CJ Article - Archer's 2nd State Win

https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20200229/rossvilles-archer-claims-second-straight-title

321A State Wrestling Results

Zach Archer (14-1) won the 113 lb class with a final win over Connor Collins of Osage City.
Lane Hurla (41-1) came in fourth losing to Beau of Wathena by a close 4-3 decision.
Kody Davoren came in second losing to Dane Whalen of Osage City by a narrow 6-5 decision.

The final Team Standings for the top 15 teams are below.

1		Norton Community	Norton Community, KS (GET)	NOCO	9	120.0
2		Hoxie	Hoxie, KS (GET)	HOXI	8	113.0
3		Belleville-Republic County	Belleville-Republic County, KS (GET)	RPCO	8	85.5
4		Beloit	Beloit, KS (GET)	BELO	8	75.0
5		Larned	Larned, KS (GET)	LARN	7	72.0
6		Rossville	Rossville, KS (GET)	ROSS	6	69.0
7		Hoisington	Hoisington, KS (GET)	HOIS	6	68.0
8		Osage City	Osage City, KS (GET)	OSCI	4	53.0
9		Wathena-Riverside	Wathena-Riverside, KS (GET)	WARI	5	52.0
10		Goodland	Goodland, KS (GET)	GOOD	3	51.0
11		Plainville	Plainville, KS (GET)	PLAI	4	50.0
12		Oakley	Oakley, KS (GET)	OAKL	4	48.0
12		Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg, KS (GET)	PHIL	4	48.0
14		Gypsum-SE Of Saline	Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, KS (GET)	SES	2	40.0
15		Ellsworth	Ellsworth, KS (GET)	ELLS	4	39.0
15		Mound City-Jayhawk Linn	Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, KS (GET)	MCJL	4	39.0

Zach Archer Ups Record to 40-1

Zach Archer breezed through his competition in the first three rounds on Friday, earning a pin and two major decisions to improve his record to 40-1.  He meets Osage City freshman Connor Collins for the 113 Championship on Sat.

Osage City freshman Connor Collins was one of the Cinderella stories on Friday, reaching the 113-pound finals.

Collins (29-7) claimed his spot in the final with a 4-1 decision win over Smith Center’s Bentley Montgomery.

“I came in unranked, and going to the finals is just crazy,” Collins said.

Davoren Ousts #1 Ranked Dunn

From the Capital-Journal:

HAYS — After missing out on family bragging rights a year ago, Rossville’s Kody Davoren is getting another shot to join older brother Kole as a state championship wrestler.

The younger Davoren knocked off No. 1-ranked Dillon Dunn on Friday to advance to the 220-pound finals in the Class 3-2-1A state tournament at Gross Memorial Coliseum. He will meet Osage City’s Dane Whalen on Saturday.

Kody Davoren is looking to follow in the footsteps of Kole, who was a state champion for Rossville in 2016.

“Last year, I was really hoping to win state to have bragging rights over him — win state twice when he only won it once,” Davoren said.

“He was a good wrestler. Really strong, and in good shape. He got a win, hopefully I can get a win, too.”

In the semifinal match with WaKeeney-Trego’s Dunn, Davoren credited his patience and cardio for enabling him to earn the 5-2 decision.

“At Rossville, we’re known for our shape,” Davoren said. “I knew he was a good wrestler. I saw that he was really good in the front-head position, so I didn’t want to take a shot super early when he’s got full strength. I waited and wore him down a little bit, waited until the second, third period, took him down, wore him out.”

Davoren (38-3) will look to cap off a standout career with a championship on Saturday.

“It’s incredible,” Davoren said. “I’ve been working four years. I started wrestling my freshman year with the goal of being a state champion.”

Whalen earned his spot into the finals with a 5-1 win over Norton’s Judson Wiltfong. The junior improved to 34-4 on the season.

First Day of 321A State Wrestling

    After the first day of narrowing the field from 16 to 2, Zach Archer (113#) will wrestle Connor Collins of Osage City on Saturday for the State Championship, and Kody Davoren (220#) will tackle Dane Whalen (ranked #3) of Osage City for the Championship.  In the semi-final match,  Kody defeated top ranked Dillon Dunn of Wakeeney in a 5-2 decision.

    You can read the results of the semi=final rounds at:    https://www.hdnews.net/sports/20200228/class-3-2-1a-state-wrestling-finals-pairings
    The team standings after one day are  below.

1		Norton Community	Norton Community, KS (GET)	NOCO	9	95.0
2		Hoxie	Hoxie, KS (GET)	HOXI	8	88.0
3		Beloit	Beloit, KS (GET)	BELO	8	52.0
4		Rossville	Rossville, KS (GET)	ROSS	6	51.0
5		Belleville-Republic County	Belleville-Republic County, KS (GET)	RPCO	8	48.5
6		Osage City	Osage City, KS (GET)	OSCI	4	46.0
7		Goodland	Goodland, KS (GET)	GOOD	3	44.0
8		Oakley	Oakley, KS (GET)	OAKL	4	43.0
9		Larned	Larned, KS (GET)	LARN	7	42.0

KelLee Parr Lecture Series

From KelLee Parr:

Starting March 5 I'll be doing another Osher Lecture series on The Willows and other maternity homes that helped make Kansas City the adoption hub of America. This time it will be in Lawrence. The dates are March 5, 12, and 19 from 7-9 p.m. I'll be doing another lecture in Roeland Park, Kansas, at the Roeland Park Community Center on July 9, 16, and 23 from 6:30-8:30. The link with more information on how to sign up is below. Please share with anyone you think might be interested in attending. Thanks! https://www.enrole.com/kupce/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=OC20212F&courseId=OSH256&categoryId=3A6D7130

3A Substate Girls Baskerball

    The Rossville girls basketball team will play in the 2A Substate beginning on March 2 at Winchester.  Rossville will play Jeff Co. North at 6:00 PM.  You can see the bracket at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/2ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=4534

Boys 2A Substate Basketball

    The Rossville boy's basketball team begins 2A Substate play on Monday, Mar. 2 at Winchester-Jeff Co. North at 7:30 PM,    The substate bracket can be read at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/2ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=4491

KWCA Rankings For 2/25/20

321A wrestling rankings by the KWCA just before the State meet.

1. Hoxie      (1)
2. Norton     (2)
3. Beloit       (3)
4. Rossville  (4)
5. Larned      (5)
6. Hoisington (6)
7. Republic Co.(8)
8. Southeast of Saline (7)
9. Plainville        (9)
10. Silver Lake  (NR)

Zach Archer is still #1 in 113 lb.  Layne Hurla is still #4 in 138 lb, and Kody Davoren is still #2 in 220 lb.

The 321A state tournament is this weekend in Hays.

Maura Buhler On Dean's List

Maura Buhler was on the first semester Dean's List at Benedictine College.

Cody Lambotte Raffle

From the KWCA · 

Cody Lambotte is a Rossville, KS native that has made an impact on the lives of many people. He is a great family man, father, brother, son, uncle, teammate, coach, teacher, and wrestler. Cody was diagnosed with ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, in April of 2017.

Cody has been an integral part of the wrestling community for many years. Beyond high school he competed at the college level at Labette Community College where he was part of a Junior College National Championship team. From there, he went on to compete as part of the NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney team where he was part of their first NCAA Championship.

After college, Cody went on to work for both the City of Rossville and the Rossville Schools. As a teacher, coach, and an active member of his church, he has made a positive impact on numerous students. He has dedicated countless hours to the sport of wrestling and the lives of too many people to count.

Please join us in supporting Cody and his family by raising money to help with their medical expenses. We will be doing a drawing for a trip to the wrestling NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, MN in March of 2020. The trip will include 4 tickets to all sessions, an invitation to the Ohio State after party and a hotel room during the event. Chances are 1 for $5, 5 for $20, 15 for $50 and 35 for $100. Thank you for supporting Cody!

There is also a Venmo account that can be used in Alaina Lambotte’s name.
Venmo is @alaina-Lambotte.

You can mail cash or checks payable to Rossville Elementary School in care of Courtney Horgan PO Box 116 Rossville, KS 66533.

Call, text, or email any questions you might have to Courtney Horgan, Rossville Wrestling Coach at 785-221-3108 or Wrestlingfloorlayer@yahoo.com

We will draw a winner on February 29th at the Class 321A State High School Championships! Winners will be notified directly by Coach Horgan.

Thank You for Your Support!!

Rock Creek & Rossville Girls BB

Rock Creek and Rossville girls basketball Feb. 24, 2020.

Rossville      3   8  5   6 — 22
Rock Creek  5 10  8 15 — 38

Rossville scoring:
Streit                1  4-6  6 
Bergstresser    1  2-2  4 
Morelli              0 8-10 8
Foster              0  1-2  1 
Rodehorst        1  0-0  2 
Gillum              0  1-3  1

Rock Creek & RHS Boys BB

Rock Creek and Rossville boys basketball Feb. 24.

Rossville        3   4   3  5 — 15
Rock Creek  13 12 16  1 — 42

Rossville scoring:
Perine      1     0-0    2 
Morelli      0     2-2    2 
Reeves    0     1-2    1 
Badura     3     1-2    7 
Brown      0     1-4    1 
Garcia      1     0-0    2

Cletus Manhart Passes Away

     Cletus G. Manhart, 83, of Silver Lake passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020.

He was born September 9, 1936, in Grinnell, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Ann Zimmerman Manhart.  Cletus graduated from Hoxie High School and Pittsburg State University in 1960.

     He lived in Beloit from 1960 until 1966 he later  moved to Silver Lake where he has lived for many years.  Cletus was a teacher at Beloit for five years and then at Rossville for two years. He was a computer programmer working for the State of Kansas and later BC/BS in Topeka.  Cletus was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Knights of Columbus.

     Cletus was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ray, Robert (Doris), and Joseph Manhart; sisters, Marcella (Floyd) Edgington, and Mildred Manhart.

     On June 8, 1963, he was united in marriage to Louise Reiter at Beloit.  She survives of the home.

     Other survivors include his five children, Steve Manhart, Birmingham, AL, Jerry (Karen) Manhart, Shawnee,  Karen (Dave) Palmer, Auburn, Joanna (Brian) Fair, Andale, and Jason (Jamie) Manhart, Silver Lake; his sister Loretta (Ed) Schwerdt, Topeka; nine grandchildren, Abbie and Chad Manhart, Brandon, Easton, Trent, and Carson Fair, and Jersey, Journey, and Jax Manhart.

     Service times are pending.  To leave condolences,  go to:  http://www.piperfuneralhome.com