District Football Standings.

Football Standings,  3A,  Dist. 4, as of Oct. 19, 2013.

                                  Dist.            All                PF              PA 

Rossville                 1-0             7-0              277             81
St. Marys                1-0             4-3              216          144
Council Grove      0-1             5-2              243           195
Mission Valley     0-1              3-4             141            146 

Mid-East League Football Standings

MID-EAST FOOTBALL STANDINGS

                              League             Overall

Rossville              4-0                       7-0

Silver Lake           4-1                       6-1

St. Marys              2-2                       4-3 

Riley County       2-2                       2-5

Wabaunsee           1-4                      3-4

Rock Creek           0-4                      2-5

Your MY DRIVE Commitment

    Rossville has moved up from  112^th  to 83rd.  RHS just  needs to be in the top 50 to earn money. Remind all your family and friends to vote for Rossville High School every day.  Voting ends at midnight on 10/25!!!

Rossville High School is committed to keeping you safe on the road, and that's why we're participating in Celebrate My Drive, a program that's all about celebrating the fun of getting your driver's license while helping you drive safely so you arrive safely.  What's really sweet about participating in this program is you can also help Rossville High School win $100,000  and possibly a concert by Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson right here in our own town!  It's simple:

       Log onto celebratemydrive.com

      Indicate you want to support Rossville High School

Commit to drive safely!

You can make a safe driving commitment once a day, every day, between October 18 and 26.  The more safe driving commitments we make, the better chance we have to win $100,000 and host the concert.

But wait….there’s more!

Your friends and family members who are 14 and older can support Rossville High School and safe driving, too.  Ask them to go to celebratemydrive.com every day between October 18 and 26 and commit to drive safely.

Thanks for your support!

Remember, 2N2: 2 eyes on the road, 2 hands on the wheel.

 Rossville Booster Club

RHS Wabaunsee Volleyball

  The bulldogs lost two matches to Wabaunsee on Oct. 22.  The first was 10-25, 20-25 and the second was 16-25, 18-25.

3A Sub-State Volleyball Brackets

Rossville will be one of the four sites for the 3A sub-state volleyball tournaments on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Games At Rossville

Court A — Silver Lake (1: 30-6) vs. Osage City (8: 2-29), 2 p.m.; Central Heights (4: 17-15) vs. Rossville (5: 8-26), TBA; Silver Lake-Osage City winner vs. Heights-Rossville winner, TBA; Championship, TBA. Court B — West Franklin (2: 29-6) vs. Oskaloosa (7: 3-31), 2 p.m.; Wellsville (3: 29-8) vs. KC Christian (6: 4-27), TBA; West Franklin-Oskaloosa winner vs. Wellsville-KC Christian winner, TBA.

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.