Bryce Gfeller (17) at Cloud Co. CC

Bryce Gfeller is a red-shirt freshman at Cloud County CC and is on their wrestling team.
His bio can be read at:
http://www.cloudtbirds.com/sports/wrest/2018-19/bios/gfeller_bryce_ldu6?view=bio

60s Party At Legion 2-15

RHS Girls Basketball Stats

Stats for the RHS girls basketball team for their first 12 games of 2018-2019.

Name                    Pts       FG%      FT%      Reb.
Caila Hill             178      38.7         63.0      128
Taylor Morelli       70       34.1         51.9        79
Caylee Zemek     54       39.5         53.3        24
Julia Streit           48       25.4         39.1        20
Erika Hatina        29       57.1         45.5        31
Gracie Rabe       38       19.4         50.0        34

Isaiah Luellen (18) Wins At UNK Open

KEARNEY, Neb. — The No. 17 Fort Hays State wrestling team completed the UNK Holiday Inn Open with eight placers and one individual champion. Isaiah Luellen (165 pounds-unattached) emerged victorious in the amateur weight class as he claimed his second individual title.

Isaiah Luellen finished the UNK Open with a 5-0 slate. Luellen defeated Davonn Keyes (Northeastern JC) with a 13-3 major decision in the first round. In the second round, Luellen captured a 3-2 decision over Terrell Garraway (Nebraska-Kearney). Luellen then advanced to the semifinals after picking up a 9-4 decision over Payton Hume (Unattached-Mary). He used a 5-1 decision to defeat Christian Grauberger of Air Force to advance to the title bout. The Rossville, Kan. native capped off a perfect day with a 4-2 tiebreaker over Northern Colorado’s Billy Higgins.

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Boys                  League  Overall

St. Marys ...        6-0 ... 10-4
Riley County ... 4-2 ... 10-3
Silver Lake ...     4-2 ... 10-3
Rock Creek ...     3-3 ... 8-6
Wabaunsee ...     0-5 ... 3-10
Rossville ...          0-5 ... 1-13

Girls              League  Overall

Wabaunsee ...   5-0 ... 11-2
Riley County ... 4-2 ... 8-5
St. Marys ...        4-3 ... 7-6
Silver Lake .    .. 3-3 ... 7-6
Rock Creek ...     2-4 ... 5-9
Rossville ...         0-5 ... 4-10

Wrestling Team Ranked #7

Rossville is back in the top 10 of the KWCA 321A Wrestling rankings as of Jan. 29.  The top 10 are:
1. Colby
2. Eureka
3. Norton
4. Hoxie
5. Plainville
6. Sabetha
7. Rossville
8. Riley Co.
9. Minneapolis
10. Smith Center

Zach Archer is ranked #2 in the 106 class, Alex Archer is #4 in 120, and Kody Davoren is in the #4 spot for 195 #.

Maxine Carver Passes Away

Maxine Fay Carver, 73, died quietly in her sleep on January 28, 2019, at KU Med center. Maxine was born to George and Velma (Pitcher) Tomasek on November 18, 1945, in Anthony, Kansas. She was raised in the rural Caldwell, Kansas, area along with two older sisters.

Maxine attended the Caldwell Public school system. She attended Emporia State University graduating with a BA degree in Business Education in January, 1967, and then a MS degree from Kansas State University in August, 1972. She taught at Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas for the spring semester of 1967. Maxine then moved to St. Marys, Kansas, for the fall of 1967 and taught business courses at St. Marys High School for 34 years. She was also the Future Business Leaders of America advisor for St. Marys High School for 23 years. Maxine also taught various business courses during the evenings for Highland Junior College at St. Marys, and for Washburn University in Topeka. After retirement, Maxine substitute taught in Rossville and St. Marys. Maxine was a member of the Kaw Valley Education Association, Kansas Education Association, and the National Education Association. Maxine was also listed in the National Who’s Who in High Schools of America. Maxine was also a member of the Rossville Christian Church. She was also a member of the Czech Moravan Lodge and served as the secretary and was honored as the 2018 Fraternalist of the year for the Moravan Lodge 128. Maxine also served as the treasurer for the City of Rossville.

Mrs. Carver was known for having a great interest in crocheting, crafts, and reading. She was a big fan of mysteries. She was a member of the Rossville Library Book Club. In her youth, she enjoyed horseback riding.

Maxine was united in marriage to Steven Lyle Carver on June 29, 1968. He survives. Maxine is also survived by her two sons, David L. Carver, Manhattan, and Marc A. Carver (Jill) of Topeka. Her grandchildren are Tyler, Garrett, and Jacob of Topeka, and Isaac of Texas.
Maxine was preceded in death by both of her parents and sister Lucy Ashley of Shawnee Mission, KS. Surviving sibling is her sister, Georgia Ann Neal (Bill) of Caldwell, Kansas.

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Rossville Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.

Sierra Streit On Dean's List

Sierra Streit of Rossville is on the Dean's List for the Fall Semester at Highland Community College.

Rossville Boys At St. Marys

Rossville held the lead throughout most of the game,  with a 7-6 lead after first, 26-20 at the half, and 35-30 at the end of three quarters.  With 2:25 left, RHS led 44-39.  At 1:33, it was Dawgs up 47-43.  But with :50 left,  the Bears took the lead at 48-47. With :20 remaining,  a Dawg basket  tied the game at 49-49.  But the Bears had the last chance and hit a basket with about 1 second (or less)  left to win 51-49.

Rossville    7    19      9    14  -  49
St. Marys    6    14    10    21  -  51

St. Marys scoring:
J. Hurla        2 (1)   1-2     6 
Holz             4 (1)   3-4    12 
Schindler     5         3-5    13 
Rieschick     6         2-3   14 
Ewing           1         2-2    4 
Sommers     1         0-0     2
Totals         19 (2) 11-16  51

Rossville scoring:
Sumner       3         3-5     9 

Reeves       6          0-0   12 

Horak          2 (2)    0-0     6 

Badura        3          0-0     6  

Brown         1          0-0     2 

Garcia         3          1-1     7 

Sowers        3          1-4     7  

Totals         21 (2)    5-10 49

Lady Dawgs At St. Marys

Jan. 29, 2019 at St. Marys
The Lady Dawgs dominated the court for the first three quarters.  They were up 10-5 after one, 29-16 at the half, and 38-25 after three quarters.  They were still up 44-39 with 48 seconds left.  But in the last 48 seconds the Lady Bears hit two 3 pt shots and one free throw while the Rossville girls only netted on free throw to end up one point short after that disastrous 4th period. 

Rossville   10    19    9    7   --   45
St. Marys    5     11   9    20  --   46

Rossville scoring:

Streit            2        0-1     4
Rodehorst   1        0-0     2
Rabe             0       2-2      2
Zemek          3 (3) 2-3     11
Hill               2       9-10    11
Morelli         5 (1)  2-7     13

St. Marys scoring:

M. Hurla       2 (1)  1-3     6
R. Hurla        2 (1)  0-1     5
Hurd              1 (1)  0-0    3
K. Hurla        2       0-0    4
Harrison       7 (6) 1-2    21
Hutley           0       2-2     2
Schindler      1       3-7      5

Merrill Hinkle Donates Record Collection

Douglas Martinek accepting Mr. Hinkle's record collection

Mr. Merrill Hinkle was gracious enough to donate his entire Polka record collection to the Moravan Lodge #128, Rossville, KS.

Mr. Hinkle, 92 year young, lives in rural Jackson County near Mayetta. He remembers dancing with his wife, Margarite at the Bohemian Hall and across the Midwest.

The records date back to 1975, with many of the records, personally autographed with the polka musician’s name and the location of the dance where Mr. Hinkle purchased them.


Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle will be the guest of honor at the Spring Polka Dance at the Bohemian Hall on April 27, 2019.

Washburn President's List

Washburn University has announced its President's List honorees for the fall 2018 semester. A 4.0 GPA with 12 or more hours are needed.

On this Presidents List are Jamie Benton and Darria Dennison of Rossville, KS

FBLA District Conference

Rossville FBLA had 19 members compete at the District III Conference on January 21, 2019
at Herington High School. Our chapter placed 3rd overall. We were excited to be able to go
and compete this year since the last two years have been canceled due to weather.

FBLA Members that attended District III Conference

Back row: (left to right) Elizabeth Schaefer, Camille Hoffelt, Taylor Morelli,

Erika Hatina, Mary Shults, Jordan Quinones, Dylan Rietcheck, Mcgwyre Leathers

Middle row: Parker Kenney, Kaiden Brown, Adam White, Peyton Price,

Allison Perry, Leah Hudson, Hailey Steele

Front row: Tatum Gentry, Vanesa Quinones, Mattie Horgan, Alexis Zabala

Individual and team placings are as follows:

Banking & Financial Systems - 4th place - Dylan Rietcheck, Mattie Horgan, Vanesa Quinones

Business Communications - 3rd place - Taylor Morelli

Business Ethics - 2nd place - Erika Hatina

Business Law - 10th place - Tatum Gentry

Client Service - 4th place - Taylor Morelli

Computer Problem Solving - 4th place - Adam White

Cyber Security - 5th place - Jordan Quinones

Emerging Business Issues - 3rd place - Peyton Price & Kaiden Brown

Entrepreneurship - 3rd place - Erika Hatina, Leah Hudson, Jordan Quinones

Health Care Administration - 9th place - Taylor Morelli

Help Desk - 3rd place - Taylor Morelli

Hospitality Management - 1st place - Dylan Rietcheck, Mattie Horgan, Vanesa Quinones

Introduction to Business - 6th place - Tatum Gentry, 8th place - Alexis Zabala

Introduction to Business Presentation - 6th place - Hailey Steele

Introduction to Business Procedures - 4th place - Tatum Gentry, 5th place - Mcgwyre Leathers,
8th place - Kaiden Brown, 9th place - Mattie Horgan

Introduction to Financial Math - 1st place - Alexis Zabala, 6th place - Aadam White

Introduction to FBLA - 1st place - Elizabeth Schaefer

Introduction to Information Technology - 4th place - Adam White

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure - 2nd place - Elizabeth Schaefer

Introduction to Public Speaking - 5th place - Peyton Price, 8th place - Vanesa Quinones

Marketing - 3rd place - Kaiden Brown, Parker Kenney, Peyton Price

Networking Concepts - 2nd place - Adam White

Parliamentary Procedure - 8th place - Leah Hudson

Political Science - 10th place - Alexis Zabala

Public Speaking - 4th place - Mary Shults, 5th place - Leah Hudson

Sales Presentation - 3rd place - Leah Hudson

Securities & Investments - 5th place - Parker Kenney, 6th place - Leah Hudson

Sport & Entertainment Management - 5th place - Kaiden Brown, Parker Kenney, Dylan Rietcheck

The FBLA State Leadership Conference will be April 2-3 at the Kansas Expo Center in Topeka, KS.
The top 4 that place at State will be qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference
in San Antonio, TX this summer, June 29-July 2.

Taco Salad Meal Benefit Jan 29

  The Jan 29 Basketball game at St. Marys High will have a TACO Salad meal with proceeds going to Mallory Mitchell/Kyle Hammer.   Burritos will also be available for pick up that night.

For info about Mallory Mitchell, go to the following:    http://www.emporiagazette.com/area_news/article_7ae150cc-28cf-51ae-a970-c68b3f861207.html