Thursday, December 12, 2013

Henry Vogel Passes Away


    Henry Hank Daniel Vogel, 95, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, December 9th, at Homestead of Manhattan.
    Hank was born October 29, 1918, in Rossville, Kansas, son of Henry and Myrle (Hall) Vogel. He was a graduate of Berryton High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army in Company K, 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Golden Acorn Division during WWII. He served under General Patton and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Bronze Star. Hank was employed as a maintenance supervisor with California Inn Management, retiring in 1988. Mr. Vogel was a life member of Post 17 American Legion and Pearce-Keller Post No. 17 V.F.W., both in Manhattan.
    Hank was married to Betty (Martin) Lorenz in 1942 in Topeka. They had one child, Lawrence. They were later divorced. He married Isla Mae Gates in 1972 and they were later divorced. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Cinda Vogel, of Manhattan; granddaughter Lindsay and husband Clint Silver of Osage City, and great-grandsons, Reed Silver and Chase Silver, of Osage City; sister Reta and husband Calvin Holmes of Topeka, and several nieces and nephews. Hank was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Edgar, Thurman, David and Bernard Vogel and a sister, Louise Vogel.
    A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 13th, in the Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, 801 Leavenworth, Manhattan, with Rev. R. C. Cam McConnell officiating. Private family inurnment will be at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Manhattan, KS prior to the service with Military Honors by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice House, 3801 Vanesta Dr. Manhattan, KS 66503. To send an online condolence or gift, visit www.irvinparkview.com. Services by Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation, Manhattan. 

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

RHS Girls Advance Over Chapman Girls

    The RHS girls won the first round of the Fighting Irish Classic tournament at Chapman with a 35.30  win over  Chapman  on Tue night, Dec. 10


Rossville                    8     8     9     10     =     35
Chapman                  2     6      5     17     =     30

Rossville scoring: 


    Nitsch                       2 (2)       6-8     12 
    Hill                           3            0-2       6
    Kirk                          1            3-6       5 
    Steckel                     2           1-1        5 
    VanderPutten            1            0-4       2   
    Dick                         1            0-0        2 
    Little                         1           0-0        2 
    Shinn                        0           1-4        1 
    Totals                      11 (2)      11-25   35

Rossville Defeats Chapman

    The Dawgs won the first round of the Fighting Irish Classic tournament at Chapman with a 54-45  win over the Chapman boys on Tue night, Dec. 10

Rossville         10     14     11     19     =     54
Chapman        15     10       7     13     =     45

Rossville  scoring: 

Th. Horak                         6 (2)         4-5       18
C. Horak                          3 (1)         4-6       11

Schultz-Pruner                 4               1-4        9
Tu. Horak                         1              4-5         6
Woodcock                       1              4-4         6
Roduner                           1               0-3        2
Justice                              1              0-0        2

Sowers                             0              0-0        0
    Totals                         17  (3)      17-27     54

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Mission Valley Invitational Wrestling

    The RHS wrestling team finished 3rd out of 15 teams, behind Marysville (189) and Chapman (171) with 150.5 points at the Mission Valley Invitational on Dec. 7.

The highest placing RHS grapplers were:
Jacob Gentry       2nd   132#
Alex Bird             6th    138#
Derek Gentry     5th    145#
Tagen Lambotte 1st     152#
Nick Reesor       2nd   160#
Isaac Luellen      1st     170#

The complete results of the tournament can be read at: 
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/13-14/13_mv.pdf

3A All State Football Team

    The Capital-Journal has released their 3A  All-State Football Team.
    RHS players Marcus Catron and Tucker Horak  both made the team.    Marcus is listed as a 5-11, 170 pound lineman and he is a senior.  Tucker Horak is listed as 5-9, 175 pound  defensive back and he is a sophomore.  Tucker also had an outstanding season as a quarterback.
    RHS also had four players make the Honorable Mention list.  They are juniors Thatcher Horak and Nick Reasor and seniors Davis Wharton and Tagen Lambotte.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Wamego Girls Triumph

The Wamego Girls defeated the RHS Girls on Thur. night 49-14.

Wamego      11     18     11     9    =   49

Rossville         0       4       6     4    =   14

Rossville scoring:

Hill                               4
Steckel                       3
Little                            3
Kirk                             2
Shinn                          2

Total                         14

Wamego Defeats RHS Boys

WAMEGO 83, ROSSVILLE 49

Wamego     27     25     15     16   =   83

Rossville       6      12     13     18  =    49

Rossville  scoring:  


Schultz-Pruner                    4           4-6       12
Horak                                   3 (1)     4-7       11
Horak                                   3 (1)     1-2         8
Horak                                   2 (1)     0-2         5
Woodcock                           0           5-6         5
Sowers                                 0           4-8         4
Hammer                               1            0-0         2
Roduner                               1            0-4         2
Totals                                 14 (3)    18-38     49

Matt Taylor Recruiting Page

    Matt Taylor,  senior wide receiver at RHS,  has a recruiting web page and highlights video at:
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ks/rossville/rossville-high-school1/matthew-taylor13

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Dr. Eugene McKenzie Passes Away

EuGene F. McKenzie DDS, 80, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the St. Marys Community Hospital, the result of complications from a stroke he suffered a year ago.
He was born August 25, 1933 in Hannibal, MO, the youngest of eight children of the late Leo and Grace Elliston McKenzie.   On June 15, 1957 he was united in marriage to Patricia Passman at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. EuGene graduated from McCooey High School in Hannibal in 1952 and then enlisted in the US Army where he served for two years during the Korean War. He graduated from St. Benedict's College in Atchison in 1959 and UMKC School of Dentistry in Kansas City in 1963.
While attending dental school, he drove a bookmobile for Kansas City area libraries and worked for Mr. Claude Clark, a builder in Overland Park, KS.    After receiving his doctorate, Dr. McKenzie worked in Topeka at a clinic for underprivileged children and on weekends for Dr. Al Morley in Atchison. A year later he opened his dental office in Dr. Fred Brown's Clinic in St. Marys.  Dr. McKenzie practiced in St. Marys for 46 years before his retirement in 2010.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Kansas Dental Association.   Dr. McKenzie sang in various choirs and had sung at many weddings and funerals. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of the home, and his son, John Patrick McKenzie, of  Rockville, MD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.   Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.   Dr. McKenzie will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 6, 2013 at the church, where the family will receive friends after 5:00 P.M. and the rosary will be recited at 6:00 P.M.  Memorials are asked to be in the form of Masses for the repose of his soul and may be sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, KS 66536.   Online condolences may be expressed at www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Derek Dick Interview in MVP Magazine

The Dec. issue of Shawnee County MVP Sports Magazine has an interview of RHS basketball coach Derek Dick on pages 23-25.
http://www.mvpsportsmagazine.com/magazine/

Tagen Lambotte (14) in MVP Magazine

    There is an article about Tagen Lambotte on page 8 of MVP sports magazine.  Go to:
http://www.mvpsportsmagazine.com/magazine/

RHS Wrestling Schedule

December 7
Mission Valley Invitational
9:00
December 13-14
Eudora Invitational
1:30/1:00
December 14
Onaga JV Invitational
9:00
December 20
Kaw Valley Duals @ St. Marys
4:00
January 10
Rossville Double Dual
5:00
January 11
Rossville Invitational
9:00
January 17-18
Bobcat Classic @ Basehor-Linwood
11:30
January 24
Holton JV Tournament
3:00
January 25
Holton Tournament
9:00
January 31
Manhattan JV Tournament
4:00
February 6
Burlington Double Dual  V/JV
5:00
February 8
Silver Lake Invitational  V/JV
9:00
February 14
Mid-East League @ Silver Lake
3:00
February 21-22
3-2-1A Regional

February 28-March 1
3-2-1A State @ Hays

Girls Basketball Schedule

RHS Girls Basketball Schedule.
Home games are in red

December 5
Wamego
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
December 10
Fighting Irish Classic v. Chapman
JV/Chapman MS Gym
V/Chapman District Gym
8:15
6:30
December 13
Fighting Irish Classic v. El Dorado
JV/Chapman MS Gym
V/Chapman District Gym
4:45
3:00
December 14
Fighting Irish Classic v. Sacred Heart
V/Chapman MS Gym
2:00
January 3
Perry-Lecompton
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 7
Silver Lake
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 10
Riley County
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 14
Rock Creek
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 17
St. Marys
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 21-25
Burlington Invitational
TBD
January 28
Frankfort
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 4
St. Marys
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 7
Wabaunsee
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 11
Osage City
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 14
Silver Lake
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 18
Wabaunsee
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 21
Riley County
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 27
Rock Creek
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
March 3-8
3A Sub-State

TBD
March 12-15
3A State
Hutchinson

Boys Basketball Schedule

Basketball Schedule for this year.
Dates in Red are home dates.


December 5
Wamego
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
December 10
Fighting Irish Classic v. Chapman
JV/Chapman MS Gym
V/Chapman District Gym
6:30
8:15
December 13
Fighting Irish Classic v. El Dorado
JV/Chapman MS Gym
V/Chapman District Gym
3:00
4:45
December 14
Fighting Irish Classic v. Sacred Heart
V/Chapman MS Gym
3:45
January 3
Perry-Lecompton
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 7
Silver Lake
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 10
Riley County
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 14
Rock Creek
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
January 17
St. Marys
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45

January 18
Rock Creek "C" Tournament
Away
10:00
January 21-25
Burlington Invitational
TBD
January 28
Frankfort
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 4
St. Marys
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 8
Wabaunsee
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 11
Osage City
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 14
Silver Lake
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 18
Wabaunsee
Home
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 20
Riley County
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
February 27
Rock Creek
Away
4:45/6:15/7:45
March 3-8
3A Sub-State

TBD
March 12-15
3A State
Hutchinson