The January Glavan Ford Student-Athlete of the Month is MaKenna Wamsher. MaKenna is the daughter of Dana and Jason Walsh; she has a GPA of 3.73 and participates in Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball teams. Makenna is a SADD, FCA, FCCLA, Key, and Pep Club member. MaKenna plans to attend college to study nursing. Here is what her coaches had to say: “MaKenna has stepped up her senior season to be a great leader for our basketball team. Many times, she has been given the responsibility of defending our opponent’s best player, and she has taken great pride in that. Her determination on defense has played a vital role in our teams’ success so far this season. She has also dedicated additional time after practice to put in extra work to develop her game.” Kelsey Nelson, RCHS Girls Basketball Coach.
RCHS Girls’ Wrestling team competed at St. Marys in the JV/Varsity Mixer.
USD 378 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00pm in the RCHS Library. The agenda for the meeting is available on the website under Documents>District>Board of Education.
Riley County USD #378 is currently seeking applications for a HS Baseball Assistant Coach and HS Softball Assistant Coach for the upcoming Spring sports season. To apply, visit the employment page on our website (https://www.usd378.org/page/employment-opportunities). For questions about the positions, contact High School AD, Darren Hopson at dhopson@usd378.org or call 785-485-4020.
RCHS Basketball hosted Holton this evening. Girls and Boys JV and C teams posted victories. The varsity girls won 43-29. The varsity boys fell in the final game 47-50.
Congratulations to the girls basketball team on their third place finish in the Hillsboro tournament! Way to go Falcons!
Congratulations to the RCHS Chess team for their 4th place finish today at Hays. Individually Brett Laurie finished 1st, Chance Martin finished 14th and Shalee Isom finished 22nd. Go Falcons!
RCHS Boys wrestlers competed at Beloit. Kaden Gutsch finished 5th today. Way to go Falcons!
RCHS Girls finish the Hillsboro tournament in third place defeating Hillsboro 34-22. Nice job Falcons!
RCHS Boys Basketball finishes the Hillsboro tournament with a victory 51-24 over Eureka. Go Falcons!
The boys lost to Clay Center 46-55
They will play for 7th at Hillsboro Middle School tomorrow at 1:00 PM. Go Falcons.
Girls lost a tough one to Hesston 30-40 they will play for 3rd tomorrow 1/25/25 at 2:30 at Hillsboro High School. Go Falcons
Winter Royalty Week January 27th - 31st
It's a great week to be a Falcon!
**Attention Falcon Fans** The Boys JV/Varsity Wrestling Tournament will be livestreamed! OpenSpaces Sports will cover all four mats on both days. The online link is:
https://email-link.parentsquare.com/ls/click?upn=u001.GJWbfco3RdULUanYsnzmhcEK8hTy7Pmgy7QnE-2FDH6OKtF0pdvqkvgY9kqkqQMDpk7bLz9nmZ8aiu7rFyUh9-2F1fipWlz27DO26rtAQtGFGKKMoXnMA-2FOddpVQmlNAR-2Fs5GUIA8U6dH8zStsTfZfGKYcFVNxBs0-2FcHYwf4Syx9FubpOO6opfsmWUlcBrzlzP0NwhL1HpcnALV79pIDJZBmFDGGiGpMGULJ4idAHeCu9deDiwMpNAJtfvhS9-2BJF7NotswCzTfJku1P-2B-2B-2FSS0oyeNGboJU8kMjwEjP29ZVykG2q91ZI6Xa5rLTZ0gk97MBbjMrQpXszkaXdLD3i8vpicMUIVYACK9uOLXrARra6SnlhfDgNcfUoDAjhfNLUWy-2FUXlsxI6Tk4BnVJfbqPWwQKJVj26VG6WZl9DwJss38iZ35siKF3xEoLQp-2FRL0SXN7cOxqiL7oL4fdTWzk9gU9wicg-3D-3DapBd_vYlmKy5KUQu8Ec8Lc8GsMkrkRdlaF2-2B6xEzdrZCh-2BTIPtQpAD2vSTXTcEd3N4Ebyp1sbe5dC9V7RXSWIwbSlwvv6Wx74Bihqq8ZN7O1sk-2B4rn5T0ZJBIAo-2BgABbpBq-2FaKRe2VbAwvpEus6HbxLic1F75onjJQIYXTsL2095LDOCZRJ0JhSyHoBRT7Q7JXcz9Xoz-2BGcZP255pFW2EcPxInxcysKq4jqzUQoHizwd8Ri6r2WVaTHotme6fWXdjw-2FB6
RCHS students had the opportunity to visit and tour Kansas State University today.
**Attention Falcon Fans** Friday’s basketball games at Hillsboro will start with the girls’ team taking on Hesston at 3:00 PM at Hillsboro High School. The boys’ team will take on Clay Center at 4:30 at Tabor College. Go Falcons.
Tonight was the first round of the Hillsboro basketball tournament. The girls won in overtime 53-46 over Eureka. The boys lost to Moundridge 56-26. The girls will play at 3:00PM Friday and the boys will play at 4:30 PM Friday.
**Attention Falcon Fans**
Tournament Information:
Girls play at 3:00 today
Boys play at 4:30 today
Admission:
Adult - $6.00
Students (K-12) - $5.00
Live Stream Links:
HS & Tabor Gyms: HUDL Fan
Tabor Gym: Possibly on Tabor Webcast (Youtube)
HS Gym: Trojan TV (Youtube)
HS Gym: NFHS Network
Social Media:
Facebook: USD 410 Durham Hillsboro Lehigh
Twitter: Hillsboro Trojans @Hillsboro_AD+
Due to wind chill temperatures Riley County Schools will open 2 hours late Tuesday, January 21st. The buildings will open at 9:40am and school will begin at 10:00am. This is for RCGS, RCHS, and RCCC. Stay safe and warm!
Makayla Truesdale placed 5th Aryana De Leon placed 6th at the girls wrestling tournament at St. Marys today.
