Rossville KS Alumni News

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Darlene (O'Donnell) (51) Clark Passes Away

Darlene F. Clark, age 82, of Paxico passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at the Aldersgate Village. Darlene was born December 22, 1933 in Topeka the daughter of Tom O’Donnell and Velda Mitchell O’Donnell. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1951. She married Wayne Clark February 21, 1952 in Rossville. Darlene attended Clark’s Business School, but she dedicated most of her adult life to caring for her husband, sons and mother. She had attended Rossville United Methodist Church and was a member of the Rossville American Legion Auxiliary.
Darlene was preceded in death by a grandson, Eli Clark. She is survived by her husband, Wayne of over 64 years; two sons, Philip (Susan) Clark of Overbrook and Douglas (Ginny) Clark of Tecumseh; 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home. She will lie in state Friday from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Bethlehem Cemetery, south of Paxico. Memorial contributions may be made to Aldersgate Village Good Samaritan Fund and sent in care of the Davidson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at: http://www.davidsonfuneral.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/14610/id/3699131

Sunday, May 1, 2016

John Cooney Passes Away

John C. Cooney, 53, of St. Marys, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in an automobile accident on I-335 south of Topeka.

He was born July 20, 1962 at Manchester, CT, and lived in the St. Marys community for many years.

John owned St. Marys Painting Company. He was a member of Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.

On July 9, 1988 he was united in marriage to Sylvia Maze in St. Marys. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his 9 children 10 siblings and 12 grandchildren

Requiem Mass will be at 7:00 A.M, Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys. Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, St. Marys. Mr. Cooney will lie in state from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. A rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Assumption Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made in John's name and sent in care of the funeral home.

To read the complete obituary, or to leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Video On Town Team Baseball

Here is some video about the "Town Team" baseball documentary being shown.
http://fox4kc.com/2016/04/29/baseballs-role-in-small-town-kansas-highlighted-in-new-documentary/

St. Mary's Invitational Golf

The RHS boys golf team competed in the St. Marys Invitational
Gabe Marney was 14th over all with a 92 and Andrew Hudson finished 16th with a 98. Kole Davoren had a 103 score and Trey Anderson ended with a 109 to round out the 4 man team.

Team Results
1. Sabetha 342
2. Vermillion 352
3. Jeff West 376
4. Rossville 402
5. Nemaha 402
6. St. Marys 405
7. Council Gr. 406
8. Lynn 429
9. Herington 464
10. Silver Lake 482

Baseball Team Loses To Eagles

The Rossville baseball team lost two games to the Silver Lake Eagles 5-1 and 5-1 on Thursday evening. The team now is 7-3 overall

Lady Dawgs Clip Eagle Wings

The RHS softball team notched two more Mid-East victories on Thur. evening by dropping the Silver Lake Eagles 6-3 and 9-7. The Lady Dawgs are now 8-0 for the Mid-East League lead.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Derek Gentry (16) To Wrestle At BCCC

Rossville senior Derek Gentry will be wrestling next year for Barton County Community College. He will be signing his national Letter Of Intent on Wednesday, May 4th at 9:15 AM at Rossville High School.

RHS Boys In Rossville Invitational Track

The RHS boys track and field team participated in the Rossville Invitational track and field meet on April 22. Individuals finishing in the top 10 were:

100 M Run 4. Trevor Johnson

200 M Rim 5 Trevor Johnson

800 M Run 10, Holden Hurla

1600 M. Run 3. Lorenzo Mason

4 x 100 M Relay 4. Rossville

4 x 400 M Relay 6. Rossville

4 x 800 M Relay 4. Rossville

The RHS boys finished 9th of 12 teams

Girls At Rossville Track Meet

Rossville Invitational Track and Field results April 22.
The following girls finished in the top 10 of their event.

100 M Run #1.    Rachel Day

400 M Run    #9 Ashley Ritecheck

800 M Run #7 Breiara Beergstresser

1600 M Run# #4 Taylor Bittner
#7 Makenzie Deckler

3200 M Run     #7 Taylor Bittner

100 M Hurdles #5 Jordan Bittner

300 M Hurdles #4 Jordan Bittner

Long Jump   #8 Makenzie Deckler

Triple Jump   #9 Ashley Ritecheck

Shot put    #7 Laura Gillum

Discus   #10   Laura Gillum

Team Standings were:
1. St. Marys 117
2. JCN 79
3. MH 78
4. Wabaunsee 72
5. Santa Fe Trail 65
6. Rossville 38
7. Hiawatha 31
8. Mission Valley 28
9. Silver Lake 22
10. CH 16
11. Riverside 3
12. Valley Falls 2

Silver Lake Invitational Golf

The RHS golf team participated in the Silver Lake Invitational on May 25.

Team Standings:
Burlington 342
Osage City 362
Rossville 393
Lyndon 405
Hayden 422
Silver Lake 442

Top Individual finishers from RHS were
6. Gabe Marney 89
14. Andrew Hudson 99
18. Kole Davoren 102
21. Cody Hadsall 103
26. Trey Anderson 110

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Kyle Parr (16) Signs LOI For Track

Kyle Parr signed a Letter Of Intent on April 27 to run track at Missouri Southern State University.

Here is an old Capital-Journal article about Kyle:
http://cjonline.com/sports/track-field/2011-02-27/around-town-rossville-siblings-help-track-team-national-title