RHS Football Outlook

    Are you ready for some football?   Well,  Rossville doesn't have Hank Williams or Carrie Underwood,  but they do have a football team hoping to repeat as Mid-East League Champs and to make it to the 3A championship game.

    The Dawgs won 12 straight games last year,  including a 27-21 win against Mid-East rival Silver Lake,  but stumbled in the 3A semi-final game against their old nemeses Silver Lake, finishing with a 12-1 record.
    The offense will be lead this year by junior and all league QB Tucker Horak, who threw for 1,706 yards and 14 TDDs last year while also rushing for 1807 yards and 33 TDs.  All League running back Nick Reesor (sr) returns after tallying 809 yards adn 1 TDs last year. Tucker will have plenty of targets with all-leaguers Corbin Horak (sr) and Christian Roduner (jr) also returning.  Thatcher Horak also had seven TDs and was one of the three receivers with at least 215 receiving yards.
    Defensive returners are Nick Reesor (sr)  at Linebacker, who had 91 tackles,  and Thatcher Horak (sr)  in the secondary.
    The line is a big question mark since All-3A Marcus Catron and All-leaguer Davis Warton graduated.
Other top returners include Jack Steckel, RB-LB (sr), Zach Jenson,  OL (jr), Terrence Sowers, OL,DE. (sr), Tyler Sage, OL (jr), and Isaac Luellen, DT, (jr).
    In addition to the always tough Mid-Easge League schedule,  the Dawgs will also face last year's 2-1A champion Centrailia.
    Derick Hammes is in his second year as head coach after Steve Buhler resigned prior to last year's season..    Assistant coaches include:  Brad Anderson, Ian Peters, Dan  Schneider, and jeremy Stevenson.

Last year's Mid-East  league standings:

Team         League    Overall
Rossville        5-0        12-1

Silver Lake     4-1        13-1

Riley County   3-2         4-6

St. Marys        2-3          5-5

Wabaunsee    1-4          5-5

Rock Creek     0-5          2-7

Girls Golf Team Fourth

    The RHS girls golf team finished 4th of 5 teams at the Jeffrrson West Open at Lake Perry Country Club on Aug. 28.  Mackayla Crow led the team with a 48 which was good for 6th place.    Complete results can be read at:

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_jw-open.pdf

Back The Dawgs Night On Fri.

Back The Dawgs night will be Fri, Oct 29.  It begins will volleyball at 5:00 and continues at 6:00 on the football field.

RHS Golf Season Begins

    The RHS girls golf team gets an early start on their season,  teeing off at Mill Valley on Aug. 27 and at Jefferson West on Aug. 29.

Betty Kolbek Passes Away

    Betty Kolbek of Holton passed away Aug. 23 at the Rossville Health and Rehabilitation Center.
    Her obituary can be read at:
http://www.mercerfuneralhomes.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2654131&fh_id=10579

Mitch Buhler Washburn U. QB in '14

    Mitch Buhler is a senior at Washburn U. and is slated to be the starting quarterback on their football team.  You can read his bio at:  http://wusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football&rp_id=3297

TCF Parade Pictures

    Pictures of the Tall Corn Festival parade can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/08/tall-corn-festival-parade-2014.html

TCF Kiddie Parade

    Pictures of the Tall Corn Festival Kiddie Parade can be viewed at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/08/tall-corn-festival-kiddie-parade.html

Harvey Douglas To Coach Baseball At WU

    Harvey Douglas of St. Marys is taking over as the head baseball coach at Washburn University.
    Douglas is taking on his first collegiate head coaching job but he has been involved in baseball on many levels while also working in education. He is a Washburn graduate with two bachelor's degrees and a master's from Emporia State. He played in the New York Mets Minor League organization after his all-MIAA career as an outfielder at Washburn. He then served as a high school head coach at St. Marys and Lansing  before working as a special education teacher at Rossville Junior/Senior High School.
    To read more about Harvey,  go to the complete WIBW article at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Douglas-Taking-Over-272391611.html

Football Video

      Here is a nice video of the RHS football team including video of the players practicing and interviews.

http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Defending-Mid-East-Champs-Rossville-Hungry-For-State-Title-271937581.html

      There is also a video of the Silver Lake Eagles football team at:

http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Silver-Lake-Prepared-To-Defend-3A-Title-Despite-Tough-Schedule-271775251.html

Tall Corn Winners

Tall Corn Winners Jacob Gentry and Casey Perkins.

Derick Hammes Article

   Here is a nice article about RHS football coach Derick Hammes who took over last year after former football head coach Steve Buhler was hired by Washburn Rural.

http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-08-06/rossville-good-fit-hammes

Conrad Hesse Passes Away

    Conrad E. “Connie” Hesse, 85, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the St. Marys Community Hospital.
He was born February 10, 1929 at St. Marys the son of Conrad Francis and Edith Grace Brunin Hesse     He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Connie was also a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.
    On November 8, 1981 he was united in marriage to Catherine Evelyn Dunn Simpkins in Topeka. She preceded him in death on March 21, 2008. 
    Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.    Mr. Hesse will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 22, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home where there will be a Prayer Service/Rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.
    To read the complete obituary,  go to:
    http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/conrad-e-connie-hesse/

Bulldawg Football Preview

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – The Rossville Bulldogs are coming off a 12-win season a year ago, and a trip to the state tournament.

In the Class 3A semi-finals, they suffered their only loss of the season, to arch-rival and state champion, Silver Lake.

This year, Rossville will have a very competitive schedule, which includes a matchup, in October, against the defending Class 2-1A state champion, Centralia. Their rematch with Silver Lake isn’t until the final game of the regular season.

“Our ultimate goal is a state championship,” said Rossville head coach Derick Hammes. “We like to set the standard as high as it can be.”

“We’ve been waiting all year, ever since our season ended to play again,” said senior defensive end and tackle Terrence Sowers. “I’ve been looking forward to getting back out here with the guys and building good chemistry.”

“We’re hard-nosed players, and we’re fast,” said senior fullback and linebacker Nick Reesor. “We’re also very athletic. It should be a great season, but potential is just a word. We got to go get it this year.”

The Mid-East League will provide a challenge each and every week.

“I think everybody in the league will be better,” said Hammes. “And I think because we did some good things last year, that they’ll be some people shooting for us as well.

Rossville begins its 2014 season on September 5 when they welcome Clay Center to town.

For video of the RHS practice,  go to:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/08/19/rossville-bulldawgs-football-preview-2/