Will The Polka Be The State Dance?

The lead article in a recent St. Marys Star  is about Doug Martinek of Rossville Moravan Hall’s attempt to get the Polka designated the state dance.  My lobbyist friends say there is an attempt by the Square Dance lobby to have the Square Dance designated as the state dance of Kansas.  Such was confirmed by the St. Marys Star.  The House bill was amended to have the Square Dance designated as the official state folk dance with the Polka designated as the official state ethnic dance.  RHS grad Senator Vic Miller is presenting the bill for the Polka to be the official state dance in the Kansas Senate.  With the changes in the House Bill the Senate will have to approve the House Bill.  If passed by the Senate the decision on official state dance will head to a conference committee for it to hammer out the differences.  The Governor will have to sign the bill into law.

 Dancers who like the Twist, the Watusi, swing dancing, line dancing and disco dancing will have to have their lobbyists attempt to derail this legislation.

Scott Hesse
RHS 1977

Ashley Rietcheck (17) Gets ESU Honors

Ashley Rietcheck in on the Emporia State University Honor Roll and School of Business Deans List.

2A Substate Basketball

First round of 2A Substate at Horton March 2, 2020

Boys         Jefferson North 43, Rossville 34

Rossville          10  7  7  15 — 39
Jefferson North  7  5 18 14 — 44

Rossville scoring: 

Morelli     4 (2)   0-0   10 
Reeves    1        1-1     3 
Badura     5 (2)   0-0   12 
Brown       4 (1)   0-0    9 
Garcia       2 (1)   0-0    5

Girls         Jefferson North 44, Rossville 39

Rossville              9 12  7   6 — 34
Jefferson North  10 14  8 11 — 43

Rossville scoring:
Streit            4 (2)   0-0   10 
Rabe            2        2-4     6 
Morelli          6 (2)   4-8   18

MEL Basketball Standings

Boys     ... League ... Overall

Rock Creek      ... 9-1 ... 19-1
Riley County   ... 9-1 ... 17-3
St. Marys         ... 5-5 ... 10-10
Wabaunsee     ... 3-7 ... 9-11
Rossville          ... 2-8 ... 4-16
Silver Lake      ... 2-8 ... 2-18

Girls        ... League ... Overall

Riley County ... 10-0 ... 20-0
Wabaunsee    ... 8-2   ... 17-3
Rock Creek    ... 5-5    ... 11-9
St. Marys       ... 5-5     ... 9-11
Silver Lake    ... 2-8   ... 10-10
Rossville        ... 0-10 ... 4-16

NE KS Wrestling Medalists

3A/2A/1A State Medalists from NE Kansas, 2020. 

113 lb 1st Place - Zach Archer of Rossville
113 lb 2nd Place - Connor Collins of Osage City
132 lb 2nd Place - Kai Allen of Silver Lake
132 lb 6th Place - Charles King of St. Marys
138 lb 4th Place - Layne Hurla of Rossville
152 lb 5th Place - Kaden Dillon of Sabetha
152 lb 6th Place - Grant Roush of Perry-LeCompton
160 lb 6th Place - Derek Wallin of Wabaunsee
220 lb 1st Place - Dane Whalen of Osage City
220 lb 2nd Place - Kody Davoren of Rossville
220 lb 5th Place - Hayden Robb of Perry-LeCompton
285 lb 5th Place - Nolan Parker of Eskridge-Mission Valley

CJ Article - Archer's 2nd State Win

https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20200229/rossvilles-archer-claims-second-straight-title

321A State Wrestling Results

Zach Archer (14-1) won the 113 lb class with a final win over Connor Collins of Osage City.
Lane Hurla (41-1) came in fourth losing to Beau of Wathena by a close 4-3 decision.
Kody Davoren came in second losing to Dane Whalen of Osage City by a narrow 6-5 decision.

The final Team Standings for the top 15 teams are below.

1		Norton Community	Norton Community, KS (GET)	NOCO	9	120.0
2		Hoxie	Hoxie, KS (GET)	HOXI	8	113.0
3		Belleville-Republic County	Belleville-Republic County, KS (GET)	RPCO	8	85.5
4		Beloit	Beloit, KS (GET)	BELO	8	75.0
5		Larned	Larned, KS (GET)	LARN	7	72.0
6		Rossville	Rossville, KS (GET)	ROSS	6	69.0
7		Hoisington	Hoisington, KS (GET)	HOIS	6	68.0
8		Osage City	Osage City, KS (GET)	OSCI	4	53.0
9		Wathena-Riverside	Wathena-Riverside, KS (GET)	WARI	5	52.0
10		Goodland	Goodland, KS (GET)	GOOD	3	51.0
11		Plainville	Plainville, KS (GET)	PLAI	4	50.0
12		Oakley	Oakley, KS (GET)	OAKL	4	48.0
12		Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg, KS (GET)	PHIL	4	48.0
14		Gypsum-SE Of Saline	Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, KS (GET)	SES	2	40.0
15		Ellsworth	Ellsworth, KS (GET)	ELLS	4	39.0
15		Mound City-Jayhawk Linn	Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, KS (GET)	MCJL	4	39.0

Zach Archer Ups Record to 40-1

Zach Archer breezed through his competition in the first three rounds on Friday, earning a pin and two major decisions to improve his record to 40-1.  He meets Osage City freshman Connor Collins for the 113 Championship on Sat.

Osage City freshman Connor Collins was one of the Cinderella stories on Friday, reaching the 113-pound finals.

Collins (29-7) claimed his spot in the final with a 4-1 decision win over Smith Center’s Bentley Montgomery.

“I came in unranked, and going to the finals is just crazy,” Collins said.

Davoren Ousts #1 Ranked Dunn

From the Capital-Journal:

HAYS — After missing out on family bragging rights a year ago, Rossville’s Kody Davoren is getting another shot to join older brother Kole as a state championship wrestler.

The younger Davoren knocked off No. 1-ranked Dillon Dunn on Friday to advance to the 220-pound finals in the Class 3-2-1A state tournament at Gross Memorial Coliseum. He will meet Osage City’s Dane Whalen on Saturday.

Kody Davoren is looking to follow in the footsteps of Kole, who was a state champion for Rossville in 2016.

“Last year, I was really hoping to win state to have bragging rights over him — win state twice when he only won it once,” Davoren said.

“He was a good wrestler. Really strong, and in good shape. He got a win, hopefully I can get a win, too.”

In the semifinal match with WaKeeney-Trego’s Dunn, Davoren credited his patience and cardio for enabling him to earn the 5-2 decision.

“At Rossville, we’re known for our shape,” Davoren said. “I knew he was a good wrestler. I saw that he was really good in the front-head position, so I didn’t want to take a shot super early when he’s got full strength. I waited and wore him down a little bit, waited until the second, third period, took him down, wore him out.”

Davoren (38-3) will look to cap off a standout career with a championship on Saturday.

“It’s incredible,” Davoren said. “I’ve been working four years. I started wrestling my freshman year with the goal of being a state champion.”

Whalen earned his spot into the finals with a 5-1 win over Norton’s Judson Wiltfong. The junior improved to 34-4 on the season.

First Day of 321A State Wrestling

    After the first day of narrowing the field from 16 to 2, Zach Archer (113#) will wrestle Connor Collins of Osage City on Saturday for the State Championship, and Kody Davoren (220#) will tackle Dane Whalen (ranked #3) of Osage City for the Championship.  In the semi-final match,  Kody defeated top ranked Dillon Dunn of Wakeeney in a 5-2 decision.

    You can read the results of the semi=final rounds at:    https://www.hdnews.net/sports/20200228/class-3-2-1a-state-wrestling-finals-pairings
    The team standings after one day are  below.

1		Norton Community	Norton Community, KS (GET)	NOCO	9	95.0
2		Hoxie	Hoxie, KS (GET)	HOXI	8	88.0
3		Beloit	Beloit, KS (GET)	BELO	8	52.0
4		Rossville	Rossville, KS (GET)	ROSS	6	51.0
5		Belleville-Republic County	Belleville-Republic County, KS (GET)	RPCO	8	48.5
6		Osage City	Osage City, KS (GET)	OSCI	4	46.0
7		Goodland	Goodland, KS (GET)	GOOD	3	44.0
8		Oakley	Oakley, KS (GET)	OAKL	4	43.0
9		Larned	Larned, KS (GET)	LARN	7	42.0

KelLee Parr Lecture Series

From KelLee Parr:

Starting March 5 I'll be doing another Osher Lecture series on The Willows and other maternity homes that helped make Kansas City the adoption hub of America. This time it will be in Lawrence. The dates are March 5, 12, and 19 from 7-9 p.m. I'll be doing another lecture in Roeland Park, Kansas, at the Roeland Park Community Center on July 9, 16, and 23 from 6:30-8:30. The link with more information on how to sign up is below. Please share with anyone you think might be interested in attending. Thanks! https://www.enrole.com/kupce/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=OC20212F&courseId=OSH256&categoryId=3A6D7130

3A Substate Girls Baskerball

    The Rossville girls basketball team will play in the 2A Substate beginning on March 2 at Winchester.  Rossville will play Jeff Co. North at 6:00 PM.  You can see the bracket at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/2ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=4534

Boys 2A Substate Basketball

    The Rossville boy's basketball team begins 2A Substate play on Monday, Mar. 2 at Winchester-Jeff Co. North at 7:30 PM,    The substate bracket can be read at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/2ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=4491

KWCA Rankings For 2/25/20

321A wrestling rankings by the KWCA just before the State meet.

1. Hoxie      (1)
2. Norton     (2)
3. Beloit       (3)
4. Rossville  (4)
5. Larned      (5)
6. Hoisington (6)
7. Republic Co.(8)
8. Southeast of Saline (7)
9. Plainville        (9)
10. Silver Lake  (NR)

Zach Archer is still #1 in 113 lb.  Layne Hurla is still #4 in 138 lb, and Kody Davoren is still #2 in 220 lb.

The 321A state tournament is this weekend in Hays.