Carol Willming Passes Away

 Carol L. Willming, 83, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at a Rossville care facility.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the March of Dimes, 1133 SW Gage Blvd., Suite B, Topeka, Kansas, 66604.

Dove Southeast Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave. is assisting the family.

To view Carol's full obituary and leave the family a special message online, please visit www.DoveTopeka.com.

RHS At Hiawatha Boys BB

Rossville    10   14    9   17  —  50
Hiawatha   13   17  10  24  —  64

Rossville scoring:

Garcia          2        0-0     4
Perine         11 (1)  1-3    24
Cooney        2        1-2      5
Brown          1        1-2      3
Sowers         2        1-2      5
Hale             1         3-7     5
Lietz             1         2-3    4

RHS At Hiawatha Girls BB

Rossville    10   11   10   15  —  46
Hiawatha   14  10   14   12  —  50

Rossville scoring:
Perine           5       2-2    12
Mitchell        3 (1) 3-4    10
Bergstresser 1       0-0     2
Rabe              3 (1) 5-6    12
Streit             2 (1) 2-2      7
Gillum           1       1-2      3

KWU Loses To (15) Sterling

Kansas Wesleyan U. lost to number 15 ranked Sterling College 79-65 on Jan 20, 2021.

Cailia Hill had 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting plus 1 of 2 free throws.  She had 7 rebounds.

Amanda Hill had 7 points on 3 of 15 shooting, one being a 3 pointer.  Amanda had 4 rebounds, 

You can read all the game details at:  https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5130

KWCA Rankings For This Week

     This week Layne Hurla maintained his #3 ranking at 145# which is above the 138# class he had been competing in.  Sam Twombly dropped off the Top Six this week at 152#.  Colby Hurla debuted on the Top Six list at 132# taking the #6 spot. 

New Washburn Tech Graduates

Fall 2020 Washburn Tech graduates from Rossville.

Rayna Miller                      Fall 2020              Cosmetology
Emma Streit                       Fall 2020              Phlebotomy

St. Marys Inv. Wrestling

The RHS wrestlers placed 4th of 10 teams at the St. Marys Invitational Jan. 19 with four Dawgs placing 2nd.

1 Blue Valley SW      162.0
2 Atchison                   94.0
3 Perry Lecompton     87.0
4 Rossville                  64.0
5 South East of Saline56.0
6 Bonner Springs        47.5
7 St Marys                  37.0
8 Maur Hill                 33.0
9 Mission Valley         22.0
10 Bishop Ward            7.0

126     Aryon Kleseth (8-4) placed 2nd and scored 11.5 team points.
132     Colby Hurla (10-3) placed 2nd and scored 10.0 team points.
138     Krew Lacock (8-5) placed 5th.
145     Layne Hurla (8-2) placed 2nd and scored 11.5 team points.
160     Corey Catron (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.
160     John McGrath (0-8) place is unknown.
170     Joe McGrath (5-4) placed 3rd and scored 5.0 team points.
195     Barrett Leitz (6-7) placed 3rd and scored 7.0 team points.

St. Marys at RHS Boys BB

Jan. 15, 2021 Bears at Rossville varsity basketball

St. Marys  12 13 12 11 -- 48
Rossville   10 12   9  1  -- 32

Rossville scoring:
Kenney        1       0-0    2
Garcia         2 (1)  0-0    5
Sowers        4 (2)  0-0  10
Hale            1 (1)  2-2    5
Lietz            1       1-2    3

                                   ---
      Total                     25*

*Published totals do not agree 

Girls BB Vs St. Marys

     The RHS Girls played one of their best games and a good 4th quarter 24 point rally came up just 3 points of winning on the Rossville Court on Jan 19. 2021.

St. Marys   12 20  17  13  —  62
Rossville     4  18  13  24  —  59

Rossville scoring:

Perine            4          3-5     11
Streit              6 (1)    3-7     16
Mitchell         5 (1)    7-12   18
Bergstresser 2          0-1       4
Wonnell        2          0-1       4
                                               ---           
                 Total                     53*       

* Published total points  do not agree

Charles Droegemeier Passes Away

     Rossville—Charles G. “Chuck” Droegemeier Sr., died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center.

     He was born to Carl and Viola Farrington Droegemeier at Ellsworth County, Kansas, on April 2, 1936.  The family moved to Burlingame in 1942, where “Chuck” attended rural grade school and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1954. He worked horses and on a dairy farm while he was in high school.

     Chuck worked in construction for three years; he then went to work for the City of Topeka in the water department, where he worked for 39 years.  Chuck was self-employed as a part-time house painter for 43 years.  He had lived in Topeka for 18 years, Maple Hill for 25 years, and then Paxico before moving to Rossville.  He was a member of the Rossville Christian Church and the Topeka City Retirees Club.

     On January 1, 1957, he and Janice “Jan” Colstrom were married in Osage City.  She preceded him in death.  He later married Nona Smith on September 21, 2006, in Rossville; she preceded him in death. Chuck was also preceded by his parents, a sister, Mary Escatel, brothers, Jim and Ralph Droegemeier, and son-in-laws, William Ronsse and Larry Arensman.  Chuck then married Helen Decker on June 25, 2010, in Rossville. She survives.

     Other survivors include a son, Charles G. “Chuck” (Lynn) Droegemeier Jr., Maple Hill, two daughters, Terri Ronsse and Connie Arensman Topeka; a brother, Gerald Droegemeier, Topeka.; five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

     Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  The inurnment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

     To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Charles G. Droegemeier Sr., please visit the Piper floral store.

James Burkett (71) Passes Away

James “Jim” N. Burkett, age 68, of Topeka, KS, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at The University of Kansas Health System-St. Francis Campus.

Jim was born the son of James C. and Anna Laura (James) Burkett on October 4, 1952 in Topeka, KS. He was a 1971 graduate from Rossville High School. He served in the United States Military. Jim worked for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 24 years. He enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle. Jim will be remembered for always willing to help and lend a hand to anyone in need.

Survivors include his children; son, Derek Burkett and his wife Heather; daughter, Racheal Czirr Alexander and her husband Jeff; daughter, Jennifer Bertels and her husband Loren; daughter, Tawyna Butler and her husband Lee; son, Jason Gillenwater; significant other, Margie Wheeler; sister, Donna Bissonnette and her husband Fred; 23 grandchildren, Gavin, Tre, Jade, A.J., Brooklynn, Jazlin, Jade, Evan, Lindsay, Drake, Christopher, Jessie, Breanna, Colby, Riley, Claire, Cassandra, Adam, Jayden, Stella, Daniel, Paul and Joshua.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Colby McGrath; step-mother, Helen Burkett; grandparents, Jessie Lee and Medie Sue Burkett.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 1-3:00 P.M., at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home.

To share a memory or to leave condolences, please visit, www.brennanmathenafh.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.

Schaefer Selected to All-State Honor Band

A hearty congratulations to Elizabeth Schaefer (A Junior at Rossville Jr/Sr High School) who, despite the many setbacks of auditioning for the All-State Band during a pandemic, has been selected as the 1st Chair Flute Player for the 1-4A Kansas All-State Honor Band.

Elizabeth has been preparing the audition music since it was announced last May, 2020. She auditioned (virtually) in November, 2020, and was selected as the 1st Chair Flute for the KMEA (Kansas Music Educators Association) Northeast District Honor Band. With her selection to District, that qualified her to audition for All-State. We completed her recording for All-State over Christmas Break and the online adjudicating was completed on Sunday, January 17th. 

Because of the pandemic, the honor band will be held virtually this year, with rehearsals, sectionals, and other sessions taking place over zoom in late January and early February. She will prepare the honor band music primarily on her own beforehand, record her part separately, and then the honor band staff will combine those individual parts for a collaborative performance to be delivered as a "virtual concert" on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

https://ksmea.org/allstate/... Virtual Performances will take place during the 2021 Virtual In-Service Workshop. Due to copyright restrictions, all concerts will be broadcast one time on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Broadcast links will be provided to directors of selected students. Concerts will not be available for repeat performance online. Performance recordings and souvenirs will be made available for online ordering.

Well done Elizabeth!

--

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Late Ottawa U. Rally Nips Ks Wesleyan

     Two Caila Hill (SO/Rossville, Kan.) free throws gave the KWU Coyotes a 56-53 with 2:40 left in the game. Ottawa took control, though, by scoring the next nine points en route to a 14-5 closing burst. The Braves outscored KWU 26-14 in the quarter.   The final score was Ottawa 67, KWU  61.  

Caila Hill scored 13 pts on 4 of o8 shooting and 5 of 6 free throws made.  She also had 5 rebounds.  Amanda Hill scored 12 points on 5 of 15 shooting, including two 3 pts goals.

For complete game details,  go to:  https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5126

Abilene High Girls Wrestling Invitational

 Abilene High School Girls Invitational Results for Rossville

Varsity Girls 115B

Keera Lacock's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
Round 1 - Tyelor Rozell (Douglass) won by fall over Keera Lacock (Rossville) (Fall 1:41)
Round 2 - Keera Lacock (Rossville) won by fall over Kae Dees (Hays) (Fall 0:24)
Round 3 - Keera Lacock (Rossville) won by fall over Amethyst Hale (McPherson) (Fall 1:38)

Varsity Girls 120

Kendra Hurla's place is 1st and has scored 18.0 team points.
Round 1 - Kendra Hurla (Rossville) won by decision over Kate Jennings (Salina-Central HS) (Dec 8-6)
Round 2 - Kendra Hurla (Rossville) won by fall over Grace Fitzgerald (Silver Lake) (Fall 2:57)
Round 3 - Kendra Hurla (Rossville) won by fall over Addison Otte (Hays) (Fall 3:30)

Varsity Girls 126B

Chyanne Hammer's place is 3rd and has scored 0.0 team points.
Round 2 - Leah Cook (Silver Lake) won by fall over Chyanne Hammer (Rossville) (Fall 4:29)
Round 3 - Isabella Keesee (Phillipsburg) won by decision over Chyanne Hammer (Rossville) (Dec 6-1)