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Saturday, March 16, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Shrine Bowl For Wrestling
The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors is excited to announce the addition of a new East vs. West senior all-star wrestling event in conjunction with the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association. The KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at Fugate Gymnasium on the campus of Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. The event will feature around 60 of the state’s top wrestlers, both girls and boys, competing in an East vs. West team dual format. All net proceeds from the KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals will benefit Shriners Children’s, previously known as Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Honors By Girls Basketball Team 2024
Emma Mitchell
A1 Lock & Key Performers Dec. 4, 2023 - TopSports.news 12.4.23
Irish Classic All-Tournament Team
Jeff County North Invitational All-Tournament Team
A1 Lock & Key Performers Jan. 29, 2024 - TopSports.news 1.29.24
All Mid-East League Honorable Mention
Rylee Dick
A1 Lock & Key Performers Dec. 11, 2023 - TopSports.news 12.11.23
Irish Classic All-Tournament Team & Tournament MVP
Bonner, Dick the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week - TopSports.news 12.16.23
Jeff County North Invitational All-Tournament Team
All Mid-East League Second Team
Nora Burdiek
Irish Classic All-Tournament Team
Bulldawgs' Burdiek, Donovan the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency Rising Stars of the Week - TopSports.news 1.12.24
Jeff County North Invitational All-Tournament Team
All Mid-East League Second Team
Kinsey Perine
Scholar Athlete of the Week: Kinsey Perine - WIBW 12.20.23
Jeff County North Invitational All-Tournament Team
All Mid-East League Second Team
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
MEL All League Boys Basketball for 23-24
2023-2024 Mid-East League All-League Boys Basketball Players
First Team
Coley Burgess Rock Creek
Jack Donovan Rossville
Brady Hurla St. Marys
Dayne Johnson St. Marys
Brady Schneider Rock Creek
Second Team
Brody Deiter Silver Lake
Ben Devader St. Marys
Eli Harmison Riley Co.
Elijah Lopez Silver Lake
Cameron Miller Rossville
Honorable Mention
Kameron Badura Rossville
Zach Frank Wabaunsee
Dqegan Vinduska Rock Creek
Delores Porter Passes Away
Delores A. Porter, 85, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at her home on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Reservation.
She was born to Cleve N. and Josephine M. (Rice) Sumner on July 15, 1938, at Holton. Delores grew up in the rural Delia community and attended Nieve Country School. She graduated from the Haskell Institute, Lawrence, KS in 1956. She was a longtime resident of Jackson, Pottawatomie, and Shawnee counties.
Delores was a homemaker and had worked at Josten’s Yearbook. She was a proud member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Her hobbies included working crossword puzzles and spending time at the PBPN Casino watching the KC Chiefs, Royals, and K-State football and basketball teams.
Delores and N. Ward Salisbury were married on November 27, 1957, in St. Marys. Together they had four children. The marriage lasted 20 years. She later married Marvin F. Porter on March 25, 1978, in Topeka.
Delores was preceded in death by her parents, husband Marvin, son Gary Salisbury, sister Maxine Catron, and great-grandson, Kyrie
She is survived by her three daughters Debby (Mike) Kinzel, Des Moines, IA; Denise (Craig) Eaton, Delta, CO and Dawn Salisbury, Lawrence, KS; a brother, Lester (Cork) Sumner; two sisters, Janice Rafols and Helen Sumner; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.Memorial contributions may be made to the St.Croix Hospice, Topeka, or the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Community Health Services.
MEL All League Girls Basketball for 2023-24
by Rick Peterson for TopSports.news
Undefeated Class 3A state champion Silver Lake put three players on the All-Mid-East League girls basketball team, selected by league coaches.
The Eagles, who completed a perfect 26-0 season Saturday in Hutchinson, are represented on the All-Mid-East first team by seniors McKinley Kruger (5-foot-6) and Makenzie McDaniel (6-1) and sophomore Kailyn Hanni (5-7).
Rossville put Nora Burdiek (5-10 freshman), Rylee Dick (5-6 sophomore) and Kinsey Perine (5-9 senior) on the All-Mid-East second team.
Silver Lake seniors Kaylee Deiter (5-8) and Kaibryn Kruger (5-7) and Rossville senior Emma Mitchell (5-11) all received all-league honorable mention.
ALL-MID-EAST LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL
First team
Kailyn Hanni, 5-7 so., Silver Lake; Hayden Heim, 6-3 jr., St. Marys; McKinley Kruger, 5-6 sr., Silver Lake; Anna Lambert, 5-9 junior, Riley County; Makenzie McDaniel, 6-1 sr., Silver Lake.
Second team
Nora Burdiek, 5-10, fr., Rossville; Rylee Dick, 5-6 so., Rossville; Kaci Meseke, 5-8 sr., Wabaunsee; Kinsey Perine, 5-9 sr., Rossville; Brenna Smith, 5-11 sr., St. Marys.
Honorable mention
Kaylee Deiter, 5-8 sr., Silver Lake; Kaibryn Kruger, 5-7 sr., Silver Lake; Emma Mitchell, 5-11 sr., Rossville; Taryn Shepard, 5-8 sr., Riley County; Grace Zeller, 5-7 fr., Wabaunsee.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Grandview U. and Isaiah Luellen Win NAIA Titles
PARK CITY, Kansas – Grand View University of Des Moines, IA. powered to its third straight NAIA Men’s National Championships title on Saturday, led by three individual champions and 12 All-Americans.
Grand View, which entered as the No. 1 ranked team, scored 209 points, ahead of No. 2 ranked Life with 154 points. Placing third was Menlo, with 95.5 points.
184 # ISAIAH LUELLEN - NATIONAL CHAMPION // ALL AMERICAN
The 5th year senior took the mat for the final match of his career. Isaiah Luellen eyed Kyle Homet of Life University. Luellen landed a shot early, resulting in a takedown and an early first-period lead. Luellen would get charged a stall call, and Homet would see his first point on the board. Luellen would begin to taste his title as he recorded an escape to go up 4-1, a late shot by Homet wouldn't land as Luellen earned his first title after four National Tournament appearances. During his decorated career, Luellen earned 5th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd and will end his tenure with a final placing of first at 184 pounds
- Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Luellen won by tech fall over John Roberts (Southeastern) (TF 19-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Isaiah Luellen won by tech fall over Rocco Horvath (Cumberland) (TF 19-4)
- Quarterfinal - Isaiah Luellen won by tech fall over Thomas Ketchen-Carter (Cumberlands) (TF 24-8)
- Semifinal - Isaiah Luellen won by decision over William Speight (Lourdes) (Dec 7-2)
- 1st Place Match - Isaiah Luellen won by decision over Kyle Homet (Life) (Dec 4-1)
You can view Isaiah.s Bio at: https://gvvikings.com/sports/mens-wrestling/roster/isaiah-luellen/12480
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
TopSports News Article on Riley Co. Game
ROSSVILLE GIRLS 38, RILEY COUNTY 28
Riley County put up a battle against Mid-East League rival Rossville for most of the way before the Bulldawgs clinched a 38-28 Class 3A sub-state quarterfinal victory down the stretch Tuesday at Rossville.
Rossville led by just an 11-10 margin at the end of the opening quarter and 18-15 at halftime.
The Falcons were still within four points (29-25) at the start of the fourth quarter before Rossville held a 9-3 scoring edge the rest of the way.
Freshman Nora Burdiek paced Rossville (18-3) with 13 points while sophomore Rylee Dick added 11 points with two 3-pointers.
Rossville will face off against St. Marys in a 7:30 p.m. sub-state semifinal Friday night at Riley County.
Dawgs Get Win In First Round of Sub-State
This is the box score of the Dawg victory over Riley County Monday night art Rossville.
Rossville 15 13 9 13 -- 50
Riley County 6 11 10 10 -- 37
Rossville Scoring
McDonnell 2 (1) 0-0 5
Badura 1 (1) 3-4 6
Donovan 2 (1) 8-8 13
Jones 1 2-2 4
Miller 6 (1) 3-4 16
Horak 1 1-2 3
Bush 0 2-2 2
No. 2 seed Rossville (14-6) will play #3 seed Nemaha Central (14-6) this Thursday night at Riley County.
Lady Dawgs Defeat Riley Co. In 3A sub-State
The Rossville Girls defeated Riley County at Rossville in the first round of the SWub-State3 tournament.
Rossville will play St. Marys Friday night at Riley Co. St Marys upset the number two seed Nemaha Central36-29 on Tue night.
Rossville 11 6 12 9 -- 38
Riley County 10 5 10 3 -- 28
Rossville Scoring:
Perine 2 (2) 0-2 6
Haehn 1 0-0 2
Mitchel 1 0-2 2
Porter 0 0-2 0
Dick 2 (2) 5-9 11
Burdiek 5 3-4 13
Spielman 2 0-0 4
To see the complete bracket for the Riley Co Sub-State, go to: https://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/3ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&Class=4&WeekID=5736
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Dawgs Defeat Riley County In Sub-State Opener
From TopSports.news, Feb 27
The Rossville boys clamped down on visiting Riley County Monday night, advancing to the semifinals in the Class 3A Riley County sub-state with a defensive effort, 50-37.
Sophomore Cameron Miller led Rossville with 16 points in Monday's 50-37 Class 3A sub-state win over Riley County. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville, which hadn’t won more than nine games in nearly a decade, improved to 15-6 and moved on to a matchup with Nemaha Central at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night at Riley County.
“The boys are pumped up about it. And why not? We’re doing things in the program that haven’t been done in God knows how long,” said Rossville coach Brandon McDonnell. “As muddy and dirty and unsure as the game was, generally not the way we play, we didn’t quit playing. We still played together.”
Rossville jumped on the visiting Falcons early to establish a 15-6 lead in the opening period. They continued to add on with sophomore Cameron Miller scoring 11 first-half points. The Bulldawgs led 28-17 at the intermission.
For more info about the team and game, go to:
Lady Dawgs Vs Riley County in Sub-State BB on Feb. 27
No. 3 seed Rossville High (17-3) will host No. 6 seed Riley County (11-8) in the first round of the 3A Sub-state. Game begins at 7:00 pm atm Rossville.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Barret Lietz Finishes Second At State
Rossville Boys Wrestling team consisted of seniior Barret Lietz whose 22 points were sufficient to place Rossville at #27 among the 62 teams entered in the State 321A Tournament on Feb. 24
Barret Lietz (36-9) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. In the match for first place, Luke Fischer (Larned) 46-0 won by tech fall over Barret Lietz (Rossville) 36-9 (TF-1.5 4:08 (15-0))
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