Gloria JJean Sumner Passes Away

Gloria J. Sumner, a beloved Mother, wife, sister, and friend passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at her home in Willard, KS at the age of 71.

She graduated from Seaman High School and Washburn University. She worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of KS for 25 years along with 17 years at USD 321.

Gloria was the daughter of Leo L. and Adelia Rohr. She married Randy Sumner on November 9, 1974; he preceded her in death on December 21, 2021.

She is survived by her son, Matthew J. (Rhawnie) Sumner, grandsons, Bryant (Aulaire) Sumner and Devin Sumner, her brother, Robert (Sandy) Rohr, her sister, Linda (Arlie) Leach of Holton, and her 2 best friends, Lucy Lou and Maudie Mae.

Per Gloria's wishes, cremation has take place and no services are planned. Memorial contributions for Gloria's grandchildren may be given to Matthew Sumner and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536. She will be remembered as a friend and as a teacher who loved the kids with all of her heart. She will be greatly missed with a little bit of our hearts going with her.

Kansas High School 1A Football Bracket

 KSHSAA 1

A Football Bracket

Rossville's first playoff game will be at home  against Wabaunsee  on Nov. 1. 

Donna Brockish Passes Away

Donna Kathleen Brockish, of St. Marys, passed away peacefully at Stormont Vail hospital at 8:05 PM on Oct. 24. She had been on life support for several days after sustaining critical internal injuries.

Donna was a pillar of the local community for 81 years, living her entire life in the St. Mary’s area. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1961. After high school, she worked briefly for the airlines, before running the storefront of St. Mary’s Plumbing & Supply, then later opening Discount Sportwear, both businesses in downtown St. Mary’s. 

DDonna's complete obituary an be read at: Donna Brokish obituary

Boys Cross-Country 2A Regional Results

1     Solomon High School                      61
2     Rossville High School                     70
3     Salina-Sacred Heart High School    72
4     Jackson Heights High School          73
5     Horton High School                         98
6     Sterling High School                      114

Finishes by Rossville High Runners

16    Dalton Vershelden
32    Nate Fund
40     Karson Weissend
53    Drake Robb
55    Lochlan Culbertson

2A Volleyball Sub-State Results

 

2A Sub-State Scores
Pleasant Ridge Maranatha Christian Academy	25-11, 25-20              25-22, 17-25, 21-25

Dist. 2A, , Class iA Football Standings Oct 28

 

Rossville HS

 

5-0

 

1.000

 

21.00

 

5-3

 

Olpe HS

 

4-1

 

0.800

 

9.60

 

6-2

 

Eskridge-Mission Valley HS

 

3-2

 

0.600

 

1.20

 

5-3

 

Wabaunsee

 

2-3

 

0.400

 

0.80

 

3-5

 

Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School

 

1-4

 

0.200

 

-11.60

 

2-6

 

Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy

 

0-5

 

0.000

 

-21.00

 

0-8

 

Standings are determined by: 1. district win-loss percentage; 2: district head-to-head games;

 3. point diff. with a maximum of +/- 21 per game.

 

Dawgs Win 55-14 at Wabaunsee Chargers District Football

 1st Qtr

6:34        Connor Bush 4 yd run

3:20        Maikai 30 yd pass from Horak

2nd

5:58        Tayson Horak 7 yd run

2:21        Andre Johnson 65 yd pass from Horak

3rd

8:17        Andre Johnson 4 yd pass from Horak

5:34        Wabaunsee long pass

4:40        Connor Bush 19 yd run

2:02        Andre Johnson 44 yd run

4th

5:38        Randy Mitchell 11 yd run

:0:44       Wabaunsee 8 yd run

Dist. 2, Class iA Football Standings On Oct 21

 Class 1A -- District 2

chool

 

 

 

District Record

 

District Win %

 

Avg. Pt. Diff.

 

 

Rossville HS

 

4-0

 

1.000

 

21.00

 

4-3

 

Olpe HS

 

3-1

 

0.750

 

6.75

 

5-2

 

Alma-Wabaunsee HS

 

2-2

 

0.500

 

6.25

 

3-4

 

Eskridge-Mission Valley HS

 

2-2

 

0.500

 

-3.75

 

4-3

 

Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School

 

1-3

 

0.250

 

-9.25

 

2-5

 

Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy

 

0-4

 

0.000

 

-21.00

 

0-7

 

Standings are determined by: 1. district win-loss percentage; 2: district head-to-head games; 3. point diff. with a maximum of +/- 21 per game.

 

321A State Golf Tournament

 Place Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total 

1 St. Marys Colgan 367 351 718
2 Silver Lake 372 346 718
3 Goodland 373 361 734
4 Jefferson West 374 365 739
5 Caney Valley 365 375 740
6 Colby 384 375 759

Individuals from Rossville

Elley Sanders finished 28th with a +23 over par score for day one. Overall, she finished tied for 38th with a total of 197 strokes.

Brinley Pottorf finished  48th of the 92 girls playing on day one with a score of 30 over par.  She did not ualify for day 2.

Max Preps 1A Football Rankings

 #  School        Ovr.RatingStr

1  Conway Springs7-08.10-20.1
2  Moundridge6-01.30-30.8
3  Sedgwick6-10.80-23.7
4  Jackson Heights (Holton)7-0-1.50-43.9
5  Rossville4-3-6.80-13.1
6  St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg)6-1-11.30-35.8
7  Sterling4-3-12.60-12.7
8  Medicine Lodge4-2-14.20-25.3
9  Centralia6-1-14.60-33.0
10 Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays)5-2-16.00-29.4
11 Marion5-2-16.20-30.0
12 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena)6-1-18.40-34.6
13 Plainville/Natoma (Plainville)5-2-19.00-35.6
14 Inman4-3-21.00-25.3
15 Smith Center3-4-22.20-21.5
16 Trinity (Hutchinson)3-4-22.20-18.5
17 Olpe5-2-22.50-32.8
18 Valley Heights (Blue Rapids)6-1-23.00-45.8
19 Ellinwood4-3-23.20-34.4
20 McLouth5-2-26.20-38.0
21 Troy4-3-28.70-39.7
22 Mission Valley (Eskridge)4-3-30.90-32.4
23 Jayhawk Linn (Mound City)4-3-35.60-45.1
24 Wabaunsee (Alma)3-4-35.80-36.8
25 Jefferson County North (Winchester)5-2-36.30-49.4

KSHSAA Football Rankings 10/22/24

 CLASS 1A

 
Team … 2024 Record

1. Conway Springs (1) … 7-0
2. Moundridge (4) … 6-0
3. Sedgwick (2) … 6-1
4. Jackson Heights (3) … 7-0
5. Rossville (5) … 4-3

Others – Centralia 6-1, Ellinwood 4-3, Jefferson County North 5-2, Marion 5-2, Medicine Lodge 4-2, Olpe 5-2, Plainville 5-2, Riverside 6-1, St. Mary’s Colgan 6-1, TMP-Marian 5-2, Troy 4-3, Valley Heights 6-1.

2A Volleyball Regional

Rosssille swept the 2A Regional with three wins on their way to the Regional Championship. on Oct 21 at Maur Hill.   The opponents and scores are as follows.

Cair Paravel                 25-8, 25-17
Valley Falls                   25-2, 25-11
Maur Hill-Mt Academy  25-21, 25-21

Rossville Triangular Volleyball Tournament

Rossville was able to defeat St. Marys,  but lost to Holton at the Rossville Triangular. on Oct. 17

St. Marys    25-19, 25-22            W

Holton        12-25, 12-25              L

Rossville Defeats Olpe Oct 18

Rossville defeated Olpe 28-0 Friday night using a tight defense that stuffed the Olpe running game.  Olpe had a good passer and they completed a number of passes that kept several sustained drives alive,  but they could not over power the Dawg's Red Zone defense.  Rosssville is now 4-0 in their district..

The Dawg TDs were as follows:

Qtr  Time  

1st    7:23     Tayson Horak 28 yd run

2nd   3:26    10 yd pass from Horak to Kameron Badura

3rd    1:21    Seth Catron 15 yd run

4th     3:36    Mahki Jackson 5 yd run.

Pamela Pasley Passes Away

 Pamela Jean Pasley of Rossville, Kansas, born in Topeka, Kansas, passed away  on October 13, 2024 at the age of 66.

She was predeceased by: her father Donald Pasley; and her brother Ronald "Ronnie Joe" Pasley. She is survived by: her mother Grace Pasley; her sisters, Susan Gragert (John) and Christa Teel (Sean); her daughters, Brandi Ruse (Shane) and Mandi Randall (Ronnie); and her grandson Zachary Ruse. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, October 24th 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Shelter House (2301 SE Lakewood Blvd, Topeka, KS 66605). A burial will be held on Friday, October 25th 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Silver Lake Cemetery (3921 NW Thomas Rd, Silver Lake, KS 66539).

The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center or Interim Healthcare & Hospice in memory of Pam.

KSHSAA Football Rankings For 1A

 CLASS 1A

 
Team … 2024 Record

1. Conway Springs (1) … 6-0
2. Sedgwick (2) … 6-0
3. Jackson Heights (3) … 6-0
4. Moundridge (4) … 5-0
5. Rossville (5) … 3-3

Others – Centralia 5-1, Ellinwood 4-2, Jefferson County North 5-1, Marion 4-2, Medicine Lodge 3-2, Olpe 5-1, Riverside 5-1, St. Mary’s Colgan 5-1, TMP-Marian 4-2, Troy 4-2, Valley Heights 5-1.
 

MaxPreps Class 1A Football Ranking

 

1	Conway Springs	6-0	12.10	-19.3
2	Sedgwick	6-0	5.40	-29.0
3	Jackson Heights (Holton)	6-0	-1.50	-39.5
4	St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg)	5-1	-8.40	-31.0
5	Moundridge	5-0	-9.10	-39.8
6	Rossville	3-3	-12.20	-13.1
7	Sterling	3-3	-13.70	-9.0
8	Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays)	4-2	-14.00	-23.3
9	Centralia	5-1	-14.20	-34.1
10	Medicine Lodge	3-2	-15.50	-26.4

CatchItKansas 1A Football Rankings This Week

 CLASS 1A

1. St. Mary’s Colgan (1) [8-0]

2. Smith Center (3) [7-1]

3. Centralia (4) [7-1]

4. Sedgwick (5) [7-1]

5. Marion (2) [7-1]

6. Olpe (7) [6-2]

7. St. Marys (8) [5-3]

8. Conway Springs (NR) [6-2]

9. Jefferson County North (9) [7-1]

10. Valley Heights (6) [6-2]

Big East League Cross Country

 Official Team Scores 

1. Nemaha Central 59
2. Silver Lake 104
3. Riley County 107
4. St Marys 125
5. Perry-Lecompton131
6. Holton 162
7. Royal Valley 162
8. Sabetha 178
9. Jefferson West 182
10.Rossville 187
11.Hiawatha 231

Silver Lake Volleyball Triangular Oct 15

RHS-Silver Lake            20-25,   23-25

RHS-Nemaha Central    20-2 5, 19-25

Girls Golf 321A Regional (updated)

Kansas Girls High Scvhool Golf Regional 
4at Osage City, Oct. 14, 2024

Team Results at 321A Regional

PLACE TEAM SCORE 

1 Silver Lake       356
2 Jefferson West 394
3 Osage City       410
4 Rossville          426
5 Council Grove   437
6 Marysville          440
7 West Franklin    443
8 Wellsville           536
9 Marion               537

Top players from Rossville were:

Elly Sanders   Tie 4th     93
Brinley Pottorf       15    104 
Claire Bergman     37    121

Sanders and Pottort qualify for State.at Emporis Oct. 22.

Hunter Lee Schmidt Passes Away

We are sad to announce that on September 3, 2024, Hunter Lee Schmidt of Rossville, Kansas passed away. 

He was predeceased by: his grandfathers, Richard Schmidt and Michael Graves. He is survived by: his father Christopher Schmidt; his girlfriend Jenn Lachcik; his girlfriend's children, Diego and Brooklyn; his grandmothers, Kathy Graves and Mary Ann Schmidt; his uncles, Michael Graves (Stefanie) and Matthew Schmidt (Nancy); his aunt Jessica Ferino (Scott); his cousins, Ryan, Lily, Thomas, Caroline, Henry, Parker and Greyson; his mother Melanie Alburtus; his father-in-law James; his brother Anthony Boud; and his stepbrother Camden Alburtus.

Hiawatha Volleyball Tourney

Holton              22-25, 16-25                 L
Marysville       16-25, 25-20, 29-27      W
Royal Valley    17-25, 17-25                  L
Hiwatha            25-20, 25-12                 W

Cair Paravel At Rossville Football

 Rossville leads at the half, 49-6.  The scoring was as follows:

Tayson Horak started the scoring with a KO return of 80 yards. with 11:47 on t he clock.

Connerr Bush scored with 9:05 remaining with an  11 yd run.

Andre Johnson finished the first  qtr scoring with a one yard run with 3:10 left .

.Car Paravel started the scoring in the second qtr with a pass on a 4th and 28 on the 38 yard line.

Connor Bush adde the next TD with a 50 td run.

Maikai Jackson added a TD with a 30 yard pass reception at 5:28.

Tayson Horak added another 42 yd run with 1:29 remaining in the half.

Tayson Horak wrapped up the first half scoring with a 47 yard punt return for the last TD with 0:00 on the clock.  

The second half was played with a "running clock" and many reserves gaining experience.

Scoring was  a 47 yd pass from Horak to Jack Donovan, A ten Yd run by Canann Mitchell, and a 24 yd run by Canann Mitchell  The final score was 71-24.

Rossville Girls Star in Golf Tourney

 The results of the Rossville Invitational Golf Tournament on Oct 10 are folklowss

1.  Rossville               171
2.  Jeff West               177
3.  Council Grove       184
4.  Silver Lake            195
5.  Osage City            223  

Jaymee Woodward and Brinley Pottorf tied for first place with Alyssa Streit of Silver Lake with each at 40..  Elly Sanders was in fourth place with a 43

Cair Paravel Is New Foe In Big East League

Rossville will face Cair Paravel on Oct. 11 for the first time.  They are projected to prevail over them and go 3-0 in disrrict play.

Silver Lake (4-1) will face Riley County (4-1) on the same night.

1A Football Rankings

 Class 1A  Football Rankings Week Six.  Rossville Moves Up

1. 1. [1] Conway Springs (13) − 5-0
2. 2. [2] Sedgwick − 5-0
3. 3. [3] Jackson Heights − 5-0
4. 4. [4] Moundridge − 4-0
5. 5. [6] St. Mary's Colgan − 4-1
6. 6. [7] Rossville − 2-3
7. 7. [8] Centralia − 4-1
8. 8. [9] Valley Heights − 4-1
9. 9. [10] Olpe − 4-1
10. 10.[NR} Marion − 4-1

[] denotes previous ranking

District Football Standings

 

Rossville HS

 

2-0

 

1.000

 

21.00

 

2-3

 

Olpe HS

 

2-0

 

1.000

 

14.00

 

4-1

 

Alma-Wabaunsee HS

 

1-1

 

0.500

 

4.50

 

2-3

 

Eskridge-Mission Valley HS

 

1-1

 

0.500

 

0.00

 

3-2

 

Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School

 

0-2

 

0.000

 

-18.50

 

1-4

 

Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy

 

0-2

 

0.000

 

-21.00

 

0-5

 

Standings are determined by: 1. district win-loss percentage; 2: district head-to-head games; 3. point diff. with a maximum of +/- 21 per game.

 

Lady Dawgs To Royal Valley Double Double

RHS vs Royal Valley 20-25, 17-25

RHS vs. Royal Valley 22-25, 24-26

Silver Lake Inv. Golf Tournament

 PLACE   TEAM     SCORE

1.  Silver Lake              361
2.  Jefferson West        380
3.  Osage City              414
4.  Holton                      418
5.  West Franklin          452
6.  Rossville                  467
7.  Marion                      531 

Elly Sanders tied for 11th with a 101

Horton Cross Country Tournament.

Rossville finished 6th of 10 teams in the Horton Boys 5,000 M run.  Nate Fund finished 24th, Torin Culbertson was 27th and Dalton Vershelden came in 32nd,

Madelyn Wonnell was the only Lady Dawg competing in the 5,000 M run, finishing in the 26th position.

Silver Lake Inv. Volleyball Tourney

Rossville finished in fourth place at the Oct. 5th Silver Lake Tournament.

Royal Valley   19-25, 25-22, 25-20      W
Jeff West        19-25, 18-25                  L
Sabetha          21-17, 25-21                 W
Silver Lake     25-23, 12-25, 10-25       L
Jeff West        22-25, 16-25                  L 

Elly Sanders on CJ List

Elly Sanders was on the  Capital-Journal list of outstanding athletic performance last week.  She placed fourth in the Jeff West invitational golf tournament.

Connor Bush On CJ List

 Connor Bush was named to the Capital Journal weekly list of outstanding performances in the Mission Valley game on Oct. 4, 2024.Connor scored on a 74 yard run and also on a 4 yd reception.  He also scored on a 30 yard interception and TD.

Rossville Wallops Mission Valley

 Rossville defeated Mission Valley Oct 1 after taking an early 29-0 first half lead.  The second half was played with a "running clock" to speed up the end of the runaway game which ended with a 43-0 Dawg victory.

Jeff West Inv. Golf Oct. 2

 PLACE TEAM SCORE

1. Silver Lake         352
2. Jefferson West   376
3. Osage City         388
4. Holton                409
5. Rossville            428
6. Tonganoxie        445
7. Santa Fe Trail    455
9. St. Marys           549  

Elly Sanders placed fourth.

Rossville Triangular Volleyball

Rossville girls added two more wins for the season by winning the Rossville Triangular.

Jeff West      25-23, 20-25, 25-21

Sabetha        25-16, 25-17

Royal Valley Invitational Cross Country Results

Rossville did not field a team, but Rossville sophomore Madelyn Wonnell finished seccond in the Girls 5,000 Meter run.  Senior Logan Kufahl finished 17th in the boys 5,000 meter run