Dawgs Victorious Over Abilene

    The Dawgs upped their record to 2-0 with a 33-21 victory over Abilene on Sept. 13.    Unfortunately the planned on-line streaming of the game did not occur because of  "technical difficulties."
    Terry Horak had a good night passing hitting 15 of 22 for 300 yards and 4 TDs while adding a running TD.    His principal target was Thatcher Horak who had four receptions for 160 yards, three of which were TDs.

Rossville   (2-0)     13     20     0     0    ----   33
Abilene     (0-2)     14       0     7     0    ----   21

Rossville scoring:
Horak: (3), 34 yd pass from Horak, 61 yd pass from Horak, 58 yd pass from Horak
Roduner: 10 yd pass from Horak
Horak: 10 yd run

PAT
Olson: Failed kick,  Kick;
Horak: Failed run; Nitsch pass from Horak.

Here is some game video from WIBW-TV:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/Week-2-Kansas-Prep-Zone-Scores-September-13-223721551.html

West Franklin Golf Tournament

West Franklin Tournament  At Lamont Hill CG on Sept. 12

Team results

Uniontown 215, Jefferson West 222, Council Grove 222, Rossville 230, West Franklin 235, Santa Fe Trail 243, Osage City 268, St. Mary’s 280

Individual medalists

1. Marney, Rossville, 45; T2. Criqui, Council Grove, 49; T2. Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, 49; T2. Deiter, Jefferson West, 49; 5. Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 51; 6. Bradbury, Uniontown, 51; 7. Hathaway, Uniontown, 53; 8. Barr, Council Grove, 53; 9. Mason, Uniontown, 54; 10. VanderPutten, Rossville, 54; 11. Renfro, West Franklin, 55; 12. Biggs, Jefferson West, 56.

The detailed scorecards can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/13/13_wf.pdf

The detailed scorecards for the Jeff West tournament can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf/13/13_jw-open.pdf

Buhler Leads Washburn U. in Home Opener

    Washburn U. will host Ft. Hays State in their home opener on Sat., Sept. 14.  The Icabods are led by former RHS QB Mitch Buhler.
    The game will begin at 6:00 PM in Yaeger Stadium in Topeka and will be broadcast on  KTPK-FM (106.9)
      More info about the upcoming game can be read at:
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-09-12/ichabods-host-fort-hays-state-home-opener

Topeka High Quad Volleyball

      The RHS volleyball team competed in the Topeka High Quad on Sept. 10 against the teams of  6A schools of Lawrence (12-25, 15-25), Topeka High (18-25, 23-25), and Washburn Rural (15-25, 15-25).          Their season record now stands at 2-6,  but they have gained valuable experience playing against some top-notch teams.

Central Heights Invitational Volleyball

    The Bulldogs volleyball team finished fourth at the Central Heights Invitational on Sept. 7  posting wins over Humboldt (25-15, 25-15) and Prairie View (25-22, 24-26, 25-23), but losing to Wellsville (6-25, 7-25),  Burlington (18-25, 16-25), and Waverly (16-25, 14-25).

Rossville-Abilene Game Will Be Broadcast On-Line

    The RHS football game at Abilene on Friday night at 7:00 PM will be broadcast live at:
http://www.ihigh.com/rossville/

UPDATE:   Game was not on-line due to "technical difficulties."

Real Estate Auctions Sept. 14

Rossville Real Estate Auctions on Saturday, Sept. 14

Tract One at 10:30
         Winnie McClain Estate
         602 South Main St, Rossville 

Tract Two at 12:30 
          Larry McClain Estate--home and outbuildings on 3 acres.
          14632 US 24, west of Rossville 

Chapman Football Game Photos

For more photos of the Rossville-Chapman football game played at Rossville on Sept. 6, 2013, go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2013/09/rossville-chapman-football-game.html

3A Football Rankings

3A Football rankings as of 9-8-13

1. Silver Lake (1) ... 1-0
2. Beloit (2) ... 1-0
3. Scott City (3) ... 1-0
4. Garden Plain (4) ... 1-0
5. Conway Springs (5) ... 1-0
Others — Caney Valley 1-0, Colgan 1-0, Galena 1-0, Hiawatha 1-0, Holcomb 1-0, Marion 1-0, Phillipsburg 1-0, Rossville 1-0, Sacred Heart 1-0, Sedgwick 1-0.

 Silver Lake, Beloit and Conway Springs each posted big shutouts, while Garden Plain had its hands full in a 28-14 win over Douglass.

Mitch Buhler (11) Leads WU to Lop-Sided Win

    Mitch Buhler threw 3 TD passes  and was 16 of 29 for 273 yards  as Washburn U throttled Nebraska-Kearny 58-13 on  Thursday night in the season opener.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-09-05/washburn-dominates-kearney-opener-wins-58-13

Linda (McCoy) (58) Seitz Passes Away

Linda Ann Seitz, 72, of Ottawa, Kansas passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at her home.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 9, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Rosary will be said at 5:00 P.M. Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, followed by a family and friends visitation at 5:30 P.M.

Interment Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas.

Linda was born on Sunday, October 13, 1940 in Wamego, Kansas. She was the daughter of Robert and Lura (McNay) McCoy.

She lived in Ottawa since 1968 moving from St. Mary’s, Kansas where she lived since 1959.

She graduated from Rossville High School with the class of 1958.

On April 11, 1959 Linda was united in marriage with Albert Seitz in St. Mary’s, Kansas. He survives of their home.

Other survivors include her three daughters, Sharon Van Horn and husband Gene of Wellsville, Kansas, Ronda Seiwert and husband Paul of St. Mark/Colwich, Kansas, and Brenda Wray and husband John of Ottawa; nine grandchildren, Greg Van Horn, Gary Van Horn and wife Amanda, Amy Strenth and husband Mike, Jordan, Katie and JohnPaul Seiwert, Mark Wray and wife Lacey, Erik and Amanda Wray; two great grandchildren, Dylan and Austin Strenth; sister, Lois Lacock and husband Tom of Rossville, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Linda was not only a wife and mother but also worked as an assistant preschool teacher for East Central Vocational Cooperative in the late 70’s and early 1980’s, Franklin County 4-H Leader, and was a realtor for Prestige Real Estate for seventeen years, retiring in 2010.

She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, Ottawa Women’s Golf Association and treasurer of Friday Night Couples Golf at Ottawa Country Club.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Sacred Heart School or Franklin County 4-H Development Fund c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. An online Guest Book is available at www.dengelmortuary.com.

Yearbooks For Sale

RHS 2012 – 2013 yearbooks are available for purchase in the office at RHS for $55.00.

Anyone having an old yearbook they wish to dispose of can offer it for sale on this web site or donate it to the Rossville library.

Brook Hartshorn Turns To Real Estate

    Brock Hartshorn has joined  Coldwell Banker Griffith and Blair American Home in Topeka as a real estate salesman.   The Rossville resident has worked in the education field for 12 years, mostly in the area of special education.   His most  recent posts were as a special educator in Baldwin City and St. Marys.

Girls Golf Team Outlook

    The RHS golf team has already started their season under the guidance of coach Greg Marney.  The team is led by senior Sydney Marney and juniors Makayla Crow, Staci Van Druff and Rachel Lord.  Sydney placed in the top five in all but one meet last year with three of those being wins.   She has qualified for state all three of her previous years.  Makayla and Staci also qualified for state last year.
     The team's schedule is at:  http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5791439278755503689#editor/target=post;postID=6826473017575020507;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=13;src=postname