Saturday, September 7, 2013

Abernathys Have a Girl

Thomas and Rachelle Abernathy of  Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby  girl born  Sept. 4 at Stormont-Vail.

Rossville Hammers Chapman 55-14 (Updated)

     The Dawgs put their first football game of the season in the winning column by defeating Chapman 55-14 on the Rossville field on Friday night.

Rossville        21       27       7     0       ....    55
Chapman         0          8       0     6       ....    14
Rossville  scoring:
Horak (4), 29 run, 20 run, 31 fumble recovery, 11 run
Horak 5 run
Reesor 4 run
Lambotte 1 run
Nitch 15 run
PAT — Olson 6 Kicks

Silver Lake would appear to have another power house team  as they were up 42 - 0 at half-time over Wabaunsee.


UPDATE:   Here is a write-up about the game in the Abilene Reflector.
http://www.abilene-rc.com/NewsSearchDetails.asp?article_id=1443&SearchWord=rossville

Friday, September 6, 2013

First Cross Country Meet




    The Rossville/ St. Marys (Kaw Valley)  cross country team is off and running for the 2013 season by opening the season at the Mission Valley Invitational. The girls team placed fourth with Medalists Sophie Dalmsaso placing  2nd and Mattie Swisher placing 5th.
    The boy's placed 2
nd as a team and Clayton Rubio placed 2nd and was the lone medalist. Brady Mulligan missed a medal by 1 place with 11th place finish. 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Buhler Now Coaching At Washburn Rural

    The Capital has a nice article about former RHS football coach Steve Buhler and his interaction and plans for the Washburn Rural team which competes at the 6A level.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-09-04/city-kickoff-buhler-ease-transition-rural

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

RHS Volleyball Outlook

    The RHS volleyball team is coming off a 15-20 record under the tutelege of coach Angie Bittner.  They are led by junior Taylor  Kirk who was honorable mention All-Mid-East League last year with 128 kills and 20 blocks.  She will move from middle to outside hitter spot.  Junior Taylor Brecheisen had 237 assists.    Lauryn  Catron is recovering from  ankle surgery and will miss early part of season.   The team opens this year at the Central Heights Invitational on Sept. 7.  With the team heavy in juniors,  they can be expected to be stronger next year. 
The top returners from last year are:
 Cheyanne Daniels,                     L,          sr.
Taylor Brecheisen,                     S,           jr.
Andrea Rietcheck,                      S-RS,     jr.
Taylor Kirk,                                 OH,        jr.
Lauryn Catron,                           OH,        jr.
Kennedy Anderson,                   MH,       jr.
Michaela Little,                          OH,        jr.
Danielle Glotzbach,                   MH,        jr.



Football Team Outlook

    The Dawgs are getting prepared for their Sept 6 opener against Chapman on the home field under the guidance of first year coach Derick Hammes.  Hammes  spent past the last  seven years at Washburn Rural and replaces longtime RHS coach Steve Buhler, who replaced Hammes at Rural.   The Dawgs are coming off an 11-2 season with both losses  to  rival Silver Lake, including a 35-14 loss in state semifinals.
    Last year Nick Reesor ran for 950 yards and 15 TDs.  Dalton Catron had 2400 total yards last year  and  top candidates to replace him  are  senior Zack Nitsch or sophomore Tucker Horak.  Leading receiver from last year is  Thatcher Horak had 9 TD catches.   Nick Reesor was also the leading tackler for the defense as sophomore with 102.   Linebacker Tagen Lambotte is expected to use the strength and moves  he developed as a three-time state wrestling champion.
    Top returners from last year are:
Davis Warton,                OL-DL,       6-0,       225,     sr.
Marcus Catron,              OL-DL,       6-0,       170,     sr.
Tagen Lambotte,           LB,              5-9,       170,     sr.
Zach Nitsch,                   OL,              5-10,     165,     sr.
Nick Reesor,                   RB-LB,       5-10,      170,     jr.
Thatcher Horak,           RB-DB,        6-0,        170,    jr.
Devin Morris,                 LB,              5-9,        165,    sr.
Terrence Sowers,          LB,              5-10,       175,    jr.
Corbin Horak,                WR-DB,      6-0,         170,    jr.

Carl Connell Passes Away

Carl Cornell, age 71, Rossville, died September 1, 2013.   

Carl was born November 17, 1939 to Carl and Violet Cornell in Marion County, Indiana.  (If he was born in '39,  he would be 73 years old)  He was a Marine from 1959 to 1963 and then went into the Navy as a Seabee from 1976 to 1980. After the military he was a volunteer for the Marine League Corp in Indiana. He worked for GM for twenty-one years, upon retirement from GM he moved to Europe to enjoy his retirement. After Europe, he did some over the road truck driving. Carl retired from truck driving and moved to Florida for a few years before making the final move to Kansas to live out the remainder of his years. 

Carl is survived by daughter, Cathy (Wayne) Porter; siblings, Richard Cornell, Kenneth (Mindy) Cornell, Russell (Mary Jane) Cornell, Ralph Cornell, Rosie (Alan) Morgan, Sally; mother, Violet; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Carl was preceded in death by his father, Carl Cornell. 

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013, at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Friends are invited to Cathy's home following the service at the cemetery. Memorial Contributions to Leavenworth National Cemetery may be sent in care of Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka, KS 66614.

To read or leave condolences,  go to:  
http://www.funeralplan2.com/kevinbrennanfamily/obit?id=289265

Monday, September 2, 2013

Harrison and White to Marry

Shawnee County recently granted a marriage license to Shanna Harrison, age 22, of Rossville, and Kyle White, age 21, of St. Marys.

RHS Cross Country Schedule

eptember 5
Mission Valley Invitational  V/JV
4:30
September 14
Wamego Invitational  V/JV
9:00
September 19
Onaga Invitational
4:00
September 26
Royal Valley Invitational  V/JV
4:00
October 3
Horton Invitational
4:00
October 10
Sabetha Invitational
4:00
October 17
Mid-East League
4:00
October 26
3A Regional

November 2
3A State @ Wamego Country Club
8:00

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Elizabeth Ledeboer(12) To Play For Tabor College

    Elizabeth Ledeboer will be playing softball for the Tabor College Blue Jays this coming spring.

http://www.taborbluejays.com/signee/10/26.php

Shelby Cooper (12) On NCCC Cheer Squad


   Shelby Cooper was on the 2012-2013 Cheerleading squad at Neosho County Community College.
   The daughter of Darren and Penny Cooper is majoring in nursing.
http://goneosho.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=525&path=cheer


2013 RHS Varsity Volleyball Schedule

September 10
Washburn Rural Quad
Away
5:00
September 17
Manhattan Triangular
Away
5:00
September 21
Rossville Invitational
Home
9:00
September 24
Silver Lake
Away
5:00
October 1
Riley County
Home
5:00
October 5
Silver Lake Invitational
Away
8:30
October 8
St. Marys
Away
5:00
October 15
Rock Creek
Home
5:00
October 17
Emporia
Home
5:00
October 19
Abilene Invitational
Away
9:00
October 22
Wabaunsee
Away
5:00
October 26
3A Sub-State

 
November 1-2
3A State
Salina

2013 RHS Girls Golf Schedule

August 29
Jeff West Open @ Lake Perry CC
1:00
September 12
West Franklin Invitational @ Lamont Hill GC
1:00
September 17
Hayden Invitational @ Cypress Ridge GC
3:00
September 19
Osage City Invitational @ Osage City CC
3:00
September 24
Silver Lake JV Invitational @ North Topeka Golf Center
3:00
September 26
Council Grove Invitational @ Council Grove CC
3:00
September 30
Jeff West Invitational @ Village Greens GC
9:00
October 3
Clay Center Invitational @ Clay Center CC
3:00
October 3
Jeff West JV Invitational @ Village Greens GC
1:00
October 7
Silver Lake Invitational @ Cypress Ridge GC
1:00
October 10
Rossville Invitational @ St. Marys GC
3:00
October 14
3-2-1A Regional
9:00
October 21
3-2-1A State @ Golf Club at Southwind - Garden City
8:30

2013 RHS Varsity Football Schedule

September 6
Chapman
Home
September 13
Abilene
Away
September 20
Wabaunsee
Home
September 27
Riley County  **Homecoming**
Home
October 4
Rock Creek
Home
October 11
Silver Lake
Away
October 18
*Mission Valley
Home
October 25
*Council Grove
Away
October 31
*St. Marys
Away
November 5
Bi-District
November 9
Regional
November 15
Sectional
November 22
Sub-State
November 30
State

*  denotes District Game