Walt Brown, Organ Donor

More than 120,000 Americans are awaiting organ transplants. There's clearly a need for donors of all ages. When Walt Brown of  Rossville died in November, he proved you're never too old to give.

Walt Brown's family says he had a great sense of humor, but he was very serious about his last wishes. He put them in what his daughter, Crystal Havens, an RHS graduate and nurse, called his death binder.

For the rest of the article on the FOX4KC website,  and also video,  go to:
http://fox4kc.com/2016/12/21/in-death-80-year-old-man-gives-gift-of-life/

321A Wrestling Rankings

The Dawgs moved up one slot to 7th in the latest 321A wrestling rankings.

Gfeller (138) and Luellen (160)  maintained their #1 ranking in their weight classes. 

RHS Boys Defeat Perry-Lecompton

The RHS boys basketball team took control of the game from the start and coasted to a 60-38 victory against Perry-Lecompton on Dec. 20

RHS    15    14    10    21    =    60
P-L        3    10    17     8    =    28

Rossville scoring:
Morris              6 (4)   6-8   22
Bradshaw        6         2-2  14
Musick             5         1-2  11
Schumacher    4         1-4    9
Anderson         2         0-0    4

Totals             23 (4) 10-16 60

KBCA 3A Girls Basketball Rankings. For Dec. 19

3A Girls Basketball Ranking by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA)

  1. Hugoton
  2. Thomas More Prep
  3. Kingman
  4. Hesston
  5. Caney Valley
  6. Council Grove
  7. Riley County
  8. Nemaha Central
  9. Erie
10. Sabetha

Rossville Girls Defeat Perry Lecompton

    The RHS girls varsity basketball team defeated Perry-Lecomption 62-46 on Dec. 20.  The Dawgs are now 5-0.

Rossville                 14  18  16  14   =    62
Perry-Lecompton      6  12   11  17   =   46

Rossville scoring:
Hill                 9 (5)    3-4    26
Hill                 4         1-2      9
Shinn             4         0-1      8
Shinn             2         2-3      6
Porter            2         2-4      6
Anderson      1 (1)    1-2      4 
Badura          0          3-4     3

Totals           22 (6) 12-20  62

Of interest to the Rossville team,  the Silver Lake Eagles overcame an 11 point deficit to take down the previously unbeaten St. Marys girls 50-49.  
http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2016-12-20/bates-silver-lake-girls-rally-edge-st-marys-one

KPreps 3A All state Football Team

Here is the KPreps 3A All-State football team.  Bradshaw, Schumacher, and Hammes made the team.

Quarterbacks
Jacob Bradshaw (6-0, 180, Sr) – Rossville
            -- 72% completion, 1,774 passing yards, 25 TD, 5 INT; 2,734 rushing yards, 31 TD
Zach Esau (5-11, 175, Sr) – Hesston
            -- 60% completion, 2,927 passing yards, 30 TD, 14 INT; 1,073 rushing yards, 21 TD

Running backs
Kirk Coomes (6-1, 220, Jr) – Phillipsburg
            -- 1,312 rushing yards, 17 TD, 13 receptions, 233 yards, 3 TD        
Hunter Hanzlick (6-0, 195, Sr) – Hoisington
            -- 1,493 rushing yards, 25 TD
Isaac McPherson (6-0, 205, Sr) – Fredonia
            -- 2,021 rushing yards, 27 TD
Reece Williams (5-8, 165, Sr) – Wellsville
            -- 1,240 rushing yards, 21 TD; 31 receptions, 581 receiving yards, 5 TD     

Wide Receivers
Ben Murray (6-0, 190, Sr) – Southeast of Saline
            -- 41 receptions, 731 receiving yards, 9 TD; 271 rushing yards, 9 TD
Parker Patterson (6-0, 175, Sr) – Chaparral
            -- 38 receptions, 889 yards, 13 TD
Cole Schumacher (6-3, 190, Sr) – Rossville
            -- 61 receptions, 1,158 yards, 21 TD
Zach Vogt (5-8, 160, Sr) – Hesston
            -- 54 receptions, 1,010 yards, 11 TD

Tight End
Josh Dugan (6-4, 215, Sr) – Conway Springs
            -- averaged 16 yards per catch, 9 receiving TDs
Brandon Gray (6-3, 190, Jr) – Jayhawk-Linn
            -- 25 receptions, 509 yards, 8 TDs

Offensive Line
Jacob Green (6-1, 225, Sr) – Norton
Seth Jacobs (6-2, 235, Sr) – Phillipsburg
Trevor Little (6-3, 250, Jr) – Galena
Greg Remmers (6-0, 240, Sr) – Sabetha
Landen Urban (6-2, 260, Sr) – Hoisington
Austin Youngers (6-0, 235, Jr) – Garden Plain

All Purpose
Clay Phillips (6-0, 175, Sr) – Mission Valley
            -- 2,072 rushing yards, 898 passing; Def: 41 tackles, 3 INT, 2 INT for TD
Hunter Warnick (6-0, 200, Sr) – Marysville
            -- 1,398 rushing yards, 16 TD; Def: 137 tackles as a LB

Defensive Line
Jacob Jenkins (6-4, 205, Sr) – Chaparral
            -- 53 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 12 sacks
Jordin Linn (6-2, 280, Sr) – Neodesha
            -- Physical DE; also a 2015 All-State selection on OL
Greg Martin (6-3, 315, Sr) – Marysville     
            -- 2 time All North Central Kansas League selection
Eric Renyer (6-5, 240, Sr) – Sabetha          
            -- Unanimous Big 7 selection at DL   

Linebackers             
Josh Boyd (5-10, 205, Jr) – Silver Lake
            -- 127 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, sack, 3 INT
Dawson Hammes (6-1, 195, Sr) – Rossville
            -- 172 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, sack, pass broken up
Layke Heimerman (6-2, 210, Sr) – Halstead
            -- 146 tackles, 13.3 tackles per game, 9 tackles for loss
Trent Henry (5-10, 185, Sr) – Nemaha Central
            -- 115 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 5 sacks
Brett Sage (5-11, 190, Sr) – Osage City
            -- 225 tackles, 147 solo tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks

Defensive Backs
Keenan Baird (6-2, 195, Jr) – Silver Lake
            -- 54 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 5 INT, forced fumble
Ryan Hasenkamp (6-0, 180, Sr) – Nemaha Central
            -- All Big 7 selection at DB & QB; 1,500 passing yards, 620 rushing yards, 30 TDs
Nate Pauly (5-8, 165, Sr) – Garden Plain
            -- 65 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 7 INT; on offense rushed for 1,522 yards 28 TD
P.J. Sarwinski (6-1, 195, Sr) – Galena
            -- Unanimous All-CNC DB; 1,000 yards passing & 1,000 yards rushing, 33 TDs

Kicker
Baylor Melchiori (6-0, 165, Sr) – Caney Valley
            -- standout kicker, RB/WR, all-around athlete for the Bullpups

Punter
Kaden Davis (6-1, 185, Sr) – Ellsworth
            -- averaged 43.8 yards per punt; also 837 receiving yards, 15 TDs

Return Specialist
Cam Davis (6-2, 200, Sr) – Hoisington
            -- 394 return yards, TD; also 1,318 rushing yards, 19 TD
Joel White (5-9, 165, Sr) – Sterling
            -- 404 return yards, 4 TDs, 40.3 yards per kickoff return; 1,670 all-purpose yards 25 TD

Class 3A Girls BB Rankings

Capital-Journal CLASS 3A Girls Basketball Rankings for Dec. 19, 2016

    Team (last week)    record

1. Hugoton (1)               4-0

2. TMP-Marian (2)         4-1

3. Council Grove (3)      4-0

4. Nemaha Central (4)   4-0

5. Kingman (5)               6-0

Others — Caney Valley 4-0, Ellsworth 4-1, Garden Plain 3-2, Hesston 4-2, Hiawatha 3-0, Humboldt 4-1, Marion 4-1, Norton 4-1, Remington 4-1, Riley County 4-1, Rossville 4-0, Sabetha 4-1, Sedgwick 4-0, St. Marys 4-0, Sterling 4-1, Syracuse 5-1, Wellsville 4-1.

Announcements Video

    Here is the announcements video for Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, with announcers Remington Wehner and Liam Grant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FR5ZyrbVbA

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Boys               League  Overall

Silver Lake        1-0        4-0
St. Marys           1-0        4-0
Wabaunsee       0-0        3-0
Rossville            0-0        0-4
Rock Creek        0-1        2-2
Riley County       0-1       0-4

Girls               League  Overall

St. Marys           1-0          4-0
Riley Count  y    1-0          3-1
Rossville             0-0         4-0
Wabaunsee        0-0          2-1
Silver Lake         0-1          2-2
Rock Creek        0-1          0-4

Mid-East All-League Football Team

Offense

First team

Quarterback — Jacob Bradshaw, sr., Rossville.

Running back — Kolby Droegemeier, jr., Wabaunsee; Perry Foster, jr., Rossville; Taegan Schoenfeld, jr., St. Marys; Garrett Staten, sr., Riley County; Skyler White, jr., Rock Creek.

Receiver — Derek Barnes, sr., Riley County; Cole Schumacher, sr., Rossville; Ryan Wagner, sr., Silver Lake.

Line — Josh Dallman, jr., Silver Lake; Will Dulohery, jr., Rock Creek; Malcolm Gillum, sr., Rossville; Clay Reed, sr., Riley County; Jackson Reeves, sr., Rossville.

Specialist — Trent Byers, jr., Silver Lake.

Honorable mention

Quarterback — Dalton Dultmeier, jr., Silver Lake; Wes March, sr., Riley County.

Back — Avery Ebert, sr., Roc Creek.

Line — Mitchell Wertzberger, sr., Wabaunsee.

Defense

First team

Line — Gillum, Rossville; Reed, Riley County; Steven Tatum, jr., Rock Creek; Timmy Williams, sr., Silver Lake.

End — Barnes, Riley County; Garrett Huske, sr., Silver Lake.

Linebacker — Trevor Acker, jr., St. Marys; Josh Boyd, jr., Silver Lake; Tucker Gehrt, jr., Rock Creek; Dawson Hammes, sr., Rossville; Mikey Waggoner, so., Riley County; Wertzberger, Wabaunsee.

Secondary — Keenan Baird, jr., Silver Lake; Trevor Balch, sr., Rossville; Tyler Halstead, jr., Riley County.

Punter — Ty Nelson, jr., Riley County.

Honorable mention

Line — Eric Sack, sr., St. Marys.

End — Reeves, Rossville.

Secondary — Wyatt Dyche, sr., Rossville; Cooper Imthurn, sr., Wabaunsee; Cooper Schlochtermeier, sr., Rock Creek.

Frankfort Games Rescheduled

    The basketball games scheduled for Dec. 16 with Frankfort have been rescheduled for Feb. 21

Accident Victim Recovering

    A Shanee Heights student seriously injured in auto accident north of Rossville is recovering.  
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Topeka-family-is-thankful-to-be-together-after-a-car-accident-almost-took-one-of-their-lives-406672565.html

Alumni Talk About Victor School

From the Capital-Journal:

Bob Dolezilek at Victor School speaking of his Czech heritage

Pauline (Timmons) Conley who attended Victor School

Perhaps because it was in the mid 20s outside, Pauline Timmons Conley’s memory of her days in the 1950s in the one-room Victor Schoolhouse about six miles north of Rossville turned to tomato soup.

“When I was in seventh grade, I believe, we started having hot lunches in school,” she said Thursday at a 125th birthday party for the school, which since 1981 has been one of the historic buildings in Old Prairie Town at the Ward-Meade Historic Site.

In her old classroom where some of the alumni of the school gathered for the anniversary, Conley added, “It was usually tomato soup. Every day.”

“Every day,” a former classmate repeated, drawing a laugh.

“But it was warm,” Conley said.

“And tapioca,” added another Victor School alumnus, Doug Martinek, about one of the other things on the spare school menu at the rural Shawnee County school that operated from 1881 to 1954.

“Oh, I love tapioca to this day,” a smiling Conley agreed.

The soup was heated on a two-burner hot plate in a corner of the classroom and served up in bowls the pupils brought from home and washed themselves.

Conley also recalled how her teacher, Mrs. Flossie Huntsman, used to take a nap every afternoon, which is when the schoolchildren would go outside for recess. Among their games, Conley said, was tossing a ball over the roof from one side of the school to kids on the other side.

“And we’d be very careful not to hit the school and wake her up,” said Conley, who spent seventh through eighth grade at Victor, a experience she admitted loving.

So much so, she said: “When I got to eighth grade and I was told I was going to have to go to the ‘city’ for school, Rossville High School, I bawled and I bawled. But Momma said, ‘You’ve got to go to high school.’ ”

When Conley graduated in 1957 from Rossville High School, she was the first in either her mother’s or father’s family to achieve that level of education.

Martinek, whose father taught at Victor and who serves as a curator of sorts for it as an Old Prairie Town attraction, said it stands as a reminder to visitors of the more than 4,000 one-room schools that dotted Kansas.

Among those visitors on Thursday were the third- and fourth-grade pupils of Rossville Elementary School who got to see where some of their great-grandparents got their early education.

Christmas Program Video

    There is a video of the RHS 2016 Christmas Concert at:

http://thecube.com/event/rossville-christmas-concert-697638