Craig Carlson Passes Away

Craig Burns Carlson, 80, of Topeka and Rossville Health Care died on January 18, 2018. Craig was born July 17, 1937 in Topeka to John August and Beulah (Brown) Carlson. Craig's parents, his brother John A. Carlson, Jr. (Jac), and former wife Linda preceded him in death.

Craig attended school at Gage, Boswell and Topeka High ('55). He graduated from Washburn University ('61) and was an elementary school teacher until the mid-70's. He then trained in electronics and later taught a night class at Kaw Valley Technical School. He worked for State Office Systems.

In the early 1990's, after recovering from coronary bypass surgery, Craig worked with mentally-challenged adults in Topeka, an employment which became his labor of love. He was also a proud Topekan, proclaiming "I didn't always live here, but my soul did . . .and does."

Craig was briefly married to Arthella Hammar. On August 6, 1978 he married Linda May Pederson. They divorced in 2010.

Survivors include sister-in-law Barbara Carlson as well as nephews Allan and David Carlson of Colorado. 

Services will be Saturday, January 27 at 11am at NextGen Restaurant in Maple Hill, KS. Private inurnment follows at Maple Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to TARC (tarcinc.org). Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel is assisting the family. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

RHS Boys Get Win At Valley Falls

    The Rossville  boys basketball team won their second round gave against Valley Falls in the Valley Falls Tournament on Jan. 19 by a score of 57-49.
    On Sat., the Dawgs will face  the AACHAS boys for fifth place. AACHAS won their game against Oskaloosa 60-53.

Valley Falls    14   8  10  17   =   49
Rossville        20 14  11   12   =   57

Rossville scoring:
Sumner                  5 (2)     7-8    19 
Hulbert                  6 (2)     2-2    16 
Sowers                   2            6-6    10 
Reeves                   2            3-7      7 
Brummer              2            0-0     4 
Badura                  0             1-4      1 
Totals                   17 (4)    19-27  57

Several Days Away From Here

I've been in bed for the past 3 days with the flu or some virus.  So,  I have not been able to post during that time.  So,  doing a little bit of catching up.

Rossville Makes KWCA Top Ten

    In the new KWCA rankings for this week,  Rossville is now in the TOP TEN,  along with three other MEL schools.  Holden Hurla in ranked third in the 152 lb. class and Isaiah Luellen maintains his number one ranking in 160 lb.


Complete rankings can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/rankings

Rossville At Valley Falls Tourney

The Rossville Boys will play Valley Falls Friday evening in the Valley Falls Basketball Tournament.  The final game will be played on Sat.

The complete bracket for the toutnament can be read at:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_IPGyR26lDqziwf9SleaDzQVyUzjhcf7/view

Rossville Boys Lose To Jeff North

JEFFERSON NORTH 60, ROSSVILLE 42

Rossville               5  17    9  11   =  42
Jefferson North 16  16  21   7   =  60

Rossville scoring:

Hulbert     9       6-7    24
Sumner     3 (1) 0-0     7
Reeves       3       0-2    6
Badura       1       0-0    2
Brown        1       0-0    2
Sowers       0       1-2    1 Totals       17 (1) 7-11 42

Jefferson North — Lane 5 (1) 11-14 24, Summers 9 2-2 20, Fowler 3 2-2 8, Gill 2 0-0 4, McAfee 1 0-0 2, Tweed 0 1-2 1, Kramer 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 (1) 17-23 60.

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.