Rossvilke High students have been recording a Dawgfeed Video each month during the school year. You can few any of the videos by going to:
The boys golf team began the year with a third place finish at the Southern Lyon Co. Inv. Golf Tournament.
Top five of the ten teams were:
1. Osage City 363
2. Santa Fe Trail 370
3. Rossville 380
4. Silver Lake 381
5. Fredonia 392
Rossville Individuals
Jack Donovan Tie 8 89
Jonathan Hart Tie 14 96
Kyser Lundi 16 97
Paxton Willett Tie 17 98
Top Sports News posted an Honor Roll of Shawnee Co, track and field athletes on May 9. The list includes the Top Five in every category..
Rossville's 4 by 800 men's relay was number three with a time of 11:00:66.
Amelia Foster wa number two in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:27:22.
The 3A Regional will be held at Silver Lake beginning on May 15. The teams competing will be as follows.
Silver Lake HS 18-2 0.900
The baseball Regional for Rossville and Silver Lake will be at Seneca-Nemaha Valley beginning May 15.
Arletta Esther (Sage) Nichols passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Kelly House in Topeka, where she had been a resident for two years. Arletta was born on December 22, 1943, to Austin Melvin Sage and Luella May (Olson) Sage, in Dover. She spent her adolescence in the Dover, Willard, Rossville area and graduated Rossville High School in 1961. After high school she went to beauty school in Topeka and became a licensed cosmetologist. In 1961, she married Kenneth Ray Smith, and subsequently spent a few years in Albuquerque New Mexico, while he was in the Navy. Two of her daughters were born there, Sage (Yvette) Nelson and Yvonne (Smith) Church.
They then returned to Rossville where another daughter was born, Yolande (Smith) Nichols. She opened and ran a beauty shop for many years on Main Street in Rossville. Later she worked in Topeka at a law firm as a secretary and then for the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment, from which she eventually retired.
In August 1989 she married Garold “Gene” Nichols from Oklahoma, who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Melvin D. Sage, her daughter Sage, a grandson/adopted son Dalton R. Nichols, and a great-grandson Alex Nichols.
She is survived by her daughters Yvonne Church (Montie), Trimble, MO, and Yolande Nichols, Topeka. Her grandsons Jeramy Matyak (Veronica) Lyndon, Aaron Church, Trimble, MO, Kyle Bennett (Bethaney), Shawnee, Quinton Church, Liberty, MO, Cameron Church (Brancey), Minneapolis, KS; her granddaughters/adopted daughters Karey Nichols, Topeka, and Katey Westfall (Matt), Delia, granddaughter Zoey Nichols, Topeka, and four great granddaughters Lillian Nichols, Josamee Adams, Aria and Remi Bennett. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Loretta Sage, Willard, her nephews Bryan Sage (Robin) and Dan Sage (Lisa) and many great nieces/nephews and cousins.
Graveside funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Dover Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Piper Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Kelly House or Elara Caring Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
The Rossville team is doing well this year. In their most recent tournament (St. Marys Invitational at Stagg Hill) Rossville was 3rd (349) of fourteen teams finishing behind Sabetha (341) and Seneca (338).
The Dawgs were lead by
Jonathan Hart (second place - 80)
Jack Donovan (eigth place - 85)
Kyser Lundin (tenth place - 86)
Silveer Lake won two "walkoff" baseball games on April 11 by scores of 13-12 and 8-7. A long article about the games and teams can be read at:
The RHS Softball Team is currently at 11-3 overall and 6-2 in the MEL.The losses have been to Silver Lake (2) and Hayden.
We are excited to announce David Wonnell as the new Rossville Jr/Sr High School principal for the 2023-24 school year! Mr. Wonnell has over 20 years of experience in education. Currently, Mr. Wonnell is in his 11th year at Shawnee Heights High School where he has served as Athletic Director and as Assistant Principal. Before that, David was the Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Rossville Jr/Sr High School for 5 years. Mr. Wonnell also served as a high school social studies teacher and high school football and track coach prior to entering administration.
Mr. Wonnell has family ties that go back many years in Rossville and the surrounding area. He and his family have been a part of the Rossville Community for the past 16 years. David's wife, Natalie, is a teacher for USD 321 and his children attend or have graduated from Kaw Valley schools.
"I am extremely honored and excited to be the next principal of Rossville Jr/Sr High School. Rossville is a great and supportive community with a rich tradition of excellence. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to be a part of such a great school, and district, with amazing students, staff, and parents" - David Wonnell
December 13, 1961 — April 22, 2023 Delia, Kansas
