RHS Boys Lose To Iola

    The RHS boys final game in the Burlington Invitational was against Iola for seventh place on Saturday.     The Dawgs had a one point half-time lead,  but Iola came back in the third and fourth quarters to win 59-50.

Iola                   4     14     18     23     =     59
Rossville       10      7      13     20     =     50

Rossville scoring:
Horak   13
Horak   8
Roduner   8
Horak   6
Schultz-Pruner 6
Sowers   5
Woodcock    4
Total                 50

RHS Girls Destroy Northfield 60-13

    The RHS girls totally dominated Northfield Academy in their Jan 24 game at the Burlington Invitational walking away with an easy lopsided 60-13 victory.

Northfield Ac.        5      3     3     2     =     13
Rossville               21    15   20    4     =     60

Rossville scoring:
Nitsch                   4 (2)       2-4     12
Hill                        5            0-0     10
Little                     3 (1)       2-3       9
VanderPutten        2            4-4       8
Shinn                    3            1-2       7
Kirk                       2            0-0       4
Shinn                    2            0-0       4
Dick                     1            0-0       2
Steckel                 1            0-2       2
Hill                       1            0-0       2 
Totals                 24 (3)      9-15   60

RHS Boys Lose to KC Christ Prep

    The Dawgs built up a nice 11 point halftime edge,  but Christ Prep mounted a 3rd quarter rally that narrowed the lead and then scored 29 points in the forth quarter to earn a 64-55 victory.   This was a second round game in the Burlington Invitational.  The Dawgs will play a final game on Saturday,  Jan. 25

KC Christ Prep     10      8     17     29    =     64
Rossville              14    15       9     17    =     55

Rossville scoring:  
Horak                  20
Schultz-Pruner     10
Sowers                  9
Horak                    6
Roduner                 5
Woodcock             5
Total                     55

Area Wrestling Leaders

106 — Butler, Council Grove, 18-2; Gfeller, Rossville, 17-6; McDowell, Abilene, 16-1; D. Leckner, Wellsville, 15-7; Davis, Santa Fe Trail, 14-4; Bloom, Wamego, 13-4.

132 — Himpel, Tonganoxie, 21-1; Clemens, Manhattan, 20-4; Jo. Lutz, Holton, 19-1; Gentry, Rossville, 17-6; Canfield, Concordia, 16-8; Lott, Chapman, 15-7; Mullin, Clay Center, 15-9; March, Riley County, 14-9; Howerton, Silver Lake, 13-1; Whiteley, Abilene, 12-4.

152 — Lambotte, Rossville, 20-1; Lovvorn, Holton, 20-2; Huseman, Tonganoxie, 19-2; Leeper, Manhattan, 19-6; Beck, Onaga, 17-1; Asebedo, Wellsville, 17-5; Johnson, Wabaunsee, 17-5; Failer, St. Marys, 15-5; Ridder, Rock Creek, 15-6; Rickley, Clay Center, 11-0.

170 — Harris, Atchison, 23-1; Luellen, Rossville, 22-5; Birkinsha, Atchison County, 17-4; Ogden, Royal Valley, 17-6; Parenti, Ottawa, 16-5; Baumgartner, Sabetha, 16-6; Baum, Holton, 15-4; Fee, Doniphan West, 15-5; Fredrick, Onaga, 15-7; Mullin, Manhattan, 15-9; Litke, Council Grove, 14-6.

PINS

18 — Speer, Doniphan West.

17 — Dunlap, Doniphan West.

16 — Harris, Atchison.

15 — Huseman, Tonganoxie.

13 — Hayden, Chapman; Scott, Jefferson West.

12 — Blow, Onaga; Fee, Doniphan West; Lambotte, Rossville.

11 — Gfeller, Rossville; Lisher, Baldwin; Litke, Council Grove; McDowell, Abilene; Metzger, Burlington; Wallingford, Atchison; Ga. Ware, Clay Center; Zook, Chapman.

10 — Baugh, Abilene; Beck, Onaga; Burenheide, Rock Creek; Butler, Council Grove; Dultmeier, Silver Lake; Feyh, Wamego; Fredrick, Onaga; Quaney, Burlingame; Rychlec, Burlington; Tyler, St. Marys; Wallace, Manhattan; Wilson, Abilene.

9 — Ashley, Royal Valley; Blevins, Doniphan West; Chauncey, Manhattan; Farthing, Burlington; Johnson, Burlington; Jones, Marysville; Luellen, Rossville; Torres, Emporia; Vander Linden, Burlington; Witt, Chapman.

8 — Campbell, Wamego; Davis, Santa Fe Trail; Forrestt, Burlingame; Gentry, Rossville; Haug, Wamego; Jackson, Chase County; Jones, Burlingame; Lehman, Abilene; Luebcke, Marysville; Jo. Lutz, Holton; Mullin, Clay Center; Ogden, Royal Valley; Payeur, Concordia; Perry, Emporia; Walsh, Chapman.

RHS No. 2 in 3A Wrestling

    The Jan. 21 rankings for 321A wrestling are out.    Rossville High is still #2 behind Norton,  but ahead of ACCHS (3), Silver Lake (4) and Oberlin (5)
    Three Dawgs are in the top five.  Bryce Gfeller is #3 in 106 lb., Tagen Lambotte is #1 in 152 lb., and Isaac Luellen is #2 in 170 lb.
     Complete rankings for all weight classes can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/images/docs/Rankings/3a.pdf

Wrestling at Bobcat Classic

The Rossville High Wrestling Team finished 18 out of 30 teams in the Bobcat Classic at Basehor-Linwood on Jan. 17-18.  There were teams from KS, OK, MO, and IA there,  some of which were from schools much larger than Rossville.

106#    Bryce Gfeller finished 8th.
132#    Jake Gentry finished 8th.
138#    Derek Gentry did not place.
145#    Alex Bird did not place.
152#    Tagen Lambotte placed 1st,
170#    Isaac Luellen finished 5th.

Details of the matches by each wrestler can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/13-14/14_b-l.pdf

RHS Girls Lose To Paola

     The RHS girls lost their first round game at the Burlington Invitational  49-30 on Jan. 21.  They will play Northfield (4-6) on Friday at 3:30.

Rossville (4-5)       7     8     2     13     =     30

Paola (8-1)           12   17    11      9     =     49

Rossville  scoring:
Nitsch                     3           0-0       6
Little                       0            5-8       5
Kirk                         1            2-4       4
Hill                          2            0-0       4
Conley                   1             1-2       3
Day                         1             0-0      2
Hill                          1             0-0      2
Shinn                      1             0-0      2
Totals                  11 (0)     8-14  30

RHS Boys Lose To Sabetha

    The RHS Boys played the number one seeded Sabetha team in the first round of the Burlington Invitational on Jan. 21 and suffered a 74-43 defeat.    Rossville will play either Burlington or Christ Prepatory on Friday at 5:05.
    Thatcher Horak led the Dawgs scoring with 16 points.

Rossville (2-7)                9      8     16     10     =     43

Sabetha (9-0)                18    18     22     16     =     74

Rossville  scoring:
Horak                 16
Horak                   6
Roduner              5
Horak                   4
Schultz-Pruner 4
Woodcock          2
Totals                43

2014 Burlington Invitational Basketball

   RHS will send their boys and girls basketball teams to compete in the 2014 Burlington Invitational Tournament Jan. 21, 24, 25.
   The girls will play Paola at 3:30 on the 21st and the boys will play Sabetha at 5:05 the same day.
   The complete brackets can be seen at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_basketball/13-14/14_burlington-tourn.pdf

RHS Girls Defeat St. Marys

    The Lady Dawgs defeated the Bears from St. Marys on Jan. 17 by a 50-37 score in their Mid-East basketball matchup.

Rossville                      12     4     12     22     =     50
St. Marys                       7      4      9      17     =     37

Rossville  scoring:

Nitsch                          6 (3)       1-2       16
Steckel                        4 (3)       2-2      13
Kirk                              3              2-2         8
Conley                         2             0-0         4
Hill                                2             0-0         4
VanderPutten          1              1-2          3
Hill                               0              2-2          2

Totals                       18 (6)      8-10     50

Three Dawgs Ranked in Top Three

    The Kansas Wrestling Coaches have released their rankings for 3A wrestling teams and individuals.
    RHS is ranked #2 behind Norton.  Completing the top Five are ACCHS (#3), Oberlin (#4) and Silver Lake (#5).
    Three Dawgs have made the Top Six for their class.  In the 106 pound class,  Bryce Gfeller is ranked #3, Tagen Lambotte is at the top of the 152 pound class, and Isacc Luellen is #2 in the 170 pound class.
    The  complete rankings can be read at:  http://www.kansaswrestling.org/images/docs/Rankings/3a.pdf

Area Wrestling Leaders

106 — Butler, Council Grove, 17-1; McDowell, Abilene, 16-1; Gfeller, Rossville, 14-3; Davis, Santa Fe Trail, 12-2; Bloom, Wamego, 11-3.

138 — Tyler, St. Marys, 16-1; Burenheide, Rock Creek, 16-5; Bammes, Oskaloosa, 14-2; Steck, Chapman, 14-5; J. Rieschick, Holton, 14-2; Gentry, Rossville, 14-3; Anguiano, Abilene, 13-3.

152 — Beck, Onaga, 17-1; Lovvorn, Holton, 16-0; Leeper, Manhattan, 15-4; Ridder, Rock Creek, 15-6; Huseman, Tonganoxie, 14-1; Lambotte, Rossville, 14-1; Johnson, Wabaunsee, 13-4; Rickley, Clay Center, 11-0; Failer, St. Marys, 11-3.

170 — Harris, Atchison, 19-0; Luellen, Rossville, 18-3; Fredrick, Onaga, 15-7; Ogden, Royal Valley, 14-3; Fee, Doniphan West, 13-3; Litke, Council Grove, 13-4.

10 — Baugh, Abilene; Beck, Onaga; Burenheide, Rock Creek; Feyh, Wamego; Fredrick, Onaga; Lambotte, Rossville; Litke, Council Grove; Rychlec, Burlington; Tyler, St. Marys; Wallace, Manhattan; Wilson, Abilene.

9 — Ashley, Royal Valley; Blevins, Doniphan West; Butler, Council Grove; Chauncey, Manhattan; Farthing, Burlington; Gfeller, Rossville; Johnson, Burlington; Jones, Marysville; Vander Linden, Burlington; Witt, Chapman.

8 — Campbell, Wamego; Davis, Santa Fe Trail; Forrestt, Burlingame; Gentry, Rossville; Haug, Wamego; Jones, Burlingame; Lehman, Abilene; Luebcke, Marysville; Jo. Lutz, Holton; Mullin, Clay Center; Ogden, Royal Valley; Payeur, Concordia; Perry, Emporia; Torres, Emporia; Walsh, Chapman.

7 — K. Ames, Onaga; Anguiano, Abilene; Bammes, Oskaloosa; Bleakley, St. Marys; Bowers, Rock Creek; Canfield, Concordia; Erickson, Santa Fe Trail; Jackson, Chase County; Lister, Chapman; Lovvorn, Holton; Luellen, Rossville; Marks, Concordia; Meadors, Clay Center; Perez, Marysville; Quaney, Burlingame; Smith, Abilene; Standlea, Clay Center; Strauss, Abilene; Thurlow, Chapman; Wages, St. Marys; Gr. Ware, Clay Center; Whiteley, Abilene.

Alumni Baseball and Softball

     Rossville High School is planning alumni softball and baseball games for March 22 to raise funds for the  athletic programs.  

If you are interested in playing alumni softball game contact Curt Brecheisen   --  brecheic@kawvalley.k12.ks.us

If you are interested in playing in the alumni baseball game contact Kenny Swartz   - - - kswart@topeka.k12.ks.us

Gfeller Up For Athlete Of The Week

    Bryce Gfeller was nominated for Capital-Journal Area Athlete of the Week because of his win in the 106 pound class at the Rossville Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 11.