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Mid-East League BB Standings

Mid-East League standings as of Feb. 11, 2017 

Boys          League … Overall

Rock Creek    6-2          14-3
Silver Lake    5-2 …      11-5
St. Marys       5-3           11-5
Wabaunsee   4-3           13-3
Rossville        2-5            7-9
Riley County  0-7           3-13

Girls          League … Overall

Wabaunsee    7-0           15-1
Riley County   5-2           10-6
Rossville         5-2          14-2
Silver Lake      3-4          10-6
St. Marys         2-6           9-7
Rock Creek      0-8          3-14

RHS Girls Get Easy Silver Lake Win

Rossville          16    9    9    18   =   52
Silver Lake         6    6    3    20   =   35

Rossville scoring:

Hill             4          4-4     12
Anderson  3 (1)     3-8     10
Hill            3 (2)     1-2       9
Shinn        3          2-3       8
Buhler       1 (1)     2-2       5
Kirk           2           0-0       4
Shinn        1           0-0       2
Badura      1           0-0       2 

Totals       18 (4)   12-19   52.

Silver Lake scoring:  
Bates         6 (3)     0-2       15
Burkhardt   2 (2)    1-2         7
Mountain    2 (1)    1-2         6 
Lane           0         4-5         4
Clark          1         1-2          3. 

Totals       11 (6)    7-15      35.

Other Mid-East League scores:
St. Marys        51
Rock Creek    34
Wabausee      57
Riley Co.         33

Eagles Defeat Dawgs in Boys BB

Rossville          7      8     10    14     =     39
Silver Lake     11    13     13    11     =     48

Rossville scoring:
Bradshaw                4 (1)      0-1     9
Quiett                       3 (3)     0-0     9
Hammes                  2          4-10    8
Anderson                 3          0-0      6
Schumacher            2          0-0      4
Morris                      1 (1)     0-0      3 
Totals                     15 (5)     4-11   39.

Silver Lake scoring:
Griffin                       8 (4)     4-5     24
Adams                     4           0-1       8
Baird                        2           3-7       7
Heiman                    1 (1)      2-2      5
Wagner                    1           0-2      2
Byrne                       0           2-3      2. 

Totals                     16 (5)    11-20   48.

Other Mid-Est League scores:
St. Marys     59  Rock Creek  41
Wabaunsee    54  Riley Co     51

Dudley Fryman (62) Passes Away

Dudley J. Fryman, 72, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.

He was born June 22, 1944 in Topeka, KS to Jess and Maxine (Marney) Fryman. The family moved to Casper, Wyoming in 1947 and he spent his childhood through age 15 there until the family returned to Rossville, KS where he then finished high school.

After high school, Dudley attended Fort Hays State Teachers College in Hays, KS where he majored in Physical Science and played for the Fort Hays State Division II football team. He graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor’s of Science and a Master’s of Science in 1976.

Dudley spent 40 years as an educator in the state of Kansas. He began his career in McCracken, KS teaching high school science including General science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. After two years, he moved to Paola, KS where he taught science at Paola Middle School for two years and then transferred to Shawnee Mission School District where he spent two years teaching at Milburn Junior High School. In 1974, Dudley joined the western Kansas community of Garden City and continued his career with USD 457. He spent the next 31 years serving the community as a physical science and math teacher at both Abe Hubert and Kenneth Henderson. In addition to his classroom duties, Dudley coached football, basketball, track and baseball as well as sponsoring numerous activities and groups including Science Olympiad. He served as the District Science Fair coordinator as well as Science Curriculum Department Head. After retiring from USD 457 in 2005, Dudley wasn’t quite done with the classroom and moved to Ingalls High School where he taught General Science and Biology until fully retiring from education in 2008.

Dudley was a member of professional organizations including Garden City Educators Association (GCEA), Kansas National Educators Association (KNEA), National Education Association (NEA), and Kansas Association for Teachers of Science (KATS) where he held the office of President.

Outside of education, he was a member of Kansas Western Horsemen Association (KWHA). He served as parent, board member, judge, and two terms as President in the early 1980’s. He continued to follow his children’s interests by coaching in Garden City baseball leagues from 1992-2002.

In retirement, he found enjoyment in photography and combined it frequently with his avid love of fishing always coming home with more photos than fish. He was a proud supporter of area parks and facilities. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

He married Pansy Callaway in 1968 at Protection, KS.

Survivors include his wife of the home, daughter Sherry Robertson of Elkhart, KS; daughter Lynnlea Anderson (Jason) of Garden City, KS; son Kirby Fryman (Ashley) of Wichita, KS; and son Kenyon Fryman of Wheat Ridge, CO. Grandchildren include Rhett and Shea Robertson; Rylan and Brody Anderson; Hudson, Weston, and Colton Fryman. He is also survived by nieces, a nephew, and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents and sister.

Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 18th at the First United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to FHSU Foundation with Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) listed in the memo in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home 620 N. Main St. Garden City, Kansas 67846.

Eva (Davis) (38) Graves Passes Away

Eva Louise Graves, 96, of Brunswick, OH, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at Plum Creek Senior Living. She was born September 20, 1920, the daughter of Denny Morgan and Grace Lucinda (Alexander) Davis.    She graduated from Rossville High School in 1938


Surviviors include her husband, Corbin H. Graves, of the home.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Rossville Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 AM, Thursday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka.

Charles Martin (46) Passed Away(U[dated)

      Charles Charlie Martin Charles Charlie Martin, 88, of Silver Lake, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 10, 2017.
      He was born December 11, 1928, on a farm in Willard, KS, one of ten children of Henry Martin and Edith Burns. He attended Rossville High School. Charlie was a Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and enjoyed many outdoor activities. In the early days he coached the girls softball teams, enjoyed fishing, camping and skiing at the lakes. He so enjoyed being with his family, playing cards, and watching grandkids sports.
       Charlie married Mary Krasny on August 30, 1951. He worked on the family farm and retired from Goodyear after 37 years. He is survived by his wife, Mary, his sister, Betty Gibson, and his four girls : Peggy, Karen, Diane and Nancy, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was a devoted husband and father, and excelled at being a grandfather.
      A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday February 13, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. A visitation will be held at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 708 Citizen Cir, Rossville, from 3:00 until 6:00 P.M. Sunday, February 12, 2017. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake Senior Center or Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Mid East League Basketball Standings

 Boys          League … Overall

Rock Creek    6-1          14-2
Silver Lake    4-2 …      10-5
St. Marys       4-3           10-5
Wabaunsee   3-3           12-3
Rossville        2-4            7-8
Riley County  0-6           3-12

Girls          League … Overall

Wabaunsee    6-0           14-1
Riley County   5-1           10-5
Rossville         4-2          13-2
Silver Lake      3-3          10-5
St. Marys         1-6           8-7
Rock Creek      0-7          3-13

2016 Talent Show

    Thge Rossville High Talent Show for 2016 has been recently added to the You Tube channel and you can view it at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OfxXQU-4U

Dawgfeed 11

   Dawgfeed 11 (with weekly announcements included) with announcer Dawn Ledeboer can be seen at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnuhffG8EpM&feature=em-subs_digest

Boys Basketball Team Over Osage City

Osage City    11      8    12    11   =   42
Rossville        13   15    13    18   =   59

Rossville scoring:
Morris           6 (6)     3-4      21
Hammes      5           3-9      13
Anderson     4           2-2      10
Bradshaw     1           2-2       4
Dyche           1 (1)      0-0       3
Schumacher 1           1-2        3
Martinek        1 (1)      0-0       3
Hulbert          1            0-0       2
Totals           20 (8)   11-19     59.

RHS Girls Get Easy Win Over Osage City

The RHS girls added another win to the season on Feb. 7 with a victory over Osage City on the home court.

Osage City   7    2     16     7   =   32
Rossville    20   13    15    11   =   59


Rossville scoring:
Hill                  6 (2)    5-5    19
Hill                  5          0-0    10
Shinn              2          4-5      8 
Shinn              4          0-0      8
Buhler             1          3-3      5
Kirk                  2          0-0     4
Anderson         1          1-2     3
Morelli              1          0-0     2 
Totals              22 (2)  13-20  59

Andrew Day (14) Passes Away

Airman First Class Andrew T. Day, 21, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Rossville.

He was born December 20, 1995 at Topeka, the son of Timothy E. and Angela Renee Irwin Day.  Andrew was raised in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School.

Andrew joined the United States Air Force in 2014 and was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.  He had been deployed to Qatar from May 23 until October 3, 2016.  He was a very active student in high school; participating in Cross Country, Basketball, school plays, band, drumline, FCCLA and many more activities.  He was currently attending WSU.

Andrew accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age.  He was a strong Christian.  Andrew was a member of the First Baptist Church in Silver Lake.  He was a youth group leader at both the First Baptist Church and the Rossville Christian Church. He enjoyed being a part of Vacation Bible School at both churches.  He loved to listen to K-Love.  Andrew touched many hearts without knowing it.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Kathleen Day, Harold Eugene Irwin and Margaret Ruckman.

Survivors include his parents, Tim and Angel Day, Rossville; his brother, Tyler (Cheyanne) Day, stationed at Schofield Army Base, HI; his sister Rachel Day, in Bootcamp at Lackland AFB, TX; a grandfather Douglas Day, Kennewick, WA; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the First Baptist Church (north campus) at Silver Lake.  Military graveside services will be at the Rossville Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the church in Silver Lake.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church Youth Group and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com

3A Girls Basketball Rankings By KBCA

Current 3A Girls Basketbll Rankings by KBCA

1.   Hugoton
2.   Thomas More Prep
3.   Kingman
4.   Council Grove
5.   Nemaha Central
6.   Garden Plain
7.   Rossville
8.   Cheney
9.   Caney Valley
10. Hesston