RHS Girls Defeat KC Ward

KC Ward    12    11    15    5  —  43   
Rossville    14    17    11   14  —  56

Rossville scoring:  

Paulsen      3        1-2     7 
Streit          2        1-4     5
Hatina        1        3-6     5
Rabe           2        0-0    4
Zemek        3 (1)   2-3    9
Hill             4         8-11  16 
Morelli       3         0-1     6
Shults         2         0-0    4 
Totals       20 (1) 15-27 56

Laverne Zlatnik Celebrates 93rd

Delia resident Laverne Zlatnik celebrated his 93rd birthday on Nov. 30.

3A Wrestlers Ranked

The Rossville High wrestleing team is not ranked in the Top Ten,  but several individuals are:  They include Layne Hurla, #6 in 113 class, Alex Archer, #5 in 120 class, and Kody Davoren, #5 in 195 class.

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Davoren Make All-State Team

    The Capital Journal has announced their All-State football teams for 2018.  Kody Davoren made the 2A team as an offensive lineman.  Kody is a 6-2, 210 lb. junior.
    Several Rossville players received honorable mention.  They are Bo Reeves, sophomore, end; Garrett Carver, senior, back; Tyree Sowers, sophomore, back; Payton Catron senior, linebacker; and Joau Livisi, kicker.

Dawgs Lose Boys BB Game

    The Dawgs had a very close game with the Wamego Red Raiders on Nov. 30 at Rossville.  In the closing minutes,  the teams kept exchanging 1 point leads.  With about a minute to go,  Wamego led by one at 43-42.  But in the last minute,  the Raiders hit 5 straight free throws to pull away to a 48-42 victory.


Wamego   11 11 9 17   --   48
Rossville    9 12 7 14   --   42

Rossville scoring:

Sumner               5 (1)   2-4    13
Reeves                 2        3-7      7
Badura                 1        0-2      2 

Brown                  1        1-6       3 

Johnson               1        2-2      4 

Garcia                   0       0-2      0 

Sowers                  5       3-7      13 

Totals                  15 (1) 10-29 42

RHS Girls Lose To Wamego 38-32

    The Rossville High girls varsity team lost their opening game of the season against Wamego on the Rossville court in a contest that was very close until the last couple minutes when the hometown girls started getting desperate which resulted in errors and points for Wamego

Wamego      10   4   9  15  —  38

Rossville        9   8  8    7  —  32

Rossville scoring:

Streit                1         0-2      2
Hatina             1         0-0      2
Rabe                1         2-4       4
Hill                   5        6-7      16
Morelli            3        2-3        8
Totals             11      10-16    32

Jean Taylor Passes Away

 Jean June Taylor, 86, of Silver Lake, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

She was born October 11, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Albert and Ruth (Shellmer) Quinlan. 

Jean and her siblings grew up in the Irish/Italian neighborhoods of East Boston during the 1930's. She was nicknamed 'Quin' in her youth and made a name defending her twin sister Joanie against school bullies at East Boston High School. After she graduated high school she worked in the dietary department at Boston's Mass General Hospital. She was street smart, Boston tough, and Boston stubborn...all traits the beautiful 21-year-old brought with her to Kansas after meeting and marrying the love of her life, Merle Taylor. Merle was a crewman on the USS Block Island and had docked in Boston for a week. Jean saw him at a club, dropped her handkerchief to catch his attention, and the rest became history.

Jean and Merle were married on September 4, 1954 in Milton, Massachusetts, and then moved to Silver Lake where Merle farmed with his family. Jean adjusted to country life and together she and Merle raised five children. Through it all she never let the Boston accent go (you can take a kid out of Boston but you can't take the Boston accent out of Jean Taylor!). Jean operated an in-home daycare for years and then became famously known as Silver Lake's Pizza Lady, making pizza at Casey's General Store for 15 years. Jean's life was full of love, orneriness, and fun. She loved family gatherings and she absolutely loved spending time with her grandchildren and great granddaughter. She will be dearly missed. 

Jean lived for the past three years at Oakley Place in Rossville, where she endeared herself to all. She was well cared for by her children and the caring staff at Oakley Place. She was preceded in death by her husband Merle, her twin sister, Joan Moody; sister Barbara Vesowate, and brothers, Al Quinlan and Walter Quinlan. Survivors include children, Susan (Steve) Tate, Edward (Terri) Taylor, Mark (Jacque) Taylor, Bill (Janice) Taylor, all of Silver Lake, and Brenda (Ronald) Payne of Meriden; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

A Funeral Ceremony will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Parker-Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, Kansas. Interment will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery, 35th & Menoken Road. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to service time at the funeral home. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the DARE program in support of the Silver Lake city-wide safe Halloween celebration (an annual event that Jeannie loved), or to the Topeka Rescue Mission.

To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.ParkerPriceFH.com.

Amanda Hill (17) At KS Wesleyan

    Amanda Hill of Rossville is a sophomore at Kansas Wesleyan University and is on their basketball team.    Her bio can be read at: 
http://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/18/2/8354.php

Varsity Basketball Schedules

Nov.  
30. Wamego 

Dec.  
4.     KC Ward (at Chapman)
7.     Sacred Heart (at Chapman)
8.     at Chapman
14.   at Atchison 18.   at Silver Lake
20.    Perry-Lecompton

Jan. 
4.      at Riley County
8.      at Rock Creek
11.     St. Marys 
15-19.  at Oskaloosa Inv. (Boys)
22-26. at Jefferson North Inv (Girls)
29.     at St. Marys 

Feb.  
1.     Wabaunsee
5.     Osage City 
8.     Silver Lake
12.   at Wabaunsee
15.   Riley County
21.   Rock Creek.

Wichita Eagle Rates The Leagues

The Wichita Eagle has given each of the 44 high school football leagues in Kansas a power rating.  The Mid-East League is rated #3 of the 44 leagues.

Sub-State Champions: Riley County

Regional Champions: Silver Lake, Rossville

Playoff Qualifiers: Riley County, Silver Lake, Rossville

Teams: 5

Power Score: 22

To read the complete article and how they calculated the power ratings,  go to:

https://www.kansas.com/sports/varsity-kansas/varsity-football/article222174100.html

Boys Basketball Outlook

Coach: Eammon Bradley (2nd year).

Last year’s record: 6-15 (3-7, 5th in league).

Postseason: lost in 3A sub-state quarterfinals.

Returning starters: (4) Taegan Sumner, G, sr.; Kaleb Badura, G, jr.; Tyree Sowers, F, so.; Bo Reeves, C, so.

Other returners/newcomers: none listed.

Outlook: Bulldawgs lost 10 of first 11 games last year before going 5-4 over final month. ... Graduation claimed leading scorer and first-team all-league selection Sheldon Hulbert. ... Sumner averaged 10 points and 3 assists per game last year. ... Sowers averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds a game and Reeves averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds a game.

Girls Basketball Outlook

Coach: Michael Bell (6th year).

Last year’s record: 12-10 (4-6, 4th in league).

Postseason: lost in 3A sub-state semifinals.

Returning starters: (1) Caila Hill, F, 5-10, sr.

Other returners/newcomers: Taylor Morelli, F, 5-9, jr.; Katie Glotzbach, C, 5-6, sr.; Julia Streit, G, 5-4, so.; Mary Shults, C, 5-1, jr.; Gracie Rabe, F, 5-8, so.; Destiny Bergstresser, F, 5-6, so.; Michaela Paulsen, G, 5-4, jr.; Kaylee Zemek, G, 5-4, fr.; Erika Hatina, C, 5-10, jr.

Outlook: Bulldawgs will be young and inexperienced after graduating five seniors who played a lot of minutes. ... Hill was leading scorer at 13 points per game and also averaged 7 rebounds a contest. ... Morelli added 3 points and 3 rebounds per game but no other returner had significant stats. ... New additions Paulsen (didn’t play), Zemek (freshman) and Hatina (injury) will help depth.

Girls Basketball Roster

#    Name          Grade 
35  Briar Gillum        9
13  Vanesa Quinones 9
4    Alexis Zabala      9
22  Caylee Zemek     9
14  Destiny Bergstresser 10
10  Kitty Jordan 10
21  Gracie Rabe 10
33  Mallorie Salmon 10
3    Julia Streit 10
12  Lika Botchoriscvili 11
20  Erika Hatina 11
15  Camille Hoffelt 11
2    Hiede Magangcong 11
31  Taylor Morelli 11
1    Michaela Paulsen 11
5    Jenna Rodehorst 11
11  Mia Sellenmerten 11
40  Mary Shults 11
25  Katie Glotzbach 12
30  Caila Hill 12

Head Coach: Michael Bell
Assistant Coaches: Trent Kraus, Paula Stucky

Elizabeth Entsminger Passes Away

Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Entsminger, 93, of Topeka, KS died Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

She was born November 17, 1925 in Delia, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Marie Cowan.

Betty was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church where she volunteered in the church office.

Betty married Robert Ford Entsminger on December 16, 1946. He preceded her in death on March 29, 1986. She is survived by two children, Chad (Karen) Entsminger and Megan (James) Essary along with three grandchildren, Brandy (Grant) Treaster, Andrew Entsminger and Dawson Essary.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church where a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 10:30 a.m. Following the rosary, Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m.at the church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Kansas.