Amelia Foster At State Track

Rossville senior Amelia Foster was the lone Rossville athelete competing in the 3A State Trck and Field getting medals in two events.  She plaed 8th in the 400 meter run and 6th in the 800 meter run,,,,

WIBW Softball Story and Video

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - The Bulldawgs began postseason play red hot and they rode that momentum to their first state title in over two decades.

Rossville beat their War on 24 rival Silver Lake in the Regional Championship after the Eagles were ranked No. 1 all year.

The Bulldawgs cruised to a 19-7 win over Columbus in the Quarterfinals. Southeast of Saline was next in the Semifinals and RHS won that, 6-4 and untimaley that state trophy over Santa Fe Trail, 2-0.

”I think it’s going to make our program that much stronger because to me when you get that pressure and bullseye on you, it makes you work that much harder to stay on top and that’s what I tell our girls every time, we want to get there and stay there,” Head Coach Jon Nitsch said.

“We have eight juniors coming back, eight of our returning starters so moving forward I feel like we’ll definitely have our team coming back and have that momentum going into the year knowing how hard we need to work and just repeating it.” Junior Emma Mitchell said.

For junior Kinsey Perine, she’s proud of where the program has come and she hopes this will inspire the younger generation as well.

“I feel like the more people that see us succeed, they’ll come to our games and bring their kids to camps and little kids will look up to us and be like I want to be like them and then it’ll just continue to grow from there,” Perine said.

Rossville finishes the season at 20-4. 

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Dawgfeed Videos for 2022-23

Rossville High made ten student videos during the 2022-23 school year.  All can be seen at:

 Dawgfeed Videos for 2022-23

RHS 5th At 3A State Golf

Teams with first round scores

Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy 310  
Sabetha 321 
Hesston 323
Frontenac 333 
Rossville 337 
Scott Community 341 
Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail 341 
Concordia 345 
Phillipsburg 355 
Wichita Collegiate 359 
Colby 363 
Columbus 385

RHS Individuals

Jonathan Hart    150     Fifth Place
Jack Donoan      157
Kyser Lundin     181
Paxton Willett     183

Softball Team Wins State

Phyllis Jean Denning Passs Away

Phyllis Jean Denning, 65, passed away on May 22, 2023. She was born on July 31, 1957, to Ralph and Lola Sutton. She grew up with her brothers, Gary and Ron Sutton, in Hunter, KS.

She married Clyde Denning February 1st, 1980. They had two children, William and Jennifer.

Over the years Phyllis worked for the USD #321 school district, Pottawatomie County EMS, and owned and operated Phyl's Bar and Grill in St Marys, Kansas.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Lola, and her brother Gary Sutton.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years Clyde Denning; her two children, William Denning and Jennifer Pardue; her grandchildren, Ivan, Tempest, and Ethinee Ryland; and her brother, Ron Sutton.

A private burial ceremony will be held with family at a later date.

The family asks for privacy at this time as they mourn the loss of a wife, mother, and friend. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Midland Hospice House.

Margaret Royal Passes Away

Margaret Royal age 98 of Clinton, Missouri, passed away, Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at Jacob's Ladder Care Center, Springfield, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Clinton on Saturday, May 6, 2023. 

Margaret (Reding) Royal was born April 13, 1925, in St. Mary's, Kansas. She was the third child to Joseph and Elizabeth Reding. She attended school in St. Mary's where she graduated in 1942. She played basketball while in high school and was known for her underhanded shooting style from the free throw line.

Margaret and Raymond Royal were married on June 23, 1945. To this union six children were born, Pat, Linda, Marilyn, Kenny, Bobby, and Tommy. The family lived in Rossville, Kansas and Topeka, Kansas during this time and Margaret took a civil service job at Forbes Air Force base in Topeka.
In the fall of 1965, the family relocated to Clinton, Missouri for Raymond's work in construction. With the Vietnam War ramping up, the eldest son, Pat, entered the Army and was sent to Vietnam in early 1966. The family was dealt a tragic blow when Pat was killed in action on October 2, 1966, at the age of 19. Pat was buried in Englewood Cemetery and Margaret has attended every Memorial Day celebration there for the past 55 years. Margaret was one of the oldest living Gold Star mothers in both Missouri and the United States.

Frances Hoffman Passes Away

Frances E. Hoffman (nee Gerhart), Rossville, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at a Topeka hospital from apparent lymphoma, with enlarged lymph nodes near her heart.

Frances was born October 2, 1930, in Akron, OH, the daughter of Joseph and Jane (Darby) Gerhart.  She was raised in Mogadore, OH, and graduated from Notre Dame College in Euclid, OH.  Mrs. Hoffman was a schoolteacher in Sandusky, OH.

Frances was a member of the Immaculata Church.  She was also a member of the church cleaning group at Assumption Chapel for many years and often hosted lunches for members of the cleaning group. She was also a member of the mailing group, who then sent fundraising letters for Fr. Angles for many years and would call the members of the group when it was time to meet and send out the finished fundraising letters. In addition, she was a volunteer who would string miraculous medals to be sent to Africa. She was stringing those medals for decades.

Before moving to Kansas in 1994, Frances lived in the Cleveland, OH area. She was a member of the Right to Life in Cleveland, OH for over 20 years. She was a member of the Blue Army in Cleveland, OH for 25 years, and also made many rosaries for them to distribute during that time.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Greg Gerhart, Kathleen Russell, and Mary Alice Roth.

Frances and Anthony Hoffman were united in marriage on December 26, 1959.  He survives at their home.

Other survivors include her children, Joseph (Julie) Hoffman, Agnes Murray, Thomas (Amber) Hoffman, Mary (Eric, deceased) Gilham, John (Kristina) Hoffman, and Michael (Celeste) Hoffman; three sisters, Elizabeth Smith, Jeanie Roth, and Joan Magnuson; 34 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 Service times will be posted on the Piper web site as soon as they become available.

Richard Deiter Passes Away

Richard J. “Dick” Deiter II, 73, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at a Topeka care home.

Dick was born January 31, 1950, in Wamego, the son of Richard J. and Sybil Clark Deiter.  He lived in the Willard community all his life.

Dick had worked for Menninger in Topeka and later was the head of maintenance at the Shawnee County Jail for nearly 30 years.  Dick enjoyed hunting, especially with the Kentucky boys.  He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Dick and Pam Hoffman were united in marriage and had a son Richard J. Deiter III.  They later divorced .

He married Mary E. Nichols in Topeka on September 18, 1981.  She preceded him in death.  He was also preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his children Amy RaeLynn (Brett) Sutton, Topeka, Richard (Julie) Deiter III, Topeka, Kirk (Amanda) Henderson, Tonkawa, OK, Milea Ryan, Salina, and Michael (Carolyn) Delaney, Gardner; two brothers Andrew (Winona) Deiter, Clinton, and David (Joan) Deiter, Topeka; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536, followed by a graveside service at 2:30 P.M. at the Maple Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.  There will be a lunch following the graveside services at the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church Hall.

 

Ronald Harmon (63) Passes Away

Ronald Harmon, 77, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023.

He was born April 17, 1946, in Rossville, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Irene Von Roekel. He attended and graduated from Rossville High School in 1963.

Ronald was employed by the Jenson, Kansas Construction Trades for 60 years, before retiring in 2017.

He was a member of a biker club.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Joseph and Irene Harmon.

Ronald married Jannett S. Allen in 1986 in Topeka, Kansas. She preceded him in death on July 16th 2016. Survivors include his brother; Donald Harmon, sister; Wanda, granddaughter; Danielle N. Harper, grandson; Victor Harper, grandson; Tanner Harper and 4 of his great grandkids, and a bunch of other family and friends.

Ronald enjoyed riding his motorcycle everywhere he went and providing for his family. Even after he retired he was always busy doing something like playing with his great grandkids. Or feeding the squirrels. He loved being outside enjoying the heat, always staying busy building things. And of course loved a nice cold beer.

3A State Boys Golf @ Dodge City

The 3A Golf State Championship will be May 22 at Mariah Hills Golf Course, 800 Matt Down Ln, Dodge City, KS 67801.

Rossville will be competing

Amelia Foster To State Track Meet

The only Track and Field athelete from Rossville headed to the State Championships will  be senior Amelia Foster who placed in the 400 and 800 meter runs at the Regional. Her results were:

• 400 meter dash: Senior Amelia Foster (1:00.27) placed fourth.
• 800 meter run: Senior Amelia Foster (2:27.92) placed third.

3A Golf Regional

KSHSAA Class 3A Golf Regional
Top two teams qualify for State

Place Team Total

1 Sabetha 329
2 Rossville 339
3 Seneca 359
4 Marysville 365
5 Maur Hill Mount Academy 388
6 Silver Lake 394
7 Jefferson West 394

Lady Dawgs Softball To State!

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The Lady Dawgs dominated their Regional with a 4-0 win in the semi-final and a 4-1 victory in the Championship game against Silver Lake.