Rossville 18 17 13 18 -- 66
Holton 18 6 12 4 -- 40
Rossville Stats
Bunck 2 0-0 4
E. Sanders 1 0-0 2
Dick 8 (4) 3-3 23
M. Sanders 1 3-4 5
Burdiek 7 (1) 4-8 20,
B. Miller 4 (1) 0-0 12.
Totals 23 (6) 10-15 66.
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Rossville 18 17 13 18 -- 66
Holton 18 6 12 4 -- 40
Rossville Stats
Bunck 2 0-0 4
E. Sanders 1 0-0 2
Dick 8 (4) 3-3 23
M. Sanders 1 3-4 5
Burdiek 7 (1) 4-8 20,
B. Miller 4 (1) 0-0 12.
Totals 23 (6) 10-15 66.
113#
Brodlyn Price (5-4) placed 6th and 9.0 Pts
120#
Lochlan Cuthbertson won 2 matches placed unknown,
120#
Creighton Vanvleck (6-3) placed unknown and 4.0 Pts
126#
Brady Miller (5-5) placed 7th and 14.0 Pts
132#
Adam Miller (4-7) placed 3rd
132#
Kelton Lacock (2-3) placed 6th and 7.0 points
138#
Lakin Gentry (4-4) placed 6th and 2.0 Pts
144#
Cole Graves (4-4) placed 6th and 9.0 points
1443
Remington Droegemeier placed unkn and 3.0 Pts
175#
Cooper Meyer (6-2) placed 6th and 9.0 Pts
190#
Anderson Chance (2-6) placed 2nd and 14.0
215#
Charlie Chance (3-2) placed 6th and 9..0 Pts
Nora Mitchell went 3-0 with each win being a "fall" in less than 60 seconds to win First Place in the 105# class.
105#
Nora Mitchell 11-2) placed 1st again and 20 team points
110B #
Aliahna Kepner (4-6) placed 6th and 7.0 pts
125 #
Hadley Brown (4-5) placed 6th and 7.0 points
130 #
Junne Paine (3-9) placed 3rd and 9.0 points
135 #
Ariana Moss-Prospere (6-6) Placed 2nd and 14.0 pts
145 #
Madalyn Wonnell (9-2) Placed 6th and 8.0 team points
Per TopSportsNews, Rossville will induct its 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame class on Friday night in conjunction with its Homecoming football game against Wabaunsee. (Note: There will be no football game Friday night)
The Rossville Athletic Hall of Fame is dedicated to the outstanding athletes and coaches who, through their athletic achievements, have brought honor to themselves, their school, and their community.
The class of 2025 includes the late Arica (Shepard) Ahlvers, Mick Keller, Monte Mitchell and the Bulldawgs' 2000 state championship softball team.
Hall of Fame capsules:
ARICA (SHEPARD) AHLVERS
A 2005 Rossville graduate, Ahlvers was a two-time Kansas Volleyball Association All-State volleyball player for Rossville. She helped lead her team to a third-place finish in Class 3A in 2004. Ahlvers holds two records at RHS and continued her volleyball career at Emporia State University. While at ESU, she was a three-time AVCA All-American, four-time All-MIAA honoree and the Hornets' record-holder for single-season and career kills, kills per set, double-figure kill matches and 20-plus kill matches. She was inducted into the ESU Hall of Fame in 2020.
MICK KELLER
Keller was the head baseball coach at Rossville from 1979-2006. He is Rossville’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 336-238. He had 14 state qualifying teams, which included Rossville’s first state baseball championship in 1991. He had three runnerup team finishes in 1985, 1986, and 1997, 49 all-league players and 55 All-State and honorable mention players. He also coached football and basketball during his teaching career at RHS from 1978-2013.
MONTE MITCHELL
A 1997 Rossville graduate, Mitchell was an all-league and All-State catcher in 1997 and 1998. He was a Kansas Baseball Coaches Association All-Star, a top 15 player in all classes and USA Today High School All-American in 1998. He continued his baseball career at Butler Community College from 1999-2000, where he was the team captain and made the All-Jayhawk Conference team in 2000. Next, he took his career to Division I Nicholls State University in 2001-2002. There, he was named to the All-Southland Conference team in 2002 with 101 career starts.
ROSSVILLE 2000 SOFTBALL TEAM
After falling one game short of a championship in 1999, Rossville won the the 2000 Class 2-1A state softball championship. The state champion team members include Erin Catron, Shayla Catron, Lena Cooper, Kayla Copeland, Ashley Dick, Laci Dick (first-team All-Mid-East League), Melissa Ebert, Jennifer Foster, Jamie Gall (first-team All-Mid-East League), Holly Gentry (All-Mid-East League honorable mention), Jozi Lutackes, Emily Napier, Jaime Robb, and Courtney Templer, who pitched all three state games as a freshman. The team was led by head coach Wendi Horak and assistant coaches Nanny Matthias and the late Jess Adams.
RHS seniorJunior Madalyn Wonnell is ranked number one in the 146# class in the Dec. 16 KWCA rankings
Rossville 9 6 20 18 -- 53
Silver Lake 15 26 9 19 -- 69
Rossville (2-3, 0-1) –
R. Dick 6-15 5-9 20,
M. Sanders 1-2 3-3 5,
Hubbell 0-1 0-0 0,
Burdiek 9-18 5-5 23,
Miller 1-4 2-4 4, B.
Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0,
Bunck 0-2 0-0 0,
E. Sanders 0-0 0-0 0,
Perine 0-0 1-2 1,
T. Miller 0-0 0-0 0,
P. Dick 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 17-42 16-23 53.
Jack was born on March 4, 1934 in Topeka, KS the son of Fred F. And Helen M. (Hundterfund) Clark. He attended local schools and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1952.
Jack met his future wife, Ramona Glotzbach, while attending school and they were later married on April 1, 1959 at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka.
Jack served his country honorably in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Like his parents, Jack worked as a farmer and rancher in the Silver Lake area.
Jack is survived by his wife Ramona, five sons, Charles (Jane) Clark, John (Lori) Clark, James (Patty) Clark, Ed (Candy) Clark, Michael (Melissa) Clark, one daughter, Susan (Donny) Smith, thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Donald Clark.
Jack’s wishes were to be cremated and a Memorial Mass will be offered at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 703 Main St., Rossville, KS; a visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in Dekat Hall at the church.
A private family interment will take place at Silver Lake Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Jack’s memory may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
Rossville 12 19 19 18 -- 68
Silver Lake 19 14 24 14 -- 71
McDonnell 7-18 1-4 17,
Donovan 6-11 5-7 19,
Horgan 4-8 0-0 8,
Miller 8-17 0-0 17,
Johnson 0-0 0-2 0,
Bush 2-3 0-0 5,
Lewis 1-1 0-0 2,
Dick 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 28-28 6-13 68.
The Lady Dawgs finished 6th out of nine teams. Nora Mitchell went 5-0 with each win being a "fall" to win First Place.
100#
Joanie Pottorf (6-2) placed 2nd and 11 team points
105#
Nora Mitchell (8-2) placed 1st and 24 team points
110B #
Aliahna Kepner (2-5) placed 4th and 8.0 pts
125 #
Hadley Brown (4-5) placed 5th
130B #
Junne Paine (2-7) placed 6th
135B ##
Ariana Moss-Prospere (4-5) Placed 5th and 2 pts
145 #
Madalyn Wonnell (6-2) Placed 2nd and 14 team points
Rossille finished 5th of the nine boy's teams competing at the Clay Center Community High Tournament. Rossville paced 5th of the eleven teams.
113#
Brodlyn Price (5-4) placed 4th and 8.0 Pts
120#
Lochlan Cuthbertson (1-4) placed 5h
120#
Creighton Vanvleck (3-2) placed 3rd and 13.0 Pts
126#
Brady Miller (5-5) placed 7th and 4.0 Pts
132#
Adam Miller (1-4) placed 7th
132#
Kelton Lacock (2-3) placed 4th and 6.5 pts
138#
Alelxander Mattia (0-5) placed 10th and 0 Pts
138#
Lakin Gentry (1-4) placed 5th and 2.0 Pts
144#
Cole Graves (1-4) placed 7th
144#
Remington Droegemeier (5-4) placed 4th and 8 Pts
175#
Cooper Meyer (3-2) placed 2nd nd 16.0 Pts
175#
Yanich Wolber (0-5) placed 10th
190#
Anderson Chance (0-5) placed 6th
215#
Charlie Chance (3-2) placed 3rd and 13.0 Pts
The Lady Dawgs finished second in the Irish Classic Tournament. Rossville beat Bishop Ward 93-0 and then Sacred Heart 64-57. But they lost to the tournament Champions, Chapman 75-67 in Overtime.
Rylee Dick, Bristol Miller and Nora Burdiek were selected as All-Tournament player for the tournament.
In the first round of the boy's half of the Irish Classic BB tournament, Rossville beat Bishop Ward 68-47 but lost to Sacred Heart 72-60. In their final game, the Dawgs defeated Chapman 62-28
Jack Donovan and Cameron Miller were selected as All Tournament.