David "Mike" Philipp Passes Away

David Michael “Mike” Philipp, 53, Holton, KS passed away on Tuesday January 18, 2022.

Mike was born on October 26, 1968 in Topeka, the son of David and Judy (Smith) Philipp.

He graduated from Rossville High School and attended Washburn University.

He was previously employed by the Department of Revenue, State of Kansas.

He had a passion for music and touched many lives through his talent as an amazing guitarist. He was a member and lead guitarist for the band “Mixed Emotions”.

Mike married Lisa Alley on June 9, 2001 in Circleville, KS. She survives. Other survivors include his mother Judy, Stepfather Bob Welch, Topeka; a sister Michel’ (Jim) Cole and family, Topeka; half-brother Tony (Jessica) Campbell, Farmington, MN; half-sister Angel Philipp, Minneapolis, MN.
Preceded in death by his father David Philipp.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dove Southwest Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

Amanda Hill Article by Capital-Journal

From the Capital-Journal

 When Rossville High School's Amanda Hill arrived at Kansas Wesleyan prior to the 2017-18 season, she had no idea of what she would accomplish.

Five years later, she can say she's the all-time leading scorer at KWU. She broke a 37-year-old record of 1,568 points set by Joedy Zimmerman in 1985 during Saturday's 83-75 victory over Ottawa.

Hill now has 1,604 career points after scoring 18 in the Coyotes' 89-41 victory over Southwestern on Monday at Mabee Arena. She has played in 140 games since graduating from Rossville.

"It feels really good," Hill said. "It was definitely something that I wasn't expecting and I didn't really know about it until a few games before. I don't think it really occurred to me until I was in the nursing program.

Hill, a nursing major, opted to take a fifth year at KWU when the NAIA granted athletes an additional season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season, Hill has balanced her time between basketball and the night shift in the emergency room at Salina Regional Health Center.

RHS Girls Get First Round Win

 Rossville picked up a win over Perry-Lecompton in the first round of the Jeff North Basketball Tournament on Jan. 24.   They are now 5-6 for the season.  They play the second and third game of the tournament Friday and Saturday 

Rossville              12 19 10 14 -- 55
Perry-Lecompton  16 13   7 13 -- 49

Rossville scoring:

Perine        3       2-3   8 

Douglas     2 (2)  2-2   8 

Mitchell      8      9-11 25 

Porter        3 (1) 2-3  10 

Gillum        0      4-4   4

Torrey Horak Signs With Central Missouri

RHS senior Torrey Horak has signed to play football next year at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.

Amanda Hill Sets KWU Scoring Record

OTTAWA – At first glance it appeared to be another sensational yet routine game for Amanda Hill (SR/Rossville, Kan.) – 23 points and eight rebounds in the Kansas Wesleyan women's 83-75 Kansas Conference victory over Ottawa on Saturday.

This night and this game inside Wilson Field House, though, were different. Wholly different. Historically different.

 Hill's 3-point field goal from the right wing with 8 minutes, 21 seconds left in the second quarter hoisted her atop KWU's career scoring chart with 1,570 points. She entered the game five points behind KWU Hall of Famer Joedy Zimmerman, who scored 1,568 points during her fabulous career that ended in 1985.

The link below contains the complete lengthy article about Amanda's career.  And, it also has info about her younger sister Caila who also starts for KWU and has contributed greatly to the teams success this year.

https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5706

Amanda And Caila Hill In KWU Win

Amanda Hill had 23 pts in Kansas Wesleyan' 83-75 win over Ottawa U. on Jan. 22, 2022.  Amanda also had 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.  Cailia Hill added 19 pt, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the game. 

You can read their complete game statistics at:   Game Stats For Ottawa Game

Megan Sue Richey (05) Passes Away

Megan Sue Richey, 35, of Topeka, passed away on January 17, 2022

She was born on October 19, 1986 to Harold and Pamela (Hoffman) Richey in Topeka, KS.

Megan graduated from Rossville High School in 2005, then attended Allen County Community College.

She traveled with her family to Branson, Missouri for fishing trips. She enjoyed spending time outside and fishing with her father. Those will always be special memories they shared together. Megan liked to attend both rock and country concerts with her friends and her mother. She spent a lot of time with her friends going to dinner, movies, and the Wild Horse Saloon. Her love for animals was large. She had many animals growing up but grew fond of her dog Princess. That was her baby.

Megan will be greatly missed by all of her family and her friends.

Megan is survived by her mother, Pamela Richey; brother, Richard (Julie) John Deiter, III; half sister, Tammy and half brother, Harold; a host of extended family; significant other, Leon Turner; and her fur baby, Princess.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Richey, Jr.; and her grandparents.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Parker-Price Funeral Home.

Graveside Service will take place on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Maple Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Parker Price Funeral Home.

Girls Wrestling Fourth At Eureka

The Rossville Girls Wrestling Team placed 4 out of 21 teams at the Eureka Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 22, 2022.

 Team Placing and Scores

1 Eureka 115.0
2 Burlington 102.0
3 Coffeyville 100.0
4 Rossville 87.0
5 Rose Hill 66.0
6 Chase County 54.0
7 Flinthills 51.0
8 Newton 47.0
9 Douglass 46.0
10 Juntion City Girls 45.0
10 Leon-Bluestem 45.0
12 El Dorado 43.0
13 Erie 40.5
14 Fredonia 39.0
15 Remington 34.0
16 West Elk 15.0
17 Uniontown 13.0
18 Humboldt 12.0
19 Herington 4.0
20 Central Burden 0.0
20 Iola 0.0

Individual Results

109#       (0-12)        Emma Plantz                           2 byes, 2 losses
120#       (23-0)        Kendra Hurla        1st              1 bye 3 wins
126#       (19-4)        Keera Lacock        1st              2 byes 2 wins
132#       (13-9)        Cassie Fund           3rd             1 bye, 3 wins, 1 loss
138#       (16-6)        Reagan Wonnell    3rd             2 byes, 2 wins, 1 loss       

Dawgs Second At Eureka

Rossville placed second out of 25 teams in the Eureka InvitationalWrestling Tourney Jan. 22.  The Dawgshad 6 of their 8 wrestlers place in the Top 3 of their weight classes.

The top 5 team places were:

1 Rose Hill 224.5
2 Rossville 125.0
3 Burlington 98.0
3 Douglass 98.0
5 Clearwater 97.0
6 Iola 85.0

Individual Results:

120#       19-8        Mason Broce                Third        1 bye, 2 wins, 1loss
132#       16-14      Aryon Klesath              Third         3 wins, 1 loss
138#       24-6       Colby Hurla                  Third         3 wins, 1 loss
145#       9-15       Krew Lacock                                  2 wins, 2 losses
160#       24-1       Sam Twombly               First          3 wins, 1 forfeit
170#       0-15       John McGrath                                 2 losses
220#       20-3       Barrett Lietz                  Third         3 wins, 1 loss
285#       17-3       Jacob Carver                  Second      3 wins, 1 loss

Boys BB Loses to Jeff Co. N. (Updated)

The Rossville boys losr their third  round game  in the Oskaloosa  Basketball Tournament on Jan. 22,  losing to Jeff Co, North 45-33.

Rossville scoring:

Perine                    3 (1) 0-0 7
Badura                   3 (2) 0-0 8
Patrizi                     3      0-0 6
Horak                     0      2-2 2
Bush                      2      0-0 4
Lietz                      3      0-0 6

Boys BB Loses To Valley Falls (updated)

The Rossville boys losr their second  round game  in the Oskaloosa  Basketball Tournament on Jan. 21,  losing to Valley Falls  62-46.

Rossville scoring:

Perine          6      4-4 16
Badura         2 (2) 0-0   6
Patrizi           5 (1) 0-0 11
Horak           1 (1) 0-0   3
Bush            3      2-2   8
Broce           1      0-0   2

St. Marys Bears Beat Topeka High In BB

From the Capital-Journal:

St. Marys, one of the top-ranked teams in 2A, failed to pull off a win against a big-school opponent in its first trip to the Topeka Invitational Tournament two years ago. On Thursday, they got it done.  

Keller Hurla drew a foul with 4.3 seconds remaining and calmly dropped two free throws to put the Bears up 52-51 against 6A traditional power Topeka High. 

You can read the rest of this article at:

cjonline.com/story/sports/high-school/St.Marys article1/21/st-marys-basketball-wins-topeka-invitational-tournament-opener-high-school-basketball/6606875001/

Boys BB Gets Win Over Atchison Co.(Updated)

The Rossville boys picked up a first round win in the Oskaloosa Invitational Basketball Tournament on Jan. 19 by defeating Atchison County 48-40.

Rossville             19 11 6 12 -- 48
Atchison County  13 12 9  6  -- 40

Rossville scoring:

Perine          6      0-0 12
Garcia          1      0-0  2
Patrizi          7 (1) 1-2 16
Horak          2 (2) 0-0  6
Bush            3      2-4  8
Lietz            1      2-2  4

KWCA Weekly Wrestling Rankings

Rossville is not in the Top Ten for either boys or girls in the week five, Jan. 18,  KWCA  rankings and there was no change for the Rossville wrestles making the top 6 in their classes

The only boys ranked are Sam Twombly who is ranked 4th in the 160# class, and Jacob Carver, 1st in the 285# class.

Kendra Hurla is ranked 1st in the 120# class, and Keera Lacock is ranked 6th in the 126# class. 

The KWCA rankings can be viewed at:  https://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings