Lady Dawgs Outscore Wabaunsee 36-0

    The Lady Dawgs picked up two lop-sided wins against Wabaunsee on April 5.  Both games were 18-0. Rossville is 2-0 in the MEL and 7-1 overall.

Baseball team gets Two More Wins

    The Dawgs defeated Wabaunsee on April 5 by scores of 10-0 and 9-2.  They are 4-0 in the MEL and 4-2 overall.

Lloyd Hanson Passes Away

 Lloyd L. Hanson of Rossville, Kansas,  passed away at the age of 84, on March 16, 2024. 

He was predeceased by : his parents, Harry C. Hanson and Ruth F. Hanson (Dunstan); and his brother Wayne Hanson. He is survived by : his wife Mary Hanson; his children, Marshall Hanson (Cindy), Crystal Brenneman (Robert), Kathie Smith (Stephen) and Carmen Weyrauch (Dennis); and his grandchildren, Jeremy Brenneman (Stephanie), Jeff Smith, Angelia Burkhart (Phil), Ginger Jahr (Keil), Christy Hanson, Darin Brenneman, Ashley Hanson (Donnie), Brittany Stilley (Jeff), Myranda Lowe (Michael), Breanna Dowd (Rustin), Megan Laird (Caleb), Tori Smith, Brian Hanson (Josie), Brady Weyrauch (Leighann) and Tanner Weyrauch. He is also survived by 35 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 13th 2024 at 11:00 AM at the Fairlawn Nazarene Church (730 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66606).

Memorial contributions can be made in Lloyd's memory to Burr Oak Nazarene Church, 212 Jewell St., Burr Oak, KS 66936 and/or Fairlawn Nazarene Church, 730 SW Fairlawn Rd., Topeka, KS 66606.

Shirley Parison Passes Away

    Shirley Irene Parison of Rossville, Kansas, born in Torrance, California, who passed away at the age of 74, on March 11, 2024. 

She was predeceased by : her parents, Winifred Elizabeth Howland (Spicklemeier) and Kenneth Howland; her daughter Rita Waterman; her siblings, Faye Howland, James G., William S., Edward L. and Ronnie Howland; her great grandchildren, Jessica Parison and Chase King; and her stepfather Oscar Helstrom.

She is survived by : her children, Francis Goodwin (Mike) of Sabetha, KS, James Parison, Jr. (Amber) of Holton, KS and Thomas Parison of Holton, KS; and her siblings, Ann L. Cain of Topeka, KS, Kenneth Howland (Diane) of Burlingame, KS and David Howland (Debbie) of Topeka, KS. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on Friday, March 22nd 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Mercer Funeral Home (1101 W 4th St, Holton, KS 66436).

Memorials may be given to the Wounded Warrior Project c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O.

Baseball Team Gets Two Wins

    The Dawgs defeated Riley Co twice on March 3, picking up wins of 10-0 and 7-3.  RHS is now 2-0 in the MEEL and 2-2 overall.

Southern Lyon Co. Invitational Golf Tourney

 The Dawgs finished fourth of the twelve teams eentered.  Best Rossville performances were:

Jonathan Hart     5th place          80 strokes
Jack Donovan     Tie 9th place    89 strokes
Paxton Willets     Tie 16th place  92 strokes

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Perine and Mitchell To Attend ESU

Kinsey Perine and Emma Michell have signed Letters Of Intent to play softball at Emporia State U. next year. 

Silver Lake Winter Track Meet

The Rossville boys finished in a 6th place tie of the 10 teams entered.  The Rossville  girls finished 5th of the 10 teams.  Kielyn McDonnell turned in the best performance with a first place winnig time of 13.34 in the 100 M run. Other outstanding performances were delivered by the following.

Rylee Dick 4th in Long Jump
   "        "     4th in 100 M Hur
   "        "     3rd in 300 M Hur
Brinley Pottorf    4th in triple jump
Barret Lietz    5th in shot put
      "      "        5th in javelin
Andre Johnson 4th in javelin
Mason Broce  6th in javelin
Kielyn McDonnell  1st in 100 M
Shayla Rezac    4th in 400M
     "        "          2nd in 200 M

  

Anderson Co Defeats Dawg Baseball Team

 Rossville lost a doubleheader to Anderson County on March 28 by scores of 4-1 and 6-2.  The Dawgs are 0-2 for 2024

Athletes To Watch in 2024

The Capital listed thee following Rossville track and field athletes to be looking for this year.

Shayla Rezac was 6th in both the 200m and 400m runs at the 2023 regional.

Kamoron Badura placed 16th in the long jump in the 2023 Regional

Barret Lietz was 7th in the shot put and 8th in the javalin at the same regional.

Editor's note;  The Capoital omitted  several others expected to have a good 2024 season, including Rylee Dick, Andre Johnson, and Kielyn McDonnald.

Royal Valley Invitational Golf

The Dawgs finished fourth out of seven teams with a 344 stroke total.  

Hart finished 7th with an 83.  Willett and Donovan  tied for 8th  with an 89 total. 

Softball Against Jeff West and Santa Fe Trail (revised)

The Rossville softball team won a pair of games against Jeff  West by scores of 3-1 and 5-3.

They split with Santa Fe Trail by scores 7-9 and 16-2

Brooke Springer had two doubles, two RBIs and two runs in the 16.2 win.

The Lady Dawgs  are 5-1 so far this season.

Joyce Brennan Passes Away

 Joyce Marie Brennan passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, in Rossville.

 She was born April 27, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri to Joseph and Esther (Lambert) Navarre.  Joyce graduated from Rossville High School in 1947. She then attended St. Mary College in Leavenworth, KS where she received her bachelor’s degree.

She taught one year of music education after graduation in Meade, Kansas.  On January 16, 1954, she was united in marriage to Roderick W. Brennan in St. Marys, Kansas.  They later divorced.

Joyce worked for many years for Westar Energy before retiring. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. She was also a long-time member of the Jimmie Lillard American Legion Post 31 Auxiliary in Rossville.

Joyce was preceded in death by her brother, Keith Navarre, son-in-law Michael Kerwin, and grandson Joseph Brennan.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Frank (Pam) Brennan, Lisa Kerwin, Colleen (Mike) Esser and Paul (Mary) Brennan as well as her grandchildren, Erin Kraus, Shaun Kerwin, Ryan Kerwin, Sheila Cox and Megan Hamilton and 11 great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral mass will be offered at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  The Rosary will be recited before the mass starting at 1:30 pm. Burial will follow in Rossville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or Prairie Wind Hospice and sent in care to the funeral home.

Briar Gillum At MSSU

Briar Gillum, daughter of Colleen and Scott Gillum, is a sophomore at Missouri Southern University and is on their track and field team.  She just recently won the shot put with an NCAA qulitying first place finish in the MSSU Miner's Invitational.

2024 Indoor Season
Season Bests: Shot Put - 14.44m, Weight Throw - 17.98m
USTFCCCA All-Region Shot Put
All-MIAA - Shot Put (14.44m)
MSSU Top-10 Shot Put - 7th (14.44m)
MSSU Top-10 Weight Throw - 7th (17.98m)

You can read Briar's bio at: https://mssulions.com/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/briar-gillum/8349