Friday, October 14, 2016

Mid-East Cross Country Results

The Kaw Valley Cross Country team compete representing their individual schools beginning with today's Mid-East League meet, hosted by Riley County at the Leonardville Golf Course.  If you just want to copy and paste your respective schools' results for announcements or what have you, I have them listed below.  We did have Junior High runners compete, and full results can be found in the attachments.


ROSSVILLE

Girls 5k (39 Runners) - Team was League Runner-Up in 2nd with 55 points.


Katie Dohrman - 21:28 (League Individual Runner-Up in 2nd)
MaKenzie Decklar - 21:30 (4th)
Taylor Bittner - 21:56 (7th)
Emma Streit - 24:34 (23rd)
Laura Gillum - 24:37 (25th)
Alice Sinnah - 26:34 (31st)

Boys 5k (86 Runners) - Team was 6th with 170 points.

Andrew Hudson - 20:28 (33rd)
Ben Price - 20:42 (34th)
Jonas Rewerts - 21:18 (42nd)
Fred Schuler - 21:28 (44th)
Zach Archer - 21:31 (45th)
Marvin Cummings - 23:24 (68th)
Ryan Ehrlich - 24:38 (76th)


ST. MARYS

Girls 5k (39 Runners) - Team was 3rd with 69 points.

Rachel Hutley - 21:38 (6th)
Erica Shults - 22:02 (8th)
Callie Perry - 22:44 (14th)
Emily Stewart - 24:06 (20th)
Layne Cole - 25:36 (29th)

Boys 5k (86 Runners) - Team was 5th with 117 points.

Tristan McCann - 19:20 (18th)
Stephen Garland - 19:23 (19th)
James Jones - 19:24 (21st)
Caleb Perry - 19:49 (27th)
Miles Moore - 20:52 (40th)
David McCarthy - 21:04 (41st)
Grant Rieschick - 22:52 (63rd)
Chase Biswell - 25:29 (79th)
Trent Mulligan - 26:04 (81st)

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



Volleywall Team Stat Leaders

S. Shinn leads  the Lady Dawgs in kills  with 191
Bergstresser leads the team in assists with 108
L. Shinn leads in blocks with 119  and S. Shinn has 59.
Porter leads in digs with 225

Mid East League Volleyball Standings.

Team                    League Overall 
Silvr Lake              8-0     30-5
St. Marys               7-1     25-4
Wabaunsee           4-4      27-7
Rock Creek           2-6      16-14
Rossville               2-6       9-18
Riley County         1-7      10-18

Willard Bridge Progress

Photos by George Brown



Jacob Bradshaw Rushing Stats

The weekly Area Rushing Stats by the Capital Journal list RHS QB Jacob Bradshaw number five in yards per game.   He is also throwing 131 yards per game.

Player,       School ...              Att ...   Yds ...   Y/G
Phillips,      Mission Valley ... 102 ... 1,437 ... 239.5
Newton,     Santa Fe Traill ... 140 ... 1,205 ... 200.8
Stevenson, Valley Heights ... 115 ... 1,084 ... 180.7
Budke,       Beloit ...                145 ...1,058 ... 176.3
Bradshaw, Rossville ...           131 ... 1,017... 169.5
Hatcher,    Chase County ...   123 ...    836 ... 167.2
Trapp,       Manhattan ...         143 ...    948 ... 158.0

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

CJ Computer Favorites For Fri., Oct. 14

The Dawgs are favored in their Friday night contest with District 4 rival Mission Valley according to the Capital Journal computer.  Home team is in Capitals.

 ... 90.1 ... Rossville ... 21 ... MISSION VALLEY ... 69.1

Other games of interest include:
... 58.1 ... Council Grove ... 3.1 ...ST. MARYS ... 55
... 77.8 ... RILEY COUNTY ... 33.7 ... Minneapolis ... 44.1
... 92.7 ... Silver Lake ... 53.5 ... OSKALOOSA ... 39.2

Volleyball At Rock Creek

  The Rossville volleyball team split in their match at  Rock Creek on Oct. 11.  The Lady Dawgs prevailed in the first match 17-25, 25-20, 25-14, but  lost the second 22-25, 15-25.  They are now 9-18 for the year.

Dawgs Begin Playoffs

    The Dawgs begin District play on Friday,  the first round of playoffs to decide the eventual state champion.       The Dawgs are in Dist Four which includes the following schools.
                  Rossville           5-1
                  Council Grove  5-1
                  Mission Valley  5-1
                  St. Marys          3-3
     This is one of the tougher districts this year with three good teams competing for the two spots in the bi-district playoffs.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Evan Jones (67) Passes Away


    Evan William Jones of Worthington, Ohio died on October 5, 2016 as the result of a fall in his home. He was born in Topeka, KS on June 14, 1949 to Donald Lee Jones and Eleanor Illston Jones of Rossville, KS. He attended Rossville schools but  graduated from Topeka High School in 1967 and that year moved with his family to Worthington. He attended Ohio State University. 
    An accomplished drummer, Evan traveled across the country for nearly 10 years performing as part of the musical trio Fountain, Gardner and Jones. He worked for the Veterans Administration Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus for 25 years in the IT Department and Call Center. For years his was the first voice heard by thousands of veterans and their families. He took great pride in helping them navigate to the appropriate services. He retired from the VA in 2015. He was a member and a Stephen Minister at the Worthington United Methodist Church.
    He was preceded in death by his father Donald Jones and the love of his life Marty Wilkins. He is survived by his mother Eleanor Jones of Worthington ; four brothers David (Joyce) Jones of Columbus, Matt (Kelly) Jones of Roseville, OH, Peter (Jenny) Jones of Worthington, Morgan Jones of Worthington; two sisters: Annie (Adrian) Bennett of Columbus and Amy Jones of Arlington, VA; his stepmother Karen Jones of Worthington and a large extended family.
    A memorial service will be held at 4:30 pm on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Worthington United Methodist Church, 600 High Street in Worthington. The family will receive visitors at the church beginning at 3:30 pm until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Evan’s honor to the Salvation Army or another charity that is meaningful to the donor. See Rutherford Funeral Homes website http://www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com to share a memory.

McCrory & Andresen Video Announcements

   Logan McCrory and Freddy Andresen narrate the Monday morning announcements for the week at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSzqjoP4bOs

Girls Golf Regional

Class 3-2-1A  Girls Golf Regional At Council Grove CC on Oct. 10.  The trio of Emily Woodcock, Danielle Schuler and Kathleen Sowers did well,  but Dawn Ledeboer did not compete seriously eroding the chance of the Rossville team from qualifying for State.  
Team scores (top three qualify for state)
Council Grove 413, Silver Lake 465, St. Marys 473, Rossville 495, Osage City 577.
Individual results
1. Hedges, Seabury, 88; 2. Carlson, Council Grove, 89; 3. Kleinsmith, St. Marys, 95; 4. Hower, Council Grove, 98; 5. Woodcock, Rossvlle, 102; 6. Brockman, Silver Lake, 108; 7. Lane, Silver Lake, 109; 8. Schuler, Rossville, 109; 9. Downes, Council Grove, 112; 10. Grimmett, Council Grove, 114.

Individual qualifiers 
Hedges, Seabury, 88; Woodcock, Rossville, 102; Schuler, Rossville, 109; Woodward, Osage City, 121; Sowers, Rossville, 124.

Girls Golf Regional

Class 3-2-1A  Girls Golf Regional At Council Grove CC on Oct. 10.  The trio of Woodcock, Schuler and Sowers did well,  but Dawn Ledeboer did not compete seriously eroding the chance of the Rossville team from qualifying for State.  
Team scores (top three qualify for state)
Council Grove 413, Silver Lake 465, St. Marys 473, Rossville 495, Osage City 577.
Individual results
1. Hedges, Seabury, 88; 2. Carlson, Council Grove, 89; 3. Kleinsmith, St. Marys, 95; 4. Hower, Council Grove, 98; 5. Woodcock, Rossvlle, 102; 6. Brockman, Silver Lake, 108; 7. Lane, Silver Lake, 109; 8. Schuler, Rossville, 109; 9. Downes, Council Grove, 112; 10. Grimmett, Council Grove, 114.

Individual qualifiers 
Hedges, Seabury, 88; Woodcock, Rossville, 102; Schuler, Rossville, 109; Woodward, Osage City, 121; Sowers, Rossville, 124.

Larry Ross Honored

    Longtime Rossville barber Larry Ross, along with two Topeka barbers,  will be honored  today by Gov. Sam Brownback and Jim Cates, chairman of the Kansas Board of Barbering, for his many years of cutting hair.   The three have been barbering for 117 years total.

Monday, October 10, 2016

Cross Country Regional, Oct. 22

Riley County (Leonardville Golf Course) Erik Willimon, Meet Manager
GIRLS- 11:40 a.m.       BOYS-1:00 p.m.

Schools competing are:  Atchison-Maur Hill-Mt. Academy, Beloit, Easton-Pleasant Ridge, Effingham-Atchison County Community, Hiawatha, Horton, Hoyt-Royal Valley, Marysville, Minneapolis, Riley County, Rossville, Sabetha, Seneca-Nemaha Central, St. Marys, Wathena-Riverside