Onaga Invitational Cross Country, 5,000 meterss, Sept. 15, 2022
The womens team finisshed in First Place out of 8 teams. Best perfformances were by Amelia Foster 2nd, Reagan Wonnell, 8th, Kinsley Kufahi 15th, and Keera Lacock, 20th
The men's cross country tea finished 5th of 9 teams. Best perfornances were by Mason Broce, 16th, Hayden Sanders, 28th and Wade Twombly, 35th.
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The Lady Dawgs visited Rock Creek on Sept 20 for a MEL volleyball match, adding victories of 25-21, 25-18, and then 25-14, 20-25, 25-22. RHS is 13-2 overall and 2-0 in the MEL.
Cole Schumacher from Rossville scored a 3 yard Receiving TD to help Emporia State snare a 32-12 win on Sept 17.
On Sept 15, Rossville picked up easy wins of 25-15, 25-11 and 25-15, 25-18. over Jeff West
Rossville finished 5-1 on Sept. 17 at The Rossville Invitational falling to Silver Lake in two close games in the Championshhip match, The Lady Dawgs are now13-2 for the season.
Pool Play - Rossville def. Ottawa, 25-17, 25-20; Silver Lake def. Tonganoxie, 25-19, 25-20; Hayden def. Osage City, 25-13, 25-23; Rossville def. Wamego, 22-25, 25-14, 25-18; Silver Lake def. Osage City, 25-7, 25-23; Hayden def. Abilene, 25-13, 22-25, 25-20; Rossville def. Pleasant Ridge, 25-22, 28-26; Silver Lake def. Abilene, 25-11, 25-23; Tonganoxie def. Hayden, 26-24, 26-24; Rossville def. Holton, 25-17, 25-18; Silver Lake def. Hayden, 25-11, 25-23.
Semifinals -- Rossville def. Tonganoxie, 25-12, 25-17; Silver Lake def. Ottawa, 25-21, 25-23.
Championship -- Silver Lake def. Rossville, 25-23, 26-24.
To read about the tournamant and teams, go to this excellent article from TopSports:
A game dominated by big plays went the way of the Hayden Wildcats (3-0), who held off Rossville (1-2) 55-34 on Friday night, completing a non-conference run through top small-school opponents.
Hayden produced five scoring plays of at least 46 yards. The Bulldawgs responded with long, pounding drives but eventually fell off the pace.
You can read all the game details at: Hayden-Rossville game details:
1) Hayden (2-0)
In the second game of their tough three-game stretch to open the season, the Wildcats handled 2A Silver Lake with ease on Friday night, winning 43-10. The Wing T looks as lethal as ever.
More:Hayden football improves to 2-0, runs over Silver Lake. Here's what stood out.
2) Rossville (1-1)
After suffering their first loss in over two seasons last week, the Dawgs had a nice response in a 36-15 win over Riley County.
3) Cair Paravel (1-1)
The Red Lions fought for their first KSHSAA win after bouncing back from a tough second half against a great Axtell team in week 1.
4) Silver Lake (1-1)
By virtue of the loss, the Golden Eagles fall three spots but are making a lot of progress with a young team and a new coach. First-year quarterback Tanner Martin threw for 258 yards and had a big run, too.
Cory J. Gordon, 40, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022, while in Florida.
He was born January 19, 1982, in Westmoreland, the son of Lyle W. and Kim K. Janssen Gordon. Cory was raised in the Delia and Rossville communities and graduated from Rossville High School in 2001.
Doug was born November 24, 1959 in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Carolyn Jeannine Thompson and Calvin Dean Crow. Doug was raised in the Rossville and Delia communities. He graduated in 1977 from Rossville High School. While in high school he excelled as a wrestler and won multiple championships.
Doug was a successful Marketing Advisor for 28 years at Evco Wholesale in Emporia, KS. He took pride in his accomplishments while at Evco and enjoyed working with his customers and helping local businesses. In his free time he took pleasure in going on walks, hiking, bicycling, home renovation projects, grilling and most of all spending time with his family. Doug had the best sense of humor and was a joy to be around. He will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts.
He was preceded in death by his father Calvin Crow, his step father Charles E. "Ed” Thompson and his step-sister Lori Davis.
On December 4, 2019 Doug married Destiny Clark. She survives.
Other survivors include his four children: Amanda Crow, Ashley (Todd) Sage, Shelby (Dan) Dellaporta and Logan Crow. Grandchildren: Chloe Crow, Lane Sage, Kambry Sage and and Ella Dellaporta. Mother: Carolyn Jeannine Thompson; sisters Donola (Doug) Fairbanks, Debra (Aaron) Sebring and Denise (Tim) Hersh; step-brother Bernie Thompson.
Services will be held at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys on Saturday September 17, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Rossville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the Library and sent in care of the funeral home.
Team … Record
Others – Atchison County 2-0, Chaparral 2-0, Ellsworth 2-0, Eureka 2-0, Garden Plain 1-1, Hoisington 1-1, Humboldt 2-0, Lakin 2-0, Minneapolis 2-0, Osage City 2-0, Sabetha 1-1, Silver Lake 1-1, TMP-Marian 2-0.
Last week: Hayden defeated Silver Lake (43-10), Rossville defeated Riley County (26-15)
Although stylistically on opposite ends of the spectrum, both of these teams pride themselves on physicality. The game, as usual, will be won in the trenches, but with the experience both teams have back on both lines, it'll be fun to watch.
Rossville (1-1) 36 at Riley County (0-2) 15.
Rossville 14 15 7 0 -- 36
Riley County 8 0 7 0 -- 15
Rossville - Perine (3) 1 yd run, 1 yd run, 2 yd run. Catron 2 yd run. Hensley 3 yd run. EP Liestenschneider 4 kicks. C. Horak run.
Riley County - Waggoner 15 yd run. Harmison pass to Root 28 yds. EP Waggoner run. Frese kick.
