Cody Mitchell (64) Passes Away

    Cody J. Mitchell, 68, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Home in Wamego.   
    He was born December 22, 1945 at Oxnard, CA, the son of Ray and Molly Kovar Mitchell.    He graduated from Rossville High School in 1964.    Cody grew up in the Delia community and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.  He worked for Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka and later owned and operated the Brass Rail in Topeka.   He moved to Arizona in 1985 and was a bartender at   local casinos in Laughlin, NV.    Cody moved back to Kansas in 2011.   
    He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Clara Winters and Thelma Lowy.    Survivors include nephews, Vic Poe, Meriden and Wonnie Graves, Rossville; nieces, Tuesday Winters, Emporia and Terry Kirkpatrick, Lowry City, MO; several great nephews and nieces also survive.   
    Memorial graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Kansas.    Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, Kansas 66533.
    You can sign his guestbook at:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/cody-j-mitchell/

Glenn Rees (64) Passes Away

    Glenn E. Rees, 68, of Silver Lake, entered into his eternal life on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Glenn was the son of Harry and Nellie Rees and was born on the family farm near Grantville.
     When Glenn was 5 the family moved to Rossville where Glenn attended Stone School, a one room school house until the 4th grade. He then attended Rossville grade school and graduated from Rossville High School in 1964.
    Glenn married Mary Smith in 1970. They were blessed with two children, Phillip Eugene and Brenda Ruth. They made their home north of Topeka. Mary passed away in 1999. Glenn retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber after 36 years of service in 2001. In addition to Mary, Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, and infant sister, Betty, a brother, Roy Rees, and his daughter Brenda Rees.
    Glenn married Deborah Anderson in 2001, when he moved north of Silver Lake. Glenn enjoyed a passion for flying and at one time in his life owned his own single engine plane. He logged hundreds of hours during his life including flying in Hawaii. Glenn also enjoyed camping, his church and his family.
    Survivors include his wife Deb of Silver Lake, son Phil and Susan Rees and their son Noah of Topeka; children by marriage, Jenifer and Todd Davidson, their children, Shelby, Jacey, Hannah, Julia and Zachary of Topeka; J.D. and Joy Hanna and their daughter Ashley of Silver Lake; brother, George Rees of Holton; family by marriage Hap and Marcia Anderson of Silver Lake, Randy and Connie Anderson of Silver Lake and Alan and Tammy Zlatnik of Rossville; many nieces and nephews also survive.
    The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday evening at Bethel Community Church on NW Landon Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 18th at Bethel Community Church. Interment will follow at the Grantville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Community Church, Midland Hospice or the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N. Kansas, Topeka KS 66608.

Dawgs Demolish Oskaloosa 77-8.

    The Bulldogs visited Oskaloosa Friday night and had a 63-0 lead by half time.  The final score was 77-8.

Rossville (7-0)      28     35     7     7   =   77
Oskaloosa (4-2)      0       0     8     0   =    8

Rossville  scoring:
Horak (3), 19 run, 73 run, 17 run
Horak (3), 60 run, 1 run, 62 run
Luellen 1 run
Gfeller 4 run
Reesor 18 run
Roduner 40 pass from Horak
Horak 42 run from Woodcock
PAT — Steinke 11 Kicks.

    You can see some video of the game at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-7-Rossville-at-Oskaloosa-279598302.html

Other Mid-East League scores:

Silver Lake  70
Osage City     0

Rock Creek   51
St. Marys      29

Valley Heights  50
Wabaunsee         0

Volleyball Team Splits With Rock Creek

    The RHS volleyball team split with Rock Creek  on Oct. 14,  The Dawgs took the first match  easily with wins of 25-22, 25-22.   However, in the second match,  they only won game of the three with scores of 13-25, 25-22, 15-25.
    The team is now 9-18 overall and 2-6 in the Mid-East League.

RHS Golf Team Goes To State

CLASS 3-2-1A REGIONAL  at Lake Shawnee Golf Club, Oct. 13.

Team scores   (Silver Lake, Rossville and West Franklin qualify for State)

Silver Lake 481, Rossville 500, West Franklin 573, St. Marys 583, Council Grove 594, Centre 660.

Individual medalists

1. Holder, Silver Lake, 103; 2. Makayla Crow, Rossville, 112; 3. Carlson, Council Grove, 117; 4. Emily Woodcock, Rossville, 118; 5. Curtis, West Franklin, 118; 6. Sharpe, Silver Lake, 119; 7. Krogman, Silver Lake, 128; 8. Lang, Silver Lake, 131; 9. Staci Van Druff, Rossville, 133; 10. Basore, Centre, 135.

Individual qualifiers — Carlson, Council Grove, 117; Basore Centre, 135; Kleinsmith, St. Marys, 138; Bertels, St. Marys, 142; Downes, Council Grove, 144.

The State Tournament will be at Emporia Municipal Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 20.

Complete results for the Regional can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/14/14_reg.pdf

Homecoming Week Video

A YouTube video of Homecoming Week Festivities can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIU5qKoAP3c

Skylar Flinn and Jordan Brill Are Engaged

Skylar Suzanne Flinn and Jordan Riley Brill are proud to announce their engagement. The couple became engaged on March 29, 2014.

The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate from Rossville High School in Rossville, KS. She graduated from Washburn University in May 2012 from the Radiologic Technologist program and then continued her education in Radiation Therapy and Health Administration. She graduated with a dual Bachelor's of Health Science degree with an emphasis in Health Administration and Medical Imaging at Washburn University in May 2013. Currently, she is continuing her education to obtain her Master's of Health Science where her prospective graduation date will be December of 2015. She currently works full-time as an Imaging Technologist at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital and works PRN at Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center. Her parents are Raymond and Susan Flinn, of Topeka, KS. She has two sisters Angelique Flinn, of Topeka, KS, and Rhiannon Flinn, who resides in Andover, KS with her fiance'  Matt Schmitt. Her grandparents are Gwendolyn McClurg, of Meriden, KS, and Wilma Flinn, of St. Marys, KS.

The prospective groom is a 2003 graduate from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, NE. He attended Washburn University where he played for the Washburn Ichabods Football Team. He then later met Skylar Flinn. Currently he is a crop adjuster for RCIS. His parents, Jason and Nancy Brill, reside in the Omaha Metro Area, as well as his two brothers Jared and Jaylen Brill. His grandfather is Jim Rice  of Bayard, NE. 

They will exchange vows in Tulum, Mexico at the Dreams Resort on April 26, 2015 at 5 pm and will have their reception in Larned, KS at the Knights of Columbus on June 13, 2015.

3A Football Rankings.

Wichita Eagle Class 3A  football rankings for Oct. 12.  

1. Silver Lake 6-0 (1)
2. Conway Springs 6-0 (2)
3. Rossville 6-0 (3)
4. Scott City 6-0 (4)
5. Wichita Collegiate 5-1 (5)


Topeka Capital-Journal rankings for Oct. 12.

1. Silver Lake (1) 6-02. Rossville (2) 6-03. Conway Springs (3) 6-04. Scott City (4) 6-05. Hutchinson Trinity (NR) 6-0

Others — Beloit 4-2, Caney Valley 5-1, Centralia 5-1, Chaparral 5-1, Colgan 4-2, Halstead 5-1, Hesston 6-0, Hoisington 5-1, Horton 5-0, Kingman 5-1, Nemaha Central 5-1, Norton 6-0, SE-Saline 5-1, Wichita Collegiate 5-1.

Notes — Rossville and Conway Springs not only passed big tests, but did so in a big way. Tucker Horak ran for 219 yards and three TDs and threw for 206 yards and two scores as Rossville rolled Centralia 42-6. Conway handed Wichita Trinity its first loss as Luke Fisher ran for 266 yards and five TDs in a 42-21 win.

Dawgs Overpoer Centrailia 42-6

From CJ Online.com

Horak, Rossville overpower Centralia 42-6

Bulldog QB racks up 425 yards total offense in battle of 3A unbeatens

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

CENTRALIA  The comment was made somewhat in jest, but there was a hint of truth to what Larry Glatczak had to say about Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak.

"We could have put 22 (players) out there tonight and not been able to stop him," the Centralia coach said.

Indeed, Horak and Rossville's offense just had that kind of night — one the host Panthers hadn't experienced against them in quite some time. After falling behind 6-0 midway through the first quarter, the Bulldog offense put on a clinic, scoring on five straight possessions on its way to a statement-making 42-6 victory in a battle of ranked Class 3A teams.

Coach talked all week about the tradition that they had,"  Horak said of the Panthers, who were last year's Class 2-1A state champions, their third title in five years. "We just knew we had to show up and play and prove that we were the better team and it showed in the end."

Rossville, ranked No. 2 in 3A, stayed unbeaten at 6-0, while Centralia, No. 5 in 3A, fell to 5-1 and saw a 28-game regular-season winning streak snapped.

The last team to beat the Panthers in the regular season? Rossville, in 2011.

The Bulldogs didn't exactly blow out of the gate in this one, going three and out on their first two possessions. But once Horak hit Christian Roduner over the top of two Panther defenders for a 45-yard touchdown strike, Rossville found its flow.

Horak scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards on Rossville's next two possessions before Thatcher Horak got into the act with a 5-yard touchdown run and 42-yard touchdown pass from Tucker Horak. Run or pass, Rossville moved almost at will as Tucker Horak racked up 172 yards on the ground and 166 through the air in the opening half in leading the Bulldogs to a commanding 35-7 lead.

The best quarterbacks we've played against was the Smiths from Colgan (Nick and Mark), and he was better than them,"  Glatczak said. "He's so hard to tackle  he runs well and is quicker than heck. And then he can throw it a little bit. He's a player, and they've got a lot of good ones around him."

To put Rossville's first-half performance in perspective, Centralia had allowed just 34 points through its first five games this season before giving up 35 to the Bulldogs in the half. In its last 18 games, Centralia had allowed just 14 first-half points.

We were going to try to find some holes in the defense and then attack them,"  Horak said. "Once we found something that worked, we stuck to it and were off to the races."

While the offense stole the show, Rossville's defense also was up to the task. After giving up a 59-yard touchdown run to Wyatt VanDorn to start the game's scoring, the Bulldogs clamped down. Centralia finished with 242 yards rushing with VanDorn getting 106 of those, and the Bulldogs held standout back Darrian Turner to just 87 yards, 38 of those coming on the final drive of the game.

Tucker Horak added an 11-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for the only scoring in the second half and finished the game with 219 yards rushing and 206 passing. Corbin Horak had six catches for 97 yards and Thatcher Horak had a combined 85 yards rushing and receiving.

Rossville (6-0)   14   21    7    0   =    42

Centralia (5-1)     6     0    0    0   =      6

Cent  VanDorn 59 run (pass failed)

Ross  Roduner 45 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 5 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 68 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Th. Hatcher 5 run (Steinke kick)

Ross  Th. Horak 42 pass from Tu. Horak (Steinke kick)

Ross  Tu. Horak 11 run (Steinke kick)

GAME IN FIGURES

                                Ross          Cent

First downs                20             10

Rushes-yards        42-300       51-242

Passing                   206               0

Comp-Att-Int        14-20- 0        0-4-1

Punts                     4-39.0        7-27.2

Fumbles-Lost          1-1              1-1

Penalties-Yards     8-106          3-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING  Rossville: Tu. Horak 20-219, Reesor 5-16, Th. Horak 9-43, Hammes 5-13, Balch 3-9. Centralia: Turner 20-87, VanDorn 17-106, Mars 8-22, J. Johnson 4-26, B. Johnson, 2-1.

PASSING  Rossville: Tu. Horak 14-20-0, 206. Centralia: VanDorn 0-4-1, 0.

RECEIVING   Rossville: C. Horak 6-97, Roduner 4-56, Th. Horak 3-42, Reesor 1-11. Centralia: none.

Brent Maycock can be reached at (785) 295-5662 or

Dawgs Maul #5 Panthers

    The Rossville Bulldogs and number 5 ranked Centrailia Panthers battled it out on the gridiron on Oct.10 with the Dawgs coming out on top 42-6.
    There is a short video on the below web site.  Look to the right for "Rossville and Centrailia."
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone

    There is just over one minute of game video on Kansas First News.  Go to the 4:58 mark of the video at:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/10/football-frenzy-recap-101014/

Preview Of Centrailia Game

From The Capital-Journal Online

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

CENTRALIA     In many ways, Friday night's clash between Rossville and Centralia isn't all that unusual.

The two programs have met a number of times throughout the years, as recently as 2011 with Rossville taking a 34-8 win after the Panthers won 20-13 in 2010.

    Yet if there's a different feeling to this year's meeting, it's for good reason. Instead of an early-season warm-up for the non-league foes, Friday's game in Centralia will be a pre-district tune-up and  with Centralia now in Class 3A, a potential playoff preview.

    "We usually have this type of game in Game 1 or Game 2,"   Centralia coach Larry Glatczak said."We're used to playing Silver Lake or Rossville or Concordia or Riley County or whoever early so that always gave us a gauge. It's a little different now that we're 3A and we've already gone through our league before playing this game. And even though Troy and Washington were good football teams, we still don't know what we have yet. So I'm tickled we're playing this game to see where we stand and what we need to get better at for the remainder of the season."

    The showdown is a huge one leading into district play. Rossville, a state semifinalist last year, is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A and is 5-0. Centralia, last year's 2-1A state champion, is ranked No. 5 in 3A and also is 5-0.

While no league or district title will be at stake, both coaches acknowledged that the game is a big one in each team's pursuit for a state title.

    We are looking forward to it and it's one of those games that's going to be a measuring stick for each program," Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. "We're going to get to find out what kind of ball club we have. We've been tested at a few moments this year and we've responded really well, but in terms of playing a top-flight, playoff contender, state championship contender like I think these guys are, it's going to be an important game for us."

Indeed neither Rossville nor Centralia have truly been pushed yet this season like they probably will be on Friday night.

    Only once this season has Rossville remotely found itself in a dogfight at halftime of a game, leading Riley County just 28-21 at the break. But the Bulldogs blitzed the Falcons with 28-second half points to roll to a 56-21 victory.

    In their other four games, the Bulldogs have outscored their foes 198-27, including 147-6 in the first half.

"We've been really efficient on offense, scoring early in our games and we've been able to score fast,"   Hammes said. "We're ahead of the game on offense from where we were at last year."

Centralia hasn't been any less dominating, outscoring its opposition 234-34 this year. A 22-8 halftime lead against Troy marks the Panthers' closest game at halftime and also are the only points they've given up in the first half this season.

    Glatczak knows that all changes against Rossville.

    "What we see Friday night is what we're going to see in the playoffs,"  he said. "It's a deal where we want to see a great team and that's why we've always scheduled those Mid-East teams, to see how we compete. It doesn't do you any good to go undefeated through the season not playing anybody and then get your tail handed to you in the playoffs. I've seen that happen to teams before. Competition is something we don't shy away from. We'll buck up to it, and if we get beat, we get beat. We're going to try and get better and this gives us a good gauge."

    Both teams boast explosive home run threats on offense.

    Rossville quarterback Tucker Horak is having another huge season. The junior has completed an astounding 86.5 percent of his passes (45 of 52) for 616 yards and nine touchdowns and also has rushed for 803 yards and 10 touchdowns on just 42 carries (19.1 yards per carry).

    Thatcher Horak has a combined 630 rushing and receiving yards, averaging 19.7 yards per carry, and eight different players have caught passes, led by Christian Roduner (17 catches, 246 yards).

“We haven’t since a team like this since Colgan in the playoffs when they had all those weapons,” Glatczak said.   The big thing is keeping Horak contained because if he gets loose, he's gone. We have to keep him corralled and in a box as much as we can."

    Centralia counters with a 1-2 punch of Darrian Turner and Wyatt VanDorn. Turner has rushed for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns and VanDorn has added 621 yards and 10 scores, each averaging better than 12 yards per carry. Of VanDorn's six pass completions (just 15 attempts) three have gone for touchdowns.

    They're going to present us some problems from the standpoint that they have an offense that's a bit unconventional," Hammes said. "It's an offense you can score a lot of points with, which they do. But that scheme itself, it provides some challenges for us and that's what's most talked about when people play them. But when you look at the defensive side of the ball, you note that they're good year after year on that side of the ball.

"It's going to be one of those contests where anything goes and both groups will be ready to go and give it their best shot."

Bourbonnais Creek Bridge Dedicated.

    A bridge west of Rossville on Highway 24 has beed dedicated to honor a Kansas family.   A sign has been unveiled  commemorating the new bridge as Bourbonnais Creek Bridge.    The creek and bridge are named for the Bourbonnais family of the Potawatomi Citizen Band  that used to live nearby.   Jim Coder, a descendant of the Bourbonnais, was on hand for the dedication.
    A Kansas First News video of the announcement can be viewed at:  http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/10/08/rossville-bridge-sign-commemorates-family/

Rock Creek Game Photos

Photos of the Rock Creek-RHS football game can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2014/10/rock-creek-game-photos.html

Trapshoot Oct. 19