Rossvillle falls to MEL rival Silver Lake on Dec. 19, 2023
McDonnell 4-13 5-5 13
Badura 7-11 1-2 15
Donovan 5-11 (1) 2-2 13
Jones 2-4 3-4 7
Horak 1-4 (1) 0-0 3
Miller 1-4 0-1 2
DELIA, Kan. (WIBW) - The community of Delia has rallied around a family of 12 - with one on the way - after their house was completely destroyed by a fire leaving them with nothing in the weeks before Christmas.
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Kendra Hurla and Keera Lacock reached major milestone when both achieved their 100th win last Sat. when they each won their class at the Bashore-Linwood wrestling tournament which had a powerful list of 3A to 6A schools competing.
Emma Mitchell and nora Burdiek were mentioned in a Dec 18 Capital-Journal article about best high school performances in the previous week.. Mitchell had 22 points and Burdiek had 22 points in the december 12 game against kc Christin.
In the boys game Mason Jones had a double double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Team Scores. 37 teams competed, including all classes including 6A. The top 15 are listed below.
1 Dodge City 173.5
2 Shawnee Heights 145.0
3 Basehor-Linwood 128.5
4 Washburn Rural 111.0
5 Topeka Seaman 102.0
6 Chanute 98.5
7 Gardner Edgerton 95.5
8 Tonganoxie 92.5
9 Spring Hill 91.5
10 Shawnee Mission Northwest 90.0
11 Rossville HS 89.0
12 Newton 87.5
13 Olathe North 85.5
14 Baldwin 82.5
15 Lewis Central 80.5
6th Annual Ladycat Classic Individual Results for Rossville HS
105 Brinley Pottorf (1-8) placed 18th and scored 4.0 team point
115 Keera Lacock (11-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.
120 Kendra Hurla (11-0) placed 1st and scored 26.5 team points.
125 Shayla Rezac (4-7) placed 20th and scored 6.0 team points.
145 Madelyn Wonnell (8-7) placed 13th and scored 5.5 team points.
155 Hailey Horton (10-3) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points.
Gerald C. "Jerry" Mason, 89, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at the St. Marys Manor.
Jerry was born April 1, 1934 in Delia, the son of Clayton "Clay" and Frances Pobrislo Mason. Jerry was raised in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1952. He served in the United States Army.
Jerry was an electrician and owned and operated Mason Electric for many years. He had lived in the Silver Lake community since 1973. Jerry was a member of the Independent Electrical Contractors Association in Topeka.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, Richard "Dick" Mason, Kenneth Lee Mason, and Elise Bott.
On January 8, 1965, Jerry and Sharlee Leffler were married in Miami, OK. She survives at their home.
Jerry is also survived by his son, Brent (Angie) Mason, Kansas City, MO, as well as granddaughters, Rachel and Allison.
Funeral services will be at a later date with military inurnment service in the Rossville Cemetery.
UPDATE Dec. 14 at 1:35 p.m.: The City of St. Marys Police and Fire Department reports on Facebook that first responders found a person had died. The cause of death is still under investigation by the state fire marshall. The identity of the deceased is being held at this time.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fire crews are at the scene of a structure fire in St. Marys.
The call came in around 1:25 p.m. with both St. Marys Fire Department and Rossville Fire Department (RFD) called to the scene at 809 W. Linn St, according to the RFD.
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - Fire crews responded to a rural house fire in Jackson County.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said a family has been displaced from a rural home due to a fire. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 13626 E. Rd., north of the City of Delia, in southwestern Jackson County.
Delia, Mayetta, Hoyt, Prairie Band Pottawatomie Nation Fire Departments and Jackson County EMS responded to the scene.
Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Office said fire crews battled fire throughout the night and cleared around 4 a.m.
The house had been occupied before the fire was reported. All occupants were able to evacuate without injuries.
The residence was deemed a total loss.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire.
Rossville's boys basketball team picked up its second victory of the season Tuesday night, rolling to a 78-32 win at Kansas City Christian as five Bulldawgs scored in double figures.
Brandon McDonnell's Rossville boys basketball team improved to 2-3 Tuesday night with a 78-32 romp at Kansas City Christian. [Rossville basketball]
Rossville, now 2-3, put the game away early on, opening up a commanding 30-8 first-quarter lead. The Bulldawgs went on to lead 51-16 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way, outscoring KCC 27-16 in the second half.
Mason Jones, a 6-foot-4 junior, paced Rossville with 17 points while sophomore Cameron Miller added 14 points (two 3-pointers), sophomore Jack Donovan 13 (3 3s), junior Kameron Badura 12 and sophomore Jakoby McDonnell 11 points.
The Bulldawgs will close out the 2023 portion of their schedule at Silver Lake next Tuesday.
ROSSVILLE GIRLS 78, KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN 23
Rossville, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, improved to a perfect 5-0 on the season Tuesday night, taking a 78-23 road win at Kansas City Christian.
The Bulldawgs led 16-6 at the end of the opening quarter and then used a 31-6 second quarter to put the game out of reach, taking a commanding 47-17 advantage to the locker room at halftime.
KWCA rankings for 1-3A boys as of Dec. 12 are:
165 Paxton Willetts 5th
215 Barrett Lietz 5th
The RHS Girls are in first place as a team in class 1-4A according to the KWCA as of Dec. 12
Team Standings
1. Rossville
2. Pratt
3. Paola
4. Oakley
5. Winfield
Individuals
115 Keera Lacock 1st
120 Kendra Hurla 1st
155 Haley Horton 3rd
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RHS senior Emma Mitchell has signed with Emporia State to play basketball. The 5-10 forward was a Second-Team All-Mid East League and honorable mention all-State selection in Class 3A for the Lady .Dawgs. She averaged 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
3 A Girls Basketball Rankings by KBCA, Feb 12, 2023
1 Silver Lake
2 Topeka - Hayden
3 Hesston
4 Rossville
5 Carbondale - Santa Fe Trail
6 Cheney
7 Goodland
8 Halstead
9 St. Mary’s
10 Seneca-Nemaha Central
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The holidays are a time for giving and one Kansas City woman is getting the best gift of all — the gift of life.
Janet Swabby went into kidney failure in 2018 and in Oct. 2022, dialysis became too much.
“I get on hospice and they tell us, that day, that they gave me two days to two weeks to live — we were devastated,” said Swabby.
Except it’s been longer than two weeks. Janet just celebrated her 60th birthday.
She said that God brought her Kayla Harden of Rossville.
“God didn’t bring me this far to let to drop me,” said Swabby. “She came in at the right time and she has given me life.”
Harden said giving is what she does. She’s donated blood and even her hair.
“Does someone need a kidney or does someone need blood? Yeah. Can you give it? Sure and that’s your sure answer — it’s not what if,” said Harden.
Janet is a cousin of Kayla’s aunt. When she heard that Janet needed a kidney, Kayla got tested and on Dec. 1, her daughter helped her make this life-changing call.
“The what-ifs aren’t ever certain and what was certain was someone needed it and I was healthy enough to be able to give that to her,” said Harden. “There’s probably not someone more deserving than Janet to have my kidney. She’s going to use that kidney and share it with other people — in her own way.”
Harden’s daughter, while holding her mother’s hand, said that her mom is a super hero.
Swabby said there are no words to describe just how grateful she is.
“People like Kayla are out there and for people like me to have hope and to hang on because there might be a living donor out there somewhere,” said Swabby.
They are looking to do the transplant in Feb. 2024.
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