Peter Stickel Passes Away

Peter J. Stickel, 77, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Requiem Mass for Mr. Stickel will be at 7:00 A.M. Friday, January 19, 2018, at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.  A rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Thursday, January 18th at the church.  Interment will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, St. Marys.

Luellen On List For Athlete Of Week

    Isaiah Luellen is still unbeaten  this season and was one of the nominees for Area Athlete Of The Week by the Topeka Capital.  Luellen captured the 160-pound title at the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic, going 5-0 with the closest win a 15-7 decision in the semifinals over Class 4A No. 4 Gavin Cullor of Prairie View. In the finals. Luellen took a 16-8 major decision win over Class 6A No. 3 Jensen McDermott of Gardner-Edgerton.   He has been ranked #1 in 3A wrestling in the 160 pound class the whole season. 

Valley Falls Boys BB Tourney

VALLEY FALLS INVITATIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Games Tuesday — West gym: Valley Falls vs. Cornerstone, 6 p.m.; Jefferson Noth vs. Rossville, 7:30 p.m.; East gym: Perry-Lecompton vs. Oskaloosa, 6 p.m.; Pleasant Ridge vs. Atchison County, 7:30 p.m.
Games Friday — West gym: Perry-Lecompton-Oskaloosa winner vs. Pleasant Ridge-Atchison County winner, 6 p.m.; Jefferson North-Rossville winner vs. Valley Falls-Cornerstone winner, 7:30 p.m.; East gym: Consolation semifinals, 6 & 7:30 p.m. Games Saturday — Championship, 4:30 p.m.; Third place, 3 p.m.; Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.; Seventh place, noon.

Basehor -Linwood Wrestling Results

    The Dawgs came in 15th of 30 teams competing in the Basehor-Linwood wrestling tournament Jan 12-13,

Team results: Goddard 230, Olathe North 169.5, Bonner Springs 161, Mill Valley 155.5, Platte County 155, St. Thomas Aquinas 127.5, Abilene 119, Free State 109.5, Schlagle 100, Gardner Edgerton 89, Leavenworth 89, Paola 89, Tonganoxie 85, Basehor-Linwood 84, Rossville 73, Andale 72, Turner 69, St. James Academy 67, Santa Fe Trail 64, Columbus 62.5, Prairie View 61.5, Lansing 59, Chapman 53, Wabaunsee 51, Shawnee Mission East 41, Eudora 36.5, Pittsburg 36.5, Topeka Seaman 31.5, Piper 29.5, Lawrence 24.5, Harmon 20, Perry-Lecompton 17, Fort Scott 6.

     Rossville wrestlers placing in top 8 were:
    Layne Hurla finished 8th in the 113# class.
    Holden Hurla finished 5th in 152#.
    Isaiah Luellen was first in the 160# class,
    Kody Davoren was 6th in 195#.

Bear Shooting Dooms Dawgs

    Despite an outstanding 35 point effort by Hulbert,  the St. Marys Bears boys basketball team buried the Dawgs with an avalanche of eleven 3 point makes. 

St. Marys 21 12 16 16   =   65
Rossville 10  15 11 18   =   54

St. Marys scoring:
Rabe            7 (4)      0-1     18
Flanagan     6 (4)       0-1     16
Hurla            3 (3)       0-0      9
Schindler      2            1-2      5
Ewing           2             1-1     5
Rieschick      2             0-0    4
Rieschick      2             0-2    4
Schoemann  2             0-0    4 
Totals          26 (11)      2-7  65

Rossville scoring:

Hulbert         14 (1)       6-7    35 
Sumner          2 (1)       5-6    10
Quiett             1 (1)       0-0      3
Sowers           0            3-4      3
Badura           1            1-3      3 
Totals           18 (3)     15-20  54

In other MEL action,  Rock Creek defeated Wabaunsee 65-39.

Rossville Girls Lose Struggle With Bears

    The Dawgs fought a good battle,  but the Bears shooting was more accurate and they prevailed because of five 3 point makes while Rossville only made two 3 point shots.  The Bears were 16 of 26 from the free throw line while Rossville was 8 of 16 attempts.   Most of the Bear free throws were in the fourth quarter as Rossville attempted to overcome the Bear lead that they opened up in the third after hitting 3 point shots during 3 successive trips down the court.

St. Marys 15 13 13 10   =   51
Rossville  13 14   8   9   =   44

St. Marys scoring:
Hurla            5 (2)     3-6    15
Hurla            2 (1)     6-8    11
Harrison       2 (2)     3-5      9
Schoemann 3           2-2      8
Hurla            1           2-4     4
Harrison       1           0-0     2
Lett               1           0-0     2 
Totals          15 (5)   16-26 51

Rossville scoring
Anderson       4        1-2       9
Buhler            3 (1)   2-4      9 
Hill                 2         3-4      7
Douglas         2 (1)    0-0     5
Porter             2         1-2     5
Kirk                2          0-0     4
Morelli           1          1-2     3
Badura          1          0-0     2 
Totals          17 (2)     8-14 44

    The Wabaunsee girls, taking over the MEL lead,  showed their power with a 50-27 drubbing of 4A Rock Creek.

Progress Of Girls St. Marys BB Game

    The Bears have a narrow 1 pt lead at the half,  28-27.
    In the third quarter,  the St. Marys girls were deadly shots from 3 point range.  They made 3 pointers on 3 consecutive trips  up the court to break open a game that had been very close.   They finished the quarter with a 41-35 lead.
     Rossville stayed within 4-6 points until the closing minutes when they had to resort to fouling and the game ended at 51-44.

Mid-East League Basketball Standings

Mid-East League basketball standings as of Jan 11, 2017
Boys            League  Overall

Rock Creek  … 5-0 … 8-0
Silver Lake   … 4-1 … 7-1
St. Marys      … 2-2 … 5-2
Riley County … 1-3 … 4-4
Wabaunsee  … 0-3 … 3-4
Rossville       … 0-3 … 1-8

Girls           League  Overall

Rossville       … 3-0 … 7-2
Wabaunsee   … 3-0 … 6-1
Riley County  … 3-1 … 5-2
St. Marys       … 2-2 … 4-3
Silver Lake     … 1-4 … 1-7
Rock Creek    … 0-5 … 0-8
Note that the girl's standings are the exact opposite of the boy's standings.

RHS Boys Fall To Rock Creek

Rock Creek  20  17  25  11  =   73
Rossville       10 10  15  20  =   55

Rossville scoring:
Hulbert             10        4-4   24 

Sumner              4        2-2   10 

Brummer            2 (2)   2-2    8 

Badura                          3-6  18 

Pfaff                   3         4-4  10 

Quiett                 2 (1)    0-0   5 

Sowers              1          0-0   2  

Totals               22 (3)    8-8 55.

NOTE:  Obvious errors in reported individual scores as they do not compute.
              

RHS Girls Get Easy Win Over Rock Creek

The Lady Dawgs are unbeaten in league play knocking off their Mid-East rivals one by one.   Tuesday night,  it was 4A Rock Creek feeling the bite.

Rock Creek  10    8    9    8  =   35

Rossville         9  17  15  15  =   56

Rossville scoring:

Hill                  6 (1)     2-3      15 

Porter             6 (2)      0-0      14
Morelli            3            2-2        8 

Buhler            3 (2)       0-0        8 

Kirk                2             0-0       4 

Anderson       2             0-4       4 

Badura          1              0-2       2 

Douglas         0             1-2       1 

Totals           23 (5)       5-13   56

Emma Jean Wyckoff Passes Away

    Erma Jean Wyckoff, 91, passed away Tuesday, January 9, at the Rossville Nursing Home in Rossville Kansas. She was born May 2, 1926 in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of William C. and Gladys M. (Shuey) Miley. Growing up, Erma Jean attended local schools and graduated from Abilene High School. On October 12, 1947, she was married to Duaine Wyckoff in Abilene. Erma Jean and Duaine lived in Carlton, Junction City, Council Grove and Clay Center. Erma Jean was a housewife and a cook at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center for 27 years. Her husband Duaine preceded her in death February 24, 1999.
    Erma Jean is survived by: Daughter Donna (Guy) Horton of Emporia Kansas. Son, Dennis (Deb) Wyckoff of Berryton Kansas, and two grandchildren Christie and McKinlea Wyckoff.
    Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 12th at the Danner Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Tessaro officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery south of Holland.
    The Family suggest memorial contributions in her name be made to the Clay Center Lutheran Church. They may be left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home POB 758 Abilene, Kansas 67410, until day of the service.

Willard Bridge $6Mil Under Budget

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) The Shawnee County Commission put the final cost of replacing the Willard Bridge under $6 million dollars.

Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approved a last change order to the county's contract with the company who replaced the Willard Bridge, bringing the budget down another $15,000. The vote puts the total cost of the bridge project at just over $17,900,000, $6 million less than the $24,700,000 budgeted.

The project was also finished three months ahead of schedule.

Commissioners complimented the County's Public Works Department for their hard work.

Foreign Exchange Students In Rossville

Julie Spring has hosted four foreign exchange students who have attended Rossville Jr/Sr High. 

The school is currently hosting nine visiting students through the Academic Year 

in America program that has an estimated 50 students in Kansas this school year.

    Rossville High is very involved in hosting foreign exchange students from around the world, typically as many at ten at one time.    You can read about the program at:
http://cjonline.com/education-local-state/2016-01-10/rossville-residents-gain-cultural-perspective-through-interactions

3A Wrestling Rankings

     The new KWCA wrestling rankings are out after a three week hiatus.  Iasiah Luellen is still in his customary position as number one in the 160# class for 3-2-1A.    Holden Hurla has moved up to third place in the 152# class. 
     Wabaunsee, Silver Lake, Riley Co.,   are in the 7-9 positions.    Wabaunsee has seniors Tubbs and Drogemeier holding down the top position the 132# and 138# classes,  which has been quite normal for the two competitors. 
     The complete rankings can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings