Mary Carr Passes Away

    Mary L. Carr, 84, formerly of Topeka, Kansas, died January 23, 2017 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Town and Country, Missouri.
    She was born August 15, 1932, the daughter of George Raymond and Lucy (Blandin) Burns. She graduated from Circleville High School. Mary married Darrell E. Carr on September 1, 1956. On September 1, 2016 they celebrated 60 years of marriage.  He preceded her in death on September 18, 2016. She was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, serving on the Charitable Donation Committee. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Topeka, active for many years in their Woman's Organization and at Adoration. She was also a long-time volunteer at Let s Help in Topeka. Prior to her marriage, Mary was employed as a supervisor by Hallmark Cards in Topeka; she later worked for many years as a bookkeeper at Stone Container in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary enjoyed painting, sewing, gardening, dancing, and water aerobics; most of all, she enjoyed her grandchildren.     She is survived by her children, Bradley Brad (Mattie) Carr, Topeka, William Bill (Greda) Carr, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Julie (Michael) Dimeo, Issaquah, Washington, Catherine Cathy (Richard) Wieder, Chesterfield, Missouri; three grandchildren, Sarah Wieder, Denver, Colorado, Rob Wieder, Chicago, Illinois, and Dan Wieder, Chesterfield, Missouri; and one great-grandson, Troy Chalcraft, Eatonville, Washington. Other survivors include her sisters, Theresa (Wayne) McNary, Ozawkie, and Julia (Philip) Kennedy, Topeka; and sisters-in-law, Donna Burns (Martin, deceased) of Holton, and Ruth Burns (James, deceased) of North Carolina. She was preceded in death by three other brothers, Philip Burns (Bernadette, deceased), Edwin Burns (Bonnie, deceased), and Billy Burns.
    Mary will lie in state after 2:00 pm Thursday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home in Topeka, where a Rosary will be prayed at 6:00 pm. The family will receive friends following the Rosary until 8:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am Friday at St. Matthew Catholic Church, with graveside service at 1:30 pm at the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), or Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and sent to Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66603. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com. Mary L. Carr

Schumacher On Area Athlete Of Week List

   Cole Schumacher was one of the ten athletes in the running for Capital-Journal Area Athlete of the Week for this week. Schumacher led Rossville to the title at the Jefferson North Invitational, averaging 14.7 points. He scored 12 in the title-game win over Jefferson North and had a tourney high of 22.

Rossville Girls Win First Round

    The RHS girls won their first round game of the Jefferson North Invitational on Tuesday evening.  They will face Valley Falls on Friday evening.

Oskaloosa    4    10    12    11   =   37

Rossville       7    19    19    15   =   60

Rossville Scoring:

Hill               10 (1)   0-2    21
Shinn             4         2-7   10
Porter             4        0-0     8
Buhler            3 (1)   0-0     7
Morelli            3         0-0    6
Shinn             2          0-1   4
Kirk                2          0-0   4
Totals           28 (2)    2-14 60

In the other tournament games:

Cornerstone 54
Pleasant Ridge 44

Jeff No.    47
Atchison Co.  22

Valley Falls   54
Perry Lecompton  40

In other Mid-East League action:

Silver Lake  35
Sante Fe Trail  19

St/ Marys  43
Jackson Hts.  41

KBCA Girls BB Rankings

3A Girls Ranking by KBCA
1. Hugoton
2. Thomas More Prep
3. Kingman
4. Council Grove
5. Nemaha Central
6. Garden Plain
7. Rossville 
8. Cheney 
9. Wellsville
10. Riley County

CJ 3A Girls Basketball Rankings for Jan. 23

    Team                record

1. Hugoton (1)           12-0

2. TMP-Marian (2)    12-1

3. Council Grove (3) 11-0

4. Kingman (4)            9-0

5. Nemaha Central (NR)  9-1

Others — Caney Valley 9-2, Cheney 7-2, Ellsworth 10-2, Garden Plain 7-2, Hesston 9-4, Humboldt 9-1, Marion 10-2, Remington 9-3, Riley County 9-2, Rossville 8-1, Russell 8-3, Sedgwick 8-3, Sterling 9-3, Wellsville 7-1.

Girls BB Tourney This Week

JEFFERSON NORTH INVITATIONAL
Games Tuesday — High school: Cornerstone vs. Pleasant Ridge, 6 p.m.; Jefferson North vs. Atchison County, 7:30 p.m. Middle school: Rossville vs. Oskaloosa, 6 p.m.; Valley Falls vs. Perry-Lecompton, 7:30 p.m.
Games Friday — High school: Consolation semifinal, 6 p.m.; Jefferson North-Atchison County winner vs. Cornerstone-Pleasant Ridge winner, 7:30 p.m. Middle school: Consolation semifinal, 6 p.m.; Rossville-Oskaloosa winner vs. Valley Falls-Perry-Lecompton winner, 7:30 p.m.
Games Saturday — High school: Championship, 4:30 p.m.; Third place, 3 p.m.; Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.; Seventh place, noon.

Dawgfeed 9 Now On-Line

Dawgfeed 9 for 2016-17,  narrated by Tesla Potts and Dawnlodeboer,  is now online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr4V21zlo54

Weekly Announcements For Jan. 23

    The weekly announcements video for Jan. 23 can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-facDeHML2g
    Phoenix Thomas and Tageon Sumner are the announcers.

RHS Wins Oskaloosa Invitational

    The Dawgs won the Oskaloosa Invitational boys basketball tournament with an impressive  63-44 victory over Jefferson North in the championship game.

Rossville               10   17   13   23   =   63

Jefferson North       7   10    12  15   =   44

Rossville scoring:
Morris              3 (3)     7-10     16
Bradshaw        4 (1)      4-4      13
Schumacher    5           2-2      12
Musick             4           0-1        8
Hammes          1           5-7        7
Hulbert             2 (1)     0-0        5
Anderson         1          0-0         2 
Totals             20 (5)   18-24    63

Other games at Oskaloosa on Sat. Night were:
Third Place:  Perry-Lecompton 55, Cornerstone 44

   Fifth Place:  Oskaloosa 44, Pleasant Ridge 41   
   Seventh Place:   Valley Falls 46, Atchison County 41

The Mid East League had a successful Sat. night with all six teams winning their tournament games.

Riley Co. 58, Wichita Sunrise 54     1st Place Burlington
Rock Creek 64, Independence 51   7th place at Hillsboro 
Silver Lake 58, Falls City, NE 38     3rd place at Nemaha Central
St. Marys 52, Jackson Hts. 45         5th place at Nemaha Central
Wabaunsee 60, Royal Valley 53 (OT)   Royal Valley Round Robin

RHS Boys Win Semi-Final

    The RHS Boys Basketball team won their semi-final game of the Oskaloosa Invitational on Friday night by defeating Cornerstone 64-29.  They will now play in the championship game on Sat against Jefferson North who defeated Perry-Lecompton 66-50 in the other semi-final.

    In the Consolation bracket,  Oskaloosa defeated Valley Falls 55-54 and Pleasant Ridge defeated Atchison County 48-45.

Rossville            16   15   20   13   -   64
Cornerstone      12    0      7   10   -   29

Rossville  scoring:
Hammes            6         5-5    17
Bradshaw          4          2-2   10
Schumacher     4           2-2   10
Anderson          4           0-0    8
Hulbert             3            0-1    6
Morris               1 (1)       2-2   5
Quiett                1 (1)       0-0   3
Brummer          1 (1)       0-0   3
Dyche                1            0-0    2.

 Totals              25 (3)    11-12 64

In other Mid-East teams games:

Rock Creek     54
Sabetha           50

Wabaunsee     55
Chapman         47  

Wichita Life     53
Riley Co.           48

Looking For 1964 Classmate

If anyone has any information about Mary Lou Boyles or her brother Sonny,  send an e-mail with the info to   frank.ruff@juno.com.

I'm asking for my mother do any of my Rossville friends know a lady that graduated from rossville high school in 1964 named Mary Lou Boyles? Or her older brother Sonny???? My mom grew up w her and would like to get in contact w her. Thank you!!!  Missy White Broxterman

Amanda Hill Honored

      Amanda Hill,  leading scorer for the RHS girls basketball team was one of ten athletes nominated for the Capital-Journal Area Athlete of the Week.   Hill averaged 23 points in a pair of wins, going for 31 in a 50-40 win over Rock Creek.  She is averaging 20.8/game for the season thus far.  The big scoring week pushed the Bulldawg senior over the 1,000-point mark for her career.

KBCA 3A Girls Basketball Rankings.

3A Girls basketball rankings for Jan 16, 2017

1.   Hugoton
2.   Thomas More Prep
3.   Kingman

4.   Council Grove
5.   Riley County
6.   Nemaha Central
7.   Caney Valley
8.   Garden Plain                  
9.   Rossville
10. Hesston

321A Wrestling Rankings

This week the RHS wrestling team moved  up one place to ninth.

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.