Amanda Hill Gets Scholar-Athlete Award

    Rossville's Amanda Hill is the KSNT Scholar-Athlete of the week.
http://ksnt.com/2017/01/26/scholar-athlete-of-the-week-amanda-hill/

Recent Photos Of Willard Bridge Construction

Photos by George Brown

Mid-East League BB Standings

Mid East League Basketball Standings as of Jan. 26, 2017 

Boys                 League  Overall

Rock Creek             5-1 … 10-2
Silver Lake              3-2 … 9-3
St. Marys                 3-2 … 8-3
Rossville                  2-2 … 6-6
Wabaunsee             1-3 … 8-3
Riley County            0-4 … 2-9

Girls                    League  Overall

Wabaunsee              4-0 … 10-1
Riley County             4-0 … 9-2
Rossville                   3-1 … 9-1
Silver Lake                2-3 … 7-5
St. Marys                   1-4 … 6-4
Rock Creek               0-6 … 2-10

Betty Lou Smith Passes Away

      Betty Lou Smith, 82, Silver Lake, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Midland Hospice House.           She was born March 29, 1934, at Marysville, the daughter of Ben Amon and Mae (Gellinger) Messick. Betty graduated from Marysville High School. Before retiring she worked at Luce Press Clippings.
      She was a member of Rossville Christian Church. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and her Bichon Frise, Prince.
      She was married to Lester N. Smith, Sr., on April 6, 1953, at Marysville. He preceded her in death on March 30, 2004. Surviving are her children: Lester N. Smith, Jr. (Linda) of Valley Falls and Jeanne Linsey (Dean) of Silver Lake; a sister: JoAnn Lacy of Marysville; four grandchildren: Rebecca Whipple (Shane), Michelle Brown (Chris) Sarah Caleb (Matt) and Colin Linsey (Aimee); and great-grandchildren: Cassandra, Kevin, Kris, Kaiden, Allison, Brooke, Tyler, Logan, and Laine.        Memorial services will be at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka. Private interment of cremains will be in Rossville Cemetery. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

KWCA Rankings For 321A Wrestling

The Dawgs dropped back to 9th in the 321A rankings this week.  Bryce Gfeller is still ranked at #2 in the 138 lb class and Isiah Luellen is still at #1 in the 160 lb class.

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