Rossville's first playoff game will be at home against Wabaunsee on Nov. 1.
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Donna Brockish Passes Away
Donna Kathleen Brockish, of St. Marys, passed away peacefully at Stormont Vail hospital at 8:05 PM on Oct. 24. She had been on life support for several days after sustaining critical internal injuries.
Donna was a pillar of the local community for 81 years, living her entire life in the St. Mary’s area. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1961. After high school, she worked briefly for the airlines, before running the storefront of St. Mary’s Plumbing & Supply, then later opening Discount Sportwear, both businesses in downtown St. Mary’s.
DDonna's complete obituary an be read at: Donna Brokish obituary
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Boys Cross-Country 2A Regional Results
1 Solomon High School 61
2 Rossville High School 70
3 Salina-Sacred Heart High School 72
4 Jackson Heights High School 73
5 Horton High School 98
6 Sterling High School 114
Finishes by Rossville High Runners
16 Dalton Vershelden
32 Nate Fund
40 Karson Weissend
53 Drake Robb
55 Lochlan Culbertson
Monday, October 28, 2024
2A Volleyball Sub-State Results
2A Sub-State Scores | ||||
Pleasant Ridge | 25-11, 25-20 25-22, 17-25, 21-25 |
Dist. 2A, , Class iA Football Standings Oct 28
Friday, October 25, 2024
Dawgs Win 55-14 at Wabaunsee Chargers District Football
1st Qtr
6:34 Connor Bush 4 yd run
3:20 Maikai 30 yd pass from Horak
2nd
5:58 Tayson Horak 7 yd run
2:21 Andre Johnson 65 yd pass from Horak
3rd
8:17 Andre Johnson 4 yd pass from Horak
5:34 Wabaunsee long pass
4:40 Connor Bush 19 yd run
2:02 Andre Johnson 44 yd run
4th
5:38 Randy Mitchell 11 yd run
:0:44 Wabaunsee 8 yd run
Dist. 2, Class iA Football Standings On Oct 21
Class 1A -- District 2
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
321A State Golf Tournament
Place Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total
1 St. Marys Colgan 367 351 718
2 Silver Lake 372 346 718
3 Goodland 373 361 734
4 Jefferson West 374 365 739
5 Caney Valley 365 375 740
6 Colby 384 375 759
Individuals from Rossville
Elley Sanders finished 28th with a +23 over par score for day one. Overall, she finished tied for 38th with a total of 197 strokes.
Brinley Pottorf finished 48th of the 92 girls playing on day one with a score of 30 over par. She did not ualify for day 2.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Max Preps 1A Football Rankings
# School Ovr.RatingStr
1 Conway Springs7-08.10-20.1
2 Moundridge6-01.30-30.8
3 Sedgwick6-10.80-23.7
4 Jackson Heights (Holton)7-0-1.50-43.9
5 Rossville4-3-6.80-13.1
6 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg)6-1-11.30-35.8
7 Sterling4-3-12.60-12.7
8 Medicine Lodge4-2-14.20-25.3
9 Centralia6-1-14.60-33.0
10 Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays)5-2-16.00-29.4
11 Marion5-2-16.20-30.0
12 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena)6-1-18.40-34.6
13 Plainville/Natoma (Plainville)5-2-19.00-35.6
14 Inman4-3-21.00-25.3
15 Smith Center3-4-22.20-21.5
16 Trinity (Hutchinson)3-4-22.20-18.5
17 Olpe5-2-22.50-32.8
18 Valley Heights (Blue Rapids)6-1-23.00-45.8
19 Ellinwood4-3-23.20-34.4
20 McLouth5-2-26.20-38.0
21 Troy4-3-28.70-39.7
22 Mission Valley (Eskridge)4-3-30.90-32.4
23 Jayhawk Linn (Mound City)4-3-35.60-45.1
24 Wabaunsee (Alma)3-4-35.80-36.8
25 Jefferson County North (Winchester)5-2-36.30-49.4
KSHSAA Football Rankings 10/22/24
CLASS 1A
Team … 2024 Record
- Conway Springs (1) … 7-0
- Moundridge (4) … 6-0
- Sedgwick (2) … 6-1
- Jackson Heights (3) … 7-0
- Rossville (5) … 4-3
2A Volleyball Regional
Rosssille swept the 2A Regional with three wins on their way to the Regional Championship. on Oct 21 at Maur Hill. The opponents and scores are as follows.
Cair Paravel 25-8, 25-17
Valley Falls 25-2, 25-11
Maur Hill-Mt Academy 25-21, 25-21
Rossville Triangular Volleyball Tournament
Rossville was able to defeat St. Marys, but lost to Holton at the Rossville Triangular. on Oct. 17
St. Marys 25-19, 25-22 W
Holton 12-25, 12-25 LMonday, October 21, 2024
Rossville Defeats Olpe Oct 18
Rossville defeated Olpe 28-0 Friday night using a tight defense that stuffed the Olpe running game. Olpe had a good passer and they completed a number of passes that kept several sustained drives alive, but they could not over power the Dawg's Red Zone defense. Rosssville is now 4-0 in their district..
The Dawg TDs were as follows:
Qtr Time
1st 7:23 Tayson Horak 28 yd run
2nd 3:26 10 yd pass from Horak to Kameron Badura
3rd 1:21 Seth Catron 15 yd run
4th 3:36 Mahki Jackson 5 yd run.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Pamela Pasley Passes Away
Pamela Jean Pasley of Rossville, Kansas, born in Topeka, Kansas, passed away on October 13, 2024 at the age of 66.
She was predeceased by: her father Donald Pasley; and her
brother Ronald "Ronnie Joe" Pasley. She is survived by: her mother
Grace Pasley; her sisters, Susan Gragert (John) and Christa Teel (Sean); her
daughters, Brandi Ruse (Shane) and Mandi Randall (Ronnie); and her grandson
Zachary Ruse. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, October 24th
2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Shelter House (2301 SE Lakewood Blvd,
Topeka, KS 66605). A burial will be held on Friday, October 25th 2024 at 10:00
AM at the Silver Lake Cemetery (3921 NW Thomas Rd, Silver Lake, KS 66539).
The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to
consider making a donation to Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center or
Interim Healthcare & Hospice in memory of Pam.