Brief History of St. Marys

The Citizen Pottawatomi and Rossville are all a part of the St. Marys history.  A brief article on  the history is at:

 https://saintmarys.com/about/

Dawgfeed No 1 For 2021-22

The first DAWGFEED for 2021-22 is online and can be viewed at:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq9gINbIuZQ

Rossville/St. Marys Volleyball

Rossville picked up two more wins on Oct. 5 by defeating St. Marys 25-15, 25-15 and then 25-15, 25-16.

Rossville is 20-4 for the season and 4-0 in the MEL.

Silver Lake Volleyball Tourney

 The Rossville Volleyball team competed in the Silver Lake Invitaional Volleyball Tournament  on Oct. and picked up 4 wins and one loss that being to Silver Lake in the championship game. 

Royal Valley Perry-Lecompton Chapman Sabetha Silver Lake * 2nd Place

25-15, 25-27, 25-15 25-23, 25-18 25-14, 22-25, 25-17 25-20, 25-16 12-25, 20-25

W W W W L

15-3 16-3 17-3 18-3 18-4

Walking Taco Meal Friday

Homecoming Snake Dance Thur.

 The RHS Booster Club invites all high school students to the annual Homecoming Snake Dance on Thursday, October 7. We will meet in front of the high school at 6:15, start with some pep music and cheers, then load up on trailers and "snake" through town. We will end up at the city park for all class and candidate games. After that there will be pizza and a bonfire.

Capital-Journal 2A Football Rankings

This Friday's opponent, Pleasant Ridge (4-1), has made the Top Ten this week.  Riley County has been holding at #6 in 3A.  Centrailia is at #5 in 1A and Wabaunsee made the list 1A list at #10.

1. Rossville (6), 5-0... LW 1

Last week: def. Oskaloosa (62-0). This week: vs. No. 10 Pleasant Ridge (4-1)

2. Osage City, 5-0... LW 2

Last week: def. Jayhawk-Linn (63-21). This week: vs. No. 4 Wellsville (5-0)

3. Silver Lake, 4-1... LW 4

Last week: def. Royal Valley (50-0). This week: vs. McCLouth (0-3)

4. Wellsville, 5-0... LW   

Last week: def. Eureka (45-12). This week: at No. 2 Osage City (5-0)

5. Chaparral, 5-0... LW 8

Last week: def. 2A No. 6 Garden Plain (41-21). This week: at Belle Plaine (1-4)

6. Hoisington, 4-1... LW 7

Last week: def. Minneapolis (36-6). This week: at Ellsworth (1-4)

7. Cimarron, 5-0... LW 9

Last week: def. Syracuse (60-12). This week: vs. Lakin (4-1)

8. Hillsboro, 4-1... LW 10

Last week: def. Haven (62-0). This week: at Marion  (3-2)

9. Nemaha Central, 3-2... LW 3

Last week: lost to St. Mary's (30-12). This week: at Maur Hill-Mount Academy (2-3)

10. Pleasant Ridge, 4-1... LW NR

Last week: def. McLouth (50-0). This week: at No. 1 Rossville (5-0)

2A District 3 Football Standings

 

 

 

District Record

 

District Win %

 

Avg. Pt. Diff.

 

Overall Record

 

Rossville HS

 

2-0

 

1.000

 

21.00

 

5-0

 

Silver Lake HS

 

2-0

 

1.000

 

21.00

 

4-1

 

Easton-Pleasant Ridge HS

 

2-0

 

1.000

 

13.50

 

4-1

 

Eskridge-Mission Valley HS

 

0-2

 

0.000

 

-13.50

 

0-5

 

McLouth HS

 

0-2

 

0.000

 

-21.00

 

0-3

 

Oskaloosa HS

 

0-2

 

0.000

 

-21.00

 

0-5

 

Standings are determined by: 1. district win-loss percentage; 2: district head-to-head games; 3. point diff. with a maximum of +/- 21 per game.

 

KPreps Week 6 2A Rankings

#1 ROSSVILLE (5-0)

Last: rolled to a 62-0 win over Oskaloosa

Rossville captured its 18th straight win with a 62-0 victory against Oskaloosa. Since ’07, Rossville is 7-0 against Oskaloosa. Rossville tallied 56 points in the first quarter. Five players delivered a rushing touchdown.

Next: vs. Pleasant Ridge (4-1)

#2 SILVER LAKE (4-1)

Last: won at Mission Valley 63-0

Silver Lake beat Mission Valley, 63-0. The Eagles scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and had extended that lead to 35-0 by halftime. Silver Lake has outscored opponents, 192-78. Since ’04, Silver Lake is 6-0 versus Mission Valley.

Next: vs. McLouth (0-3)

#3 OSAGE CITY (5-0)

Last: won at Jayhawk-Linn, 63-21

Osage City beat Jayhawk-Linn, 63-21, and set up the big matchup with undefeated Wellsville this week. Osage City is 14-1 in its last 15 games. This is Osage City’s best start since 2018.

Next: vs. Wellsville (5-0)

#4 CHAPARRAL (5-0)

Last: beat then No. 5 Garden Plain 41-21

Chaparral moved into the rankings for the first time this year and continued its surprise season in a wide-open 2A West with a 41-21 win versus Garden Plain. The Roadrunners led 20-7 at halftime and scored twice in the third quarter to pull away. Wyatt Drouhard completed 24 of his 34 pass attempts for 364 yards and six touchdowns. Drouhard threw touchdown passes to three different receivers. Kaden Harding caught eight passes for 139 yards and three scores, while Jackson Swartz added 103 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Alex Pfaff had 44 yards and two scores. Chaparral managed only 9 rushing yards on 15 attempts for the game. Chaparral, which won just two games last season, is ranked for the first time this year. The Roadrunners went 2-6 in 2020 and ended with four straight losses. Chaparral has outscored teams, 178-43. The Roadrunners tallied just two points in the last four games of 2020 and 124 for the year.

Next: at Belle Plaine (1-4)

#5 WELLSVILLE (5-0)

Last: beat Eureka 45-12

Wellsville moves into the poll ahead of its showdown at No. 3 Osage City this week. The Eagles rolled to a 45-12 win over Eureka last Friday. Wellsville lead 32-6 at halftime and scored twice more in the third quarter. The Eagles are led on offense by quarterback Dylan McCarty and running back Nash Money.

Next: at No. 3 Osage City (5-0)

Horton Inv. Cross Country Results

 The Rossville boys cross country team finished 6th of 13 teams on Oct. 1 at the Horton Invitational Cross Country meet.  Individual results not available.

The Rossville girls finished 2nd of 7 teams.
    1  Sabetha
    2  Rossville
    3  McLouth
    4  Valley Falls
    5  Rock Creek
    6  Maur Hill
    7  Cornerstone

Individual finishes out of 62 runners:
    7   Alexis Kabala
    8   Amelia Foster
    29 Reagan Wonnell
    31 Cassie Fund
    43 Keera Lacock

  

 

MEL FB Standings Oct. 2, 2021

 School                        League       Overall 

Rossville                       2-0              5-0       
Riley Co,                       2-0             5-0        
Silver Lake                    2-1             4-1           
Wabaunsee                    0-0              4-1            
Rock Creek                   0-2              2-2       
St. Marys                       0-3              2-3      

Note that the MEL members have only ONE loss against non-league opponents so far this season.

That loss was by Wabaunsee.

Mission Valley Triangular Volleyball

Rossville racked up two more victories with wins over Jackson Heights and Mission Valley at the Mission Valley Triangular on Sept 30.

Rossville defeated Jackson Heights 25-14, 22-25. 25-21 and then defeated Mission Valley 25-15, 25-17.

Torrey Horak Leading Dawgs In Win Streak

From the Capital-Journal

#6 Torrey Horak

After withstanding a couple of challenges earlier in the season, the Rossville football team is building steam toward a bout with Silver Lake in two weeks, another obstacle in the path to a second straight 2A title. 

The Bulldogs steamrolled Oskaloosa Friday 62-0 to improve to 5-0. Two interception returns for touchdowns and an avalanche of points in the first quarter limited the action of the starters. But coach Derick Hammes and his veteran players know what it takes to win the ultimate prize. Hammes said his players embrace the process, even on a night when the starters spend most of the night on the sideline. 

“To our kids' credit, we talk about the process,” Hammes said. “The fact that we play well when there could be a letdown, that means that the kids are taking the task at hand seriously and they’re preparing hard and doing a good job. By doing that, when you do have a big game, it’s ordinary and it’s not such a big deal.” 

The Bulldogs have a couple of big games ahead. They face Pleasant Ridge, a team receiving votes for the 2A top ten, next Friday. And two weeks away looms “The War on 24,” the annual clash with Silver Lake, another perennial state contender. 

Hammes and the Bulldogs had to replace 11 starters from last year’s title team. He wasn’t sure how well the new group would gel, but he could look to all-state quarterback Torrey Horak to ease the transition. 

“He’s been a four-year starter, and three of them at quarterback,” Hammes said of Horak. “He’s really improved every year. He’s gotten better at something each and every year. He’s one of those kids that we want to get the fullest out of. He’s had a great career, but we want to keep it going as long as we can.” 

Horak accounted for over 3,000 yards of offense and 55 touchdowns last season. His stats are down this year because of spending so much time on the sideline during blowouts. But Horak said he feels good about the development of this new version of the Bulldogs. 

“It’s been fun,” Horak said. “I feel like we’ve got some younger guys who have made strides the past couple of weeks. Four out of six of our skill position guys are new this year, and they have done real well. The offensive line is doing great. I feel like we’re starting to mesh real well as a team right now. 

“Coach Hammes and I talked (recently) about how the last couple of weeks have been big for us. We just continue to get better every day.” 

Horak is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Tucker, who led Rossville to back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 2015 and is now a standout at Pittsburg State. Torrey has the benefit of having seen what it takes, and that such success is attainable. But he said he doesn’t feel pressure to be like his brother. 

“It’s nice. We talked about my just making my own legacy,” Torrey Horak said. “I’m not trying to follow in his footsteps.” 

Through five games, Horak has passed for 685 yards and two touchdowns, and has rushed for 605 yards and two more scores.  

The team’s second-leading rusher is senior Corey Catron, who has amassed 375 yards on the ground, with 10 touchdowns. Junior Kade Perine leads the team with 253 yards receiving on just 11 receptions.  

The second-leading receiver, Tagen Kippes, is also a ballhawk on the defensive side. He scored on a 30-yard interception return and also on a 35-yard pass reception Friday against Oskaloosa. 

Hammes has led the Bulldogs to four state titles since his arrival in 2013. But he said every season is different. Though he knows what it takes to get to the finish line, he said it’s hard to gauge where this team stands right now. 

“It’s a hard comparison. I just know that every team has (its own) potential,” Hammes said. “What we try to do is bring every team to their fullest potential. It’s process-driven here. That’s been a buzzword for us. We’ve got to get into the process of getting better and the process of preparing, and the results will happen if we do that.

“I don’t know how to compare this team to other teams, but I know that this team has a good potential and we want to meet it.” 

Rossville Vs Oskaloosa Football Oct 1 (updated)

Rossville         56    0    0    6    62
Oskaloosa         0    0    0    0      0

1st Qtr

10:22       Kippes 35 yd pass from T. Horak      PAT   Arantes K
8:35         T. Horak  11 yd run                            PAT   Arantes K
8:20         Corey Catron 10 d run                       PAT    Arantes K
6:30         R. L. Cooney 1 yd run                        PAT   Arantes K
5:19         T. Kippes Int & 31 yd return              PAT   Arantes K
2:36         Cory Catron 10 yd run                       PAT    Arantes K
0:50         Seth Catron 7 yd run                          PAT    Arantes K

2nd Qtr

no scores

3rd Qtr

no scores

4th Qtr

3:51          Camden Horak  1 yd run                no PAT

You can see video of the game at:    .wibw.com video of Osky game-rossville-62/

Other scores of interest:

Riley Co,        37
Chapman        10

Silver Lake     63
Mission Valley 0

St. Marys         28
Nemaha Cen.   12 

Rock Creek     34
Sabetha           20

Wabaunsee     28
Valley Hts      12

Osage City      63
Jayhawk Linn  21 

Pleasant Ridge 50
McLouth            0