Patricia Herrmann Passes Away

    Patricia Lou Herrmann, 72, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at Lexington Park in Topeka.
    She was born May 31, 1943 at Sabetha, the daughter of Patrick and Clara Maurine Shadal Reid.  Mrs. Hermann graduated from Sabetha High School in 1962.  She received her education degree from KSTC in Emporia and also her Master’s Degree.
    Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 10, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Inurnment will be in the Sabetha Cemetery at 2:00 P.M.  A rosary will be recited at 9:00 A.M Saturday at the church.
    To view the complete obituary,  or leave condolences,  go to:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/patricia-l-herrmann/

Golf Team at Silver Lake Open

     The RHS girls golf team came in 5th of 7 teams at the Silver Lake Open at Western Hills on Oct. 5, 201.    The team was led by Emily Woodcock with a 53 and Jesse Sowers with a 55.
Team finishes were:
1.  Jeff West      195
2.  Silver lake    212
3.  St. Marys      222
4.  Holton           230
5.  Rossville       233
6.  Centre           258
7.  West Franklin269

    Complete results of this and other golf tournaments the team competed in are available at: http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_golf.htm 

Derik Kesler Sentenced For Accident

Derik Kesler of  Rossville was fined and sentenced to jail time Monday in Riley County District Court in connection with his role in a 2014 fatality accident in which he was using his cellphone when his vehicle struck KMAN-AM radio reported.

The fatality crash occurred the evening of June 26, 2014, as Kesler was driving a 2007 Dodge pickup truck south on K-177 highway, about three miles south of Manhattan.

The truck struck a bicycle that also was southbound and was traveling on the right shoulder of the highway, according to Kansas Highway Patrol accident reports.

After the collision, the bicyclist came to rest in the west ditch of the highway, while the pickup truck stopped on the southbound shoulder.

The truck’s driver, Kesler, stopped immediately and called 911, but the bicycle rider, Mark Jilka, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jilka was known in the Manhattan area as an avid bicyclist and was wearing reflective clothing at the time of the crash.

KMAN-AM radio reported that according to Kesler’s witness statement, he was using the GPS service on his phone at the time of the collision and didn’t see the bicyclist.and killed a bicyclist south of Manhattan.

Derik Kesler, 33, who pleaded no contest to one count of vehicular homicide, was sentenced to one year in the Riley County Jail in Manhattan, court officials said.

He was granted parole for one year and will serve 22 weekends in jail, which also could be served as 44 days in succession.

Court officials said he also was fined the maximum $2,500 and will be able to drive only to and from work during that period. Restitution was settled out of court, 

Volleyball Team At Silver Lake Inv.

The RHS girls came in third place at the Silver Lake invitational    The individual match results were:

Jeff West                 L       19-25,  21-25

Sabetha                   W      25-18,  25-23

St. Marys                W      25-19,  14-25, 25-17

Silver Lake               L       11-25, 16-25

Perry Lecompton      W      25-14,  25-23 

Jeff West JV Invitational Golf

REsults of the Jeff West Invitational on Oct. 1
1.  Jeff West          220
2.  Piper                 222
3.  Rossville           242
4.  West Franklin    271
5.  Holton               284

Danielle Mason led the RHS JV girls with a 56  for 4th place.  Megan Reed was 13th with a 59

Horton Invitational Cross Country

Girls
     The Kaw Valley cross country team came in third of five teams competing at the Horton Invitational.  There were other teams competing,  but could not place as a team because they did not have the minimum of five runners

Horton             35
Atchison Co.   66
Rossville         72
Royal Valley   84
Sabetha           84

     Kaw Valley girls placed individually as follows:  Logan Hurla 7,Taylor Bitner 11,Erica Schulte  17, Layne Cole  27,  Iana Catana  43.

Boys
     The Kaw Valley boys came in 10th of 11 teams.

     The Kaw Valley boys placed as follows:  Brady Mulligan 7, Spencer Rieschick 31,  Kyle Parr 38,  Matt Stillion  68,  Sam Thederahn 73, Grant Rieschick 85.

K Preps 3A Football Rankings

K Preps Class 3A Football Rankings

#1 Rossville (5-0)

Last: beat St. Marys 57-13 Rossville scored all 57 points in the first half of their win over St. Marys. Tucker Horak completed 15 of 16 passes for 213 yards and three scores. He tossed touchdown passes to Trevor Balch, Cole Schumacher, and Christian Roduner. Horak also rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Junior Dawson Hammes added 119 yards rushing and two scores on ten carries.
Next: vs. Centralia (3-2)

#2 Wichita Collegiate (5-0)

Last: shutout Clearwater, 35-0 Collegiate improved to 5-0 with a mythodical win over Clearwater. Nathan Burgoyne rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans. The win marked the third shutout of the season for the Collegiate defense.
Next: at Wellington (3-2)

#3 Scott City (5-0)

Last: beat Hugoton 47-7 Scott City scored in every quarter in a 40-point win over Hugoton. Junior quarterback Bo Hess completed 11 of 15 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score. Hess tossed touchdown passes to Drake McRae and Wyatt Kropp, who each caught four passes for 76 yards. Kropp also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, while Cooper Griffith added 86 rush yards and two scores. Freshman Wyatt Hayes carried four times for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Next: at 4A-I No. 4 Ulysses (5-0)

#4 Halstead (5-0)

Last: beat Sterling, 64-6 Halstead scored 30 points in the first quarter in handling a Sterling team that entered the game 3-1. Tony Morris returned the opening kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown to get the Dragons on the board. Blake Beckett rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries.
Next: vs. Nickerson (2-3)

#5 Silver Lake (5-0)

Last: won at Winfield 41-7 Silver Lake made the long trip to Winfield and came away with a 41-7 win over the Vikings. The Eagles scored on their first drive of the game and recovered a fumble and immediately scored again for a 14-0 lead. Silver Lake has won both meetings in this series including a 56-0 shutout at home last season.
Next: at Rock Creek (2-3)

Others Considered: Cherryvale (5-0), Garden Plain (5-0), Hesston (4-1), Hoisington (5-0), Nemaha Central (5-0), Norton (4-1), Southeast of Saline (4-1), St. Mary's Colgan (4-1), Washington County (5-0)

- See more at: http://kpreps.com/kansas/rankings/football/?class=3A#sthash.amViHFqM.dpuf

Wichita Eagle 3A Football Rankings

Wichita Eagle 3A Football Rankings
1. Rossville  5-0 (1)
2. Halstead   5-0 (2)
3. Scott City 5-0 (3)
4. Wichita Collegiate 5-0 (4)
5. Silver Lake 5-0 (5)

Others: Beloit 4-1 (NR), Chaparral 4-1 (NR), Cherryvale 5-0 (NR), Conway Springs 4-1 (NR), Council Grove 4-1 (NR), Ellsworth 4-1 (NR), Garden Plain 5-0 (NR), Hesston 4-1 (NR), Hoisington 5-0 (NR), Nemaha Central 5-0 (NR), Neodesha 4-1 (NR), Norton 4-1 (NR), Osage City 4-1 (NR), Oskaloosa 4-1 (NR), Pittsburg Colgan 4-1 (NR), Pleasant Ridge 4-1 (NR), SE-Saline 4-1 (NR), Washington County 5-0 (NR)

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/sports/high-school/article37483674.html#storylink=cpy

Capital Journal 3A Football Rankings

Team  (last week) record

1. Rossville (1) 5-0

2. Halstead (2) 5-0

3. Scott City (3) 5-0

4. Silver Lake (4) 5-0

5. Wichita Collegiate (5) 5-0

Others — Beloit 4-1, Chaparral 4-1, Cherryvale 5-0, Colgan 4-1, Conway Springs 4-1, Council Grove 4-1, Ellsworth 4-1, Garden Plain 5-0, Hesston 4-1, Hoisington 5-0, Nemaha Central 5-0, Neodesha 4-1, Norton 4-1, Pleasant Ridge 4-1, SE-Saline 4-1, Washington County 5-0.

Notes — After a down year last year, Garden Plain is serving notice it is back among the list of contenders in 3A. The Owls got a huge win over defending Central Plains champion Chaparral, scoring with 36 seconds left for a 35-30 win over the previously unbeaten Roadrunners.

CatchIt Kansas 3A Rankings

1.  Rossville (5-0)                  W 57-13 St. Marys

2.  Halstead (5-0)                   W 64-6   Sterling

3.  Wichita Collegiate (5-0)     W 35-0 Clearwater

4.  Scott City (5-0)                 W 47-7   Hugoton

5.  Silver Lake (5-0)                W 41-7   Winfield

Commission Considers Leasing Space

    On Monday,  the Shawnee County Commission will discuss entering into an agreement with Mercury Wireless through which that company would lease space on the county emergency communications tower located north of Rossville while paying the county $4,200 a year.

Teams In Rossville's District

The 3A football district that RHS will be playing in will have the following teams, making it one of the more difficult districts:
Rossville       5--0
Silver Lake    5--0
Oskaloosa      4--1
Osage City     3-2

Horton Invitational Cross Country

HORTON INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY  -- Oct. 1, 2015

Boys

Team scores

McLouth 85, Sabetha 118, Hiawatha 120, Jackson Heights 130, Royal Valley, 132, West Platte, Mo. 1234, Wetmore 169, Marysville 170, Maur Hill 180, Kaw Valley 188, Rock Creek 221.

Individual results

1. Siebert, Maur Hill, 17:57; 2. Houk, Hiawatha, 18:02; 3. C. Hinton, Riverside, 18:13; 4. Lierz, Hiawatha, 18:19; 5. K. Cox, Sabetha, 18:20; 6. T. Hinton, Riverside, 18:32; 7. Mulligan, Kaw Valley, 18:38; 8. Achten, Wetmore, 18:42; 9. Pfau, McLouth, 18:45; 10. Funk, McLouth, 18:50.

Girls

Team scores

Hiawatha 35, Atchison County 66, Kaw Valley, 72, Royal Valley 84, Sabetha 84.

Individual results

1. Kettler, Hiawatha, 21:30; 2. Little, Jackson Heights, 21:47; 3. Scholz, Atchison County, 22:07; 4. Siebert, Maur Hill, 22:17; 5. Schuette, Sabetha, 22:20; 6. Williams, Hiawatha, 22:21; 7. Hurla, Kaw Valley, 22:37; 8. Shamburg, Hiawatha, 22:43; 9. Meyer, Sabetha, 22:51; 10. Bissell, Atchison County, 22:54.

Dawgs Defeat St. Marys 57-13 (updated)

   The Dawgs won the inaugural Kaw Valley Clash with an easy 56-13 football victory at St. Marys.      The first team jumped out to an easy 56-0 lead at the half time behind Tucker Horak's 15/16 passing for 215 yards.  He also picked up  203 yards and 3 TDs in 8 carries on the ground.  Dawson Hammes added 2 TDs and 119 yards on 10 carries.   Cole Schumaker caught 3 passes for 91 yards and 1 TD.
    The second and third teams played the last two quarters yielding 7 points in the 3rd qtr and 6 in the 4th.

Rossville (5-0)   29   28   0   0   =   57

St. Marys (1-4)   0     0   6   7   =   13

Rossville scoring — Horak (3), 63 run, 20 run, 53 run; Hammes (2), 3 run, 54 run; Team safety; Roduner 20 pass from Horak; Schumaker 59 pass from Horak; Team 5 pass from Horak. PAT — Nascimento 7 KicksFailed kick.

St. Marys scoring — King 41 run; Shoenfeld 50 run. PAT — Team Kick.

    WIBW TV has video at:  http://www.wibw.com/sports/ksprepzone/headlines/KPZ-Week-5-Rossville-at-St-Marys-330441391.html
    KSNT TV had no video of the game this week.

    Other Mid-East League action:
Silver Lake  41  --  Winfield  7
Wabaunsee  41  --  Onaga 14
Riley Co      36  --  Rock Creek  34