Rossville picked up their second win over Wabansee on Feb. 13
Rossville 25 20 21 6 -- 72
Wabaunsee 11 10 15 2 -- 38
Rossville Scoring:
McDonnell 2 0-0 4
Badura 2 6-10 10
Donovan 7 (7) 0-0 21
Jones 3 3-4 9
Miller 7 (1) 0-0- 17
Horak 3 4-6 10
Bush 0 1-2 1. .
Laird Leslie French was Born in Rossville on February 15, 1940, to Howard and Berniece French.
Laird lived in Rossville until the age of 6, when the family moved to the farm. Laird attended school in Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School in 1958. He joined the United States Army. His basic training was in Missouri, and then he was stationed in Lawton, Oklahoma. After the service, he farmed with his father. Laird was a farmer for 50 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling with his wife, dancing, family gatherings, going to auctions and telling stories. He was a collector of tractors, both toy and large implements. You could usually find Laird working on a project with a cigar in his mouth. Laird loved his family.
Laird was a member of Hesperian Lodge No.111 until its closing and then became a Silver Lake Masonic Lodge member. He was a 50-year member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem. Laird was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.
Laird was married to Ruth McGuire, which ended in divorce. In 1970, Laird married Sharon, and she survives at their home. They were married 54 years.
Other survivors include his children, Shawn Howard French and Charlotte Lucille (Kyle) Allen-French; his two brothers, Gary (Kay) French, Topeka, and Doug French, Maple Hill; grandchildren, Emily Ann, Claire Berniece, and Beckham Dean; five nephews, three nieces, four great nephews and six great nieces; a sister-in-law Kathy McCarty, along with family in California, Colorado, and Oregon. The French family would like to thank Phoenix Hospice for their guidance and hard work. Thank you to all the friends who came to visit. He appreciated it.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 12, 2024, at Piper Funeral Home. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Rossville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from Noon until 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the funeral home.
Memorial contribution may be made to Jimmie Lillard Post No.31 of the American Legion and sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
Rosemary Jean Munoz of Willard passed away Feb. 3 surrounded by her children.
Rossville qualified four wrestlers after a great performance in the Sabetha-hosted regional. Kendra Hurla’s undefeated season continues as she won the individual title in the 120-pound weight class. Now 34-0, she will try to become the first four-time state champion in KSHSAA history.
Joining Hurla at the state meet will be Keera Lacock (115), Madelyn Wonnell (145) and Hailey Horton (155).
Silver Lake will send one wrestler to the state tournament as Karley Holmes (110) finished fourth for the Eagles.
Silver Lake 14 16 27 11 -- 68
Rossville 9 5 14 11 -- 39
Rossville (14-3 5-2) Scoring:
Perine 0-4 2-4 2
Mitchell 2-5 0-2 5
Porter 2-4 0-0 5
Dick 3-9 7-8 14
Burdiek 2-7 5-6 9
Spielman 0-0 1-2 1
Haehn 1-3 0-0 2
Horgan 0-0 1-2 1
Sanders 0-0 0-0 0.
Silver Lake 19 16 20 17 7 -- 79
Rossville 9 23 21 19 15 -- 87
Rossville (11-6, 5-2) scoriing
Badura .3-9 3-4 10
Donovan 3-11 2-2 10
Jones 12-15 3-4 27
Miller 6-11 1-2 16
Horak 3-10 6-6 15
McDonnell 4-12 0-0 9
Mildren 0-0 0-0 0
Bush 0-0 0-0 0.
MEL Duals Team finishes on Feb. 10, 2024
Results:
1st Place - Silver Lake
2nd Place - Rock Creek
3rd Place - Riley County
4th Place - Wabaunsee
5th Place - Rossville
6th Place - St Marys
The top ten teams of the 38 entered in the 4321 Regional at Sabetha on Feb. 10, 2024 are.
1 Tonganoxie HS 117.0
2 Holton HS 113.0
2 Santa Fe Trail HS 113.0
4 Baldwin High School 105.0
5 Wellsville HS 100.5
6 Rossville HS 96.0
7 Wamego HS 85.0
8 Eudora HS 77.0
9 St. George-Rock Creek HS 69.0
10 McLouth HS 67.0
Rossville wrestlers finishes are:
105
Brinley Pottorf (4-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
115
Keera Lacock (33-1) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points
120 Kendra Hurla (34-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.
125
Shayla Rezac (15-21) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
145
Madelyn Wonnell (32-13) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
155
Hailey Horton (33-4) placed 1st and scored 27.0 team points.
Barrett Lietz is currently ranked number five in the 215 lb class and Paxton Willett is ranked number four in the 165 lb. class.. Rossville is not ranked in the Top Ten.
This week Rossville High hasdropped from first place to second among the 4321A Girls Wrestling. Hayley Horton though has moved from 5th to second in the 155# class.
Individuals in the Top Six of their class are:
115 # Keera Lacock 1st
120 # Kendra Hurla 1st
155 # Haylay Horton 2nd
Tied at the half and at the end of regulation! Must have been exciting. Rossville had very balanced scoring
Osage City 8 11 11 11 12 -- 53
Rossville 15 4 8 14 9 -- 50
Rossville Scoring
Perine 3 (1) 1-2 8
Haehn 0 4-8 4
Mitchell 1 1-4 3
Porter 5 2-2 12
Dick 3 (1) 2-2 9
Burdiek 2 4-5 8
Spielman 3 0-2 6
Osage City 18 13 16 17 -- 64
Rossville 17 8 17 15 -- 57
Rossville Scoring:
McDonnell 5 (1) 0-0 11
Badura 2 2-4 6
Donovan 3 (1) 0-0 7
Jones 5 0-6 10
Miller 7 (1) 1-2 16
Horak 1 (1) 0-0 3
Bush 1 2-2 4
Girls Wrestling State Meet
Today's Capital Journal listed several outstanding performances last week by Rossville atheletes,.
Those pointed out include:
Jack Donovan with 17 points against St. Marys..
Kameron Badura with 16 points against Wabaunsee.
Emma Mitchell with 19 against St. Marys
Nora Burdiek with 22 points against Rock Creek.
Rylee Dick with 20 points against Wabaunsee.
It should be noted that the scoring by all basketball players is being r eported here in separate posts.
