Doris (Snoddy) (51) Widerburg Passes Away

    Doris Widerburg, 84, of Lawrence, KS, formerly of Overbrook, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at her home. She was born September 28, 1933 in Valencia, KS, the daughter of Virgil H. and Agnes (Banaka) Snoddy.
    Doris graduated Rossville High School. She had lived in the Overbrook community for 25 years. She had also previously lived in Lawrence for 9 years, Topeka for 14 years and Los Angeles, CA for 5 years. Doris was a homemaker.
    Survivors include her 2 daughters, Elizabeth G. Stewart (Alan) of Lenexa, KS and Jennifer L. Unekis (David) of Lawrence; her son, Lewis Tyrone “Ty” Rinehart (Nancy) of Baldwin City, KS; 5 grandchildren, Rory Moran, Joshua Moran and Adeline Grace Unekis, Aubrey and Rhett Rinehart and great­ grandson, Corwin Moran.
    Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton with burial to follow in the Netawaka Cemetery. Family will greet friends Tuesday morning from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be given to the Mid­America Nutrition Program or Prairie Paws Animal Shelter both in Ottawa c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.
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Raymond Adams III Passes Away

Raymond E. Adams III, of Maple Hill, Kansas was born January 30, 1952 in Manhattan, Kansas the son of Raymond E. Adams Jr. and Anne

Eddie was the heir to the Adams Cattle Company-Maple Hill, which is now R.E. Adams III LLC. At the time of his passing,  Eddie and his son were continuing the legacy but taking the company in a new direction with farming and fall-calving cows.

Eddie attended high school at Pembroke-Country Day School in Kansas City, Missouri where he graduated in 1970.  He graduated in 1974 from Kansas State University in Manhattan, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.  He met his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Farley, while both were attending K-State.  They were married May 27, 1972, at the Leawood United Presbyterian Church.

Eddie is survived by his wife, Peggy, his daughter, Jessica Anne Denton (Janne); his son, Raymond E. Adams IV  "Pete" and his wife, LeAnn; granddaughters, Lauren Newell, and Meredith, Sarah and Amelia Denton, and step-granddaughters, Hadley and Autymn Schreiner.

He is also survived by his mother, Anne; two sister, Sally Bitar and Marie Dolembo (Tom); three brothers, John (Lisa), Clay and Charlie Adams; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as friends.

Graveside services and interment will be at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Old Stone Church 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.

Isaiah Luellen Wins State At 160#

From the Capital-Journal:

HAYS — When Isaiah Luellen captured the 160-pound Class 3-2-1A state title last year as a junior, it was a pretty emotional moment for the Rossville standout.

For starters, he had come close as a sophomore, finishing runner-up at 152 pounds after a one-point loss in the finals. Furthermore, the title as a junior allowed Luellen to join his older brother, Isaac, as a state champion for the Bulldawgs, whom he admitted after the title he’d “looked up to his whole life.”

But the emotions that came with last year’s state title were nothing compared to the ones he experienced Saturday in Hays as he successfully defended his 160-pound state title.

After pulling out a 12-10 overtime win over Scott City’s Jarret Jurgens in Friday’s semifinals, Luellen dominated in the championship match for the second straight year with a 12-4 major decision victory over Plainville’s Jordan Finnesy.

Afterward, Luellen couldn’t fight off the emotions or tears.

“This one is so much more satisfying, so much more,” said Luellen, who capped a 23-0 senior season with the dominating effort.

The emotions behind Luellen’s victory were two-fold.

A series of offseason knee surgeries left not only Luellen’s senior season in question, but his future in the sport completely in doubt. In fact, doctors told him he might not wrestle again.

But Luellen fought back to return to the form that made him a champion and four-time state placer. And any time things got rough in the work it took to get there, Luellen had no trouble finding a source of inspiration.

For most of his wrestling career, Luellen could lean on former Bulldawg standout Cody Lambotte as a coach, mentor and friend. Lambotte was diagnosed with ALS last year, forcing him to give up his coaching duties and relegating Lambotte to a wheelchair for the weekend in Hays.

That’s motivation.

“With Coach Lambotte dealing with ALS, it makes this that much better because I get to do it for him,” Luellen said. “I just give the win to him. ... What I’ve gone through is nothing compared to what he’s going through. To see him over there in the practice room, at the meets — it’s just all for him.”

Luellen admitted he was a bit nervous going into the title match, despite taking out No. 2 Jurgens in the semifinals. But it didn’t take long to feel at ease.

“After that first takedown, I knew I had it,” he said. “I just felt it.”

Luellen built a 4-1 first-period lead with a pair of takedowns and just kept adding to it. Finnesy’s only points came on escapes and Luellen finished with six takedowns.

He finishes his career with a 130-18 record, two state titles, a runner-up finish and a fourth.

Kyle Parr At MSSU

Kyle Parr, son of Howard and Rhonda Parr, is a sophomore at Missouri Southern State University where he is a heptathlete during the indoor season (7 events) and a decathlete in the outdoor season (10 events). He beat his best in long jump, hurdles and won the 1000 in a meet this weekend.

Arrest Made In Rossville

Report from Rossville Police Dept.

February 23rd, 2018 near US 24 & Pearl in Rossville at approximately 7pm: The on-duty Rossville Officer witnessed an SUV towing a pickup on a car trailer drive westbound from the Casey’s Convenience Store parking lot with an illegal white tail light (instead of red). The SUV was stopped just west of the Cross Creek bridge. The tag and registration were found to be both expired and from a totally different vehicle. The illegal 2018 registration decal was defaced to conceal that it was from a third separate vehicle. A Silver Lake Police Officer was requested to respond for backup. Further investigation revealed the tag on the trailer was not valid and it was from a different trailer as well. The vehicle being towed on the trailer for sale that night in Junction City was not in the suspect’s name and was registered to another person although the suspect believed he could sell it as abandoned. The suspect had no proof of insurance, no proof of ownership of either of the vehicles or the trailer, no valid tags or registrations, and an extensive criminal history. The suspect faces multiple misdemeanor registration and traffic charges in Rossville Municipal Court. The tags were seized as evidence and the vehicles and trailer towed away by a wrecker service pending release with valid proof of ownership. The suspect was not from the local area and neither the vehicles nor the trailer were reported as stolen at the time of the incident.

Doris (Snoddy) (51) Widerburg Passes Away

Doris was born on September 28, 1933 and passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018.

Doris was a resident of Lawrence, Kansas at the time of passing.

Doris graduated Rossville High School.

Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton with burial to follow in the Netawaka Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the Mid-America Nutrition Program or Prairie Paws Animal Shelter both in Ottawa c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Mercer Funeral Home 1101 W. 4th Holton, Kansas 66436 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:00 AM Mercer Funeral Home 1101 W. 4th Holton, Kansas 66436.

Team Standings & Final Pairings

Team standings after Friday's matches.

Scott City 80.5, Hoxie 62, Hosington 57.5, Smith Center 53.5, Silver Lake 50, Eureka 45.5, Wabaunsee 43, Marion 42, Phillipsburg 37, Riverside 36, Plainville 35.5, Goodland 35, Wellsville 34, Rossville 33.5, Riley County 32, Colby 29.5, Minneapolis 28, Norton 28, Sabetha 26, Cimarron 25, Hill City 24.5, Beloit 24, Fredonia 23, Lakin 20, Caney Valley 18, St. Marys 17.5, Osborne 15, Oskaloosa 15, Ell-Saline 11, Doniphan West 11, Chaparral 10, Douglass 10, Pleasant Ridge 10, St. Francis 10, Oberlin 9.5, Cherryvale 8, Atwood 7, Mission Valley 7, Southeast-Saline 7, Humboldt 7, Rock Hills 7, Russell 7, Republic County 6.5, Chase County 6, Bluestem 6, Perry-Lecompton 5, Remington 5, Bennington 4, Ellis 4, Leoti 4, Royal Valley 4, Lyons 4, Jayhawk-Linn 4, Osage City 4, Uniontown 4, Ellsworth 3, St. John’s Military 3, White City 3, Oakley 2.5, Central Heights 2, Sterling 2, Atchison County 1, WaKeeney 1.

Championship pairings

106 — Kendall Beitz, Eureka (43-0) vs. Alec Segarra, Hill City (41-1)

113 — Kolby Beitz, Eureka (33-2) vs. Ryan Ware, Wellsville (34-1)

120 — Hunter Reddick, Fredonia (34-2) vs. Jacob Sisson, Phillipsburg (34-9)

126 — Justus McDaniel, Scott City (28-3) vs. Jordan Priddy, Silver Lake (33-2)

132 — Kaden Wren, Scott City (32-2) vs. Riley Tubbs, Wabaunsee (44-3)

138 — Kolby Droegemeier, Wabaunsee (42-4) vs. Luke Richard, Riley County (4-14)

145 — Dayton Porsch, Hoxie (34-0) vs. Scott Resler, Riverside (45-0)

152 — Christophe Ball, Hoisington (43-1) vs. Colton Hutchinson, Smith Center (43-3)

160 — Jordan Finnesy, Plainville (37-2) vs. Isaiah Luellen, Rosssville (22-0)

170 — Wyatt Hayes, Scott City (38-3) vs. Gable Howerton, Silver Lake (40-1)

182 — Wyatt Pedigo, Hoisington (37-3) vs. Tyson Villalpando, Minneapolis (26-6)

195 — Josh Seabolt, Cimarron (32-0) vs. Tyler Palic, Marion (25-4)

220 — Luis Ledesma, Goodland (40-3) vs. Chris Cox, Hoxie (30-5)

285 — Elliott Strahm, Sabetha (34-8) vs. Avery Hawkins, Smith Center (45-1)

Luellen To Wrestle For Championship

From the Capital-Journal:

HAYS — He was told he might not get the chance to wrestle again.

Forget that. Saturday night he’ll get the chance to defend his state championship.

Scoring a 12-10 sudden victory in Friday’s Class 3-2-1A 160-pound semifinals at Gross Memorial Coliseum, top-ranked Rossville senior Isaiah Luellen was extra emotional. Given the circumstances, who could blame him?

“I got told I wasn’t going to wrestle again,” Luellen said. “Just have to thank my lord and savior, Jesus Christ. I am so glad to be here.”

And he’s right back in a spot that is all-too-familiar, even after a serious leg injury nearly altered his plans.

Luellen scored two technical falls then the sudden victory against No. 2-ranked Scott City senior Jarrett Jurgens, and now will match up Saturday with No. 4-ranked Plainville sophomore Jordan Finnesy.

He knows he’ll have to do better than he did Friday, saying he never should have let the semifinal match end that way.

“Closer than I would have liked it to be,” Luellen said. “Just glad I got the win, and it’s time to finish business tomorrow.”

Luellen is the defending state champion at 160 and now is guaranteed to be a four-time state placer.

But he still couldn’t hold his emotions back following the thrilling win. Afterward, he rushed over to give a hug to former Rossville coach Cody Lambotte, who continues his battle with ALS and is limited to a wheel chair.

“I like to give a lot of this win to him, too,” Luellen said of Lambotte, who coached his junior title campaign. “Just special I can dedicate it to him. He’s helped me so much.”

Luellen carries a 22-0 mark into Saturday’s title match, while Finnesy is 37-2. The Plainville sophomore knocked off Doniphan West senior Zeb Speer, 7-2, to make his first title match after going 1-2 as a freshman.

Jaroslav Sedlacek (40) Passes Away

Jaroslav (Sid) Sedlacek was born on April 28, 1922 and passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018.

Jaroslav was a resident of Holton, Kansas at the time of passing.

Sid graduated from Rossville High School in 1940.

After high school Sid served in the United States Army during WW II.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Jackson County Senior Citizen Center c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.

Basketball Games Feb. 23

Boys game:    Rock Creek 61,  Rossville 29

Rossville        8  9   6  6 — 29
Rock Creek 19 15 15 12 — 61

Rossville scoring:
Reeves        6            0-2    12
Hulbert      2            3-4      7
Sumner      2 (1)      2-2      7
Badura       0            3-3      3
Totals       10 (1)      8-11  29

Girls game:     Rossville 46, Rock Creek 36

Rossville    10 10   7 19 —  46
Rock Creek 4   8 16   8 —  36

Rossville  scoring:Hill            6          4-7     16
Porter       6 (3)    0-0    15
Buhler      2 (1)     3-4      8
Douglas    0          3-4      3 
Kirk           1           0-0     2 
Anderson 0           2-3     2 
Totals      15 (4)  12-20 46

Girls Sub-State Basketball Bracket

http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/3ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=2903

Boys Sub-State Basketball Bracket

http://www.kshsaa.org/public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/3ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=2846

Arrests After Silver Lake Chase

Two people were arrested after a police chase ended near Silver Lake.   A car stolen Friday morning was being pursued by various police units until they were captured.   For details,  go to:
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20180223/2-people-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-friday-near-silver-lake

http://ksnt.com/2018/02/23/2-people-taken-into-custody-following-chase-in-shawnee-county/

Isaiah Luellen Ready For State

Isaiah Luellen is just 19-0 after recovering from a serious leg injury that put his entire senior season in doubt. The reigning 160-pound champion skipped the Mid-East League meet two weeks ago, but was dominant at regionals with three pins and a technical fall win.

“I can just see myself improving every week,” Luellen said after winning at the Silver Lake Invitational in early February. “It’d been 10 months since I stepped foot on the mat. It’s been tough, but I’m getting back to where I was.”

The three-time state placer is ranked No. 1 at 160 with Scott City’s Jarret Jurgens (32-1) No. 2. They are on the same side of the bracket and could meet in the semifinals on Saturday at Gross Coliseum in Hays.