Saturday, November 28, 2020
George Love Passes Away
12/29/1925 - 11/23/2020
George was born on December 29, 1925, in Elmont, Kansas just
north of Topeka, the oldest son of Charles and Elizabeth Nissen Love.
George’s family moved to Wetmore when he was four years old; he
attended school at Wetmore and graduated from the 8th grade. As a young man he helped
his father on the farm. He joined the U.S. Army on September 21, 1944, he
stationed in Philippians, and was in the Asiatic Pacific campaign, earning a
bronze star. He was discharge on November 29, 1946 from Fort Beale, in
California at the rank of PFC. George was employed by E and R Construction in
Wetmore for 22 years; he later worked for Wetmore School District as a janitor,
until retirement.
On July 28, 1973, he married Mary Wanda Peery Stubbs, at the Nemaha County
Court House in Seneca. The couple resided in Rossville; they were married for
45 years before her death on March 2, 2019.
George loved to play the spoons, the harmonica and karaoke. He
enjoyed dancing, and did so whenever he got the chance. He often could be found
visiting with friends at the local legion in Rossville or wherever he could
strike up a conversation. He was gifted at repairing small engines.
He belonged to the Levick-Barrett Post 282 of the Wetmore
American Legion and the V.F.W., where he was a life time member.
Besides his wife, Wanda, he was preceded in death by his
parents, Chuck on April 21, 1970 and Elizabeth “Lizzy,” on August 11, 1973; his
brother, Harold “Joe” Love on
October 20, 2009; and his sister, Blanche Eisenbarth on January 10, 2014.
He is survived by Anita Lamberson of Rossville; four
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Elizabeth Schaefer in NE KS Honor Band
Congratulations to Elizabeth Schaefer for receiving the 1st Chair Flute placement in the Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association District 1-4A Gold Honor Band for the 2nd year in a row! She had to submit a video-taped audition this year and will now have the opportunity to submit another audition for the All-State Honor Band in January!
2A Championship Game Sold Out
The 2A Title game between Rossville and Hoisington on Nov. 28 has been sold out. Each school was allotted 500 tickets.
According to KSHSAA, the game will be played in Salina USD 305′s football stadium at 650 E Crawford St, Salina, KS 67401.
KSHSAA said those who missed tickets can still watch the football game live on the NFHS Network at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Grass Fire Caused By Controlled Burn
ROSSVILLE, Kan. (KSNT) – Fire investigators determined a controlled burn wasn’t completely put out and reignited two days later, causing the grassfire near Rossville.
The fire started in Shawnee County but the wind carried it north to Jackson County. Rossville Fire Captain Travis Thompson said the fire burned more than 3,000 acres across both counties. He said this is a reminder to make sure all fires are completely put out when you leave.
“I think the lesson is, if you’re going to do a controlled burn, you want to make sure that before you leave it, that it’s all the way out, that’s the most important thing,” said Thompson.
He said a garage and a couple abandoned buildings were burned in the fire.
Kansas Wesleyan Loses To Bethany
KWU lost to Bethany College 55-44 on Tue, Nov. 24, after getting off to a slow start and a good second half wasn't enough to close the gap,
Amanda Hill (SR/Rossville, Kan.) and Kelcey Hinz (JR/Whitewater, Kan.) combined for 33 of the Coyotes' 44 points, each finishing with a double-double – Hill 17 points (6/16) and 11 rebounds, and Hinz 16 points (7/18) and 15 rebounds. Caila Hill added 4 points on 2/4 shooting.
For a complete description of the game, go https://www.kwucoyotes.com/SIDHelp/fullBoxScores/22/2/8501
2A State Title Game Sat.
Rossville is the Visiting team. Hoisington is the Home team. Both are undefeated and ranked #1 and #2 in class 2A.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Two Games For KWU This Week
The Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes are scheduled to play two crucial Kansas Conference games this week, both inside Mabee Arena. They play archrival Bethany at 6 p.m. Tuesday, then take on Bethel at 6 p.m. Saturday. Fans will not be admitted to either game. Sisters Amanda and Caila Hill both play for the Coyotes with Amanda leading the team in scoring.
TICKETING POLICIES - KANSAS WESLEYAN
No fans will not be allowed at either game. This is consistent with Kansas Wesleyan's fan attendance and ticketing policy, which was updated, Monday November 23 in response to an update of Saline County's COVID-19 health orders, limiting gatherings in indoor places.
LIVE COVERAGE
The games will be available online through the Coyote Sports Network, powered by Stretch Live, portal.stretchinternet.com/kwu. Live Stats will be available on the Stretch portal and on DakStats at www.dakstats.com/naia. Radio coverage will be on FM 104.9 in the Salina area and around the world at www.ksal.com. Pat Strathman will have the call Tuesday starting with the pregame show at 5:45 p.m., and at 4:45 on Saturday.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Tucker Horak In PSU Win
Tucker Horak had 12 carries for 69 yards in Pittsburg State's 42-28 win over West Texas A&M on Sat. This is the final game of the Covid-19 shortened season
You can read game details at: Pittsburg 42-28 Win
CJ Article On Nemaha-Central Game
The Capital=Journal has a nice large article about the Nemaha-Central game on Friday night. You can read it at:
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ODN/TopekaCapitalJournal/default.aspx
Saturday, November 21, 2020
KSNT Aerial View Of Fire Damage
KSNT has excllent video footage of the bare burned by the Rossville Fire of Nov. 18 at:
CJ Article On Nemaha-Central FB Game
Rossville had to work more than they had in recent games to survive this semi-final playoff game. After three quick TD in the first 15 minutes, Rossville had to contend with a Nemaha-Central comeback that brought the half-time score to 19-13 and created some hope for the thunder since they received the 2nd half kick-off.
But, no worry. QB Torrey Horak took care of that in the second half with his feet and successful passes to Bo Reeves, Parker Kenny, Woodrow Rezac, Kaiden Brown, and Corey Catron
You can read the game details at:
or the very next article below this one on this site.
Friday, November 20, 2020
RHS At Nemaha-Central FB Sub-State
1st Qtr
6:16 Reeves, 63 yd pass from Horak PAT Reeves K blkd
3:11 Reeves 19 yd pass from Horak PAT Reeves K good
2nd Qtr
10:35 Rezac 10 yd run PAT Reeves K blkd
4:24 Kramer (NC) 1 yd run PAT K good
2:32 Reeves FG missed
0:42 Kramer (NC) 5 yd run PAT K missed
SCORE AT HALF 19-13
3rd Qtr
5:50 Sowers 3 yd run PAT 2 pt run failed
4th Qtr
8:11 Kenny 5 yd pass from Horak PAT Reeves K missed
5:20 Kramer (NC)1 yd run PAT 2 pt pass failed
FINAL SCORE 31-19
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Rossville: Horak 22-121, Sowers 12-61, Rezac 12-35, Kai. Brown 1-3, Catron 3-11. Nemaha Central: Kramer 15-88, McWilliams 9-63, Gerety 2-9, Palic 4-3.
Passing — Rossville: Horak 16-21-0, 215 yards. Nemaha Central: Kramer 7-15-1, 83 yards.
Receiving — Rossville: Reeves 5-105, Rezac 3-29, Kenney 6-51, Kai. Brown 1-7, Catron 1-23. Nemaha Central: Gerety 3-33, Baker 2-32, Palic 2-18.
This game is the GAME OF THE WEEK for KSNT. See interviews and video of game at: https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-playoffs-11-20-20/
Lucas Leeper Gets MS in Education
Lucas Leeper has finished classes from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ for his Masters in Education.