Sunday, October 29, 2023

KSNT Video of the Riley Co. Game

You can view the KSNT video of the Riley Co game by clicking on the below link:  

 KSNT Viddeo of Riley-RHS Game

WIBW Video Preview of RHS & Riley County

Click on line below to watch a nice video bout the Riley Co. and Rossville football teams,

 WIBW Pre-game Video

Rossville Loses To Riley County.

Riley County defeated Rossville in the first round of the 2A State Tournament 28-7 on Oct. 27, 2023

Dustin Carr Passes Away

 Dustin L. Carr, 51, of Rossville, Kansas passed away on October 23, 2023.   He was born December 9, 1971 in Topeka.   Dustin attended grade school at Emmett, then high school at St. Mary’s, later graduating from Silver Lake High School. Dustin attended Vo-Tech school at Manhattan and graduated from Washburn University.   He was a computer draftsman by trade.  He had worked a number of years for Ernest Spencer.   Dustin enjoyed and was well known for his collection of RC cars.  He was also a motorcycle enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Carr of Rossville; two sons, Brandon Carr (Krystal) of Topeka and Harlan Carr (Veronica) of Austin, Texas; his father, Darrel Carr (Janice) of Rossville; mother, Diane Keesling of Pottsboro, Texas; sister, Devi McHugh (Kevin) of Pottsboro, Texas; and three grandchildren.

The family would like to acknowledge Dustin’s gift of life to the Midwest Transplant Network.  Cremation is planned.  No services are scheduled at this time.  A celebration of Dustin’s life will be announced and held later.   www.davidsonfuneral.com

 

Friday, October 27, 2023

Dawgs Face Riley County In 2A Playoff

 Rossville will play Riley Count in the first round of 2A State Playoffs at home on Feb. 27.  If Rossville wins that geme they will next face Seneca-Nemaha Central (9-0)  which defeated Easton-Pleasant Ridge 48-0 Thursday night

2A Football State Bracket

https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1

Thursday, October 26, 2023

CatchItKansas Final Football Rankings.

The regular season has ended and we will begin playoffs this week.  CatchItKansas releasedd their final 2A Poll; for the 2023 season

1. Nemaha Central (2) [8-0]
2. Hoisington (3) [8-0]
3. Southeast of Saline (5) [8-0]
4. Norton (6) [8-0]
5. Sabetha (1) [7-1]
6. Silver Lake (8) [7-1]
7. Ellsworth (4) [7-1]
8. Garden Plain (9) [7-1]
9. Osage City (10) [7-1]
10. Kingman (7) [6-2]

Sunday, October 22, 2023

3A Volleyball Sub-State Results

 In the opening round of he tournamen RHS easily defeated Atchison Co. 25-14, 25-6.  In the semi-final game the Lady Dawgs defeated St. Marys 25-13, 25-21.  The hard fought championship  was wom by Silver Lake 25-16, 21-25, 26-24 

Lady Dawgs Add Two More Wins

 Rossville defeated Wabaumsee 25-13, 25-14 and 29-22, 25-20.  The Lady Dawgs are 29-7 and getting ready for the 3A Sub-State.

WIBW Video About Czech Heritage & Dance

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Max Prep 2A Football Rankings (Oct. 21)

1Southeast of Saline (Gypsum)8-030.60-2.5
2Nemaha Central (Seneca)8-020.80-16.4
3Garden Plain7-118.20-5.6
4Hoisington8-016.60-21.4
5Kingman6-211.80-8.1
6Silver Lake7-19.50-11.6
7Ellsworth7-19.30-14.7
8Norton8-09.30-16.4
9Sabetha7-17.40-16.2
10Rossville5-30.20-12.0

 

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023

Maur Hill Ravens At Rossville

Rosssville hosted the Maur Hill, Mount Academy Ravens for Senior Night,

Rossville scored 4 TDs in the first quarter and then added 2 more during a running clock second quarter to lead 43-0 at the half.

The Dawgs added ttwo more TDs in the third quarter and one in the last quarter for a final score of 64-0.

3A Sub-State Volleyball Sat. Oct 21 at 2:00 PM At St. Marys.

 

 
[1] Rossville HS (29-7)
Match #1 West Court
[8] Effingham-Atchison Co Community HS (3-25)
[4] St. Marys HS (18-17)
Match #2 West Court
[5] Meriden-Jefferson West HS (15-19)
[2] Silver Lake HS (25-11)
Match #1 East Court
[7] Sabetha HS (12-19)
[3] Hiawatha HS (20-16)
Match #2 East Court
[6] Hoyt-Royal Valley HS (14-22)
 
Match #3 West Court
 
 
Match #3 East Court
 
 
Match # 4 West Court
 

Sub-State Champion

 
 

Clarence "Nick" Yocum Passes Away

 Clarencce Yocum died in Topeka at the age of 89.on Oct. 18,  2023 in Manhattan.  He was born in the Sandy Hook area and attended schools in St. Marys.  He has been very active in St. Marys over the years.  His complete obituary can be read  at:    :https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/clarence-yocum

Senior Night Oct. 20 Against Maur Hill

 Rossville will host Maur Hill-Mount Academy in the last game in District 3 play.  The top two teams, likely Rossville and Silver Lake will then compete in the State Tournament beginning next week on the 27th.  The bracket has not been set until the results of  all the Oct. 20 District games are known.

Chile Feed at Oct. 20 Football Game


 

321A State Golf Tournament

 Place Team           Rnd 1  Rnd 2   Total 

1 Silver Lake          356      345     701 |
2 Colby                   364      359     723
3 St. Marys Colgan 367      362     729
4 Jefferson West      366      390     756
5 Caney Valley        387      377     764
6 Fredonia               394      406     800

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Arica Shepard Alvers Into KVA Hall Of Fame

Former Rossville Hiigh Volleyball Star Arica Shepard Ahlvers Selected to Kansas Volleyball Hall of Fame.   Click on the image below to read her many accomplishments.


Arica  Passed away very suddenly in 2017. You can resad about her death at:

https://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/search?q=shepard

You can also read many other articles about Arica by using the SEARCH feature at the upper left hand corner of the screen.

Monday, October 16, 2023

2023 Football Standings Week 7

                                                 League            Overall

Silver Lake                               4-0                   6-1
Rock Creek                              2-1                   4-3
Rossville                                  1-2                   4-3
Riley County                            1-2                   3-4
St. Marys                                  0-2                   4-3

KVA Volleyball Rankings For 3A

 Class 3A Volleyball Rankings by KVA dated Oct 6.  

1. Nemaha Central 27-1 (1)
2. Heritage Christian 19-7 (2)
3. Cheney 23-2 (4)
4. Beloit 26-5 (3)
5. Riverton 23-1 (5)
6. Goodland 20-3 (7)
7. Rossville 23-3 (10)
8. Eureka 22-1 (8)
9. Silver Lake 21-8 (NR)
10. Smoky Valley 18-6 (NR)

Lady Dawgs Win Abilene Tournament

 The Lady Dawgs won the Abilene Tournament on Oct. 14 by winning all their matches.  They are now 27-7  and will next play in the Sub-State on Oct. 21 at St. Marys

Buhler
Salina Central
Ellsworth
Royal Valley
Smoky Valley

25-14, 25-14
25-14, 25-22
25-13, 25-13
25-11, 25-11
23-25, 25-16, 25-20



Sunday, October 15, 2023

Fall Concert Oct 19

 October 19 Fall Concert Band & Choir | Grades 7-12, 6:30 pm

Max Preps 2A Football Rankings Oct. 15

 

1Southeast of Saline (Gypsum)7-025.60-6.1
2Hoisington7-016.70-21.3
3Nemaha Central (Seneca)7-016.20-20.7
4Garden Plain6-115.40-8.2
5Kingman6-113.30-12.1
6Sabetha7-011.10-21.6
7Ellsworth7-010.10-22.5
8Norton7-08.90-18.4
9Silver Lake6-18.10-11.5
10Rossville4-30.00-7.0
11Osage City6-1-3.20-23.7
12Halstead3-4-4.50-4.0
13Riley County (Riley)3-4-5.00-5.3

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Kinsey Perine To Attend ESU


     Rossville senior Kinsey Perine has announced that she will attend Emporia State U. this coming year to play softball.

    WIBW has a nice video of Kinsey at:  https://www.wibw.com/video/2023/10/13/rossvilles-kinsey-perine-commits-emporia-state/

2A Football District 3 Standings

  
2-0
 
1.000
 
17.50
 
5-1
  
2-1
 
0.667
 
9.33
 
4-3
  
2-1
 
0.667
 
7.00
 
4-3
  
1-3
 
0.250
 
-10.50
 
2-5
  
0-2
 
0.000
 
-21.00
 
0-6

Friday, October 13, 2023

MEL Cross Country Meet

Boys 2K Run.

Rossville did not have a full team.  The best performanes were by Carson Krause, 3rd; Karso Weissend, 5th; Lochia Culbertson, 14th; and Eli Sturgeon 20th

Girls 5K Run

Rossville did not have a full team.  The besst performers were Kinsley Kufahl, 14th;. Keera Lock  20th; and Madllyn Wommell, 21st.

Boys 5 K Run

Rossville Finished 5th of the six MEL teams.  Top performances were turned in by Dalton Vershelden, 13th; Toris Cubertson, 26th; Wyatt Connelly, 27th; and Nate Fund, 29th


Rossville Football 64-14 Over Pleasant Ridge

 Rossville led Pleasant Ridge 57-8 at the end of the first half and finished with a 64-14 win.  Second halff soring was limited because of a "running clock"  and reserve players geting some good experience.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Keera Lacock To Wrestle Oct 22 at Rose Hill

 NuclearWrestling

Here is State Runner-up, Keera Lacock of Rossville! Keera accepted the Kansas Bragging Rights Challenge and will be wrestling in Rose Hill October 22!


Wednesday, October 11, 2023

St. Marys & RHS Volleyball


St. Marys

25-8, 25-13



21-7

St. Marys

21-25, 25-16, 25-21

1973 MEL Cross Country Champs

Tomorrow, Oct 12, is the final Mideast League Cross Country meet.  Fifty years ago the 1973 Bulldogs won the Mideast League Cross Country Meet.  The Bulldogs defended their 1972 title. The 1973 team got third in the Regional earning the team a place in the  1973 2A Cross Country Championships.


The “Big O” David Overmyer is wearing the St. Mary’s jersey in the photograph
 from the 1974 Bulldog.  Mike “Big Jake” Jacobson, Coach Duncan, 
The “Big V” Darrell Viergever, Bill Pugh, Randall Little, Scott Hesse, 
Mike Cormack and Mike Berry were on the team.

Kenneth Lambotte (70) Passes Away


Kenneth Russell Lambotte, 71, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023.

He was born October 4, 1952, in Fort Benning, Georgia, the son of Norman and Betty (Jacobson) Lambotte. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1970. He served in the Army.

Kenneth began working as a Respiratory Theropist for Memorial Hospital in Topeka, later transferring to St. Francis Hospital. He retired from BNSF Railway in 2017, after working there for 36 years.

Kenneth married Irene Martinez on August 10, 1973 in Topeka, Kansas. She survives.

Other survivors include sons, Aaron Lambotte, and Joel (Tara) Lambotte, daughter, Rosanne Rosario, 7 grandchildren, Alexus, Alysia, Amir, Jordan, Jaycee, Jax, and Frankie, mother, Betty Lambotte, brother, Todd Lambotte, sister-in-law, Linda (Steve) Henning and aunt and uncle, Jim and Dorothy Lloyd.

He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Lambotte, and brother, Rick Lambotte.

Kenneth loved his family and always made time for them. He enjoyed a good old western movie, reading and working outside.

Honoring his wishes, Kenneth will be cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, October 12, 2023 at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2700 SE Virginia Ave, Topeka, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 5:00pm – 6:30pm, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Dove Cremations and Funerals, 3700 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, Kansas with a Rosary to follow.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516 Topeka, Kansas 66675 or online at support.woundedwarriorproject.org.

To share a memory of Kenneth or leave a special message for his family, please click the Share Memories button at www.DoveCremations.com.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Girls Golf Regional

Regional  Varsity Team Results

Place Team Total 

1 Silver Lake 345
2 Jefferson West 363
3 Hesston 389
4 Osage City 393
5 Marysville 417
6 Council Grove 419
7 Anderson Co 429
8 Rossville 432
9 West Franklin 471
10 Marion 477

Serenity Bergstresser led the RHS team with a 103

District 3 Football Standings

 Class 2A -- District 3

School
 
 
 
District Record
 
District Win %
 
Avg. Pt. Diff.
 
Overall Record
  
2-0
 
1.000
 
17.50
 
5-1
  
2-1
 
0.667
 
7.00
 
4-2
  
1-1
 
0.500
 
3.50
 
3-3
  
1-2
 
0.333
 
-7.00
 
2-4
  
0-2
 
0.000
 
-21.00
 
0-6