Winfield Jansen Passes Away

     Winfield G. Win Jansen, 80, Topeka, KS passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Rossville Health Care and Rehab Center.
    Win was born December 26, 1934 in Roxbury, NY. He was one of eleven children raised in a foster home in Athens, NY. Win came to Topeka as a member of the U.S. Air Force serving as a Senior Medical Specialist. While stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, he met his angel Leatha C. Smith. They were married March 18, 1956. She preceeded him in death on August 16, 2010 after 54 years of marriage. Win and Leatha were involved in bowling at the state level and Win was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed coaching his son Steve in baseball for many years.
    Upon leaving the Air Force, Win worked in management at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 27 years. Win was probably best known for his years selling automobiles at John Hoffer Chrysler Jeep, where he was awarded the Chrysler Gold Award. This was the first Gold Award ever given by Chrysler in the Topeka market.
    Survivors include a son Steven Jansen (Lorna), Fort Mohave, AZ and a daughter Kim Livingston (Chuck) Topeka, KS, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    A graveside funeral service will be 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Mr. Jansen will lie in state from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, KS, where the family will meet friends and relatives from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, spend the day with a child! 

3A Wrestling Rankings

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Assn rankings for 3A this week are out and RHS maintains its number 2 ranking.  The Dawgs have  three wrestlers ranked number 1 in their class,  and another at number 3 which is unchanged from the last poll in December.

Teams:
1.  Norton
2.  Rossville
3.  Hoisington
4.  Oberlin
5.  Fredonia
6.  Marysville
7.  Silver Lake

Individuals
113 lb.   Bryce Gfeller       #1
126 lb.  Alex Cavanaugh   #1
160 lb.  Nick Reesor          #3
182 lb.  Isaac Luellen        #1

Wrestling Photos

    For photos taken at the Mission Valley, Eudora and Rossville wrestling tournaments, go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/rossville-invitational-wrestling-jan-10.html

    If anyone has additional photos they would like to share,  just e-mail them to me.  

RHS Thanks Board of Education

    A special version of Dawgfeed "thanks" the Kaw Valley Board of Education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Sw9x1SLUo&feature=em-subs_digest

Win Half A Hog

     The RHS booster club is holding a drawing for a chance to win a half of hog – two winners will be drawn – at the Rossville vs. St. Marys game this Friday night. Tickets will be available Friday night and the drawing will take place during the boys game.  Winner doesn’t need to be present to win.  All proceeds will benefit the Rossville Booster Club LED sign. 

      Special thanks to Miller Brothers Show Pigs (Kelly and Alyssa Miller) for the donation of the hog.

Rossville Boys Lose To Rock Creek

    The RHS boys basketball team played at Rock Creek on Jan. 13 but lost 51-25.  Their record is 4-5 for the season and 1-2 in the Mid-East League.

Rock Creek      11  15  19   6   =   51

Rossville           9   7    5    4   =   25

Rossville  scoring:
Roduner                   1 (1)     0-0      3
Th. Horak                 6           2-4   14
Sowers                    1           0-2     2
C. Horak                  0           2-2     2
Schultz-Pruner          2           0-0     4
Anderson                  0           0-1     0

Totals                     10(1)      4-9     25  

RHS Girls Defeat Rock Creek

    The RHS girls picked up a road win at Rock Creek on Jan. 13 with a convincing 59-46 victory.  The girls are 6-3 overall and 1-2 in the Mid-East League.

Rossville          9   15   14   21   =   59
Rock Creek      5   19   10   12   =   46

Rossville scoring:
Nitsch                  5 (4)     3-8       17
Hill                       4 (2)     4-6       14
Kirk                      4          6-9       14
Conley                 3          1-1         7
Steckel                1 (1)     2-2         5
Shinn                   1          0-0         2
Totals                18 (7)   16-26     59.

Veterans Appreciation Night Jan 16

    They are asking that Rossville fans wear Red and White (with no black) and St. Marys fans wear Blue and White.

RHS Girls Lose At Riley Co.

Rossville           10   10     8   11   =   39
Riley County      17   13   15   12   =   57

Rossville scoring:

Hill                      6 (1)      0-0     13
Kirk                     5           0-0     10
Nitsch                 2 (1)      0-2       5 
Shinn                  2           0-0       4
Buhler                 1 (1)     0-0        3
Steckel                1          0-0        2
Day                     1          0-0        2 

Totals                18 (3)     0-2      39

RHS Boys Win Over Riley County

Rossville           9 17 15 11 — 52
Riley County   13   9   7 11 — 40

Rossville scoring:

Horak                5 (3)       2-4       15
Sowers              5            1-2       11
Hulbert              3             3-4        9
Schultz-Pruner   1             1-2        3
Roduner            0              2-2       2
Totals              14 (3)        9-16    52

Rossville Invitational Wrestling Tournament

    Attending the Rossville Invitational wrestling tournament on Jan. 10 were ACCHS, Bellevue-Republic County, Clay Center, Doniphan West, Hiawatha-Horton, Immaculata, Maur Hill Prep,Perry-Lecompton,Pleasant Ridge, Riley County, Rossville, Sabetha, Santa Fe Trail, St. Marys, Topeka Hayden,Wellington. 

    The Dawgs finished fourth of sixteen teams with 144.5 points,  behind Santa Fe Trail (206) Clay Center (193) and Atchison Cou. (171).

    Rossville wrestlers picking up medals were:

Bryce Gfeller                   113           1st
Holden Hurla                    120          5th
Alex Cavanaugh              126          1st
Isaiah Luellen                   138           4th
Derek Gentry                   152            2nd
Nick Reesor                     160            1st
Koles Davoren                 220            6th
Kody Hurla                        285            8th

For complete results of each class,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/14-15/15_ross.pdf

For photos taken at the tournement,  go to:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2015/01/rossville-invitational-wrestling-jan-10.html

Eagles Soar Over RHS Boys BB Team

SILVER LAKE 50, ROSSVILLE 31

Silver Lake     13  15  14    8      =    50

Rossville        10   2    8   11     =     31


Rossville   scoring:
Th. Horak            4-14(1)    0-0      9
Sowers                2-3          3-6      7
C. Horak             1-6          1-3      3
Woodcock           0-4           0-1     0
Schultz-Pruner     2-6(1)       2-2     7
Roduner              1-3           1-1     3
Hulbert                1-3           0-2     2
Hammes             0-2           0-0     0
Morris                  0-1           0-1     0
Mason                 0-0           0-0     0

Totals                11-42       7-16    31

The team is now 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the Mid East League.

Eagles Defeat RHS Girls in BB

SILVER LAKE 59, ROSSVILLE 51

Silver Lake     11 14 21 13   =   59

Rossville         8 14 16 13   =   51


Rossville  scoring: 
Nitsch                        3-12(1)   0-2        7
Steckel                      4-9 (1)    1-3      10
Conley                       2-6         0-0        4
Kirk                            1-4         0-0        2
Hill                             7-13       2-2      16
L. Shinn                     0-2         0-1        0
Day                            4-7         0-2        8
S. Shinn                     1-1         2-4        4
Porter                         0-0         0-0        0
Buhler                         0-0         0-0        0

Totals                       22-54(2)   5-14      51 

Rossville's record is now 5-2 overall and 0-1 in the Mid East League

Thatcher Horak In All Star Game

     RHS Senior Thatcher Horak will play on the East Squad in the 2015 Kansas Shrine Bowl.  The game will be played July 25, 2015, at the Ft. Hays State's Lewis Field.
     As the Dawgs running back and corner back,  he helped Rossville win their first  3A state championship.    He was All-State in 3A russing for 992 yards and 14 TDs in 80 attempts for a 12.4 yards per carry average.  He also had 32 pass receptions for 542 yards and eight TDs.  On defense,  he totaled 43 tackles and four interceptions,  one of which was for a TD.  He also returned one kickoff for a TD.