Lawrence Ketter Passes Away

    Lawrence "Larry" B. Ketter, Jr., age 87, of Topeka, KS, died on October 8, 2020 at Oakley Place in Topeka, KS. 
    Larry was born on February 18, 1933 to Lawrence and Irene Ketter in Hoyt, KS. He married Beverly J. Dudney of Dover, KS on January 19, 1952. He leaves behind his beloved wife; five daughters, Pamela (Rick) Lovell, Peggy (Randy) Stauffer, Gina (Doug) Rhone, all of Topeka, Dawn (Roger) Kibbee of Harveyville, Kim (Dan) Durkes of Eskridge, KS; one son, Kevin (Kerra) Ketter of Topeka, KS; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his two sisters, Mary Lou (George) DeBacker and Florence (Ray) Martin. Surviving is his brother Melvin (Barbara) Ketter.
    Larry graduated from Rossville High School. He excelled in football, basketball and track, going to State in track. He missed his graduation ceremony while attending the State Track Meet in Wichita. He was enlisted into the US Army and served from 1953 to 1955. He spent 18 months in Germany. After the Army, he attended Clark's School of Business under the GI Bill. He worked at Santa Fe Railroad in the computer department until he retired in December 1987. He was an Honorary 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, No. 8684 St. Mary's Council; American Legion Post No. 400; Santa Fe Retired Club; a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church and a long-time member of the Moose Lodge. He loved collecting antiques, especially antique toys.
    Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Monday, October 12, 2020 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 13, at 10:00 A.M. at Most Pure of Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3601 SW 17th St., Topeka, KS. Inurnment will take place at Dover Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in Larry's memory to Heartland Hospice Serving Topeka, 5601 SW Barrington Ct. S. Suite: 201, Topeka, KS 66614. Contributions can be left or mailed to the funeral home. Ar  rangements entrusted to Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS        66603. Lawrence B. Larry Ketter, Jr.

Here is an article about Larry and his wife and how they coped with the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic and their struggles with his dementia.

https://boulder.co.networkofcare.org/aging/news-article-detail.aspx?id=117466

Rossville Volleyball Stats

Stat leaders for Lady Dawgs according to Oct. 10 Capital-Journal

Kills

Perine 154, Fiedler 153, Bittner 152, Gillum 119

Aces 

Bergstresser 523

Blocks

Perine 28, Gillum 25

Digs

Dyche 235, McCrory 189, Perine 172, Bittner 152

MEL Volleyball Standings

MEL volleyball standings per Capital Journal on Oct. 10.

                  League ... Overall

Rossville      ... 5-1 ... 21-5
Rock Creek ... 5-1 ... 18-5
Silver Lake  ... 4-2 ... 17-9
St. Marys     ... 4-2 ... 8-19
Wabaunsee ... 0-6 ... 19-7
Riley County   0-6 ... 10-20

Rossville Football Stats

 Through the first five games (Oct 3 and before), the following Dawgs lead their categories:

Torrey Horak  leads in rushing with 43 carries for 573 yards or 114.6 yd/game.  He is averaging 13.3 yards per carry.

Torrey Horak leads in passing with 31 completions in 57 attempts (.544%, 15.6 yds/comp) for 483 yards averaging 96.6 yards/game.

Bo Reeves is the leading receiver with 266 yards in 14 completions for averages of 53.2 yards per game and 19.0 yards per catch   

Pleasant Valley At Rossville FB

1st Qtr

8:00      Woodrow Rezac 50 yd run       PAT  Reeves missed kick

4:57      Rezac 17 yd run                        PAT  Rezac run

4:44      Reeves int and 41 yd return      PAT  Reeves kick

2:07      17 yd pass, Horak to Reeves     PAT  Reeves kick

2nd Qtr

10:59    Torrey Horak 46 yd run             PAT  Reeves kick 

8:57      Horak 37 yd run                         PAT  Reeves kick

6:27      Kaiden Brown 20 yd run            PAT  Reeves missed kick

4:53      Kaiden Brown 4 yd run              PAT  Reeves kick

  :17      Kaden Brown 7 yd run               PAT  Reeves kick 

3rd Qtr

10:47   Kaden Brown 60 yd run              PAT  Kippes kick

4th Qtr  

3;60   Pleasant Ridge--Heckman 15 yd pass  PAT failed 2 pt pass

Summary of scoring:    Four different Bulldawgs ran for two touchdowns each as Rossville rolled past Pleasant Ridge 69-6. Torrey Horak led the way with 111 yards and two scores, while Kaiden Brown, Kaden Brown and Woodrow Rezac also ran for two scores each as Rossville ran for 441 yards as a team with 10 different Bulldawgs logging carries.

Final Score: Rossville wins 69-6

Other Friday night MID-EAST LEAGUE Scores

Republic County 40, St. Marys 0
Riley County 61, Council Grove 6
Rock Creek 60, Jefferson West 12
Silver Lake 49, McLouth 8
Jefferson North 38, Wabaunsee 20

KSNT has a video clip of the game beginning at the 5:30 mark of this URL.
https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy

Additional detailed stats from the game can be read at:    https://www.maxpreps.com/games/10-9-2020/football-fall-20/pleasant-ridge-vs-rossville.htm?c=e8ph_WNGZEGM-jzklwg_bg#tab=box-score&schoolid=

Osage City Cross Country Meet

Rossville participated in the  Osage City cross country meet Oct. 8, 2020

Boys results

The boys team finished 11th

Rossville finishers were:  Sam Twombly 18th, Faith Tres 51st, Wade Twombly 52nd, Hayden Sanders 64th, Bronc Reser 71st.

Girls results

The girls team finished 4th of six teams.

The team members were Julia Streit 4th, Amelia Foster 12th, Reagan Wonnell 15th, Audrie Davis  20th, Keera Lacock 42nd.

Lady Dawgs Looking Toward State

From the Capital-Journal:

Even though Rossville finished last season barely above .500, Bulldawg volleyball coach Tom Colwell felt his team was better than its final 20-18 record.

“I was proud of how our girls played last year,” he said. “It seemed like we were on the losing end of a lot of close matches last year. We really had a shot to go to state.”

A straight-set loss to eventual Class 2A state champion Wabaunsee in the sub-state finals ended that dream. But losing only three seniors off the roster, Colwell felt good about the groundwork the program laid.

With the addition of a couple impact freshman, Rossville has enjoyed a bit of a rebirth this season.

Coming off a 5-1 showing at last week’s Silver Lake Invitational with the lone loss to Class 3A No. 1 Sabetha, the Bulldawgs followed Tuesday night with a Mid-East League sweep of Wabaunsee. The big stretch has Rossville sitting 5-1 and tied atop the league standings with Rock Creek and 21-5 overall, already surpassing last year’s win total.

“We had high expectations,” Colwell said. “We knew where we stood talent-wise and the opportunities that we had. We’ve capitalized on that big-time this year.”

Rossville had to replace its leading hitter from a year ago, departed all-leaguer Taylor Morelli, who had a team-high 367 kills. But almost all the other key pieces returned, including senior hitter Jaycee Fiedler and senior setter Destiny Bergstresser.

Both have performed to expectations this year with Fiedler pounding out 142 kills and Bergstresser recording 503 assists and 33 aces.

The addition of freshmen Kinsey Perine and Alexis Bittner, however, has helped spark this year’s success. Perine leads the team with 182 kills while Bittner is second with 146. Bittner also leads the team in aces with 35 and Perine is tops in blocks with 28.

“Those older girls really accepted them and we’ve really hit the ground running from the start this year,” Colwell said. “There’s not one leader on the court, it seems like we have six of them, which is great to have. We’ve got a lot of options and there are no selfish players out there. Everybody wants to win as a team and I honestly can’t ask for a better group.”

Rossville started the season a bit slow, dropping two of its first four matches and sat just 9-3 after its home tournament in mid-September. But since, the Bulldawgs have gotten on a bit of a roll, punctuated by their performance over the past week.

While Rossville lost to No. 1 Sabetha in straight sets at the Silver Lake Invitational, the Bulldawgs also beat both Silver Lake and defending Class 3A champion Royal Valley.

The confidence gained from that showing, as well as the sweep of Wabaunsee on Tuesday, could go a long way toward the goal of reaching the Class 3A state tournament.

There isn’t a tougher sub-state in Class 3A than the one Rossville finds itself in. Joining the Bulldawgs are No. 1 Sabetha, No. 2 Royal Valley and No. 10 Nemaha Central, as well as an improved Hiawatha team and league rivals Silver Lake, Riley County and St. Marys — the Bears handing Rossville its only league loss and the sub-state host.

“We’ve just been rolling with it and enjoying it also,” Colwell said. “There were just a lot of solid teams at that tournament and we haven’t focused so much on winning or losing, just giving our best effort out on the court that we can. I feel like that was a good weekend to scout out some teams and we came away with five wins. The girls believe in themselves and each other.

“They’ve bought in, we’re working hard and I hope they can take it all the way this year. The sub-state is stacked but instead of sitting there and complaining about it, we’re looking at it as a challenge and we’ll get after it. Whoever goes to state out of there is going to have to earn it.”

MEL Volleyball Scores

 MID-EAST LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL SCORES  Oct 6, 2020

Rossville def. Wabaunsee, 25-18, 25-10
Rossville def. Wabaunsee, 25-16, 25-22
Rock Creek def. Silver Lake, 25-21, 25-17
Silver Lake def. Rock Creek, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18
St. Marys def. Riley County, 25-18, 25-21
St. Marys def. Riley County, 26-24, 25-21

Roger Zlatnik Passes Away

     Roger Leland Zlatnik passed away on September 29, 2020. He was born February 12, 1929 to Joseph and Cecil Zlatnik. 
     His wife of 64 years, Joann, survives as do sons: Bret Zlatnik (St. Louis, MO) and Craig Zlatnik, wife Barbara (Houston, TX); son Aaron Zlatnik is deceased. There are six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
     Roger grew up in Delia, Kansas and graduated from Washburn University. He served his country in the Army during the Korean War. Roger spent most of his career in furniture sales for Ed Marling’s and Lewis Furniture Stores. Prior to retirement, he served as a guide and then Assistant Sargant of Arms for the Kansas Senate at the Kansas State Capitol.
    Survived by one brother, Laverne Zlatnik and sisters, Rosella Hoglund and Mary Alice Huntsman.        Memorial Service will be held October 9 at 1:00 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church

Silver Lake Invitational Golf Tourney

 Team scores, Oct 6, 2020

Seaman 201, Silver Lake 214, Osage City 219, Jefferson West 228, Hayden 230, St. Marys 249, Centre 269, Rossville 271, West Franklin 281

The Rossville team was lead by:

13.  Kayla Davis    54
38.  Jessica Thompson    68

CatchItKansas 2A Football Rankings

 Class 2A Football Rankings for Week 6

1. Rossville (5-0) [1]
2. Hoisington (5-0) [2]
3. Silver Lake (3-0) [3]
4. Hutchinson Trinity (5-0) [4]
5. Maur Hill (5-0) [5]
6. Nemaha Central (3-2) [6]
7. Garden Plain (4-1) [7]
8. Eureka (4-0) [9]
9. Hillsboro (3-2) [NR]
10. Osage City (4-1) [NR]

Notes: Maur Hill is at Nemaha Central in a matchup that will likely decide District 4. Eureka and Osage City have quietly put together strong starts, and OC with a huge offensive improvement from last year. Rossville is No. 1 in 2A offense by a sizable margin. Hoisington has three wins by 21 points and others by 16 and 10.
Centrailia is ranked #1 in 1A and Riley Co. is ranked #10 in 3A.

Silver Lake Volleyball Tourney

Silver Lake Volleyball Tournament results for Rossville High games Oct. 3, 2020

Perry-Lecompton                                    27-25, 17-25, 25-21            Win
Silver Lake                                             18-25, 25-16, 25-23             Win
Royal Valley                                           25-21, 25-15                        Win
Sabetha                                                   19-25, 16-25                        Loss
St. Marys                                                17-25, 25-15, 15-15             Win
Jeff West (2nd Place)                              25-14, 25-20                        Win

Complete tournament results:

Silver Lake def. St. Marys, 25-19, 25-11; Rossville def. Perry-Lecompton, 27-25, 17-25, 25-21; Royal Valley def. Jefferson West, 25-15, 25-18; Sabetha def. Jefferson West, 25-6, 25-17; Royal Valley def. Perry-Lecompton, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23; Rossville def. Silver Lake, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23; Sabetha def. St. Marys, 25-12, 25-18; Silver Lake def. Royal Valley, 25-8, 29-27; Perry-Lecompton def. Jefferson West, 26-24, 25-21; Rossville def. Royal Valley, 25-21, 25-19; Sabetha def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-16, 25-16; St. Marys def. Jefferson West, 25-13, 25-21; Silver Lake def. Jefferson West, 25-12, 25-13; Royal Valley def. St. Marys, 25-12, 25-20; Sabetha def. Rossville, 25-19, 25-16; Silver Lake def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-19,2 5-16; Rossville def. St. Marys, 17-25, 25-19, 25-15; Royal Valley def. Sabetha, 25-23, 25-19; Perry-Lecompton deef. St. Marys, 25-18, 25-23; Rossville def. Jefferson West, 25-20, 25-14; Sabetha def. Silver Lake, 25-22, 25-21.

Results — 1. Sabetha, 5-1; 2. Rossville, 5-1; 3. Silver Lake, 4-2; 4. Royal Valley, 4-2; 5. Perry-Lecompton, 2-4; 6. St. Marys, 1-5; 7. Jefferson West, 0-6.

Rossville  is 19-5 Overall.  

2A Football Rankings by Capital-Journal

      Team             record

1. Rossville (1)          5-0
2. Silver Lake (2)     3-0
3. Hoisington (3)     5-0
4. Garden Plain (4)  4-1
5. Eureka (5)             4-0

Others — Hutchinson Trinity 5-0, Kingman 4-1, Maur Hill 5-0, Nemaha Central 3-2, Osage City 4-1, TMP-Marian 4-1.

Robert Gulley Passes Away

 

Robert Vernon Gulley, 62, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

He was born November 22, 1957, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Bob Vernon and Margaret Ann (Lemin) Gulley. He was a graduate of Hico High School, Hico, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army.

Robert married Diana Klein on July 30, 1988 in Stephenville, Texas. She survives in Topeka. Other survivors include two children, Cassidy Marie Gulley and Susan Ann Gulley both of Topeka; his mother, Margaret Gulley of Dallas, TX; five sisters, Verna Davis, Teresa (Robert) Young, Judy (Grant) St. Jullian, Pat (Robert) Campbell and Anne (Bernardo) Ugalde, all of Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father; and his brother, Greg “Zoo” Gulley.

Robert loved quality time with his family and animals. He also enjoyed target shooting, Rock and Roll music, spending time outdoors and was a Dallas Cowboys fan.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Dove Cremations and Funerals, Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Rd., Topeka with a funeral ceremony with military honors will begin at 10:00 a.m. Cremation will follow the ceremony.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Croix Hospice, 5835 SW 29th St #200, Topeka, KS 66614 or to American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604.

To leave a special message for Robert’s family, please click the Share Memories button at  Dove Cremation.

Note Per June McCullough-Lundin:    Robert was a janitor for USD 321.  He was married to Diana Gulley, who taught in the  district for  several years. They lived in Jennie Coleman's place & bought Bennie & Ruth Martinek's place east of the Bohemian Hall before moving to Topeka.