Rossville Boys Lose to Bishop Ward

The Rossville boys basketball team kicked off their season with a loss against  Bishop Ward in the Irish Classic.

Bishop Ward  16   9  33  16 -- 74
Rossville          9 10  16   9 -- 44

RHS Girls Get 54-24 Win

In their first game of the season,  the Rossville girls totally dominated their first game of this 2021-22 season.  They defeated Bishop Ward in the Irish Classic Tournament.

Rossville      11 22 12  9 -- 54
Bishop Ward  6  5  12  1 -- 24

Rossville -- Horgan 1 (1) 0-0 3, Perine 6 (2) 2-2 16, Douglas 3 (1) 3-3 10, Mitchell 1 (1) 4-6 7, Haehn 4 (2) 0-0 10, Gillum 4 0-0 8.

Week One Div. II Girls Wrestling Ranking

1 Pratt                               6 Rossville 

2 Baldwin                         7 Eureka 

3 Burlington                     8 Hoisington

4 Wellington                     9 Chapman 

5 Douglass                       10 Ellis

2021-2022 Girls Wrestling Roster

101/109 Emma Plantz 10
120 Keera Lacock 10
126 Kendra Hurla 10
132 Nagos Hale 10
132 Lilly Miller 10
138 Cassie Fund 10
145 Reagan Wonnell 11 

Head Coach: Courtney Horgan
Assistant Coaches: Chris Graves, Cody Lambotte. Bowe Behymer
Manager: Wade Twombly

Lacock and Hurla In TopSports Top fifteen

TopSports.com has picked the top 15 girls wrestlers in Shawnee County and Rossville had two on the list.

Rossville  sophomore, Keera Lacock is currently No. 1-ranked in Division II at 120 pounds after posting a 20-7 record and placing fourth at 115 pounds a year ago en route to earning TSN All-Shawnee County first-team honors for the Bulldawgs.

Rossville sophomore Kendra Hurla is currently ranked No. 1 by the KWCA in Division II at 126 pounds, Hurla was named the TSN All-Shawnee County newcomer of the year last year and was a first-team All-County pick as a freshman after posting a 23-2 record and winning the Division II state title at 120 pounds. 

2021-2022 Boys Wrestling Roster

120 Johnny Robb 9
126 Mason Broce 10
132 Aryon Klesath 11
138 Colby Hurla 11
145 Krew LaCock 10
152 Corey Catron 12
160 Sam Twombly 12
170 John McGrath 10
170 William Koch 9
220 Barrett Lietz 9 

Head Coach: Courtney Horgan
Assistant Coaches: Chris Graves, Cody Lambotte, Bowe Behymer
Manager: Wade Twombly

Twombly and Hurla Ranked By KWCA

The first KWCA ranking came out Dec. 8  and two Dawgs made the list.

Senior Sam Twombly is ranked #3 at 152 lbs.

Senior Colby Hurla is ranked #6 at 132 lbs.  

Twombly In Fifteen Wrestlers To Watch

TopSports.com listed their 15 Shawnee County wrestlers to watch this year.  Among the 15 is Sam Twombly,  Rossville senior.   Twombly placed fourth in Class 3A-1A at 152 pounds last season while posting a 19-5 record. Twombly earned first-team TSN All-Shawnee County honors as a junior. Twombly is currently ranked third in 3A-1A at 152 pounds by the KWCA.

Others picked by the web site are:  Mason Boce, Corey Catron, Colby Hurla, Kew Lacock, Barrett Leitz.

RHS Girls Basketball Schedule

Home Games Are in Bold Type.

12/7 at Bishop Ward 
12/10 at Chapman Tournament, TBD 
12/11 at Chapman Tournament, TBD 
12/17 vs. Atchison
1/4 at Silver Lake
1/7 at Riley County 
1/11 vs. Rock Creek
1/13 vs. Valley Heights
1/14 vs. St. Marys
1/25 at Jefferson County North Tournament
1/28 at Jefferson County North Tournament 
1/29 at Jefferson County North Tournament 
2/1 at St. Marys 
2/4 at Wabaunsee
2/8 at Osage City 
2/11 vs. Silver Lake 
2/15 vs. Wabaunsee
2/18 vs. Riley County 
2/22 at Rock Creek

Rossville Girls Basketball Outlook

Last season: 5-14

Top returning players: Kinsey Perine (So, G, 10.4 ppg, 5 rpg, 3.2 apg), Emma Mitchell (So, F, 11.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg)

Other returning players, players that could contribute: Briar Gillum (Sr, F, 6.6 rpg), Kinley Porter (So, G), Caylee Douglas (Sr, G)

Ninth-year head coach Michael Bell: We look to build and get better every day. Low numbers out for basketball but we do have quite a bit of experience coming back. Last year with COVID was a mess, we are looking forward to getting back to normal. We want to play fast but under control. I really look for us to take some significant strides this year. Our top three scorers and rebounders are back from last year, we will be led by Perine and Mitchell. 

RHS Boys Basketbball Schedule

Home Games Are in Bold Print.

12/7 vs. Bishop Ward, Irish Classic Tournament 
12/10 at Chapman vs. Sacred Heart, Irish Classic Tournament
12/13 at Wamego 
12/17 vs. Atchison 
1/4 at Silver Lake
1/7 at Riley County 
1/11 vs. Rock Creek
1/13 vs. Valley Heights
1/14 vs. St. Marys 
1/18 at Oskaloosa Tournament, TBD
1/21 at Oskaloosa Tournament, TBD
1/22 at Oskaloosa Tournament, TBD
2/1 at St. Marys
2/4 at Wabaunsee
2/8 at Osage City
2/11 vs. Silver Lake 
2/15 vs. Wabaunsee
2/18 vs. Riley County
2/22 at Rock Creek

Rossville Boys Basketball Outlook

Last season: 1-20

Top returning players: Guard Kade Perine (6.2 PPG, 1.8 APG, 2.6 RPG, 1.4 SPG), Guard Aiden Garcia (4.8 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.4 SPG), Center Brody Lietz (4.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 40% eFG%) 

Other returning players, players that could contribute: Center Raphael Cooney (3.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG), Guard Camden Horak, Forward Avery Crosswhite

4th year head coach Eammon Bradley: We will be a very young team. We have a large freshman class coming in with some talent and they will most likely have to contribute at the varsity level, ready or not. They will be helped by some returners though. Guys like Kade Perine, Brody Lietz, and Raphael Cooney have all had pretty good offseasons and some sophomores like Camden Horak and Avery Crosswhite will have to step in and compete for varsity time. We are looking forward to the challenge of competing with such a young group, but its a challenge our kids are ready for. 

Basketball Season Begins Dec. 7

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Amanda and Caila Hill In Dec 4 KWU Game

Kansas Wesleyan (9-3) lost to Tabor College (8-2) on Dec. 4  having a season low production  of only 48 to Tabor's 58.
Amanda Hill had 10 pts, and 9 rebounds.
Caila Hill had 2 pts, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists in 24 minutes of playing time.