KFBCA All-State Team

The Kansas Football Coaches Assn has selectedd their All-State team for each class.  Rossville had two players, Kole Davoren and Kaleb Badura, on the 2A team.

CLASS 2A

Offense

Line — Kameron Brown, Riley County; Joshua Hull, Humboldt; Dawson Martin, Conway Springs; Hadley Panzer, Lakin; Riley Philbern, Hoisington.

Quarterback — Kade Melvin, Norton.

Running back — Deon Barnes, Riley County; Conor Haviland, Humboldt; Tucker Smith, Atchison County.

Receiver — Zaine Lantz, Cherryvale; Andrew Leonard, Nemaha Central.

Tight end — Nick Hibbard, Fredonia.

Kicker — Luke Wahlmeier, Norton.

Defense

Line — Kody Davoren, Rossville; David Harman, Cimarron; Brad Schmitz, Nemaha Central; Judson Wiltfong, Norton.

Linebacker — Kayden Christiansen, Lakin; Wyatt Pedigo, Hoisington; Abe Siebenmorgen, Maur Hill; Bryce Uphaus, Nemaha Central; Brandon Vacura, Norton.

Secondary — Kaleb Badura, Rossville; Avery Brewer, Hoisington; Avrey Brokenicky, Riley County; Payton Marshall, Cimarron.

Punter — Kooper Kastens, Chaparral.

Coach — Warren Seitz.

Evelyn (Trubey) (48) Ratliff Passes Away

    Mrs. Evelyn Ratliff, age 89, of Mayfield passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY.  She was a 1948 graduate of Rossville High.

    She was a member of Seven Oaks Church of Christ, an active volunteer at Jackson Purchase Medical Center and a retired nurse.

    Mrs. Ratliff is survived by one son, Charles Ratliff of Dublin, KY; one daughter, Pamela (Tom) Borland of Fowlerville, MI; one son-in-law, Randall Stewart of Mayfield, KY; two sisters, Rosella Feltner of Maple Hill, KS and Marilyn Trubey of Topeka, KS; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and three nieces.

    She was preceded in death by her husband, Teddy Ratliff; one daughter, Gail Stewart; one sister, Betty Escritt; and her parents, Walter and Mae Hilldinger Trubey.

    Graveside services for Mrs. Evelyn Ratliff will be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery.  Josh Ketchum will officiate.  Interment will follow.

    Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Byrn Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY.

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Seven Oaks Church of Christ, 290 State Route 97, Mayfield, KY 42066

Wrestling This Weekend

The RHS wrestling team competes in the Santa Fe Duals on Friday and the Eudora Tournament on Sat.

RHS Boys Lose First Round of Irish Classic

The Dawgs lost to to KC Ward in the first round of the Irish Classic on Tue at Rossville.  

KC Ward  9 13   6 10  - 38
Rossville  8   5 14   4  - 31

Rossville scoring:  
Perine                 1     0-0     2 
Morelli                 3     0-0     6 
Badura                5     0-0   10 
Brown                 2     0-0     4 
Garcia                 2     1-5     5 
Hale                    0      0-2    0 
Lietz                    1      0-0    2 
Brockamp            1     0-0    2

The Irish Classic continues at Chapman on Fri and Sat.  The Dawgs play Sacred Heart on Friday and Chapman on Sat.  

Lady Dawgs Lose To KC Ward

Rossville was host to KC Ward in their first round game of the Annual Irish Classic at Chapman.  

KC Ward    9    18    18    9  —  54
Rossville    5      7      6    11  —  29

Rossville  scoring:

Dyche           1      1-2      3 
Streit            1      2-4      4
Bergstesser 2     0-0      4
Rabe             5     0-0    10
Morelli         2     0-0     4
Gillum          1     2-4     4

Totals          12   5-10    29

The Irish Classic continues at Chapman on Fri and Sat.  The Lady Dawgs play Sacred Heart on Friday and Chapman on Sat. 

Wamego Inv. Wrestling (Updated)

Team scores, Dec 7

Salina Central 284, Concordia 242, Ottawa 221, Abilene 202, Rossville 184.5, Nickerson 178, Rock Creek 113.5, Sabetha 85, Chase County 76.5, Hayden 69, Atchison County 62, Falls City, Neb. 59, Herington 35.

Championship finals

106 — Phimvongsa, Salina Central maj. dec. Kemling, Concordia, 12-3. 113 — Archer, Rossville maj. dec. Sutton, Ottawa, 15-6. 120 — Hogan, Salina Central dec. K. Stroda, Abilene, SV-1 6-4. 126 — W. Stroda, Abilene dec. Adam, Salina Central, 5-1. 132 — Cooper, Nickerson dec. Rogers, Chase County, 10-4. 138 — Creach, Ottawa pinned Bolen, Salina Central, 5:57. 145 — True, Salina Central pinned Twombly, Rossville, 1:52. 152 — Munson, Salina Cenral pinned Schneider, Nickerson, 2:31. 160 — Chard, Salina Central pinned Burenheide, Rock Creek, 3:02. 170 — Gomez, Nickerson pinned Lowdermilk, Sabetha, 1:40. 182 — DeVader, Hayden dec. Aho, Ottawa, 6-3. 195 — SInk, Ottawa pinned Yott, Nickerson, 1:53. 220 — Davoren, Rossville pinned Schneider, Nickerson, 3:34. 285 — Cell, Salina Central pinned Owen, Concordia, 1:13.

Individual Rossville Results

113     Aaron Klesath (2-3)  was 4th
113     Zach Archer (5-0) was 1st
120    Colby Hurla (3-2) was 4th
120    Krew Lacock (2-3) was 6th
138    Lane Hurla (3-2) was 4th
145    Sam Twombly (4-1) was 2nd
152    Corey Catron (3-2) was 6th
160    Trenton Barker (3-2 was 5th
160    Cody Barker (1-4) was 8th
176    Joe McGrath (1-4) was 8th
220   Kody Davoren (5-0) was 1st
285   Jacob Carver (4-1) was 5th        

Vehicle Theft At Rossville

From the Rossville Police Deparatment:

    November 1st 2019 after midnight on the east side of Rossville: A pickup truck was stolen from the driveway of a residence. When the victim discovered the truck missing that morning, he immediately called it in. The on-duty part-time officer took the report and then passed the information along to the Lieutenant who lives nearby. A review of home security video revealed the suspects had cased the area several times before stealing the truck at 2:34am. During a follow-up interview by the Lieutenant, the victim revealed new information and told us of an additional unreported vehicle burglary with a wallet theft from the area the suspects were seen to be driving near on video.

    Knowing the suspects would most likely use the credit cards from the stolen wallet at locations with video cameras, we immediately contacted the second victims. The second victims were more than happy to make a report to assist their neighbors and provided critical information that then allowed our Investigator to find the stores the suspects had used the credit cards at. During this time, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Deputies found the stolen truck and recovered it out of the Topeka area. Our fulltime officer then obtained the videos from the stores identified by the Investigator, and sent still shots to the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Detectives. Detectives sent out identification requests to area law enforcement to attempt to identify a suspect. Due to their efforts, he was identified and found to already be in a neighboring county jail (a result of additional poor life choices).

    The fulltime officer went to interview the suspect at the neighboring facility and subsequently, closed the case. He will send it to the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution; the suspect faces multiple felony charges. The truck was returned to the rightful owner. This case is a great example of cooperation between citizens and law enforcement, as well as cooperation between different law enforcement agencies. The Rossville Police Department wishes to thank everyone involved in this incident. If everyone hadn’t done their part, the crime would not have been solved. Additional thanks to Records who enters the data we report so stolen items can be recovered, and Dispatch who keeps track of it all while sending us where we need to go.

2A All State FB Team

    The Capital-Journal has released their All State Football Team for 2A

Cody Davoren a 6-1, 235# senior lineman made the team.

    Several Dawgs made Honorable Mention.  They were:

Bo Reeves, End, Jr.

Kaleb Badura Back Sr.

Torrey Horak  Back, So

Woodrow Rezac Back, Jr.

Kaiden Brown, LB, Jr.

RHS Wrestling Schedule

Dec. 

7.                        at Wamego Inv.
14.                      at Eudora Inv.
20.                     at St. Marys Inv.

Jan. 
10.                     Rossville Dual 
11.                      Rossville Inv.
17-18.                at Basehor-Linwood Inv.
21.                      at Sabetha 
25.                     at Holton Inv. 

Feb. 
7.                       at Smith Center
8.                       at Phillipsburg Inv.
14.                     at Mid-East League meet (Silver Lake)
21-22                321A Regionals
28-29               321A State Tournament at Hays 

Wrestling Preview

Coach: Courtney Horgan.

Top returners: Zach Archer, 113, sr.; Kody Davoren, 220, sr.; Layne Hurla, 138, jr.; Sam Twombly, 145, so.; Corey Catron, 152, so.; Joe McGrath, 170, jr.

Outlook: Archer was Class 3-2-1A state champion at 106 last year, going 39-4. ... Davoren finished third at 195 and was 39-5. .. Hurla (31-10) and Twombly (31-17) both won 31 matches. ... Bulldawgs placed eighth at state after taking third at league and second at regionals.

Dawgs Lose To Red Raiders

    Wamego defeated the Rossville boys basketball team 72-54 om Friday nite.

Lady Dawgs Lose To Wamego

Rossville;   3     5    9   10  —  28
Wamego;   7   17  20   13  —   57

Rossville scoring: 
Dyche             0         6-10 6 
Bergstresser  1         0-0   2
Rabe               1          3-6   5
Morelli           2         3-4   7
Gillum            2         4-6  8

Winter Sports Begin

Winter Sports begin this weekend.  The basketball teams will be playing at Wamego on Friday night and the wrestling team will be competing in a tournament at Wamego on Sat.

Shirley Marstall Passes Away

St. Marys—Shirley J. Marstall, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 with family by her side.

 She was born February 21, 1935, in Walnut Township in Marshall County, Kansas the daughter of Elton B. and Lela M. Cox Godfreson.  Shirley graduated from Waterville High School in 1953, where she was the Homecoming Queen.  She also graduated from Brown Mackie Business School in Salina.

 Shirley worked at Southwestern Bell in Topeka until she started her family.  After raising her children she worked at the St. Marys Star and Dr. Verne Claussen’s office until her retirement.

 Shirley loved to cook and sew.  She was a Girl Scout leader and Den Mother.  She served on the Election Board for many years.  Shirley was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was a very active member of the Altar Sodality helping with the church picnic and funeral dinners.  She was a member of the St. Marys Literary Club.  She and her husband Norman, whom she met through CYO, wintered in Texas for over 20 years.

 On October 1, 1960, she was united in marriage to Norman F. Marstall in Marysville.  He preceded her in death on September 26, 2018.  She was also preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

 Survivors include her children, Tony (Amy) Marstall, Eskridge, P.J. (Jana) Marstall, Emporia, Beth (John) Martinson, Maple Hill and Dave Marstall, Topeka; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

 Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, December 6, 2019 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 5th from 5:00 until the rosary at 7:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Memorial contributions may be made the St. Marys Literary Club for scholarships or Avalon Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.