Robert Hoferer Passes Away

 Robert B. Hoferer, Jr. died Thursday, March 11, 2021 at his home in Shawnee.

He was born August 27, 1943 the son of Robert B. Hoferer, SR. and Margaret M. Graf Hoferer.  He lived in the Sandy Hook community most of his life.  He attended Stone Elementary School in rural Rossville, and St. Marys High School.   Bob was a truck driver and farmer.  He married Irina Morozova on November 20, 2001 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  He is survived by his wife Irina of the home; his stepson, Michail Zharov, whom he cared for like his own son, Moscow, Russia, Federation; a stepdaughter, Olga Kozelkova, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and four step-grandchildren.a

2021 Rossville Baseball Roster

Name         Grade

Evan Chase 9

Avery Crosswhite 9

Camden Horak 9

Jacob Carver 10 

Braden Connell 10 

Sean Cunnigham 10 

Kyser Lundin 10

Kade Perine 10

Kaden Brown 11 

Corey Catron 11 

Aiden Garcia 11 

Torrey Horak 11

Tagen Kippes 11

McGwyre Leathers 11

Brody Lietz 11

Brody Jackson 12

Parker Kenney 12

Joe McGrath 12

Bo Reeves 12

Head Coach: Eammon Bradley
Assistant Coach: Thatcher Horak
Managers: Kameron Badura, Brock Bush, William Koch, Canann Mitchell

2021 Rossville Softball Roster

 Name Grade

Destiny Bergstresser 12
Tatum Gentry 12
Mattie Horgan 12
Brec McCrory 12
Gracie Rabe 12
Lilly Mitchell 12
Kaitlynn Balch 12
Mallorie Salmon 12
Sidni Taylor 12
Caylee Douglas 11
Elizabeth Schaeffer 11
Maxine Smith 11
Vanessa Quinones 11
Brinley Dyche 10
Ean Haynes 10
Kayleigh Johnson 10
Raegan Wonnell 10
Kiera Barber 9
Serenity Bergstresser 9
Emily Dohrman 9
Nagos Hale 9
Brooklyn Horgan 9
Kendra Hurla 9
Ryan Leathers 9
Lieara Mendoza 9
Lillian Miller 9
Emma Mitchell 9
Kinsey Perine 9
Emma Plantz 9
Kinley Porter 9
Brooke Robb 9
Marie Smith 9

Head Coach: John Nitsch
Assistant Coaches: Kayla Johnston, Ashley Caraway
Manager: Sydney Sumner

2021 Track and Field Roster

 Grade Name

9 Alexis Bittner
9 Samantha Chancellor
9 Audrie Davis
9 Masyn Holcomb
9 Keera Lacock
9 Christian Mattia
9 Errika Faith
9 Jamauryon Poole
9 Sydney Hoss
10 Amelia Foster
10 Ean Haynes (duel)
10 Braiden Hensley
10 Hayden Roberts
10 Hadyen Sanders
10 Abe Stillion
10 Wade Twombly
11 Hunter Broce
11 Briar Gillum
11 Alexis Zabala
12 Woodrow Rezac
12 Tyree Sowers
12 Julia Streit

Head Coach: Mindy Wilson
Assistant Coaches: Garrett Jones and Joe Zimmer
Manager: DeAndre Sowers

Sarah Taylor Passes Away

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, Sarah Sue Taylor, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 78.

Sue was born on January 17, 1943 in Topeka, KS to Bernard and Irene (Willis) Dougherty. On September 19, 1967, she married F. Darrell Taylor. They raised their son Todd in Rossville, KS until 1982, when the family moved to Breckenridge, CO and started F.D. Taylor Electrical Construction Company.

Sue had a passion for photography. She also loved to bird watch, and road trip around the beautiful state of Colorado. She was known for her quick wit, her mischievous smile, and her compassionate spirit for animals.

Sue was preceded in death by her father, Bernard; her mother, Irene; and her brother, Jerry. She is survived by her husband, Darrell; her son, Todd and his wife Betsy; her grandchildren, Jack and Vivianne; and her sister, Eleanor Anne Yates of Richmond, Va.

Donations made in Sue's memory may be sent to the Summit County Animal Shelter, 58 Nancy's Place, Frisco CO 80443.

Ray Minnis Service March 6

 Rossville-Graveside services for Raymond R. Minnis will be at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Rossville Cemetery.

Colleen Sullivan-McNeive Passes Away

On Tuesday, March 2nd 2021, Colleen Ann Sullivan-McNeive was born into eternal life at the age of 65.

Colleen was born on November 26, 1955 to Michael B. and Vivian Sullivan. Colleen would go on to graduate from Blue Valley High School and Emporia State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Colleen would marry Dan McNeive April 6 2002 on a sunny day in Florida.

Known as the family historian, she knew all of her extended family members near and far. Colleen was able to be a part of the lives of many different students while working in education. She taught physical education at Rossville and Saint Mary’s Elementary School. Most recently Colleen was a para-educator at Lawrence High School. Colleen loved all the students she taught over the years and remembered every single one, and especially loved her special education students at Lawrence High. As a lover of sports, she was always ready to cheer on her Chesty Lions and Kansas Jayhawks. Colleen was known for her strong faith and compassionate nature. She never met a stranger. Colleen was also a volunteer at her church Corpus Christi Catholic Church, as well as L.I.N.K and Just Food. Although Colleen is no longer here with us physically, her spirit and the impact she made on her community will live on.

Colleen is proceeded in death by husband Dan, and her parents Michael and Vivian.  She is survived by two brothers, Mike (Julie) Sullivan and Kelly (Cristy) Sullivan, as well as one sister Kim (Russ) Tonnies, seven nieces and nephews, seven great-nieces, many beloved cousins, and her two dachshunds Charley and Riley.

Funeral services will be held at Corpus Christi Catholic Church Saturday, March 6th, 2021 at 11:00 am, please visit www.cccparish.org/colleen for registration details.  The service will also be livestreamed at the web address:  www.cccparish.org/colleen

In lieu of flowers the family is asking donations to be sent to L.I.N.K or Just Food in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Kelly and Cristy Sullivan and Carol and Rick Shelton for their loving care and support, especially over the last few months.

3A Basketball Sub-State

 The Rossville boys and girls basketball team played Rock Creek in the first round of the 3A sub-state.

The girls lost 52-42 and the boys lost 65-19.

Audrey Riat Passes Away

Audrey Marie Riat, 84, long time resident of St. Marys, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence. 

Audrey was born on September 14, 1936 in Junction City, the daughter of LaVern Roland and Ethel “Marie” (Norman) Langvardt.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Howard L. Langvardt.

She married Raymond Riat in St. Marys in 1958 and they operated Riat's Liquors for many years.

To read the complete obituary, go to:    https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Audrey-Riat

Layne Hurla State Runner-Up At 145#

From the Capital-Journal:

A day after seeing his sister, Kendra Hurla, win a Division II girls state championship in Salina, Rossville's Layne Hurla made a title run of his own Saturday. 

The bid came up short in the 145-pound final against unbeaten Derek Johnson from Hoxie, a 2020 state champion. Johnson took a 3-1 decision win to move to 43-0. 

Hurla made the title match after pinning Plainville's Gabe Kerns in the quarterfinal and taking a 12-6 decision over Kingman's Colby Schreiner in the semi-final. 

The junior finished 29-4 on the season. 

                        Rossville's Layne Hurla (left) wrestles Derrick Johnson of Hoxie for the championship.

321A State Wrestling Championship

 State Championship tournament on Feb. 27 at Ft Hays State

145

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place - Derek Johnson of Hoxie
• 2nd Place - Layne Hurla of Rossville
• 3rd Place - Colby Schreiner of Kingman
• 4th Place - Elijah Collins of Osage City
• 5th Place - Brody Harrison of Eureka
• 6th Place - Jordan Bachman of Hillsboro

1st Place Match

• Derek Johnson (Hoxie) 43-0, So. over Layne Hurla (Rossville) 29-4, Sr. (Dec 3-1)

152

Guaranteed Places

• 1st Place - Bryce Eck of Uniontown
• 2nd Place - Brent Escareno of Eureka
• 3rd Place - Aiden Amrein of Hill City
• 4th Place - Sam Twombly of Rossville
• 5th Place - Garrett Urban of Norton Community
• 6th Place - Eli Mumpower of Wabaunsee

3rd Place Match

• Aiden Amrein (Hill City) 41-2, Fr. over Sam Twombly (Rossville) 19-5, Jr. (Fall 3:10)

Colby Hurla also competed in 138 class but did not place in the top 6,

KWU Women Lose Semi-Final

 STERLING – Trying to upset the unbeaten and No. 9 Sterling College Warriors (27-0) on their home court was a daunting enough task for the Kansas Wesleyan women in this tournament semi-final.  Sterling won 89-69 in the Saturday game.   

Doing so after playing four games the previous seven days was a hill too steep for the KWU Coyotes to climb.   

The Coyotes end the season with a 16-11 record after winning seven of their final nine games. Sterling advances to the title game against Tabor Monday night at Hartman Arena in Park City

Senior Amanda Hill from Rossville scored 13 points on 6 of 16 shooting.  She also had 8 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 assists.

Sophomore Caila Hill, also from Rossville had 6 points on 2 of 4 shooting and 2 of 2 at the free throw line.  Caila also had 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 2 assists.

You can read the game details at:  https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5215

Kendra Hurla Is State Champ

Froom The Capital-Journal: 

SALINA — Rossville's Kendra Hurla and her coach Brandy Lowe watched Hurla's sub-state match with Paola's Kailyn Younger multiple times before Friday's Girls Division II State Wrestling Championships at Tony's Pizza Events Center.

Lowe and Hurla knew they had a plan to defeat Younger, who entered the championship match at 120 pounds ranked No. 1 and with a 26-1 record.

Hurla avenged a sub-state championship loss to Younger by pinning her in the second period to win her first state championship in her freshman season. 

Hurla had her brother, Holden, looking down on her. Holden died on Jan. 1 (Holden Hurla Passes) and taught everything Kendra needed to know about wrestling. Holden was a three-time state qualifier at Rossville. 

You can read the complete article at:   https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/2021/02/27/rossvilles-hurla-pulls-upset-d-ii-state-title/6843474002/

State Champ Kendra Hurla

Kendra Hurla wrestles Paola's Kailyn Younger for 120# Championship,

Rossville At Valley Heights Basketball

     The Rossville boys lost to Valley Heights 45-31 on Feb 25, 2021.  The Rossville girls lost to Valley Heights 57-34.

Girls Game

Rossville             7   4  13  10  —  34
Valley Heights 13  13  16  15  —  57

Rossville scoring:  

Perine                 4       2-4     10
Streit                   0       0-2      0
Mitchell              1        6-9      8
Horgan               0        1-2      1
Bergstresser      0        3-3      3
Rabe                              2-2      4
Porter                 2 (1)   0-0     5
Gillum                1          1-2     3

Boys Game

Valley Heights;11;8;9;11;—;4
Rossville;8;4;5;14;—;31

Rossville scoring:
 
Garcia           3 (1)     0-0     7
Brown           1            0-0    2
Jackson        1 (1)       0-0   3
Sowers          7 (3)       1-1  18
Lietz              0             1-2    1