WIBW Fire Coverage

From WIBW 11/18/20:

A large fire has caused minor injuries in Shawnee County and the closure of Highway 24.

A fire is raging in Shawnee County, near the Pottawatomie County line, just west of Rossville near the Soldier Township. Smoke from the fire caused a vehicle collision on Anthony Rd. and Highway 24, injuring one person and totaling a car. Highway 24 has been closed due to the fire.

The cause of the grassfire is still unknown, but Air Tanker 95 has been dispatched to assist.

For photos and complete info about the blazes,  go to:

 https://www.wibw.com/2020/11/18/large-fire-rages-near-shawnee-co-and-pottawatomie-co-lines/

KPrep's Preview Of Nemaha/RHS Game

From KPreps website:

Top-ranked Rossville will go on the road and try to take down defending-champion and No. 3 Nemaha Central.

Last season, Nemaha Central defeated Rossville 29-21 in overtime in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs. The Thunder forced four turnovers in the game and held the Bulldawgs out of the end zone on four downs in overtime. Nemaha Central went on to defeat Humboldt and Riley County before a 19-0 shutout of Norton in the 2A state title game.

This year’s Thunder team has won seven consecutive games since a 29-22 loss to Sabetha in Week 3. Nemaha Central also dropped a 15-13 decision to 3A semifinalist Holton on a last-second field goal in the season-opener.

Nemaha Central has delivered close wins over Silver Lake (40-30) and Osage City (7-0) in consecutive weeks. Nemaha Central overcame five turnovers in last week’s quarterfinal win at Osage City. The Thunder scored the only points of the game on a 3-yard touchdown run by quarterback Zac Kramer in the first quarter. The Thunder defense held Osage City to 151 yards of total offense, forced three turnovers, and stopped the Indians on downs by batting down a 4^th-down pass inside the 5-yard line.

Kramer leads the Thunder offense that averages nearly 34 points per game. He’s joined in the backfield by Gage Palic and has an athletic receiving group that includes Tyler Gerety. Kramer and Gerety connected six times for 87 yards last week. Kramer did most of his damage on the ground two weeks ago when he rushed for 187 yards and five scores in the win over Silver Lake.

On the other side, Rossville has rolled to an 11-0 season behind a dynamic offense that averages 56 points per game. Last week the Bulldawgs put up a dominating first half in a 56-7 win over St. Mary’s Colgan.

Junior quarterback Torrey Horak leads the way for Rossville. Horak has rushed for 1,339 yards and 27 touchdowns and passed for 1,134 more yards and 21 scores. Woodrow Rezac is second on the team in rushing with 832 yards and 11 scores, while junior Corey Catron has added 635 yards and 12 touchdowns.

The Rossville defense has been equally impressive in forcing 20 turnovers holding opponents to an average of 13.6 points per game. Kaiden Brown and Catron are the team’s leading tacklers while Mshewe Hale has been disruptive on the defensive line.

Nemaha Central gets the advantage of playing at home, but the Thunder will have to play a cleaner game than they did last week. It’s unlikely Nemaha Central can overcome another five-turnover game and keep pace with Rossville’s high-scoring offense. The Thunder have the capability to slow the Bulldawgs down, but Rossville will make enough plays in the end to advance.

William Neary, Jr. Passes Away

      Silver Lake—William “Bill” Delaney Neary Jr., 72, Passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home in Silver Lake.

     He was born on March 19, 1948, at Frontenac, Kansas the son of William “Bill” Delaney Neary Sr. and Helen Radell Neary.  Bill grew up in Frontenac and graduated from high school there. He attended Pittsburg State University and attended Vo-Tech for welding. Bill served in the United States Army.

     Bill moved to the Topeka area in 1968 and the Silver Lake community in 1977.  He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad retiring from BNSF with over 40 years of service.  Bill was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Knights of Columbus Council at the church.  He was a 4th-degree member of the James W. Gibbons Assembly.  Bill was very active in the church and the knights.

     He was preceded in death by his parents.

     On August 23, 1969,  Bill and Rosalyn Bergman were married at St, Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict, Kansas.  She survives of the home.

     Other survivors include his son, William “Bill” Delaney Neary III (Andrea), Osage City; his daughter, Julie Brewster (Jason), Silver Lake; eight grandchildren, Luke, Ethan, Jack, Alana, Arin, Allison, Jase, and Rygh.

     Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 A.M. Saturday, November 21, 2020, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Interment will be at the Silver Lake Cemetery.  Mr. Neary will lie in state, and the family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until the rosary at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, November 20, 2020, at the church.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and sent in the care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS. 66536.  To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.  Mask and social distancing are required.

Wild Fires Cause Wreck on 24

Wild fires are threatening Delia and other locations in the Rossville vicinity Wed afternoon.  For more info about the fires, and also see photos and videos,  go to:  

 https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/fire-near-highway-24-west-of-rossville-causes-2-car-crash/

Nemaha/RHS Football Streaming

Rossville High will not be streaming the Friday (11/20/20) game with Nemaha-Central,  but Nemaha is.  The RHS website says the game begins at 7:00 CST, but the Nemaha streaming service says it is beginning at 8:00 CST.    I would plan on watching at 7.

You can find the link to the game at: 

https://www.usd115.org/o/nchs/page/live-broadcast-of-nchs-events?fbclid=IwAR2FoxDDmxTSLJ_bo0WvIRVSvIWXjrUSXSZNzlVJy5HviPvuacK8lKkNF-4

Derek Gentry Graduates From KSU

Derek Gentry is a Fall graduate in Ag Business from Kansas State U.

Nemaha Central--Next DAWG Opponent

 Rossville plays Nemaha Central on Nov. 20 in their 2A semi-final game with the winner playing for the 2A championship on Nov. 28.  To learn more about Nemaha Central, you can read about their game with Osage City at:   https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201114/nemaha-central-stymies-osage-city-in-7-0-2a-quarterfinal-shutout                                                                 

Kansas Wesleyan Women Win In OT

Kansas Wesleyan U. defeated McPherson 87-80 in Overtime on Nov. 13 to go to 3-1 in the KCAC. Amanda Hill scored 27 points and sister Cailia earned praise from the team's coach. For details of the game, go to:    https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5082

Tucker Horak At PSU Football

    Pittsburg State U. lost to Stephen F. Austin 26-7 on Nov. 14.
    Rossville High graduate Tucker Horak had 3 rushing carries for 5 yards and 5 receptions for 24 yards.

Abigail McCrory Wins Awards At Washburn

     Junior Abigail McCrory, majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship at Washburn, learned the skills of managing and owning a business while observing her parents develop a coffee shop in Rossville, Kansas.
 

     McCrory was a recipient of the School of Business Magnificent Seven Award as one of Washburn’s top students specializing in marketing. This award is meant to acknowledge students who best represent the School’s core values – honesty, trust, fairness, respect, integrity and responsibility.

    “I think the beauty of the Magnificent Seven Award is that it is not solely based on academic performance,” said McCrory. “The winners are so diverse. We’re all a friendly face on campus.”

    While pitching business ideas, McCrory won second place and $6,000 in this year’s Washburn Pitch Competition. During the second attempt of participating in this competition, she received first place and $8,000. McCrory also received a $15,000 grant from the Student Business Accelerator Fund to jump start her business proposal.

    “It’s really exciting that Topeka believes in Washburn, and that the School of Business has all of these opportunities to help young entrepreneurs get going,” said McCrory.
Working three part-time jobs, McCrory worked as a student caller alongside Courtney Artman, development director of annual giving at the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation. In three years, McCrory raised over $40,000 to give back to the School of Business.

    “[In the future] I see Abigail running and overseeing her business in the Topeka area,” said Artman. “She’s set her heart on helping the Topeka community when she graduates.”
McCrory plans to use these funds to start a coffee truck business. McCrory’s passion also extends beyond her coffee truck plan by aspiring to become a serial entrepreneur in Topeka.
“Marketing obviously helps with social change because marketing is the study of how people make decisions and purchasing decisions,” said McCrory.
      McCrory also supports and works alongside GoTopeka as they develop the revitalization of the capital city in their 2022 movement.

    “Topeka has a lot of negative stigmas around it,” said McCrory. “I’d like to be able to use the social change aspect to cultivate more entrepreneurial or positive experiences for Topeka.”
McCrory’s minor is in leadership with an emphasis in social change. When combined with marketing and entrepreneurship, these make for powerful and valuable skills.

    Rick LeJuerrne, a lecturer in entrepreneurship, taught McCrory in class, but oversaw competitions that McCrory was a part of.
“What’s more exciting is [finding out] what she’s going to do later in life,” said LeJuerrne. “She’s got this skill set that I would watch out for. Eventually, I see her as a business owner and who knows what that will be.”

    The most notable trait that LeJuerrne observes about McCrory is her determination in anything that she does.
“Her key advantage is that she’s great at presenting a plan, while taking advantage of opportunities,” said LeJuerrne.

    McCrory holds a keen eye to developing a business plan, but holds compassion in her heart to give back to a larger community.
“We’re really taking our leadership to the next level, not only being good business students, we’re focusing on Topeka and the community,” said McCrory.

Edited by Bri Smith, Matthew L. Self

Dawgs Advance To Semi-Final Game

Rossville totally dominated Pittsburg-Colgan in the 2A quarterfinal game on Nov. 13 by scoring 56 points in the first half.  A running clock and the Dawg reserves allowed Colgan to score in the 4th qtr without the Dawgs adding more points.

1st Qtr

9:32    Rezac, 20 yd run                         PAT Reeves Kick

5:03    Sowers 4 yd run                          PAT Reeves Kick

3:06    Catron 32 yd run                         PAT Reeves Kick

2nd Qtr

11:10  Horak 28 yd run                          PAT Reeves Kick

8:05    Sowers 20 yd pass from Horak   PAT Reeves Kick

5:49    Rezac 38 yard run                       PAT Reeves Kick

3:53    Horak 13 yd run                          PAT Reeves Kick

0:25    Kenny, 26 yd pass from Horak   PAT  Reeves Kick   

4th Qtr

9:58    Colgan 6 yd run                           PAT  Kick 

Final Score  56-0

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The Dawgs are in the KSNT Football Frenzy at the 4:02 mark.

https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-playoffs-11-13-20/

The Dawgs are also on WIBW at:  https://www.wibw.com/2020/11/14/kpz-week-11-rossville-56-st-marys-colgan-7/

Gracie Gabbe Commits To ESU Softball

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Dawgs Face St. Marys-Colgan

   Rossville will face #9 St. Marys-Colgan this week (Nov 13).  The following week, the Dawgs (assuming a victory on Fri) will face the winner of the game between #3 Nemaha Central and #6 Osage City,  which has won their last 9 games this year.     You can read about the upcoming Nemaha/Osage game at:    https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201112/osage-city-welcomes-opportunity-against-defending-2a-champion-nemaha-central

Merle Bird Passes Away

      Rossville—Merle E. Bird, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Lexington Park in Topeka.

     He was born December 24, 1938, at Alva, OK., the son of William and Eva May Bird.  His parents were teachers, and he had lived in different places growing up.  Merle was stationed in Thule, Greenland while serving in the United States Army.  He moved to Emporia, where he received a Masters Degree in Education from Kansas State Teacher’s College.  He taught at Roosevelt High School on the campus and later worked at the Emporia Gazette.

     In 1972 he and his family moved to the Rossville community.  Merle was a journalist at the Topeka Capital-Journal for many years.  He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and was a member of the Topeka St. Patricks Day Committee.  Merle was passionate about cooking and food.  He had a love for music and writing.

     Mr. Bird was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Allen, and a sister, Carol.

     Merle E. Bird and Jeanne Hull were united in marriage on September 27, 1963, at Amarillo, TX.  She survives of the home.

     Other survivors include three sons, Sean (Brooke) Bird, Rossville, Michael (Cori) Bird, Topeka and Daniel (Shana) Bird, Paxico; his daughter, Katherine (Jaycee) Haynes, Rossville; two sisters, Mary Kay Bibb, NM., and Jeanie Wade, Alva, OK; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren with one on the way.

    Graveside services will be private in the Rossville Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.