Boys BB Team Beats Iola

    The RHS boys basketball team picked up a win in their second game of the Burlington tournament on Friday night. The Dawgs had a nice 11 point lead at half-time but a late game rally brought Iola to within two points at the final buzzer.

Rossville    15   20   3   12   =     50

Iola             12  12    5   19   =     48

Rossville scoring: 

Horak 13
Horak 11
Sowers 7
Horak 6
Schultz-Pruner 5
Mason 5
Hulbert 2
Woodcock 1

RHS Girls Get 68-37 Victory

    Thr RHS girls trampled the Santa Fe. Trail girls on Fri. night at the Burlington Tournament

Rossville                17   14   22   15   =   68
Santa Fe Trail          3   14   11     9   =   37

Rossville scoring:
Hill                6 (3)        4-4       19
Nitsch           4             5-8       13
Kirk               3             4-5       10
Steckel         3             2-2         8
Shinn            3             2-3         8
Little             0             3-4         3
Shinn            0             3-6         3
Conley          1             0-2         2
Buhler           1             0-0         2.
Totals          21 (3)       23-34     68

Fr. Gerard Senecal Passes Away

    Father Gerard Senecal, O. S. B., passed away on Jan. 19 at the age of 85.  He graduated from St. Benedicts College and spent many years there as a teacher and administrator though he received a Ph. D from KSU in Physics and worked as such places as Goddard Space Flight Center and for the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge.
    He served as president of Benedictine College for 15 years.  In 2013-2014,  he served as administrator of  the Immaculate Conception parish in St. Marys and the St. Stanislaus parish in Rossville.
    For his complete obituary which reviews his long and varied career,  go to:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2923458&fh_id=14129

Holton Wrestling Results

    The RHS wrestlers did very well at the tournament in Holton on Jan. 24.  The six competitors came home with two Firsts,  two Seconds, one Third and one Sixth.

    Holden Hurla (120#) won his first match,  but lost in the second round.  He then picked up two more wins which put him in the match for 5th place, which he lost putting him in sixth place, losing to Trevor Kallenberg of Shawnee Heights.

    Alex Cavanaugh (126#) had a bye the first round.  He then won his next two matches which put him in the championship match.  He lost that final match to Riley Tubbs of Alma,

    Derek Gentry (152#) had a bye the first round,  but then won the next three matches for first place with a win over Spencer Baum of Holton in the Championship match.

    Nick Reesor (160#) won three straight matches but lost to Lucas Lovvorn of Holton in the Championship match which put him in second place.

    Isaac Luellen (182#) won 3 straight matches for First Place in his class.  His win in the championship match was against Brett Yeagley.

    Cole Daveron (220#) had a bye he first round and won the next matchup.  He then lost in the semi-final round and competed for Third Place which he won.

Pictured above are Derek Gentry (left) and Isaac Luellen who won their respective classes.

For more wrestling photos,  go to:
http://rossvillephotos.blogspot.com

Team Scores At Holton Wrestling

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1.		Shawnee Heights, KS	Shawnee Heights, KS (GET)	SH	14	235.5
2.		Holton, KS	Holton High School , KS (GET)	Holt	9	195.5
3.		Andover Central , KS	Andover Central High School, KS (GET)	AC	12	158.0
4.		Lansing, KS	Lansing High School, KS (GET)	LANS	14	155.5
5.		Pratt, KS	Pratt, KS (GET)	Pratt	11	145.0
6.		Gardner-Edgerton , KS	Gardner Edgerton, KS (GET)	GE	13	139.5
7.		Rossville, KS	Rossville High School, KS (GET)	Ross	6	134.5
8.		Tonganoxie, KS	Tonganoxie, KS (GET)	Tong	9	99.0
9.		Alma-Wabaunsee , KS	Wabaunsee, KS (GET)	Alma	5	74.0
10.		Pleasant Ridge, KS	No Match (GET)	PR	9	73.5
11.		Oskaloosa, KS	Iola, KS (GET)	Osk	8	54.0
12.		Onaga , KS	No Match (GET)	Ona	4	53.0
13.		Wichita Independent, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WI	5	19.5
14.		Topeka West, KS	Topeka West, KS (GET)	TW	10	16.0
15.		Wichita East, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WE	6	4.0

RHS Wrestlers Compete At Holton

    The RHS Wrestling team is competing in the Sadowski Tournament at Holton on Sat., Jan. 24.  The wrestlers competing,  and their records  according to the KWA, are as follows:
120    fr Holden Hurla (10-2)
126    jr Alex Cavanaugh (23-3)
152    jr Derek Gentry (12-10)
160    sr Nick Reesor (21-3)
182    jr Isaac Luellen (0-0)
220    jr Cole Davoren (11-6)

Kathryn (Stadler) (44) Lombardi Passes Away

    Kathryn E. Lombardi, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury,NJ, passed away on Wednesday
January 21, 2015 at Morristown Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was
88.
    Born in Kansas on March 18, 1926 to the late Nicholas and Barbara Stadler, Kathryn
moved to Netcong, NJ and has resided in Kenvil for over 60 years.  She grew up in the Rossville, KS area and attended Kingsville and Lipp elementary schools.    She graduated from Rossville High in 1944.
    Kathryn was employed at  Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway for 25 years before retirement. Kathryn enjoyed sewing, knitting and cooking, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Devoted wife of the late Philip (1998), beloved mother of Theresa Dulio, loving
grandmother of Michael Dulio and Kevin Dulio and his wife, Cheryl, adoring great
grandmother of Angelina Cathryn and dearest sister of Irene Mader and husband, Don of Emporia, KS.
    Kathryn was predeceased by  brothers  Jacob, John, Joseph, George, Sylvester, and Nickolas   and sisters Ann Bridwell, Mildred Wallace, Marsella Ruff, and Ruth Sacks.  She also had five siblings that died at birth or early childhood.
    Kathryn’s Life Celebration will include visiting on Sunday January 25 from 3-7 PM at the
Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing, NJ. A Liturgy of Christian
burial will be offered on Monday January 26 beginning at 10:00 am at St. Therese Church,
151 Main Street, Succasunna. Kathryn will be laid to rest at Stanhope Union Cemetery
immediately following Mass. For memorial donations, please consider the Wounded
Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at
www.stjude.org.

Half A Hog Winners

On January 16th Taegan Miller, Miller Brother Show Pigs, drew two winners for the Booster Club LED benefit. The winners were JD Kenney and Sherry Miller.  A  special thank you to Kelly and Alyssa Miller for donating the hog.  Thank you for supporting the RHS Booster Club.

Brian Kidney (86) Accepts New Position

Brian Kidney starts his new job Monday as the Finance Director for the City of  Lawrence, KS.

RHS Girls Lose A Close One

     The RHS girls played Cair Paravel in the first round of the Burlington Tournament and built up a nice lead by the start of the 4th quarter,  but then fell apart and ended up losing by one point,  45-44.

Rossville            13   12   16     3   =   44
Cair Paravel       14   11     9   12   =   45

Rossville scoring:
Hill                             4 (1)        3-3      12
Nitsch                        3 (3)        0-3        9
Kirk                            3             0-0        6
Steckel                      2 (1)        0-0        5
Little                          1 (1)        1-2        4
Day                           1              0-0        2
Conley                      1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2

Totals                     17 (6)         4-8      44

RHS Boys Lose At Burlington

    The RHS boys basketball team lost their first round of the Burlington Tournament to the host team by a  75-32 score.  

Rossville            4     10     13       5    =   32
Burlington         19     22     21     13   =   75

Rossville  scoring:
Horak                  3 (1)       4-4       11
Sowers                4            0-1         8
Horak                  1            2-4         4
Roduner               1            0-0         2
Hammes              1            0-0         2
Hulbert                 1            0-0         2
Mason                  1            0-0         2
Schultz-Pruner      0            1-3         1

Totals                 12 (1)      7-12      32

Jan. 20 Wrestling Rankings

There were a few small changes in the Top 10 3A schools rankings this week,  though Norton and Rossville have maintained their spots for several weeks.    The top 5 are:

1.  Norton,

2.  Rossville

3.  Hoisington

4.  Oberlin

5.  Marysville

Commissioner Shelly Buhler Sworn In

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- Local Shawnee County officials were also sworn in Monday morning.

Honorable Larry Hendricks conducted the official swearing in ceremonies Monday morning. Shawnee County Commissioner Shelly Buhler took her oath of office before the commission meeting. Buhler represents the first district which includes Rossville, Silver Lake and Auburn. This is Buhler's third term in office.

Also sworn in Monday were Register of Deeds Becky Nioce. Shawnee County District Court judges David Debenham, C. William Ossmann and Cheryl Rios Kingfisher were also sworn in.

Following the swearing in Buhler was named the Shawnee County Commission vice-chairman. Kevin Cook was named chairman. 

RHS-SMHS Split Basketball Games

    The RHS boys basketball team defeated St. Marys 57-46,  but the girls varsity team lost 42-27 in their Jan 16 Mid-East matchup on the Rossville court.


Boys Game
St. Marys        8    17   13     8   =   46
Rossville       12    14   17   14   =   57

Rossville  scoring:
Schultz-Pruner                3 (1)       6-8         13
Horak                            3            5-10        11
Horak                            4 (1)       2-4         11
Roduner                        3 (2)       3-5         11
Woodcock                     2            2-2           6 
Sowers                         2            1-3           5 

Totals                         17 (4)      19-32        57

Girls Game
St. Marys        13     11     7     16   =   47
Rossville         12      5    14     11   =   42

Rossville scoring:  
Kirk                     4         5-10        13
Steckel                2          5-12         9
Hill                      2          3-5           7
Nitsch                 2 (2)     0-6           6
Little                   0          3-3           3
Day                    1          0-0           2
Shinn                  0          2-2           2 

Totals              11 (2)    18-38         42

There is video for both the boys and girls games at:
http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/January-St-Marys-at-Rossville-288859281.html