Golf Team At Council Grove Invitational

    The girls golf team came in 5th of 8 teams at the Council Grove Invitational at the Council Grove Country Club on Sept. 24.   They were just 4 strokes behind #3 and one stroke behind #4 Holton.    Emily Woodcock led the team with a 51 stroke score.

Anderson Co.       195
Clay Center          198
Council Grove        221
Holton                   224
Rossville               225
St. Marys              229
Centre                   270
West Franklin         287

Mid Plains League Expands

TOPEKA, KS - The Mid-Plains League is proud to announce the addition of two new teams for the upcoming 2016 summer collegiate season.

The league welcomes in the Independence (Mo.) Veterans and the Sabetha (Ks.) Lobos.

"Each year we try to evaluate possible expansion opportunities to grow our league," said League Commissioner David Streeter. "We feel these two markets will add a lot of excitement to the league,"

The League is working on its 2016 schedule and anticipates that being released later in the fall. Planned events this summer are the 2016 All-Star Game as well as the league's Rising Stars Showcase. The Rising Stars Showcase allows Junior College players to participate in a combine-style showcase in front of coaches from four-year schools.

"The Mid-Plains League strives to be one of the top summer collegiate leagues in the Midwest and will continue to be an excellent place for players to grow during the summer."

About the Independence Veterans: The city of Independence, Missouri possesses a rich baseball history and due to this fact, the Veterans organization intends to inject both pride and enthusiasm into the community. The team is proud to call historic Crysler Stadium home. Crysler has a history of its own and will serve as an outstanding venue for the Veterans home games.

Our nation's heroes, our military veterans, will be honored during each home game. The Veterans will strive to provide the community with quality baseball entertainment while at the same time offering a family friendly atmosphere, one that the community can be extremely proud of.

About the Sabetha Lobos: The Lobos were established in 2010 as the Puerto Rico Collegiate Baseball Club. Their mission is to help Puerto Rican high school/college prospects gain exposure and develop their skills to the fullest to continue their baseball careers. The Lobos want to continue development by joining the Mid-Plains League to give their prospects more visibility and an avenue to the next level in baseball.

The Lobos are ready to go and are excited to have a chance to be part of the Mid-Plains League and call Sabetha home. Somerset Park is one of the newest venues in the league. Built in 2007 and will be an excellent fit within the league.

About the Mid-Plains League: 2016 will mark the third year of existence for the league, boasting eight-teams from Kansas and Missouri. The league strives to provide the best opportunity for their players to excel on and off the field. 10 Mid-Plains League players have been drafted by Major League teams as well as 6 former MPLers that are currently playing in affiliated Minor League Baseball. The league also provides excellent exposure for Junior College players looking to make the leap to four-year schools.

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RHS Snake Dance Thur. Evening

RHS Snake Dance THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24 6:30pm

Meet in front of the High School and start w/an all class scavenger hunt. (bring a selfie stick) Snake through town, stop at the Manor to greet residents and have beverages, then onto Main Street for the Candidate game. Ending with a bonfire and pizza at the High School.

Computerized Football Predictions

The Capital Journal listed these games of interest among those being played this week.The home team in is caps,  and the predicted win margin is in the middle.

72.1 CLAY CENTER 21.2 Marysville 50.9

92.5 Halstead 24.4 SMOKY VALLEY 68.1

104.3 ROSSVILLE 36.8 Riley County 67.5

104.2 SILVER LAKE 52.5 St. Marys 51.7

106.1 Wichita Collegiate 21.3 MULVANE 84.8

Volleyball Team Loses To SL

   The RHS volleyball team lost two matches to Silver Lake on Sept. 22.   The first was 13-25, 14-25 and the second was 8-25, 12-25.

Tucker Horak Area Athlete Of Week

Bulldawg standout rushes for 359 yards, 5 TDs, throws for 2 TDs in win over Rock Creek

His performance: Horak has enjoyed numerous monstrous performances in his career, but Friday night’s in a 55-21 win over Rock Creek might have been his best. Busting touchdown runs of 38, 78, 66, 10 and 87 yards, Horak ran for a whopping 359 yards on just 13 carries and average of 27.6 yards per carry. For good measure, he also complete 9 of 10 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Coach’s comment: “Nothing shocks me anymore when it comes to Tucker,” Rossville coach Derick Hammes said. “He is such a fierce competitor that even when a play breaks down he can make it a positive. Friday, he put everything together for a great ball game against what I thought was a good team.”

Homecoming Activities Friday

Homecoming Activities for Friday September 25th

1. 8:00-9:00 Seminar (Homecoming practice @ 8:30)
2. 9:00-10:00 Lib Dub
3. 10:00-10:30 Kahoot (auditorium)
4. 10:30-11:30 Powder Puff
5. 11:30-1:00 Lunch & Movie (Commons Area)
6. 1:00-1:30 Picture on the Field
7. 1:30-2:00 Pep Rally

Matt Buhler At Hawaii Pacific U.

Hawaii Pacific University

Matt Buhler
GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH
Buhler enters his first year as a graduate assistant with the men's basketball program.

Buhler attended Fort Hays State University on a basketball scholarship from 2010-2012 and was a member of the 2010-2011 MIAA Tournament Championship team, the first in school history.

Following 2012, Buhler transferred to Washburn University and joined the football team as a wide receiver. He spent three years at Washburn and was a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.

During his time at Washburn, Buhler served as the junior varsity basketball coach at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kansas for two years. He was also the junior varsity baseball coach for one year.

Buhler graduated from Washburn University in 2015 with a degree in History. He is pursuing a Master's Degree in Diplomacy and Military Studies

K Preps 3A Football Rankings

#1 ROSSVILLE (3-0)

Last: beat Rock Creek, 55-21Rossville and Rock Creek were tied at 7 after one quarter, but the Bulldawgs scored 21 points in the second quarter to pull away. Tucker Horak carried 13 times for 353 yards and five touchdowns for Rossville. He also completed 9 of 10 passes for 90 yards and two more scores. Christian Roduner and Dawson Hammes each caught touchdown passes from Horak. The Bulldawgs rushed for 489 yards in the game.
Next: vs. Riley County (2-1)

#2 SCOTT CITY (3-0)

Last: defeated Goodland 42-14Scott City scored 21 points in the second quarter to build a 28-0 lead in beating Goodland. Cooper Griffith rushed for 155 yards and two scores, while Wyatt Kropp added 86 yards and a pair of scores on 13 carries. Bo Hess passed for 115 yards and a touchdown to give the Beavers some balance. Kropp hauled in the Hess' touchdown pass from 16 yards away.
Next: at 4A-II No. 3 Holcomb (2-1)

#3 WICHITA COLLEGIATE (3-0)

Last: defeated 4A-II No. 2 Andale 46-45 in overtimeWichita Collegiate trailed Andale by 16 points twice in the second half before scoring twice in the final five minutes and winning 46-45 in overtime. Collegiate quarterback Austin Waddell scored from two yards out and then hit Jack Larsen on the two-point conversion to tie the score at 39 with 49 seconds remaining. Collegiate got the ball first in overtime and Waddell scored on a 5-yard run to give the Spartans their first lead of the game, 46-39. Andale would score to pull within 46-45, but Collegiate brought pressure and tackled Andale back Zach Meyer for a loss as he was looking to reverse field and throw a halfback pass.
Next: at Mulvane (2-1)

#4 HALSTEAD (3-0)

Last: routed Hillsboro 55-7Halstead scored 43 first-half points in a 55-7 win over Hillsboro. Blake Beckett rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns, while Layke Heimerman added 117 yards on the ground and a score. Eli McKee rushed for 92 yards and a score and threw a touchdown pass.
Next: at Smoky Valley (1-2)

#5 SILVER LAKE (3-0)

Last: beat Riley County 40-6Silver Lake jumped on Riley County early to ensure they wouldn't need overtime. The Eagles scored 26 points in the first quarter in beating the Falcons 40-6. Quarterback Dalton Dultmeier rushed for three touchdowns in the win. He also completed 17 of 23 pass attempts for 203 yards and two scores.
Next: vs. St. Marys (1-2)

- See more at: http://kpreps.com/kansas/rankings/football/?class=3A#sthash.wI1PlSR3.dpuf

Lena Ginter Passes Away

    Lena Blanche Ginter, 104, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in Topeka.    She was born September 10, 1911 in Rural Wabaunsee County the daughter of Robert and Mary Murdie Shumate.   Mrs. Ginter attended #6 country school and graduated from Dover High School in 1929.   She attended Kansas State Agricultural  College in Manhattan.    Mrs. Ginter taught in one room schools in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties.   She and her husband Louis farmed many years in the Eskridge and Dover communities.  After retirement they moved to Harveyville where they lived for 25 years.  They moved to Topeka on July 4, 1999.  Mrs. Ginter was a member of the Haskell Creek Club and served on the Lone Tree School Board.  She quilted at the Harveyville Methodist Church for several years.

    To read her complete obituary,  go to:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/lena-b-ginter/

Polka Party Oct. 17

LET'S HAVE A POLKA PARTY

CZECHLAND POLKA BAND

Directed by J.D. Parr

Saturday, Oct 17, 2015

6:00 to 10:00 P.M.

Historic Bohemian Hall

6 miles NE of Rossville on 86th Street

$5.00

Homecoming Candidates

    This week is Homecoming Week.
    Candidates for Homecoming Queen are:  Katie Conley, Lauren Steckel, and Britnee Zemek.
    Candidates for Homecoming King are:  Kole Davoren, Tucker Horak, and Kyle Parr.
    The crowning ceremony will be at 6:30  Friday.  Game kick-off is 7:00.

Baseball Film Shoot In Rossville

It's official!  Rossville was selected as the location for a documentary film shoot and we need your help! Here is the information from the producer:

We're headed back to Rossville, KS and Joe Campbell Stadium to re-enact some scenes from an early 1900s town team baseball game. We've set the date for Sunday, October 18th. More details to come but please mark the date and if you show up wearing anything resembling early 20th century clothing, we'll make you an extra in our film shoot.
Here's our wish list:
- Model T cars and owners
- Early 20th century baseball gloves and equipment
- Ball players willing to be directed in a film shoot
- hundreds of fans
More details in the coming days but spread the word. It should be a fun production.

 The Thornburg's, Rossville P R I D E and the Rossville Rattlers are involved in a community project...and it's coming up fast. Sunday October 18th 1pm @ Rossville's own Joe Campbell Memorial Staduim will be the site for filming a few scenes for a baseball documentary. A re-enactment of a 1919 town team baseball game. Well as you know The Joe doesn't quite look like that anymore. Well here's where you all come in. Mark is needing a lot of fans (about 200 is his goal)to fill the stadium and along the baselines. Plus he will also need some Model T's and other cars that would have be around at that time...he was also ok with some from the 1920's. He needs these to park along the baselines since the fields of those days didn't have fences. Also we could use a wagon and a team of horses...it is 1919.
He has the uniforms but will need to borrow some old mitts and equipment for the players.
Ok so what would I wear as an extra in this documentary. For the guys it isn't too hard. Plain white or light dress shirts, suspenders, vest and trousers, jeans would be ok also. Overalls and don't forget the great hats...derbys, flat caps. There is also great moustaches then. The women need long skirts and feminine blouses and large hats, or simple long dresses and their hair put up. It isn't too hard just Google the 1919's. And remember this is about the town teams of Kansas. WW1 was over and Prohibition was about to start. Wodrow Wilson was President!
Doesn't this sound like a fun day! He is only filming for maybe 6 hours so it is a one shot kinda of day.
Share this around...Holton, Wamego, Dover, Alma, Centrailia, St Mary's Silver Lake Osage City Perry Manhattan. We really need about 20 cars to block the fence out. I know we can count on this area to step up to the plate! Mark chose Rossville out of the whole state of Kansas! Let's do this Friends!
If you have questions or want more info or want to sign up to volunteer a car or be an extra or just want to help sponsor this project. Here's how to contact Mark Honer at DHTV Digital . 913-262-7800 or markh@dhtvdigital.com.
.He is an email kinda guy!

RHS Volleyball Team Tourney

    Apparently someone entered info on the RHS web site incorrectly and then changed it aftr I read it.  This is the updated info.
    The RHS Varsity volleyball team lost their four matches at their own Rossville Invitational tournament on Saturday, Sept. 19.  They played some of the better teams in Kansas with close results/      They are now 4-10 rather than 8-6 
     The match results were:
Holton  winning        25-17, 24-26, 25-17
Wamego winning      22-25,  25-18,  25-23
El Dorado winning    25-18,  28-26
DeSoto winning         25-20,  25-20

Here is an article about the tournament:  http://www.butlercountytimesgazette.com/article/20150921/SPORTS/150929937