate of Rossville High School and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. Glenn was employed by the United States Postal Service for 34 years and Shawnee County Parks & Recreation. He was a member of the Jimmie Lillard Post 31 of the American Legion in Rossville and enjoyed volunteering for TARC. Glenn married Violet A. Neeley on February 14, 1955, in Lawrence, Kansas. She preceded him in death on November 16, 1999.  Survivors include son, Marvin (Jeanni) Wilson; daughters, Marilyn Holloway, Glenda (Robert) Backerman, Wanda (Ralph) Knight, Lori (Brian) McCann, and Julie (Wade) McNorton; daughter-in-law, Joyce Wilson; 20 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by son, Richard Wilson; and four siblings.  Glenn was cremated. A memorial ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2015, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66608. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Interment of the cremated remains will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to TARC or American Diabetes Association.  To see the guestbook or leave condolences, go to: http://www.penwellgabeltopeka.com/obituary/111159/Glenn-E-Hause/Topeka-Kansas

Boy's Basketball Outlook

    The Rossville boy's basketball team  got a late start in  practice with most of the team being on the state championship football team.  Tucker Horak averaged 11 ppg, 4 rpg and 4 apg   last year is the lone returning starter.  Cole  Schumacher, F,  jr., 6-2,  and Jacob Bradshaw, G,  jr., 6-0, are transfers from Washburn Rural who will help rebuild the team.  Christian Roduner, F,  sr, 6-0, averaged 5 ppg and Dawson Hammes,  G, jr, 6-0 added 4 ppg during last season.
    Others being counted on to provide playing time are:  Chayne Hulbert, C, 6-3, sr.; Trey Anderson, F, 6-3, jr.; Wyatt Dyche, G, 5-10, jr.; Andrew Hudson, F, 6-0, jr.; Caiden Musick, F, 6-6, so.; Sheldon Hulbert, G, 6-0, so.; Jared Morris, G, 5-8, so,; Lorenzo Mason, G, sr, 5-11