Boys BB At Riley Co. (Updated)

    The Dawgs were down only 4 points (47-43) with one minute remaining in the game.  However, their desperation fouling to increase possessions resulted in a final score of 55-43 in favor of Riley Co.

    You can see video of the Silver Lake-Rock Creek and Wabaunsee-St. Marys games at:
http://ksnt.com/2018/01/05/full-court-press-01-05-18/

    No box scores of the games in the Capital-Journal  as of 8:30 AM on Sat.  Finally posted on the RHS web site on Jan. 10.

Riley County    9 12 14  20  =  55

Rossville        10   8   8  17  =  43

Rossville scoring:
Brummer           1 (1)     0-0    3
Quiett                4 (2)      0-0  10
Morris                1 (1)      1-3    4
Badura               0           0-2    0
Reeves              1            0-0    2
Hulbert               6            5-6  17
Sumner              2            0-1    4
Sowers               1           1-2     3 
Totals                14 (3)    7-14   43

    

Girls BB Game At Riley Co. (Updated)

The Riley Co.-RHS girls basketball game was tied 50-50 at the end of regulation time forcing and Overtime period. 

After falling 7 points behind in the 2nd quarter,  Rossville closed the gap and led by 1 at the end of the 3rd.  The  Dawgs then led until the closing minutes of the fourth quarter,  when Riley Co. closed the gap at the end to tie the game.

In the overtime,  Rossville scored 4 points and Riley  2 points resulting in a Dawg victory.

Rossville        6 10 17  17  4 -- 54

Riley County  6 17   9  18  2 -- 52

Rossville scoring:

Buhler             5 (5)     1-2     16 

Hill                   7          2-3     16 

Porter              4          2-3     10
Badura            3          2-2       8 

Kirk                 1          0-1       2 

Anderson        1          0-2       2  

Totals             21 (5)   7-15    54

Eugene Spetter Passes Away

Eugene N. Spetter, 92, Delia, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at the St. Mary’s Health Center.

Eugene was born March 3, 1925, at home on a dairy farm on the outskirts of Topeka, Ks., the son of Otis and Sophe Polenek Spetter. Eugene married Nellie Dain at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church on May 1, 1950. She preceded him in death on October 13, 2007. Eugene retired from Ed Marlings as a TV technician in 1988. He dearly loved the game of golf and played his last game at the age of 89. He was very proud of the fact he made a total of 5 holes in one!

Eugene is survived by his children Judy (Verlon) Cress, Sarah (Mike Richmond) Bahner, Cecil (Anna) Spetter, Ramona "Cookie" (Dan) Kochaniec, Patti (Richard) Jordan & Leo Sam Spetter, 26 Grandkids, 46 Great-Grandkids, & 8 Great-Great-Grandkids. He was predeceased by his parents, 4 brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandsons, Sean Donnelly & John Kochaniec.

Eugene was cremated. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 5, 2018, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, Ks. The funeral service will begin at Noon.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society , 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604.

Family graveside services will be held on the dairy farm where he was born which is now West Lawn Memorial Gardens, I-70 & Auburn Road.

Sports This Week

There will be wrestling on Fri. (1/5) at 5 PM and also Sat. (1/6) at 9 AM in the Rossville gym.

Competing in this tournament will be:   ACCHS, Bellevue-Republic County, Clay Center, Doniphan West, Hiawatha-Horton, Maur Hill Prep, Perry-Lecompton, Pleasant Ridge-Immaculata, Riley County, Rossville, Sabetha, Santa Fe Trail, St. Marys, Topeka Hayden,Wellington, 

The boys and girls basketball teams will be playing at Riley Co. on Friday.

MID-EAST League Basketball Standings

Boys            League  Overall

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

Girls           League  Overall

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

Jaycob Dalton Mulanax Pe Nosh Wah (12) Passes Away

 Jaycob Dalton Mulanax, Pe Nosh Wah, died Sunday, December 24, 2017.

He was born December 14, 1993 in Topeka, the son of Gary and Lori Roberts Mulanax.  He graduated from Rossville High School in 2012.

Jaycob loved working outdoors and had been a foreman with Luxury Lawn and Landscape in Topeka.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Irvan and Janet Mulanax, and his great grandma, Vena Mae Thompson.

Survivors include his father, Gary Mulanax and wife Shelly, Hoyt, his momma, Lori Roberts, Topeka, grandparents, Kenneth and Marilyn Roberts, Burlingame, two sisters, Madison Mulanax, Topeka and April Melton, Osage City, two step brothers, Dalton Quimby and Wyatt Lickteig, both of Topeka, three nieces, Trinaty and Caydance Eastman, and Kensley McAvoy and a nephew, Kamdyn Melton.
 
Cremation is planned.  A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Friday, December 29th at the Citizens Potawatomi Community Building in Rossville, followed by a Memorial Service at noon.  Memorials are suggested to the Jaycob Mulanax Memorial Fund in care of Envista Credit Union in Topeka.  Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt is assisting the family.

 On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Bearded Sinners Pool Tournament

    The bearded Sinners Club Of Kansas recently held a pool tournament in Rossville to raise money to purchase stuffed animals for children in the Stormont-Vail pediatric unit.
http://cjonline.com/news/local/good-news/2017-12-22/bearded-sinners-club-delivers-stuffed-animals-kids-stormont-vail

321A Wrestling Rankings

    In the Dec. 19 rankings by KWCA,  Holden Hurla is 6th in the 152 lb. class and Isaiah Luellen maintained his number one ranking in 160 lb.
    Norton holds down the #1 ranking  and   Wabaunsee is #7,  Riley Co. is #8,  and Silver Lake is #9, 
    For complete rankings,  go to:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

Rossville Man Raises $5,000 For Food Pantry

In just two weeks Chad Shafstall, his family and their community raised around $5,000 in cash, pantry items and hygiene products.    For video of Mr. Shafstall and his efforts,  go to:
http://www.wibw.com/video?vid=465549573

Rossvilles In USA

I found the following Rossvilles in the USA.  Most were named after an early settler.   One state, MD, has two though only one has a zip code.  There might be others in other states.  If you know of another,  let me know.

State     Appr. Population if incorporated

KS          1.100
MD       15,000
GA          4,000
TN             700
IN           1,600
IL            1,300
OK          unincorporated
TX                   "
PA                    "
OH                   "
MO                  "
SC                    "
NY          Uninc. Community on Staten Island
MD         Uninc. Community in Beltsville, MD

Dawgfeed 7

Dawgfeed 7 for the current school year can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=-MxLDu84OMY

There is video of the boys and girls basketball games against Frankfort and Wamego.

RHS Girls Get Big Win Over Silver Lake

Silver Lake   4 9 5   6   =   24
Rossville     11 6 8 17   =   42

Rossville scoring:
Hill             4         5-8   13
Buhler        2         3-4     7
Porter         0         7-9     7
Anderson   2          2-4     6
Douglas     1 (1)     0-0     3
Badura       1          0-0     2
Kirk            0          2-2     2
Schults      1          0-0     2 
Totals       11 (1)  19-27  42

Rossville Boys Lose To Silver Lake

Silver Lake 13 16 14 21   =  64
Rossville       8 11 12   5   =  36

Rossville scoring:

Quiett           4 (2)     0-0     10
Sumner        3 (3)     0-0       9
Morris           1 (1)     2-2       5
Sowers         2          0-0       4
Hulbert         1 (1)     0-2       3
Brummer      1 (1)     0-0       3
Reeves         1          0-0       2 
Totals           13 (8)    2-4     36

RHS Boys Lose To Perry-Lecompton

Rossville lost to Perry-Lecompton at Rossville on Dec. 18. 

Perry-Lecompton  13 13 14 12   =  52

Rossville                 9 11 12  11   =  43

Rossville scoring:

Quiett                4 (4)      0-0     12
Morris                3 (2)      4-5     12
Hulbert               5           1-3     11
Sumner              2           0-2      4
Brummer            1           0-0      2
Sowers               1           0-0      2
Totals               16 (6)     5-10   43