Perine and Mitchell on Tourney All-Star Team

Kinsey Perine and Emma Mitchell were selected to the Jeff County North All-Tournament Team.  Their performances contributed greatly to the Rossville girls sweeping the tourney and bringing home first place.

Washburn U. Fall Semester Graduates

Washburn University announced that the following people from Rossville have graduated after the fall semester.

Malcolm Gillum fgraduated with a BS in Criminal Justice

Jalyn Porter graduated with a BS in Nursing

Jacob Thornburg graduated with a BS in Nursing

Alaina Vanatta graduated with a BA

Rossville Wrestlers Are Champions At Fredonia

The Rossville  wrestling team had a great win at the Fredonia Tournament Jan. 29.  They were the champions out of a field of 25 teams.   The top nine finishers were:

l  Rossville 222.0
2 Andover Central 194.0
3 Campus 187.0
4 Chanute 183.0
5 Valley Center High School 162.5
6 Winfield 152.0
7 Burlingame 144.0
8 Erie High School 141.5
9 Iola 112.5

106 W    Emma Plantz  (0-14)
               2 losses
120 W    Kendra Hurla (26-0)    First
               3 wins
120         Mason Broce (21-10)   Fourth
               2 wins, 2 losses
126 W    Keera Laco;ck (22-4)   First
               3 wins
132W     Cassie Fund  (22-4)      Second
               2 wins 1 loss
132         Aryon Klesath (19-17) Sixth
               3 wins 3 losses
145         Krew Lacock (12-17)   Fifth
               3 wins 2 lossses
160         Sam Twombly (26-1)    First 
                3 wins   
170         John McGrath  (2-17)   Fourth
               1 win, 1 forfeit win, 3 losses
285         Jacob Carver (20-3)       First
               3 wins  

RHS Girls Win Jeff North BB Tourney

 The Rossville girls basketball team swept the Jeff North tournament this Jan 25-29.  They won the championship game on Sat. over Jeff County North 57-41.  Previous wins were against NE Kansas and Perry Lecompton.

Rossville              14 12 15 16 -- 57
Jeff County North   8  9  16  8 -- 41

Rossville scoring:

Perine       3 (2)  4-6  12 

Douglas     2 (1) 9-10 14

Mitchell      3      2-5    8 

Porter        4 (3) 2-2   13 

Foster        1      0-0    2 

Haehn        1 (1) 1-2   4 

Foster        0       0-2   0 

Gillum        1       2-4   4

Girls Get 2nd Win at Jeff North Tourney

The Rossville girls basketball team picked up a second round win in the  Jeff County North basketball tournament on Jan. 28.  Their next game will be Jan. 29

Rossville      5 18 10 16 -- 49
NE Kansas  11 13  5   5 -- 34

Rossville scoring 

Perine                7      3-9 17 

Douglas             0       4-6  4 

Mitchell              4      4-4 12 

Porter                2 (1) 1-2  6 

Haehn               4       0-0  8 

Gillum               1       0-0  2

Brody Lietz Committs To Emporia State

 RHS senior Brody Lietz has signed to play football for Emporia State this coming year.

Amanda Hill Is KCAC Offensive Player Of Week

Kansas Wesleyan's Amanda Hill (SR/Rossville, Kan.) has been named as the KCAC Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts for the Coyotes in a pair of games last week. KCAC Players of the Week are selected for their performances during the week by a vote of conference sports information directors.  

Hill became Kansas Wesleyan's career scoring leader on Saturday, scoring her 1570th point on a 3-pointer with 8:21 to go in the second quarter at Ottawa. After scoring 16 earlier in the week to help KWU beat Oklahoma Wesleyan, Hill needed only six points to break the record heading into Saturday's game. She hit a 3-pointer to break the record of 1568, set in 1985, and finished the game with 23 points helping KWU to the 83-75 win.

She had a solid week averaging 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds to go along with 2.0 steals per game.

Briar Gillum (22) Signs With Mo. So. U.

Rossville senior Briar Gillum, daughter of Scott and Colleen Gillum has signed to compete in track and field at Missouri Southern University in Joplin, MO. this coming year.

KWCA Wrestling Ranking Jan 25

Rossville is not in the Top Ten for either boys or girls in the week five, Jan. 25.  KWCA  rankings and there was no change for the Rossville wrestlers making the top 6 in their classes.  There have been no changes for either boys or girls ranks the last couple weeks.

The  boys ranked are Sam Twombly, who is ranked 4th in the 160# class, and Jacob Carver,  first in the 285# class

Kendra Hurla is ranked 1st in the 120# class, and Keera Lacock is ranked 6th in the 126# class. 

The KWCA rankings can be viewed at:  https://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

David "Mike" Philipp Passes Away

David Michael “Mike” Philipp, 53, Holton, KS passed away on Tuesday January 18, 2022.

Mike was born on October 26, 1968 in Topeka, the son of David and Judy (Smith) Philipp.

He graduated from Rossville High School and attended Washburn University.

He was previously employed by the Department of Revenue, State of Kansas.

He had a passion for music and touched many lives through his talent as an amazing guitarist. He was a member and lead guitarist for the band “Mixed Emotions”.

Mike married Lisa Alley on June 9, 2001 in Circleville, KS. She survives. Other survivors include his mother Judy, Stepfather Bob Welch, Topeka; a sister Michel’ (Jim) Cole and family, Topeka; half-brother Tony (Jessica) Campbell, Farmington, MN; half-sister Angel Philipp, Minneapolis, MN.
Preceded in death by his father David Philipp.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dove Southwest Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

Amanda Hill Article by Capital-Journal

From the Capital-Journal

 When Rossville High School's Amanda Hill arrived at Kansas Wesleyan prior to the 2017-18 season, she had no idea of what she would accomplish.

Five years later, she can say she's the all-time leading scorer at KWU. She broke a 37-year-old record of 1,568 points set by Joedy Zimmerman in 1985 during Saturday's 83-75 victory over Ottawa.

Hill now has 1,604 career points after scoring 18 in the Coyotes' 89-41 victory over Southwestern on Monday at Mabee Arena. She has played in 140 games since graduating from Rossville.

"It feels really good," Hill said. "It was definitely something that I wasn't expecting and I didn't really know about it until a few games before. I don't think it really occurred to me until I was in the nursing program.

Hill, a nursing major, opted to take a fifth year at KWU when the NAIA granted athletes an additional season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season, Hill has balanced her time between basketball and the night shift in the emergency room at Salina Regional Health Center.

RHS Girls Get First Round Win

 Rossville picked up a win over Perry-Lecompton in the first round of the Jeff North Basketball Tournament on Jan. 24.   They are now 5-6 for the season.  They play the second and third game of the tournament Friday and Saturday 

Rossville              12 19 10 14 -- 55
Perry-Lecompton  16 13   7 13 -- 49

Rossville scoring:

Perine        3       2-3   8 

Douglas     2 (2)  2-2   8 

Mitchell      8      9-11 25 

Porter        3 (1) 2-3  10 

Gillum        0      4-4   4

Torrey Horak Signs With Central Missouri

RHS senior Torrey Horak has signed to play football next year at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.

Amanda Hill Sets KWU Scoring Record

OTTAWA – At first glance it appeared to be another sensational yet routine game for Amanda Hill (SR/Rossville, Kan.) – 23 points and eight rebounds in the Kansas Wesleyan women's 83-75 Kansas Conference victory over Ottawa on Saturday.

This night and this game inside Wilson Field House, though, were different. Wholly different. Historically different.

 Hill's 3-point field goal from the right wing with 8 minutes, 21 seconds left in the second quarter hoisted her atop KWU's career scoring chart with 1,570 points. She entered the game five points behind KWU Hall of Famer Joedy Zimmerman, who scored 1,568 points during her fabulous career that ended in 1985.

The link below contains the complete lengthy article about Amanda's career.  And, it also has info about her younger sister Caila who also starts for KWU and has contributed greatly to the teams success this year.

https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/5706