RHS Wrestlers Compete At Holton

    The RHS Wrestling team is competing in the Sadowski Tournament at Holton on Sat., Jan. 24.  The wrestlers competing,  and their records  according to the KWA, are as follows:
120    fr Holden Hurla (10-2)
126    jr Alex Cavanaugh (23-3)
152    jr Derek Gentry (12-10)
160    sr Nick Reesor (21-3)
182    jr Isaac Luellen (0-0)
220    jr Cole Davoren (11-6)

Kathryn (Stadler) (44) Lombardi Passes Away

    Kathryn E. Lombardi, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury,NJ, passed away on Wednesday
January 21, 2015 at Morristown Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was
88.
    Born in Kansas on March 18, 1926 to the late Nicholas and Barbara Stadler, Kathryn
moved to Netcong, NJ and has resided in Kenvil for over 60 years.  She grew up in the Rossville, KS area and attended Kingsville and Lipp elementary schools.    She graduated from Rossville High in 1944.
    Kathryn was employed at  Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway for 25 years before retirement. Kathryn enjoyed sewing, knitting and cooking, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Devoted wife of the late Philip (1998), beloved mother of Theresa Dulio, loving
grandmother of Michael Dulio and Kevin Dulio and his wife, Cheryl, adoring great
grandmother of Angelina Cathryn and dearest sister of Irene Mader and husband, Don of Emporia, KS.
    Kathryn was predeceased by  brothers  Jacob, John, Joseph, George, Sylvester, and Nickolas   and sisters Ann Bridwell, Mildred Wallace, Marsella Ruff, and Ruth Sacks.  She also had five siblings that died at birth or early childhood.
    Kathryn’s Life Celebration will include visiting on Sunday January 25 from 3-7 PM at the
Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing, NJ. A Liturgy of Christian
burial will be offered on Monday January 26 beginning at 10:00 am at St. Therese Church,
151 Main Street, Succasunna. Kathryn will be laid to rest at Stanhope Union Cemetery
immediately following Mass. For memorial donations, please consider the Wounded
Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at
www.stjude.org.

Half A Hog Winners

On January 16th Taegan Miller, Miller Brother Show Pigs, drew two winners for the Booster Club LED benefit. The winners were JD Kenney and Sherry Miller.  A  special thank you to Kelly and Alyssa Miller for donating the hog.  Thank you for supporting the RHS Booster Club.

Brian Kidney (86) Accepts New Position

Brian Kidney starts his new job Monday as the Finance Director for the City of  Lawrence, KS.

RHS Girls Lose A Close One

     The RHS girls played Cair Paravel in the first round of the Burlington Tournament and built up a nice lead by the start of the 4th quarter,  but then fell apart and ended up losing by one point,  45-44.

Rossville            13   12   16     3   =   44
Cair Paravel       14   11     9   12   =   45

Rossville scoring:
Hill                             4 (1)        3-3      12
Nitsch                        3 (3)        0-3        9
Kirk                            3             0-0        6
Steckel                      2 (1)        0-0        5
Little                          1 (1)        1-2        4
Day                           1              0-0        2
Conley                      1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2

Totals                     17 (6)         4-8      44

RHS Boys Lose At Burlington

    The RHS boys basketball team lost their first round of the Burlington Tournament to the host team by a  75-32 score.  

Rossville            4     10     13       5    =   32
Burlington         19     22     21     13   =   75

Rossville  scoring:
Horak                  3 (1)       4-4       11
Sowers                4            0-1         8
Horak                  1            2-4         4
Roduner               1            0-0         2
Hammes              1            0-0         2
Hulbert                 1            0-0         2
Mason                  1            0-0         2
Schultz-Pruner      0            1-3         1

Totals                 12 (1)      7-12      32

Jan. 20 Wrestling Rankings

There were a few small changes in the Top 10 3A schools rankings this week,  though Norton and Rossville have maintained their spots for several weeks.    The top 5 are:

1.  Norton,

2.  Rossville

3.  Hoisington

4.  Oberlin

5.  Marysville

Commissioner Shelly Buhler Sworn In

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- Local Shawnee County officials were also sworn in Monday morning.

Honorable Larry Hendricks conducted the official swearing in ceremonies Monday morning. Shawnee County Commissioner Shelly Buhler took her oath of office before the commission meeting. Buhler represents the first district which includes Rossville, Silver Lake and Auburn. This is Buhler's third term in office.

Also sworn in Monday were Register of Deeds Becky Nioce. Shawnee County District Court judges David Debenham, C. William Ossmann and Cheryl Rios Kingfisher were also sworn in.

Following the swearing in Buhler was named the Shawnee County Commission vice-chairman. Kevin Cook was named chairman. 

RHS-SMHS Split Basketball Games

    The RHS boys basketball team defeated St. Marys 57-46,  but the girls varsity team lost 42-27 in their Jan 16 Mid-East matchup on the Rossville court.


Boys Game
St. Marys        8    17   13     8   =   46
Rossville       12    14   17   14   =   57

Rossville  scoring:
Schultz-Pruner                3 (1)       6-8         13
Horak                            3            5-10        11
Horak                            4 (1)       2-4         11
Roduner                        3 (2)       3-5         11
Woodcock                     2            2-2           6 
Sowers                         2            1-3           5 

Totals                         17 (4)      19-32        57

Girls Game
St. Marys        13     11     7     16   =   47
Rossville         12      5    14     11   =   42

Rossville scoring:  
Kirk                     4         5-10        13
Steckel                2          5-12         9
Hill                      2          3-5           7
Nitsch                 2 (2)     0-6           6
Little                   0          3-3           3
Day                    1          0-0           2
Shinn                  0          2-2           2 

Totals              11 (2)    18-38         42

There is video for both the boys and girls games at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/January-St-Marys-at-Rossville-288859281.html

RHS Wrestlers At Basehor-Linwood

    The RHS wrestlers attended the big Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic tournament this year on Jan. 16-17.  Attending this year were ACCHS, Andale, Baldwin, Basehor-Linwood, Bishop Ward, Blue Valley, Blue Springs MO, Bonner Springs, Chapman, Clay Center, Columbus, Fort Scott, Glenwood Iowa,Goddard, Junction City, Lansing, Mountain Range Col, Olathe North, Olathe South, Osawatomie, Paola, Piper, Pittsburg, Platte County MO, Prairie View, Riley County, Rossville, Royal Valley, Santa Fe Trail, Smithville Mo, STA, St. James Academy, Topeka Seaman, Tonganoxie,Turner,

Bryce Gfeller (21-3,10) (113 lb) received byes the first two rounds.  He then lost to Riley Alderman of Olatha North.

Alex Cavanaugh (23-3,11) (120 lb.)  defeated Zac West of Santa Fe Trail the first round and Eaden Searcy of Tonganoxi the second round.  He then lost to Khamin Crow of Seaman.

Alex Bird (5-13,12) (145 lb.) lost to Austin Purtle of Smithville.

Derek Gentry (13-10,11) (152 lb) received a bye the first round and defeated Will Gerring ((8-6, 12)  of LS the second round.  He then lost to Austin Andres (22-9,9) of Goddard.

Nick Reesor (21-3,12) (160 lb) received a bye the first round and defeated Patrick Haase of Olatha South the second round. He then lost to Isaac Dulgarin (25-0,2) of Olatha North who won the class defeating all opponents by falls.

Kody Hurla (7-10, 9) (285 lb) received a bye the first round.  In round two,  he lost to Arnez Dowdy (13-10,11) of Turner.

The standings for all teams at the tournament is at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/14-15/15_basehor.pdf

Winfield Jansen Passes Away

     Winfield G. Win Jansen, 80, Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Rossville Health Care and Rehab Center.
    Win was born December 26, 1934 in Roxbury, NY. He was one of eleven children raised in a foster home in Athens, NY. Win came to Topeka as a member of the U.S. Air Force serving as a Senior Medical Specialist. While stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, he met his angel Leatha C. Smith. They were married March 18, 1956. She preceeded him in death on August 16, 2010 after 54 years of marriage. Win and Leatha were involved in bowling at the state level and Win was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed coaching his son Steve in baseball for many years.
    Upon leaving the Air Force, Win worked in management at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 27 years. Win was probably best known for his years selling automobiles at John Hoffer Chrysler Jeep, where he was awarded the Chrysler Gold Award. This was the first Gold Award ever given by Chrysler in the Topeka market.
    Survivors include a son Steven Jansen (Lorna), Fort Mohave, AZ and a daughter Kim Livingston (Chuck) Topeka, KS, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    A graveside funeral service will be 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Mr. Jansen will lie in state from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, KS, where the family will meet friends and relatives from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, spend the day with a child! 

3A Wrestling Rankings

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Assn rankings for 3A this week are out and RHS maintains its number 2 ranking.  The Dawgs have  three wrestlers ranked number 1 in their class,  and another at number 3 which is unchanged from the last poll in December.

Teams:
1.  Norton
2.  Rossville
3.  Hoisington
4.  Oberlin
5.  Fredonia
6.  Marysville
7.  Silver Lake

Individuals
113 lb.   Bryce Gfeller       #1
126 lb.  Alex Cavanaugh   #1
160 lb.  Nick Reesor          #3
182 lb.  Isaac Luellen        #1

Wrestling Photos

    For photos taken at the Mission Valley, Eudora and Rossville wrestling tournaments, go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/rossville-invitational-wrestling-jan-10.html

    If anyone has additional photos they would like to share,  just e-mail them to me.  

RHS Thanks Board of Education

    A special version of Dawgfeed "thanks" the Kaw Valley Board of Education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Sw9x1SLUo&feature=em-subs_digest