Loreine Kincaid Passes Away

Loreine A. Kincaid, 90, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the St. Marys Manor. She was born September 13, 1926 at Topeka, the daughter of Albert Benedict and Amelia Clara Umscheid Weltsch.  Loreine attended State Street Grade School, Holliday Jr. High School and graduated from Capitol Catholic High School in 1944. Loreine was employed at Topeka Steam Boiler Works for eight years.  She and her husband Colton owned and operated Kincaid Truck Lines for 34 years.  Mrs. Kincaid also worked at the Rezac Sale Barn restaurant and was the manager of the St. Mary Senior Apartments from 1992 until she retired in 2010. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Hoy Heim No. 178 American Legion Auxiliary and the St. Marys Senior Center. She was married to Colton F. Kincaid Jr. at the Assumption Catholic Church in Topeka on November 8, 1947.  He preceded her in death on August 7, 1980.  She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jayme Nicole Kincaid on March 11, 1985, a brother Loren O. Weltsch  and a sister, Dorothy Benaka. Survivors include four sons, Richard D. (Lynn) Kincaid, Wamego, Ronald L. (Carol) Kincaid, Olsburg, Randy C. (Jane) Kincaid, St. Marys and Russell S. (Jacqueline) Kincaid, Silver Lake; five grandchildren, and 11 great- grandchildren, Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys.  Mrs. Kincaid will lie in state after 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M. In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Research or the University of Kansas Medical Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To read a full obituary or to  leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Two From RHS Make All-State Band

I am very pleased to announce that Rossville had two musicians make the 1A-4A All-State band after live auditions on Saturday, January 7th in Salina.

Ella Terliesner and Eva Stipp, both playing clarinet, will represent Rossville at the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) convention in Wichita.  The convention begins Thursday, February 23rd and concludes with the All-State ensemble concerts on Saturday, February 25th at the Century II Convention Center.

As far as the records show, Ella and Ava are the first Rossville students to make it to the All-State band since Teresa Lacock made it playing flute in the spring of 1995!   22 years later, we are sending a couple of students back to Wichita to represent Rossville in the All-State Band.

This ensemble represents the  best of the best from the 1A-4A musicians in the entire state, and these ladies have worked very hard to make it to this point.

Go DAWGS!

Here is the full 1A-4A All-State band roster: http://ksmea.org/hsband/roster1234/

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Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Head Cross Country Coach

Assistant HS Track Coach

Richard Gleason Passes Away

    DOVER Richard Harold Gleason, 92, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at a Topeka hospital.
    He was born April 9, 1924 near Eskridge, the son of Richard G. and Ruth T. Eastman Gleason. Harold served in the United States Army during WWII. Harold worked in the Santa Fe Railroad shops in Topeka for 34 years. He had been a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion.
    On August 12, 1947 he was united in marriage to Phyllis N. Thomas at St. Marys. She preceded him in death on August 16, 2012. He was also preceded in death by a son, Terry, on April 23, 2003; great-grandson Levi Bishop; his daughter-in-law Janette Gleason; brothers Maurice and Kenneth Gleason. Survivors include his son, Richard Gleason, Dover; his daughter, Sharon (Glen) Bishop, Rossville; a brother, Galen Gleason; a sister Ruby Thornwall; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
    Military graveside services will be at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Keene Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Fire Department and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Mid=East League Basketball Standings

The following are the Mid-East League basketball standings after the Jan. 13 games.

Boys          League  Overall

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

Girls             League  Overall

Riley County    4-0         7-1
Wabaunsee      4-0         7-1
Rossville           3-1         7-1
Silver Lake        2-3        4-4
St. Marys           1-4        4-4
Rock Creek        0-6        0-9

Sports Illustrated Stadium Article

    According to the Rossville Web Site,  there was an article in Sports Illustrated that had a picture of Joe Campbell Stadium in one of the 1976 issues.   Does anyone know which issue this would be in?
Send an e-mail to frank.ruff@juno.com if you can help.

Rodney Say Passes Away

Rodney A. “Rod” Say, 70, of Topeka, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, January 12, 2017.

He was born June 1, 1946 in Topeka, the son of Frank and Dorothy (Lewis) Say.

After high school, Rod went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad, starting in the mailroom and working his way up to working as an accountant. His career took him and his wife to Chicago, California and back to Topeka. He retired after 43 years of service.

Rod loved to coach his son’s baseball teams and was always very active in his church. Gospel music was an important part of his life and he enjoyed singing at several local churches where he was able to share Jesus Christ and the Truth of God with others. Most of all he loved his family, especially his nieces, nephews and foster nieces and nephews. 

He married Judy A. Guilfoil on June 26, 1965 in Eskridge, KS. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Brian A. Say of Topeka and a sister, Cathy Cooper (Bob) of Topeka.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Bradley A. Say.

Rod will lie in state after 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Lakeview Church of the Nazarene, 2835 S.E. Croco Rd., Topeka, KS 66605, with burial to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lakeview Church of the Nazarene or to the Topeka Rescue Mission.

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

RHS Girls Add Another Win

    The RHS girls were down one at the half,  but rallied in the 4th quarter for a 61-56 victory at Rossville on Jan. 13. 

St. Marys    13    12    12    19  =  56

Rossville     17    12    13    11  =  61

St. Marys scoring:
Schoemann     12        3-4   27
Harrison             3 (2)   2-2  10
Stewart              3         0-3    6
Hurla                  2         0-1    4
Hurla                  0         3-4    3
Hurla                  0         2-2    2
Hutley                1          0-0    2
Hurla                  1          0-0    2
Totals                22 (2) 10-16 56.

Rossville scoring:

Hill                       6 (3)    0-1   15

Shinn                   6         2-2   14

Hill                       5          2-2   12

Porter                  2          2-5     6

Shinn                   2          0-0    4

Buhler                  1 (1)    1-2     4

Badura                 2          0-0    4

Kirk                      1           0-0    2

Totals                 25 (4)     7-12 61

The game can be watched at:  http://thecube.com/event/rossville-vs-st-marys-boy-s-girl-s-varsity-basketb-705282

In other Mid-East League action,  Wabaunsee walloped Rock Creek 50-29.

Bears Comeback Nets A Victory

    The Dawgs jumped out to a 37-26 half time lead,  but the Bears came roaring back for a big 64-54 vicotry in boys basketball on Jan. 13 at Rossville.

St. Marys  17   9  18  20  =   64
Rossville   18 19    9    8  =   54

St. Marys scoring:
Kleinsmith             6 (5)   6-6   23
Schindler               6        0-1   12
Rieschick               5        1-3   11
Rabe                     2 (1)    4-4    9
Keller                    1          3-4    5
Flanagan               1 (1)    0-0    3
Totals                   21 (7) 14-18  64.

Rossville scorring:
Morris               4 (4)     1-2   13
Bradshaw         4 (2)     2-6   12
Hammes           4 (1)     0-0     9
Schumacher      2          3-4     7
Anderson           2          1-3     5
Hulbert               2 (1)     0-0     5
Dyche                1 (1)     0-0     3
Totals               19 (9)    7-15  54

The game can be watched at:  http://thecube.com/event/rossville-vs-st-marys-boy-s-girl-s-varsity-basketb-705282

The only other Mid-East League action was a 46-38 Rock Creek win over Wabaunsee.

Wrestling Tournament Postponed.

The expected ice storm on Sat. has caused the cancellation or postponement of many events.  Among those is the wrestling tournament at Linwood-Basehor on Sat. where Rossville was planning to participate in.

High school Wrestling Area leaders

WINS

113 — Davis, Santa Fe Trail, 18-0; Et. Totty, Burlington, 18-2; Stalford, Central Heights, 15-3; Mohr, Abilene, 13-4; Bradley, Free State, 10-1; Lee, Wamego, 8-3; Bockin, Marysville, 7-1; Fletcher, Holton, 7-3; Ragland, Pleasant Ridge, 6-2; Sicard, Junction City, 6-5; Archer, Rossville, 5-4; Powell, Doniphan West, 3-2.

132 — Ca. Johnson, Burlington, 20-1; Riedel, Tonganoxie, 16-2; Owen, Chase County, 16-4; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 15-1; Wilson, Manhattan, 15-2; Siebert, Wamego, 12-6; Sales, Council Grove, 12-7; Kuhn, Silver Lake, 11-4; Oatney, Pleasant Ridge, 11-4; Karn, Riverside, 10-3; Knitter, Clay Center, 11-7; Umana, Emporia, 10-3; Koening, Riley County, 9-7; Thomas, Rossville, 8-3; Jar. Dye, Lawrence, 5-2; Roether, Junction City, 5-2; Hughes, Hiawatha, 5-4.

138 — Huseman, Tonganoxie, 19-1; Bober, Burlington, 19-2; L. Sharp, Chase County, 14-5; Parenti, Ottawa, 14-6; Ostertag, Atchison County, 13-0; Grabbe, Central Heights, 13-3; Norris, Manhattan, 13-3; Meyer, Sabetha, 13-7; H. Williams, Emporia, 12-1; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 12-2; Pierson, Wamego, 12-7; Green, Baldwin, 11-2; Jam. Dye, Lawrence, 9-5; Randles, Abilene, 9-8; Gfeller, Rossville, 8-1; Capp, Marysville, 8-2; J. Jacobs, Free State, 5-2; Horn, Riverside, 4-1.

145 — Co. Johnson, Burlington, 20-0; Wallace, Manhattan, 19-1; Starcher, Tonganoxie, 16-2; J. Sharp, Chase County, 15-5; Bradford, Silver Lake, 13-2; Resler, Riverside, 11-0; Quinlan, Perry-Lecompton, 11-1; I. Williams, Emporia, 11-1; R. Williams, Wellsville, 11-3; B. Brownlee, Sabetha, 10-5; E. Jacobs, Free State, 9-3; Nutt, Ottawa, 9-4; Holder, Lawrence, 8-3; Roever, Marysville, 7-3; Humberg, Maur Hill, 7-4; Hurla, Rossville, 5-1.

160 — Killham, Manhattan, 17-2; Alfers, Burlington, 17-4; Mullin, Clay Center, 16-1; G. Greenfield, Santa Fe Trail, 16-4; Howerton, Silver Lake, 14-0; Lemon, Chapman, 14-4; Dak. Whiteley, Abilene, 13-4; Hand, Tonganoxie, 13-5; Luellen, Rossville, 12-1; Speer, Doniphan West, 12-4; March, Riley County, 12-5; Delgado, Emporia, 9-2; Birkinsha, Atchison County, 8-6; Lindhorst, Marysville, 6-5; Dorsey, Chase County, 5-4; Hagerman, Herington, 4-2.

Melva Martin Passes Away

    Melva Martin, 80, of Rossville, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, with her family by her side.
    Melva was born on June 20, 1936, in Villa Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, the daughter of Rene and Victoriana Garza Prado. She graduated from Morgan City High School in Morgan City LA at the age of 16. After graduation she moved to Hutchinson KS. Melva married George Martin on August 15, 1956, and they had five children together, Mary Christopher (Craig), Silver Lake, Mark Martin (Anne), Olathe, Micah Martin, Oklahoma City, Myna Anderson (John), Tashkent, Uzbekistan and George Martin, Roeland Park. Melva worked for St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Hutchinson, Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington and, after the divorce, for Dr. Olmstead and Dr. Hassan in Wichita. Melva started the Kid's Wrestling program in Hoisington. After her retirement, Melva moved to Rossville. She was a faithful member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Great Bend and Grace Episcopal Church in Hutchinson. Melva loved to read, listen to music, watch sports and travel but most of all she loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren. She opened her home to other children who became part of the family, including, Oscar Sanchez, Suzie Williams and many others. Melva was charming, fun and had an endearing sense of humor. She was dearly loved and will be sorely missed.     Melva had nine grandchildren, Luke Martin, Olivia VanVactor (Darin), Michael Christopher (Jaimie), Andrew Christopher, Nick Martin (Amanda), Hannah Lopez (Nick), Jackson Martin, Alex Martin and Haley Martin; five great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; and brothers, Rene, Marin and Paul Prado. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Robert Prado.
    Family will greet friends from 4:30-5:30 Friday at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614, with funeral service following at 5:30 p.m. As the weather gets nicer the family will host a gathering to celebrate Melva's life. Memorial contributions may be made to The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.

Mid-East League BB Standings

The following are the Mid-East League basketball standings after the Jan. 10 games.

Boys          League  Overall

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

Girls             League  Overall

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

KWCA Wrestling Rankings.

    The RHS wrestling team dropped to a 10th place ranking in 321A.  Bryce Gfeller is ranked number two in the 138 lb class behind Hunter Ostertag of AAAHS.  Isaiah Luellen maintains his number one rank in the 160 lb class.   For details,  click on the below list.

Basketball Games For Jan. 10

    The Dawgs played Rock Creek on Tue, Jan. 10.  The RHS girls prevailed 50-40,  but the RHS boys were defeated 50-63

Girls Game

Rossville         7  10  13  20   =  50
Rock Creek  10     8    6  16   =  40

Rossville scoring

Hill               13 (3:)    3-3    31 
Hill                 5          2-5   12 
Shinn             2          0-0     4 
Shinn             1          0-0     2 

Totals           21 (3)    5-10  50

Boys Game

Rossville        5    15      6    24   =   50
Rock Creek  24    13    10    16   =   63

Rossville  scoring: 

Schumacher       4 (2)    6-6     16
Hammes             4         5-7     13
Bradshaw           4          0-0      8
Musick                3         1-4       7
Anderson            1         1-2       3
Dyche                 1         1-2        3
Totals                17 (2) 14-23     50

    In other Mid-East League action,  the Silver Lake boys defeated Wabaunsee 63-61 but the Wabaunsee girls prevailed 55-33.    The Riley County girls defeated the St. Marys girls 64-42 but the St. Marys boys won 67-54

Isaiah Luellen Area Athlete Of Week

    This week's Capital-Journal Area Athlete Of The Week is RHS junior wrestler Isaiah Luellen.

cjonline.com/sports/.../area-athlete-week-rossville-s-isaiah-luellen

Winter Royalty Candidates

Trey Anderson       Amanda Hill
Wyatt Dyche          Danielle Mason
Malcolm Gillum      Sara Shinn

Donna Whiteman Passes Away

Donna Lee Whiteman, 90, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the Rossville Health & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born November 23, 1926 at Willard the daughter of David R. and Iva B. Stitt.

Mrs. Whiteman was a Cook for the Silver Lake School District.

On September 16, 1945 she was united in marriage to Thomas Roland “Ron” Whiteman at Willard.  He preceded her in death on July 10, 2013.  She was also preceded in death by her daughter Deborah (Debby) Jones on February 4, 2016.

Survivors include her son-in-law Daye Jones, Rossville; grandchildren Bobby Kramm & family and Michael Jones; great-

Grandchildren Kaleb, Harley and Raygan

Burial was in the Silver Lake Cemetery.

KBCA Girls Basketball Rankings

3A Girls Basketball Rankings by Kansas Basketball Coaches Assn.

1.   Hugoton
2.   Thomas More Prep
3.   Kingman

4.   Council Grove
5.   Erie
6.   Rossville
7.   Hesston
8.   Caney Valley
9.   Riley County 

10. Nemaha Central

3A Grils Basketball Rankings.

Capital-Journal CLASS 3A Girls Basketball Rankings for Jan. 9, 2017

    Team (last week)    record

1. Hugoton (1)               7-0

2. TMP-Marian (2)         7-1

3. Council Grove (3)      6-0

4. Kingman (5)               8-0

5.  Riley Co. (NR)           6-1

    The RHS girls remained in the "Others" category.  Riley Co. made the list after dealing the Dawgs their only defeat of the season thus far.  

Video Announcements for 1/9/17

    The video announcements for Jan 9, 2017,  announced by Mitchell Porter and Cody York,  can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGJrw0tCPxQ

William "Wally" Martin (60) Passes Away

William Wallace "Wallie" Martin was born on June 14, 1942 and passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

William was a resident of McPherson, Kansas at the time of his passing.

Wally attended elementary school in Rossville Kansas McPherson Junior High School and graduated from McPherson High School McPherson Kansas in 1960. he was receive his business degree from University of Southern Illinois.

He honorably served in the United States Navy during Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged as a MCPO. He served in the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged as a MCPO. He served in the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He received Sixth Good Conduct Award Navy Commendation Medal 3 Meritorious Unit Commendation 2 Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Battle E Ribbon Navy Achievement Medal 4 Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 5 Navy Expeditionary Medal Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist National Defense Service Medal 2 Navy Unit Commendation 3 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 2 Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Service Medal Marksman M-14 Rifle Sharpshooter .38Cal.

He was married to Karen.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and Rosary to follow at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday January 11 2017 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church McPherson Kansas.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday January 12 2017 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church McPherson Kansas with Fr. Hien Nguyen officiating. Military Honors will be presented by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2715 and American Legion Post 24 both of McPherson. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday January 12 2017 at Rossville Cemetery Rossville Kansas with Father Ray May officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church and they can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 West Euclid Street; McPherson Kansas 67460.

Freda Hackler-Rickson Passes Away

      Freda C. Hackler-Rickson, 92, of Topeka, fell asleep in the hands of Jesus on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. 
      She was born January 3, 1925 in Delia, KS, the daughter of Levi and Mabel Keller. Freda graduated from Rossville High School in 1942. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Peoples State Bank in Rossville, the State of Kansas Auditors Department and was retired from the American Baptist Churches state office in Topeka. She was a devoted member of West Side Christian Church for sixty years where she often taught Bible study and Sunday School. 
      She married Ronald Hackler on July 4, 1943. Two sons were born to this union; Steven Hackler (Sandra) of Missoula, MT and Roger Hackler who preceded her in death in 2001. She later married William Rickson. Freda is survived by her son Steven Hackler; three grandchildren, Jon and Melissa Hackler and Holly Halseth; a brother, Richard Keller; a sister, Juanita Rabb and five great grandchildren. 
      Freda will lie in state after 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 9, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, at the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, 3616 S.W. 6th Ave., Topeka. KS 66606. A memorial service will be held at West Side Christian Church at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to West Side Christian Church, 432 S.W. Lindenwood Ave., Topeka, KS 66606. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. Freda C. Hackler-Rickson

Luellen Gets OT Win Over Mullin

From the Capital-Journal:

      ROSSVILLE — Ever since losing to Clay Center’s Hunter Mullin in the 160-pound finals of the Clay Center Invitational in early December, Rossville’s Isaiah Luellen eagerly awaited another shot at the Tiger state champion.

      He got it Saturday in the finals of the Rossville Invitational. And just as Mullin held serve on his home mat, so did Luellen.

      Luellen got the only two takedowns of the match, the second one the biggest, coming 30 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bulldawg junior a huge 5-3 win to avenge his only loss of the season.      “I was confident going out there and I think I wrestled to my ability,” Luellen said. “I just wanted to win for my family, the home crowd. I worked really hard this week and hard work paid off.”

      Luellen’s wait for redemption barely lasted a month. Hunter Ostertag’s lasted two-plus years.

      In the 2014 106-pound Class 3-2-1A state championship match, the Atchison County Tiger fell 13-10 to Rossville’s Bryce Gfeller in a wild, back-and-forth match.

Ever since, he’s wanted another shot.

      “I think about it all the time,” Ostertag said of the title match between freshman standouts. “I think I was nervous being on the big stage like that for the first time.”

Ostertag and Gfeller spent the past two years at different weight classes, but finally met again Saturday in the 138-pound final. This time, Ostertag came out on top in a 3-2 match that saw a flurry of action late.

      Ostertag built a 3-0 lead through two periods, but gave up a penalty point and escape in the third as Gfeller cut it to 3-2. Ostertag nearly got a clinching takedown but was ruled out of bounds and then fought off a near takedown bid from Gfeller late for the win.

“It feels pretty good and I know I’m going to see him again, probably at regionals and maybe at state, too,” Ostertag said. “After not getting that takedown on the edge, I was a little hot, but it just came down to who wanted it the most.”

      Luellen dropped a 7-5 decision to Mullin in early December, falling behind 4-0 early before coming back late. In Saturday’s rematch of the No. 1-ranked wrestlers in 4A and 3A, Luellen trailed 1-0 entering the third period before tying it with an escape. He got a go-ahead takedown late in the third period, but couldn’t fight off Mullin’s reversal to force overtime.

      Luellen got in on Mullin’s legs in overtime and got the winning takedown halfway through the extra period.

      “I had to work my way back (in December) and took him down twice, so I knew I could do it,” Luellen said. “I trust my offense and if I stick to it, I’ll get to a leg and finish.”

It was quite a finish for the team title as Clay Center and Santa Fe Trail spent the finals going back and forth. The Tigers entered the finals with a 162.5-153 lead, but the Chargers got wins from Aaron Buterakos (106) and Christian Davis (113) to start the finals and take the lead.

      Buterakos’ win was particularly big as the freshman transfer from Burlingame trailed 3-1 late in his match with Clay Center’s Rhett Koppes before catching the Tiger in a headlock and getting the pin with one second left.

      After Davis followed with an easy 9-1 win over Pleasant Ridge’s Trevor Ragland for the 113 title, Clay Center reclaimed the lead with wins from Peyton Lane (152) and Ryan Tiers (182) with Lane pinning Charger Derrick Martinek.

      Trail had finalists in the last three weight classes and after Caleb Harmes was pinned at 195, Trail freshman Evan Dean scored a huge win with a pin of Clay Center’s Zeb Bloom for the 220 final. Needing a win from Jake Hastings at 285 to win the title, Hastings pinned Pleasant Ridge’s Nic Stiver to give the Chargers the title, 179-176.5 over the Tigers.

      “Those were big pins because both of those Clay Center guys are ranked,” Santa Fe Trail coach Regan Erickson said. “We’re taking steps in the right direction. I’m very pleased overall because we had some good performances today.”

      Riley County picked up a pair of champions in Luke Richard (126) and Mikey Waggoner (170). Richard fought off a tough challenge from Sabetha’s Seth Harrell for a 4-3 win, while Waggoner made quick work of Clay Center’s Jake Wynn with a second period pin.

      St. Marys got a title from Anthony King at 120. King was in full control of his title match with Perry-Lecompton’s Wyatt Pringle before escaping a late reversal to his back to win 12-4.

      Other champions were Republic County’s Trevor Lowell (132), Riverside’s Scott Resler (145) and Wellington’s Ian Groom (195).

Steve Becker (64) Passes Away

    Steve Becker born in Kansas City Missouri Oct. 25 1946, and passed away December 30th 2016 from lung cancer.
    Steve was raised in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High in 1964.
    Steve is survived by his wife Sharon L. Becker, step children - Tina Hodge and Anthony Crowder. Sister Patty Mc Queen, brother in law Lee McQueen, niece Megan McQueen, nephew Kurt Mc Queen, grand niece Emma Roten, grand nephew DJ Murphy along with several Aunts, Uncles and Cousins including Pat Maffucci.
    Steve served in the Marine Corp from 1964 – 1967, including 11 months in Vietnam as a machine gunner. He also served in the Honor Guard at military funerals.       After his enlistment was up, Steve moved back to Topeka and went to work for Santa Fe. Starting as a draftsman, he worked up to being a pipe stress analyst. He helped develop facilities on the East Coast for Bechtel Corp. Steve also did classified work on satellites for Martin Marietta. He ended his career as a Contract Administrator for ENREL in Golden, Colorado.
    Steve loved being around family, playing Santa Claus at Christmas and watching the Broncos win the Super Bowl. 

Rossville Invitational Wrestling (updated)

    The Rossville Invitational wrestling tournament was held at RHS Jan. 6 and 7.    Following are the teams placing and points.

1.    Santa Fe Trail 179  
2.    Clay Center 176.5 
3.    Rossville 133.5
4.    Riley County 129
5.    Riverside 117 
6.    Sabetha 116.5 
7.    Perry-Lecompton 103 
8.    Wellington 99.5 
9.    Pleasant Ridge 80 
10.  Atchison County 72.5 
11.  St. Marys 62.5 
12.  SM East 59.5 
13.  Republic County 48 
14.  Doniphan West 38 
15.  Maur Hill 25 
16.  Hiawatha 22, 
17.  Hayden 13

Bryce Gfeller was second in the 138# class.  He won his first 3 matches,  but lost to undefeated Hunter Ostertag of Atchison County in the final.

Holden Hurla was second in the 145# class.  He won his first 3 matches,  but lost to undefeated Scott Ressler of Riverside in the final by a 2-0 decision.

Alex Archer lost to Dave Erickson of Shawnee Mission East in the match for third place.

Christian Madill lost to Carter Greenfield (17-4) of Santa Fe Trail in the match for fifth place.

Phoenix Thomas lost to undefeated Trevor Lowell of Republic County in the championship match of the 132 # Class.

Isaiah Luellen  (16-1) won the 160 #  championship match over Hunter Madill (16-1) of Clay Center.

Kody Davoren lost to Sylan Ferguson of Wellington in the 5th place match in the 172# class.

Payton Catron lost in the third place match of the 195# class to Brendan Robey (3-1) of Sabetha.

To get the details of all the matches for the top 6 places,  go to:
http://s200.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&loadBalanced=true&sport=wrestling&TIM=1483834048569&pageName=&ie=false&frameSize=950

Frances Flanary Passes Away

Frances M. Flanary, 92, formerly of Maple Hill, died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at a Topeka Hospital.

She was born July 30, 1924 near St. Marys, the daughter of John and Ellen Elizabeth "Nellie" Laymon Bernritter.  Frances graduated from St. Marys High School.

Frances drove a school bus for the Maple Hill Schools and later worked for the State of Kansas in the Revenue and Animal Health Departments.  She was a member of the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church.

On September 12, 1946 she was united in marriage to Barney Flanary Jr. at Lawrence.  He preceded her in death on January 1, 2005; she was also preceded in death by a son, Guy and a granddaughter, Theresa Janosik; brothers, William, Donald, Frank and John Bernritter; sisters, Bessie Still, Dorothy Crawford, Irene Fitzgerald and Priscilla Still.

Survivors include her son, Frank (Nancy) Flanary, Maple Hill; her daughter, Arlene (Greg) Janosik, Topeka; sisters, Philomena Ellis, Emporia and Helen Graham, Topeka; four grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 P..M. Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church.  Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Flanary will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church and sent in care of the funeral home.  To read a full obituary or to leave an online condolence, please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Mid-East Basketball Standings Jan. 7

The following are the Mid-East League basketball standings after the Jan. 6 games.

Boys          League  Overall

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

Girls             League  Overall

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

Girls Lose Close One To Riley

    The RHS girls lost their first game of the season Friday night against the Riley County Falcons by a score 38-35.

Rossville      12  5  12   6 = 35
Riley County  4 11 13 10 = 38

Rossville scoring:
Hill                    7       0-2    14
Shinn                1       4-4      6
Hill                     2      0-0      4
Anderson           2      0-0     4
Shinn                 1      1-2     3
Buhler                0      2-2     2
Porter                 1      0-0     2 

Totals               14 (0) 7-10 35

A video replay of this game can be viewed at:

http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/live_streaming.html

Other Mid-East League scores were:

Silver Lake    43
Rock Creek    31

St. Marys        17
Wabaunsee      46

RHS Boys Get Easy Win

    The RHS boys basketball team totally destroyed the Riley County boys with a lop-sided win of 60-20 at Riley.

Rossville           15 14 19 12 =  60
Riley County       2   1  11  6 =  20

Rossville Scoring:
Schumacher   15
Morris             12
Quiett               8
Hammes          7
Musick             6
Bradshaw        4
Anderson         3
Hulbert             3
Hudson            2
Totals              60

A video replay of this game can be seen at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/live_streaming.html

Other Mid-East scores were:
Silver Lake     51
Rock Creek     69

St. Marys         48
Wabaunsee       54

Amanda Hill Scoring At A High Level

    Amanda Hill leads the Dawgs girls basketball team in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game in the first 6 games.   The only girl  in the area  with a higher average has only played 3 games.    The top five are below:

Name, school            G     TP     PPG

Lee, Tonganoxie          3     72      24.0

Hill, Rossville                6  137      22.8

Schultz, Wabaunsee    2     44      22.0

Bachelor, Washburn R.5   104      20.8

Tanking, Holton            6   122       20.3 

Mid-East Basketball Standings Jan 4

Boys          League  Overall

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

Girls             League  Overall

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

State Football Shirts Still Available

STATE FOOTBALL SHIRTS (ROUND 2) 

Online store will close on SUNDAY January 8th. 

Orders will take a couple weeks to process. 

If you have any questions, please contact Mindy Fiedler. 

http://shopgoblue.com/t/rossville -football 

Hammes and Hammes To Shrine Bowl

    RHS football coach Derick Hammes will be head coach  for the East Team in the 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl game.
    RHS senior Dawson Hammes will be one of the players for the East Team in that game.
    The Shrine Bowl will be played July 29 at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex – Butler Community College’s field – at 7:05 p.m. on July 29. The rosters are composed of high school seniors with an initial cap of one representative per school, though roster substitutes can come from the same programs.
    The other team members for the Shrine Bowl game can be read at:  http://cjonline.com/sports/highschools/2017-01-03/city-trio-chosen-2017-kansas-shrine-bowl

Rossville Girls Clip Eagle's Wings

ROSSVILLE 55, SILVER LAKE 45

Silver Lake     10  7  12 16   - 45
Rossville        12  9   20 14  -  55

Rossville  scoring:

Anderson      2 (2)    0-2   6
Buhler              (1)    1-2   4
S. Shinn        1         3-11  5
Kirk                0        1-2    1
Porter                (1)  1-2    4
C. Hill            5         4-6  14
A. Hill            3 (1)    8-8  15
L. Shinn        3          0-2    6 

Totals          16 (5)  18-35 55

The Rossville girls are now 6-0 for the season.

In other Mid-East league action,  the Riley Co girls defeated  Rock Creek 52-34.

Rossville Boys Down Eagles

Silver Lake     8  13 14   7 — 42
Rossville      17  10   6  14 — 47

Rossville scoring:

Musick          2       0-0    4
Bradshaw     1       2-2    4
Hammes       3       1-3    7
Morris           3 (2)  0-0    8
Anderson      3 (1)  2-4    9
Schumacher 6 (1)  2-4   15
Totals         18 (4)  5-13  47

In other Mid-East league action,  Rock Creek defeated Riley Co. 60-27.

Hester Schraeder (37) Passes Away

    Hester H. Schraeder, 98, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017. 
    Hester was born on October 18, 1918, in Kansas City MO. She was reared by Jenny Allen and lived in Willard, with her three brothers and her sister.
    Hester graduated from Rossville High School in 1937. She worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation, retiring after 30 years of service.
    She married James Schraeder on January 20, 1945. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2002. Survivors include her nephews and nieces, Jim Schraeder (Rosie), Lenexa, Hedy Lack (Joe dec.), Palm Harbor FL, Pat Renyer (Dave), Topeka and Ron Schraeder (Jan), Wichita. Hester was also preceded in death by her brothers, Heber, Hamer and Herman and her sister, Helen.
    Family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614, where the Daughters of Isabella will lead a rosary at 10:15 a.m. Funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church or Community Health Ministry of Wamego, sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com. Hester Schraeder

Victor School Video

    Here is a video made by Sister Mary Kratina which includes many photos of Victor School and students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6ffIt4yo9g&sns=em

    For more info about Victor School and its 125th birthday,  go to:
http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/2016/12/victor-school-125th-birthday.html

AYA Exchange Students On FB Team

Making History: 3 AYA Students Enjoy Championship Season

Good things come in threes! When the Rossville Bulldogs football team won a state championship a few weeks ago, they not only achieved a three-peat (three straight championships), but they did so with the help of three AYA students! Kelly Brown, their Local Coordinator, wrote us about these exchange students that had the time of their lives and made a big contribution to their high school winning the Kansas 3A Championship in overtime.

·             #1 Freddy from Germany was the Rossville Bulldogs Varsity kicker and played an exciting part in the Championship victory! He placed number one in the state for Special Teams – PAT, as well as in the top five for kickoff yardage.

           

·             #62 Tomass from Latvia was a member of the practice team helping the Rossville team prepare for another championship season.

·             #63 Max from Germany played double duty as a member of the Varsity Offensive and Defensive Lines for the Bulldogs.

Kelly happily speaks of what a third-straight championship season means to the school and greater community. She has been impressed with the way these AYA students have embraced the whole experience. It’s a lot to be an exchange student immersed in a new culture as a new kid in school. Add the hard work and focus it takes to be a student athlete and that’s an incredible challenge.

Freddy, Tomass and Max each displayed tremendous character and maturity. They also had a lot of fun! The whole community has much to celebrate, as Kelly shares, “We are pretty proud of our boys!”

Kudos to these wonderful students for their great accomplishments and congratulations to Rossville High School!

If you are interested in opportunities to host great international students like Freddy, Tomass and Max, visit www.academicyear.org, call 800-322-4678 or email aya.info@aifs.org to learn more.

Bradshaw Makes USA Today All-State

    USA Today has announced their 2016 Kansas All-State team.  Jacob Bradshaw was named to the
First Team Offense,  as a QB, and the First Team Defense, as a DB.  For the complete list,  go to:
http://usatodayhss.com/2016/2016-all-usa-kansas-football-team#sthash.zHyYavAd.gbpl