Saturday, February 16, 2019

Video Of Wrestling Regional 2019

Video of day two (Feb. 16) of wrestling regionals can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzOYa8WjVs&feature=youtu.be

Sammie Murray (17) At Cowley County


Sammie Murray from Rossville is a sophomore and plays infield for the Cowley County CC softball team.    Her bio is at:
https://cowleytigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4729&path=softball

Friday, February 15, 2019

Video of Wrestling Regional

    You can watch the first day of 321A Regional wrestling meet at Rossville Feb. 15-16 at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcGDiJ6MCd4&feature=em-lbcastemail

Rolland Trahoon (46) Passes Away

Rolland Edward Trahoon, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at 90 years of age on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. 

Born in Rossville, Kansas on June 14, 1928, Rolland graduated from Rossville High School in 1946. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of nearly 70 years, Ruby (nee Golden). The couple were married June 16, 1949 in Topeka. 

Rolland served in the US Army during the Korean War, based at Ft. Sheridan, IL. Rolland had a 45 1/2-year career at Kansas Power and Light, eventually being promoted to General Foreman, retiring in 1992. He was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. 

Rolland was a lifelong sportsman. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Topeka. 

In addition to his loving wife, Rolland is survived by his children, Mellody (David) Trahoon-Harrison, Stacy Trahoon and Rolland (Deborah)Trahoon,II. Rolland will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Haley (Deron) Harrison-Lee, Gabriella (Stephen Mockry) Harrison, Tyler Trahoon, Tagan Trahoon, Seth Flowers; his great-granddaughters, Caroline and Margot Lee; sister-in-laws, Delores (Richard) Borough, Leota Golden, Carolyn Golden; brother-in-laws, James (Madelene) Golden, Ed Redmon; and many nieces and nephews. 

Rolland was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Thresa (McConnell) Trahoon; and siblings, Helen Matney, Floyd Trahoon, and Shirley Tregemba. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at First Baptist Church, 3033 SW MacVicar. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Dove Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road.

Memorial donations in memory of Rolland can be made to First Baptist Church or Great Lakes Caring Hospice. 

To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.DoveTopeka.com

Girls BB Stats

Stats for the RHS girls basketball team for their first 18 games of 2018-2019.

Name                    Pts       FG%      FT%      Reb.
Caila Hill             178      39.6         67.3      177
Taylor Morelli      109      30.1         53.3      113
Caylee Zemek     95       39.5         59.1        30
Julia Streit           64       26.1         34.4        30
Erika Hatina        37       55.6         46.7        45
Gracie Rabe       61       22.0         47.2        55

Bryce & Zachary Spring Have A Girl

    Bryce and Zachary Spring of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born Feb. 12, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Cecil Johnson Passes Away

Cecil T. Johnson, 85, of Holton passed away February 9, 2019. He was born February 10, 1933 in Wellston, OK, the son of Fred and Fannie Johnson.
Cecil attended school in Oklahoma. Cecil along with his wife Terri owned and operated Johnson’s Painting and two car washes in Holton before retiring. He was the past master of the Rossville Masonic Lodge and a current member of the Masonic Lodge 393 in Mayetta.
Cecil married Terri on November 26, 1981 in Maple Hill, KS. She survives of the home. Other survivors include 3 daughters, Judy, Kristina and Amie; 2 sons, Robert and David; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by 3 sons; Cecil Duane, Kenny Jo and Wade; 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
A cremation is planned with burial at a later date. Mercer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Riley Co. Girls BB Game

    The Riley County High girls basketball team visited Rossville on Feb. 14 and won  49-28.

Rossville    3    12      7     6  -  28
Riley Co.  12    19    14    5  -  49

Rossville  scoring:
Streit        2         0-0     4 
Rabe         1          1-2     3
Zemek      2 (2)   0-0    6
Hill            2         7-10 11
Gillum      0         2-2    2
Shults       1          0-0   2


Riley Co. Boys BB Game

The Riley Count boys basketball team defeated the Dawgs on their home court Feb. 14, 2019 .

Rossville    10      9     6    10  -  35
Riley Co      9     17    16     7  -  55

Rossville scoring:     
                                                   
Sumner           1        1-2     3
Reeves             3       1-2     7
Horak              1 (1)  0-0    3
Badura            1         1-1     3
Brown             2        0-0    4
Balch               1 (1)   0-0    3
Garcia             1          0-2    2
Sowers            5         0-0   10


Meals Served At Wrestling Regionals

The Class of 2021 After-Prom is serving meals at Regional Wrestling Feb. 15th and Feb. 16th. 
Friday: Taco Salad
Saturday: Biscuits and Gravy, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Chips & Drink, Desserts.

KWCA Rankings This Week

KWCA rankings for this week's 321A class are as follows:

1. Colby
2. Eureka
3. Plainville
4. Sabetha
5. Norton
6. Hoxie
7. Rossville
8. Riley Co.
9. Wellsville
10. Oberlin

Rossville wrestlers in the top six of their class are:

106#    Zach Archer     2nd
120#    Alex Archer     5th
195#    Kody Davoren 4th

321A Regionals will be Feb. 15-16.  Rossville will host one of the regionals.

George Sullivan To Celebrate 94th

George Sullivan will be celebrating his 94th Birthday on February 22, 2019. Please join family and friends celebrating George's life with a card shower. No gifts, please. Please mail to: George Sullivan, Post Office , Rossville Kansas 66533.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

3A Basketball Sub-states Assignments

Rossville, along with Wabaunsee, will be playing in the 2A Basketball sub-state tournament at Marion.  The remainder of the Mid-East League teams will be playing in 3A.

2A SUB-STATES (Feb. 25-March 2)
Arma-Northeast
Arma-Northeast, Cherokee-Southeast, Howard-West Elk, Humboldt, Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan, Oswego, Uniontown, Yates Center
Blue Rapids-Valley Heights
Belleville-Republic County, Blue Rapids-Valley Heights, Effingham-ACCHS, Horton, Jackson Heights, McLouth, Oskaloosa, Winchester-Jefferson County North
Conway Springs 
Conway Springs, Garden Plain, Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic, Leon-Bluestem, Medicine Lodge, Sedgwick, Whitewater-Remington, Wichita-The Independent
Leoti-Wichita County
Ellis, Hoxie, Leoti-Wichita County, Oakley, Oberlin-Decatur Community, Plainville, Smith Center, WaKeeney-Trego Community
Marion
Allen-Northern Heights, Eskridge-Mission Valley, Goessel, Herington, Hillsboro, Marion, Rossville, Wabaunsee
Meade
Elkhart, Johnson-Stanton County, Lakin, Meade, Ness City, Pratt-Skyline, Sublette, Syracuse
Pleasanton
Lawrence-Bishop Seabury, Lyndon, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn, Olathe-Heritage Christian, Pleasanton, Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian, Richmond-Central Heights, Shawnee-Maranatha Academy
Sterling
Bennington, Brookville-Ell Saline, Canton-Galva, Ellinwood, Ellsworth, Inman, Salina-Sacred

Heart, Sterling

3A SUB-STATES (Feb. 25-March 2)
Caney Valley
Baxter Springs, Caney Valley, Cherryvale, Columbus, Frontenac, Galena, Girard, Riverton
Eureka
Burlington, Douglass, Erie, Eureka, Fredonia, LaCygne-Prairie View, Neodesha, Osage City
Haven
Anthony/Harper-Chaparral, Belle Plaine, Cheney, Halstead, Haven, Hesston, Kingman, Wichita-Collegiate
Hoisington
Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian, Hoisington, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, Lyons, Norton Community, Phillipsburg, Russell
Kismet-Southwestern Heights
Cimarron, Colby, Goodland, Holcomb, Hugoton, Kismet-Southwestern Heights, Larned, Scott Community
Marysville 
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Easton-Pleasant Ridge, Hiawatha, Holton, Marysville, Sabetha, Seneca-Nemaha Central, Wathena-Riverside
Perry-Lecompton
Hoyt-Royal Valley, Kansas City-Bishop Ward, Meriden-Jefferson West, Perry-Lecompton, Pomona-West Franklin, Santa Fe Trail, Silver Lake, Wellsville
Riley - Riley County
Beloit, Clay Center Community, Concordia, Council Grove, Minneapolis, Riley-Riley County, St. George-Rock Creek, St. Marys

RHS Girls Lose To Wabaunsee

Rossville         9  5 13 9 — 36
Wabaunsee  16 16 19 7 — 58

Rossville scoring:

Streit       2        0-0    4 
Hatina     2        0-0    4 
Rabe       2        1-4    5 
Zemek    4         3-4  11 
Hill          3         1-4    7 
Morelli     0         2-2    2 
Shultz     1         1-2    3 

The Rossville girl's varsity basketball team has a home Mid-East League game vs. Riley County (Riley, KS) on Thursday, February 14 @ 6 pm.