Rossville participated in the Osage City cross country meet Oct. 8, 2020
Boys results
The boys team finished 11th
Rossville finishers were: Sam Twombly 18th, Faith Tres 51st, Wade Twombly 52nd, Hayden Sanders 64th, Bronc Reser 71st.
Girls results
The girls team finished 4th of six teams.
The team members were Julia Streit 4th, Amelia Foster 12th, Reagan Wonnell 15th, Audrie Davis 20th, Keera Lacock 42nd.
From the Capital-Journal:
Even though Rossville finished last season barely above .500, Bulldawg volleyball coach Tom Colwell felt his team was better than its final 20-18 record.
“I was
proud of how our girls played last year,” he said. “It seemed like we were on
the losing end of a lot of close matches last year. We really had a shot to go
to state.”
A
straight-set loss to eventual Class 2A state champion Wabaunsee in the sub-state
finals ended that dream. But losing only three seniors off the roster, Colwell
felt good about the groundwork the program laid.
With the
addition of a couple impact freshman, Rossville has enjoyed a bit of a rebirth
this season.
Coming off
a 5-1 showing at last week’s Silver Lake Invitational with the lone loss to
Class 3A No. 1 Sabetha, the Bulldawgs followed Tuesday night with a Mid-East
League sweep of Wabaunsee. The big stretch has Rossville sitting 5-1 and tied
atop the league standings with Rock Creek and 21-5 overall, already surpassing
last year’s win total.
“We had
high expectations,” Colwell said. “We knew where we stood talent-wise and the
opportunities that we had. We’ve capitalized on that big-time this year.”
Rossville
had to replace its leading hitter from a year ago, departed all-leaguer Taylor
Morelli, who had a team-high 367 kills. But almost all the other key pieces
returned, including senior hitter Jaycee Fiedler and senior setter Destiny
Bergstresser.
Both have
performed to expectations this year with Fiedler pounding out 142 kills and
Bergstresser recording 503 assists and 33 aces.
The
addition of freshmen Kinsey Perine and Alexis Bittner, however, has helped
spark this year’s success. Perine leads the team with 182 kills while Bittner is
second with 146. Bittner also leads the team in aces with 35 and Perine is tops
in blocks with 28.
“Those
older girls really accepted them and we’ve really hit the ground running from
the start this year,” Colwell said. “There’s not one leader on the court, it
seems like we have six of them, which is great to have. We’ve got a lot of
options and there are no selfish players out there. Everybody wants to win as a
team and I honestly can’t ask for a better group.”
Rossville
started the season a bit slow, dropping two of its first four matches and sat
just 9-3 after its home tournament in mid-September. But since, the Bulldawgs
have gotten on a bit of a roll, punctuated by their performance over the past
week.
While
Rossville lost to No. 1 Sabetha in straight sets at the Silver Lake
Invitational, the Bulldawgs also beat both Silver Lake and defending Class 3A
champion Royal Valley.
The
confidence gained from that showing, as well as the sweep of Wabaunsee on
Tuesday, could go a long way toward the goal of reaching the Class 3A state
tournament.
There
isn’t a tougher sub-state in Class 3A than the one Rossville finds itself in.
Joining the Bulldawgs are No. 1 Sabetha, No. 2 Royal Valley and No. 10 Nemaha
Central, as well as an improved Hiawatha team and league rivals Silver Lake,
Riley County and St. Marys — the Bears handing Rossville its only league loss
and the sub-state host.
“We’ve
just been rolling with it and enjoying it also,” Colwell said. “There were just
a lot of solid teams at that tournament and we haven’t focused so much on
winning or losing, just giving our best effort out on the court that we can. I
feel like that was a good weekend to scout out some teams and we came away with
five wins. The girls believe in themselves and each other.
MID-EAST LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL SCORES Oct 6, 2020
Rossville def. Wabaunsee, 25-18, 25-10
Rossville def. Wabaunsee, 25-16, 25-22
Rock Creek def. Silver Lake, 25-21, 25-17
Silver Lake def. Rock Creek, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18
St. Marys def. Riley County, 25-18, 25-21
St. Marys def. Riley County, 26-24, 25-21
Roger Leland Zlatnik passed away on September 29, 2020. He was born February 12, 1929 to Joseph and Cecil Zlatnik.
His wife of 64 years, Joann, survives as do sons: Bret Zlatnik (St. Louis, MO) and Craig Zlatnik, wife Barbara (Houston, TX); son Aaron Zlatnik is deceased. There are six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Roger grew up in Delia, Kansas and graduated from Washburn University. He served his country in the Army during the Korean War. Roger spent most of his career in furniture sales for Ed Marling’s and Lewis Furniture Stores. Prior to retirement, he served as a guide and then Assistant Sargant of Arms for the Kansas Senate at the Kansas State Capitol.
Survived by one brother, Laverne Zlatnik and sisters, Rosella Hoglund and Mary Alice Huntsman. Memorial Service will be held October 9 at 1:00 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church
Team scores, Oct 6, 2020
Seaman 201, Silver Lake 214, Osage City 219, Jefferson West 228, Hayden 230, St. Marys 249, Centre 269, Rossville 271, West Franklin 281
The Rossville team was lead by:
13. Kayla Davis 54
38. Jessica Thompson 68
Class 2A Football Rankings for Week 6
1. Rossville (5-0) [1]
2. Hoisington (5-0) [2]
3. Silver Lake (3-0) [3]
4. Hutchinson Trinity (5-0) [4]
5. Maur Hill (5-0) [5]
6. Nemaha Central (3-2) [6]
7. Garden Plain (4-1) [7]
8. Eureka (4-0) [9]
9. Hillsboro (3-2) [NR]
10. Osage City (4-1) [NR]
Notes: Maur Hill is at Nemaha Central in a matchup that will likely decide District 4. Eureka and Osage City have quietly put together strong starts, and OC with a huge offensive improvement from last year. Rossville is No. 1 in 2A offense by a sizable margin. Hoisington has three wins by 21 points and others by 16 and 10.
Centrailia is ranked #1 in 1A and Riley Co. is ranked #10 in 3A.
Silver Lake Volleyball Tournament results for Rossville High games Oct. 3, 2020
Perry-Lecompton 27-25, 17-25, 25-21 Win
Silver Lake 18-25, 25-16, 25-23 Win
Royal Valley 25-21, 25-15 Win
Sabetha 19-25, 16-25 Loss
St. Marys 17-25, 25-15, 15-15 Win
Jeff West (2nd Place) 25-14, 25-20 Win
Complete tournament results:
Silver Lake def. St. Marys, 25-19, 25-11; Rossville def. Perry-Lecompton, 27-25, 17-25, 25-21; Royal Valley def. Jefferson West, 25-15, 25-18; Sabetha def. Jefferson West, 25-6, 25-17; Royal Valley def. Perry-Lecompton, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23; Rossville def. Silver Lake, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23; Sabetha def. St. Marys, 25-12, 25-18; Silver Lake def. Royal Valley, 25-8, 29-27; Perry-Lecompton def. Jefferson West, 26-24, 25-21; Rossville def. Royal Valley, 25-21, 25-19; Sabetha def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-16, 25-16; St. Marys def. Jefferson West, 25-13, 25-21; Silver Lake def. Jefferson West, 25-12, 25-13; Royal Valley def. St. Marys, 25-12, 25-20; Sabetha def. Rossville, 25-19, 25-16; Silver Lake def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-19,2 5-16; Rossville def. St. Marys, 17-25, 25-19, 25-15; Royal Valley def. Sabetha, 25-23, 25-19; Perry-Lecompton deef. St. Marys, 25-18, 25-23; Rossville def. Jefferson West, 25-20, 25-14; Sabetha def. Silver Lake, 25-22, 25-21.
Results — 1. Sabetha, 5-1; 2. Rossville, 5-1; 3. Silver Lake, 4-2; 4. Royal Valley, 4-2; 5. Perry-Lecompton, 2-4; 6. St. Marys, 1-5; 7. Jefferson West, 0-6.
Rossville is 19-5 Overall.
Team record
1. Rossville (1) 5-0
2. Silver Lake (2) 3-0
3. Hoisington (3) 5-0
4. Garden Plain (4) 4-1
5. Eureka (5) 4-0
Others — Hutchinson Trinity 5-0, Kingman 4-1, Maur Hill 5-0, Nemaha Central 3-2, Osage City 4-1, TMP-Marian 4-1.
Thus far in the season, the following lead the Lady Dawg stats:
Kills: Bittner 113, Fiedler 103
Digs: Dyche 172
Aces: Bergstresser 30, Bittner 22, Perine 21
QB Torrey Horak is leading the team in both running and passing after 4 games. He ran 40 times for 478 yards which is an average of 12.0 per attempt and 119.5 per game. He is 28/53 passing for 408 yards-102 yards per game for a .528 completion percentage and 14.6 yards/completion average.
The KSHSAA announced the sites for the state golf tournaments to be played Oct. 19-20.
The 3-2-1A tourney will be at Hutchinson’s Carey Park. The 4A tourney will tee it up at Emporia. The 5A state site is in Salina and the 6A will be played at Hesston.
Rossville's regional is at Silver Lake on Oct. 12. The field includes, Santa Fe Trail, Council Grove, Hoisington, Bishop Seabury Academy, Lost Springs-Centre, Jefferson West, Osage City, West Franklin, KC Christian, Rossville, Silver Lake, St. Marys, and Wellsville.
1st qtr
8:34 5 yd run T. Horak PAT Brown 2 yd run
3:42 35 yd pass Horak to Reeves PAT Reeves kick
1:09 30 yd run Horak PAT Reeves to Catron pass for 2 pts
2nd qtr
11:35 61 yd run Horak PAT Reeves kick
8:45 22 yd pass Horak to Reeves PAT Kick failed
5:01 50 yd punt return Klesath PAT Reeves kick
2:11 10 yd run by Rezac PAT Reeves kick
3rd qtr (running clock throughout)
7:44 5 yd run by K. Brown PAT Kippes failed kick
4th qtr
10:30 3 yd run by Trenton Barker PAT Kippes kick
Summary
Rossville — Horak (3) 6 run, 30 run, 61 run, Reeves (2) 35 pass from Horak, 22 pass from Horak, Klesath 50 punt return, Rezac 10 run, Brown 5 run, Barker 3 run. PAT — Brown run, Catron pass from Reeves, Reeves 4 kicks, Kippes kick.
Rossville 23 27 6 7 -- 63
Oskaloosa 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Other MEL scores:
Rock Creek 35 Sabetha 21
Silver Lake 56 Mission Valley 14
