RHS vs St. Marys Boys BB

Rossville Vs St. Marys boys varsity basketball, Feb. 2, 2016

St. Marys  19 12 12 14 -- 57
Rossville     8 12 14 20 -- 53

Rossville scoring:

Roduner 3 (1) 5-6 12, Mason 4 (2) 2-3 12, Dyche 0 1-2 1, Bradshaw 1 5-6 7, Horak 3 (2) 1-3 9, Hammes 2 5-6 9, Morris 0 2-4 2, Anderson 1 0-0 2.  Totals 14 (5) 21-30 54.

Scabies At Rossville HealthCare

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) — We’ve got your back after a viewer called KSNT News with concerns about scabies in a Rossville nursing home and rehab center.

We checked into it with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. They confirm that there has been one scabies case at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab. KDHE says no one else is exhibiting symptoms, but as a precaution the center is currently treating all staff and residents. They are also cleaning the facility.

Deborah Whiteman-Jones Passes Away

    Deborah Whiteman-Jones of Rossville died February 4, 2016 after a four and a half year battle with breast cancer.
    Debby was born to Thomas and Donna Whiteman of Silver Lake on May 4, 1953. Debby attended school in Silver Lake from kindergarten through high school.
    She worked for GMAC for fifteen years and spent the last seventeen years at Capital City Bank. Debby is survived by her husband, Daye Jones of Rossville; her mother, Donna Whiteman of Silver Lake; daughter, Bobby Kramm and family of Wamego; step-son, Michael Jones of Silver Lake; best friend of fifty-eight years, Debra Beach of Topeka; six grandchildren; and daughter, Jodi Whitt of Topeka. Debby s smile and laugh will be missed by all that knew her.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Cir. Topeka, KS 66606 or Stormont Vail Foundation, 1500 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66604. Deborah Whiteman-Jones - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cjonline/obituary.aspx?n=Deborah-Whiteman-Jones&pid=177632605#sthash.GDpLHtsT.dpuf

Robert Sapp Passes Away

    Robert M. Bob Sapp, 81, of Topeka, died on February 10, 2016 at the Rossville Rehabilitation and Health Center.
    He was born in Camdenton, Missouri on June 5, 1934 the son of Walter H. and Pauline (McDaniel) Sapp. He was a member of the American Legion Post #400, Moose Lodge, and the Masonic Lodge in Springdale, Arkansas. He enjoyed boating, spending time in the Ozarks, playing golf, dancing and playing poker with his buddies. He will be most remembered for his jokes and as a prankster. Bob was a Territory Sales Representative in Sales and Manufacturing. He also owned and operated the W. F. Leonard Company and the House of Draperies. He was a talented drapery installer.
     He married Patricia Smith in Lawrence, Kansas on February 5, 1953. She predeceased him on August 15, 1995. He was also preceded in death by all his siblings, Bijou, Jerry, Lilly Lou, Bill and John. Survivors include his two daughters, Terry Cartwright and Cindy Baird of Topeka, two grandsons, Paul and Andrew Baird, and great grandchildren, Gavin, Zane, Teagan and Liam Baird.
    Bob will lie in state at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home on Saturday, where the family will receive friends from 12:00 until 2:00 p.m. A celebration of his life will follow at 2:00 p.m. Private burial will be held at Mt. Hope Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Juvenile Diabetes Association or to the Rossville Rehab and Health Center, and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. Bob s daughters would like to thank all the staff of the Rossville Rehab and Health Center and Midland Hospice Care for the loving care given to him these past few years. Online condolences and fond memories may be made at www.brennanmathenafh.com. Robert M. Bob Sapp

Girls Lose Final In OT

    The Lady Dawgs finished in second place at the Jefferson North Invitational basketball tournament on Sat. night,  losing to Valley Falls 54-50 in overtime.

Rossville       9 12  8 12  9   =   50

Valley Falls 11   9  6 15 13   =   54

Rossville scoring:

Hill                   4 (1)       9-10     18
Steckel            3 (3)        0-0        9
Day                 3             3-5        9
Nitsch              2             2-5        6
Shinn               2             1-1        5
Conley             1             1-2        3

Totals           15 (4)       16-23    50

Bertha Glotzbach Passes Away

      Bertha M. Glotzbach, 97, of St. Marys,  passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the St. Marys Manor.
She was born July 4, 1918 at Paxico, the daughter of George and Clara Meinhardt Glotzbach.
      To read her complete obituary,  go to:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/bertha-m-glotzbach/

RHS Girls In Tourney Final

    The RHS girls won their semi-final match against Jeff North on Friday evening and will now play for the Jefferson North Invitational tournament championship Saturday.

Rossville             26 11 15  9   =   61

Jefferson North   10  9  14  9   =   42

Rossville scoring:

Hill           9 (1)     2-2      21
Nitsch      5 (1)     0-1      13
Shinn       3          2-4       8
Conley     2          1-2       5
Day          2          0-2       4
Steckel     1          1-2       3
Buhler      2 (1)     0-0       3
Porter       1          0-2       2
Hill            0          2-4       2
Totals      25 (3)   8-19     61

Area Wrestling Honor Roll

120 — Riedel, Tonganoxie, 32-5; Cavanaugh, Rossville, 25-2; Casteel, Abilene, 23-7; Skerce, Council Grove, 22-3; Wilson, Manhattan, 22-10; Bober, Burlington, 21-2; King, St. Marys, 18-5; H. Williams, Emporia, 18-6; Holloman, Jefferson West, 18-11; Shanks, Free State, 17-4; Dorr, Pleasant Ridge, 17-6; Crownover, Marysville, 16-11; Edwards, Concordia, 16-11; Kohr, Chase County, 15-.

126 — Bailey, Royal Valley, 27-6; Huseman, Tonganoxie, 26-7; T. Steele, Free State, 25-1; Gfeller, Rossville, 25-4; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 24-1; C. Steele, Council Grove, 22-4; Wuthnow, Abilene, 22-9; Widmer, Marysville, 20-9; Parenti, Ottawa, 19-8; Good, Wellsville, 18-8; Gibson, Jefferson West, 18-.

132 — Erickson, Santa Fe Trail, 29-1; Deters, Marysville, 27-1; Norris, Manhattan, 27-8; Starcher, Tonganoxie, 25-7; Karn, Riverside, 24-4; Hurla, Rossville, 24-7; Jacobs, Free State, 21-2; Wilmarth, Wellsville, 20-4; Ostertag, Atchison County, 19-4; Rychlec, Burlington, 19-6; Strauss, Abilene, 17-9; House, Royal Valley, 17-11; Ross, Onaga, 16-7; Brownlee, Sabetha, 16-9; L. Sharp, Chase County, 16-9; Bradford, Silver Lake, 15-7.

138 — Harper, Manhattan, 29-4; Resler, Riverside, 27-2; Johnson, Burlington, 25-0; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 22-4; Vice, Atchison, 22-11; Lane, Clay Center, 20-13; Thomas, Rossville, 19-5; Goebel, Council Grove, 19-6; J. Sharp, Chase County, 18-9; Dak. Whiteley, Abilene, 17-6; Martinek, Santa Fe Trail, 17-10; Miller, Free State, 17-10; Pierson, Wamego, 16-2.

145 — Wallace, Manhattan, 31-2; Tyler, St. Marys, 27-0; Juhl, Riverside, 26-3; Lux, Royal Valley, 26-10; Droegemeier, Wabaunsee, 23-5; Rieschick, Holton, 22-2; Williams, Wellsville, 22-3; G. Howerton, Silver Lake, 22-3; Searcy, Tonganoxie, 22-6; Burenheide, Rock Creek, 20-8; Wynn, Clay Center, 17-13; McLemore, Wamego, 16-11; Alfers, Burlington, 15-10; Geier, Riley County, 12-11; Niehues, Sabetha, 11-6; Miller, Rossville, 11-7.

152 — Hart, Royal Valley, 33-2; Mullin, Clay Center, 31-1; Isaiah Luellen, Rossville, 24-5; Hoerner, Abilene, 24-6; Schoenfeld, St. Marys, 23-11; H. Howerton, Silver Lake, 22-2; T. Truesdale, Riley County, 22-7; Killham, Manhattan, 22-8; Price, Holton, 21-5; B. Lemon, Chapman, 20-6; Delgado, Emporia, 19-5.

160 — Failer, St. Marys, 35-2; Dunlap, Doniphan West, 25-2; Stryker, Marysville, 25-2; Waggoner, Riley County, 25-6; Reeb, Jefferson West, 23-7; Gentry, Rossville, 22-4; Tuckfield, Baldwin, 20-4; Winn, Rock Creek, 20-9; E. Lemon, Chapman, 19-8; MacKnight, Riverside, 19-10; Wilson, Lawrence, 18-6.

 182 — Box, Royal Valley, 32-3; Isaac Luellen, Rossville, 28-0; Gab. Ware, Clay Center, 27-7; Cruickshank, St. Marys, 25-4; Collins, Doniphan West, 22-4; Ray, Ottawa, 22-4; Ackerman, Marysville, 22-6; Simonsen, Wamego, 17-6; Holt, Burlingame, 16-2.

 220 — Davoren, Rossville, 22-5; Burt, Abilene, 22-9; Shane, Royal Valley, 22-12; Lara, Onaga, 21-6; Ja. Katzker, Baldwin, 20-1; Detimore, Marysville, 20-12; Wittmer, Holton, 17-4; Renfro, Silver Lake, 17-7; Reed, Riley County, 15-10; Forrestt, Santa Fe Trail, 14-4; Carey, Free State, 14-5; Hinton, Hiawatha, 11-3.

 PINS

24 — Butler, Council Grove;

21 — Juhl, Riverside;

20 — C. Steele, Council Grove; Gav. Ware, Clay Center.

19 — Erickson, Santa Fe Trail; Picou, Manhattan; Zook, Chapman.

18 — Box, Royal Valley; Dunlap, Doniphan West; Hart, Royal Valley; Mullin, Clay Center; Schoenfeld, St. Marys; Skerce, Council Grove.

17 — Karn, Riverside; Resler, Riverside.

16 — Cavanaugh, Rossville; Deters, Marysville; Goebel, Council Grove; Hastings, Santa Fe Trail; Gab. Ware, Clay Center; Wessel, Chase County.

15 — Bailey, Royal Valley; Collins, Doniphan West; Droegemeier, Wabaunsee; Lux, Royal Valley; Shuler, Mission Valley.

14 — Bazan, Junction City; Davis, Santa Fe Trail; Gfeller, Rossville; Gleason, Mission Valley; Hurla, Rossville; Isaac Luellen, Rossville; McLemore, Wamego; Simonson, Wamego; Speer, Doniphan West; Strait, Concordia; Dak. Whiteley, Abilene.

13 — Crownover, Marysville; Davoren, Rossville; Failer, St. Marys; Gentry, Rossville; Ja. Katzer, Baldwin; Mintzmyer, Marysville; Polston, Wabaunsee; Tiers, Clay Center; Truesdale, Riley County; Wuthnow, Abilene.

12 — Burenheide, Rock Creek; Cragg, Wamego; Cruickshank, St. Marys; Hinck, Mission Valley; Patrick, Wamego; Tyler, St. Marys.

11 — Harper, Manhattan; Holt, Burlingame; Jones, Burlingame; Killham, Manhattan; Kohr, Chase County; Richard, Riley County; Tubbs, Wabaunsee; D. Ware, Royal Valley.

10 — Bloom, Wamego; Burt, Abilene; Damm, Chapman; Garrison, Royal Valley; Hoerner, Abilene; Jo. Katzer, Baldwin; MacKnight, Riverside; Miller, Concordia; Pierson, Wamego; Riedel, Tonganoxie; Shane, Royal Valley; Stanely, Rock Creek; Stoneberger, Chapman; Vogelsberg, Marysville; Waggoner, Riley County; Wilson, Abilene; Wynn, Clay Center.

9 — Ackerman, Marysville; Beaumont, Concordia; Brase, St. Marys; Haney, Chase County; Hight, Marysville; H. Metzger, Mission Valley; McGivney, Abilene; Modrow, Chapman; Schlup, Chase County; Simonsson, Wamego; Smith, Council Grove; Stryker, Marysville; Thomas, Rossville; 

321A Wrestling Ranking

The Dawgs maintained their #1 ranking again this week after a good showing at the Holton tournament.   RHS wrestlers  Isiah Luellen (182) and Alex Cavanaugh (120) are ranked #1 in their classes.  Bryce Gfeller  (120) and Isaac Luellen (152) are ranked #2 in their classes.  Kole Davoren (220) is ranked #3 and Derek Gentry (160) is ranked #6 .

Martha Long Passes Away

      Martha Long, 92, of Topeka, Kansas died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Rossville Health Care and Rehabilitation.
      She was born June 2, 1923 in Neosho, Missouri, the daughter of Marshall and Alice (Russell) Robinson. She married Donald Long on April 1, 1945 in Tyler, Texas. They later divorced. Martha enjoyed crocheting and jigsaw puzzles.
      Survivors include her sons, Donald (Peggy) Long of Topeka, and Tony (Gloria) Long of Manhattan, Kansas; a sister, Edna (Charles) Young of Albuquerque, New Mexico; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Martha was preceded in death by a son Roger, her grandson, Scott, her five brothers, and three sisters.
      Martha will lie in state from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Thursday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given in her memory to the , sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.

Rossville Dominates Cornerstone

The Lady Dawgs won their first round of the Jefferson Co. North Invitational on Jan. 26.

Cornerstone    0  11  7 14   =   32

Rossville       11 12 13 11   =   47

Rossville scoring:

Nitsch             2 (1)        3-6      8
Hill                  4              0-0      8
Conley            2              3-4      7
Porter             2 (1)         2-4      7
Steckel            1              3-5      5
Day                 2              0-0      4
Shinn              1               2-6      4
Hill                   2              0-0      4
Totals            16 (2)       13-25   47.

Other tournament results include:

ACCHS 37,  Jeff Co. North 43
Valley Falls 59, Osawatomie 12Oskaloosa 31, Perry-Lecompton 47

Rossville will play Jeff. Co. No. Friday  at 6:00 in their semi-final matchup.
The results of that game determine whether Rossville plays for first or third on Sat.

Final Results at Holton

    Seven Dawgs competed in the championship match at the Sadowski Tournament at Holton on Jan. 22-23
    Five Dawgs winning championship medals were Alex Cavanaugh (120), Byrce Gfeller (126), Holden Hurla (132). Isiah Luellen (152) and Isaac Luellen (182).
    Finishing in second place were Phoenix Thomas (138) and Kole Davoren (220). 

Final Holton Standings

Final team standings at the Holton tournament on Jan. 23

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1.		Shawnee Heights, KS	Shawnee Heights, KS (GET)	SH	14	190.5
2.		Andover Central , KS	Andover Central High School, KS (GET)	AC	15	178.5
3.		Gardner-Edgerton , KS	Gardner Edgerton, KS (GET)	GE	20	167.0
4.		Rossville, KS	Rossville High School, KS (GET)	Ross	9	165.5
5.		Holton, KS	Holton High School , KS (GET)	Holt	10	124.5
6.		Wabaunsee , KS	Wabaunsee, KS (GET)	Wab	6	72.0
7.		Tonganoxie, KS	Tonganoxie, KS (GET)	Tong	8	71.0
8.		Wichita East, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WE	6	68.5
9.		Central Heights, KS	Central Hts, KS (GET)	CH	7	33.5
10.		Onaga , KS	Onaga High School, KS (GET)	Ona	2	31.0
10.		Topeka West, KS	Topeka West, KS (GET)	TW	9	31.0
12.		Oskaloosa, KS	No Match (GET)	Osk	2	25.5

Jeff North Defeats Dawgs

    The Dawgs played their second game of the Valley Falls tournament and lost to Jefferson North 44-36 on Friday night.  They will play again on Saturday evening.

Jefferson North 18   4  13  9   =   44

Rossville            9  13  11  3   =   36

Rossville    scoring:

Horak               4 (3)      1-2      12 
Schumacher    2            4-7       8 
Morris              2 (2)       0-0      6 
Bradshaw        2            1-2      5 
Mason             1 (1)      1-2      4 
Roduner           0           1-2      1 

Totals            11 (6)      8-15    36