Sunday, November 7, 2021
Jerome Werick Passes Away
Jerome Patrick Werick, 38, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
Patrick was born to Kevin and Carol Ekman Werick in Topeka, on August 18, 1983. He graduated from St. Marys Academy in 2001. After years of travel and doing odd-jobs here and there, he studied at Kansas State University, Manhattan, and earned a BS in 2009, with a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing.
Patrick was the Vice President and Director of Marketing for Roll Products in St. Marys. He was a member of Assumption Chapel.
In February of 2011, Patrick and Amanda Perry were united in marriage at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys. He was a doting husband and father, and his wife and children were the love of his life. She survives of the home.
For the rest of his lengthy obituary, go to: https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Jerome-Werick
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Other FB Scores Of Interest
Below are the 2A playoff scores for Nov. 5, 2021
Riverton 28 Osage City 22
Silver Lake 51 St. Marys 36
Wellsville 49 Humboldt 8
Beloit 51 Cimarron 6
MMP 36 Hoisington 27
Kingman 28 Garden Plain 21
Hillsboro 41 Chaparrel 14
3A football scores of interest.
Concordia 30 Riley Co. 14
Rock Creek 28 Hayden 21
Friday, November 5, 2021
Nemaha Central/Rossville VB Dawgfight
Rossville hosted Nemaha Central in the second round of state playoffs. The first half was pretty even with Rossville having a 9-6 halftime lead, But after Kaden Brown scored mid-way through the third quarter, Rossville dominated the rest of the game building the lead in the fourth to become Regional Champs.
Rossville 3 6 7 16 32
Nemaha Cen. 6 0 0 6 12
1st Qtr
8:56 24 yd Field Goal by Pedro Arantes
1:46 Nemaha 26 yd pass PAT kick failed.
2nd Qtr
6:01 5 yd run by Corey Catron PAT 2 pt. run failed.
3rd Qtr
7:52 Kaden Brown 18 ud pass from Catron PAT Arantes Kick
4th Qtr
11:06 9 yd run by Catron PAT Arantes Kick
8:50 25 yd field goal by Pedro Arantes
3:07 1 yd run by Catron Failed 2 pt try
0:57 Nemaha 2 yd run PAT kick failed
You can see KSNT video at the 3:40 mark on KSNT video At Rossville
You can see WIBW game video at WIBW.com/video Dawgs-nemaha-central
Rossville will next play Riverton which knocked off Osage City.
Volleyball Team Leaders
The Lady Dawgs had a successful volleyball season competing with some larger schools and finished with a 30-9 record advancing to the second round at their regional.
Sophomore Kinsey Perine led the team in Kills with 437 tootal, or 4.9 per set. Senior Briar Gillum was second with 289 and sophomore Kinley Porter had 253.
Junior Brinley Dyche led serving with 66 aces in 415 attempts.
Senior Briar Gillum led the team in blocks with 59 (40 were solo). Kinsey Perine was second wih 29.
Senior Caylee Douglas led with assists picking up 860.
Junior Brinley Dyche had 444 digs this season to lead the team and has had over 1,000 in her career. Kinsey Perine was second with 277 and sophomoe Ryan Leathers had 267.
With several of the most outstanding players being sophomores, Rossville should have some outstanding volleyball teams.
Michael Paulson Passes Away
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Michael Paulsen of Rossville, Kansas, born in Manhattan, Kansas, who passed away on November 3, 2021 at the age of 52. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on his memorial page at the Piper Funeral Home web page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people
including : his wife Marian Paulsen (Zeller); his children, Michaela Raye
Paulsen (Wade) and Bradley Michael Paulsen; his mother Carolyn Paulsen
(Rossville); and his siblings, Kim York and Claude "Rusty" Paulsen
(Patty). He was also cherished by nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Monday,
November 8th 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Piper Funeral Home (714 Maple
St, St Marys, KS 66536). A rosary will be held on Monday, November 8th 2021 at
7:00 PM at the same location. A mass of christian burial will be held on
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 at 10:00 AM at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
(703 Main St, Rossville, KS 66533).
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Nemaha Central Visits Rossville Fri Nite
D3 No. 1 Rossville (9-0) vs. D4 No. 2 Nemaha Central (7-2)
Last week: Rossville defeated D4 No. 4 Republic County, 56-0, and Nemaha Central defeated D3 No. 3 Pleasant Ridge, 48-14
Nemaha Central runs a 20 personnel offense that looks to establish run, with Rossville head coach Derick Hammes saying he was impressed with their running back and offensive line.
Defensively, Rossville will be facing a 3-3 stack defense that has the ability to give teams multiple looks.
"My assessment is, this is the strength of their football team," said Hammes. "Their size and length pops, they're active and they get to the ball. Just a good defensive football team from that perspective. Physically they can control the line of scrimmage and have a good core of linebackers that run to the ball."
Keys to the game from Hammes: Like any playoff football game, if you don’t win turnovers, taking care of the football is imperative and being able to handle the multiple looks they can give us. The preparation part this week will be big for us to block multiple fronts and pick up blitzes. They're pretty unique in how they can do that in comparison to what we've seen this year."
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Amanda Hill Article in College Basketball Times
A national championship cancelled, online classes, an emergency room beyond capacity, multiple quarantines, making up missed clinicals and playing basketball in an empty gym, masked
It was an 18-month grind for Amanda Hill.
Any one of these situations could be a struggle for the average person, but Kansas Wesleyan University’s do-it-all star has proven well beyond average.
Prior to the pandemic shut down of college sports, Hill was a full-time nursing student with a demanding schedule, playing a leading role for the NAIA KWU Coyotes.
“Nursing school was the toughest thing I have ever done,” Hill said as she reflected on her years as a student-athlete.
She was only one of three remaining students from her original freshman class to graduate from the nursing program she began in 2018 at KWU. The nursing school grading scale is less flexible than the rest of the academic programs at KWU, so a grade of 79% or lower means you fail.
During finals week, she also had two games. “I had to take finals all day (even take a final early), then go play a basketball game. Then I stayed up all night to study and took finals the entire next day,” Hill said.
Hill has been relentless in basketball and her nursing program, and brings a selfless approach to both.
In her junior year, Hill and teammate Kelcey Hinz approached coach Ryan Showman on senior night to ask if one of them could not start the game so that a senior reserve player could have the moment. It was an important game as the Coyotes were playing for a conference championship, but Hill was more concerned with putting her teammate first.
“I thought that was the most selfless act anyone can ever do,” Showman said.
Schaefer True Blue Student Of Week
The news simply couldn't wait. So even though Elizabeth Schaefer had just left her house on Oct. 15 for volleyball practice at Rossville High School, her mother, Jenny, called her.
"I told her, 'You might want to put the car in park and check your e-mail,'" Jenny said.
Without hesitation, Elizabeth knew the news she was about to get. And judging from her mother's voice, she knew the news was good.
"She didn't tell me," Elizabeth said. "But I kind of knew."
When Schaefer opened the e-mail, she learned that years of hard work and preparation had paid off. The Rossville senior has been selected as a member of the 2021 All-National Concert Band by the National Association for Music Education.
Schaefer was one of nine flutists from across the nation chosen for the prestigious honor. She is the first student in Rossville history to make the All-National Honor Band. Last year, only four Kansans made the honor band, all from Class 6A schools in the Kansas City metro area.
Needless to say, achieving her goal impacted Schaefer, who is this week's Capitol Federal True Blue® Student of the Week.
"I don't remember much of that volleyball practice," Schaefer recalled. "It was exciting, but I also didn't believe it. It took like a week or so for me to realize I had made it and it wasn't a dream or fake."
Cole Schumachert At ESU
Cole Schumacher is a red shirt Junior at Emporia State and is a wide receiver on their football team.
Hammes MIAA Defensive Player Of Week
Hammes led Emporia States defense with 12 tackles in the Hornets 15-12 win at Fort Hays State. Two of his tackles came on the Tigers final drive while they were driving for a potential game tying or winning score. He had a touchdown-saving tackle after a 29-yard gain on second down with under a minute left and then was in on the third down stop with 25 seconds left.
As a team the Hornets held the Tigers, the second ranked passing team in the MIAA, to under 150 yards passing.
Friday Night's FB Games
Rossille will host #9 ranked Nemaha Central Friday night at 7 PM in the round of 16.
The Dawgs will also be very interested in their next opponent which will be decided by the Osage City (8-1) and Riverton (7-2) game.
The Dawgs will also be watching the results of #2 Wellsville (9-0) and Humboldt (6-3) game and of course the St. Marys (5-3) and #4 Silver Lake (7-2) will of much interest.
The complete 2A football bracket can be seen at:
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Amelia Foster At 3A State Meet
Rossville's Amelia Foster finished 45th of the 97 runners at the 3A Cross Country State Championships. The lone Rossville runner had a time of 22:45.8.