Garold Nichols Passes Away

Willard—Garold Gene “Bull Rider” Nichols, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

He was born February 6, 1936 in Nowata County, Oklahoma, the son of Arley Elbert and Nora Alice Cooper Nichols. Gene graduated from Nowata High School and served in the United States Army and the Oklahoma National Guard.

Gene was a truck driver for many years. In his younger days he was a bull rider, did team roping and was a bulldogger. Everybody on the rodeo circuit and all his truck driving buddies new him as “Bull Rider”. He moved to the Rossville/Willard area in 1990.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Iva June Reed; two nephews, Eric Nichols and Charles Arley Moore; a grandson, Dalton Ray McIntyre-Nichols.

On August 26, 1989 he was united in marriage to Arletta Sage at Cedar Vale, Kansas. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include daughters, Debbie Dunn, Nowata, OK, Sage Nelson, Topeka, Yvonne Church, Minneapolis, KS., Yolande Nichols, Topeka and Heidi Taylor, Las Vegas, NV.; two brothers, Owen Nichols, Sand Spring, OK and Ervin Nichols, Tulsa, OK; a sister Jessie Palone, Nowata, OK; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren and several nieces.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Dover Cemetery, Dover, Kansas. Mr. Nichols will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, January 30, 2015 at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice House and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, Kansas 66533. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com

Dawg Feed 13

    Here is the latest Dawg Feed school news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ymFpShhAo4&feature=em-subs_digest

Jan 27 Wrestling Rankings

There were a few small changes in the Top 10 3A schools rankings this week,  though Norton and Rossville have maintained their spots for several weeks.    The top 5 are:

1.  Norton,

2.  Rossville

3.  Hoisington

4.  Marysville

5.  Fredonia

113 lb.   Bryce Gfeller       #1
126 lb.  Alex Cavanaugh   #2
160 lb.  Nick Reesor         #3
182 lb.  Isaac Luellen        #1

For details of each class,  click on below image:

Willard Bridge Weight Limits Reduced

    Weight limits for the Willard Bridge have been reduced once again.  Even normal sized school buses will no longer be able to cross it and will have to go over the Maple Hill bridge instead.  The new limit is 9 tons for two axle vehicles and 15 tons for 3 axle vehicles, and 27 tons for larger..

    You can see video at:
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/New-Willard-Bridge-Weight-Limits-Will-Impact-Schools-And-Business-289816811.html

http://ksnt.com/2015/01/29/new-weight-restrictions-for-willard-bridge-in-shawnee-county/

Rattlers Sign Six Players

    The Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League are proud to announce the signing of six players for the 2015 season. Tim Schaareman (University of Nebraska-Omaha), Collin Scribner (Tarleton State University), A.J. Doolittle (Park University), Matthew Nerz (Kansas State University), Garrett Weber (Independence Community College), and Jacob Head (Hayden High School).

    Schaareman is a red shirt freshman middle infielder at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and will return for his second season in Rossville. Schaareman, a product of the Netherlands, hit .312 with the Rattlers in 2014. 

    Scribner will be a red shirt freshman at Tarleton State University this spring after transferring from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. This will be the second season in Rossville for the 6'2, 215 lb infielder-outfielder from Aubrey, Texas. 

    Doolittle has made the move from the Northwest to the Midwest, as the junior is set to play at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. The Medford, Oregon native is entering his third season as a Rattler and will be a key member of the bullpen this season.

    Nerz is a freshman at Kansas State University and this will be his first season in Rossville. He was named to the first team all-district team as a catcher in his senior season where he hit .387 with 30 RBIs in 2014.

    Weber is starting his sophomore season at Independence Community College as he plays outfield and first base. The 6'3, 220 lb native of Mound City, Kansas is returning for his second season as a Rattler in 2015.

    Head is a standout three-sport athlete from Hayden High School in Topeka, Kansas. Jacob was a 2014 KABC 4A-1 All-State performer last season, striking out 57 batters, walking only 7 and commanding a 1.63 ERA in 43 innings.

The Rattlers are busy preparing for the 2015 season and it all begins in late May! Email us at rossvillerattlers@gmail.com for more information regarding sponsorships, host families, or any questions.

Scholars Bowl Team

    The RHS Scholars Bowl team came in  2nd place at the Flint Hills Christian JV tournament on Jan 22nd

    The varsity Scholars Bowl team came in at  4th place at the MEL tournament on Jan 26th.

RHS Boys Lose to Paola

    The RHS boys basketball team lost to Paola on Sat, Jan 24, in the Burlington tournament. 

Rossville              6   8   5 11   =  30
Paola                  27 15 21 10   =  73

Rossville scoring:
Woodcock         7
Horak                6
Horak                5
Mason               3
Schultz-Pruner   2
Sowers              2
Roduner            2
Hulbert              2
Hammes           1 

Totals              30.

RHS Girls Lose to Burlington

    The RHS girls lost their last game of the Burlington tournament on Sat. to the host team by a 45-41 score.  

Burlington    11   9  13  12   =   45

Rossville      7  13  11  10   =   41

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Rossville scoring:

Kirk                  3          8-8      14
Hill                   3 (1)     1-1        8
Nitsch              2 (1)     2-2        7
Steckel            2 (1)     0-0        5
Shinn               2          0-1        4
Shinn               0          3-5        3

Totals             12 (3)  14-17     41

Boys BB Team Beats Iola

    The RHS boys basketball team picked up a win in their second game of the Burlington tournament on Friday night. The Dawgs had a nice 11 point lead at half-time but a late game rally brought Iola to within two points at the final buzzer.

Rossville    15   20   3   12   =     50

Iola             12  12    5   19   =     48

Rossville scoring: 

Horak 13
Horak 11
Sowers 7
Horak 6
Schultz-Pruner 5
Mason 5
Hulbert 2
Woodcock 1

RHS Girls Get 68-37 Victory

    Thr RHS girls trampled the Santa Fe. Trail girls on Fri. night at the Burlington Tournament

Rossville                17   14   22   15   =   68
Santa Fe Trail          3   14   11     9   =   37

Rossville scoring:
Hill                6 (3)        4-4       19
Nitsch           4             5-8       13
Kirk               3             4-5       10
Steckel         3             2-2         8
Shinn            3             2-3         8
Little             0             3-4         3
Shinn            0             3-6         3
Conley          1             0-2         2
Buhler           1             0-0         2.
Totals          21 (3)       23-34     68

Fr. Gerard Senecal Passes Away

    Father Gerard Senecal, O. S. B., passed away on Jan. 19 at the age of 85.  He graduated from St. Benedicts College and spent many years there as a teacher and administrator though he received a Ph. D from KSU in Physics and worked as such places as Goddard Space Flight Center and for the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge.
    He served as president of Benedictine College for 15 years.  In 2013-2014,  he served as administrator of  the Immaculate Conception parish in St. Marys and the St. Stanislaus parish in Rossville.
    For his complete obituary which reviews his long and varied career,  go to:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2923458&fh_id=14129

Holton Wrestling Results

    The RHS wrestlers did very well at the tournament in Holton on Jan. 24.  The six competitors came home with two Firsts,  two Seconds, one Third and one Sixth.

    Holden Hurla (120#) won his first match,  but lost in the second round.  He then picked up two more wins which put him in the match for 5th place, which he lost putting him in sixth place, losing to Trevor Kallenberg of Shawnee Heights.

    Alex Cavanaugh (126#) had a bye the first round.  He then won his next two matches which put him in the championship match.  He lost that final match to Riley Tubbs of Alma,

    Derek Gentry (152#) had a bye the first round,  but then won the next three matches for first place with a win over Spencer Baum of Holton in the Championship match.

    Nick Reesor (160#) won three straight matches but lost to Lucas Lovvorn of Holton in the Championship match which put him in second place.

    Isaac Luellen (182#) won 3 straight matches for First Place in his class.  His win in the championship match was against Brett Yeagley.

    Cole Daveron (220#) had a bye he first round and won the next matchup.  He then lost in the semi-final round and competed for Third Place which he won.

Pictured above are Derek Gentry (left) and Isaac Luellen who won their respective classes.

For more wrestling photos,  go to:
http://rossvillephotos.blogspot.com

Team Scores At Holton Wrestling

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1.		Shawnee Heights, KS	Shawnee Heights, KS (GET)	SH	14	235.5
2.		Holton, KS	Holton High School , KS (GET)	Holt	9	195.5
3.		Andover Central , KS	Andover Central High School, KS (GET)	AC	12	158.0
4.		Lansing, KS	Lansing High School, KS (GET)	LANS	14	155.5
5.		Pratt, KS	Pratt, KS (GET)	Pratt	11	145.0
6.		Gardner-Edgerton , KS	Gardner Edgerton, KS (GET)	GE	13	139.5
7.		Rossville, KS	Rossville High School, KS (GET)	Ross	6	134.5
8.		Tonganoxie, KS	Tonganoxie, KS (GET)	Tong	9	99.0
9.		Alma-Wabaunsee , KS	Wabaunsee, KS (GET)	Alma	5	74.0
10.		Pleasant Ridge, KS	No Match (GET)	PR	9	73.5
11.		Oskaloosa, KS	Iola, KS (GET)	Osk	8	54.0
12.		Onaga , KS	No Match (GET)	Ona	4	53.0
13.		Wichita Independent, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WI	5	19.5
14.		Topeka West, KS	Topeka West, KS (GET)	TW	10	16.0
15.		Wichita East, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WE	6	4.0

RHS Wrestlers Compete At Holton

    The RHS Wrestling team is competing in the Sadowski Tournament at Holton on Sat., Jan. 24.  The wrestlers competing,  and their records  according to the KWA, are as follows:
120    fr Holden Hurla (10-2)
126    jr Alex Cavanaugh (23-3)
152    jr Derek Gentry (12-10)
160    sr Nick Reesor (21-3)
182    jr Isaac Luellen (0-0)
220    jr Cole Davoren (11-6)