St. Marys--Jodeane (Irwin) Reese, 92, formally of St. Marys, passed away December 11, 2020, at Kelly House in Meriden. She was born April 27, 1928, in Clay Center, Kansas, the only child of Lester and Ruth (Ingalsbe) Irwin. She and her husband operated Reese's Market in St. Marys.
To read the rest of her obituary, go to: https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/notices/Jodean-Reese
The obit of Raymond Sedlacek (1920-2007) was posted on Legacy.com as a memorial. Raymond went to school in Rossville and went into the Navy in WWII.
CLASS 2A All-State Team by Wichita Eagle
QB—Torrey Horak, Rossville, jr., 5-10, 170
QB—Ty Sides, Phillipsburg, sr., 5-9, 160
RB—Holt Hanzlick, Hoisington, sr., 5-11, 205
RB—Woodrow Rezac, Rossville, sr., 6-1, 175
RB—Andrew Schwinn, Maur Hill Mt. Academy, sr., 5-11, 200
WR—Spencer Davidson, Minneapolis, sr., 6-2, 215
WR—Bo Reeves, Rossville, sr., 6-5, 210
OL—Hunter Barlow, Haven, sr., 6-3, 315
OL—Caige Cromer, Silver Lake, sr., 6-2, 215
OL—Christien Hawks, Norton, sr., 6-5, 260
OL—Taylor Torrance, St. Mary’s Colgan, sr., 6-2, 240
OL—Samuel Underwood, Maur Hill Mt. Academy, sr., 6-2, 240
DL—Nathan Deters, Nemaha Central, sr., 6-2, 220
DL—Connor Pruyser, Silver Lake, sr., 6-2, 215
DL—Austin Rempel, Hillsboro, sr., 5-10, 205
DL—Drew Whalen, Osage City, sr., 5-10, 250
LB—Kaiden Brown, Rossville, jr., 5-8, 175
LB—Anthony Hays, Garden Plain, sr., 6-0, 200
LB—Cole Steinert, Hoisington, sr., 5-9, 175
LB—Cameron Wise, West Franklin, sr., 6-5, 240
DB—Ty Gerety, Nemaha Central, sr., 5-11, 175
DB—Layne Hurla, Rossville, sr., 5-8, 155
DB—Hunter Morris, Hoisington, sr., 5-7, 170
DB—Darby Roper, Haven, sr., 5-11, 165
K—Mason Munz, Kingman, sr., 6-0, 150
Offensive Player of the Year—Torrey Horak, jr., Rossville.
Defensive Player of the Year—Darby Roper, sr., Haven.
Coach of the Year—Drew Thalmann and Thomas Cooprider, Haven.
Honorable mention
QB—Landon Boss, so., Osage City; Drew Caudle, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Nolan Freund, so., Kingman; Jay Gould, fr., Syracuse; Lucas Hammeke, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Kade Harris, so., Thomas More Prep; Mason Haxton, sr., Hoisington; Zac Kramer, jr., Nemaha Central; Daigan Kruger, jr., Silver Lake; Dawson Lehman, sr., Erie; Trent Moeckel, sr., Minneapolis; Matthew Potucek, jr., Hillsboro; Darby Roper, sr., Haven; Jonah Ruder, sr., Norton; Jake Wright, jr., St. Mary’s Colgan.
RB—Reed Adelhardt, jr., Garden Plain; Alan Anderson, sr., Sterling; Josh Ball, sr., Hoisington; Jared Baxa, sr., Republic County; Benson Berndt, so., Beloit; Dom Bevilacqua, sr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Phoenix Carpenter, sr., Neodesha; Buddy Claibourn, sr., Fredonia; Guillermo Flores, jr., Southwestern Heights; Walt Gray, so., Hutchinson Trinity; Braxton Harrison, jr., Cimarron; Dalton Hilyard, jr., Douglass; Isaiah Holz, sr., St. Marys; Derek Larison, jr., Riverton; Nash Money, so., Wellsville; Nathan Schmidt, sr., Haven; Luke Sharp, sr., Ellsworth; Cameron Wise, sr., West Franklin.
WR—Trey Anderson, sr., Ellsworth; Tim Bible, sr., Belle Plaine; Dillon Boldt, sr., Hillsboro; Bray Davies, sr., Riverside; Garrett Fager, jr., Osage City; Gunnar Fort, sr., Osage City; Tyler Gerety, sr., Nemaha Central; Kagan Keeten, sr., Phillipsburg; Grant Kocour, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Seth Krehbiel, sr., Kingman; Walker Mallatt, sr., Riverton; Layne Mayeske, sr., Fredonia; Alex Pfaff, jr., Chaparral; Gianni Piccini, sr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Gannon Remer, jr., Silver Lake; Skylar Shingleton, sr., Haven; Garrison Spoonts, jr., Eureka; Jace Wentling, jr., Thomas More Prep; Frank Wichert, jr., Hillsboro.
OL—Roy Aguilar, so., Syracuse; Dawson Aller, sr., Lakin; Brycent Ashley, sr., Belle Plaine; Austin Bell, sr., Kingman; Quintin Beeson, sr., Republic County; Kris Brown, sr., Rossville; Brock Buresh, jr., Phillipsburg; Nathan Deters, sr., Nemaha Central; Gage Dewlen, sr., Haven; Cole Gilliland, so., Hoisington; Kaleb Green, so., Wellsville; Jack Haukap, sr., Garden Plain; Anthony Hays, sr., Garden Plain; Willie Kesinger, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Wyatt Littrell, sr., Osage City; Joe Martin, jr., Douglass; Todd Palic, sr., Marion; Nolan Parker, sr., Mission Valley; Keaton Pedigo, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Austin Rempel, sr., Hillsboro; Hunter Renick, sr., Cimarron; Braden Rucker, sr., Eureka; Grady Seyfort, so., Beloit; Kyler Starbuck, sr., Fredonia; Colby Stephens, sr., Wellsville; Micah Uber, sr., Southeast-Cherokee; Blake Walker sr., Humboldt; Caden Webb, sr., Sterling; Dane Whalen, sr., Osage City.
DL—Roy Aguilar, so., Syracuse; Dawson Aller, sr., Lakin; Keyon Baccus, sr., Minneapolis; Josh Ball, sr., Hoisington; Hunter Barlow, sr., Haven; Dalton Freund, sr., Kingman; Mshewe Hale, jr., Rossville; Jack Haukap, sr., Garden Plain; Christien Hawks, sr., Norton; Any Jamis, sr., Fredonia; Kameron Ines, sr., Republic County; Kannon Keller, sr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Willie Kesinger, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Brody Lietz, jr., Rossville; Hunter Renick, sr., Cimarron; Braden Rucker, sr., Eureka; Ben Rudeen, sr., Mission Valley; Gavin Sproul, sr., Norton; Caleb Steele, sr., Belle Plaine; Micah Uber, sr., Southeast-Cherokee; Brennan Walker, jr., Beloit; Caden Webb, sr., Sterling; Trenton Yoder, jr., Haven.
LB—Reed Adelhardt, jr., Garden Plain; Alan Anderson, sr., Sterling; Seth Anderson, so., Norton; Andrew Bergmeier, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Phoenix Carpenter, sr., Neodesha; Corey Catron, jr., Rossville; Cooper Hajek, so., Nemaha Central; Holt Hanzlick, sr., Hoisington; Seth Krehbiel, sr., Kingman; Brody Littrell, jr., Osage City; Keaton Loop, jr., Haven; Brennan Lowe, sr., Eureka; Efren Natividad, sr., Southwestern Heights; Todd Palic, sr., Marion; Luis Perez, sr., Syracuse; Tristan Rathbone, jr., Hillsboro; Andrew Schwinn, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Tate Seabolt, sr., Cimarron; Trey Sommer, so., Humboldt; Blake Stallbaumer, so., Nemaha Central; Jake Wegner, sr., Silver Lake; Brice Wood, sr., St. Mary’s Colgan.
DB—Parrish Beagle, sr., Maur Hill Mt. Academy; Reid Crawford, sr., Osage City; Joel Deters, jr., Mission Valley; Joel Ford, jr., Phillipsburg; Landon Gray, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Gavin Gudenkauf, sr., Nemaha Central; Braxton Harrison, jr., Cimarron; Ayden Kearney, sr., Wellsville; Dawson Lehman, sr., Erie; Cole Martin, sr., Douglass; Layne Mayeske, sr., Fredonia; Mason Munz, sr., Kingman; Gage Palic, sr., Nemaha Central; Matthew Potucek, jr., Hillsboro; Bo Reeves, sr., Rossville; Brogan Renfro, jr., Silver Lake; Jackson Rexroat, jr., Beloit; Andrew Ridenhour, sr., Cimarron; Chase Robinson, sr., Hoisington; Jonah Ruder, sr., Norton; Travis Scheer, sr., Garden Plain; Eli Wiseman, sr., Belle Plaine.
K—Emmanuel Aguilar, jr., Cimarron; Channar Feuerbacher, jr., Silver Lake; Lucas Hammeke, sr., Hutchinson Trinity; Janko Kalan, sr., St. Mary’s Colgan; Bo Reeves, sr., Rossville; Chasyn Vogan, jr., Minneapolis; Jace Wentling, jr., Thomas More Prep.
The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association has released their 321A rankings after the first week of competition. Rossville High senior Layne Hurla is ranked number one in the 138 lb. class. Sam Twombly is ranked number five in the 152 lb class
Maurice Hixon went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at his home in Sikeston.
He was born in Willard, Kansas on Jan. 23, 1923. He later lived in Iola and Mo. No mention of where he went to school, but probably Iola. His obituary can be read at:
There was a Football Awards Ceremony streamed live at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 11. Use link below.
Dawgfeed video of Awards Ceremony
They will also be offering a Season Highlight, and Season DVD's for purchase soon!! More details to come.
CLASS 2A All-State Kansas Football Coaches Association Team
Christien Hawks, OL, Norton; Hunter Barlow, OL, Haven; Taylor Torrance, OL, Pittsburg Colgan; Samuel Underwood, OL, Maur Hill-Mount Academy; Hunter Renick, OL, Cimarron; Ty Sides, QB, Phillipsburg; Andrew Schwinn, RB, Maur Hill-Mount Academy; Woodrow Rezac, RB, Rossville; Tyler Gerety, WR, Nemaha Central; William Reeves, WR, Rossville; Spencer Davidson, RB-TE, Minneapolis; Jonah Ruder, WR-DB, Norton; Mason Munz, K-P, Kingman; Jared Baxa, KR, Republic County; Dane Whalen, DL, Osage City; Nathan Deters, DL, Nemaha Central; Gavin Sproul, DL, Norton; Austin Rempel, DL, Hillsboro; Cole Steinert, LB, Hoisington; Anthony Hays, LB, Garden Plain; Kaiden Brown, LB, Rossville; Tate Seabolt, LB, Cimarron; Phoenix Carpenter, LB, Neodesha; Layne Hurla, DB, Rossville; Darby Roper, DB, Haven; Hunter Morris, DB, Hoisington; Gage Palic, DB, Nemaha Central.
Coach of the year—Derrick Hammes, Rossville.
Kansas Wesleyan U. played York College at 6:00 PM on Wed, Dec. 9. Former Rossville players Amanda and Calia Hill play for KWU.
Caila Hill had 8 pts on 3 of 3 shooting and 2 of 2 FTs. She had 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Amanda Hill had 11 pts on 4 of 18 shooting and 2 of 2 FTs. She had 7 rebounds and 4 assists
You can see the KWU schedule and watch the games at: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/kwu/
Rossville placed 14th of 17 teams at the Caney Valley Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 5. The Dawgs had two wrestlers competing.
Colby Hurla (3-2) (132 lb) placed 3rd and scored 10.0 team points.
Sam Twombly (2-1) (152 lb) placed 2nd and scored 17.5 team points, losing to Bryce Eck (4-0) of Uniontown.
Girls Game
KC Ward 14 16 11 18 -- 59
Rossville 19 15 22 7 -- 63
Rossville scoring:
Perine 4 2-7 10
Mitchell 9 2-2 20
Bergstersser 1 2-2 4
Rabe 3 1-2 7
Porter 3 (3) 0-2 9
Gillum 4(1) 4-5 13
Boys Game
KC Ward won 43-32
Maple Hill—Arnold L. Gideon, 83, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the University of Kansas St. Francis Campus, Topeka.
He was born February 15, 1937, on a farm north of Delia, to Garland and Viola Kovar Gideon. He was raised in the Maple Hill Community and graduated from Maple Hill High School in 1955. Arnold served in the Army National Guard.
Arnold was a farmer and was a fourth-generation breeder of registered horned Herefords. In 1947 at the age of 10 he became a charter member of the Maple Hill Hustlers 4-H Club, where he showed his Hereford cattle. He owned and operated Gideon Pallet Manufacturing. Arnold & DeAnn developed and operated Potagold Cattery, which became the largest commercial breeder of registered cats in the nation. These breeds included Persians, Birmans, Burmese & Abyssinians, which they showed as well as shipped all over the U.S. He was a member of the Kansas Cat Club Association in Manhattan. Arnold enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; he was never one to rush them out and always said, “Come again soon and stay longer.”. He also enjoyed Chevy performance cars and watching the wildlife that came to feed in the front yard. Arnold always loved going to auctions. In later years, his interest was focused on Victorian furniture. He and DeAnn enjoyed dancing and square-dancing.
Arnold was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Garen Gideon, and Jordan Maike.
On the 22nd day of October 1961, Arnold and DeAnn Sump were united in marriage at the Fancy Creek Zion EUB Church. She survives at home.
Other survivors include his children, Shawn (Renee) Gideon, Paxico, Jackie (John) Maike, San Antonio, TX, and Dean (Sarah) Gideon, Maple Hill; a sister, Dianne (Wayne) Dick, Rossville; five grandchildren, Shanee` (Tyrel) Askren, Johnaka (Zane) McCosker, Hunter (Stephanie) Maike, Gentry Gideon, and Lora Larison; seven great-grandchildren, Emmett and Meora McCosker, Ralynn and Maelee Askren, Barrett, Briley, and Huntley Maike; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the Maple Hill (Old Stone Church) Cemetery, Maple Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Garen Gideon Memorial Scholarship fund or the Wabaunsee County Fair Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
Cole Schumacher is a redshirt junior at Emporia State U. and is a wide receiver on their football team. However, their 2020 season was canceled because of Covid-19.
Dawson Hammes is a redshirt junior at Emporia State U. and is a linebacker on their football team. However, their whole season was canceled due to the Covid-19 virus.
Kansas Wesleyan lost to Tabor College 59-51 on Dec. 5
Amanda Hill had 16 points on 6/16 from the field including 3/6 from 3 point range and 1/1 at the free throw line.
Caila Hill had 3 points on 1/2 from the field and 1/2 at the free throw line and pulled in 5 rebounds.
You can read all the game details at: https://www.salina.com/sports/20201205/coyote-women-fall-short-to-tabor
