Boy's and Girl's Wrestling Rankings

The latest wresting rankings of Jan. 16  for 321A Boys has Paxton Willet at # 4 in 165 # and Barret Lietz at #5 in 215 #.  Rossville is not among the Top Ten Teams in Kansas.

The girls team  ranks # 2 in 4-1A Wrestling.  Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla maintain their #1 and undefeated records.    Hayley Horton is ranked number 4 in 155# class

Dolly (Degraff) Heiland Passes Away

Dolly A. Heiland (DeGraff) passed away at the age of 100 on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, Kansas.

Dolly was born in Rossville, KS at home to Charles E. and Alice C. (Stum) DeGraff, one of 8 girls and 5 boys. She was born on October 13, 1923 along with her twin, Doris Mohler.

She attended Willard, Rossville, and Silver Lake schools, where she and Doris played basketball and were affectionately called Pete and Repeat.

On March 18, 1946 she married Harley D. Heiland. Together they shared over 50 years of marriage until his death on July 30, 1996. Together they raised their two children, Kenneth L. and Sandra K.

Dolly spent her entire life on the farm west of Rossville where she worked alongside Harley. Together they also gardened and canned all that of which they didn’t give away. The spent time traveling over the years. The American Legion was one of the places they enjoyed going for Saturday night dances.

She enjoyed crocheting and many people probably have an afghan or two that she gave as gifts or won at raffles. She was also knowns for her famous banana bread and cinnamon rolls. She would bake for those in her community.

Girls Wrestling Jan 13 at Aaron Patton Mermorial

 Rossville finished  4th of 19 schools competing.

115 #    Keera Lacock (22-0) finished first and earned 23 pts  

120 #    Kendra Hurla (20-0) Finished 1st and earned 23.5 pts

125 #    Shayla Rezac (13-13) won 1 of 3 matches but did not place and received 3 points.

145 #    Madelyn (21-10) won 2 of 3 matches and placed 2nd earning 18 points

155 #    Hailey Horton (18-3) placed first and earned 22 points.

Boys Wrestling Jan 13 At Bobcat Classic

 Rossville sent 7 wrestlers to compete in the Bobcat Classic on Jan. 13.  There were 35 schools competing

113#    Kelton Lacock (13-11) did not place

120#    Remi Drogemeier (15-8) did not place but earned 2 points

144 #    Seth Basemore (1-8) did not place

165#     Jordon Johnson (0-4) did not place

175#     John McGrath (3-19) did not place

190       Charles Chance (2-14) did not place

215       Barret Lietz placed 7th and scored 13 points

1-3A Boys Wrestling Rankings

In the latest KWCA rankings of Jan 9,   Paxton Willett is ranked #4 in the 165 # Class and Barrett Lietz is ranked #5 for the 215 # Class

1-4A Girls Wrestling Rankings

 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

 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

Valley Heights At Rossville Basketball

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

CJ Article About Rossville Girl Wrestlers

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.

 Link to CJ Online Article RHS Girl Wrestlers

Riley Co Substate Standings For 3A Girls

 Class 3A -- Riley County Sub-State

[Sub-State Bracket]

 

 

         

Record

 

Win %

 

 

Silver Lake HS

 

6-0

 

1.000

 

 

Minneapolis HS

 

7-1

 

0.875

 

 

Rossville HS

 

6-1

 

0.857

 

 

Seneca-Nemaha Central HS

 

6-1

 

0.857

 

 

Marysville HS

 

4-2

 

0.667

 

 

St. Marys HS

 

4-2

 

0.667

 

 

Beloit HS

 

5-3

 

0.625

 

 

Riley County HS

 

4-3

 

0.571

 

Halley Horton Up For Athlete of Week

 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. 

Rossville Invitational Girl's Wrestling

Rossville High Girls Invitational Jan 6, 2024

 
Individual Results for Rossville

 
115 Keera Lacock (17-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.  

120 Kendra Hurla (17-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points. 

125 Shayla Rezac (12-11) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
135 Beya Boumaiza (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 
145 Madelyn Wonnell (19-9) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.

155 Hailey Horton (16-3) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points. 

Team Scores

1 Wellsville 184.0
2 Santa Fe Trail 180.0
3 Jeff West 118.0
4 Rossville 103.0
5 Wamego 73.0
6 Sabetha 66.0
7 Hayden 56.0
8 Atchison County 54.0
9 Burlingame 51.0 

10 West Franklin 44.0
11 Nemaha Central 42.0
12 Wathena-Riverside, KS 35.0
13 McLouth 34.0
14 Perry Lecompton 33.0
15 Bishop Ward 30.0
16 Oskaloosa 22.0
17 Easton-Pleasant Ridge
18.0 18 Riley County 17.0
19 Maur Hill 16.0
20 Osage City 14.0
20 St Marys 14.0
22 Doniphan West 7.0

Rossville High Invitational Boy's Wrestling

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. 

Riley Co. At Rossville Basketball Games

 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.