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RHS senior Emma Mitchell has signed with Emporia State to play basketball. The 5-10 forward was a Second-Team All-Mid East League and honorable mention all-State selection in Class 3A for the Lady .Dawgs. She averaged 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
3 A Girls Basketball Rankings by KBCA, Feb 12, 2023
1 Silver Lake
2 Topeka - Hayden
3 Hesston
4 Rossville
5 Carbondale - Santa Fe Trail
6 Cheney
7 Goodland
8 Halstead
9 St. Mary’s
10 Seneca-Nemaha Central
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The holidays are a time for giving and one Kansas City woman is getting the best gift of all — the gift of life.
Janet Swabby went into kidney failure in 2018 and in Oct. 2022, dialysis became too much.
“I get on hospice and they tell us, that day, that they gave me two days to two weeks to live — we were devastated,” said Swabby.
Except it’s been longer than two weeks. Janet just celebrated her 60th birthday.
She said that God brought her Kayla Harden of Rossville.
“God didn’t bring me this far to let to drop me,” said Swabby. “She came in at the right time and she has given me life.”
Harden said giving is what she does. She’s donated blood and even her hair.
“Does someone need a kidney or does someone need blood? Yeah. Can you give it? Sure and that’s your sure answer — it’s not what if,” said Harden.
Janet is a cousin of Kayla’s aunt. When she heard that Janet needed a kidney, Kayla got tested and on Dec. 1, her daughter helped her make this life-changing call.
“The what-ifs aren’t ever certain and what was certain was someone needed it and I was healthy enough to be able to give that to her,” said Harden. “There’s probably not someone more deserving than Janet to have my kidney. She’s going to use that kidney and share it with other people — in her own way.”
Harden’s daughter, while holding her mother’s hand, said that her mom is a super hero.
Swabby said there are no words to describe just how grateful she is.
“People like Kayla are out there and for people like me to have hope and to hang on because there might be a living donor out there somewhere,” said Swabby.
They are looking to do the transplant in Feb. 2024.
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Class 3A -- Riley County Sub-State
From the Capital-Journal
Nora Burdiek, Rossville: It was a big win for the Bulldogs as Burdiek led the way with 22 points. She catapulted Rossville to a 78-23 win over Kansas City Christian.
Emma Mitchell, Rossville: Balancing out Burdiek was Mitchell, who was equally as effective. Mitchell scored 21 points to help the Bulldogs gain the win and move to 5-0 on the season.
Rossville took a long road trip and came home with wins on Dec.12.
The Dawgs won 78-32 and the Lady Dawgs kept their win streak alive winning 78-23.
Boys Game Stats
McDonnell 5 1-2 11,
Badura 6 0-0 12,
Donovan 5 (3) 0-0 13,
Jones 6 5-6 17,
Miller 6 (2) 0-0 14,
Horak 3 (2) 0-0 8,
Johnson 1 (1) 0-0 3
Girls Game Stats
Perine 2 0-0 4,
Haehn 3 0-0 6,
Mitchell 7 (2) 7-10 23,
Porter 1 0-0 2,
Dick 6 (5) 2-2 19,
Burdiek 10 0-1 20,
Spielman 2 0-1 4
Sports In Kansas has listed their top 100 Football Players in Kansas and also their Top 100 3a or below Football Players. Rossville lineman Barret Lietz.was among the latter group.
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EMMA MITCHELL, Rossville
Mitchell, a 5-foot-10 senior, opened her girls basketball season with a game-high 24 points in Rossville's 71-20 non-league rout over Atchison. Mitchell hit four 3-pointers on the night as the Bulldawgs, ranked No. 7 in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings, rolled to the decisive win.
Santa Fe Trail tournament Dec 8, 2023
125B Shayla Rezac 3rd
145 Madelyn Wonnell 4th
The Dawgs lost the 3rdd game of the tournament to Chapman 62-53. Jack Donovan and Tayson Horak made the All-Tournament.
The Lady Dawgs remain undefeated after defeating Chapman 88-40 in their final game of the tournament. .Emma Mitchell, Nora Burdick and Rylee Dick were all selected to the All Tournament team. Rylee was selected MVP for the tournament.
Boys Wrestling Dec.9, 2023
Team Scores
1 York 163.0
2 Hoxie 151.5
3 Basehor-Linwood 130.0
4 Marysville 103.5
5 Clay Center Community 99.0
6 Holton 85.0
7 Haven 48.0
8 Halstead HS/Sedgwick HS 32.0
9 El Dorado 30.0
10 Rossville 28.5
11 Alma-Wabaunsee 21.0
12 Perry-Lecompton 13.5
Individual Placements
113 Kelton Lacock 7th
132 Mason Broce 3rd
215 Barret Lietz 2nd
Girls Wrestling Dec 9, 2023
Team Scores
1 Chapman Girls 98.5
2 El Dorado Girls 87.0
3 Marysville Girls 75.5
3 Rossville Girls 75.5
5 Halstead HS/Sedgwick HS, KS Girls 66.5
6 Alma-Wabaunsee Girls 51.0
7 York Girls 50.0
8 Clay Center Community Girls 45.0
9 Haven HS Girls 41.5
10 Perry Lecompton Girls 33.0
11 Riley County Girls 26.0
12 Hoxie Girls 18.0
Individual Placements
102 Brinley Pottorf 7th
120 Keera Lacock 1st
125 Kendra Hurla 1st
130 Shayla Rezac 7th
