Big East Scholars Bowl

 

 Big East League Scholars Bowl @ Nemaha Central, Jan. 27

6 th Annual Eureka Girl`s Invitational Results

6th Annual Eureka Women`s Invitational Results for Rossville 

The Lady Dawgs placed 7th of the 21 teams entered in the Jan 23 tournament.

Rossville wrestler individual Results were:

100 Joanie Pottorf (13-8) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.

105 Nora Mitchell (21-8) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points.  

110 Aliahna Kepner (8-14) placed 6th and scored 4.0 team points. 

120 Hadley Brown (18-13) placed 5th and scored 9.5 team points.  

125 Junne Paine (11-16) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

145 Madelyn Wonnell (21-4) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.

32nd Annual Eureka Invit. Boys Wrestling

 32nd Annual Eureka Invitational Results for Rossville 

The Dawgs finished fourth of 16 teams in the Jan 23 tournament

106 Brodyn Price (16-9) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

113 Lochlan Culbertson (9-13) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.

120 Creighton Vanvleck (11-5) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.

126 Brady Miller (11-10) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points

 132 Kelton Lacock (11-10) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points

138 Cole Graves (8-7) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points

 144 Remington Droegemeier (15-10) place is unknown and scored 5.5 team points. 

150 Lakin Gentry (8-10) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points. 

165 Cooper Meyer (17-6) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points. 

190 Anderson Chance (7-11) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points. 

 215 Charlie Chance (14-8) placed 4th and scored 16.0 team points. 

Canceled: Valley Falls Touney Final

 The Valley Falls final championship game has been canceled becausse of weather.  

Rossville Girls Win Jeff North Tournament

 The Rossville girls baskeball team won the championship of the Jeff North Tournamant with a 59-51 win over Oskaloosa Friday night.

Rossville   17 16 12 14 -- 59
Oskaloosa 17 10 15   9 -- 51

Rossville  scoring: 

Dick            4 (2) 5-8 15
M. Sanders 1 (1) 4-6   7
Mitchell             1 1-2   3
Burdiek             9 2-2 20
B. Miller       5 (2) 2-2 14. 

Totals 20 (5) 14-20 59.

Clay Adams Passes Away

 
Clay Stewart Adams, age 60, of Gate, Oklahoma, passed away on January 16, 2026. He was born on June 30, 1965, in Topeka, Kansas, to Anne Gorbutt Adams and Raymond E. Adams, Jr.

Clay attended Maur Hill Preparatory School in Atchison, Kansas, and later Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He began his career working alongside his father and later became a partner in Adams Cattle Company of Maple Hill, Kansas.

Following his father’s passing, Clay established his own cattle operation, where he bred, trained, and showed American Quarter Horses and Cutting Horses. He was a member of U.S. Premium Beef, the Kansas Livestock Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, and the American Cutting Horse Association.

Clay was a devoted Kansas City Chiefs fan, an accomplished Kansas fisherman, and enjoyed hunting quail, deer, and duck in season. He loved riding quality horses, playing his guitar, listening to great music, and engaging in lively conversation with friends. A true patriot, Clay deeply loved his land, family, and country.

He is survived by his daughter, Kaitlyn “Katy” Anne Sneath (Colton) of Sublette, Kansas; his son, William Clay Adams of Gate, Oklahoma; his brothers, John C. Adams (Lisa) of Plains, Kansas, and Charles A. Adams of Berryton, Kansas; his sisters, Marie Adams Dolembo (Tom) of Lawrence, Kansas, and Jessie S. “Sally” Bitar of Olathe, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews.

Clay was preceded in death by his father, Raymond E. Adams, Jr.; his mother, Anne Gorbutt Adams; and his brother, Raymond E. “Eddie” Adams III.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Maple Hill Community Congregational Church, 104 4th Street, Maple Hill, Kansas 66507. Memorial contributions or floral arrangements in honor of Clay’s memory may be made to Maple Hill Community Congregational Church and may be sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536.

RHS Boys Win Semi-Final At Valley Falls Tourney

Rossville        17 15 21 11 -- 64
Christ Prep      7   9   8   5 -- 29

Rossville scoring: 

McDonnell        2  0-2   6, 
Donovan    12 (6) 4-6 34
Horgan              1 0-0   2
Miller                 4 2-2 10
Lewis                  3 3-3 9
Henry                  0 2-2 2
Johnson              0 1-2 1. 

Totals 23 (6) 12-17 64.

Perry-Lecompton Boys Get 2 Pt Win

 Rosssville had a  bad 3rd quarter allowing Perry to get a lead.  Rossville made a valiant run at the end of the game falling short two points on Jan. 16.

Perry-Lecompton 20 14 20 21 -- 75 Rossville               23 12 11 27 -- 73 Rossville Scoring   McDonnell  9 5-10 23 Donovan 6 (3) 2-3 17 Horgan         0 1-2   1 Bush             1 2-2   4 Miller             6 4-4 16 Lewis            1 0-0   2 Johnson        4 2-6 10

Rossville Girls in JCN Tournament Final

Rossville won the first two rounds and will meet Oskaloosa for the tournament championship on Jan. 23..  Oskaloosa earned the right to play in the game with a 65-16 win ofer NorthEast KS and a 65-26 win over Atchisson in the semi-final 

RHS Girls At Jeff North Tournament Semi (updated)

Rossville                20 15   5 14 -- 54
Perry-Lecompton     9 16 12   7 -- 44

Rossville Scoring: 

Bunck        3 (2) 0-0  8
E. Sanders      2 1-1  5 
Dick        4 (1) 7-10 16
M. Sanders     1 8-8 10
Mitchell           1 0-0   2
Burdiek           3 1-3   7
B. Miller          3 0-0   6 

Totals 17 (3) 17-22 54.

This semi-final win puts Rossville into the Tounament Championship Game on Jan 23

Lady Dawgs Bury Jeff North (updated)

The  RHS Girls got an easy win against the Jeff Co. North girls to open the Jeff Co. North tournament on Jan   19, 2026.  The Lady Dawgs dominated the opposition 60-22.

Rossville             22 21 9 8 -- 60
Jeff County North  6  9 7 0 -- 22

Rossville  scoring:

Dick             9 (7) 2-4 27
M. Sanders        2 2-2  6
Burdiek        8 (1) 6-8 23
B. Miller             2 0-1  4. 

Totals       21 (8) 10-15 60.

Boys BB Team Gets 63-54 Win (updated)

The RHS boy's basketball team defeated Jeff West 63-54 in the Valley Falls Tournament on Jan 20, 2026

Rossville 14 10 19 20 -- 63
Jeff West 11 14   9 20 -- 54

Rossville Scoring: 

McDonnell       6 4 -5 16,
Donovan     5 (3) 0-0 13
Horgan             1 0-0   2
Bush                 1 0-0  2
Miller         10 (2) 1-2 23
Lewis                2 0-0  4
Johnson           0 3-4  3 

Totals 25 (5) 8-11 63.

Dorothy Pokorney Passes Away

 Dorothy Joanne “Dottie” Pokorney, 87, of Silver Lake, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

She was born February 24, 1938, in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and May (Nemnich) Streeter. She grew up in Clay Center and was a graduate of Clay Center Community High School.

Dottie and her husband Jim owned and operated Pokorney Construction in Silver Lake, KS for many years until retiring.

She was a 50-year member of First Baptist Church in Silver Lake and longtime member of the Loyal Chapter #176 Order of the Eastern Star in Silver Lake, Kansas.

Dorothy married James “Jim” Pokorney on June 5, 1955 in Clay Center, KS. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2020. Survivors include two sons, Sheldon Pokorney (Deb D’Orvilliers) of Lawrence, KS and Kevin Pokorney of Rossville, KS; two grandsons, Shawn Pokorney (Brittany Martin) of Overland Park, KS and Shane (Cassie) Pokorney of Dallas, TX; two great-grandsons, Abel Pokorney of Overland Park, KS and Max Pokorney of Dallas, TX; and her sister, Rita (Corky) Acker of Topeka.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her two brothers, Bob and Bill Streeter.

Dorothy was an avid bowler and in her 50 plus years of bowling, bowled in Topeka and many tournaments around the country. She loved gardening, traveling and spending time with her grandsons. She rarely missed a televised Royals game, closely followed her K-State Wildcats and traveled the state to watch her grandson’s sporting events.

The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Parker Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka where a funeral ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. Private interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Silver Lake, 3439 NW Hoch Rd., Silver Lake, KS 66539 or to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st St., Topeka, KS 66604.

RHS Girls in Jeff North BB Tourney

The Rossville Girls basketball team will play in the Jeff North tournament Jan 19, 21, 23.

Game One will be against Jeff North  on Jan. 19 at 6 PM