3A Girls Basketball Rankings By CJ

Team … record

1. Hugoton (1) … 15-0

2. TMP-Marian (2) … 14-1

3. Council Grove (3) … 14-1

4. Nemaha Central (4) … 12-2

5. Kingman (5) … 12-2

Others — Caney Valley 14-2, Cheney 11-3, Cimarron 11-4, Garden Plain 12-3, Halstead 12-3, Hesston 11-4, Humboldt 12-2, Remington 12-3, Riley County 10-4, Rossville 12-2, Russell 12-3, Sterling 11-4, Wellsville 10-3.

Wabaunsee (13-1) is ranked #2 in 2A

Neva Padgett Passes Away

     Neva Padgett, 82, of Topeka, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at a Topeka hospital.
     She was born January 3, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel and Ethel (Spurgin) Smith. Neva graduated from Rossville High School. She was employed by F.W. Woolworth s and Jostens Yearbook Company. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church.
     Neva married Clyde C.A. Padgett, Sr. on November 4, 1952 in Rossville. He preceded her in death on March 22, 2006. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Clyde Albert, Jr. and Phillip Andrew Padgett and one granddaughter, Margaret Maggie Elizabeth Rogers. Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth Marie Trovato of Virginia Beach, VA, 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, her sister, Phyllis Marney of Rossville, her brother-in-law, William F. Padgett of Topeka and numerous nieces and nephews.
     Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Neva will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the KSU Cancer Center, 1 Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506. Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel is assisting the family. To leave the family a special message online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. Neva Padgett

321A Wrestling rankings for Jan 31

Silver Lake Invitational Wrestling

Silver Lake Invitational held Feb. 4

Team scores

Platte County, Mo. 186.5, Clay Center 128, Burlington 114.5, Leavenworth 113, St. James Academy 107.5, Silver Lake 93, Wichita West 80.5, Anderson County 78, Prairie View 78, Salina South 75.5, Riley County 72.5, St. Marys 72.5, Rossville 72, Wabaunsee 54.5, Wamego 47.5, Chase County 46, Santa Fe Trail 46, Wellsville 39, Mission Valley 18, Caney Valley 11, Maur Hill 5.

Championship results

106 — Ware, Wellsville won by tech. fall over Gleason, Mission Valley, 15-0. 
113 — Phippen, Platte County pinned Et. Totty, Burlington, 4:37. 
120 — King, St. Marys dec. Ev. Totty, Burlington, 5-2. 
126 — Richard, Riley County dec. Fonseca, Wichita West, 10-3. 
132 — Tubbs, Wabaunsee dec. Vogan, Salina South, 2-1. 
138 — Dultmeier, Silver Lake dec. Hancock, Leavenworth, 4-3. 
145 — Droegemeier, Wabaunsee maj. dec. Erickson, Santa Fe Trail, 16-8. 
152 — Heberly, Salina South dec. Lane, Clay Center, 7-5. 
160 — Cokeley, St. James dec. Mullin, Clay Center, 5-1 OT. 
170 — Butler, Leavenworth maj. dec. Waggoner, Riley County, 13-4. 
182 — Lautt, St. James won by injury default over Tiers, Clay Center. 
195 — Smart, Platte County pinned Ware, Clay Center, 4:21. 
220 — Jumps, Platte County pinned Higginbotham, Anderson County, 1:08. 
285 — Patrick, Wamego dec. Lang, Burlington, 1-0.

      Bryce Gfeller finished 3rd after losing to  Joey Hancock (Leavenworth)   by decision in the semi-final.
      Isaiah Luellen finished 3rd after losing to Hunter Mullen (Clay Center) in the semi.

Other info about this tournament can be read at: http://prepzone.com/news/701/dultmeier-snags-elusive-silver-lake-invitational-title/

Adrienne Olejnik Article

    The current Winter issue of TK Business Magazine has a nice article about Adrienne Olejnik of Rossville about her being selected as one of "20 Under 40" for Topeka in the fall of 2016.

The article can be read at:  http://www.tkmagazine.com/topekas-top-20-under-40-adrienne-olejnik/

An  earlier article about Adrienne and her selection to the "Top 20 Under 40" can be read at:  http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/2016/08/topekas-top-20-under-40-adrienne.html

Recent Willard Bridge Photos

Photos by George Brown

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Below are the Mid-East League basketball standings as of Jan.. 25

Boys             League  Overall

Rock Creek         6-1     13-2
St. Marys             4-3     10-4
Silver Lake           4-2     10-5
Wabaunsee          3-3     11-3
Rossville               2-4      6-8
Riley County         0-6      2-12

Girls               League  Overall

Wabaunsee        6-0       13-1
Riley County       5-1        10-4
Rossville              4-2       12-2

Silver Lake          3-3        10-5
St. Marys             1-6        7-7
Rock Creek          0-7        3-12

RHS Girls Lose To Wabaunsee

Wabaunsee        9   20   14    16   =    59
Rossville             9   10   11    15    =   45

Rossville  scoring:
Hill             8 (2)   6-7   24
Shinn         3        0-2     6
Shinn         3        0-3     6
Badura       1        0-0     2
Kirk            1        0-0     2
Hill             1        0-0     2
Buhler        0       1-2      1
Anderson   0       1-5      1
Totals       17 (2) 8-19   45

RHS Boys Lose in OT

Wabaunsee  13  11  18  16    7    =    65
Rossville       13  13  17  15    5    =    63

Rossville scoring:

Schumacher     9 (1)   2-6   21
Bradshaw         4 (2)   4-6   14
Morris               4 (2)   2-3   12
Hammes           3        1-5     7
Anderson          1        2-3     4
Hulbert              1        2-2     4
Dyche                0       1-2     1 
Totals               22 (5) 14-27 63

Dawson Hammes Signs Football LOI

    RHS senior Dawson Hamms has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Emporia State U. this coming fall.

Amanda Hill On Area Athlete List

    Amanda Hill was one of the ten nominees for Area Athlete of the Week this week.  Here is what the Capital Journal said about her.

AMANDA HILL, ROSSVILLE BASKETBALL: Hill exploded for 27 points in the championship game of the Jefferson North Invitational as the Bulldawgs fought off tourney host and unbeaten Jefferson North 53-45 for the the tournament title. Hill averaged 19.3 points at the tourney.

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Boys             League  Overall

Rock Creek         5-1     12-2
St. Marys             4-2     10-3
Silver Lake           3-2      9-5
Wabaunsee          2-3     10-3
Rossville               2-3      6-7
Riley County         0-5      2-11

Girls               League  Overall

Wabaunsee        5-0       12-1
Rossville             4-1       12-1
Riley County       4-1         9-4
Silver Lake          2-3         9-5
St. Marys             1-5         7-6
Rock Creek          0-6        3-11

RHS Girls Add Another Win

Rossville       11  10  20  15   =   56

St. Marys        7    5  14  16   =   42

Rossville scoring:

Hill             8 (1)        4-6      21
Shinn         6              3-4     15
Anderson   3 (1)        1-3        8
Hill             2              0-0        4
Morelli        2             0-0         4
Buhler        1             1-2         3
Shinn         0             1-2         1
Totals       22 (2)     10-17     56

St. Marys scoring:

Harrison       4 (2)       2-3        12
Schoemann 4             3-3        11
Hurla           3 (2)        2-2        10
Hurla           1             3-5          5
Hurla           1             2-2          4
Totals        13 (4)      12-15      42

St. Marys Gets Boys BB Win

Rossville      4     8     20   10   =   42

St. Marys    11   16    19    10   =   56

Rossville scoring:
Hammes        5        5-6     14
Schumacher  3        1-5       7
Musick           2        0-0       4
Anderson       1        0-0       2
Hudson          1        0-2       2
Bradshaw       1       0-0        2
Dyche             0       2-3        2
Totals            13 (0) 8-16    42

St. Marys scoring:
Schindler          5            2-4      12,
Rieschick         4 (1)       1-2      10
Rabe                4 (1)       1-2      10
Kleinsmith        3            3-3        9
Flanagan         3 (3)       0-0        9
Hurla               2 (2)        0-0       6. 

Totals            21 (7)        7-11    56