Three Make All-State Band

Rossville had three students participate in the KMEA 1234A All-State Band in Wichita this past whair Clarinet. Ava Stipp (Senior) was recognized during the All-State performance as a 3-year member of the ensemble, which is an outstanding honor as the State group is only open to 10th-12th grade students, so a 3-for-3 selection is quite a feat! The All-State Band rehearsed Thursday, February 21st through Saturday, February 23rd in Wichita, KS during the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) State-wide convention. The weekend concluded with a performance at Century II Performing Arts Center in Wichita on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 PM.

Garrett Jones
Rossville Jr/Sr High 
Band and Choir Director

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Additional photos can be seen at:   Ten photos at All-State Band

Bryce Gfeller (17) Honored

Bryce Gfeller is a sophomore at Cloud County CC and was on their Fall 2018 Presidents List.

FCCLA Members Honored

Congratulations to the following members of FCCLA!

Qualifying for State:
Destiny Bergstresser
Tatum Gentry
Madison Horgan
Vanesa Hulett-Quinones

Earning a Silver Medal:
Breck McCrory
Michaela Paulsen
Karsen Waggoner

Boys Lose In BB Sub-State

The Dawgs lost to Marion in round one of the 2A sub-state on Monday night 55-39.

Marion    18  9 17 11 -- 55

Rossville  5 13   9 12 -- 39

Rossville scoring:

Sumner         4 (2)     1-2    11
Reeves          1          0-0     2
Horak            1          0-0     2
Badura          3          0-0     6
Brown            2          2-4     6
Balch             1 (1)     0-0     3
Sowers          2          5-6     9 
Totals           14 (3)   8-12   39

Cleona McGuire Passes Away

    Cleona Rosalie McGuire,  died peacefully on Thursday February 21, 2019. Her 101 years of life were distinguished by her service to her country, her church, her community, and her family. Cleona Rosalie was born November 29, 1917 in Bryant Illinois to Herbert and Daisy (Boswell) Willcoxen.
    A private graveside service will be held at the Rossville Cemetery on March 4.
    Additional info is available in her obituary at:  Cleona McGuire Obituary

Linda (Morales) Limones Passes Away

    Linda M. Limones, 90, of Lyons, passed away surrounded by her loving family February 20, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society, Lyons. She was born on May 1, 1928 in Rossville, Kansas, the daughter of Apolino and Isabella Morales.
    She was a longtime Lyons resident.
    Linda was a deputy clerk for the Rice County Register of Deeds.
    She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Lyons; Altar Society; and VFW Auxiliary.
    On May 2, 1953, Linda was united in marriage with Fernando “Bernie” Limones in Lyons. He survives of the home.
    She is also survived by her two daughters, Nina Robinson of Tulsa, OK, and Gina Filipi and husband Jeff of Lyons; sister, Virginia Romero of Lawrence, KS, eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
    She is preceded in death by her parents; infant son, Marcos Limones; son, Mark Limones; son-in-law, Ronald Robinson; brother, Feliciano Leanos; and sister, Agripina Leanos.
    Funeral Mass will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 25, 2019 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Lyons with Father Patrick Kotrba officiating. Burial will be at Lyons Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons with family present. A Parish Rosary will be said at 4:00 P.M. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Alzheimer’s Dementia Association in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons.

Kody Davoren Third At State

    Kody Davoren was third in the 195 # class at the 321A state meet at Hays, KS.
    Kody picked up wins in the first two rounds,  but lost in the semi-final to Wyatt Pedeigo (39-1) of Hoisington, the eventual 195# champ.  He then went into the Consolation, winning the first match against River Paul of Beloit.   Next up was  Zachary Dressler of Douglas for third place.
    The complete 195# bracket can be seen at:  195 lb. state bracket

Zach Archer Wins 106 lb. Class

From the Capital-Journal:

After not placing at state the year before, Rossville junior Zach Archer grabbed the 106-pound title in decisive fashion, earning a 10-2 major decision over Goodland’s D.J. Knox in the title match.

“I got the first takedown and got some back points,” Archer said. “It just worked out really well.”

Archer, who upset top-ranked Tyler Voss from Colby in the semifinals, finished the season 39-4.

“It feels good, but I don’t know if it’s set in yet,” Archer said.

His older brother, Alex Archer, came up short in his bid for a 120-pound title, taking a 14-3 decision loss to Eureka’s Kolby Beitz in the final. Beitz is now a two-time state champion.

Alex Archer went 35-6 in his senior season.

Riverside’s Beau Horn lost a tight one in the 132 finals, taking a 3-1 decision loss to Hoxie’s Dylan Weimer.

Horn, a junior, finished the season 34-6.

Class 3-2-1A championship results

106 — Archer, Rossville, major dec. over Knox, Goodland, 10-2

113 — Beitz, Eureka, dec. over White, Mound City, 8-3

120 — Beitz, Eureka, major dec. over Archer, Rossville, 14-3

126 — Allen, Silver Lake, dec. over Sisson, Phillipsburg, 3-2

132 — Weimer, Hoxie, dec. over Horn, Riverside, 3-1

138 — Lowe, Eureka, dec. over Hauck, Minneapolis, 4-3

145 — Richard, Riley County, major dec. over Rohr, Plainville, 13-3

152 — Colson, Rock Hills, pinned Escareno, Eureka, 5:16

160 — Porsch, Hoxie, pinned, Seabolt, Cimarron, 1:48

170 — Finnesy, Plainville, dec. over Amlong, Norton, 10-3

182 — Johnson, Holcomb, dec. over Finley, Colby, 9-4

195 — Pedigo, Hoisington, pinned Booi, Colby, 1:39

220 — Davenport, Ell-Saline, dec. over Wiltfong, Norton, 4-0

Top 20 Teams At State

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Alex Archer Runner-Up At State

    Alex Archer lost his final 120# match against Kolby Beitz, a senior from Eureka.   Kolby was the 113# state champion last year.

Zach Archer Wins 106# State Final

The 106 # final just completed.  Zach Archer picked up the win with a decisive 10-2 win.  Pictures
will be later.

Day 2 State Wrestling Meet On Line

You can watch Day 2 (Feb. 23) of the 321A State Wrestling Meet in Hays at:
https://www.meridix.com/event/148000

Zach and Alex In State Finals

From the Capital-Journal:

HAYS — About midway through the season, Rossville’s Zach Archer began riding a wave of confidence after beating several quality opponents.

That wave ended up carrying Archer all the way into the 106-pound finals in the Class 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament.

Archer, who has never placed at state before, upset No. 1-ranked Colby freshman Tyler Voss in the semifinals, earning a 5-3 decision on Friday at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

“Especially toward the middle of the year when I started beating some really good people, it really started to come together,” Archer said.

Voss (38-8) jumped in front with an early takedown, but Archer didn’t give up anything in the second period and controlled the third.

“In the second period, I rode him out and didn’t let him get any points, so I just knew if I got an escape and got a takedown that it would pretty much be over,” Archer said.

He will meet Goodland’s D.J. Knox (40-11) in Saturday’s finals.

Moments after punching his ticket to the final, Archer watched his older brother, Alex Archer, do the same for Rossville at 120, advancing to the final with a 16-0 technical fall over Minneapolis’ Austin Roth.

Alex Archer (35-5) will meet Eureka’s Kolby Beitz (30-2) in the finals.

“It’s really cool because neither of us have placed at state before,” Zach Archer said. “And now we’re both in the finals in the same year.”

Zach Archer said his aggressive mindset against Voss paid off.

“Just make sure to attack,” Zach Archer said of the strategy. “I think I did it pretty well. I got taken down in the first, but then in the third period I got a takedown.”

Zach Archer opened with a major decision (13-3) over Norton’s Darius Shields then earned another major decision (10-2) over Connor Booth-Hughes from Eureka to move to the semis.

Alex Archer’s path to the 120 finals included a pin over Dominic Davis in the first round and a 10-8 decision win over Fredonia’s Hunter Reddick in the quarterfinals.

Silver Lake’s Allen knocks off top-ranked 126-pounder

Silver Lake sophomore Kai Allen beat the the top-ranked 126-pounder, grinding out a 1-0 decision over Hill City’s Alec Segarra.

Allen, 42-6 on the season, will meet Phillipsburg’s Jacob Sisson (29-5) in the finals.

“My strategy was just wrestle my match — don’t wrestle not to lose, but wrestle to win,” Allen said. “I think I did fairly well. I think I executed what I needed to do in order to win, and that showed.”

Allen brought home third place last year at 113 pounds.

“It, of course, made me a lot more hungry to get better and to win,” Allen said. “I think it helped me a lot.”

Allen opened with a pin of Adam McPhail, of Cimarron, and also pinned Smith Center’s Joe Stocker in the quarterfinal.

Riverside’s Horn advances to 132 finals

After a disappointing 1-2 showing last year at the state tournament, Riverside junior Beau Horn atoned with an impressive outing on Friday.

Horn (34-5) clinched his spot in the 132-pound finals with an 8-3 decision over Beloit’s Tate Kadel in the semifinals.

“Riding on top, I knew that I was going to be able to turn him over,” Horn said. “That’s what I did at the end of the match to get the victory — just ride him out a little bit. My main objective was to get on top and stay on top.”

Horn will meet Hoxie’s Dylan Weimer (38-6) in the finals.

“I was very happy, but then I was like, ‘Well, I still have one more and it’s going to be even tougher,’ ” Horn said.

Riley County’s Richard remains unbeaten

One Riley County undefeated season remained intact, while another streak was snapped for the Falcons.

Senior Luke Richard moved to 42-0 on the season and advanced to the 145-pound finals with a 12-1 major decision over Hoxie’s Aidan Baalman. He will meet Plainville’s Brandon Rohr for the title.

However, Riley County’s Mikey Waggoner took his first loss of the season in heartbreaking fashion, falling 5-4 in overtime to Plainville’s Jordan Finnesy at 170 pounds after Finnesy got a late escape. Waggoner dropped to 33-1 on the season.

After edging Lakin’s Hadley Panzer in overtime in the semifinals last year on the way to an 285-pound title, Sabetha’s Elliot Strahm lost the rematch to Panzer in another overtime bout in the semis Friday. Panzer won 4-2.

At 195 pounds, Rossville’s Kody Davoren made it to the semis before being pinned in the third period by Hoisington’s Wyatt Pedigo.

Sabetha’s Cauy Rokey made it to the 220 semifinals before suffering an early fall to Norton’s Hayden Wiltfong.

Wellsville’s Anthony Signs reached the 152 semifinal before taking an 8-6 decision loss to Eureka’s Brent Escareno.

Class 3-2-1A wrestling results Friday

Semifinals

106 — Zach Archer, Rossville, dec. over Tyler Voss, 5-2; Knox, Goodland, pinned, Grafel, Oberlin, 4:40.

113 — White, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, pinned Colton Shoemaker, Smith Center, 1:37; Beitz, Eureka, pinned Spiller, Stockton, 2:36.

120 — Beitz, Eureka, major dec. over Bell, Hoxie, 11-3; Z. Archer, Rossville, tech fall over Roth, Minneapolis, 16-0.

126 — Allen, Silver Lake., dec. over Segarra, Hill City, 1-0; Sisson, Phillipsburg, dec. over Caleb Farmer, 12-7.

132 — Horn, Riverside, dec. over Kadel, Beloit, 8-3. Weimer, Hoxie, dec. over Schreiner, Kingman, 5-4.

138 — Lowe, Eureka, pinned Kendrick Woody, Atwood-Rawlins County, 0:19; Hauck, Minneapolis, dec. over Schroeder, Colby, 4-2

145 — Rohr, Plainville, dec. over Weilert, Fredonia, 8-3; Luke Richard, Riley County, maj. dec. over Baalman, Hoxie, 12-1.

152 — Zane Colson, Mankato-Rock Hills, dec. over Konnor Pfeifer, Ellis, 11-6; Escareno, Eureka, dec. over Anthony Signs, Wellsville, 8-6.

160 — Seabolt, Cimarron, pinned Uehlin, Oberlin-Decatur Community, 1:29; Porsch, Hoxie, pinned, Rodriguez, Southeast Of Saline, 2:23.

170 — Amlong, Norton, dec. over Morgan Rains, Oakley, 5-4; Finnesy, Plainville, won in tie breaker over Waggoner, 5-4

182 — Johnson, Holcomb, dec. over Villalpando, Minneapolis, 8-3; Finley, Colby, dec. over Newton, Cimarron, 7-3.

195 — Pedigo, Hoisington, pinned Davoren, Rossville, 5:44; Booi, Colby, pinned Dressler, Douglas, 5:10.

220 — Wiltfong, Norton Community, pinned, Rokey, Sabetha, 0:50; Davenport, Brookville-Ell Saline, pinned, Branum, Colby, 1:04

285 — Zimmerman, Belleville-Republic County, won by fall over Opat, WaKeeney-Trego, 1:22; Hadley Panzer, Lakin, won in tie breaker over Strahm, Sabetha, 4-2

Team scores after Friday

Eureka 99.02, Colby 79.03, Hoxie 64.04, Rossville 53.55, Norton Community 53.06, Plainville 49.07, Riley County 46.08, Hoisington 40.09, Minneapolis 38.010, Cimarron 36.011, Phillipsburg 35.012, Belleville-Republic County 31.013, Sabetha 29.014, Silver Lake 28.015, Smith Center 27.516, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn 26.017, Wathena-Riverside 24.518, Goodland 23.019, Beloit 22.019, Brookville-Ell Saline 22.019, Mankato-Rock Hills 22.022, Holcomb 21.523, Lakin 21.024, Oberlin-Decatur Community 20.025, Fredonia 19.026, Wellsville 18.527, Douglass 16.027, Gypsum-Southeast Of Saline 16.029, Oakley 15.030, WaKeeney-Trego Community 14.031, Ellis 13.031, Hill City 13.033, Whitewater-Remington 12.034, Kingman 11.035, St. Francis 10.036, Atwood-Rawlins County 9.036, Stockton 9.038, Effingham-ACCHS 8.038, Marion 8.038, Oskaloosa 8.041, Erie 7.042, Cherryvale 6.042, Cottonwood Falls-Chase County 6.042, Council Grove 6.042, Ellsworth 6.042, Eskridge-Mission Valley 6.042, Garden Plain 6.048, Bennington 5.049, Cheney 4.049, Lincoln 4.049, Osage City 4.049, Salina-St. Johns Millitary 4.049, Uniontown 4.049, White City 4.055, Easton-Pleasant Ridge 3.055, Hillsboro 3.055, Logan 3.055, Sterling 3.055, Sylvan-Lucas Unified 3.060, St. Marys 2.561, Humboldt 2.061, Lyons 2.061, Stafford 2.064, Anthony/Harper-Chaparral 1.064, Highland-Doniphan West 1.064, Leoti-Wichita County 1.067, Cherokee-Southeast 0.067, Halstead 0.067, Quinter 0.0.

Live Streaming Wrestling Coverage

You  can watch Day One of the 321A State wrestling meet in Hays at:
https://www.meridix.com/event/147999

Added Note;
This is a 9 1/2 hour video, sometimes showing live action on 4 split screens.  Just click on the screen to start and move the cursor along the bottom to see whatever part of the broadcast you want to see.