RHS Girls Get Win Over Iola

    The RHS girls won their last game in the Burlington Invitational tournament by defeating Iola 30-25.

Gary Starbird Passes Away

    Capt. Gary L. Starbird USN (Ret.), 75, of Dover KS passed away on Thurs. night, Jan. 17, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka KS.
    Gary was born in Christ Hospital in Topeka KS on Aug. 30, 1937. He lived and attended grade school and high school in Willard, Rossville and Dover KS. He graduated from Marysville High School in Marysville CA in 1955 and continued on to receive a BA in English at San Francisco University.
    Gary enlisted in the Navy in Nov. 1956. After boot camp he came up the ranks thru the NAV-CAD program and began his career in naval aviation. He is a Vietnam veteran. He was one of the elite 1000 Trap Club Members and was respected by all who knew and worked with him. He was considered by colleagues as The aviators aviator. Capt. Starbird retired his last command with the National Airborne Emergency Command Post in 1984 after a 27-year career.
    Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, gunsmithing and reloading. He loved his college football and basketball, especially the Jayhawks. (Rock Chalk!) He was also actively involved in Quail Unlimited and the NRA.
    Gary was married to Kathryn Hartman, in Sept. 1959, for 9 years. To this union, two children were born, Andy Starbird and Stephanie Starbird-Kramer. Gary was married to Life Starbird, Aug. 1968, for 12 years. From this union, there were two boys, Jason Starbird and Zackary Starbird. All survive. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Kiefer and Conner Starbird, Grace and Clay Kramer, Ashley, Joshua, and Zack Starbird and Katia & Kaylee Starbird; and great-grandsons, Alex and Jason Starbird. Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Agnes Starbird, his father, Delbert Starbird, and his sister, Dixie Starbird.
    Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri. Jan 25th at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Rd., Topeka KS. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 26th at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will follow at Dover Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NRA, sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com. 

Dawgs Lose to Santa Fe Trail

In their final match-up at the Burlington Invitational,  the Dawgs were brought down by  high scoring Santa Fe Trail 73-46.

Santa Fe Trail         11     23     23     16     =     73

Rossville                   12       6      14     15     =    47

Rossville Scoring:

Greco                       9
Immenschuh        8
Horak                      6
Sowers                    6
Catron                     5
Day                           5
Schultz-Pruner    4
Davis                        2
Horak                      2
Total                     47

RHS Girls Lose to Labette County

    In Friday night basketball action at the Burlington Invitational Tournament,  the RHS girls were defeated by Labette County 54-31.

Rossville                 5     7     12     7     =   31
Labette County     16   13     10   15     =   54

Rossville  scoring:
Brown                   8  
Channel                 7
VanderPutten         5
Nitsch                    5
 Dantzson               4
Steckel                   2
        Total             31.

RHS Boys Lose to Pittsburgh

In Fri night action at the  Burlington Invitational tournament,  the RHS boys lost to Pittsburg 61-45.

Rossville     15     12     10     8     =     45
Pittsburg     12     10     15   24     =     61

Rossville  scoring:  
Catron                     14
Immenschuh             14
Schultz-Pruner          10
Greco                         4
Sowers                       3
Total                         45

Burlington Inv. BB Brackets

Here is a link to the brackets for the Burlington Invitational Basketball Tournament being played Jan. 15-18.

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/athletics/boys_basketball/12-13/2013%20BHS%20Invit%20Bracket%20Day%201.pdf

Dawgs Lose to Labette Co.

In a Tuesday night game,  the RHS boys lost their first round Burlington Invitational  basketball game with Labette County by 66-42.

Labette County     17     16     15     18     =     66

Rossville                  12     10       9      11    =     42

Rossville  scoring:  
Catron                          4             2-5      10
Greco                            4 (1)      0-0       9
Immenschuh              3             1-3       7
Davis                              3             0-0      6
Day                                  1             4-7      6
Sowers                           2             0-1      4 
Totals                           17 (1)      7-16  42

Santa Fe Trail Socks RHS Girls

The RHS girls dropped their first round game at the Burlington Invitational on Jan. 15.

Santa Fe Trail     21     10     16     5        52

Rossville                 4       9        4     2        15

Rossville scoring:
Brown                    5                
Dick                        3
 Dantzson             2
Channel                 2
Catron                   2
VanderPutten    1

Dawgs At Bobcat Classic Wrestling Tournament

    The Dawgs wrestling team finished 18th of 36 teams competing in the Bobcat Classic at Basehor-Linwood on Jan. 11-12.    A number of the schools are much larger than Rossville High.
    The final team standings are as follows:
Seaman 177.5, Blue Springs 172, St. James Academy 168.5, Collinsville 154.5, Aquinas 153, Junction City 131, Mountain Range 127, Bonner Springs 109, Tonganoxie 103.5, Glenwood 94.5, Platte County 90, Andale 86.5, Fort Scott 78, Pittsburg 74, Baldwin 67.5, Royal Valley 62.5, Olathe North 58.5, Rossville 54.5, Prairie View 52, Goddard 51.5, SM East 51.5, Turner 48.5, ACCHS 45, Oak Park 42, Paola 38, Columbus 36, Santa Fe Trail 30, Chapman 29, Basehor-Linwood 26, Lansing 24, Clay Center 21, Eudora 19, Olathe South 19, Blue Valley 17, Free State 14.
    For the complete results,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/athletics/wrestling/12-13/Bobcat%20Classic.pdf

Burlington Invitational Basketball Tournament

Lineup of Burlington Invitational girls basketball games this week which will be held at the high school and middle school gyms.
Games Tuesday : High school: Santa Fe Trail vs. Rossville, 3:30 p.m.; Burlington vs. Iola, 6:40 p.m. Middle school: Paola vs. Sabetha, 3:30 p.m.; Pittsburg vs. Labette County, 6:40 p.m. 
Games Friday : High school: Trail-Rossville winner vs. Labette-Pittsburg winner, 3:30 p.m.; Burlington-Iola winner vs. Paola-Sabetha winner, 6:40 p.m. Middle school: Consolation semifinals, 3:30 & 6:40 p.m. 
Games Saturday :  High school: Championship, 3:10 p.m.; Third place, noon. Middle school: Third place, 3:10 p.m.; Seventh place, noon.

The boys games will be as follows:
Games Tuesday :  High school: Santa Fe Trail vs. Rossville, 3:30 p.m.; Burlington vs. Iola, 6:40 p.m. Middle school: Paola vs. Sabetha, 3:30 p.m.; Pittsburg vs. Labette County, 6:40 p.m.
Games Friday :  High school: Trail-Rossville winner vs. Labette-Pittsburg winner, 3:30 p.m.; Burlington-Iola winner vs. Paola-Sabetha winner, 6:40 p.m. Middle school: Consolation semifinals, 3:30 & 6:40 p.m. 
Games Saturday :  High school: Championship, 3:10 p.m.; Third place, noon. Middle school: Third place, 3:10 p.m.; Seventh place, noon.

Marjorie Daniels Passes Away

    Marjorie Mae Thomas Daniels, age 89 of Rossville, passed away Thurs., Jan. 10, 2013, at Rossville Health & Rehab.
    She was born Sept. 25, 1923, at Irving, the eldest of three children born to Morrison and Myrtle (Whipple) Thomas.
    She had worked as a secretary of the Santa Fe Offices and State of Kansas. She retired from Super D Drugs.
    Marjorie had 4 children: Ben Daniels, Jr. and Alva Daniels both of Lebanon, MO, Daniel Thomas Daniels of Independence, KS, and Cynthia Daniels of Topeka; 3 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Thurs., Jan. 17, 2013, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave. Interment in Topeka Cemetery. Marjorie will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Wed., at the funeral chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Health & Rehab, 600 East Perry, Rossville, KS 66533. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

Dawgs Get Win Over St. Marys

     The RHS Boys basketball team turned a huge 2nd quarter run into a victory over the St. Marys Bears on  Jan. 11.    

Rossville            10       19       9       15       =      53
St. Marys           10         6       9       13       =      38

Rossville  scoring:
Greco                           3 (2)        6-6        14
Davis                            4 (3)        0-0       11
Catron                          5                0-4      10
Immenschuh             2                3-6        7
Sowers                          3                1-2        7
Schultz-Pruner          1                0-0       2
Horak                            1                0-0       2
Totals                          19 (5)      10-18   53

St. Marys scoring:
Royer                           4 (2)           2-4     12
Stewart                         4 (2)          0-0    10
Reese                            3                  1-6       7
Rezac                            1                  0-0      2
Baumchen                  1                  0-0      2
Christen                      1                   0-0      2
Palmeri                       1                   0-1       2
Lueger                         0                  1-2        1 
Totals                         15 (4)         4-13    38

RHS Girls Lose to St. Marys

    The RHS girls basketball team was defeated by the St. Marys' team on Dec. 11 by a 42-24 score.

Rossville            4     5     5     10       -       24

St. Marys         16     7   10       9       -       42

Rossville  scoring:
Channel                           2                      5-8      9
Dantzson                         1                      1-2      3
Brown                               1                      1-1      3
Nitsch                               1                      1-2      3
Dick                                   1                      0-2     2
Catron                              1                      0-0     2
Day                                    0                      2-4     2
Totals                               7 (0)            10-21  24

St. Marys scoring:
Thomas                          5                      5-7      15
Moylan                           5 (3)               2-2      15
Thomas                          1                      4-8        6
Robbins                          1                      1-4        3
Flanagan                        0                      2-2        2
Perry                               0                      1-2        1 Totals                            12 (3)            15-25   42

Rock Creek Defeats RHS Boys

Results of the Dawgs at Rock Creek on Jan. 8.

Rock Creek               8      14      20      23      =      55
Rossville                    5      15      12      12      =      44

Rossville scoring:
Immenschuh          5        2-3        12
Davis                    5 (1)   0-0        11
Horak                   3 (2)   2-3        10
Catron                  2         2-2          6
Greco                   2         0-0          4
Sowers                 0         1-2          1
Totals                  17 (3)  7-10       44