Girls BB Stats

Stats for the RHS girls basketball team for their first 18 games of 2018-2019.

Name                    Pts       FG%      FT%      Reb.
Caila Hill             178      39.6         67.3      177
Taylor Morelli      109      30.1         53.3      113
Caylee Zemek     95       39.5         59.1        30
Julia Streit           64       26.1         34.4        30
Erika Hatina        37       55.6         46.7        45
Gracie Rabe       61       22.0         47.2        55

Bryce & Zachary Spring Have A Girl

    Bryce and Zachary Spring of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born Feb. 12, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Cecil Johnson Passes Away

Cecil T. Johnson, 85, of Holton passed away February 9, 2019. He was born February 10, 1933 in Wellston, OK, the son of Fred and Fannie Johnson.

Cecil attended school in Oklahoma. Cecil along with his wife Terri owned and operated Johnson’s Painting and two car washes in Holton before retiring. He was the past master of the Rossville Masonic Lodge and a current member of the Masonic Lodge 393 in Mayetta.

Cecil married Terri on November 26, 1981 in Maple Hill, KS. She survives of the home. Other survivors include 3 daughters, Judy, Kristina and Amie; 2 sons, Robert and David; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by 3 sons; Cecil Duane, Kenny Jo and Wade; 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

A cremation is planned with burial at a later date. Mercer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Riley Co. Girls BB Game

    The Riley County High girls basketball team visited Rossville on Feb. 14 and won  49-28.

Rossville    3    12      7     6  -  28
Riley Co.  12    19    14    5  -  49

Rossville  scoring:
Streit        2         0-0     4 
Rabe         1          1-2     3
Zemek      2 (2)   0-0    6
Hill            2         7-10 11
Gillum      0         2-2    2
Shults       1          0-0   2

Riley Co. Boys BB Game

The Riley Count boys basketball team defeated the Dawgs on their home court Feb. 14, 2019 .

Rossville    10      9     6    10  -  35
Riley Co      9     17    16     7  -  55

Rossville scoring:                                                        
Sumner           1        1-2     3
Reeves             3       1-2     7
Horak              1 (1)  0-0    3
Badura            1         1-1     3
Brown             2        0-0    4
Balch               1 (1)   0-0    3
Garcia             1          0-2    2
Sowers            5         0-0   10

Meals Served At Wrestling Regionals

The Class of 2021 After-Prom is serving meals at Regional Wrestling Feb. 15th and Feb. 16th. 
Friday: Taco Salad
Saturday: Biscuits and Gravy, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Chips & Drink, Desserts.

KWCA Rankings This Week

KWCA rankings for this week's 321A class are as follows:

1. Colby
2. Eureka
3. Plainville
4. Sabetha
5. Norton
6. Hoxie
7. Rossville
8. Riley Co.
9. Wellsville
10. Oberlin

Rossville wrestlers in the top six of their class are:

106#    Zach Archer     2nd
120#    Alex Archer     5th
195#    Kody Davoren 4th

321A Regionals will be Feb. 15-16.  Rossville will host one of the regionals.

George Sullivan To Celebrate 94th

George Sullivan will be celebrating his 94th Birthday on February 22, 2019. Please join family and friends celebrating George's life with a card shower. No gifts, please. Please mail to: George Sullivan, Post Office , Rossville Kansas 66533.

3A Basketball Sub-states Assignments

Rossville, along with Wabaunsee, will be playing in the 2A Basketball sub-state tournament at Marion.  The remainder of the Mid-East League teams will be playing in 3A.

2A SUB-STATES (Feb. 25-March 2)
Arma-Northeast
Arma-Northeast, Cherokee-Southeast, Howard-West Elk, Humboldt, Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan, Oswego, Uniontown, Yates Center
Blue Rapids-Valley Heights
Belleville-Republic County, Blue Rapids-Valley Heights, Effingham-ACCHS, Horton, Jackson Heights, McLouth, Oskaloosa, Winchester-Jefferson County North
Conway Springs 
Conway Springs, Garden Plain, Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic, Leon-Bluestem, Medicine Lodge, Sedgwick, Whitewater-Remington, Wichita-The Independent
Leoti-Wichita County
Ellis, Hoxie, Leoti-Wichita County, Oakley, Oberlin-Decatur Community, Plainville, Smith Center, WaKeeney-Trego Community
Marion
Allen-Northern Heights, Eskridge-Mission Valley, Goessel, Herington, Hillsboro, Marion, Rossville, Wabaunsee
Meade
Elkhart, Johnson-Stanton County, Lakin, Meade, Ness City, Pratt-Skyline, Sublette, Syracuse
Pleasanton
Lawrence-Bishop Seabury, Lyndon, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, Olathe-Heritage Christian, Pleasanton, Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian, Richmond-Central Heights, Shawnee-Maranatha Academy
Sterling
Bennington, Brookville-Ell Saline, Canton-Galva, Ellinwood, Ellsworth, Inman, Salina-Sacred

Heart, Sterling

3A SUB-STATES (Feb. 25-March 2)
Caney Valley
Baxter Springs, Caney Valley, Cherryvale, Columbus, Frontenac, Galena, Girard, Riverton
Eureka –
Burlington, Douglass, Erie, Eureka, Fredonia, LaCygne-Prairie View, Neodesha, Osage City
Haven
Anthony/Harper-Chaparral, Belle Plaine, Cheney, Halstead, Haven, Hesston, Kingman, Wichita-Collegiate
Hoisington
Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian, Hoisington, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, Lyons, Norton Community, Phillipsburg, Russell
Kismet-Southwestern Heights
Cimarron, Colby, Goodland, Holcomb, Hugoton, Kismet-Southwestern Heights, Larned, Scott Community
Marysville 
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Easton-Pleasant Ridge, Hiawatha, Holton, Marysville, Sabetha, Seneca-Nemaha Central, Wathena-Riverside
Perry-Lecompton
Hoyt-Royal Valley, Kansas City-Bishop Ward, Meriden-Jefferson West, Perry-Lecompton, Pomona-West Franklin, Santa Fe Trail, Silver Lake, Wellsville
Riley - Riley County
Beloit, Clay Center Community, Concordia, Council Grove, Minneapolis, Riley-Riley County, St. George-Rock Creek, St. Marys

RHS Girls Lose To Wabaunsee

Rossville         9  5 13 9 — 36
Wabaunsee  16 16 19 7 — 58

Rossville scoring:
Streit       2        0-0    4 
Hatina     2        0-0    4 
Rabe       2        1-4    5 
Zemek    4         3-4  11 
Hill          3         1-4    7 
Morelli     0         2-2    2 
Shultz     1         1-2    3 

The Rossville girl's varsity basketball team has a home Mid-East League game vs. Riley County (Riley, KS) on Thursday, February 14 @ 6 pm.

Wabaunsee Wins Boy's Game

Rossville       11 9 13 12 — 45
Wabaunsee  18 8 11 17 — 54

Rossville scoring:
Sumner                 5 (1)   6-10   17 
Reeves                 3         1-4       7
Horak                    2         2-4       6
Badura                  3         2-2       8
Garcia                   0         1-2       1
Sowers                  2         0-0       4

The Rossville varsity basketball team has a home MEL game vs. Riley County (Riley, KS) on Thursday, February 14 @ 7:30 pm.

Wrestling Team pictures

Front Row Left to right Tatum Gentry Manager,  Jordan Quinones Manager, Colby Hurla, Kelsie Kippes Manager, and Mattie Horgan Manager

Second Row Left to right Standing Alex Archer, sitting Zach Archer, Colin Culbertson, Corey Catron, and standing is Layne Hurla

Third Row Left to Right Cody Barker, Kris Brown, Joe McGrath, and Trent Gentry

Back Row Standing Left to Right Sam Twombly, Kody Davoren and Garrett Carver

Coaches (Not Pictured) Bowe Behymer, Chris Graves, Courtney Horgan and Cody Lambotte

Seniors 2019:   Left to right Alex Archer, Colin Culbertson, Kelsie Kippes and Garrett Carver

Pictures by Shari Gentry.

Fire NW Of Rossville

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - A shed northwest of Rossville is a 'total loss' following a fire Sunday night.

Firefighters from Rossville, St. Mary's and Silver Lake responded to the blaze in the 7100 block of NW Bailey Rd. around 7:50 p.m.

The shed was fully engulfed as crews arrived on scene.

No one was injured, however the Rossville Fire department says a few goats did die in the fire.

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

The fire caused $40,000 worth of damage.

Video can be viewed at:  https://www.wibw.com/video?vid=505651052

Cecil Johnson Passes Away

Cecil Johnson was born on February 10, 1933 and passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019.   Cecil was a resident of Holton, Kansas at the time of passing.

Cecil attended school in Oklahoma.

He was the past master of the Rossville Masonic Lodge and a current member of the Masonic Lodge 393 in Mayetta. A cremation is planned with burial at a later date.