Rossville Downs Winless Riley County

     On Friday night the Dawgs relied primarily on a rushing attack to take care of business against the Riley County eleven who have not picked up a win thus far this year.  Tucker Horak carried  21 times for 277 yards and 5 TDs.  He was 10 of 15 for 157 yards passing.

Rossville (4-0)                14     13     7     19    =    53
Riley County (0-4)            6       0     6       6    =    18

Rossville scoring:
Horak (5), 38 run, 5 run, 3 run, 80 run, 8 run
Reesor (2), 1 run, 2 run
Nitsch 2 run
PAT:  Olson 5 Kicks

You can see some video of the game,  beginning at  2:29, at:
.http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/2013/09/27/football-frenzy-week-four-92713/

Game photos can be seen at:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2013/09/rossville-riley-county-football-game.html

3A High School Classification

    The high school classifications for 2013-2014, and also  football for years through 2015 have been released.  All Mid-East League schools remain in 3A though Wabaunsee barely made the cut being the smallest of the 3A schools at 156.   The largest is Cheney at 238.   Following is the complete list.

Arma-Northeast 164, Atchison County 222, Belle Plaine 174, Beloit 234, Bluestem 176, Caney Valley 218, Central Heights 206, Chaparral 230, Cheney 238, Cherokee-Southeast 234, Cherryvale 230, Cimarron 174, Conway Springs 224, Council Grove 215, Douglass 222, Ellsworth 166, Erie 175, Eureka 177, Fredonia 213, Galena 234, Garden Plain 194, Halstead 238, Haven 249, Hesston 247, Hiawatha 244, Hoisington 187, Holcomb 245, Horton 170, Humboldt 184, HutchinsonTrinity 183, Jayhawk Linn 163, KC Christian 160, Kingman 241, Lakin 179, Lyons 187, Marion 160, Marysville 234, Maur Hill-Mount Academy 187, Minneapolis 202, Nemaha Valley 196, Neodesha 221, Norton 217, Osage City 190, Oskaloosa 171, Phillipsburg 161, Pleasant Ridge 236, Riley County 223, Riverside 191, Riverton 236, Rock Creek 247, Rossville 178, Sabetha 239, Sacred Heart 166, Sedgwick 158, Silver Lake 232, SE of Saline 233, Southwestern Heights 195, St. Marys 170, Thomas More Prep-Marian 243, Wabaunsee 156,Wellsville 215, West Franklin 191, Wichita Collegiate 249, Wichita Independent 224.

Homecoming Snake Dance

The Dawgs held their Snake Dance on Thursday in preparation of their Friday night Homecoming football game against Riley County.  Click on picture to enlarge 

Swimming Pool Task Force Video

    Swimming pool task force--Tayler McCullough and Nick McKenzie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQfeQoYugk

Council Grove Invitational Golf

    The RHS girls golf team did well at the Council Grove Invitational on Sept. 26 at the Council Grove Country Club coming in third of nine teams.  Sidney Marney won individual honors  with a 9 hole score of 40.  Makayla Crow helped the team with a 51 (12th place finish) and Therese VanderPutten was right behind her with a 53 (14th place finish).

1.  Holton                       200
2.  Anderson County      205
3.  Rossville                    206
4.  Council Grove            211
5.  Clay Center                224
6.  Manhattan JV             224
7.  West Franklin             237
8.  St. Marys                   267
9.  Osage City                 277

    For complete scoring results,  go to:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/13/13_cg.pdf

Zemek and Thomas Have a Girl

      Derek Zemek and Patricia Thomas of  Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born Sept. 25 at St. Francis Hospital.

Garrett Larson (05) at Oct 4 Artwalk

    Rossville automotive artist Garrett Larson’s unique brand of artwork will be featured at Swinnen and Associates, 921 S.W. Topeka Blvd., during the First Friday Artwalk on Oct. 4 beginning at 6 PM.

    Garrett, who graduated from Washburn University in 2009 with a degree in fine arts, has been painting cars, doing custom fabrication and creating artwork for the past 10 years. He runs a shop called Show Stoppers Studio, where he does commission work for customers and tricks out cars and motorcycles.

    Read more about Garrett at:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-09-26/automotive-artist-be-featured-during-oct-4-artwalk

Hayden Invitational Golf

    The Rossville girls golf team finished 8 out of 10 teams at the Hayden Invitational held at the Cypress Ridge Golf Course.    Sidney Marney led the Dawgs with a 46, which tied for 11th best individually.

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/13/13_hayden.pdf

Onaga Invitational Cross Country.

    The Rossville Cross Country Team competed in the Onaga Invitational on Sept. 19.  The boys team was 9th out of 14 teams.  The top runner for Rossville was Clayton Rubio who came in 6th of over 100 runners.  Other top finishers were Dalton Kelley #32, Skyler Olson #44, Jake Gentry #54, Derek entry #61, and Fred Schuler #62.
    The girls team attained no points so were in a tie for places 6-12.   The top runner from Rossville out of the 61 competitors was Alyssa Thompson who came in 35th.

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/crosscountry/13/onagaresults.pdf

Message From RHS Booster Club

Dear Rossville Booster Club Member,

First of all THANK YOU for joining the Rossville Booster Club. Without you, support to our students wouldn't be possible! We are going to try and send out information to our members occasionally to keep you informed of various activities and events. This week has had all students and teachers busy with homecoming activities! Rossville Residents - don’t be alarmed if you see RHS students “snaking” through town under police escort Thursday night…. It’s the annual snake dance. Activities will start for the students at 6:30 at the football stadium and they will walk around town and end up back at the City Park for a bonfire. If you see them out – let them know you support the Red and Black! The homecoming parade will be at 2:30 Friday afternoon. The homecoming candidates are -  Tori Dubois, Hailey Dick and Ashlynn Biehler and Marcus Catron, Tagen Lambotte and Devin Morris. The crowning will take place before the kick-off Friday night at 6:30. Your Rossville Dawgs will take on the Riley County Falcons. Activities during the football game – · Booster Club will be selling fan apparel and other items – stop by and check us out. We have new apparel items including polo shirts and fleece pullovers · The Rossville Wrestling Club will be selling fresh kettle corn · Rossville Boy Scouts, Pack #99 will be selling popcorn Booster Club Meetings - Our meetings are open to anyone – so please feel free to join us on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00. Our meetings are held at Rossville High School in the Library.  If you would like additional information or have suggestions for us, please let us know. For daily announcements – please click the following link. Announcements are updated daily and will provide high school and junior high information. http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/announcements To find a full list of our athletic schedule – http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics Again, THANK YOU for supporting Rossville High School students.   Rossville Booster Club President

 Shari Gentry

RHS Vs. Silver Lake Volleyball

   The RHS volleyball team played Silver Lake on Sept. 24.   In match one, Silver Lake defeated. Rossville 25-9, 25-8.  In match two,  Silver Lake defeated Rossville 25-13, 25-9 once again.

Cara (Channel) (84) Craig at Moundridge

Cara (Channel) Craig graduated from Tabor College in 1988.  She started  teaching at Moundridge right after graduation and has been there for 25 years.  She has taught 4th grade, 6th grade, 7/8 language arts, and is currently a special education teacher for K-12 students.  

Overpriced Car Rentals at KCI Airport

    When I go home to Rossville,  I have always flown into KCI and rented a car right there.  This week,  when I priced a car rental,  the best price I could get for a compact car was $377.64 (including a whole list of misc. charges) for one week at Enterprise which seemed absurdly high (and more than my round trip ticket from Baltimore).  I checked to see what other car rental agencies were in the KCI area, but found that most were close to downtown KC.   However,  I did find one not far at all from KCI.  The Enterprise agency on Prairie View Rd. just south of the airport gave me a price of $157.23 total for the same car for the same days.  That is a difference of  $220.41.
    A taxi to and from the airport will add another $40 to the total,  but that is still about half price.
    If you or a friend plans to rent a car at KCI,  think twice about it.

Austin Stum (05) Graduates From BCCC

    The Spring 2013 graduating class as Barton County Community College included Austin Stum of Rossville.