Rossville Girls Lose Struggle With Bears

    The Dawgs fought a good battle,  but the Bears shooting was more accurate and they prevailed because of five 3 point makes while Rossville only made two 3 point shots.  The Bears were 16 of 26 from the free throw line while Rossville was 8 of 16 attempts.   Most of the Bear free throws were in the fourth quarter as Rossville attempted to overcome the Bear lead that they opened up in the third after hitting 3 point shots during 3 successive trips down the court.

St. Marys 15 13 13 10   =   51
Rossville  13 14   8   9   =   44

St. Marys scoring:
Hurla            5 (2)     3-6    15
Hurla            2 (1)     6-8    11
Harrison       2 (2)     3-5      9
Schoemann 3           2-2      8
Hurla            1           2-4     4
Harrison       1           0-0     2
Lett               1           0-0     2 
Totals          15 (5)   16-26 51

Rossville scoring
Anderson       4        1-2       9
Buhler            3 (1)   2-4      9 
Hill                 2         3-4      7
Douglas         2 (1)    0-0     5
Porter             2         1-2     5
Kirk                2          0-0     4
Morelli           1          1-2     3
Badura          1          0-0     2 
Totals          17 (2)     8-14 44

    The Wabaunsee girls, taking over the MEL lead,  showed their power with a 50-27 drubbing of 4A Rock Creek.

Progress Of Girls St. Marys BB Game

    The Bears have a narrow 1 pt lead at the half,  28-27.
    In the third quarter,  the St. Marys girls were deadly shots from 3 point range.  They made 3 pointers on 3 consecutive trips  up the court to break open a game that had been very close.   They finished the quarter with a 41-35 lead.
     Rossville stayed within 4-6 points until the closing minutes when they had to resort to fouling and the game ended at 51-44.

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Mid-East League basketball standings as of Jan 11, 2017
Boys            League  Overall

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

Girls           League  Overall

Rossville       … 3-0 … 7-2
Wabaunsee   … 3-0 … 6-1
Riley County  … 3-1 … 5-2
St. Marys       … 2-2 … 4-3
Silver Lake     … 1-4 … 1-7
Rock Creek    … 0-5 … 0-8
Note that the girl's standings are the exact opposite of the boy's standings.

RHS Boys Fall To Rock Creek

Rock Creek  20  17  25  11  =   73
Rossville       10 10  15  20  =   55

Rossville scoring:
Hulbert             10        4-4   24 

Sumner              4        2-2   10 

Brummer            2 (2)   2-2    8 

Badura                          3-6  18 

Pfaff                   3         4-4  10 

Quiett                 2 (1)    0-0   5 

Sowers              1          0-0   2  

Totals               22 (3)    8-8 55.

NOTE:  Obvious errors in reported individual scores as they do not compute.
              

RHS Girls Get Easy Win Over Rock Creek

The Lady Dawgs are unbeaten in league play knocking off their Mid-East rivals one by one.   Tuesday night,  it was 4A Rock Creek feeling the bite.

Rock Creek  10    8    9    8  =   35

Rossville         9  17  15  15  =   56

Rossville scoring:

Hill                  6 (1)     2-3      15 

Porter             6 (2)      0-0      14
Morelli            3            2-2        8 

Buhler            3 (2)       0-0        8 

Kirk                2             0-0       4 

Anderson       2             0-4       4 

Badura          1              0-2       2 

Douglas         0             1-2       1 

Totals           23 (5)       5-13   56

Emma Jean Wyckoff Passes Away

    Erma Jean Wyckoff, 91, passed away Tuesday, January 9, at the Rossville Nursing Home in Rossville Kansas. She was born May 2, 1926 in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of William C. and Gladys M. (Shuey) Miley. Growing up, Erma Jean attended local schools and graduated from Abilene High School. On October 12, 1947, she was married to Duaine Wyckoff in Abilene. Erma Jean and Duaine lived in Carlton, Junction City, Council Grove and Clay Center. Erma Jean was a housewife and a cook at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center for 27 years. Her husband Duaine preceded her in death February 24, 1999.
    Erma Jean is survived by: Daughter Donna (Guy) Horton of Emporia Kansas. Son, Dennis (Deb) Wyckoff of Berryton Kansas, and two grandchildren Christie and McKinlea Wyckoff.
    Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 12th at the Danner Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Tessaro officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery south of Holland.
    The Family suggest memorial contributions in her name be made to the Clay Center Lutheran Church. They may be left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home POB 758 Abilene, Kansas 67410, until day of the service.

Willard Bridge $6Mil Under Budget

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) The Shawnee County Commission put the final cost of replacing the Willard Bridge under $6 million dollars.

Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approved a last change order to the county's contract with the company who replaced the Willard Bridge, bringing the budget down another $15,000. The vote puts the total cost of the bridge project at just over $17,900,000, $6 million less than the $24,700,000 budgeted.

The project was also finished three months ahead of schedule.

Commissioners complimented the County's Public Works Department for their hard work.

Foreign Exchange Students In Rossville

Julie Spring has hosted four foreign exchange students who have attended Rossville Jr/Sr High. 

The school is currently hosting nine visiting students through the Academic Year 

in America program that has an estimated 50 students in Kansas this school year.

    Rossville High is very involved in hosting foreign exchange students from around the world, typically as many at ten at one time.    You can read about the program at:
http://cjonline.com/education-local-state/2016-01-10/rossville-residents-gain-cultural-perspective-through-interactions

3A Wrestling Rankings

     The new KWCA wrestling rankings are out after a three week hiatus.  Iasiah Luellen is still in his customary position as number one in the 160# class for 3-2-1A.    Holden Hurla has moved up to third place in the 152# class. 
     Wabaunsee, Silver Lake, Riley Co.,   are in the 7-9 positions.    Wabaunsee has seniors Tubbs and Drogemeier holding down the top position the 132# and 138# classes,  which has been quite normal for the two competitors. 
     The complete rankings can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

Morelli and Stipp Make All-State

    Results from the All-State auditions in Salina on Saturday, January 6th are in. Rossville had two clarinets make the 1A-4A All-State band again this year.  Taylor Morelli and Ava Stipp will travel to Wichita on February 22-24 to rehearse and perform with this premier group! 
     Although not selected this year, a big congratulations is in order for Bryson Hase and Meagan Huston as well.  Simply making it to the All-State audition is a huge task, and a testament to how hard these students have worked.  Ava has made Rossville history by become the first EVER to be a two-time All-State member.  Since students can only audition for All-State as a 10th-12th grader (current KSHSAA rules), being a two-time or three-time member is extremely rare, and a very prestigious honor.

Student of the Week

     Dawson Schaefer used his talents as a trumpet player to play the Star Spangled Banner for the Wrestling tournament. The school received several compliments on his behalf and it set the tone for a great wrestling meet.

Ernest Rezac Passes Away

Ernest E. "Ernie" Rezac, 85, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Medical Lodge of Jackson County in Holton.

He was born October 28, 1932 at Emmett, the son of Ernest W. and Ruby Steele Rezac. He grew up in the Rossville community and attended Twin Rose Country School. Ernie graduated from Rossville High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War from February 10, 1953 until January 18, 1955.

Ernie was a farmer and stockman all of his life. He raised cattle into his 80's.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter Nancy Dickerson in 1986.

On December 13, 1952, he was united in marriage to Martha Wood in Rossville. They just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his son, David (Vicki) Rezac, Delia; his daughter, Janice (Dennis) Prior, Rossville; a brother, Darrel Rezac, Rossville; 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Rezac will lie in state and the family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, 2018, from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment is in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be given to Croix Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

3A Girls Basketball Rankings

3A GIRLS Basketball Rankings by Capital-Journal

    Team                      … record

1. TMP-Marian (2)        … 7-1
2. Garden Plain (3)      … 7-0
3. Nemaha Central (1) … 7-1
4. Haven (5)                 … 7-0
5. Halstead (NR)          … 8-0

Others — Beloit 6-1, Council Grove 6-1, Eureka 6-2, Hesston 6-2, Kingman 6-1,
MIssion Valley 6-2, Norton 5-2, Riley County 5-2, Rossville 6-2, Russell 6-2, Scott
City 5-1, Sterling 6-2, St. Marys 4-2, Wellsville 4-2, Wichita Independent 5-2.

Andrew Sopoci Killed In Accident

Andrew Tyler "Drew" Sopoci of Maple Hill was killed in an auto accident near Alma on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 at the St. Mary's United Methodist Church.  Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Drew will lie in state and the family will receive friends Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Mary's.  To read his complete obituary or leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.