Russel Lawson Passes Away

Russel H. Lawson, 105, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Fairlawn Heights Assistant Living Center in Topeka.

Russel was born October 14, 1908 at Burrton, the son of Claude and Josephine Jones Lawson. He graduated from Burrton High School.  He had lived in the Burrton community until moving to the Maple Hill community in 1946.

Mr. Lawson worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka until he retired in 1970.  He was a farmer and stockman and raised shorthorn cattle.  Russel was a member of the Dover Federated Church and was also a member of the Kansas Shorthorn Cattle Association.

On June 14, 1932 he was united in marriage to Hattie M. Knapp at Wichita.  She preceded him in death on September 28, 2001.  He was also preceded in death by a son, James “Jimmie” Lawson on December 19, 1980.

Survivors include a son, Donald Lawson, Rhinelander, WI; two daughters, Marie (Ken) Carlat, Wakarusa and Marlene (Dean) Davis, Maple Hill; 12 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren with several on the way.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M.Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Dover Federated Church where the family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until service time.  Interment will be in the Dover Cemetery.   Memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Federated Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, KS. 66536.

State Golf Tournament

Results of 321 A Girls Golf  Tournament At Southwind CC, Garden City, Oct. 21, 2013.

Team scores
Cheney 400, Caney Valley 407, Cimarron 415, Eureka 416, Hoisington 425, Holcomb 428, Silver Lake 435, Lakin 439, Rossville 460, Uniontown 462, Council Grove 487, Medicine Lodge 498.

Individual results, RHS and local schools:   
 5.      Athon, Silver Lake, 45-48–93;
12.     Marney, Rossville,  52-46–98
112.   Holder, Silver Lake
114.   Taylor, Silver Lake
116.   Sharpe, Silver Lake
118.   Lord, Rossville
121.   VanderPutten, Rossville
123.   Crow, Rossville
132.   Woodcock, Rossville
133.   Woodard, St. Marys
141.   Krogman, Silver Lake
143.   VanDruff, Rossville
144.   Clark, Silver Lake

Additional results can be found at:
http://m.cjonline.com/sports/2013-10-21/silver-lakes-athon-takes-5th-3-1a-state-golf

Dawgs Fifth at Abilene

    The RHS volleyball team competed in the Abilene Invitational on Oct. 17.  The Dawgs lost the first match to Buhler (21-25, 23-25) and also the second to Abilene (13-25, 15-25).  They bounced back to beat Russell (25-16, 25-19) which advanced them to the match for fifth place where  the Dawgs beat Royal Valley (25-16, 25-22).
    The team now stands at 8-19 for the season with the Sub-State tournament coming up Oct. 26.

Budget Cuts Might Close Rossville Pool

    The Shawnee County Parks and recreation Dept. needs to cut $1.5 of expenses to meet their reduced budget.  One of the ways to cut expenses involves either closing or reducing the hours of the Rossville swimming pool.
    It might be a good idea if the people of Rossville would make their voices heard.  Closing the pool after all the efforts to get it built would be a travesty.
    To read about the budget cuts
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-10-21/county-looks-make-15-million-parks-and-recreation-cuts

District Football Standings.

District 4 3A Football standings as of Oct. 19, 2013.

	W-L	Pts.	St.
Rossville	1-0	21	–
St. Marys	1-0	21	–
Council Grove	0-1	-21	–
Mission Valley	0-1	-21	–

Last Friday's games:  Rossville defeated Mission Valley 35-0 & St. Marys defeated Council Grove 46-20.

This coming Friday’s games — Rossville at Council Grove, St. Marys at Mission Valley.

321A Girls Golf State Tournament

RHS will be in the state Girls Golf Tournament which will be played on Monday,  Oct. 21.   The pairings for all the competitors can be read at:

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Golf/PDF/Girls/3-2-1AQualifiers.pdf

Kansas 3A Football Rankings

3A  Football Rankings as of Oct. 19, 2013.

1. Beloit (1) ... 7-0

2. Conway Springs (2) ... 7-0

3. Rossville (3) ... 7-0

4. Silver Lake (4) ... 6-1

5. Sacred Heart (NR) ... 6-1

Others — Caney Valley 6-1, Colgan 5-2, Galena 6-1, Humboldt 5-2, Kingman 4-2, Lyons 5-2, Marion 6-1, Nemaha Valley 6-1, Norton 5-2, Phillipsburg 6-1, Riverside 6-1, Scott City 6-1, Sedgwick 6-1, SE-Saline 5-2, Wellsville 5-2.

Bridge Replacements.

    A number of bridges in Shawnee County are in poor condition.  The following article discusses some of these bridges including two on Carlson Rd--over Mission Creek and over the Kansas River.

http://cjonline.com/news/2013-10-19/shawnee-county-bridges-benefit-sales-tax

Oregon Trail Ducks Banquet Nov. 1

   The Oregon Trail Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be on Nov. 1 at the St. Stanislaus Community Hall in Rossville.   The doors open at 5:30 pm with dinner at 7 p.m.   For info,  call Jeff  at  224-9924.

MIAA Records.

I just noticed the following records for MIAA teams.

Washburn 7-0
Emporia State 6-0
Missouri Western 5-0
Northwest Missouri 5-0
Pittsburg State 5-0

Some of those zeros should start going up a bit starting this week.
Currently,  Washburn U. is ranked #13 and Emporia #20 in the American Football Coaches Association poll.  

Rossville Whips Mission Valley

QB Tucker Horak led the Dawgs to an easy district  victory with a ground attack.  Tucker had 29 carries for  207 yards and 3  TDs.  Nick Reesor and Thatcher Horak each added one running TD.

Rossville    (7-0)                  14       0       14        7    =     35

Mission Valley (3-4)            0       0         0        0    =       0

Rossville scoring:

Horak (3), 40 run, 20 run, 54 run; Reesor 3 run; Horak 11 run.
PAT — Reesor 4 run Failed run.

RHS Cross Country Team

    Here are photos taken at the Mid-East Cross Country race on Thursday,  Oct. 17.

  Seniors:  Tori Dubois, Jacob Gentry,  Skylar Olsen

Team Members:  Tori Dubois,  Alyssa Thompson,  Skylar Olsen,  Jacob Gentry,  Dalton Kelley,  Clayton Rubio,  Derek Gentry,  Nick VanderPutten,  Ryan Ehrlich,  Sam Thederahn,  Matt Stillion,  TJ Fiedler,  Alex Archer,  Justin Jordan,  Bryson Hase.     Manager – Mitchell Porter

Mitch Buhler (11) Leads WU To Another Victory

WU quarterback Mitch Buhler completed 13 of 25 passes for 190 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions as the Ichabods easily took care of Fort Valley State on Thur. night at Yaeger Field in Topeka

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-10-17/ichabods-roll-41-0-shutout-over-fort-valley-state

Mid-East League Cross Country Meet

MID-EAST LEAGUE  CROSS COUNTRY MEET

Results Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013

At Wabaunsee Pines GC

Boys 5K

Team scores

Riley County 36, Silver Lake 42, Rock Creek 69, Rossville 111, Wabaunsee 112.

Individual results

1. Dodson, RiC, 17:40.03; 2. Calderwood, SL, 18:11.27; 3. Strom, RiC, 18:31.46; 4. Robinson, SL, 18:32.34; 5. Schneider, RoC, 18:47.49; 6. Rubio, Ross., 18:49.09; 7. William, RiC, 18:53.42; 8. Banta, RoC, 18:53.65; 9. Jackson, RiC, 18:58.33; 10. Smith, SL, 19:01.91; 11. Mulligan, St. Marys, 19:05.59; 12. Supernaw, Wab., 19:06.35; 13. Thayer, SL, 19:11.63; 14. Schaake, RoC, 19:13.10; 15. Schroeder, SL, 19:14.27.

Girls 4K

Team scores

Riley County 30, Silver Lake 43, Rock Creek 52.

Individual results

1. Dalmasso, St. Marys, 16:35.49; 2. Silvia, RiC, 16:51.18; 3. Shoemaker, SL, 17:11.19; 4. Swisher, St. Marys, 17:28.25; 5. Collins, RiC, 17:30.82; 6. Johnston, RoC, 18:13.77; 7. Graves, SL, 18:17.99; 8. Hess, Wab., 19:10.42; 9. Schnee, RiC, 19:12.53; 10. Wallace, RiC, 19:38.22; 11. Kirkwood, SL, 19:55.13; 12. Forge, RoC, 19:55.97; 13. A. Thompson, Ross., 20:00.25; 14. M. Thompson, RoC, 20:04.56; 15. Frakes, RoC, 20:07.15.