Rossville KS Alumni News

This blog is for posting all news of Rossville residents and Rossville High alumni. Bookmark this page and send any appropriate news (births, deaths, engagements, marriages, anniversaries, job changes, honors, etc.) items to: Frank.Ruff@juno.com . Feel free to add comments to any of the articles. Check this site often because I sometimes delete items. There are SEARCH (top left of page) and LINK (bottom of page) features. For photos, see link at bottom.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

RHS Girls BB Team Whips El Dorado

The RHS girls basketball team beat El- Dorado in the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman on Friday, Dec. 13, by a 41-36 score. Down 20-14 at the half, they made a huge 3rd quarter charge to take the lead and eventual win. They have now won both of their games at this tournament and will face Sacred Heart on Dec. 14.

El Dorado 8 12 6 10 = 36
Rossville 4 10 14 13 = 41

Rossville scoring:
Nitsch 3 (2) 3-11 11
Steckel 2 (2) 3-4 9
Kirk 2 4-7 8
Hill 2 0-1 4
VanderPutten 1 1-2 3
Shinn 1 (1) 0-2 3
Hill 1 0-0 2
Shinn 0 1-2 1

Totals 12 (5) 12-30 41

RHS Boys BB Team Falls to El Dorado

The RHS boys lost to El Dorado in the second game of the Fighting Irish Classic Tournament at Chapman by a score of 69-39. Their final game of the tournament will be against Sacred Heart on Sunday.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Henry Vogel Passes Away

Henry Hank Daniel Vogel, 95, of Manhattan, passed away Monday, December 9th, at Homestead of Manhattan.
Hank was born October 29, 1918, in Rossville, Kansas, son of Henry and Myrle (Hall) Vogel. He was a graduate of Berryton High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army in Company K, 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Golden Acorn Division during WWII. He served under General Patton and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Bronze Star. Hank was employed as a maintenance supervisor with California Inn Management, retiring in 1988. Mr. Vogel was a life member of Post 17 American Legion and Pearce-Keller Post No. 17 V.F.W., both in Manhattan.
Hank was married to Betty (Martin) Lorenz in 1942 in Topeka. They had one child, Lawrence. They were later divorced. He married Isla Mae Gates in 1972 and they were later divorced. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Cinda Vogel, of Manhattan; granddaughter Lindsay and husband Clint Silver of Osage City, and great-grandsons, Reed Silver and Chase Silver, of Osage City; sister Reta and husband Calvin Holmes of Topeka, and several nieces and nephews. Hank was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Edgar, Thurman, David and Bernard Vogel and a sister, Louise Vogel.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 13th, in the Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, 801 Leavenworth, Manhattan, with Rev. R. C. Cam McConnell officiating. Private family inurnment will be at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Manhattan, KS prior to the service with Military Honors by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice House, 3801 Vanesta Dr. Manhattan, KS 66503. To send an online condolence or gift, visit www.irvinparkview.com. Services by Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation, Manhattan.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

RHS Girls Advance Over Chapman Girls

The RHS girls won the first round of the Fighting Irish Classic tournament at Chapman with a 35.30 win over Chapman on Tue night, Dec. 10

Rossville 8 8 9 10 = 35
Chapman 2 6 5 17 = 30

Rossville scoring:

Nitsch 2 (2) 6-8 12
Hill 3 0-2 6
Kirk 1 3-6 5
Steckel 2 1-1 5
VanderPutten 1 0-4 2
Dick 1 0-0 2
Little 1 0-0 2
Shinn 0 1-4 1
Totals 11 (2) 11-25 35

Rossville Defeats Chapman

The Dawgs won the first round of the Fighting Irish Classic tournament at Chapman with a 54-45 win over the Chapman boys on Tue night, Dec. 10

Rossville 10 14 11 19 = 54

Chapman 15 10 7 13 = 45

Rossville scoring:

Th. Horak 6 (2) 4-5 18
C. Horak 3 (1) 4-6 11
Schultz-Pruner 4 1-4 9
Tu. Horak 1 4-5 6
Woodcock 1 4-4 6
Roduner 1 0-3 2
Justice 1 0-0 2
Sowers 0 0-0 0

Totals 17 (3) 17-27 54

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Mission Valley Invitational Wrestling

The RHS wrestling team finished 3rd out of 15 teams, behind Marysville (189) and Chapman (171) with 150.5 points at the Mission Valley Invitational on Dec. 7.

The highest placing RHS grapplers were:
Jacob Gentry 2nd 132#
Alex Bird 6th 138#
Derek Gentry 5th 145#
Tagen Lambotte 1st 152#
Nick Reesor 2nd 160#
Isaac Luellen 1st 170#

The complete results of the tournament can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/13-14/13_mv.pdf

3A All State Football Team

The Capital-Journal has released their 3A All-State Football Team.
RHS players Marcus Catron and Tucker Horak both made the team. Marcus is listed as a 5-11, 170 pound lineman and he is a senior. Tucker Horak is listed as 5-9, 175 pound defensive back and he is a sophomore. Tucker also had an outstanding season as a quarterback.
RHS also had four players make the Honorable Mention list. They are juniors Thatcher Horak and Nick Reasor and seniors Davis Wharton and Tagen Lambotte.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Wamego Girls Triumph

The Wamego Girls defeated the RHS Girls on Thur. night 49-14.

Wamego 11 18 11 9 = 49

Rossville 0 4 6 4 = 14

Rossville scoring:
Hill 4
Steckel 3
Little 3
Kirk 2
Shinn 2
Total 14

Wamego Defeats RHS Boys

WAMEGO 83, ROSSVILLE 49

Wamego 27 25 15 16 = 83

Rossville 6 12 13 18 = 49

Rossville scoring:

Schultz-Pruner 4 4-6 12
Horak 3 (1) 4-7 11
Horak 3 (1) 1-2 8
Horak 2 (1) 0-2 5
Woodcock 0 5-6 5
Sowers 0 4-8 4
Hammer 1 0-0 2
Roduner 1 0-4 2
Totals 14 (3) 18-38 49

Matt Taylor Recruiting Page

Matt Taylor, senior wide receiver at RHS, has a recruiting web page and highlights video at:
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ks/rossville/rossville-high-school1/matthew-taylor13

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Dr. Eugene McKenzie Passes Away

EuGene F. McKenzie DDS, 80, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the St. Marys Community Hospital, the result of complications from a stroke he suffered a year ago.

He was born August 25, 1933 in Hannibal, MO, the youngest of eight children of the late Leo and Grace Elliston McKenzie. On June 15, 1957 he was united in marriage to Patricia Passman at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. EuGene graduated from McCooey High School in Hannibal in 1952 and then enlisted in the US Army where he served for two years during the Korean War. He graduated from St. Benedict's College in Atchison in 1959 and UMKC School of Dentistry in Kansas City in 1963.

While attending dental school, he drove a bookmobile for Kansas City area libraries and worked for Mr. Claude Clark, a builder in Overland Park, KS. After receiving his doctorate, Dr. McKenzie worked in Topeka at a clinic for underprivileged children and on weekends for Dr. Al Morley in Atchison. A year later he opened his dental office in Dr. Fred Brown's Clinic in St. Marys. Dr. McKenzie practiced in St. Marys for 46 years before his retirement in 2010. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Kansas Dental Association. Dr. McKenzie sang in various choirs and had sung at many weddings and funerals. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of the home, and his son, John Patrick McKenzie, of Rockville, MD.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Dr. McKenzie will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 6, 2013 at the church, where the family will receive friends after 5:00 P.M. and the rosary will be recited at 6:00 P.M. Memorials are asked to be in the form of Masses for the repose of his soul and may be sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, KS 66536. Online condolences may be expressed at www.piperfuneralhome.com.

December 7	Mission Valley Invitational	9:00
December 13-14	Eudora Invitational	1:30/1:00
December 14	Onaga JV Invitational	9:00
December 20	Kaw Valley Duals @ St. Marys	4:00
January 10	Rossville Double Dual	5:00
January 11	Rossville Invitational	9:00
January 17-18	Bobcat Classic @ Basehor-Linwood	11:30
January 24	Holton JV Tournament	3:00
January 25	Holton Tournament	9:00
January 31	Manhattan JV Tournament	4:00
February 6	Burlington Double Dual V/JV	5:00
February 8	Silver Lake Invitational V/JV	9:00
February 14	Mid-East League @ Silver Lake	3:00
February 21-22	3-2-1A Regional
February 28-March 1	3-2-1A State @ Hays