Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Taylor Kirk Leads WU Softball Team


Taylor has been selected as a 2018-2019 Washburn University Senior Softball Team leader for the upcoming spring season. She rotated as the starting first baseman and starting shortstop for the Ichabod’s her junior year starting all 53 games.  Batting in the clean-up spot (4 hole), she led the team with 12 homeruns and currently ranks 2nd amongst career all time Ichabod players with a .989 fielding percentage and holds the record for most RBIs in  a single season game with 7. Taylor was selected as a member of the MIAA 2nd team as a result of her work on the field. Helping take Washburn to its 2nd conference title in school history  (the last being 2002) plus only their second appearance in an NCAA regional.
Taylor remains dedicated with her studies as well.  She is a current member of the Dean’s list  (Spring 2018) and is pursuing a double major in ARTS and Communication with a minor in coaching

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Casey Conley Is Student Of Week

    Casey Conley is the RHS Student Of The Week  He was recognized by his peers for cleaning up trash around the school. This showed a lot of respect and pride in his school.

Schaefer and White On State Honor Band


I'm very proud to announce that, for the first time ever, Rossville has members in one of the John Philip Sousa Honor Bands.  These are two statewide honor bands, regardless of school size, open by audition to grades 6-9.  You must submit a recorded audition in October, and we have just received results that Elizabeth Schaefer (9th Grade - Flute) and Adam White (9th Grade - Baritone) have made one of the ensembles!  This is a great honor, and they have both worked hard to achieve it.

Adam and Elizabeth will prepare their music in advance and then students from around the state will converge to Lawrence, KS to have a few short rehearsals on Friday evening and Saturday morning, January 25th-26th, 2019.  Then they will present a concert at the Lied Center in Lawrence at 2:00 PM pm on Saturday, January 26th.

Here's a breakdown of the full honor band rosters:


You can find more information about the honor bands in general here:  http://ks-sousahonorband.org/

Congratulations Adam and Elizabeth!

Garrett Jones
Rossville Jr/Sr High School
Band & Choir Director

Sunday, November 18, 2018

2018-18 Boys Basketball Roster

Name         Grade
Lance Buskirk 9
Raphael Cooney 9
Aiden Garcia 9
Mshewe Hale
Torrey Horak 9
McGwyre Leathers 9
Brody Leitz 9
Bronc Reser 9
Thomas Trice 9
Kai Western 9
Bryson Balch 10
Kaiden Brown 10
Brody Jackson 10
Parker Kenney 10
Austin Klesath 10
Bo Reeves 10
Woodrow Rezac 10
Damian Roberts 10
Tyree Sowers 10
Chris Vanderputten 10
Kaleb Badura 11
Eddie Brockamp 11
Andrei Kim 11
Joao Lovisi 11
Randy Morelli 11
Derek Balch 12
Trevor Johnson 12
Taegan Sumner 12

Head Coach: Eammon Bradley
Assistant Coaches: Eric Anderson, Kraig Westhoff

Friday, November 16, 2018

Kent Paine (63) passes away

    Rossville—Kent W. Paine Sr. 72, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his home in Rossville.
    He was born in Rossville on December 24, 1945 to Chet and Evelyn Baird Paine. Kent graduated from Rossville High School in 1963.
    Kent worked in the Santa Fe Shops at Topeka for over 40 years retiring in January 2006. Hunting and fishing were his passion. He was a member of the NRA and IBEW Local Union No. 226.
    On May 20, 1967 he was united in marriage to Donna Freeby at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. They were married 51 years. She survives of the home. Together they have two sons, David Allen (Melissa) Paine, Gardner and Kent (Lisa) Paine Jr., Kansas City, MO; four grandchildren, Aspen, Jorden, Max and Layten; one great-granddaughter, Rowan.
    He was preceded by his brother, Ed Paine.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Inurnment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care or Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To read a full obituary or to leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Tucker Horak All MIAA

Pittsburg State’s Tucker Horak, a Rossville product and two-time All-State Top 11 pick by The Capital-Journal, was selected first-team MIAA all-league as an all-purpose back and was one of three PSU Gorilla first-team selections.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

RHS Seniors Named Kansas Honor Scholars

           RHS Kansas Honor Scholars pictured with their medallions are from left:
 Caila Hill, Jordan Bittner, Kaytlin Dohrman, and Alex Archer.

Rossville High School recognized four seniors at the Kansas Honor Scholar reception held on October 15, 2018, at Topeka High School. The seniors recognized were Alexander Archer, son of Byron & Cathy Archer; Jordan Bittner, daughter of Kevin & Angie Bittner; Kaytlin Dohrman, daughter of Matt &Nikki Dohrman; and Caila Hill, daughter of Brian & Deanna Hill.

The Kansas Honor Scholar Program sponsored by KU Endowment and Alumni Associations recognizes and awards high school seniors for their academic achievements.  This year, the alumni will gather in 14 locations across the state for an awards ceremony and reception. All high school seniors in the top ten percent of their graduating class are recognized and presented with a medallion to commemorate the event.  The Scholars are selected based on academic records through the end of their junior year.



Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Rossville High 1st Quarter Honor Roll

HIGH HONOR ROLL—Seniors (3.7 and above)
Alex Archer
Derek Balch
Jordan Bittner
Payton Bolte
Garrett Carver
Colin Culbertson
Marvin Cummings
MaKenzie Decklar
Dylan Ditch
Kaytlin Dohrman
Katie Glotzbach
Fergus Grant
Caila Hill
Stacey Keithline
Kelcie Kippes
Cheyenne Reese
Ava Stipp

HIGH HONOR ROLL—Juniors (3.7 and above)
Calil Andaloc
Zachary Archer
Kaleb Badura
Danielle Bittner
Lika Botchorishvili
Kody Davoren
Colton Hadsall
Erika Hatina
Camille Hoffelt
Leah Hudson
Meagan Huston
Andrei Kim
Joao Lovisi
Kinlyn Lundin
Hiede Magangcong
Randy Morelli
Taylor Morelli
Michaela Paulsen
Jenna Rodehorst
Mia Sellenmerten
Mary Shults
Colten Stalbaumer
Emma Streit
Gabrielle Templeton
Sydney Wonnell

HIGH HONOR ROLL—Sophomores (3.7 and above)
Destiny Bergstresser
Emily Broxterman
Jaycee Fiedler
Tatum Gentry
Madison Horgan
Brody Jackson
Parker Kenney
Breck McCrory
Peyton Price
Jordan Quinones
Gracie Rabe
William Reeves
Dylan Rietcheck
Julia Streit
Christopher VanderPutten

HIGH HONOR ROLL—Freshmen (3.7 and above)
Corey Catron
A.J. Chancellor
Briar Gillum
Torrey Horak
Colby Hurla
Vanesa Quinones
Braden Rathbun
Elizabeth Schaefer
Maxine Smith
Adam White
Alexis Zabala
Caylee Zemek

HONOR ROLL—Seniors (3.0-3.69)
Brock Dick
Cody Dyche
Dallis Golder
Bryson Hase
Trevor Johnson
Karson Waggoner

HONOR ROLL—Juniors (3.0-3.69)
Callan Bahner
Alexandra Broughton
Greg Cooney
Liam Ganson
Kennedy Haynes
Jimmy Hester
Lea Jessepe
Amanda Kengne
Rayna Miller
Allison Perry
Charlotte Rahn
Amanda Thederahn

HONOR ROLL—Sophomores (3.0-3.69)
Cody Barker
Kaiden Brown
Dawson Connell
Layne Hurla
Mason James
Garret Minihan
Alex Sherer

HONOR ROLL—Freshmen (3.0-3.69)
Kaden Brown
Raphael Cooney
Tyler Culp
Alexis Dugan
Aiden Garcia
Tagen Kippes
Mcgwyre Leathers
Brody Lietz
Amiley Mendoza
Abbey Temple
Samuel Twombly
Ryan Willoughby

Rossville Junior High School 1st Quarter Honor Roll

HIGH HONOR ROLL—8th grade (3.75 and above)
Ansley Bahner
Jacob Carver
Ashley Chuc
Sean Cunningham
Brinley Dyche
Amelia Foster
Cassandra Fund
Kade Perine
Ella Rewerts
McKenzie Shenk
Jenna Thompson
Jessica Thompson
Manuel VanderPutten
Reagan Wonnell

HIGH HONOR ROLL—7th grade (3.75 and above)
Alexis Bittner
Preston Bolte
Samantha Chancellor
Marissa Culp
Emily Dohrman
MaKaden Gordon
Masyn Holcomb
Camden Horak
Brooklyn Horgan
Sydney Hoss
Kendra Hurla
Keera Lacock
Ryan Leathers
Barrett Lietz
Lillian Miller
Emma Mitchell
Bradley Paulsen
Kinsey Perine
Emma Plantz
Kinley Porter
Dali Reser
Brooke Robb
Marie Smith
Emma Tams


HONOR ROLL—8th grade (3.0-3.74)
Kaitlynn Balch
Trenton Barker
Carter Bergman
Abigail Broughton
Clara Broxterman
Caden Cole
Baylor Cooper
Jalyn Davis
Jacob Droge
Braiden Hensley
Kayleigh Johnson
Krew Lacock
Kyser Lundin
Hayden Sanders
Alivia Sherer
Parker Steele
Abraham Stillion
Jasmine Stover
Wade Twombly

HONOR ROLL—7th grade (3.0-3.74)
Serenity Bergstresser
William Browning
Michael Broxterman
Evan Chase
Avery Crosswhite
Audrie Davis
Kalei Hale
Emily Hatina
Miguel Hernandez
Leaira Mendoza
Felicity Parker

Dorothy Mergenmeier Passes Away

    Dorothy Mergenmeier, 92, who lived most of her life in St. Marys passed away Nov. 12.  She may be known to some Rossville people as she worked at Katie's Corner and Floor Devader Covering.
    Her obituary can be read at: http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dorothy-k-mergenmeier/

Monday, November 12, 2018

Anthony Viergever (64) Passes Away

Anthony “Tony” John Viergever, 72, of Grove, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
He was born January 9, 1946, in Silver Lake, Kansas, the son of Andy and Lula (Simmons) Viergever.

He graduated from Rossville High School in 1964. In 1967 he joined the Kansas National Guard and was deployed during the Vietnam Conflict with the U.S. Army. There he earned National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Sharpshooter with M-14 & M-16 and 1 Overseas Bar.

Tony was a chef and owned and operated two pizza restaurants in Missouri for many years.

He enjoyed fishing and boating as well as training horses.

He married Judith Elaine Walthall in the late 1960s, together they had two sons, Rodney Lynn and Duane Steven Viergever. They later divorced. On April 25, 1980, he married Dolores Elayne Lovell in Miami, OK. She preceded him in death on August 18, 1997. Then on June 8, 1998, he married Leota Faye Fry in Miami, OK, she survives. Other survivors five sibling: Don Viergever, Auburn, KS; Rose Marie (Jo) Anderson, Auburn, KS; Larry (Janet) Viergever, Sarasota, FL; David (Karen) Viergever, Morton, IL, and Darrell (Debbie) Viergever, Mayetta and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Helen and Kathy Viergever; a brother, Glen Viergever and son, Rodney Lynn.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Parker-Price Cremations, Funerals, and Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS. Interment will follow with military honors at Dover Cemetery, Dover, KS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517. 

To share a memory of Tony,  see his videl,  or leave a message for his family, please click the Share Memories button at https://www.parkerpricefh.com/Obituary/165306/Anthony-Viergever/Topeka-Kansas.


Eight On District Honor Band

Congratulations to the following students who auditioned on Saturday, November 10th and were selected to the 1A-4A Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association (NEKMEA) District Honor Band.  We set a school record with 8 students making the band, and 1 alternate.  They will meet and rehearse ONCE with about 70 other high school musicians from NE Kansas at Topeka-Seaman High School on Saturday, December 1st, giving a concert that afternoon at 2:00 PM.

Making the District Honor band also allows them to audition on Saturday, January 5th at Salina-Lakewood Middle School for a spot in the 1A-4A All-State Band that performs on February 23rd, 2019 at the Century II Performing Arts Center in Wichita.

Camille Hoffelt - 1st Chair Flute
Taylor Morelli - 1st Chair Clarinet
Ava Stipp - 2nd Chair Clarinet
Meagan Huston - 4th Chair Clarinet
Erika Hatina - 6th Chair Trumpet
Bryson Hase - 4th Chair Trombone
Joe McGrath - 7th Chair Trombone
Marvin Cummings - Percussion (Mallets)
Mary Shults - 1st Alternate on Baritone Saxophone

Go Dawgs!

Full rosters of the honor bands can be found here: http://nekmea.org/?section=hsband&page=roster1819_1234

Garrett Jones
Rossville Jr/Sr High School
Band & Choir Director

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Horak Gets TD In PSU Win

    The Pittsburg State Gorillas won their final regular season game of the year 41-0 on Nov. 10.    They will now go into NAIA playoffs.
    The running back trio of Tucker Horak, Keynan Scheurich and Tyler Adkins all found the end zone in the contest. Horak carried the ball 11 times for a game-high 81 yards with a three-yard touchdown on the Gorillas' opening possession of the game.
    For details of the game,  go to:    https://pittstategorillas.com/news/2018/11/10/football-gorillas-blank-lions-41-0-in-regular-season-finale.aspx

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Dallis Golder Signs With Ft. Scott

    RHS senior Dallis Golder has signed a Letter Of Intent to play volleyball next year at Ft. Scott Community College.

Humboldt Rallies For Win Over Dawgs

ROSSVILLE — On a field dotted with snow, Rossville was done in by a two-headed attack of Humboldt, its season ending with a 24-22 defeat in the sectional round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Enduring a 20-degree temperature at kickoff, the Humboldt Cubs saw senior quarterback Dagen Goodner and junior tailback Conor Haviland account for all but 35 of their yards from scrimmage.
Rossville jumped to an early 10-0 advantage, but the visitors kept chipping away. After the Bulldawgs went up 16-8 early in the third period, Humboldt answered with a scoring drive, seized momentum and held on.
The teams traded two touchdowns apiece in a wild third quarter. The difference in the game turned out to be Humboldt’s ability to succeed on two-point conversions, while Rossville failed on both extra point attempts in the period.
Goodner carried the Cubs for the first half and finished with 116 yards rushing and two touchdowns. But it was Haviland, quiet in the first half with just one yard on seven carries, who turned the game around. When Goodner was shaken up on a carry, Haviland took direct snaps for runs of 27 and five yards, scoring on the second rush. He then ran in for the conversion to tie the game at 16-16.
On the ensuing Rossville possession, Haviland picked off a pass and returned it to the 18. Humboldt scored on the next play and never relinquished the lead. Haviland ran for 70 yards on six carries in the second half.
Rossville, which saw its six-game win streak snapped, finished the season with an 8-3 mark. The Bulldawgs were led by senior quarterback Garrett Carver’s 101 yards rushing and 83 yards passing.
Sophomore Tyree Sowers, who opened the game with a 5-yard touchdown run, caught an 18-yard scoring toss from Carver late in the third period that pulled the Bulldawgs within two. But Rossville failed to run in the conversion and the third quarter ended 24-22 in favor of the Cubs.
Rossville only possessed the ball twice in the fourth period, and failed to pass midfield on each possession. Humboldt chewed up the clock with a long drive that stalled at the Rossville 39. The Cubs then threw Rossville for losses on three consecutive plays and the Bulldawgs failed on a fourth-and-27 attempt.
Humboldt, one of four teams with perfect 10-0 records entering the sectional round, will take on Riley County, which upset Silver Lake in overtime.

Humboldt fumbled on its first two possessions, staking Rossville to an early lead. Sowers scored from 5 yards out following the first turnover. But a penalty wiped out Sowers’ second scoring run, forcing the Bulldogs to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Joao Lovisi.
Trailing 10-0, the Cubs rallied to block a Rossville punt late in the second quarter. Humboldt seized the momentum and mounted a 49-yard drive, highlighted by a 27-yard toss from Goodner to Tucker Hurst and capped by a 5-yard scoring run by Goodner. A two-point conversion narrowed the Rossville lead to 10-8 just seconds before halftime.
HUMBOLDT 24, ROSSVILLE 22
Humboldt (11-0);0;8;16;0;—;24
Rossville (8-3);10;0;12;0;—;22

Rossville — Sowers 5 run (Lovisi kick)
Rossville — Lovisi 23 yard field goal

Humboldt — Goodner 5 run (Hurst pass from Goodner)
Rossville — Johnson 21 run (kick failed)
Humboldt — Haviland 5 run (Haviland run)
Humboldt — Goodner 9 run (Goodner run)
Rossville — Sowers 18 pass from Carver (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING­ — Humboldt: Goodner 19-116, Haviland 13-71, Allen 1-4; Rossville: Johnson 7-42, Carver 22-101, Sowers 5-14, Reeves 3-8.

PASSING — Humboldt: Goodner 3-10-0 50 yards; Rossville: Carver 9-15-1 83 yards.
RECEIVING — Humboldt: Haviland 1-19, Hurst 1-27, Allen 1-4; Rossville: Reeves 4-47, Johnson 1-8, Horak 2-14, Sowers 2-14.
PUNTING — Humboldt: Hurst 1-36.0; Rossville: Carver 1-24.0.