Cross Country Regional Update

 After KSHSAA Classifications were released last week, Rossville reported 177 students and is the 8th smallest 3A in the State. Regional sites and teams were confirmed yesterday, Rossville will be headed to Riley County on Saturday, October 24th.

RILEY COUNTY HS (Leonardville Golf Course) Erik Willimon, Manager

GIRLS - 10:00 a.m.

 

BOYS - 10:35 a.m.

Hiawatha HS, Hoyt-Royal Valley HS, Marysville HS, Meriden-Jefferson West HS, Riley County HS, Rossville HS, Sabetha HS, Seneca-Nemaha Central HS, Silver Lake HS, St. George-Rock Creek HS, St. Marys HS

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, instead of 4 regional sites of 16 teams in 3A (with 3 teams qualifying to state from each site for 12 total), KSHSAA has decided to have 6 regional sites of 10 or 11 teams (with 2 teams qualifying from each site, still for 12 state teams total). State XC for 3A and 4A will be held at Wamego.

You can find more detailed KSHSAA XC information here: http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/CrossCountry/Main.cfm

Garrett Jones

Rossville JH and Sr High

Cross Country Head Coach 

Horton Cross Country Meet

 In Junior High action, Gabe Fund and Makenna Hensley both ran strong, moving up through the competition throughout the entire race. Each of them snagged a personal best for the season and look to continue to improve in their final two races of the year - Osage City and League at Wabaunsee.

The Varsity Girls finished 3rd as a team in a tight battle against future 3A Regional competitors Sabetha and Hiawatha. Julia Streit led from the front for much of the race, but was caught in the final sprint finish by Hiawatha's Kate Madsen to finish 2nd overall in 20:32. Amelia Foster was 8th, 21:54. Reagan Wonnell 26th, 23:50. Cassie Fund 31st, 24:17. Audrie Davis 36th, 25:01. Keera Lacock 44th, 26:41.

The varsity boys only fielded 4 this week, so did not score as a team, but ran strong together as a pack and had a 13 second spread at the finish. Bronc Reser led the Dawg pack in 52nd, 21:00. Hayden Sanders 54th, 21:03. Wade Twombly 56th, 21:10. Tres Faith 57th, 21:13.

Rossville will head to Osage City next Thursday, October 8th for their final regular season meet before the League meet on Thursday, October 15th.

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Head Cross Country Coach

St. Marys and Rossville Split in VB

  The Lady Dawgs split their volleyball match with St. Marys on Sept 29.  RHS won 25-21, 25-14 but St. Marys won the other 21-25, 25-22, 25-14.  Rossville is 14-4 now for the season.

Royal Valley Cross Country Inv.

 The Rossville Dawgs Cross Country team competed at Hoyt City Park for the Royal Valley Cross Country Invitational on Thursday, September 24th. Covid-19 has certainly made its impact within Kansas cross country, notably with the University of Kansas' cancelling of their high-profile Rim Rock Cross Country Invitational that was slated for Saturday, September 26th. With that cancellation, teams were forced to search for other meets to attend, and Royal Valley's attendance increased as a result. Due to the increased numbers, they decided to spread out the competition by starting each age group separate 30 minutes  apart from 3:00 to 6:30

With temperatures in the mid to upper 80's, this made for a long, hot afternoon of racing. In addition to the heat, the high school 5k course ended up being 350 meters too long, which skewed results and impacted team rankings for week 4. The Dawgs prevailed and competed strongly nonetheless.

7th Grade Girls:  Makenna Hensley -  (15th)

7th Grade Boys:  Gabe Fund - (17th)

Varsity Girls - 3rd place out of eight teams behind Santa Fe Trail and Wamego: Julia Streit (1st). Amelia Foster (4th). Audrie Davis (15th). Cassie Fund (27th). Reagan Wonnell (37th). Keera Lacock (42nd).

Varsity Boys - Sam Twombly (19th). Wade Twombly (50th). Hayden Sanders (55th). Bronc Reser (64th).

Jeff West Girls Golf Tournament

 Team scores

Silver Lake 378, Tonganoxie 387, Osage City 409, Santa Fe Trail 431, Jefferson West 432, St. Marys 477, Rossville 522.

Individual results

1. Smith, Silver Lake, 90; 2. Cregan, Silver Lake, 90; 3. Brusven, Tonganoxie, 92; 4. Davenport, Osage City, 92; 5. Hay, Silver Lake, 93; 6. Tanner, Tonganoxie, 94; 7. Davis, Rossville, 94; 8. Buessing, Santa Fe Trail, 95; 9. Kimble, Jefferson West, 96; 10. Serna, Osage City, 96.  

Leona (Besta) Faulk Passes Away

 

Leona Mae Faulk, 84, of Rossville, passed away on September 28, 2020 at her home.

She was born on March 8, 1936 to Henry and Millie (Kovar) Badura at Rossville, KS.

On December 21, 1954, she married Delbert E. Faulk.

Leona was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, reading, grandkids, gardening, hospitality, playing cards, loved cooking and fixing big holiday meals for her family, and was widely known for her kolaches. She and Delbert enjoyed camping and traveling. She enjoyed taking care of elderly friends, and making everyone feel welcome.

She was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Women, Czech Moravian Lodge, and Menninger Bible Study.

Leona is survived by her loving husband, Delbert; children, Marlene (Tim) Coder, Emilie (Mike) Fangman, Dale (Brenda) Faulk, Dean (Oliver) Faulk, and Jewelie (Brad) Ullery; grandchildren, Scott (Ali), Chris, Jennifer (Rodney), James (Deirdre), Laura (Matt), Aaron (Nick), Luke (Jenna), Josh (Abby), Trey (Shellie), Audrey (John), Sara (Mitch) and Holly (Skip); great-grandchildren, Gabe, Ashlyn, Kyler, Kolbi, Evelyn, Breanne, Ayden, Jocelyn, Rylee, Mercy, Avery, Gabby, Karah, Maelee, Reagan, Emma, and Andy; and sister-in-law, Sue Badura.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Millie (Kovar) Badura; and brothers, Henry (Betty) Badura and Leo Badura.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 3, 2020 at Parker-Price Funeral Home, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. Burial will follow the service at Czech-Moravian Cemetery, north of Rossville. Visitation will be at the funeral home the evening prior, October 2nd from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m.

To leave a message for Leona's family, click the 'Share Memories' button at Parker Price Funeral Home.

 

Shooter Captured In Delia

 JACKSON COUNTY— Deputies took Jason M. Thomas, 37 of Topeka, into custody Monday afternoon after a detective saw him leave a residence in Delia, Kansas, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

Thomas is wanted in connection with the early Saturday morning fatal shooting of 35-year-old Matthew Pressler  at a home in the 300 Block of SW Roosevelt Street in Topeka, according to police.

You can read more details of the fatal shooting at:  https://www.cjonline.com/news/20200928/arrest-made-in-recent-topeka-homicide

Council Grove Inv. Golf Tourney

 1.  Osage City      203
2.  Council Grove 218
3.  Anderon Co.    218
4.  Manhattan       219
5.  Jeff West         219
6.  Clay Center    223
7.  St. Marys       228
8.  Rossville        261
9.  Center            263

Kayla Davis finished 8th with a score of 50.

 

CatchItKansas 2A Football Rankings

1. Rossville (4-0) [1]
2. Hoisington (4-0) [2]
3. Silver Lake (2-0) [3]
4. Hutchinson Trinity (4-0) [5]
5. Maur Hill (4-0) [6]
6. Nemaha Central (2-2) [8]
7. Garden Plain (3-1) [7]
8. Norton (3-1) [4]
9. Eureka (4-0) [10]
10. Haven (3-1) [NR]

Class 2A Football Rankings By Capital-Journal

    Team ...           record

1. Rossville (1) ...         4-0
2. Silver Lake (2) ...    2-0
3. Hoisington (3) ...    4-0
4. Garden Plain (5) ... 3-1
5. Eureka (NR) ...        4-0

Others — Douglass 3-1, Haven 3-1, Humboldt 3-1, Hutchinson Trinity 4-0, Kingman 3-1, Maur Hill 4-0, Nemaha Central 2-2, Norton 3-1, Osage City 3-1, Riverside 3-1, TMP-Marian 3-1.

Sara Horak Passes Away

     Sara M. Horak, 91, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at Peggy Kelly House in Topeka.

     She was born on January 16, 1929, at Rossville, to John and Lottie T. Besta Stum.  Sara grew up in the Rossville community, where she attended school.

      In August of 1945, Sara Stum and Benjamin Horak were united in marriage..  Bennie preceded her in death on November 29, 2012.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Duane Stum, and her daughter, Peggy Jean Workman.

     Sara and Bennie farmed in the Delia community many years.  She also was a school bus driver for USD # 321.  Sara was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church, the Rossville Senior Center, PSB Rollers, and the ZCBJ Lodge No. 418.  She was an active member of the community.

     Survivors include her son, Donald Horak, Delia; a sister, Agnes (Robert) Cox, Topeka; brother, Wilbur (Sally) Stum Sr. Rossville; four grandchildren, Terry (Wendi) Horak, Brian (Lisa) Horak, and Kelly (Garrett) Donovan all of Rossville and Tammy Workman, Manchester, KY.; 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  

     A private graveside service will be at the Czech-Moravan Cemetery north of Rossville.  Mrs. Horak will lie in state Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Piper Funeral Home from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M.

     Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville High School Booster Club and sent in care of the Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com. 

Dawg Football Stats

 Dawg stats for first 3 games according to the Capital-Journal.

Torrey Horak leads in rushing with 393 yds in 36 carries, 10.9 ave,  131/game.
Tyree Sowers has 151 yds in 12 carries, 12.6 ave, 75.5/game.
Woodrow Rezac has 218 yds in 18 carries, 12.1 ave, 72.7/game.
Torrey Horak is 21 of 43 with 328 yards in passing, averaging 109.8 per game and  15.6 per completion.   

Rossville To 3A Class Next Year

 For the 2021-22 school year, Rossville will be in 3A next year.  Three A schools  have an enrollment of  173-309.  Rossville has 177 students,  so will be one of he smaller schools in 3A.

Other MEL schools and their enrollments are:

Rock Creek   305
Riley Co.       203
Silver Lake    203
St. Marys       178
Wabaunsee    133

To see the complete list, go to:   http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/General/Classifications.cfm

Dawgs Up 50-0 At Half Over McLouth

 1st Qtr

8:55      Corey Catron       13 yd run       PAT  Reeves kick

5:21      Torrey Horak       25 yd run       PAT 2 pt run

2:20      Torrey Horak       43 yd run       PAT  Reeves kick

2nd Qtr

11:12    Corey Catron        5 yd run        PAT Reeves kick

6:41      Kaiden Brown      2 yd run        PAT Reeves kick

4:15      Parker Kenny       10 yd pass     PAT Reeves kick

  :15      Bo Reeves    25 yd pass from Catron  PAT Reeves kick   

 3rd Qtr

No score with subs playing and running clock

4th Qtr

11:20     Kade Perine       28 yd run     PAT failed 2 pt try

Final score 56-0

Other MEL scores:

Riley County  41    Clay Center      12
Rock Creek    51    Hiawatha          12
Silver Lake     96    Oskaloosa          0 
Riverside        30    St. Marys         14