Rossville track and field team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on March 2.. Rossville's small team did not compete in all events. The women finished sixth out of eight teams, and the men finished sixth out of nine teams.
Some of the better performances by team members included Taylor Bittner, third 1600 M. run, Rachel Day, fifth in the 100M dash, Vanessa Vormweg, fourth long jump, Laura Gillum, fifth discus,
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Golf Team Third In Wameo Invite.
The Rossville boys golf team came in third in the Wamego Invitational behind Wamego and Abilene on April 7. Led by Paul Steinke, the four man team finished ahead of Clay Center, Chapman, Sabetha, Concordia, Perry Lecompton, St. Marys, and Marysville, in that order.
Beside Paul Steinke, the four man team consisted of Gabe Marney, Colby Hadsall, and Alex Bird.
The six man team, composed of the above four, also included Cole Davoran and Andrew Hudson finished seventh.
The top six individuals were all from Wamego (3) or Abilene (3).. Paul Steinke actually was tied for sixth with an 83, but lost with tiebreaker, whatever it was.
For complete torunament results, go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_golf/15/15_wamego-inv.pdf
Beside Paul Steinke, the four man team consisted of Gabe Marney, Colby Hadsall, and Alex Bird.
The six man team, composed of the above four, also included Cole Davoran and Andrew Hudson finished seventh.
The top six individuals were all from Wamego (3) or Abilene (3).. Paul Steinke actually was tied for sixth with an 83, but lost with tiebreaker, whatever it was.
For complete torunament results, go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_golf/15/15_wamego-inv.pdf
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Abie Sharp In KU Theater Production
Abie Sharp, a sophomore at KU from Rossville, is in the KU Theater's production of Flora, The Red Menace. To learn more about the production, go to:
http://www2.ljworld.com/events/2015/apr/10/ku-theatre-flora-red-menace/?et=86978
http://www2.ljworld.com/events/2015/apr/10/ku-theatre-flora-red-menace/?et=86978
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Looking For Keith Scott (61)
Keith Scott's best friend from the class of 1961 is looking for him. If anyone has contact info for Scott, please e-mail the info to frank.ruff@juno.com and I will give Scott info so he can contact his old friend Jack. Here is an old picture of the two.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Karen (Floersch) (81) Crow Passes Away
Karen L. Crow, 51, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her rural Delia home.
She was born June 5, 1963 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch. Karen attended Delia Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1981. She attended Platt Business College.
She was an insurance agent for Farmers Crop Insurance. Karen was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia until it closed and was a current member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.
Karen was preceded in death by her father Joe Floersch on August 13, 2003.
On May 6, 1986 she was united in marriage to Joe Crow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include her two daughters, Kelsey and Makayla Crow both of the home; her mother, Dolores Floersch, Rossville; brother, John Floersch, Lawrence; sister, Kathy Olejnik, Rossville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Karen will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Conservatory in Delia where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M. Please wear your Royal’s, Chief’s or Kansas State attire to the wake and funeral.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
She was born June 5, 1963 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch. Karen attended Delia Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1981. She attended Platt Business College.
She was an insurance agent for Farmers Crop Insurance. Karen was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia until it closed and was a current member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.
Karen was preceded in death by her father Joe Floersch on August 13, 2003.
On May 6, 1986 she was united in marriage to Joe Crow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include her two daughters, Kelsey and Makayla Crow both of the home; her mother, Dolores Floersch, Rossville; brother, John Floersch, Lawrence; sister, Kathy Olejnik, Rossville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Karen will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Conservatory in Delia where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M. Please wear your Royal’s, Chief’s or Kansas State attire to the wake and funeral.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
Karen Crow Passes Away
Karen L. Crow, 51, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her rural Delia home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Karen will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Conservatory in Delia where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M. Please wear your Royal s, Chief s or Kansas State attire to the wake and funeral.
Memorial contributions may be made to the or the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Karen will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Conservatory in Delia where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M. Please wear your Royal s, Chief s or Kansas State attire to the wake and funeral.
Memorial contributions may be made to the or the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
RHS Girls Get Win #2 Against Atchison
After a 16 point outburst in the first inning, the RHS Lady Dawgs coasted to a 20-1 three inning win on March 31 against Atchison. Amanda Hill pitched a no hitter during her three innings, getting five strike-outs and eight first pitch strikes.
Taylor Kirk led the team with three hits and Heidi Nitsch pushed across three RBIs in those three short innings.
Scoring Tot Hits Er
RHS 16 4 0 20 10 0
Atch. 0 0 0 1 0 5
Taylor Kirk led the team with three hits and Heidi Nitsch pushed across three RBIs in those three short innings.
Scoring Tot Hits Er
RHS 16 4 0 20 10 0
Atch. 0 0 0 1 0 5
RHS Girls Get 13-2 Win Over Atchison
The RHS Lady Dawgs won their first softball game of the season with a 13-2 victory over Atchison. Taylor Kirk pitched 5 innings allowing only four hits while throwing 17 first pitch strikes.
Brittnee Zemek led the batters with four hits and three RBIs. Heidi Nitsch collected two walks.
Scoring Tot Hts Er
RHS 3 1 6 2 1 13 18 1
Atch 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 3
Brittnee Zemek led the batters with four hits and three RBIs. Heidi Nitsch collected two walks.
Scoring Tot Hts Er
RHS 3 1 6 2 1 13 18 1
Atch 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 3
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Alan Streit & Wade Heim Run For School Board
Alan Streit and Wade Heim are running for the USD 321 board.
Voting in person before the April 7th election date is open for registered voters at the Shawnee County Election Office at 911 SW 37th in Topeka. The Election Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early voting in person in the Election Office will end at 12:00 noon on Monday, April 6th. Voters may have a ballot mailed to them in advance by completing an application from the election office web site at: http://www.snco.us/election/document/AV1M%20for%20CG2015.pdf --
Voting in person before the April 7th election date is open for registered voters at the Shawnee County Election Office at 911 SW 37th in Topeka. The Election Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early voting in person in the Election Office will end at 12:00 noon on Monday, April 6th. Voters may have a ballot mailed to them in advance by completing an application from the election office web site at: http://www.snco.us/election/document/AV1M%20for%20CG2015.pdf --
or by calling the Election Office at (785) 251-5900 and requesting an application to be mailed to them. Completed applications may be returned by mail, fax to (785) 266-0299, or email to electionoffice@snco.us. The last day for the Election Office to mail out advance ballots is Friday, April 3rd.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Winnie Stach Passes Away
Winnie Stach, 92, died peacefully on March 25, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Rossville.
She was born September 2, 1922 in Rossville to Ernest and Mary Orrick Decker. She married Frank Stach November 14, 1943 in Corvallis, OR. He died September 7, 1999. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Schmitz, on November 28, 1994, and two brothers, Robert and Willis Decker.
Mrs. Stach is survived by a daughter, Virginia Meyer, and husband Tom of Rossville; Grandson, Blake Meyer, Rossville, Granddaughter, Gretchen Upton, and husband Kory, San Antonio, TX, Grandson, Matthew Schmitz, and wife, Julie, Bend, OR, Grandson, Nathan Schmitz, Alameda, CA; Great-grandsons, Oliver and Gabe Upton, San Antonio, TX; her sister, Charlotte Kling, St. Marys and a brother, Gerald Decker, Topeka.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, March 30, 2015 at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl St., Rossville, Kansas 66533, the Rossville Senior Center, 429 Pearl St., Rossville, Kansas 66533 or to a program for feeding the homeless at Mother Teresa Church; Attn: Sandwich Ministry, 2014 NW 46th St., Topeka, Kansas 66618.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Extension Service Community Meetings
The Extension Service and KSU is hosting a meeting on March 31 at the
Rossville Community Center on farm programs available for this year.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Boys Golf Schedule For 2015
Tuesday, April 7
1:00pm
Boys Golf @ Wamego Invitational
Tuesday, April 14
1:00pm
Boys Golf @ Olpe Invitational
Thursday, April 16
1:00pm
JV Boys Golf @ Wamego JV Invitational
3:00pm
Boys Golf @ Osage City Invitational
Monday, April 20
3:00pm
Boys Golf @ Horton Invitational
Tuesday, April 21
1:00pm
Boys Golf @ West Franklin
Monday, April 27
10:00am
Boys Golf @ Silver Lake Invitational
1:00pm
JV Boys Golf @ Rossville JV Invitational
Thursday, April 30
9:00am
Boys Golf @ St. Marys Invitational
1:00pm
JV Boys Golf @ Horton JV Invitational
Tuesday, May 5
1:00pm
Boys Golf @ Rossville Invitational
Wednesday, May 6
8:00am
JV Boys Golf @ Jeff West JV Invitational
Thursday, May 7
3:00pm
Boys Golf @ Perry-Lecompton Invitational
Tuesday, May 12
1:00pm
Mid-East League Boys Golf
Monday, May 18
8:30am
3A Regional Boys Golf
Tuesday, May 26
8:30am
3A State Boys Golf
WhenTue, May 26, 8:30am – 4:00pm
WhereTBD
Track and Field Schedule For 2015
Thursday, April 2
3:00pm
Track @ Silver Lake Invitational
Friday, April 10
3:30pm
Track @ Wabaunsee Invitational
Tuesday, April 14
4:00pm
Track @ Royal Valley Invitational
Friday, April 17
3:00pm
Track @ Rock Creek Invitational
Friday, April 24
2:00pm
Track @ Rossville Invitational
Friday, May 1
3:30pm
Track @ Ray Kovar Invitational
Friday, May 8
3:00pm
Track @ Riley County Invitational
Thursday, May 14
3:30pm
Mid-East League Track
Friday, May 22
3A Regional Track
Friday, May 29
3A State Track
Saturday, May 30
3A State Track
Baseball Schedule for 2015
Monday, March 30
4:30pm
JV Baseball v. Chapman
Thursday, April 2
4:30pm
Baseball @ Perry-Lecompton
Tuesday, April 7
4:30pm
Baseball v. Riley County
Friday, April 10
4:30pm
Baseball v. Wabaunsee
Thursday, April 16
4:30pm
Baseball v. St. Marys
Friday, April 17
4:30pm
JV Baseball v. Osage City
Thursday, April 23
4:00pm
JV Baseball @ Topeka West
Tuesday, April 28
4:30pm
Baseball @ Kansas City Christian
Thursday, April 30
4:30pm
JV Baseball v. Silver Lake
Friday, May 1
4:30pm
Baseball @ Silver Lake
Monday, May 4
4:30pm
Baseball @ Wamego
4:30pm
JV Baseball @ Riley County
Tuesday, May 5
4:30pm
Baseball @ Osage City
Thursday, May 7
4:30pm
Baseball v. Nemaha Central
Monday, May 11
4:30pm
JV Baseball @ St. Marys
Tuesday, May 12
4:30pm
Baseball @ Rock Creek
Thursday, May 14
4:30pm
JV Baseball v. Perry-Lecompton
Monday, May 18
3A Regional Baseball
Tuesday, May 19
3A Regional Baseball
Wednesday, May 20
3A Regional Baseball
Thursday, May 28
3A State Baseball
Friday, May 29
3A State Baseball
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