Semester Honors For RHS Graduates At KSU

The below listed RHS graduates received Fall Semester Honors at KSU this year. 

Kylee Badura, 
Tatum Gentry,
Victoria Haverkamp,
Parker Kenney,
Hannah Miller,
Kathleen Schuler,
Rebecca Wagner

Christi (Tomson) (86) Spielman Passes Away

     Christi Renee Spielman, 54, was surrounded by her family as she passed away on the morning of March 30, 2022.
    She was born November 10, 1967 at Topeka to Lloyd and Patricia (Olejnik) Tomson. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1986 and went on to attend and graduate from Washburn University.
    Christi married Michael K. Spielman on September 25, 1994 at Sacred Heart in Delia, Kansas. They raised 3 children, Benjamin, Brandon and Katelyn (Katie). Christi was employed at Fork in the Road, Riley, Kansas. She was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Clay Center.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Spielman.  She is survived by her family, sons, Benjamin Spielman and Brandon Spielman, Manhattan, and daughter, Katie Spielman, Clay Center; her parents, Lloyd and Patricia Tomson, Rossville; a brother, Craig (JoAnn) Tomson, Wichita; a sister, Jill (Marc) Carver, Topeka; a sister-in-law Kerri Spielman, Clay Center; in-laws, Norval and Linda Spielman, Manhattan; nephews Zayden Tomson; Tyler, Garrett and Jacob Carver; Jordan, Justin, Jonathan and Jason Entgelmeier; and so many more family members and wonderful friends.
    A celebration of life service will be held for Christi on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Evangelical Covenant Church in Clay Center at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will be a private service with family
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Christi Spielman Memorial fund to benefit their children, Ben, Brandon and Katie c/o the  Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th St, Clay Center, Ks.

Rossville Softball Team Trounces Riley Twice

The Lady Dawgs defeated Riley County twice on April 5 by scores of 11-0 and 17-0.  

Perine homered and had two runs batted in for the Bulldawgs in the 11-0 first-game victory while sophomore Emma Mitchell went 2-2 with two RBI.

Vanesa Quinones improved to 3-0 on the season with the shutout pitching performance, recording five strikeouts.

The Lady Dawgs wrapped up the sweep with a 17-0 win in the nightcap.

Mitchell went 4 for 5 with a double and a triple while Perine went 4 for 5 with her homer and a triple.

Brinley Dyche moved to 3-0 with the pitching victory, recording five strikeouts.

Rossville Sweeps Riley Baseball Team

The RHS baseball team won two games over Riley County by scores of 11-0  and 17-0 on April 5.  The Dawgs are 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the MEL.

Rossville & Anderson Co. Baseball

 The Rossville team split a double header with Anderson Co. on April 1, 2022.  The Dawgs won the first game 11-5, but lost the second 6-0.

Boys Golf At Wamego Inv.

The Rossville boys Golf team competed in the Wamego Inv. on April 5, 2022.The Dawgs finished seventh of eleven teams.

The order of finish for the top eight  teams was:

1.  Wamego                343
2.  Manhattan Chief   344
3.  Tonganoxie           353   
4.  Clay Center          377
5.  Concordia            378
6.  Sabetha                378
7.  Rossville              428
8.  St. Marys             438 

The top four of the Rossville team were:

Jonathan Hart           T18

Mshewe Hale           T30

Braden Rathbun         45

Mauuel Vanderputten 51

Softball Team Gets Two More Wins @ SFT

 The Lady Dawgs defeated Santa Fe Trail 6-4 and 8-3 on Friday, April 1.    The team is now 4-0 for the first week of the season.

Dan Viergever (53) Passes Away

Dan William Viergever, 86, was born at home near Willard, KS on March 24, 1935. He took his final breath on February 12, 2022 - a snow blanketed, blue sky day - following years of decline due to Dementia. He lived in Golden, Colorado with his loving wife and caregiver, Elaine.

Dan grew up in the farmlands surrounding Topeka, KS. Following his graduation from Rossville High School in 1953, he left home, forgoing a football scholarship at Northwestern University, and joined the Navy to serve his country and travel the world. He served as a gunners-mate from 1953-1957 and in the Naval Reserve from 1957-1961. He is a Veteran of the Korean Defense Era. After his military service, Dan worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as an Agent Telegrapher. When the railroad industry began to slow, he chose to start a new career path, earning his bachelor’s degree at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1969 and his master’s degree in Library Science at the University of Oklahoma in 1971. Following this, he was the Library Director at Lamar Community College in Lamar, CO and then at the Main Post library at Fort Riley, KS Army Installation. He finished out his career as Library Director at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, KS in 1999. He is responsible for the numerous, beautiful trees on campus there and mural in the college library. Upon his retirement, Dan and Elaine moved to Colorado, living in both Colorado Springs and Golden and enjoying many trips to their cabin, which he built with his family, in the Rocky Mountains.

Dan is survived by Elaine, his wife of 63 years. They were married in February on a snow blanketed, blue sky day. He is also survived by three well-loved daughters: Melinda, Melodie and Danielle, as well as his sons-in-law Tim, Mike and Sean. He was blessed by a beautiful bunch of grandkids: Drew, Jeremy, Lindy, Silas, Grant and Katherine. And also, great grandkids: Austin, Kyrstin, Keely, Lillian, Mathias and Kaya. His two sisters, Sue (Jack) Flerlage and Sharon (Wonnie) Graves, survive him, as well, and can attest to the orneriness of his boyhood. He will join his parents, Chris and Ethel Viergever, and his brother and best friend, Gerald Viergever, in the here-after.

Those who wish may make memorial gifts in memory of Dan Viergever to:
Neosho County Community College Foundation (NCCC Foundation)
800 W 14th
Chanute, KS 66720
Financial Aid for Students in Need
Memo notes: Dan Viergever Memorial

To view the church service, go to:    www.Facebook.com/covenantpcawheatridge/live

Silver Lake Tack & Field Inv.

The Rossville track and field team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on March  31. The women's team finished fifth of the eight teams and the Men were eighth of eight.

Women

Event finishes of sixth or better include:

100 Meters                  Shayla Rezac                First
200 Meters                  Shayla Rezac                First
300 M. Hurdles           Keera Lacock               Third 
1600 Meters                Alexis Zabala               Sixth
High Jump                  Kendra Hurla                Fourth
Long Jump                  Shayla Rezac               Third
Shot Put                       Briar Gillum                 First
Discus                          Briar Gillum                 First   
4 x 800 Relay               Rossville                      Third

Men

Event finishes of   sixth or better include:

100 Meters                   Pedro Arantes              Third
200 Meters                   Pedro Arantes              Third
Javelin                          Hunter Broce               First   

              Briar Gillum wins the discus event.

Dawgfeed # 5 for 2021-22

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RHS Baseball Players To Watch in 2022

Tops In Sports for Shawnee Co. Selected several baseball players to watch in 2022.  Among them were: 

KADEN BROWN, Rossville

A senior catcher/pitcher/outfielder, Brown earned second-team All-Shawnee County honors last season after helping the Bulldawgs post a 15-7 record. Brown hit .425 last spring with 25 runs scored and 16 runs batted in. As a pitcher Brown went 3-0 with an 0.38 ERA, recording 23 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched.

McGWYRE LEATHERS, Rossville

A senior third baseman/catcher, Leathers earned second-team All-Class 3A recognition last season after helping the Bulldawgs post a 15-7 record. Leathers, who also received All-Shawnee County honorable mention, hit .333 with 26 hits, 16 RBI and 14 runs scored.

 

Track & Field Athletes To Watch

Tops In Sports Top Picks to watch in Shawnee Co. Track and Field include.

AMELIA FOSTER, Rossville

A junior, Foster was a double state medalist for the Bulldawgs in the Class 3A state track meet last spring, taking sixth in the 400-meter dash and seventh in the 800 and earning All-Shawnee County honors. Foster was a regional champion in the 400 and 800 and was also a state qualifier for the 3A cross country meet last fall.

BRIAR GILLUM, Rossville

Gillum, a senior, posted a third-place finish in the Class 3A girls shot put last season at state and added an eighth-place state finish in the discus. An All-Shawnee County pick, Gillum had a season-best throw of 41 feet, 2.50 inches in the shot put and had a best of 126-6 in the discus. Gillum was a regional champion in the shot put.

Sofball Team Gets Wins Over Jeff West

 The RHS varsity softball team got off to a good start with two lop-sided wins over  non-MEL Jeff West,  13-3 and 11-0.  

RHS Track & Field Schedule for 2022

Mar

31          Silver Lake Inv.

Apr

8            Wabaunsee Inv.
12          Royal Valley Inv. 
14          Rock Creek Inv.
22          Rossville Inc.
29          Seaman Inv.

May

5           Valley Hts. Inv
12         MEL tournament at Silver Lake
20         3A Regional
27-28    3A State at Cessna Stadium in Wichita