The top three schools in 1-4 A as of Jan. 9 are:
1. Oakley
2. Rossville
3. Pratt
Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla are ranked #1 in their classes.
Hayley Horton is #6 in the 155# class
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The top three schools in 1-4 A as of Jan. 9 are:
1. Oakley
2. Rossville
3. Pratt
Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla are ranked #1 in their classes.
Hayley Horton is #6 in the 155# class
3A Girls Basketball Rankings Jan 9, 2024
1 Silver Lake
2 Topeka - Hayden
3 Hesston
4 Rossville
5 Halstead
6 Seneca-Nemaha Central
7 Goodland
8 Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail
9 Colby
10 Cheney
The RHS girls won 66-41 on Jan. 11, 2024 at Rossville
Scoring:
Dick 18
Burdiek 17
Perine 9
Spielman 8
Mitchell 8
Haehn 4
Porter 2
The RHS boys won 75-42 on Jan 11.
Scoring
Donovan 22
Badura 16
Horak 12
Jones 12
Millere 6
Mildren 4
McDowell 3
The below article has a lot of nice information about the Rossville girl's wrestling team. Laccock, Hurla and Horton just keep winning and dominate their weight classes.
RHS senior Hailey Horton is nominated for Capital-Journal Area Athlete Of The Week
The senior continued her stellar season at Rossville’s home meet on Saturday. Horton won the individual title in the girl's 155-pound weight division. She dispatched all of her opponents via pin as she improved her season record to 16-3. The Highland Community College softball signee helped Rossville take fourth place as a team.
The RHS boy's wrestling team finished 12th of 20 teams at the Rossville Invitational on Jan 6, 2024
Individual Results for Rossville
113
Kelton Lacock (13-9) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.
126
Remi Droegemeier (14-6) placed 2nd and scored 23.5 team points.
138
Alisher Unalbaev (1-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
144
Seth Bazemore (1-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
165
Jordan Johnston (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
175
John McGrath (3-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
190
Charles Chance (2-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
215
Barret Lietz (17-3) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.
The Dawgs defeated Riley Co 60-57 and the Lady Dawgs won their game 43-33 on Jan 5, 2023
Boys Scoring
Jones 13
Horak 11
Donovan 13
Miller 10
Badura 10
McDaniel 3
Girls Scoring
Perine 7
Burdiek 8
Dick 11
Mitchell 5
Spielman 4
Haehn 3
Note the individual point totals come to 38, but the published score for Rossville is 43.
There is an error somewhere.
3A Girls Rankings by KBCA on Dec. 19, 2023
This is the most recent poll before the holiday break. Game will restart Jan. 5.
1 Silver Lake
2 Topeka - Hayden
3 Hesston
4 Rossville
5 Cheney
6 Halstead
7 Seneca-Nemaha Central
8 Goodland
9 Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail
10 Colby
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A suspicious vehicle in Central Topeka led to the discovery of fentanyl pills among other drugs and the driver’s New Year’s Eve arrest.
The Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office says that just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, law enforcement officials were called to the 1100 block of SW Gage Blvd. with reports of a suspicious vehicle.
During the investigation, law enforcement officials said the driver, identified as Richard L. Leonard, 43, of Rossville, was found to have multiple outstanding warrants. Illegal drugs, including Dirty 30 pills and methamphetamine, were allegedly found on Leonard and inside the vehicle.
As a result, Leonard was arrested and booked into the Shawnee Co. Dept. of Corrections on:
As of Tuesday, Leonard remains behind bars on a $10,000 bond for the narcotics counts, $2,500 for his felony Shawnee Co. warrant, and $6,750 for his Topeka bench warrant.
Henry Raymond "Hank" DeVader 96, passed away Monday, January 1, 2024 at his home.
Hank was born May 30, 1927, at Emmett, the son of Edward J. and Marie Natalie DeWilde DeVader. Hank was raised on a farm near Emmett and lived all of his life in the Emmett and St. Marys communities.
Hank owned and operated DeVader Floor Covering in St. Marys for many years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 657 and a 4th degree member of Thomas A. McNieve Assembly #289 both in St. Marys.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Steven DeVader; brothers, Edward Jr., Raphael (Ray), Joe, and Leonard; sisters, Anna Morford, Helen Helget, Mary Kay Berberick and Theresa DeVader; his son-in-law, Larry Cornwell.
Henry and Elaine Mulligan were married October 13, 1956 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Emmett. She survives at their home. Other survivors include a son Michael (Peggy ) DeVader, St. Marys; two daughters, Kathy Cornwell, Newton, and Jeannette DeVader, KC, MO.; a daughter-in- law, Jeanne DeVader, St.Marys; seven grandchildren, Emily Kohl, Beth Purdom, Daniel DeVader, Jonathan DeVader, Sarah DeVader, Jennifer Mitchell, and Craig Sanger; 10 great-grandchildren, Makenna, Addison and Taylor Kohl, Quinton and Ezra Purdom, Ella, Haley and Paige Mitchell, Abigail and Liam Sanger.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Hank will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until the 7:00 P.M. Rosary Friday, January 5, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or Elara Caring Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.