3A Football Rankings.

Kansas Class 3A Football Rankings as of Sept 15.

Per the Capital-Journal

1. Silver Lake 2-0 (1)
2. Rossville 2-0 (2)
3. Conway Springs 2-0 (3)
4. Scott City 2-0 (4)
5.  Centrailia 2-0 (5)

Per the Wichita Eagle

1. Silver Lake 2-0 (1)
2. Conway Springs 2-0 (2)
3. Rossville 2-0 (3)
4. Scott City 2-0 (4)
5. Wichita Collegiate 2-0 (5)

Vollleyball Tournaments

The RHS volleyball team competed in the Washburn Rural Quad tournament on Sept.. 9
The Dawgs lost to Lawrence 28-26,  25-15.
They lost to Topeka High 17-25, 25-20, 25-23.
The lost to Washburn Rural 25-7, 25-3.

On Sept 16,  the RHS team competed in the Manhattan Triangular.  
They lost to Clay Center  19-25,  13-25.
They lost to Manhattan 12-25, 10-25.

RHS At Hayden Invitational Golf Meet

The RHS girls golf team went after the big schools in the Hayden Invitational at Cypress Ridge Golf Club on Sept. 16.

Team Scores
1st    Hayden Blue             169
2nd   St. James                  187
3rd    Seaman                    203
4th    Silver Lake                207
5th    Topeka High             207
6th    Topeka West             218
7th    Piper                          220
8th    Rossville                    231
9th    Hayden Gold             232

Rossville Individual Scores
Makayla Crow         59
Emily Woodcock     59
Rachel Lord            59
Staci Vandruff         54
Total                      231

For additional detail,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_hayden.pdf

Wabaunsee Football Game Photos (updated)

Some photos of the RHS Wabaunsee football game can be seen at:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/09/wabaunsee-game-photos.html

Wamego Cross Country Meet

    RHS and SMHS teamed up as Kaw Valley came in 15th of 18 1A-2A-3A teams in the Wamego Invitational meet on Sept. 13.   The final team standings are at:

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/14/14_wam.pdf

Dawgs Win At West Franklin

    The RHS girls found a course they really liked at the West Franklin Invitational golf tournament, coming in first of the seven teams on Sept. 11.
    Makayla Crow placed third with a 51,  Emily Woodcock was fifth at 56,  Rachel Lord was eighth at 59 and Stacie Woodruff was 10th at 61.
    The team standings were:
1.  Rossville             237
2.  West Franklin     240
3.  Council Grove    250
4.  Jefferson West    255
5.  Union Town        260
6.  St. Marys             270
7.  Santa Fe Trail      286

Rossville Gets Easy Win Over Wabaunsee

ROSSVILLE 56, WABAUNSEE 8

Rossville (2-0)       28     28     0     0     =     56

Wabaunsee (0-2)    0       0     8     0     =       8

Rossville scoring:  
Horak (4), 3 pass from Horak, 64 , 47 run, 42 pass from Horak;
Steckel (3), 4 run, 20 pass from Horak, 13 run;
Horak (1) 68 run.
PAT — Steinke 7 Kicks; Steckel Kick.

Wabaunsee scoring:
Johnson pass from Imthurn. PAT — Imthurn run.

WIBW has a very short video at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-2-Wabaunsee-at-Rossville-274823131.html

Cross Country Team Outlook

     The cross country team has already begun their season competing with St. Marys as Kaw Valley.

     The top returners for the boys  are  Brady Milligan, (SM, jr). and  Clayton Rubio, (RHS, sr) .  Top returners for the girls are Sophie Dalmasso, (SM, sr.) and Mattie Swisher, (SM, sr.).

.      Dalmasso placed 11th at 3A state meet last year and Swisher took 33rd.
      Rubio placed sixth at the Mid-East League meet, while Milligan just missed getting a state berth and was 11th at the league  meet.
      Curt Brecheison is the head coach and he is assisted by Rick Towers.

First Cross Country Meet

    The Rossville and St. Marys cross country teams competed as Kaw Valley in the Mission Valley Invitational 4K run on Sept. 4.
    In the girls event,  the following girls and their placings are thus:
Laura Gillum (17), Morgan Foster (22).  Bronwyn Gianelloni (31)  and Alysaa Thompson (32)
    In the boys event,  the following boys and their placings are thus:
Brady Mulligan (3), Sam Thederahn (27),  Spenser Rieschick (38) Perry Foster (33), Matt Stillion (41), Austin Rieschick (47)  and Fred Schuler (53)
    If you would like to read the complete standings,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/14/14_mv.pdf

3A Football Rankings.

Capital Journal 3A Football Rankings for Sept. 9.

1. Silver Lake (1) 1-0

2. Rossville (2) 1-0

3. Conway Springs (3) 1-0

4. Scott City (5) 1-0

5. Centralia (NR) 1-0

Others — Beloit 0-1, Caney Valley 1-0, Cheney 1-0, Cherryvale 1-0, Colgan 1-0 Hesston 1-0, Hutchinson Trinity 1-0, Nemaha Central 1-0, Riverside 1-0, SE-Saline 1-0, Wichita Collegiate 1-0.

Notes — Beloit, last year’s 3A runner-up was the only ranked team to take a tumble, falling 26-0 to Concordia. After losing to Galena last year, Colgan got some revenge with a 16-12 victory on Thursday.

Wichita Eagle Class 3A Football Rankings for Sept. 7.

1. Silver Lake 1-0 (1)

2. Conway Springs 1-0 (2)

3. Rossville 1-0 (3)

4. Scott City 1-0 (4)

5. Wichita Collegiate 1-0 (5)

Others: Beloit 0-1 (NR), Caney Valley 1-0 (NR), Centralia 1-0 (NR), Cheney 1-0 (NR), Galena 0-1 (NR), Garden Plain 0-1 (NR), Hesston 1-0 (NR), Hutchinson Trinity 1-0 (NR), Kingman 1-0 (NR), Nemaha Central 1-0 (NR), Pittsburg Colgan 1-0 (NR), Sabetha 0-1 (NR).

Girls Golf Team Outlook

    The Dawgs girls golf team is senior heavy this year.  The top returners are Makayla Crow, Sr., Staci Vandruff, Sr., Rachel Lord, Sr., and Emily Woodcock, soph.    The Dawgs qualified for state last year finishing ninth in 3A. Three year letter winner  Makayla Crow is the team leader  being in the top 10 in the regionals l,ast year.

Thatcher Horak Candidate For Athlete Of Week

    This weeks Capital Journal candidates for Athlete of the Week included Thatcher Horak, Running Back and Defensive Back for  the Rossville  Bulldogs.

    He had 229 all-purpose yards, 2 rushing  TDs and one interception TD in The Dawgs win over Clay Center last Friday.  

Shannon Parr At KSU

    Shannon Parr is on the KSU Track and Field Roster for 2014-15.  The former 3A high jump champion is a sophomore majoring in nutrition and kinesiology.
    Her bio is at:
http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/shannon_parr_825329.html

Dawgs Third In Prarie View Tourney

  The RHS volleyball team participated in the Prairie View Tournament finishing in third place.  They began by losing to  Humbolt 21-25, 25-19, 22-2.    They then beat Wellsville 27-25, 18-25, 25-17.   They then easily beat Prairie View 25-14,  25-16.  Waverly overpowered the Dawgs by a 10-25, 18-25 margin before RHS played Iola for third place.  The Dawgs  won that match in two games, 25-19, 25-22  to begin their 2014 season at 3-2.