Jimmy Pace Passes Away

 Jimmy L. Pace, 77, of St. Marys died on Monday, October 20th, 2025 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka KS. 

Jimmy was born September 9th, 1948, in Hominy, Oklahoma, the son of George Jr. Pace and Billie Jean (Edwards) Pace. Jim lived most of his life in the St. Marys area and graduated from St. Marys High School. He married Pamela Wyker on July 6th, 1969.

He worked for Seymour Foods and Farmers Union COOP, and later became an entrepreneur, owning Pace Trailer Court, farms, rentals, SunSet Auto Sales, Topeka Auto Plaza and J&P Enterprises, Inc. He built a total of 67 homes in St. Marys, Wamego, Delia and Manhattan.

Jimmy is survived in death by his wife Pamela and two sons: David Pace (Tina) of Topeka and Eric Pace of St. Marys, a brother, Fred Pace of Raytown, MO, three nephews and several aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by his parents, George Jr. Pace and Billie Jean (Edwards) Pace, as well as his son Craig Pace.

 A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Friday, October 24 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will take place at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 25 at Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys.

Memorial contributions in Jimmy's memory may be made to the St. Marys High School Scholarship General Fund

ROSSVILLE DAWGS AT OLPE EAGLES 10/17/25

Dawgs win a hard fought 36-22 struggle, after a 14-14 tie at halftime.  There were numerous penalties, mostly large ones against the Dawgs.  .  

Homecoming Candidates

Rossville  High School 2025 Homecoming Candidates:

Boys: Canann Mitchell, Conner Bush, Jack Donovan. 

Girls: Brooke Springer, Rylee Dick, Maggie Sanders

Sub-State Volleyball Teams

Allen-Northern Heights H
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy
Effingham-Atchison Co Community HS
Eskridge-Mission Valley HS
Highland-Doniphan West HS
Holton-Jackson Heights HS
Horton HS
Lyndon HS
McLouth HS
Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian HS
Richmond-Central Heights HS
Rossville HS
St. Marys HS
Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School
Valley Falls HS
Winchester-Jefferson County North HS

123 A Girls Golf Sub-State

 Elley Sanders of Rossville finished in 8th place at the 1-3A Sub-State on Oct. 13.  The team finished in 6th place. 

1 Jefferson West - Varsity 380
2 Silver Lake - Varsity 391
3 Maur Hill - Varsity 424
4 Marysville - Varsity 442
5 Council Grove - Varsity 455
6 Rossville - Varsity  461

Sabetha Volleyball Tournament

Rossville finished fourth in th Sabetha Volleyball Rounament on Oct. 11.  They finished the regular season 23-21

Marysville               20-25, 25-21, 25-20     W
Royal Valley            21-25, 25-23, 22-25     L
Concordia               25-15, 25-23, 21-25      W
Holton                    17-25, 21-25                  L
Royal Valley           14-25, 25-23, 21-25      L 

KSHSAA 1A Football Rankings

The KSHSAA ranking for 1A is unchanged from the previous week.

1. Jackson Heights (1) … 6-0
2. St. Mary’s Colgan (2) … 6-0
3. Sterling (3) … 6-0
4. Rossville (4) … 5-1
5. Smith Center (5) … 6-0

RHS Defeats Cair Paravel 49-14 (updated)

 Rossville Varsity Football Team defeated Cair Paravile 49-14 at the Washburn U. Stadium Oct 10, 2025.  The Dawgs led 34-6 at the half and added 14 more in the "running clock" second half,

For a complete report of the game, go to:   https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-rossville-bulldogs

Rossville Inv. Golf Tournament

The Rossville Inv. Girls Golf Tourney was held at the TopCity Golf Course Oct. 9, 2025

1  Maur Hill - Varsity        167
2  Rossville - Varsity        177
3  Hiawatha - Varsity       177
4  Silver Lake - Varsity    190
5  St. Marys - Varsity       192
6  Osage City - Varsity    209
7  Seneca - Varsity          212

Elley Sanders (RHS) finished in first place with a 34. Mara Donovan finished 11th with a 46

Silver Lake Inv Girls Golf

 Silver Lake Inv. Girls Golf Oct. 7, 2025

1 Jefferson West - Varsity    365
2 Osage City - Varsity       379
3 Rossville - Varsity     402 
4 Silver Lake - Varsity 417
5 Holton - Varsity        424      
6 Marion - Varsity       537      

St. Marys Triangular Volleyball

The Rossville Varsity Volleyball team won both of their matchs at the St. Mary's Tiangular on Oct. 7.

St. Marys               25-15 - 25-17
Nemaha Central    25-19 - 25-23

Silver Lake Inv. VB Tournnament

 RHS finished third at the Silver Lake VB Tourament Oct 4

Eudora     17-25, 15-25 Sedgewiick    25-9, 25-17 Louisburg16-25, 25-15, 13-25 Hays25-19, 25-27, 25-17 Silver Laker 15-25, 16-25	L  W L W L

Rossville Ranked No. 4 Per KSFBAA

1A Football Rankings Per KSFBAA

1. Jackson Heights (1) … 5-0
2. St. Mary’s Colgan (2) … 5-0
3. Sterling (3) … 5-0
4. Rossville (4) … 4-1
5. Smith Center (NR) … 5-0
Others – Centralia 4-1, Ellinwood 4-1, Inman 4-1, Jefferson County North 5-0, Marion 4-1, Moundridge 4-1, Olpe 4-1, Republic County 4-1, Riverside 4-1, TMP-Marian 2-2, Troy 4-1.

Rossville Football Ranked #3 in 1A

K Preps and Media ranking of 1A football teams the wek of Oct.8

1. Jackson Heights
2. St Marys Colgan
3. Rossville
4. Sterling
5. Centralia

Others: Smith Center, Inman