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