Last post of 2008

First of all, what a year it's been. So many memorable moments, so many heartbreaking defeats. Just off the top of my head (which is still fuzzy from being sick Tuesday) here's some memories I'll take from this past year...

-RC's Gary Roberts and Trevor Kuhlman each scoring 26 in the loss at Sacred Heart.
-Erica Hadachek getting run over by Katie Pratt at the end of the girls game just before, with no foul called.
-The RC guys surrendering just 38 to Sacred Heart in the return trip to Belleville.
-PV's Chelsea Freed and her 19 point, 13 rebound, 7 assist game at Hanover
-Celia Porter's 3 point chase and school record 47 3's made.
-Late season "Red Outs" for RC games
-6 minute "stall" for the RC guys vs TMP
-The fun the softball team had playing with eachother.
-35 degrees and rain broadcasting the second of the double header against Beloit.
-Hanging out at track meets for the HS and JH.
-State track and the great performances (Nickie Weir in the Shot, Heather Bergmann in a great battle for the Javelin)
-RC JH football starting off with a win at SES, 46-0.
-Derek Barrett's 48 carry, 257 yard performance in the playoff loss to Quinter.
-Braden Bloomfield's 6 TD runs against Deerfield.
- Zero-zero second half scoring in the 8 man D-1 State Title game. Baileyville defeated Clifton/Clyde 24-16.

That's what i got right now. By all means, leave me more in the comments. I konow I left plenty out there. Here's to 2009!

Oh, by the way, I'll pick Nebraska over Clemson in the Gator Bowl, 31-21

RCHS Reschedulings

Date	Activity	Opponent	Rescheduled
Tue, Dec. 16	RCHS Basketball	@ Valley Heights	Fri, Jan. 2. Tip-off times remain the same.
Thu, Dec. 18	RCMS Basketball	@ Minneapolis/Hillcrest	Postponed TBA
Thu, Dec. 18	RCHS Music Concert		Will not be rescheduled
Fri, Dec. 19	RCHS Basketball	vs Russell	Tue, Jan. 27. First tip-off at 5:30 PM.
Fri, Dec. 19	RCHS Wrestling	@ Southeast of Saline	Will not be rescheduled

My bowl picks in bold, Big 12 in color

Today Poinsettia Bowl: Boise State (12-0) vs. Texas Christian (10-2) 7 p.m. ESPN
Wed. Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame (6-6) at Hawaii (7-6) 7 p.m. ES ES PN
Fri. Motor City Bowl: Florida Atlantic (6-6) vs. Central Michigan (8-4) 6:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat. Meineke B Bowl: North Carolina (8-4) vs. West Virginia (8-4) Noon ESPN
Sat. Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State (8-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-5) 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Sat. Emerald Bowl: California (8-4) vs. Miami, Fla. (7-5) 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (6-6) 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 PapaJohns.com Bowl: Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-6) 2 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl: Northwestern (9-3) vs. Missouri (9-4) 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl: Nevada (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5) 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Oregon (9-3) 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Texas Bowl: Rice (9-3) vs. Western Michigan (9-3) 7 p.m. NFL Network
Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl: Houston (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-4) 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl: Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3) 1 p.m. CBS
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Boston C College (9-4) 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl: Kansas (7-5) vs. Minnesota (7-5) 4:30 p.m. NFL Network
Dec. 31 Chick-fill-A Bowl: LSU (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3) 6:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl: Iowa (8-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5) 10 a.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl: Georgia (9-3) vs. Michigan S State (9-3) Noon ABC
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl: Nebraska (8-4) vs. Clemson (7-5) Noon CBS
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl: Southern Cal (11-1) vs. Penn State (11-1) 4 p.m. ABC
Jan. 1 Orange Bowl: Cincinnati (11-2) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4) 7 p.m. Fox
Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech (11-1) vs. Mississippi (8-4) 1 p.m. Fox
Jan. 2 Liberty Bowl: Kentucky (6-6) vs. East Carolina (9-4) 4 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl: Utah (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1) 7 p.m. Fox
Jan. 3 International Bowl: Connecticut (7-5) vs. Buffalo (8-5) 11 a.m. ESPN2
Jan. 5 Fiesta Bowl: Texas (11-1) vs. Ohio State (10-2) 7:30 p.m. Fox
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl: Tulsa (10-3) vs. Ball S State (12-1) 7 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship: Florida (12-1) vs. Oklahoma (12-1) 7 p.m. Fox

Season so far...

RC BOYS STATS

RC GIRLS STATS

JH BBall

The Republic County Junior High basketball teams played in Smith Center Saturday, Dec 13. The 8th Grade boys played as follows.

RC beat an undefeated Norton 47-31
RC beat Beloit 33-15

The 8th Grade girls day went like this...

Win vs Norton, 42-13
Loss vs smith Center, 24-29

More details on Tuesday's Sports Report.

A message from Houston

Eric, thank you very much for passing on the thoughts and prayers during your broadcast on Tuesday evening! It was appreciated by our family and friends! AK's/our relatives in Iowa were tuned in and they were very happy to hear it!! You do a very good job! Enjoy the games - Pam Kasl.... Hopefully we will be home in a week!!

I think I speak for everyone here when I say that's great news! -Eric

Dec 9 recap

Not a great night for the Lady Buffs, as Concordia jumped out to an 18-0 lead early in the first quarter. RC had 18 first half turnovers, and 25 for the game. Hopefully the girls got those nerves out of their system, with a big game against Beloit on Friday.

RC.....4......8.....8...19...39
Con...29...16...17...14...76

RC Scoring
Jessica Wollenberg 17, Hunter Duensing 6, Celsey Beneda 5, Erica Hadachek 4, Courtney Kasl 4, Lydia Jones 2, Hillary Woods 1

Concordia Scoring
Alex Muff 19, Karly Buer 15, Paige Champlin 12, Skye Balthazor 11, Ashlee Haist 8, Kaitlin Woellhof 4, Chelsie Monzon 3, Heather Bergmann 2, Ashleigh Johnson 2

Playing without their top scorer, the Republic County boys got career high scoring from Trey Duensing and Colton Grove, and great defense again in the 3rd quarter to win at Concordia, 55-45.

RC....15...10...16...14...55
Con...17...10....4....14...45

RC Scoring
Trey Duesning 20, Colton Grove 18, Trevor Kuhlman 8, Kurt Engle 5, Austin Kasl 4

Concordia Scoring
David mortimer 13, kaden Buer 11, Corbin Goedert 8, Dalton Skiles 7, Blaine Newton 4, Garrett Hake 2

This week on KR 92

Tuesday, Dec 9. Republic County at Concordia. Varsity girls start at 6:15 pm, pregame with me and Barry Porter at 6:05pm

Friday, Dec 12. Republic County at Beloit. Varsity Girls start at 6:00pm, pregame at 5:50pm

You can always catch all the action online, at the following link

http://www.network1sports.com/stations/krep.asp

Recap of Saturday's games

Tim and I had an early season marathon of games Saturday, starting at 2 pm with the Pike Valley girls taking down Blue Valley. It wrapped up with the Republic County boys winnign against Superior 55-34. To the recaps...

Pike Valley girls 43
Blue Valley 37

PVHS 15 10 13 5 43
BVHS 11 06 14 6 37

Pike Valley Scoring
Taylor Peters 17, Chelsea Freed 9, Shalynn Loring 6, Emily McGregor 6, Brittany Vignery 2, Audrey Gritten 1

Pike Valley Boys 45
Blue Valley 62

PVHS 16 08 08 13 45
BVHS 14 11 15 22 62

Pike Valley scoring
Seth McGregor 21, Ethan Mahin 8, Tyler Kensen 5, Josh Kraus 4, Derek Barrett 3, Dakota Thomson 2

Republic County Girls 42
Superior 32

RCHS 13 08 11 10 42
SHS.. 02 13 06 11 32

Scoring
Jessica Wollenberg 18, Erica Hadachek 10, Dani Cromwell 5, Hunter Duensing 5, Celsey Beneda 4

Republic County boys 55
Superior 34

RCHS 12 07 24 12 55
SHS... 13 04 07 10 34

Scoring
Trevor Kuhlman 21, Gary Roberts 16, Colton Grove 10, Trey Duensing 5, Kurt Engle 3

This week on KR 92

The winter sports season gets underway for high schools this week. Our basketball broadcasts will take us all around the area for the first weekend.

Thursday, Dec 4
Republic County at Thayer Central (Hebron, NE)6:15- Girls first, boys to follow

Friday, Dec 5
Pike Valley vs Washington Co (Washington, KS) 6:00pm- Girls first, boys to follow

Saturday, Dec 6
Pike Valley vs Blue Valley (Washington, KS) 2:00pm- girls 3:30pm, boys
Republic County vs Superior (Belleville, KS) 6:00pm- girls, boys to follow

Yep, long day to start the season, but well worth it to cover all the kids in the county!