Winter Royalty Candidates

Destiny Bergstresser            Layne Hurla
Tatum Gentry                         Woodrow Rezac
Mattie Horgan                        Tyree Sowers

The Winter Royalty crowning will be Feb. 9th during the halftime of the varsity boys game vs Osage City.

This Weeks KWCA Rankings

      This week Layne Hurla maintained his #3 ranking at 145# and Colby Hurla  stayed at # 6 at 132# in the 1/26/21 KWCA rankings. 

Anna McMorris Passes Away

Anna M. McMorris, 94, died Friday, January 22, 2021, at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center in Rossville.

Anna was born to Mathias and Edith Brubaker Rodenbaugh at St. Marys on December 11, 1926. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Grade School and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School. Anna attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka.

Anna worked for the Kansas Bankers Association in Topeka for 38 years until her retirement. She was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Topeka. Anna was a collecter of carnival glass.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Bernard Rodenbaugh, and a son, Chris McMorris.

Survivors include two sons, Gerald (Judy) McMorris, Meriden, and Phillip (Charlene) McMorris, Myersvville, NJ; her daughter, Patricia A. McMorris, Rossville; two brothers, Leo (Carol) Rodenbaugh, Colorado, Paul (Carol) Rodenbaugh, Tecumseh; her sister, Helen Cornmie, Belvedere, IL.; grandchildren, Anna, Ken, Heather, Carissa, Matthew, Michelle, and Kelly; 19 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Linda Rodenbaugh, and close friends Brian Foster and Jack Hendrix.

Per Mrs. McMorris's wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held. Inurnment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.

Sadowski Team Wrestling

 Rossville competed in the Sadowski Team Wrestling Tournament at Holton on Jan. 23 against five high schools that are larger than Rossville.  Rossville had to forfeit many of the weight classes because of  no competitors in some weight classes, which resulted in a team loss in each match.

Holton              60-7
Chanute            69-12
Ottawa              60-21
Shawnee Hts.   66-15
El Dorado         47-15

Layne Hurla went 4-1 in the 145 lb. class.

KWU Women Stumble Late In Loss

      Kansas Wesleyan U. lost a league game Sat. night against McPherson College, a game which looked like a sure win with 4 min. remaining
      Caila Hill (SO/Rossville, Kan.)'s basket gave the Coyotes a 69-61 lead over McPherson with four minutes left but things quickly unraveled. The McPherson Bulldogs scored on six of their next seven possessions while KWU missed four consecutive shots and committed four turnovers, resulting in a final 12-0 run and heartbreaking 73-69 Kansas Conference loss inside the Sports Center.
     Amanda Hill (SR/Rossville, Kan.) led KWU with 21 points that included five 3-pointers and also grabbed five rebounds.  Caila Hill added 10 points and nine rebounds.
     To read the complete game details,  go to:    https://www.ksal.com/kwu-women-stumble-against-mcpherson-73-69/

John Rogers (89) Passes Away

John W. Rogers, 50, of Topeka, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021.

He was born November 23, 1970, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Don and Ruth (Raine) Rogers.

John graduated from Rossville High School in 1989. He worked as a Sous Chef.

John was a proud recovering member of the Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Survivors include his parents, Don and Ruth Rogers of Topeka; his brother, Jared Rogers of Topeka; his uncles and aunts, Martin (Jane) McClelland of Rossville, Art (Tamara) Raine of Harrison, Arkansas, Linda Raine and Robert (Cathy) Cooper both of Topeka.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Clyde (Fern) Rogers; his maternal grandparents, Joe (Dorothy) Raine and Ruth Raine.

John enjoyed aviation, history, museums, cooking, painting, drawing or anything he could do with his hands. John was very creative and gifted.

Honoring John’s request, cremation is planned. A memorial ceremony will be held at a later date post Covid-19.

Dove Cremations and Funerals – Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, KS 66610 is assisting the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st St., Topeka, KS 66604.

To leave a message of condolence for John’s family, or to share a special memory of John, go to:  https://www.dovetopeka.com/Obituary/194931/John-Rogers/Dove-KS

Carol Willming Passes Away

 Carol L. Willming, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at a Rossville care facility.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the March of Dimes, 1133 SW Gage Blvd., Suite B, Topeka, Kansas, 66604.

Dove Southeast Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave. is assisting the family.

To view Carol's full obituary and leave the family a special message online, please visit www.DoveTopeka.com.

RHS At Hiawatha Boys BB

Rossville    10   14    9   17  —  50
Hiawatha   13   17  10  24  —  64

Rossville scoring:

Garcia          2        0-0     4
Perine         11 (1)  1-3    24
Cooney        2        1-2      5
Brown          1        1-2      3
Sowers         2        1-2      5
Hale             1         3-7     5
Lietz             1         2-3    4

RHS At Hiawatha Girls BB

Rossville    10   11   10   15  —  46
Hiawatha   14  10   14   12  —  50

Rossville scoring:
Perine           5       2-2    12
Mitchell        3 (1) 3-4    10
Bergstresser 1       0-0     2
Rabe              3 (1) 5-6    12
Streit             2 (1) 2-2      7
Gillum           1       1-2      3

KWU Loses To (15) Sterling

Kansas Wesleyan U. lost to number 15 ranked Sterling College 79-65 on Jan 20, 2021.

Cailia Hill had 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting plus 1 of 2 free throws.  She had 7 rebounds.

Amanda Hill had 7 points on 3 of 15 shooting, one being a 3 pointer.  Amanda had 4 rebounds, 

You can read all the game details at:  https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5130

KWCA Rankings For This Week

     This week Layne Hurla maintained his #3 ranking at 145# which is above the 138# class he had been competing in.  Sam Twombly dropped off the Top Six this week at 152#.  Colby Hurla debuted on the Top Six list at 132# taking the #6 spot. 

New Washburn Tech Graduates

Fall 2020 Washburn Tech graduates from Rossville.

Rayna Miller                      Fall 2020              Cosmetology
Emma Streit                       Fall 2020              Phlebotomy

St. Marys Inv. Wrestling

The RHS wrestlers placed 4th of 10 teams at the St. Marys Invitational Jan. 19 with four Dawgs placing 2nd.

1 Blue Valley SW      162.0
2 Atchison                   94.0
3 Perry Lecompton     87.0
4 Rossville                  64.0
5 South East of Saline56.0
6 Bonner Springs        47.5
7 St Marys                  37.0
8 Maur Hill                 33.0
9 Mission Valley         22.0
10 Bishop Ward            7.0

126     Aryon Kleseth (8-4) placed 2nd and scored 11.5 team points.
132     Colby Hurla (10-3) placed 2nd and scored 10.0 team points.
138     Krew Lacock (8-5) placed 5th.
145     Layne Hurla (8-2) placed 2nd and scored 11.5 team points.
160     Corey Catron (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.
160     John McGrath (0-8) place is unknown.
170     Joe McGrath (5-4) placed 3rd and scored 5.0 team points.
195     Barrett Leitz (6-7) placed 3rd and scored 7.0 team points.

St. Marys at RHS Boys BB

Jan. 15, 2021 Bears at Rossville varsity basketball

St. Marys  12 13 12 11 -- 48
Rossville   10 12   9  1  -- 32

Rossville scoring:
Kenney        1       0-0    2
Garcia         2 (1)  0-0    5
Sowers        4 (2)  0-0  10
Hale            1 (1)  2-2    5
Lietz            1       1-2    3

                                   ---
      Total                     25*

*Published totals do not agree