— Sports Corner —

Bowl game lacks luster

?By Pat Carroll

With the Super Bowl on tap this week, I thought I would just do a short column.
I do hope to be back to continue the yellow snow soon. I see the doctor this week and hope to get his okay. I am supposed to take it slow for six weeks and I have three weeks yet to go. We shall see.
Usually, this is one of the best weeks in the sports world and I can’t wait for it to get going.
This year, however, I can’t get very excited about the game. I can handle the New York Giants being in the game, even though they are underdogs. New England is favored by three points.
Now, with apologies to Larry Cahoj and other Patriot fans, I just can’t get excited about the Patriots being in the game.
They go in believing they are the greatest team ever and expect no less.
New England is one of those teams you love to hate — much like the Yankees in baseball. They have an attitude that brings out those feelings. They are a very arrogant team, to say the least.
Tom Brady is a good quarterback, but he acts like he is the greatest.
The Patriot’s coach is also very good, but he doesn’t give fans the time of day.
Oh well, they should win, but there are hopes that the Giants will pull off the win again.
The Old Dago wants to give a big thanks to Rosalie and the Square Deal staff for their work in my absence.
Thank you all, Love, Ya.

Boys buffalo Quinter,
defeat Cheylin 50-47

?RCHS had the upper hand from the first whistle, as the boys defeated Quinter Jan. 27 on the Bulldog court.
Damian Kogl scored 29 of the 81 points. James Peterson got 17 points.
Collin Clark and Michael Capo each made 12 points.
Dylan Tiemeyer scored 7 and Joey Leitner and Gabe Skolout each made 2 points.
Kogl racked up 18 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists.
Clark got 7 rebounds 2 blocks and an assist. Capo nabbed 4 rebounds and an assist. Leitner got 4 boards, 2 blocks, 3 steals and had 8 assists.
Neil Portschy nabbed 3 rebounds. Peterson had 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Michael Blodgett, Tiemeyer and Skolout each had a rebound.
“It has been a long time since we have beaten Quinter so this win will be remembered,” Lankas said.
The coach noted the fan support in Quinter was much appreciated.

Cheylin

The Buffalos had a little trouble keeping the Cougars at bay Jan. 24. They only won 50-47.
The score was 26-27 Cheylin’s favor at half and 32-36 going into the final period.
Clark scored 16 points, Tiemeyer 12, Peterson 12, Kogl 4, Capo 3 and Leitner 3.
Kogl got 13 boards. Clark had 6 rebounds, Leitner 4, Peterson 4, Skolout 3, Tiemeyer 3 and Capo 1.

Buffalo JV downs Cougars at home

?The Buffalo JV upended the Cheylin Cougars 33-21 at home Jan. 24.
“We played well as a team together,” Mathew Withington, coach, said. “When we struggled for a bucket Jason Sis came up big for us underneath.”
Jason Sis led the Buffalos in scoring with 14 points. Neil Portschy, Michael Blodgett, James Peterson had 4 each, Dylan Tiemeyer, 3; Cameron Ginther and Michael Capo, 2 each.
“We rebounded the ball well and played big inside,” Withington, said. “It was a good win for the team.”Janicke lead Cougar scoring with 9 points followed by Carmichael, 4; Razo, 3; Churchwell and Vandike, 2; Frisbie, 1.

Buffalo JV boys best Quinter

?The RCHS JV boys took on and defeated the Quinter Bulldogs Jan 27.
The Buffalos slipped past Quinter 32-28.
For the win, Dylan Tiemeyer added 8; Michael Blodgett, Michael Capo and Neil Portschy, 6 each; Jason Sis, 4; James Peterson, 2.
“Our size in this match up helped us out a lot,” Mathew Withington said. “We struggled with the smaller guard lineup for a while, but in the end we outlasted in a hard fought ball game. To finish the game off we hit a few key free-throws to seal the deal.”

Ladies win a pair

?The Lady Buffalos claimed a 59-44 victory in Quinter last Friday.
Hillary Chvatal led the scoring with 23. Katie Withington had 15, Abbey Wolters 11, Tasia Reuber 6 and Summer Castens 4.
The ladies shot 45 percent from the field with 22 in 49 attempts and made 14 of 16 freethrows for 88 percent.
Chvatal had 20 rebounds and Wolters got 9.
RCHS has 12 assists. Summer Castens, Chvatal and Wolters had 3 each.

Cheylin

On Jan 24, the Lady Buffs hosted Cheylin and won 63-26.
Terry pointed out that Cheylin has a young team and without an injured Forrest Burr who couldn’t play in either game, the Lady Cougars were without the size to stop RCHS on the inside.
Chvatal led the scoring with 25 points. Withington made 14, Wolters 6, Reuber 6, Castens 8, Lexy Leitner 2 and Isabella Skolout 2.
Cheylin was 31 percent from the field with 12 of 39 and 11 percent from the line with 1 of 9.
Chvatal got 12 rebounds and Wolters had 7. The Lady Buffs made 14 assists. Wolters led with 4, Withington gave 3 more.
RCHS had 23 turnovers and Cheylin had 30.

JH girls beat St. Francis

?The junior high girls hosted St. Francis Jan. 26 and won both games.
The A-Team won 35-20.
Olivia Chvatal scored 15 points, got 19 rebounds and made 3 blocks and 2 steals.
Brandi Diederich scored 2 points. Mara Hemel grabbed 9 rebounds and got 2 assists. Higley made 4 points, 5 steals and had 6 assists.
Mandilyn Horinek scored 2 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Abbie Horton made 2 points and got 5 rebounds.
Jaelynn Sis scored 8 points, got 5 rebounds and had 2 assists. Lauren Terry made 2 points and got 4 rebounds.
B-Team
The B-Team girls won 20-14.
“They played hard and picked up their first win of the season,” Pfortmiller said. “We made some shots, especially in the first half and held on at the end.”
Celeste Merida scored 2 points, Chiani Pearce made 4, Dana Doty 2, Lauren Terry 5 and Brandi Diederich 7 points.

C-Team girls see action

?Rawlins County Junior High girls C-Team began their season by playing Hoxie Jan 12. They lost 5-26.
“This was the first game of the season and many of the girls had not played any full court basketball. It’s always tough playing a team like Hoxie,” Coach Jenni Melia said. “They have a great basketball program, but our girls did many good things.”
The coach said Lidia Hurst played very well and scored 4 points while Jayden Markland added 1 point.
The C-Team played St. Pats of McCook Jan 16 and tied 6-6 with them. Eliza Kastens scored 2 points and Dana Doty scored 4 points.
The Rawlins County girls took on Oberlin Jan. 19.
This game also ended in a tie, 4-4.
“Lydia Britt had an awesome game and scored all 4 points,” Coach Melia said.

Wrestlers score high
at Western Tournament
of Champions Saturday

?Last Saturday, wrestling history was written, as Smith Center hosted the first Western Tournament of Champions.
The event came about when the Mid Continent League and Northwest Kansas League decided to combine for a league tournament.
“You knew it would be tough because for the last 10 years the 3-2-1A state tournament team championship has come out of either the MCL or NWKL,” Coach Scott Urban said.
Four Buff wrestlers competed in the tournament.
Macrae Migchelbrink, at 106, placed 4th.
John Solko captured the 113-pound crown and became Rawlins County’s first ever Western Tournament of Champions first place winner.
“John has really stepped it up since winter break,” Urban said. ”He defeated the number 1 seed by a fall in the finals.”
“Rhett Mizer had a solid tournament, placing second in the 120 pound class,” the coach said. “It is good to have him back after an injury and to have him wrestle so well.”
Bryce Henry, at 285, finished in sixth place.
Phillipsburg won the tournament followed by Oberlin, Smith Center, Plainville, Norton, St. Francis, Hoxie, Oakley, Atwood, Ellis, Hill City, Trego, Stockton and Osborne.

Lady Cougars lose a heartbreaker

?The Cheylin Lady Cougars lost a 40-43 hard fought game to Wheatland-Grinell Jan. 27.
Susannah Jones was the high scorer for the Lady Cougars with 12 points followed by Marlene Dehn, 10; Stephanie Busse, 6; Shayla Hubbard, 6; Allie Frisbie, 4 and Kalin Richey, 2.
“The girls played their hearts out this game and came up a little short,”Greg Jones, coach, said. “Our rebounting was much improved with a team total of 38 rebounds.”
Busse lead rebounders with14; Dehn, 11; Frisbie, Jones, and Hubbard 4 each, Jessica Turner, 1.
“Our turnovers killed us,” Jones said. “We are working on playing under control with confidence.”
In the steal department, Jones and Hubbard had 3 each; Busse,2; Frisbie, 1.

Cheylin girls lose to Greeley County

?The Lady Cougars crumbled in the third quarter of their game with Greeley County Jan. 20 and lost 39-63.
Greeley Co. was only ahead 28-20 at halftime, but they scored 20 points to the Lady Cougars 3 in the third period. In the fourth quarter Cheylin added 16 points and Greeley Co. 15.
Shayla Hubbard scored 18 points, Marlene Dehn 9, Susannah Jones 6 and Allie Frisbie 4.
Hubbard got 8 rebounds 1 block 6 steals and 2 assists. Dehn grabbed 6 boards, 1 steal and had 1 assist.
Jones nabbed 6 rebounds 3 steals and made 5 assists.
Frisbie had 2 rebounds 1 steal and 1 assist. Dani Possamei made 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
Kalin Richey got 3 rebounds.
Manda Barnett got a rebound and Jessica Turner snagged a steal.
The Lady Cougars defeated Healy 65-26 Jan. 14 and lost to Dighton 34-50 Jan. 13.

Threlkel earns coaching honors

?Bob Threlkel received a plaque Jan 21 from the Hays Wrestling Club honoring him for his many years of service and dedication to the Hays wrestling programs.
Bob began his wrestling career as a sixth grader at Atwood Grade School and never looked back.
As a freshman at AHS, he was on the mat at 103 pounds and was wrestling at 133 when he graduated in 1965.
He wrestled for Colby Community College and began his coaching career in 1973 at Thomas More Prep in Hays.
At TMP, he had a 46-38 dual record with 23 state qualifiers, 10 state placers, 2 state champions and 1 grand state champion.
Coach Threlkel led the team at Hays High School in 2003-2005 where he had 21 state qualifiers and 7 state placers.
Currently, he is head wrestling coach at Felten Middle School where the team has won 78 dual meets.
Bob has earned many accolades as a coach, including the 5-A sportsmanship award from the Kansas Association of Wrestling Officials and an award from KWCA for 30 years of athletic coaching.
He was selected KWCA 2010 middle school coach of the year.
Known as “Coach T”, Bob is married to the former Karen Wilkinson of Atwood. They have two grown children, Kevin and Kendra.
Bob is the son of Em Threlkel and the late Don Threlkel.

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