Rossville KS Alumni News

Saturday, October 21, 2017

James Whitehead Passes Away

James Lee "Jim" Whitehead, 88, Rossville, died Friday, October 20, 2017, at Oakley Place of Rossville. He was born in Topeka, on February 6, 1929, the son of Oren Raymond and Frances Magdalen (Hess) Whitehead.

Jim graduated from Topeka High School in 1947. He worked for the Topeka Fire Department, was a self-employed contractor, and in 1993 retired from the State of Kansas where he was a construction inspector for the State Architect Office.

He was married to Betty Ilene Woollard on July 15, 1947, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on November 15, 1994.

Surviving are his children: Sue Badura of Rossville, Richard "Rick" Whitehead (Cathy) of Katy, TX, Dr. John Whitehead (Christine) of Wichita, Russell Whitehead (Holly) of Surprise, AZ, and LeAnn Whitehead-Palmisano (Greg) of Phoenix, AZ; thirteen grandchildren: Cathy Hammer (Scott), Daren Badura (Danelle), Chad Badura (Jody), Elizabeth Kimbley (Chris), Margaret Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, John Michael Whitehead (Michelle), Jennifer Alicata (Anthony), Matt Whitehead (Katie), Brett Whitehead (Jessica), Jesse Whitehead (Amanda), Darchelle Vajen (Nic), and Dylan Whitehead; and 21 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be at 6:00 PM, Monday, October 23, 2017, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, followed by the family receiving friends. Private interment of cremains will be in Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum Chapel.

Jim will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Monday, at the funeral chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800.

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

Mid-East League Football Standings

The MEL football standings as of 10-21-17 are below

League Overall

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

St. Marys Bears Wallop Dawgs

St. Marys (5-3) 7 14 14 0 — 35
Rossville (2-6) 7 0 0 0 — 7

St. Marys — Rieschick (2), 38 pass from Flanagan, 35 pass from Flanagan; Schoenfeld (2), 1 run, 37 pass from Flanagan; Schindler 23 pass from Flanagan. PAT — Rieschick 5 Kicks.

Rossville — Johnson 38 run. PAT — Johnson Kick.

Other Mid-East League Scores

Riley County 12, Beloit 0
Silver Lake 40, Perry-Lecompton 35
Wabaunsee 12, Washington County 9
Clay Center 44, Rock Creek 14

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Sub-State Volleyball Pairings

The pairings for the 3A sub-state at Mission Valley on Saturday are below:

Silver Lake (1: 29-6) vs. Riley County (8: 12-23), 2 p.m.;
St. Marys (2: 30-8) vs. Council Grove (7: 12-20), 2 p.m.;
Royal Valley (4: 24-12) vs. Rossville (5: 19-16), TBA;
Osage City (3: 26-9) vs. Mission Valley (6: 16-19), TBA.
Semifinals — Silver Lake-Riley County winner vs. Royal Valley-Rossville winner, TBA; St. Marys-Council Grove winner vs. Osage City-Mission Valley winner, TBA.
Championship, TBA.

Leading Dawgs In Football

The leading rusher for the Dawgs is Sheldon Hulbert with 599 yards on 159 carries for a 85.6 per game average.
Sheldon Hulbert is also the leading passer for the Dawgs with 88 completions on 150 attempts good for 1236 yards thus far for an average of 183.7 yards per game.
The leading receiver is Elijah Daughty with 29 catches for 455 yards for an averal of 65.0 yards per game.

CJ Computer Football Predictions

For games Oct. 20
District play:

… 87.8 … Rossville … 19.4 … ST. MARYS … 68.4
… 65.9 … MISSION VALLEY … 16.6 … Council Grove … 49.3

Other MEL teams:

… 93.2 … RILEY COUNTY … 13.7 … Beloit … 79.5… 100.6 … Silver Lake … 20.5 … PERRY-LECOMPTON … 80.1… 63.3 … Washington Co. … 2.4 … WABAUNSEE … 60.9… 85.9 … Clay Center … 12.6 … ROCK CREEK … 73.3

RHS Vs Wabaunsee Volleyball

The RHS volleyball team swept Wabaunsee on Oct, 17 by scores of 27-25, 25-23 and 25-19, 25-16. The Dawgs are 6-4 in the MEL and 19-16 overall.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Abilene VB Tournament

The Dawgs lost to Ellsworth, Royal Valley, and Salina Central and defeated Smokey Valley at the Abilene Volleyball Tournament on Oct. 14.

Ellsworth 18-25, 25-20, 26-27
Royal Valley 19-25, 26-24, 9-25
Salina Central 21-29, 21-25
Smokey Valley 25-23, 25-15

3A Football Rankings By CJ

Team … record

1. Nemaha Central (1) … 7-0
2. Phillipsburg (2) … 7-0
3. Silver Lake (3) … 7-0
4. Conway Springs (4) … 7-0
5. Galena (NR) … 7-0

Others — Chaparral 5-2, Cheney 7-0, Cherryvale 5-2, Garden Plain 6-1, Hoisington 5-2, Jayhawk-Linn 6-1, Lakin 5-2, Marion 6-1, Marysville 6-1, Norton 6-1, Osage City 5-2, Perry-Lecompton 5-2, Riley County 6-1, Sabetha 6-1, Wellsville 6-1.

Lillian Goodson Passes Away

Lillian Ilene Goodson, Msko Phnishe Kwe (Red Bird Woman), 88, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Rossville Health Care. Memorial services are pending. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Health Care or to Avalon Hospice.
To leave the family a message, please visit www.davidsonfuneral.com. Davidson Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Dawgs Ninth At 3A State Golf

3A State Girls Golf Tournament At Smoky Hill CC (par 72), Hays, KS Oct. 16. 2017

Team scores:

Syracuse 393, Stanton County 405, Goodland 406, Hoisington 406, Caney Valley 409, TMP-Marian 421, Cheney 463, Eureka 491, Rossville 504, Council Grove 515, Silver Lake 521, West Franklin 592.

The four high Dawgs were Kathleen Schuler 117, Jenna Rodehorst 124, Jenna Brockamp 129, and Jessica Sowers 134. The four totaled 504 strokes.

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