321A Boys Wrestling State Championship

Gross Pavilion, Hays, Kansas Feb. 25, 2023

Hoxie 260, Norton 101, Sabetha 100.5, Smith Center 79, Atchison County Community 74, Hill City 60, Hoisington 60, Phillipsburg 57, Republic County 51.5, Larned 48, Haven 45, Rossville 44, Herington 41, Ellis 40.5, Halstead 37.5, Rawlins County 36, West Elk 33, Oberlin-Decatur 33, Southeast of Saline 31, Beloit 30, Lakin 29, Minneapolis 28.5, Chaparral 27, Plainville 26.5, Burlingame 24, Council Grove 24, Wichita County 22, Nemaha Central 20, Oakley 19, Bluestem 18, Garden Plain 17, Hillsboro 15.5, Russell 14, Humboldt 13, St. Marys 12, Caney Valley 11, Oskaloosa 11, Quinter 11, Jayhawk-Linn 10, Erie 9, Lyons 8, Chase County 7, Douglass 7, Ellsworth 7, Pleasant Ridge 6, Trego 6, St. Francis 5.5, Wabaunsee 4, Maur Hill 4, Burden Central 4, Fredonia 4, Sedgwick 4, Silver Lake 4, Centralia 3, Cimarron 3, Eureka 3, Osage City 3, Osborne 3, St. John-Hudson 3, Central Heights 1.

CLASS 4-1A Girls Wrestling State Championship

 The State Championships were held at Tony’s Pizza Events Center, Salina 

TEAM SCORES: 

Chanute 88, Rossville 73, Baldwin 70, Santa Fe Trail 66, Pratt 66, Hoisington 64.5, Columbus 61, Buhler 53, Oskaloosa 52, Winfield 49, Mulvane 47, Smoky Valley 46, Scott City 44, Tonganoxie 44, Oakley 43, Fort Scott 41, Girard 36, Stockton 35, Burlington 34, Goodland 33, Chapman 32, Clay Center 32, Ellis 32, Colby 29.5, Minneapolis 29, Cherryvale 28, Marysville 27, Wellington 26, Augusta 25, El Dorado 25, Lakin 25, Wellsville 25, Russell 24, Bluestem 23, Rose Hill 23, Rock Creek 21, Chaparral 20, Erie 20, McPherson 20, Paola 19, Plainville 19, Atchison County 16, Eureka 16, Fredonia 16, Phillipsburg 16, Douglass 14, Chase County 13, Quinter 13, Sabetha 13, Holton 12, Wichita County 12, Caney Valley 11, Larned 10, Cimarron 8, Hill City 8, Central-Burden 6, Coffeyville 6, Eudora 6, Fairfield 6, Norton 6, Lyons 5, Wabaunsee 5, Halstead 4, McLouth 4, Prairie View 4, Remington 4, WaKeeney-Trego 4, Abilene 3, Council Grove 3, Hayden 3, Hoxie 3, Jefferson West 3, Labette County 3, Silver Lake 3, St. Francis 3, Independence 1.

Dennis Clayton Passes Away

    Dennis L. “Denny” Clayton, 79, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his home after a short brave battle with cancer.
    He was born September 10, 1943 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Donald and Maude “Blanche” Hickmon Clayton.  Denny graduated from Sloan, IA, High School.
    He was a pipe fitter retired out of Local 441.  Denny loved his family. He enjoyed reading and fishing, especially with his brothers Steve, Big Donnie, Kevin, EV, his good friend Ron. He also liked to sit and have a beer with family and friends. Denny had a great sense of humor and a soft heart.  He was married to Judy Lakings, they divorced and remained friends.
    He was preceded in death by his father and brother Greg (EV). His in-laws, Dale and Carol Luttig, and his brother-in-law Dave Luttig.
    He was married to Cathy Luttig in Emmett on April 28, 1984.  She survives at their home.
    Other survivors include his mother, Blanche (Roger) Jenkins, Sloan, IA, his children, Donald (Sharon) Clayton, Omaha, NE, Christine (Will) Akins, Lincoln, NE, and Amanda Clayton, Rossville; siblings, Donna Zuetlau, Sloan, IA, Donald Clayton, Jackson, NE, Kevin (Cathy) Clayton, Salix, IA, Roxanne (Bob) Hyden, Galveston, IN, Jan (Steve) Hubert, Salix, IA; grandchildren, Megan (Paul) Thole, Samuel (Kayla) Akins, Matthew Akins and Chloe Clayton; great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Zachary and Belle Thole. He also had many nieces, nephews and cousins that he loved to tease.
    Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the Rossville Christian Church where there will be a visitation from 10:00 until service time.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Mary, Kansas 66536.  To leave online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Boys Substate Basketball

   The RHS boys basketball team lost their first game at the 3A substate tournament to Bishop Ward by a 56-32 score. 
    Rossville finished the season 7- 13 overall and 3-7 in the MEL.

Girls Substate Basketball

    The Silver Lake girls earned their second straight trip to the 3A state tournament.  They defeated #8 seed Royal Valley 7-32, #4 Maur Hill 63-28 and #3 Rossville 46-26 in the championship game. 

    Rossville defeated Perry Lecompton 66-14, Jeff West 60-32 before losing the game to Silver Lake.

Rossville Girl's basketball

The Capital-Journal has several pictures of the Rossville - Jeff West girl's basketball game.  You can see them at: 

 https://www.cjonline.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/03/03/photos-rossville-girls-basketball-vs-jefferson-west-3-a-sub-state-2023/11389265002/?for-guid=d3d17f50-368c-4cda-a611-a0f95636afcc&utm_source=cjonline-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baseline&utm_term=list_article_headline&utm_content=NTCJ-KANSAS-TOPEKA-NLETTER65

Willis Clark Passes Away At 93

 Willis “Wayne” Clark, 93, of Paxico passed away on Sunday, February 26th. Wayne was born to Fred & Mabel(Miller) on December 23rd, 1929 in Maple Hill, Kansas.  He attended Maple Hill High School, graduating in 1947. Wayne served in the Signal Corps of the United States Army Reserve for 12 years. In 1952, Wayne married Darlene O’Donnell in Rossville. Together they had two children.

Wayne worked as a maintenance mechanic for DuPont for 35 years. He retired 1985. He then worked as a maintenance mechanic for Flexel until 1992. Wayne will be remembered for his hobbies of fishing, hunting, and raising cattle. Every Tuesday, he would go to the Sale Barn at St. Mary’s.

Preceding in passing are his parents; brother, Russell; two sisters, Ava Nash & Sybil Deiter; grandson Eli Clark; great-granddaughter Grace Clark; and his wife of 67 years, Darlene.

Surviving Wayne are two sons, Philip (Susan) Clark of Paxico, KS & Douglas (Ginny) Clark of Tecumseh, KS. Also surviving Wayne are 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 3rd, at Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N Kansas Avenue. A Funeral Service will follow. Burial will take place at Bethlehem Cemetery in Paxico. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Bethlehem Cemetery.  

Mid-East And Big 7 Leagues May Merge

Wabaunsee and Rock Creek are planning to leave the Mid East League that was formed back in 1948.

Four teams are not a viable league.  Merging with another is a likely result, and the Big Seven seems a likely destination.

For info about the possible merger,  go to:

 https://sports.yahoo.com/mid-east-league-big-7-233013452.html

Girls Defeat Rock Creek In Double OT

    The RHS girls basketball team finished their regular season on Feb 21 with a double overtime 61-52 win over Rock Creek.  The girls are 14-6 overall and 5-5 in the MEL. and begin post-season play with the Rgionals starting Feb. 27.

    The team was led in scoring by Emma Mitchell with 15.4 points per game and Rylee Dick at 12.6 ppg.  Shyanne Haehm led the team in 3 point shooting hitting at  50%  success.  Emma Mitchell led in free throw percentage with 82.1%.  Kinsey Perine led the team in rebounds (6.5), steals (6.5) and assists (7.6).

Boys 321A Regional Wrestling

The top seven boys wrestling teams at the 321 A Wrestling Regional were: 

Sabetha, Effingham, Nemaha Central, Silver Lake, Rossville, Bulingame,  St. Marys

Girls Wrestling Regional

The Lady Dawgs will send four wrestlers to the state tournament at Salina.  Regan Wonnell placed 3rd. Hailey Horton placed 2nd.  Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla were champions. Kendra was also the Regional wrestler of the year. 

Rossville finished fourth behind (1) Baldwin, (2) Santa Fe Trail, (3) Tonganoxie, and ahead of (5) Wellville, and (6) Rock Creek. 

KSHSAA Girls 4-3-2-1A Regional C Results for Rossville

115 lbs

Keera Lacock (30-1) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by fall over Haley Branstetter (Meriden-Jefferson West) 9-15 (Fall 2:19)

Quarterfinal - won by fall over Macie Wells (Allen-Northern Heights) 5-17 (Fall 0:19)

Semifinal - won by fall over Willow Wyatt (Burlingame) 25-11 (Fall 1:30)

1st Place Match - won by decision over Kynlie Stevensom (Wellsville) 25-10 (Dec 4-0)

120 lbs

Kendra Hurla (23-1) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by fall over Alexis Kelly (Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail) 3-17 (Fall 0:54)

Quarterfinal - won by fall over Addy Gardner (Wellsville) 15-14 (Fall 0:41)

Semifinal - won by fall over Sadey Gross (Holton) 27-9 (Fall 1:30)

1st Place Match - won by fall over Sophie Waters (Meriden-Jefferson West) 29-10 (Fall 1:32)

130 lbs

Nagos Hale (16-16) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by decision over Amanda Helm (Perry-Lecompton) 12-17 (Dec 5-3)

Quarterfinal - Leighanna Patz (McLouth) 27-4 won by fall over Nagos Hale (Rossville) 16-16 (Fall 2:46)

Cons. Round 2 - Jade Phillips (Holton) 15-18 won by fall over Nagos Hale (Rossville) 16-16 (Fall 1:49)

135 lbs

Cassie Fund (27-13) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by fall over Finley Keller (Tonganoxie) 12-20 (Fall 0:53)

Quarterfinal - Hayvin Thornhill (Council Grove) 18-15 won by decision over Cassie Fund (Rossville) 27-13 (Dec 7-4)

Cons. Round 2 -  won by fall over Katelyn Glotzbach (Alma-Wabaunsee) 12-17 (Fall 0:51)

Cons. Round 3 - Hope Billings (Perry-Lecompton) 17-13 won by fall over Cassie Fund (Rossville) 27-13 (Fall 4:21)

145 lbs

Reagan Wonnell (31-7) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by fall over Piper Clark (Wamego) 2-17 (Fall 1:49)

Quarterfinal - won by decision over Devon Rodewald (Hoyt-Royal Valley) 19-6 (Dec 5-0)

Semifinal - Hailee Crosland (Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail) 32-0 won by decision over Reagan Wonnell (Rossville) 31-7 (Dec 5-0)

Cons. Semi - Wonnell won by fall over Elocin Moran (St. George-Rock Creek) 21-13 (Fall 1:54)

3rd Place Match - Wonnell won by fall over Jordan Dempsey (Eudora) 23-10 (Fall 3:24)

155 lbs

Hailey Horton (28-6) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

Round 1 - won by fall over Adison Honeycutt (Wamego) 13-14 (Fall 1:58)

Quarterfinal - won by fall over Ellyannah Clinton (Sabetha) 9-6 (Fall 3:51)

Semifinal - won by fall over Kilee Waters (Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail) 33-5 (Fall 1:50)

1st Place Match - Allison King (Oskaloosa) 27-1 won by fall over Hailey Horton 28-6 (Fall 4:52)

Article About Basketball Team

The Topeka Capital-Journal has a nice article about the RHS basketball team and new coach.  You can read it at: 

https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/02/15/rossville-basketball-looks-to-turn-things-around-with-new-coach/69882215007/

KWCA Wrestling Rankings

    The following Rossville High Wrestlers are ranked by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Assn in this week's list.

157 lb.    Paxton Willett     No,  5
215 lb.    Barrett Leitz        No.  4  
285 lb.    Jacob Carver       No.  6

Dr. Ernest Kratina Passes Away

Dr. Ernest Louis “Doc” Kratina, Jr. 77, of Delia, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023.

He was born July 9, 1945, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Ernest L. and Wilma J. (Hotzel) Kratina, Sr. He was a graduate of Seaman High School and received his doctorate from Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Army, Kansas Army National Guard and Army Reserves for a total of 23 years of service, retiring at the rank of Colonel.

Dr. Kratina owned and operated Rossville Veterinary Clinic beginning in 1975 until current.

He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge # 90, AF & AM, Kaw Valley Scottish Rite Bodies (K.C.C. H.); Auburn, Kansas Masonic Lodge; National Sojourners and Arab Shrine in Topeka. He served as past president and on the board of directors of TARC and was member and treasurer of Moravan Lodge No. 128.

Doc married Sheila R. (Green) Salsbery on September 30, 1978 in Topeka. She survives in Delia. Other survivors include two children, Michelle (Alfred) Vogeles in Portland, OR and Ernie (Brooke) Kratina of Delia; four grandchildren, Hans, Dieter, Isabela Vogeles and Charles “Charlie” Kratina; his mother, Wilma Kratina of Topeka; and his sister, Sharon (Doug) Brehm of Topeka.

He was preceded in death by his father and his brother, Bradley Kratina.

Doc was dedicated to his profession, military career and enjoyed farming and ranching.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the Parker Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka. A funeral ceremony will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2023, at the funeral home with Masonic services conducted by Golden Rule Lodge # 90, AF & AM. Interment with military honors by Kansas Army National Guard will follow at the Czech-Moravan Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Golden Rule Lodge # 90, AF & AM, 909 NW Lyman, Topeka, KS 66608 or TARC, 1800 SW 42nd, Topeka, KS 66609 or to Moravan Lodge No. 128, P.O. Box 518, Rossville, KS 66533. To leave a special message for the family online, visit   www.ParkerPriceFH.com.