District Record
District Win %
Avg. Pt. Diff.
Overall Record
Standings are determined by: 1. district win-loss percentage; 2: district head-to-head games; 3. point diff. with a maximum of +/- 21 per game.
Monday, October 4, 2021
KPreps Week 6 2A Rankings
#1 ROSSVILLE (5-0)
Last: rolled to a 62-0 win over OskaloosaRossville captured its 18th straight win with a 62-0 victory against Oskaloosa. Since ’07, Rossville is 7-0 against Oskaloosa. Rossville tallied 56 points in the first quarter. Five players delivered a rushing touchdown.
Next: vs. Pleasant Ridge (4-1)#2 SILVER LAKE (4-1)
Last: won at Mission Valley 63-0Silver Lake beat Mission Valley, 63-0. The Eagles scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and had extended that lead to 35-0 by halftime. Silver Lake has outscored opponents, 192-78. Since ’04, Silver Lake is 6-0 versus Mission Valley.
Next: vs. McLouth (0-3)#3 OSAGE CITY (5-0)
Last: won at Jayhawk-Linn, 63-21Osage City beat Jayhawk-Linn, 63-21, and set up the big matchup with undefeated Wellsville this week. Osage City is 14-1 in its last 15 games. This is Osage City’s best start since 2018.
Next: vs. Wellsville (5-0)#4 CHAPARRAL (5-0)
Last: beat then No. 5 Garden Plain 41-21Chaparral moved into the rankings for the first time this year and continued its surprise season in a wide-open 2A West with a 41-21 win versus Garden Plain. The Roadrunners led 20-7 at halftime and scored twice in the third quarter to pull away. Wyatt Drouhard completed 24 of his 34 pass attempts for 364 yards and six touchdowns. Drouhard threw touchdown passes to three different receivers. Kaden Harding caught eight passes for 139 yards and three scores, while Jackson Swartz added 103 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Alex Pfaff had 44 yards and two scores. Chaparral managed only 9 rushing yards on 15 attempts for the game. Chaparral, which won just two games last season, is ranked for the first time this year. The Roadrunners went 2-6 in 2020 and ended with four straight losses. Chaparral has outscored teams, 178-43. The Roadrunners tallied just two points in the last four games of 2020 and 124 for the year.
Next: at Belle Plaine (1-4)#5 WELLSVILLE (5-0)
Last: beat Eureka 45-12Wellsville moves into the poll ahead of its showdown at No. 3 Osage City this week. The Eagles rolled to a 45-12 win over Eureka last Friday. Wellsville lead 32-6 at halftime and scored twice more in the third quarter. The Eagles are led on offense by quarterback Dylan McCarty and running back Nash Money.
Next: at No. 3 Osage City (5-0)Sunday, October 3, 2021
Horton Inv. Cross Country Results
The Rossville boys cross country team finished 6th of 13 teams on Oct. 1 at the Horton Invitational Cross Country meet. Individual results not available.
The Rossville girls finished 2nd of 7 teams.
1 Sabetha
2 Rossville
3 McLouth
4 Valley Falls
5 Rock Creek
6 Maur Hill
7 Cornerstone
Individual finishes out of 62 runners:
7 Alexis Kabala
8 Amelia Foster
29 Reagan Wonnell
31 Cassie Fund
43 Keera Lacock
MEL FB Standings Oct. 2, 2021
School League Overall
Rossville 2-0 5-0
Riley Co, 2-0 5-0
Silver Lake 2-1 4-1
Wabaunsee 0-0 4-1
Rock Creek 0-2 2-2
St. Marys 0-3 2-3
Note that the MEL members have only ONE loss against non-league opponents so far this season.
That loss was by Wabaunsee.
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Mission Valley Triangular Volleyball
Rossville racked up two more victories with wins over Jackson Heights and Mission Valley at the Mission Valley Triangular on Sept 30.
Rossville defeated Jackson Heights 25-14, 22-25. 25-21 and then defeated Mission Valley 25-15, 25-17.
Torrey Horak Leading Dawgs In Win Streak
From the Capital-Journal
#6 Torrey Horak
After withstanding a couple of challenges earlier in the season, the Rossville football team is building steam toward a bout with Silver Lake in two weeks, another obstacle in the path to a second straight 2A title.
The Bulldogs steamrolled Oskaloosa Friday 62-0 to improve to 5-0. Two interception returns for touchdowns and an avalanche of points in the first quarter limited the action of the starters. But coach Derick Hammes and his veteran players know what it takes to win the ultimate prize. Hammes said his players embrace the process, even on a night when the starters spend most of the night on the sideline.
“To our kids' credit, we talk about the process,” Hammes said. “The fact that we play well when there could be a letdown, that means that the kids are taking the task at hand seriously and they’re preparing hard and doing a good job. By doing that, when you do have a big game, it’s ordinary and it’s not such a big deal.”
The Bulldogs have a couple of big games ahead. They face Pleasant Ridge, a team receiving votes for the 2A top ten, next Friday. And two weeks away looms “The War on 24,” the annual clash with Silver Lake, another perennial state contender.
Hammes and the Bulldogs had to replace 11 starters from last year’s title team. He wasn’t sure how well the new group would gel, but he could look to all-state quarterback Torrey Horak to ease the transition.
“He’s been a four-year starter, and three of them at quarterback,” Hammes said of Horak. “He’s really improved every year. He’s gotten better at something each and every year. He’s one of those kids that we want to get the fullest out of. He’s had a great career, but we want to keep it going as long as we can.”
Horak accounted for over 3,000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns last season. His stats are down this year because of spending so much time on the sideline during blowouts. But Horak said he feels good about the development of this new version of the Bulldogs.
“It’s been fun,” Horak said. “I feel like we’ve got some younger guys who have made strides the past couple of weeks. Four out of six of our skill position guys are new this year, and they have done real well. The offensive line is doing great. I feel like we’re starting to mesh real well as a team right now.
“Coach Hammes and I talked (recently) about how the last couple of weeks have been big for us. We just continue to get better every day.”
Horak is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Tucker, who led Rossville to back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 2015 and is now a standout at Pittsburg State. Torrey has the benefit of having seen what it takes, and that such success is attainable. But he said he doesn’t feel pressure to be like his brother.
“It’s nice. We talked about my just making my own legacy,” Torrey Horak said. “I’m not trying to follow in his footsteps.”
Through five games, Horak has passed for 685 yards and two touchdowns, and has rushed for 605 yards and two more scores.
The team’s second-leading rusher is senior Corey Catron, who has amassed 375 yards on the ground, with 10 touchdowns. Junior Kade Perine leads the team with 253 yards receiving on just 11 receptions.
The second-leading receiver, Tagen Kippes, is also a ballhawk on the defensive side. He scored on a 30-yard interception return and also on a 35-yard pass reception Friday against Oskaloosa.
Hammes has led the Bulldogs to four state titles since his arrival in 2013. But he said every season is different. Though he knows what it takes to get to the finish line, he said it’s hard to gauge where this team stands right now.
“It’s a hard comparison. I just know that every team has (its own) potential,” Hammes said. “What we try to do is bring every team to their fullest potential. It’s process-driven here. That’s been a buzzword for us. We’ve got to get into the process of getting better and the process of preparing, and the results will happen if we do that.
“I don’t know how to compare this team to other teams, but I know that this team has a good potential and we want to meet it.”
Friday, October 1, 2021
Rossville Vs Oskaloosa Football Oct 1 (updated)
Rossville 56 0 0 6 62
Oskaloosa 0 0 0 0 0
1st Qtr
10:22 Kippes 35 yd pass from T. Horak PAT Arantes K
8:35 T. Horak 11 yd run PAT Arantes K
8:20 Corey Catron 10 d run PAT Arantes K
6:30 R. L. Cooney 1 yd run PAT Arantes K
5:19 T. Kippes Int & 31 yd return PAT Arantes K
2:36 Cory Catron 10 yd run PAT Arantes K
0:50 Seth Catron 7 yd run PAT Arantes K
2nd Qtr
no scores
3rd Qtr
no scores
4th Qtr
3:51 Camden Horak 1 yd run no PAT
You can see video of the game at: .wibw.com video of Osky game-rossville-62/
Other scores of interest:
Riley Co, 37
Chapman 10
Silver Lake 63
Mission Valley 0
St. Marys 28
Nemaha Cen. 12
Rock Creek 34
Sabetha 20
Wabaunsee 28
Valley Hts 12
Osage City 63
Jayhawk Linn 21
Pleasant Ridge 50
McLouth 0
Senior Night Oct. 1, 2021
IT'S SENIOR NIGHT At Rossville High! The football game streaming on Dawg Feed has a special start time of 6:25 as we celebrate or Class of 21 Seniors!! You can view the special activities and also the game starting at 7:00 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb6jBF-_om0
Jeff West Inv. Golf
The RHS girls golf team sent 3 players to the Jeff West Invitational on Sept. 27 at he Village Greens Golf Club.. Jaymee Woodward finished 28th with a 122. Emily Hatina was 29th with a 123 and Brinley Pottorf was 38th with a 139.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
321A Girls Tennis Regionals
TENNIS REGIONALS 3-2-1A (top 6 qualify for State) Oct. 8-9
HILLSBORO—Alma-Wabaunsee, Hesston, Hillsboro, Smoky Valley, Marysville, Perry-Lecompton, KC Christian, Rossville, Sabetha, Salina-Sacred Heart, Shawnee-Maranatha
SCOTT CITY—Ashland, Cimarron, Colby, South Central, Goodland, Kiowa County, Larned, Meade, Minneola, Scott City, St. John, Tribune-Greeley County
WAKEENEY—Beloit, Central Plains, Ellinwood, Ellsworth, Hoisington, Lyons, Norton, Osborne, Phillipsburg, Sterling, Victoria, WaKeeney-Trego
WICHITA—Chaparral, Conway Springs, Haven, Hutchinson Trinity, Kingman, South Barber, Neodesha, Pittsburg Colgan, Wichita Collegiate, Wichita Central Christian, Wichita Classical, Wichita Independent
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Fred Davis (62) Passes Away
Fred H. Davis, of Harrisonville, MO died on September 26, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO. While born in Topeka, he spent most of his growing up years on a farm north of Rossville, Kansas. Being a farm-boy, he learned the value of hard work. He developed a love for singing while driving a tractor, he said, because tractors in those days did not have radios. Later he sang solos at Christian gatherings and was a song leader in more than one church.He came to personal faith in Christ through Topeka Youth For Christ while still in high school. After graduating from Rossville Rural High School in 1962, he attended Kansas State University where he graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Secondary Education. He was active in Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at K-State and was chapter president his senior year. He also attended numerous IVCF camps at Bear Trap Ranch in Colorado Springs; Urbana Missionary Conferences in Champagne, IL, etc.
Fred had a contagious sense of humor and a laugh where his face would turn red and his shoulders shake. He was like an old pair of shoes that wore extremely well.
He was also mechanically inclined and loved to tinker and fix things, especially cars. Once he rebuilt the carburetor on his car, and when he put the lid over the carburetor air filter, unbeknown to him, a fly got trapped inside the carburetor and the head of the fly got sucked into one of the fuel inlets which hindered the flow of gas and made the car run rough. After trying unsuccessfully numerous times to solve the problem Fred finally took it to a professional mechanic who discovered what happened. He never did live that down.
Fred later attended Midwestern Baptists Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO and became music director and educational director at several Baptist churches. During this time he met Ruth Krauss and they were married in August of 1969. In August they celebrated their 52th anniversary. She survives in Harrisonville, MO.
Fred was way ahead of the curve when it came to computers. He started his own computer type-setting business where he would do business cards, fliers, brochures and about anything printed for individuals or businesses.
He and Ruth enjoyed traveling to visit family in Kansas and Texas, as well as attending Christian concerts at Silver Dollar City and in Kansas City. Their "best ever" trip was to Israel a few years ago.
One of the most life-changing things in Fred’s life occurred when he attended Focus Seminary in Kansas City, which was a personal-growth seminar patterned after a similar seminar founded by “Dr. Phil” McGraw (before he became a TV celebrity). Soon another similar, but more Christian-based seminar, began in Kansas City called Grace Adventure. Fred was on the leadership team of Grace Adventure for many years, where he impacted literally hundreds of lives. He was dearly loved.
After semi-retiring from Grace Adventure, he worked part time for the Ford dealership in Harrisonville delivering and picking up cars from all around the country. He helped plant the Abiding Love Baptist Church in Harrisonville and was its first pastor. He and Ruth later joined and became active members at First Baptist Church in Lee’s Summit.
A graveside celebration of life service for Fred will be held at the Rossville Cemetery, about 20 miles west of Topeka, at a later date to be announced.
Memorial gifts in remembrance of Fred may be sent Samaritan’s Purse. you can find giving information online at samaritanspurse.org. Thank you, and please keep Ruth in your prayers.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.
Rossville Lady Dawgs Get Volleyball Wins
The Rossville volleyball team added two more wins against Riley Co. on Sept 28 bringing their season record to 12-3 overall and 2-0 in the MEL. The scores were 24-14, 25-17 and then 20-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Amelia Foster Is A CJ Top Performer
Seth Kinker for the Capital-Journal
This
week and moving forward, the Capital-Journal will be recognizing the top
athletes in the area for their performances during the week.
Here are the week's top performers which will be updated until
the following the Friday. This list will be created every Monday, with top
performances being recognized starting from the prior Friday.
Are we missing someone? If you have a standout athlete that
we aren't recognizing, please include their name, school and stats in an email
to skinker@gannett.com
Amelia Foster
The Rossville girls took first place at the Royal Valley Cross
Country Invitational on Sept. 26 at Hoyt City Park.
Foster finished first with a time of 21:48.14 and was one of
three Rossville runners in the top five along with Alexis Zabala (2nd,
22:17.40) and Cassie Fund (5th, 23:34.46)
Monday, September 27, 2021
CatchItKansas 2A Football Rankings
1. Rossville (4-0) [1]
2. Nemaha Central (3-1) [2]
3. Silver Lake (3-1) [3]
4. Osage City (4-0) [4]
5. Kingman (3-1) [5]
6. Garden Plain (3-1) [6]
7. Hoisington (3-1) [NR]
8. Wellsville (4-0) [7]
9. Thomas More Prep-Marian (3-1) [10]
10. Atchison County (3-1) [8]
Updated: Nemaha Central beat Atchison County in a low-scoring game. Hoisington has won three straight and new RB Legend Robinson has delivered a big season. Rossville has won 17 in a row.
Dropped out: No. 9 Hillsboro
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