West Franklin Inv. Girl's Golf

    The RHS girls golf team won the West Franklin Invitational via the tie-breaker after both Rossville and Council Grove finished with a 229.   The RHS girls placed four in the top 12.  They were Emily Woodcock (55) fourth, Danielle Mason (55) sixth, Jesse Sowers (57) seventh, and Kathleen Schuler (62) twelfth.

Team Standings:

1.    Rossville           229
2.    Council Grove  229
3.    St. Marys          235
4    W. Franklin        262
5.    Osage City        283
6.    Centre               DNQ    Only 3 players
7.    Santa Fe Trail   DNQ    Only 3 players

Kenneth Shove Passes Away

St. Marys—Kenneth E. Shove, 87, St. Marys, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the St. Marys Manor.

He was born July 6, 1929 at Havensville, the son of Kenneth James and Muriel Joy Lederer Shove.  Mr. Shove graduated from Havensville High School in 1948.  He served in the United States Navy from 1950 until 1954 during the Korean War, aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. Harry E. Hubard DD748.

He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 41 years.  Kenny lived in Silver Lake for 31 years where he served on the City Council and the Fire Department and served as Chief.  He was a Boy Scout Leader and was a Trustee for the Silver Lake Township.  Mr. Shove was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church.

Kenny was an avid motorcyclist, riding a favorite, Harley Davidson Motorcycle since 1956, retiring his leathers in 2011.  He earned the nickname “Million Mile Man” riding just about every day at least 100 miles.  He traveled across the United States many times, attending numerous rallies and H.D. functions.  He and his friend Norbert Brady, were instrumental in starting the New Year’s Day H.D. Ride in Topeka, a family activity faithfully attended by friends and families of Topeka Harley Davidson, regardless of the weather.  Kenny’s son, daughter and son-in-law, Hal, carry on the family Harley tradition.  Kenny said they started the ride because “they were bored”.

Survivors include his son, Raymond James Shove, Carbondale; his daughter, Vicky Sue (Hal “Big Guy”) Jones, Lake Wabaunsee; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Mr. Shove will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 1:00 until service time on Saturday.  Interment will be in the Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the St. Marys United Methodist Church or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Dance At Moravan Hall Sept. 17

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Week Two 3A Football Rankings

CLASS 3A Football Rankings after Week 2 from the Capital Journal

Team           record

1. Rossville (1)2-0

2. Silver Lake (3)2-0

3. Hoisington (4)2-0

4. Phillipsburg (5)2-0

5. Garden Plain (NR)2-0

Others - Beloit 2-0, Chaparral 2-0, Cherryvale 2-0, Conway Springs 2-0, Galena 1-1, Halstead 2-0,Marion 2-0, Nemaha Central 2-0, Norton 1-1, Sabetha 2-0, SE-Saline 2-0, St. Marys 2-0, Wellsville 2-0.

Notes - Hoisington figured to get its biggest test of the season when Class 4A Division II No. 2 Wichita Collegiate came to town. And when the Spartans scored three straight touchdowns to take a 22-8 lead in the third quarter, Hoisington was in big trouble. But Hunter Hanzlick carried the Cardinals to a huge comeback win, rushing for 251 yards as Hoisington scored the game’s final 23 points for a 31-22 victory.

Class 3A Kansas Football rankins by the Wichita Eagle

1. Rossville 2-0 (1)
2. Hoisington 2-0 (4)
3. Silver Lake 1-0 (3)
4. Phillipsburg 2-0 (5)
5. Garden Plain 1-0 (NR)

Others: Beloit 2-0 (NR), Chaparral 2-0 (NR), Conway Springs 1-0 (NR), Galena 1-0 (NR), Halstead 1-0 (NR), Marion 2-0 (NR), Nemaha Central 2-0 (NR), Norton 1-1 (2), Sabetha 2-0 (NR), St. Marys 2-0 (NR).

CLASS 3A Football Rankings by the Hutchinson News

1. Rossville;2-0
2. Silver Lake;1-0
3. Hoisington;2-0
4. Phillipsburg (5);2-0
5. Halstead (6);2-0
6. Garden Plain (7);2-0
7. Marion (8);2-0
8. Chaparral (9);2-0
9. Norton (4);1-1
10. Wellsville (NR);2-0

Five others: Conway Springs, Hesston (10), Nemaha Central, Southeast of Saline, Sterling

Video Of Rock Creek Game

KSNT has good video of the RHS-Rock Creek game beginning at about 5:32.
http://ksnt.com/2016/09/09/football-frenzy-9916/
WIBW also has video of the game at:
http://www.wibw.com/content/sports/KPZ-Week-2-Rock-Creek-at-Rossville-392927301.html

Wamego Cross Country Results

Kaw Valley Cross Country Recap:

By:  Garret Jones, Head Coach

Wamego Invitational

Saturday, September 10th

The Wamego Invitational came the morning after a storm, which brought with it a cold front and great temperatures and weather for the races.  The high for the day was about 75, with a North wind of 10-15 mph during the morning.

Junior Varsity

Freshmen Danielle Bittner and Senior Laura Gillum ran great races in the Girls Junior Varsity division, placing 14th and 19th respectively in a field of 80.  Both ladies medaled and posted quality 5k times of 25:32 and 25:41 on the challenging course.

A fairly young and new to cross country group of seven boys ran in the Boys Junior Varsity race, facing the largest field of the day with 174 runners from 1A-4A schools.  Matthew Stillion was the first to cross the line in 23:49 (103rd), Ben Price set a major Personal Record (PR) and ran 23:50 (104th), followed by William Stillion 24:20 (115th), Grant Rieschick 25:07 (126th), Marvin Cummings also set a large PR with 25:42 (141st), Ryan Ehrlich 27:00 (150th), and Trent Mulligan 28:47 (164th).

Varsity Girls

The Kaw Valley Varsity Girls were short not one, but two of their expected top 5 scorers at Wamego due to outside obligations and sickness.  Even without the low points of Katie Dohrman and Rachel Hutley, the KV ladies ran well and moved up in the field throughout the race.  Taylor Bittner led the squad, crossing the line in 23:26, good for 31st in a field of 105.  MaKenzie Decklar closed very well over the last mile to finish 32nd in 23:30.  Erica Shults and Callie Perry both ran brave races, moving into medaling position in the last mile - they ran 23:44 (37th) and 23:59 (40th) respectively.  Emily Stewart and Layne Cole finished in 24:56 (55th) and 25:17 (60th) respectively.

The ladies finished 6th as a team out of 12, the same placement as last year.  Hopefully the ladies will be able to continue individual successes, while also boasting full team strength in the future.

Varsity Boys

The Kaw Valley Varsity Boys were short their top returner from Mission Valley in Andrew Hudson, due to another obligation.  Five of the six varsity boys were toeing the 5k race line at Wamego for the first time in their careers.  They all ran smart and finished well, led by a stellar performance by Freshmen Tristan McCann, who finished with a huge PR of 20:08 (50th in the field of 138).  Stephen Garland ran 21:05 (71st), Caleb Perry was 21:50 (92nd), Miles Moore 21:57 (95th), David McCarthy 23:25 (117), and Zach Archer 23:34 (119th).

Kaw Valley Cross Country (High School only) will compete next at the Onaga Invitational on Thursday, September 15th.  Girls race @ 4:00 PM.  Boys race @ 4:30 PM.

Results of the individual events can be seen at:

 2016 Wamego XC 1-2-3A Women's Results.pdf
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 2016 Wamego XC JV Women's Results.pdf

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 2016 Wamego XC JV Men's Results.pdf

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 2016 Wamego 1-2-3A Boys Results.pdf

Dawgs Down Rock Creek 41-26

ROSSVILLE 41, ROCK CREEK 26

Rossville (2-0)       0   14   20    7 - 41

Rock Creek (0-2) 14     0     0   12 -26

Rossville - Bradshaw (5), 25 run, 4 run, 11 run, 3 run, 36 run; Schumacher 3 pass from Bradshaw. PAT - Andresen 5 Kicks.

Rock Creek - Schlechtermeiner (2) 48 run, 3 run; White 10 run; Vogts 63 interception. PAT - Golden 2 Kicks.

Other games of interest include:

Silver Lake 21  Wabaunsee 0
St. Marys  26     Centrailia 18

Riley Co.  16     Wasington Co  28
Marysville 12    Abilene 14

Mid-East Football Predictions

    The Capital-Journal computerized football predictor has Rock Creek ( (67.4) as a 3.2 point favorite over Rossville (64.2).
    An interesting point is that Marysville,  who was defeated by Rossville last week, has a strength rating of 99.7 which is 35.5 points higher than the Dawgs.  Go figure.  Marysville (99.7) is favored by 34.2 over Abilene (65.5).
    Silver Lake (99.4) is favored by 65.8 over Wabaunsee (33.6).
    St. Marys (69.4) is favored by 11.5 points over Centrailia (57.9).
    Washington County (89.4) is favored by 23.4 points over Riley County (66)

Recent Rossville Marriages

In March,  Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Christopher Seele of Rossville and Erika Munker of Topeka.

In April, Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Dominic Vanderputten of Rossville and Sarah Shibler of St. Marys.

In May,  Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Brett Sidesinger of Rossville and Mariah Moran of Rossville.

In May, Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Zachary Quiett of Rossville and Kristin Klesath of Rossville.

In June,  Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Bernard Slobobnik of Rossville and Rachel Steger of Rossville.  

Bradshaw Is Area Athlete Of Week Contender

    Among the top ten high school athletic performances of the week according to the Capital-Journal was Rossville quarterback Jacob Bradshaw, who made  his debut as starting QB for the two-time 3A state champs, Bradshaw rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 185 yards and another score in a 27-20 win over the Marysville bulldogs.

Czechland Polka Band At Hall

Cross Country Team At Mission Valley

    The Rossville cross country team combined with St. Marys to compete as Kaw Valley in the Mission Valley Invitational tournament.  The results can be seen by going to the following site and clicking on Mission Valley Invitational.
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/Cross_Country.htm

Girls Golf At Jeff West Inv.

    The Lady Dawg golf team came in second of 9 teams at the Jeff West Invitational at Lake Perry Country Club on Sept. 1, 2016.  The team standings were:

1.    Spring Hill             197
2.    Rossville               205
3.    Seaman                 205
4.    Jeff West (black)    207
5.    Silver Lake            214
6.    St. Marys              225
7.    Jeff West (White)   243
8.    Osage City            257
9.    Santa Fe Trail       DNQ

    The RHS girls were led bby Emily Woodcock (46) who came in third.  Kathleen Schuler (50) was ninth and Jesse Sowers (52) was 12th.  Danielle Mason (58) was #4 on the team.

Lady Dawgs 3rd At Prairie View

The Lady Dawgs came in third at the Prairie View Tournament of Aug. 27.The beat Iola, Waverly and Humboldt,  but lost to Wellsville and Burlinton.

Prairie View Tournament Iola Wellsville Waverly Burlington Humboldt * Third Place

25-15, 23-25, 25-15 22-25, 18-25 25-22, 25-19 28-26, 11-25, 18-25 19-25, 25-21, 27-25

1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2