The Bucking Chute
Russell Broncos - Weekly Activities Update - (9/30/21)
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USD 407 Adopts KDHE Test-to-Play Protocol
In accordance with KDHE and approved by Russell County Health Department, students who quarantined due to close contact with a positive Covid case may participate in activities under the following stipulations:
1. Students must test daily during the quarantine period. If negative results occur, the student or coach may mask and play during the entirety of the quarantine period.
2. If the student or coach has evidence of Covid positive within the past 6 months, they
may mask and play during the entirety of the quarantine period.
Booster Club Membership Drive
Bold - Resilient - Open-Minded - Noticeable - Curious - Optimistic - Selfless
B.R.O.N.C.O. OF THE WEEK
RHS Volleyball
A bizarre, yet funny incident at Tuesday's volleyball quad in Phillipsburg showed the Twitter world everything they need to know about the RHS volleyball team. A coach from Phillipsburg was wheeling a Gatorade cooler out of the gym when a volleyball landed on the cooler. Freshman Kelvie Reeves ran over to the coach to grab the volleyball. Somehow, the cooler ran over Kelvie's foot, and spilled ice all over the gym floor. Clean-up didn't take long, though, as nine members of the RHS team, still in uniform, rushed to help the Phillipsburg coach with the mess.
Rick Peterson from the KSHSAA Covered network (@RickieKSHSAA) tweeted the attached photo with the comment "Teamwork is dreamwork. Everyone chipping in to clean up a spilled-cooler mishap at the Phillipsburg quad."
Thank you, Broncos, for going above and beyond to help out an opposing coach.
RHS is Recruiting National Anthem Singers
MEET THE COACHES...
Taylor Betts - RMS Football - Head Coach
Hometown:
My hometown is Hays, KS.
What's Your Day Job (i.e. What do you teach?):
I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade computers at Ruppenthal Middle School. I also am the head coach for Middle School Football, Middle School Boys Basketball, and Middle School Track & Field.
How long have you been in Russell?:
I have lived in Russell for 2 and a half years.
What is something others may not know about you?
I have only had two jobs my entire life. During the summer I still work at my first job and teaching at Russell was my second job. I am not a person who looks for "greener" pastures. I believe in getting things done the correct way where I currently am. Everything in life can be fixed but some people don't want to put the work in to make it happen.
What's the best coaching quote you've ever heard?
A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life - John Wooden
Why do you love coaching?
What I love about coaching relates to my favorite quote. I absolutely love when it finally clicks for a student athlete and they see me as more than as a coach. When they see me as someone who they can come to with any problems they may be having, that is when you know as a coach you are changing that student athlete's life. The sports are fun to coach and is why I started coaching but changing students' lives is awesome to see and feel.
Email: tbetts@usd407.org
Location: Ruppenthal Middle School, North Elm Street, Russell, KS, USA
Phone: (785) 483-3174
REMINDER - Fan Ejection Policy
Fan Ejections: Any member of a Russell crowd, who is ejected from a game (by an official or an administrator) for unsportsmanlike conduct toward an official, or a participant, will face a one-game suspension. To be clear, they will not be able to attend the next game, whether it's at home or on the road.
Additionally, any member of a Russell crowd, who prompts an "If I hear one more word, that person will need to leave" scenario, from an official or an administrator, will be removed from that contest as a proactive measure. Quite simply, there is no reason for this behavior to reach that point.
A new KSHSAA rule offers a similar consequence.
"Any participant (player, coach, spectator) who is ejected for making contact with an official, or who is ejected for unsporting behavior directed toward an official, shall be subject to a non-appealable suspension from the next contest at that level, and for all contests at any level (in that activity) until the suspension has been served. Local school leadership may levy additional sanctions as they deem appropriate
It's very simple...please let the officials do their jobs, and leave them alone. KSHSAA has lost more than 500 officials across the state in the last year. We need to take care of the officials who work our contests.
Recent Game Highlights
Upcoming Events
RMS Volleyball vs. Plainville
Thursday, Sep 30, 2021, 04:30 PM
Ruppenthal Middle School, North Elm Street, Russell, KS, USA
RMS Football vs. Plainville
Thursday, Sep 30, 2021, 06:00 PM
Russell High School, State Street, Russell, KS, USA
RHS V/JV Volleyball at St. John/Ellsworth
St. John JV vs. Russell JV (4:00)
St. John (V) vs. Russell (V)
Russell JV vs. Ellsworth JV
Russell (V) vs. Ellsworth (V)
St. John JV vs. Ellsworth JV
St. John (V) vs. Ellsworth (V)
(JV Matches will be 25 minute running clock w/ free substitution)
Thursday, Sep 30, 2021, 05:00 PM
St John High School & Jr High, East 5th Avenue, Saint John, KS, USA
RHS Football at Scott City
Friday, Oct 1, 2021, 07:00 PM
O.L. Darner Field, Scott City, KS, USA
RMS Volleyball at Larned Tournament
10:00 - Russell A vs. Larned A (LMS North Court)
10:00 - Russell B vs. Larned B (LMS South Court)
10:00 - Russell C vs. Larned 8C (LHS Gym)
11:00 - Russell A vs. TMP A (LMS North Court)
11:00 - Russell B vs. TMP B (LMS South Court)
11:00 - Russell C vs. Larned 7C (LHS Gym)
Saturday, Oct 2, 2021, 09:00 PM
Larned Middle School, Corse Avenue, Larned, KS, USA
RHS Girls' Golf at TMP-Marian
Monday, Oct 4, 2021, 01:00 PM
Smoky Hill Country Club, Hall Street, Hays, KS, USA
RHS JV Football at Ellsworth
Monday, Oct 4, 2021, 05:00 PM
Shanelec Field, West 11th Street, Ellsworth, KS, USA
RHS JV/V Volleyball vs. Lyons/Hoisington (Senior Day)
Russell vs. Hoisington (5:00 p.m.)
Hoisington vs. Lyons
**RHS Senior Recognition**
Russell vs. Lyons
Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021, 05:00 PM
Russell High School, State Street, Russell, KS, USA
#WeAreRussell
USD 407 Athletics & Activities
Email: snuss@usd407.org
Website: https://www.usd407.org/athletics
Location: 565 State Street, Russell, KS, USA
Phone: (785) 483-5631
Twitter: @Russell_Broncos