Week One (Dec. 5) 1-4A Girls Wrestling rankings.by KWCA
Keera Lacock is #1 in the 118# class and Kendra Hurla is #1 in the 120# class after
Week one for 3-1 A boys wrestling has Paxton Willett at #2 in the 175# class and Barrett Lietz is #6 in the 215# class
The Dawgs and Lady Dawgs competed in the first round of the Irish Classic tournament on Dec. 5. Both teams came home with wins over Bishop Ward.
The Lady Dawgs prevailed 105-20 and the Dawgs by 56-48.
Second round of the tournament will be Friday afternoon
3A Girls Ranking per Kansas Basketball Coaches on Dec. 5
1 Silver Lake
2 Topeka - Hayden
3 Colby
4 Seneca-Nemaha Central
5 Hesston
6 Carbondale - Santa Fe Trail
7 Rossville
8 Halstead
9 Cheney
10 Goodland
The Dawgs opened their wrestling season at Wamego. Barrett Lietz was the champion of his class. Kelton Lacock placed second, Paxton Willett placed third, Mason Broce and Ayden Crosswhite placed fourth.
The Lady Dawgs opened their season at Spring Hill. Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla won their classes and Hailey Horton placed second. Rossville placed 11th of 18 teams competing, however most of the teams had far more competitors and many were larger schools.
Betty Jean Schneider, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at a Topeka hospital.
Jean was born November 7, 1945, at Rossville, the daughter of Howard N. and Gertrude Fox Stiles. She was raised in Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School. Jean was a first-generation college graduate earning a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Master of Education from Washburn University.
Jean started her career as an elementary school teacher, then devoted over 35 years as a childcare provider. Jean took great pride in all the children she cared for over the years and followed them all as they scattered out into the world. She was passionate about her local community of Rossville. She believed in civic engagement and was an active member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. She loved the Rossville Dawgs.
Preceding her in death were a brother, Howard Dale Stiles; sisters, Marie Owens and Laura Miller.
Jean met a young Army medic, Patrick Schneider, through lifelong friends, and they were married at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church on June 10, 1969. Patrick survives at their home.
Other survivors include two sons, Michael (Kandee) Schneider, McPherson, and Charles Schneider, Chicago; two grandchildren, Hayden and Perrin Schneider, both of Denver.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 21, 2023, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. before the mass. Burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit after the burial at Dekat Hall at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or the Rossville Senior Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
Weight Name Grade
105 Brinley Pottorf 11
15/120 Keera Lacock 12
120/125 Kendra Hurla 12
125 Shayla Rezac 11
145 Madelyn Wonnell 9
155 Hailey Horton 11
Name Class
1. Kelton Lacock 9
2. Remington Droegemeier 9
3. Mason Broce 12
4. Jordan Finnesey
Alisher 12
5. Paxton Willett 10
6. John Mcgrath 12
7. Charlie Chance 9
8. Ayden Crosswhite 10
9 Barret Lietz 12
No Name Class Height
0 Jakoby McDonnell 10 5'5"
1 Alex Mattia 10 5'8"
2 Saint Mildren 11 6'4"
3 Jack Donovan 10 5'11"
4 Cael Horgan 9 5'11"
5 Conner Bush 10 5'11"
10 Mason Jones 11 6'4"
11Cameron Miller 10 6'4"
12 Tayson Horak 11 5'10"
13 Avery Crosswhite 12 6'3"
15 Mahki Jackson 11 5'10"
20 James Wuensch 10 5'9"
22 Kameron Badura 11 6'3"
23 Bogdan Mihajlovic 12 5'9"
24 Andre Johnson 10 5'10"
No Name Grade Height
1 Brooklyn Horgan 12 5’3”
2 Kinsey Perine 12 5’9”
3 Shyanne Haehn 11 5’3”
4 Emma Mitchell 12 5’11”
5 Kinley Porter 12 5’10”
11 Ellie Sanders 9 5'6"
12 Rylee Dick 10 5'6"
13 Maggie Sanders 10 5'4"
14 Lilly Mitchell 10 5'5"
15 Payton Dick 9 5'4"
21 Leni Lewis 9 5'6"
22 Nora Burdiek 9 5'10"
25 Katie Spielman 12 5'11"
30 Grace Olejnik 9 5'7"
32 Beya Boumaiza 11 5'2"
33 Valentina Mammi 11 5'6"
35 Tatum Miller 9 5'1"
42 Katie Aubert 9 5'6
Senate Minority Leader Vic Miller, DTopeka, filed paperwork with the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office to run for Topeka’s newly drawn District 19.
Betty Jean Schneider (Rossville, Kansas), passed away on November 28, 2023, at the age of 78,
A rosary will be held on Thursday, December 21st 2023 at 10:00 AM at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church (703 Main St, Rossville, KS 66533). A mass of christian burial will be held on Thursday, December 21st 2023 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the same location. A burial will be held on Thursday, December 21st 2023 at 11:30 AM at the Rossville Cemetery (13651 NW 54th St, Rossville, KS 66533).
Kathryn I. Maus, 81, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at a Topeka hospital.
Kathy was born August 23, 1942, in Willard, the daughter of John E. Failer Jr., and Frances Brayman Failer. She was raised in the Willard and Rossville communities and was in the Rossville High class of 1960.
Kathy was a seamstress for American Linen in Topeka for nearly 40 years. She had worked at Katie's Corner and the St. Marys Manor. Kathy had lived in Emmett many years.
On January 23, 1959 she married Paul H. Maus. He preceded her in death on April 5, 2019. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dale and John Failer, and a sister Marjorie Adams.
Survivors include a son, Jarrod Maus, Emmett; three daughters, Paula Maus and Karen Maus, Emmett, and Celeste Crites (Jeff Jensen), Manhattan: two brothers, Jim Failer, Tonganoxie, and Richard "Babe" Failer, Topeka; five grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, December 1, 2023, followed by a short Memorial Service at Piper Funeral Home, St. Marys, KS. Inurnment will be later at the St. Clere Cemetery in Emmett. Memorial contributions may be made to Piper Funeral Home to assist with funeral cost.
