RHS-SMHS Split Basketball Games

    The RHS boys basketball team defeated St. Marys 57-46,  but the girls varsity team lost 42-27 in their Jan 16 Mid-East matchup on the Rossville court.


Boys Game
St. Marys        8    17   13     8   =   46
Rossville       12    14   17   14   =   57

Rossville  scoring:
Schultz-Pruner                3 (1)       6-8         13
Horak                            3            5-10        11
Horak                            4 (1)       2-4         11
Roduner                        3 (2)       3-5         11
Woodcock                     2            2-2           6 
Sowers                         2            1-3           5 

Totals                         17 (4)      19-32        57

Girls Game
St. Marys        13     11     7     16   =   47
Rossville         12      5    14     11   =   42

Rossville scoring:  
Kirk                     4         5-10        13
Steckel                2          5-12         9
Hill                      2          3-5           7
Nitsch                 2 (2)     0-6           6
Little                   0          3-3           3
Day                    1          0-0           2
Shinn                  0          2-2           2 

Totals              11 (2)    18-38         42

There is video for both the boys and girls games at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/January-St-Marys-at-Rossville-288859281.html

RHS Wrestlers At Basehor-Linwood

    The RHS wrestlers attended the big Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic tournament this year on Jan. 16-17.  Attending this year were ACCHS, Andale, Baldwin, Basehor-Linwood, Bishop Ward, Blue Valley, Blue Springs MO, Bonner Springs, Chapman, Clay Center, Columbus, Fort Scott, Glenwood Iowa,Goddard, Junction City, Lansing, Mountain Range Col, Olathe North, Olathe South, Osawatomie, Paola, Piper, Pittsburg, Platte County MO, Prairie View, Riley County, Rossville, Royal Valley, Santa Fe Trail, Smithville Mo, STA, St. James Academy, Topeka Seaman, Tonganoxie,Turner,

Bryce Gfeller (21-3,10) (113 lb) received byes the first two rounds.  He then lost to Riley Alderman of Olatha North.

Alex Cavanaugh (23-3,11) (120 lb.)  defeated Zac West of Santa Fe Trail the first round and Eaden Searcy of Tonganoxi the second round.  He then lost to Khamin Crow of Seaman.

Alex Bird (5-13,12) (145 lb.) lost to Austin Purtle of Smithville.

Derek Gentry (13-10,11) (152 lb) received a bye the first round and defeated Will Gerring ((8-6, 12)  of LS the second round.  He then lost to Austin Andres (22-9,9) of Goddard.

Nick Reesor (21-3,12) (160 lb) received a bye the first round and defeated Patrick Haase of Olatha South the second round. He then lost to Isaac Dulgarin (25-0,2) of Olatha North who won the class defeating all opponents by falls.

Kody Hurla (7-10, 9) (285 lb) received a bye the first round.  In round two,  he lost to Arnez Dowdy (13-10,11) of Turner.

The standings for all teams at the tournament is at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/14-15/15_basehor.pdf

Winfield Jansen Passes Away

     Winfield G. Win Jansen, 80, Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Rossville Health Care and Rehab Center.
    Win was born December 26, 1934 in Roxbury, NY. He was one of eleven children raised in a foster home in Athens, NY. Win came to Topeka as a member of the U.S. Air Force serving as a Senior Medical Specialist. While stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, he met his angel Leatha C. Smith. They were married March 18, 1956. She preceeded him in death on August 16, 2010 after 54 years of marriage. Win and Leatha were involved in bowling at the state level and Win was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed coaching his son Steve in baseball for many years.
    Upon leaving the Air Force, Win worked in management at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 27 years. Win was probably best known for his years selling automobiles at John Hoffer Chrysler Jeep, where he was awarded the Chrysler Gold Award. This was the first Gold Award ever given by Chrysler in the Topeka market.
    Survivors include a son Steven Jansen (Lorna), Fort Mohave, AZ and a daughter Kim Livingston (Chuck) Topeka, KS, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    A graveside funeral service will be 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Mr. Jansen will lie in state from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, KS, where the family will meet friends and relatives from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, spend the day with a child! 

3A Wrestling Rankings

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Assn rankings for 3A this week are out and RHS maintains its number 2 ranking.  The Dawgs have  three wrestlers ranked number 1 in their class,  and another at number 3 which is unchanged from the last poll in December.

Teams:
1.  Norton
2.  Rossville
3.  Hoisington
4.  Oberlin
5.  Fredonia
6.  Marysville
7.  Silver Lake

Individuals
113 lb.   Bryce Gfeller       #1
126 lb.  Alex Cavanaugh   #1
160 lb.  Nick Reesor          #3
182 lb.  Isaac Luellen        #1

Wrestling Photos

    For photos taken at the Mission Valley, Eudora and Rossville wrestling tournaments, go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/rossville-invitational-wrestling-jan-10.html

    If anyone has additional photos they would like to share,  just e-mail them to me.  

RHS Thanks Board of Education

    A special version of Dawgfeed "thanks" the Kaw Valley Board of Education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Sw9x1SLUo&feature=em-subs_digest

Win Half A Hog

     The RHS booster club is holding a drawing for a chance to win a half of hog – two winners will be drawn – at the Rossville vs. St. Marys game this Friday night. Tickets will be available Friday night and the drawing will take place during the boys game.  Winner doesn’t need to be present to win.  All proceeds will benefit the Rossville Booster Club LED sign. 

      Special thanks to Miller Brothers Show Pigs (Kelly and Alyssa Miller) for the donation of the hog.

Rossville Boys Lose To Rock Creek

    The RHS boys basketball team played at Rock Creek on Jan. 13 but lost 51-25.  Their record is 4-5 for the season and 1-2 in the Mid-East League.

Rock Creek      11  15  19   6   =   51

Rossville           9   7    5    4   =   25

Rossville  scoring:
Roduner                   1 (1)     0-0      3
Th. Horak                 6           2-4   14
Sowers                    1           0-2     2
C. Horak                  0           2-2     2
Schultz-Pruner          2           0-0     4
Anderson                  0           0-1     0

Totals                     10(1)      4-9     25  

RHS Girls Defeat Rock Creek

    The RHS girls picked up a road win at Rock Creek on Jan. 13 with a convincing 59-46 victory.  The girls are 6-3 overall and 1-2 in the Mid-East League.

Rossville          9   15   14   21   =   59
Rock Creek      5   19   10   12   =   46

Rossville scoring:
Nitsch                  5 (4)     3-8       17
Hill                       4 (2)     4-6       14
Kirk                      4          6-9       14
Conley                 3          1-1         7
Steckel                1 (1)     2-2         5
Shinn                   1          0-0         2
Totals                18 (7)   16-26     59.

Veterans Appreciation Night Jan 16

    They are asking that Rossville fans wear Red and White (with no black) and St. Marys fans wear Blue and White.

RHS Girls Lose At Riley Co.

Rossville           10   10     8   11   =   39
Riley County      17   13   15   12   =   57

Rossville scoring:

Hill                      6 (1)      0-0     13
Kirk                     5           0-0     10
Nitsch                 2 (1)      0-2       5 
Shinn                  2           0-0       4
Buhler                 1 (1)     0-0        3
Steckel                1          0-0        2
Day                     1          0-0        2 

Totals                18 (3)     0-2      39

RHS Boys Win Over Riley County

Rossville           9 17 15 11 — 52
Riley County   13   9   7 11 — 40

Rossville scoring:

Horak                5 (3)       2-4       15
Sowers              5            1-2       11
Hulbert              3             3-4        9
Schultz-Pruner   1             1-2        3
Roduner            0              2-2       2
Totals              14 (3)        9-16    52

Rossville Invitational Wrestling Tournament

    Attending the Rossville Invitational wrestling tournament on Jan. 10 were ACCHS, Bellevue-Republic County, Clay Center, Doniphan West, Hiawatha-Horton, Immaculata, Maur Hill Prep,Perry-Lecompton,Pleasant Ridge, Riley County, Rossville, Sabetha, Santa Fe Trail, St. Marys, Topeka Hayden,Wellington. 

    The Dawgs finished fourth of sixteen teams with 144.5 points,  behind Santa Fe Trail (206) Clay Center (193) and Atchison Cou. (171).

    Rossville wrestlers picking up medals were:

Bryce Gfeller                   113           1st
Holden Hurla                    120          5th
Alex Cavanaugh              126          1st
Isaiah Luellen                   138           4th
Derek Gentry                   152            2nd
Nick Reesor                     160            1st
Koles Davoren                 220            6th
Kody Hurla                        285            8th

For complete results of each class,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/14-15/15_ross.pdf

For photos taken at the tournement,  go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/rossville-invitational-wrestling-jan-10.html

Eagles Soar Over RHS Boys BB Team

SILVER LAKE 50, ROSSVILLE 31

Silver Lake     13  15  14    8      =    50

Rossville        10   2    8   11     =     31


Rossville   scoring:
Th. Horak            4-14(1)    0-0      9
Sowers                2-3          3-6      7
C. Horak             1-6          1-3      3
Woodcock           0-4           0-1     0
Schultz-Pruner     2-6(1)       2-2     7
Roduner              1-3           1-1     3
Hulbert                1-3           0-2     2
Hammes             0-2           0-0     0
Morris                  0-1           0-1     0
Mason                 0-0           0-0     0

Totals                11-42       7-16    31

The team is now 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the Mid East League.