Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Kaiden Brown Signs LOI

RHS senior  Kaiden Brown has signed a Letter of Intent to play football for Baker U for  2021-22.

Monday, February 8, 2021

Ronald FettersPasses Away

Ronald E. Fetters, 82, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Rossville Health and Rehab Center.

Ronald was born in Des Moines, IA. on December 24, 1938, the son of Ervel and Marie Veach Fetters.  He grew up in Des Moines but spent his adult life in Florida.  He was a realtor/loan broker.  Ronald had lived in St. Marys the past several years.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mara Dene Fetters.

Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Fredericks, St. Marys; a son, Skip Cameron, in Mississippi; seven grandchildren.

A prayer service will be at 9:00 A.M. Friday, February 12, 2021, at Piper Funeral Home, followed by interment in the Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.

Caila and Amanda Hill Lead KWU to Win

     Kansas Wesleyan pulled out a close 56-55 victory over archrival Betheny College on Sat.  Amanda Hill had 10 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals  and Caila Hill had nine points, five rebounds and three assists. 

You can read the game details at:
https://salinapost.com/posts/74d632ca-7bd8-4723-aae9-66e76df61304





Freda (McCullough) (65)Zemek Passes Away

    St. Marys—Freda V. Zemek, 73, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at a Kansas City Hospital.

     Freda was born to Fred and June Burton McCollough at Topeka on November 8, 1947.  She grew up in the Rossville community, graduated from Rossville High School in 1965, and attended Clark's School of Business in Topeka.

     In her younger years, she worked for Victory Life Insurance Co.  She and her husband Tony owned and operated Mr. Z's restaurant in St. Marys.  Freda was an avid KU and Kansas City Royals fan.  She loved her family, and you could find her at any of her children's or grandchildren's events.  She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.

     Freda was preceded in death by her parents and a son Mark.

     Freda McCollough and Anthony Zemek were united in marriage on January 7, 1967, at St. Marys.  Tony survives.

     Other survivors are her son, Mike Zemek, Topeka: her daughter, Brenda Ginter, St. Marys; two sisters, Judy (Ralph) Lundin and Jane (Bob) Tripp, all of Rossville; six grandchildren, Courtney Beard, Derek Zemek, Sydnee Ginter, Britnee, Ashley, and Caylee Zemek; six great-grandchildren.

     The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Piper Funeral Home.  Inurnment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church Food Pantry or St. Marys Food Pantry and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.   Social distancing and Masks are required.

Sunday, February 7, 2021

321A District Wrestling

1   Silver Lake 205.0
2   Rossville 169.0
3   Council Grove 123.0
4   Osage City 109.0
5   Wabaunsee 64.0
6   Eskridge-Mission Valley 60.0
7   St. Marys 48.0
8   Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy 41.0
9   Burlingame 26.0
10 Allen-Northern Heights 12.0
11 Oskaloosa 11.0

RHS Boys Lose To Wabaunsee

Wabaunsee  13  15  23  9   —  60
Rossville       14   8   4   17  —  43

Rossville scoring  

Kenney          1        0-0     2
Garcia            1        0-0     2
Perine            5        1-2     11
Cooney          2        0-0     4
Sowers          5 (2)  0-0    12
Lietz              6         0-1    12

RHS Girls Get Another Win

Wabaunsee   8   9   6   17  —  49
Rossville        9  13 14  19  —  52

Rossville scoring
Perine            5 (1)       7-10     18
Streit              5 (1)       2-6       13
Mitchell         6 (2)      1-2        15
Rabe               1            0-0          2
Porter             2            1-2          5
Gillum            0            0-1         0

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Lacock and Hurla Place In District Wrestling

 Girls Division II District Wrestling At Marysville

Team scores

Silver Lake 88, Holton 73, Sabetha 57, Atchison County 47, Chapman 43, Rossville 29, Concordia 25, Marysville 23.5, Atchison 22, Royal Valley 20, Clay Center 12, Wamego 12, Doniphan West 0.

Individual results

106 — No entries. 109 — 1. Robinson, Holton; 2. Cowing, Clay Center. 115 — 1. Lacock, Rossville; 2. Bahner, Silver Lake. 120 — 1. Fitzgerald, Silver Lake; 2. Hurla, Rossville. 126 — 1. Gross, Holton; 2. Henderson, Silver Lake; 3. Stivers, Wamego; 4. Barr, Concordia. 132 — 1. Rose, Marysville; 2. Hogle, Silver Lake; 3. Rokey, Sabetha; 4. Servaes, Atchison. 138 — 1. Ogden, Royal Valley; 2. Gallagher, Holton; 3. Brown, Atchison County. 143 — 1. Workman, Concordia; 2. Gugelman, Sabetha. 155 — 1. Horton, Silver Lake; 2. Simmers, Atchison County; 3. Montgomery, Holton; 4. Gutknecht, Sabetha. 170 — 1. Johns, Chapman; 2. Smith, Atchison. 191 — 1. Forbes, Atchison County; 2. Poe, Sabetha; 3. Mosher, Chapman. 235 — 1. Armbruster, Chapman; 2. Meredith, Sabetha.

Evan and Abigail Thomas Have A Girl

 Abigail and Evan Thomas of  Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born  Feb. 4 at Stormont-Vail.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

2/2/21 KWCA 3A Rankings

     This week Layne Hurla maintained his #3 ranking at 145# and Colby Hurla  moved up to #5 at 132# in the 2/2/21 KWCA rankings. 

Dawgs-St. Marys Boys BB

Feb. 2,  2021 

St. Marys  9 17 18 14 -- 58
Rossville    3  5  10  9 -- 27

Rossville scoring 
Garcia       1 (1)    0-0    3
Cooney      1         0-2    2
Brown       1         2-3    4
Jackson     0         2-2    2
Sowers      5 (1)    2-2  13
Lietz          1         1-4   3

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Jeff Co. No. Boys BB


Jeff County North  7  13  12  11 -- 43
Rossville             11    5   3  14 -- 33

Rossville scoring:

Garcia       3 (2)    0-0      8
Perine       7 (3)    0-0     17
Cooney     1          3-4      5
Sowers     0          1-2      1
Lietz         1          0-0      2

Rossville Girls Get Win Over St. Marys

St. Marys Girls Basketball Feb. 2, 2021.

St. Marys    12    10    19    10  –   51
Rossville     12    23    18    16  —  64

Rossville scoring  

Perine                2           5-7     9
Streit                  3  (2)   0-3     8
Mitchell             7 (2)    6-6   22
Bergstresser     1           2-4     4
Rabe                  5           4-7    14
Porter                1 (1)     4-4      7
Gillum               2           1-2 

Rock Creek Girls BB

Rossville-Rock Creek Girls Basketball Jan. 28

Rossville           6   5  11  17  —  39
Riley County  15  18  9  14  —  56

Rossville scoring 

Perine             3          7-12     13
Streit               2 (2)   0-0        6
Mitchell          2 (1)    0-0        5
Bergstresser   1          0-0        2,
Rabe                0          0-2        0
Porter              1 (1)     3-4        6
Gillum             1           5-8        7