Holton Wrestling Tournament Team Results

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1		Andover Central, KS	Andover Central, KS (GET)	AC	13	206.5
2		Holton, KS	Holton, KS (GET)	HOLT	9	162.0
3		Gardner-Edgerton, KS	Gardner-Edgerton, KS (GET)	GE	14	131.0
4		Chapman, KS	Chapman, KS (GET)	CHAP	11	116.5
5		Bryan High, NE	Omaha Bryan, NE (GET)	BRYA	9	110.0
6		Rossville, KS	Rossville, KS (GET)	ROSS	7	108.0
7		Sabetha, KS	Sabetha, KS (GET)	SAB	8	98.0
8		Perry-Lecompton, KS	Perry-Lecompton, KS (GET)	PL	9	93.5
9		ElDorado, KS	El Dorado, KS (GET)	ElDO	5	93.0
10		JC Harmon, KS	Kansas City-JC Harmon, KS (GET)	HAR	12	67.0
11		Oskaloosa, KS	Oskaloosa, KS (GET)	OSKA	5	64.0
12		Topeka West, KS	Topeka West, KS (GET)	TW	15	60.0
13		Doniphan West, KS	Highland-Doniphan West, KS (GET)	DW	2	28.0
14		Wichita East, KS	Wichita-East, KS (GET)	WICE	3	18.5
15		Maur Hill, KS	Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, KS (GET)	MH	8	18.0

Dawgs Win Two Straight

    The RHS Boys basketball team picked up their second straight victory in their game for fifth place at the Valley Falls tournament on Sat.   The Dawgs defeated Atchison County High 52-35.

Atchison County  4  19  8   4    =   35
Rossville               16 10 14 10   =   52

Rossville scoring:
Hulbert              9 (1)     3-4     22
Sumner              7 (3)     2-2     19
Reeves                3           1-2       7
Sowers                1           0-0      2
Badura                1           0-4      2
Totals                21 (4)    6-12   52

Craig Carlson Passes Away

Craig Burns Carlson, 80, of Topeka and Rossville Health Care died on January 18, 2018. Craig was born July 17, 1937 in Topeka to John August and Beulah (Brown) Carlson. Craig's parents, his brother John A. Carlson, Jr. (Jac), and former wife Linda preceded him in death.

Craig attended school at Gage, Boswell and Topeka High ('55). He graduated from Washburn University ('61) and was an elementary school teacher until the mid-70's. He then trained in electronics and later taught a night class at Kaw Valley Technical School. He worked for State Office Systems.

In the early 1990's, after recovering from coronary bypass surgery, Craig worked with mentally-challenged adults in Topeka, an employment which became his labor of love. He was also a proud Topekan, proclaiming "I didn't always live here, but my soul did . . .and does."

Craig was briefly married to Arthella Hammar. On August 6, 1978 he married Linda May Pederson. They divorced in 2010.

Survivors include sister-in-law Barbara Carlson as well as nephews Allan and David Carlson of Colorado. 

Services will be Saturday, January 27 at 11am at NextGen Restaurant in Maple Hill, KS. Private inurnment follows at Maple Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to TARC (tarcinc.org). Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is assisting the family. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

RHS Boys Get Win At Valley Falls

    The Rossville  boys basketball team won their second round gave against Valley Falls in the Valley Falls Tournament on Jan. 19 by a score of 57-49.
    On Sat., the Dawgs will face  the AACHAS boys for fifth place. AACHAS won their game against Oskaloosa 60-53.

Valley Falls    14   8  10  17   =   49
Rossville        20 14  11   12   =   57

Rossville scoring:
Sumner                  5 (2)     7-8    19 
Hulbert                  6 (2)     2-2    16 
Sowers                   2            6-6    10 
Reeves                   2            3-7      7 
Brummer              2            0-0     4 
Badura                  0             1-4      1 
Totals                   17 (4)    19-27  57

Several Days Away From Here

I've been in bed for the past 3 days with the flu or some virus.  So,  I have not been able to post during that time.  So,  doing a little bit of catching up.

Rossville Makes KWCA Top Ten

    In the new KWCA rankings for this week,  Rossville is now in the TOP TEN,  along with three other MEL schools.  Holden Hurla in ranked third in the 152 lb. class and Isaiah Luellen maintains his number one ranking in 160 lb.


Complete rankings can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

Rossville At Valley Falls Tourney

The Rossville Boys will play Valley Falls Friday evening in the Valley Falls Basketball Tournament.  The final game will be played on Sat.

The complete bracket for the toutnament can be read at:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_IPGyR26lDqziwf9SleaDzQVyUzjhcf7/view

Rossville Boys Lose To Jeff North

JEFFERSON NORTH 60, ROSSVILLE 42

Rossville               5  17    9  11   =  42
Jefferson North 16  16  21   7   =  60

Rossville scoring:

Hulbert     9       6-7    24
Sumner     3 (1) 0-0     7
Reeves       3       0-2    6
Badura       1       0-0    2
Brown        1       0-0    2
Sowers       0       1-2    1 Totals       17 (1) 7-11 42

Jefferson North — Lane 5 (1) 11-14 24, Summers 9 2-2 20, Fowler 3 2-2 8, Gill 2 0-0 4, McAfee 1 0-0 2, Tweed 0 1-2 1, Kramer 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 (1) 17-23 60.

Peter Stickel Passes Away

Peter J. Stickel, 77, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Requiem Mass for Mr. Stickel will be at 7:00 A.M. Friday, January 19, 2018, at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.  A rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Thursday, January 18th at the church.  Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, St. Marys.

Luellen On List For Athlete Of Week

    Isaiah Luellen is still unbeaten  this season and was one of the nominees for Area Athlete Of The Week by the Topeka Capital.  Luellen captured the 160-pound title at the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic, going 5-0 with the closest win a 15-7 decision in the semifinals over Class 4A No. 4 Gavin Cullor of Prairie View. In the finals. Luellen took a 16-8 major decision win over Class 6A No. 3 Jensen McDermott of Gardner-Edgerton.   He has been ranked #1 in 3A wrestling in the 160 pound class the whole season. 

Valley Falls Boys BB Tourney

VALLEY FALLS INVITATIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Games Tuesday — West gym: Valley Falls vs. Cornerstone, 6 p.m.; Jefferson Noth vs. Rossville, 7:30 p.m.; East gym: Perry-Lecompton vs. Oskaloosa, 6 p.m.; Pleasant Ridge vs. Atchison County, 7:30 p.m.
Games Friday — West gym: Perry-Lecompton-Oskaloosa winner vs. Pleasant Ridge-Atchison County winner, 6 p.m.; Jefferson North-Rossville winner vs. Valley Falls-Cornerstone winner, 7:30 p.m.; East gym: Consolation semifinals, 6 & 7:30 p.m. Games Saturday — Championship, 4:30 p.m.; Third place, 3 p.m.; Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.; Seventh place, noon.

Basehor -Linwood Wrestling Results

    The Dawgs came in 15th of 30 teams competing in the Basehor-Linwood wrestling tournament Jan 12-13,

Team results: Goddard 230, Olathe North 169.5, Bonner Springs 161, Mill Valley 155.5, Platte County 155, St. Thomas Aquinas 127.5, Abilene 119, Free State 109.5, Schlagle 100, Gardner Edgerton 89, Leavenworth 89, Paola 89, Tonganoxie 85, Basehor-Linwood 84, Rossville 73, Andale 72, Turner 69, St. James Academy 67, Santa Fe Trail 64, Columbus 62.5, Prairie View 61.5, Lansing 59, Chapman 53, Wabaunsee 51, Shawnee Mission East 41, Eudora 36.5, Pittsburg 36.5, Topeka Seaman 31.5, Piper 29.5, Lawrence 24.5, Harmon 20, Perry-Lecompton 17, Fort Scott 6.

     Rossville wrestlers placing in top 8 were:
    Layne Hurla finished 8th in the 113# class.
    Holden Hurla finished 5th in 152#.
    Isaiah Luellen was first in the 160# class,
    Kody Davoren was 6th in 195#.

Bear Shooting Dooms Dawgs

    Despite an outstanding 35 point effort by Hulbert,  the St. Marys Bears boys basketball team buried the Dawgs with an avalanche of eleven 3 point makes. 

St. Marys 21 12 16 16   =   65
Rossville 10  15 11 18   =   54

St. Marys scoring:
Rabe            7 (4)      0-1     18
Flanagan     6 (4)       0-1     16
Hurla            3 (3)       0-0      9
Schindler      2            1-2      5
Ewing           2             1-1     5
Rieschick      2             0-0    4
Rieschick      2             0-2    4
Schoemann  2             0-0    4 
Totals          26 (11)      2-7  65

Rossville scoring:

Hulbert         14 (1)       6-7    35 
Sumner          2 (1)       5-6    10
Quiett             1 (1)       0-0      3
Sowers           0            3-4      3
Badura           1            1-3      3 
Totals           18 (3)     15-20  54

In other MEL action,  Rock Creek defeated Wabaunsee 65-39.

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.

Rossville Invitational Wrestling Tournament (Updated)

1 Sabetha, KS Sabetha,                            11   164.0
2 Riverside, KS Wathena-Riverside,         10   148.5
3 Santa Fe Trail, KS Santa Fe Trail           10   143.5
4 Perry LeCompton, KS Perry-Lecompton 11   135.5
5 Riley County, KS Riley County                11   131.0
6 Rossville, KS Rossville,                            9    127.5
7 Clay Center, KS Clay Center                   11    119.0
8 Shawnee Mission East, KS                     10    109.0
9 Wellington, KS Wellington                       11    107.5
10 Royal Valley, KS royal valley                 10      88.0
11 St Marys, KS St. Marys,                          6      69.0
12 Doniphan West, KS                                 4      45.0
13 Pleasant Ridge, KS Easton-Pleasant Ridge, 4 43.0
14 Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, KS 10    34.0
15 Hayden, KS Topeka-Hayden                    7     31.0
16 Belleville-Republic County                       9     28.0
17 Atchison County, KS Atchison                  8     27.0

The complete results can be read at:    www.kansaswrestling.org.  Click on Results, Varsity Tournaments, 1/6/17, Rossville, 17-18.

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Individual Rossville Results were:

Zach Archer (7-12) 106# placed 3rd, 13.5 pts
Lost to BradenWoodson (Perry-Lecompton), beat J R Thelwell (Riley Co), beat Eathen Seager (Mauer Hill), beat Braden Woodson for third.

Layne Hurla (13-4) 113# placed 2nd , scored 20.5 pts
Beat Leif Malm (Mauer Hill), beat Dalton Kahle (Perry-Lecompton) and lost to Kaden Dillon (Sabetha) (12-0) in championship match.

Alex Archer (8-12) 120# scored 3 pts.
First round bye, lost to Parker Tholstrup (Clay Center), beat Nico Munson (Doniphan W.), lost to Wyatt Pringle (Perry-Lecompton)

Colin Culbertson (2-9) 126#
Lost to Beau Horn(Riverside) (16-1), lost to Caleb McEntire (Royal Valley).
 
Marvin Cummings (1-7) 132# placed 6th, 6 pts.
First round bye, lost to Braden Mitchell (Sabetha), rcvd bye, beat Mitchell Root (Perry-Lecompton), lost to Jace Jones (Shawnee Mission E., lost to Quinton Redford (Wellington).

Garrett Carver (16-5) 145# Placed 3rd, 16 pts.
Beat Zach Jeanneret (Santa Fe Trail), Lost to Brandon Brownlee (Sabetha), beat Andrew Schmidt (Shawnee Mission E.).

Holden Hurla (11-2) 152# p;laced 1st, scored 26 pts
Beat John Gorman (Shawnee Mission E.), beat Karsen Smith (Royal Valley), beat Caleb Jeanneret (Santa Fe Trail).

Isaiah Luellen (5-0 placed 1st 26 pts.
Beat Dakota Garrison(Santa Fe Trail) beat Brayden Seimears (Riverside), beat Zeb Speer (Doniphan W.).

Kody Davoren (12-7) 220 @ placed 3rd 18 pts.
Beat Clayton Stephenson (Hayden) beat Collin Rossillion (Perry Lecompton), lost to Justin Schuman (Shawnee Mission E.) (9-2) beat Nathan Raignell (Riley Co), beat Reice Randles (Santa Fe Trail).

MEL Basketball Standings

Mid-East League basketball standings as of Jan 6, 2017
Boys            League  Overall

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

Girls           League  Overall

Rossville       … 2-0 … 6-2
Wabaunsee   … 2-0 … 5-1
St. Marys       … 2-1 … 4-2
Riley County  … 2-2 … 5-2
Silver Lake     … 1-3 … 1-6
Rock Creek    … 0-4 … 0-7
Note:  This is based on a Jan 4 list published in the Capital which has an error.
One of the girl's teams has an extra loss.  Results from Jan 5 were added to that list.

New School Classification

CLASS 2A FOOTBALL FOR 2018-2019

Range: 178-116 Students

Atchison County 118; Belle Plaine 145; Central Heights 128; Chaparral 158; Cherryvale 157; Cimarron 153; Conway Springs 136; Council Grove 156; Douglass 160; Ellinwood 116; Ellsworth 148; Erie 130; Eureka 126; Fredonia 171; Garden Plain 125; Hoisington 163; Horton 122; Humboldt 131; Hutchinson Trinity 144; Jayhawk-Linn 127; Lakin 129; Lyons 144; McLouth 125; Minneapolis 128; Maur Hill 165; Mission Valley 132; Nemaha Central 153; Neodesha 156; Northeast-Arma 117; Norton 167; Osage City 165; Oskaloosa 120; Phillipsburg 147; Pleasant Ridge 160; Remington 122; Riley County 178; Riverside 138; Riverton 176; Rossville 122; Silver Lake 151; St. Marys 136; Sterling 119; Southeast-Cherokee 121; Southeast-Saline 146; Southwestern Heights 143; TMP-Marian 149; West Franklin 140; Wichita Indpendent 125.

Wabaunsee is in 1A and Rock Creek is in 3A.

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

RHS Girls Defeat Perry-Lecompton

    The Rossville girls defeated Perry-Lecompton 54-38 on Dec. 18 at Rossville.

Rossville               18 11 11 14  = 54

Perry-Lecompton  11   9 13   5  = 38

Rossville scoring:

Hill                 9        3-7    21
Buhler           3 (3)   3-4    12
Porter            3 (1)   0-5     7
Badura          2         0-3     4
Morelli           2         0-1     4
Schultz          2         0-0     4
Hatina           1          0-0    2 

Totals          22 (4)    6-20 54

Java For Jonah

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) - A coffee shop in Rossville is brewing for a good cause, helping one little boy fight a rare auto-immune disease.

Java for Jonah is being sold to help an 8 year old boy named Jonah Slack whose family deserves the energy boost more than most.

"Jonah’s IgE should be 90 or less and he's currently at 17,000,” said Jonah’s father Derek Slack.

8 year old Jonah and his parents have been put through the ringer with medical issues since he was born.

"Honestly Jonah doesn't sleep hardly at all, so we know if we complain about sleep how much more tired is he,” Derek said.

Jonah has Hyper IgE Syndrome which makes him allergic to everything. There could be other issues too, including a high risk for cancer.

Mom Shawna Slack said Jonah’s constantly experiencing itching that won't stop and a lot of pain throughout his body, which keeps him from sleeping.

Jonah said right now his hands look fine, but from his feet to his ankles, it’s not so good, and the medical treatments can be pretty rough.

"Well each day I take a bath that has bleach in it that just kills the bacteria on my skin,” Jonah said.

Treatments are also expensive. Jonah uses different ointments, steroids, and light treatments to combat his skin condition. He also sleeps in wet pajama's to help his skin absorb the moisture.

Derek said with the lack of sleep, the family runs on a lot of steam, and that’s why coming to the local coffee shop is their fuel pretty much every single day.

Family friend Sarene McCrory owns Grounded Coffee House in Rossville and found the answer the Slacks have been looking for.

"I just kind of had a God moment where it hit me that okay you need to act on this, and so I told my husband okay this is what’s going on, and this is what I'm thinking, this Java for Jonah just keeps coming up, and running through my mind and we have to act on this,” McCrory said.

The Java for Jonah coffee bags can hardly stay stocked, with much of the Rossville community wanting to help out. Dad Derek said it’s been an overwhelming happy surprise.

"To sit in here everyday and get to watch people pick it up and buy it, it's humbling, each sip that I take it humbles me, it really does, but it was a beautiful gesture,” Derek said.

To help support Jonah’s cause you can buy Java for Jonah bag of coffee for $15 at Grounded Coffee House in Rossville. They are open every day from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.

You can now buy a bag of Java for Jonah coffee online at:.
http://www.bluejazzjava.com/java-for-jonah-1-lb-coffee-buy-5-get-1-free/

You can also donate to Jonah's Gofundme page at: https://www.gofundme.com/jonah-needs-our-help

Kaw Valley Duals Wrestling

Kaw Valley Duals Wrestling Tournament Dec. 15, 2017

1.    Mission Valley     4-1
2.    Rossville             4-1
3.    Chase Co.          3-2
4.    St. Marys            3-2
5.    Onaga                1-4
6.    Herrington          0-5

Individual Placings
106 1st Christopher Gleason MV
       2nd Zach Archer RV

113 1st Layne Hurla RV
       2nd Rhett Griffiths H

120 1st Anthony King SM
        2nd Alex Archer RV

126 1st Collin Culbertson RV
       2nd Greg Unzueta SM

132 1st Robert Bridgeman MV
       2nd Marvin Cummings RV

138 1st Christian Madill RV
       2nd James Williams MV

145 1st Garrett Carver RV
        2nd Caleb Lisk MV

152 1st Cael Budke CC
        2nd Justice Dunbar MV

160 1st Chase Owen CC
       2nd Calvan Brown SM

170 1st Taegan Schoenfeld SM
       2nd Ethan Moorman-Meador H

182 1st Matthew Cruickshank SM
       2nd Justin Geiss CC

195 1st Ian Kissel CC
       2nd Jeffrie Caraway SM

220 1st Joseph Stout CC
        2nd Kody Davoren RV

285 1st Nolan Parker MV
       2nd Ryan Chatham CC

Marvin Immenschuh Passes Away

Rossville:    Marvin E. Immenschuh, 88, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the Oakley Place of Rossville.

He was born March 1, 1929 in Rural Shawnee County Kansas, the son of Philip and Dora Simecka Immenschuh.   Marvin graduated from Silver Lake High School.    He served in Germany during the Korean War as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army.

Marvin farmed in Shawnee County and then near Delia for many years.  He moved to Rossville when he retired.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert and a sister, Linda Smithers.

Survivors include his sister, Helen (Chuck) Droegemeier, Rossville and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Interment with Military Honors will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Mr. Immenschuh will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the funeral home.   Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 2231 SW Wanamaker, Suite 202, Topeka, Kansas 66614. To leave an online condolence please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com