Christi
Renee Spielman, 54, was surrounded by her family as she passed away on the
morning of March 30, 2022.
She was born November 10, 1967 at Topeka to Lloyd
and Patricia (Olejnik) Tomson. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1986
and went on to attend and graduate from Washburn University.
Christi married
Michael K. Spielman on September 25, 1994 at Sacred Heart in Delia, Kansas.
They raised 3 children, Benjamin, Brandon and Katelyn (Katie). Christi was
employed at Fork in the Road, Riley, Kansas. She was a member of the
Evangelical Covenant Church, Clay Center.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Mike Spielman. She is survived by her family, sons, Benjamin Spielman and Brandon Spielman,
Manhattan, and daughter, Katie Spielman, Clay Center; her parents, Lloyd and
Patricia Tomson, Rossville; a brother, Craig (JoAnn) Tomson, Wichita; a sister,
Jill (Marc) Carver, Topeka; a sister-in-law Kerri Spielman, Clay Center;
in-laws, Norval and Linda Spielman, Manhattan; nephews Zayden Tomson; Tyler,
Garrett and Jacob Carver; Jordan, Justin, Jonathan and Jason Entgelmeier; and
so many more family members and wonderful friends.
A celebration of life service will be held for Christi on Saturday, April 23,
2022 at Evangelical Covenant Church in Clay Center at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be a private service with family
Memorial contributions may be made to the Christi Spielman Memorial fund to
benefit their children, Ben, Brandon and Katie c/o the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th St, Clay Center, Ks.
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Thursday, April 7, 2022
Christi (Tomson) (86) Spielman Passes Away
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Lady Dawgs Control Riley County 41-25
Rossville 8 13 8 12 -- 41
Riley County 5 9 9 2 -- 25
Rossville Scoring
Horgan 0 1-2 1
Perine 0 2-4 2
Mitchell 1 3-4 5
Porter 2 0-0 4
Dick 5 (3) 6-6 19
Burdiek 2 2-2 6
Spielman 2 0-1 4
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Lady Dawgs Win Another At Wabaunsee
Rossville 12 16 18 19 -- 65
Wabaunsee 5 10 12 15 -- 42
Rossville Scoring:
Horgan 1 (1) 0-0 3
Perine 3 (2) 1-2 9
Haehn 2 2-2 6
Porter 4 (2) 0-0 10
Dick 6 (3) 5-9 20
Burdiek 6 3-4 15
Spielman 1 0-2 2.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Valley Heights At Rossville Basketball
The RHS girls won 66-41 on Jan. 11, 2024 at Rossville
Scoring:
Dick 18
Burdiek 17
Perine 9
Spielman 8
Mitchell 8
Haehn 4
Porter 2
The RHS boys won 75-42 on Jan 11.
Scoring
Donovan 22
Badura 16
Horak 12
Jones 12
Millere 6
Mildren 4
McDowell 3
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Rossville WinsJefferson County North Invitational (updated)
Jefferson County North Invitational Championship Game:
Rossville def. Jefferson Co. North, 87-39
Senior Emma Mitchell recorded her 1,00th point
Four Rossville players made the All-Tournament team: Emma Mitchell, Rylee Dick, Kinsey Perine and Nora Bordiek.
Rossville 26 20 26 15 -- 87
Jeff County North 11 13 7 8 -- 39
Rossville Scoring
Perine 1 1-2 3
Haehn 3 (1) 2-4 9
Mitchell 6 (2) 2-4 16
Porter 4 (1) 0-0 9
Dick 4 4-6 26
Spielman 6 0-0 12
Burdiek 3 5-7 11
Senior Emma Mitchell recorded her 1,00th point during the tournament and celebrates with team-mates.
Four Rossville players made the All-Tournament team: Emma Mitchell, Rylee Dick, Kinsey Perine and Nora Bordiek are dwith the other honorees.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Girls BB At St.Marys
Rossville 17 19 11 7 -- 59
St. Marys 4 13 15 10 -- 42
Rossville Scoring:
Perine 2 0-0 4
Haehn 1 2-4 4
Mitchell 8 (1) 2-2 19
Porter 1 1-4 3
Dick 2 4-4 8
Burdiek 6 0-1 12
Spielman 1 3-4 4
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Lady Dawgs Crush Rock Creekk 69-25
Rossville 18 23 17 11 -- 69
Rock Creek 11 10 2 2 -- 25
Rossville Scoring:
Horgan 1 0-0 2
Perine 2 0-0 4
Haehn 2 (1) 2-6 7
Mitchell 5 0-0 10
Porter 1 0-0 2
Dick 3 5-8 11
Burdiek 8 7-8 23
Spielman 2 6-6 10
Monday, August 21, 2023
Volleyball Roster 2023
# Name Grade
1 Leni Lewis +9
1 Ryan Leathers 12
2 Kinsey Perine 12
3 Kendra Hurla 12
4 Emma Mitchell 12
4 Lilly Miller 11
5 Rylee Dick 10
6 Maggie Sanders 10
7 Kinley Porter 12
7 Shayla Rezac 11
8 Katie Spielman 12
10 Quinlin Gentry 11
10 Brooke Springer 10
11 Emily Dohrman 12
12 Sydney Sumner 11
13 valentina Mammi 12
14 Lilly Mitchell 10
15 Madelyn Kenney 11
15 Emma Bruning 10
19 Kellyn Foster 11
20 Hailey Horton 12
21 Shailee Hubbell 10
22 Lilly Rumsey 10
23 Nora Burdeik 9
25 Ady Henry 9
26 Grace Olejnik 9
28 Tatum Miller 9
29 LeAnne Cox 10
31 Isela Wehrli 9
33 Cassidy Wade 9
36 beya Boumaiza 12
37 Payton Dick/Shaddox 9
41 Karleigh Frost 10
40 Isabelle Verschelden 12
44 Madelyn Berggman 9
Monday, January 22, 2024
Lady Dawgs Roll Over St. Marys Lady Bears in BB
Rossville 18 23 20 11 -- 72
St. Marys 15 8 12 2 -- 37
Rossville scoring-
Burdiek 7 3-3 17
Perine 5 (2) 0-0 12
Dick 6 1-1 13,
Haehn 4 (2) 1-2 11
Mitchel 4 (1) 1-2 10
Porter 3 0-0 6
Spielman 1 1-2 3.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Area Softball Stat Leaders
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Rossville @ KC Christian Basketball (Updated W/Stats)
Rossville took a long road trip and came home with wins on Dec.12.
The Dawgs won 78-32 and the Lady Dawgs kept their win streak alive winning 78-23.
Boys Game Stats
McDonnell 5 1-2 11,
Badura 6 0-0 12,
Donovan 5 (3) 0-0 13,
Jones 6 5-6 17,
Miller 6 (2) 0-0 14,
Horak 3 (2) 0-0 8,
Johnson 1 (1) 0-0 3
Girls Game Stats
Perine 2 0-0 4,
Haehn 3 0-0 6,
Mitchell 7 (2) 7-10 23,
Porter 1 0-0 2,
Dick 6 (5) 2-2 19,
Burdiek 10 0-1 20,
Spielman 2 0-1 4
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Girls Lose To Silver Lake 66-52
Dec. 19, 2023
Perine 1-5 0-0 2
orter 1-6 0-0 2
Mitchell 3-15 1-2 9
Dick 5-10 5-7 19
Spielman 0-3 0-0 0
Burdiek 6-16 3-8 16
Hoehn 2-4 0-2 4
Friday, December 1, 2023
Girls 2023-24 Basketball Roster
No Name Grade Height
1 Brooklyn Horgan 12 5’3”
2 Kinsey Perine 12 5’9”
3 Shyanne Haehn 11 5’3”
4 Emma Mitchell 12 5’11”
5 Kinley Porter 12 5’10”
11 Ellie Sanders 9 5'6"
12 Rylee Dick 10 5'6"
13 Maggie Sanders 10 5'4"
14 Lilly Mitchell 10 5'5"
15 Payton Dick 9 5'4"
21 Leni Lewis 9 5'6"
22 Nora Burdiek 9 5'10"
25 Katie Spielman 12 5'11"
30 Grace Olejnik 9 5'7"
32 Beya Boumaiza 11 5'2"
33 Valentina Mammi 11 5'6"
35 Tatum Miller 9 5'1"
42 Katie Aubert 9 5'6
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Riley Co. At Rossville Basketball Games
The Dawgs defeated Riley Co 60-57 and the Lady Dawgs won their game 43-33 on Jan 5, 2023
Boys Scoring
Jones 13
Horak 11
Donovan 13
Miller 10
Badura 10
McDaniel 3
Girls Scoring
Perine 7
Burdiek 8
Dick 11
Mitchell 5
Spielman 4
Haehn 3
Note the individual point totals come to 38, but the published score for Rossville is 43.
There is an error somewhere.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Lady Dawgs At Jeff Co. North Inv.
The RHS girls won their first round game of the Jeff Co. North Invitational Tue night by a lop-sided score of 78-16
Rossville 35 17 19 7 -- 78
Atchison County 3 0 10 3 -- 16
Rossville scoring
Perine 1 1-2 3
Haehn 1 (1) 0-0 3
Mitchell 7 (1) 2-2 17
Dick 11 (4) 1-2 27
Burdiek 10 2-4 22
Spielman 3 0-2 6.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Lady Dawgs Continue Winning
Rossville added another win to their excellect 2024 season, whipping Wabaunsee 48-34 on Feb. 13
Rossville 15 12 15 8 -- 48
Wabaunsee 4 3 12 13 -- 34
Rossville Scoring:
Perine 2 0-0 4
Haehn 2(1) 0-2 5
Mitchell 2 2-2 6
Porter 1 0-2 2
Dick 0 6-8 6
Burdiek 6 1-5 13
Spielman 4 4-5 12.
Friday, November 10, 2023
2023 Volleyball Award Winners
Kinzie Perine
All-Mid East League First Team
All-Shawnee County First Team
Kinley Porter
All-Mid East League First Team
All-Shawnee County First Team
Nora Burdiek
All-Mid East League Second Team
All-Shawnee County Second Team
All-Shawnee County Newcomer of the Year
Ryan Leathers
All-Mid East League Honorable Mention
All-Shawnee County Second Team
Kendra Hurla
All-Shawnee County Honorable Mention
Katie Spielman
All-Shawnee County Honorable Mention
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Final Softball Season Stats
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Lady Dawgs Lose To Silver Lake in BB
Silver Lake 14 16 27 11 -- 68
Rossville 9 5 14 11 -- 39
Rossville (14-3 5-2) Scoring:
Perine 0-4 2-4 2
Mitchell 2-5 0-2 5
Porter 2-4 0-0 5
Dick 3-9 7-8 14
Burdiek 2-7 5-6 9
Spielman 0-0 1-2 1
Haehn 1-3 0-0 2
Horgan 0-0 1-2 1
Sanders 0-0 0-0 0.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Lady Dawgs Defeat Riley Co. In 3A sub-State
The Rossville Girls defeated Riley County at Rossville in the first round of the SWub-State3 tournament.
Rossville will play St. Marys Friday night at Riley Co. St Marys upset the number two seed Nemaha Central36-29 on Tue night.
Rossville 11 6 12 9 -- 38
Riley County 10 5 10 3 -- 28
Rossville Scoring:
Perine 2 (2) 0-2 6
Haehn 1 0-0 2
Mitchel 1 0-2 2
Porter 0 0-2 0
Dick 2 (2) 5-9 11
Burdiek 5 3-4 13
Spielman 2 0-0 4
To see the complete bracket for the Riley Co Sub-State, go to: https://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/3ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&Class=4&WeekID=5736