Shelly Buhler Commemorated

                                          Shelly Buhler opening retirement gift

Capital Journal Editorial for Jan 10, 2019

The Shawnee County Commission commemorates the end of an era today, holding a reception for departing Commissioner Shelly Buhler.

Buhler has been a mainstay of the panel for a dozen years, first winning her seat in 2006. For reference, that was before the introduction of the iPhone. For six years before that, she served as mayor of Rossville. She will be heading in an exciting new direction, taking over as president of Hayden High School.

We wish her well, but she will most definitely be missed as a voice for the county.

Buhler’s work hasn’t gone unnoticed. In 2017, she was recognized by GO Topeka as a Woman of Influence. In an interview with The Topeka Capital-Journal at the time, she emphasized her work on projects that focused on long-term community needs.

Through her terms, Buhler told reporter Samantha Foster, she has enjoyed “working on (constituents’) behalf for things that are important to us, not just today, but in the future.”

That’s just the kind of mindset needed in the county and city as we all look ahead. What can we do to make this place better? What can we give of ourselves to enrich quality of life, efficiency of services and government responsiveness? How can we help?

Buhler served by example. She worked full-time as a county commissioner, which then allowed her to make community connections through volunteering. A short list of those groups include the Topeka Community Foundation, Safe Streets Coalition’s Recognition Council, Heartland Healthy Neighborhoods, the Rossville Community Foundation, Rossville PRIDE and the Momentum 2022 effort.

Few people are able to match that kind of devotion and dedication. For some, it would be ill-advised for health reasons to even attempt. But we can all take inspiration from Buhler’s work to make connections throughout the region.

It might sound obvious, but it’s worth stating that county and city interests don’t always align. That’s part of the basic task juggled by Shawnee County commissioners. But when friction occurs, it’s crucial to have leaders on hand with deep, trusted relationships. Buhler made a career of nurturing such relationships, and voters noticed.

While an era may be ending as Buhler heads to Hayden, it also offers an opportunity for a new generation of leaders in Topeka and Shawnee County. Find inspiration in her service and step up to follow her example.

We would all benefit by doing so.

Dawgs Move To 8th In KWCA Ranks

    Rossville High has moved into the Top Ten in 3A wrestling this week.  The Bulldawgs moved up to the eighth place  after a good weekend at the Rossville Invitational Jan. 5.
    Individuals ranked include:
Zach Archer    106 lb     First
Alex Archer     120 lb    Sixth
Kody Davoren 185 lb    Fourth

RHS Girls Lose To Mustangs

Rossville       12    5    8     8  —  33
Rock Creek  12   13   11   16  —  52

Rossville scoring:
Streit             0       2-4      2
Hatina          2       0-0      4
Zemek          2 (1)  3-3      8
Hill               8        1-4     17
Shults          1         0-0     2

Rock Creek Wins Boys Game

Rossville        10   15   13    6  —  44
Rock Creek    11   25    8   12  —  56

Rossville scoring:

Sumner       2        4-6      8 
Reeves         1         0-1      2
Horak          1 (1)   0-0     3
Badura        4        4-4    12
Brown         1         0-1      2
Sowers        8        1-2     17

Archer Is Athlete Of Week

ZACH ARCHER,  JUNIOR WRESTLER, is this week's Capital Journal Area Athlete of the Week. 

HIS PERFORMANCE: Archer captured the 106-pound title at the Rossville Invitational with an impressive showing, knocking off two ranked Class 3-2-1A wrestlers. After opening his day with a first-period pin, Archer downed No. 6 Mason Scholz, of Atchison County, 3-0 in the semifinals to earn a shot at No. 1 Trevor Ragland, of Pleasant Ridge. Archer dominated the championship match, taking a 7-0 win to improve to 15-1 on the season.

COACH’S COMMENT: “Our coaching staff challenged Zach this week to open up the throttle and force his pace on his opponents no matter who they were,” Rossville coach Courtney Horgan said. “He responded exactly like we hoped and wrestled with a lot of confidence this weekend. He’s had a tendency to give guys too much credit and wrestle conservatively sometimes, but he was the best guy every time he stepped on the mat Saturday and he knew it.”

Three Make All-State Band For 2019

I'm extremely excited to announce that Rossville has three 2019 All-State Members, and one alternate! They are Camille Hoffelt, 1st Chair Flute; Taylor Morelli, 5th Chair Clarinet; and Ava Stipp, 16th Chair Clarinet. Meagan Huston was selected as the first alternate on Clarinet.

This is a special year, because not only is this the most students (3) who have made the State Band from Rossville in one year, but Ava Stipp (Senior) is the again making Rossville history. Currently, students are only allowed to audition for All-State Band as a 10th, 11th, and 12th grade student. As a sophomore, in the 2015-2016 school-year, Ava was selected to the All-State Band, the first from Rossville in 20 years! She made it again as a Junior, the first two-time All-State member in Rossville history, and has now has joined the very impressive ranks of 3-year All-State members - the FIRST in Rossville history!

The All-State Band will rehearse Thursday, February 21st through Saturday, February 23rd in Wichita, KS during the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) State-wide convention. They will cap off their weekend with a performance at Century II Performing Arts Center in Wichita on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 PM.

http://ksmea.org/hsband/roster1234/

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Mary Ann Lloyd Passes Away

Mary Ann Lloyd was the wife of Ed Lloyd who graduated from RHS in 1958.  They married soon after he graduated and lived in Rossville for many years where they attended church at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.  They would soon have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. 

Mary Ann Lloyd, 77, of Silver Lake, KS, passed away on January 2, 2019. 

She was born on March 21, 1941 in Pittsburg, KS the daughter of Desire and Margaret (McMahon) Fourmont. 

She married Edward Lloyd May 8, 1959 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Kelley (Brian) Chilcoat; grandchildren, Jared, Maggie, and Sean; and a great-grandchild, Dillon. 

She owned and operated Mary Ann Lloyd’s School of Dance in Topeka for many years. She enjoyed attending auctions with Eddy; together they collected art glass and other collectibles. They also spent many weekends dancing and enjoying time together with family and friends. 

The rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka. The family will receive friends following the rosary until 8:00 p.m. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3601 SW 17th Street, Topeka. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 6th & Gage. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1800 SW Stone Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604.     You may leave condolences at the Penwell-Gable web site:  https://www.penwellgabeltopeka.com/Obituary/167113/Mary-Ann-Lloyd/Topeka-Kansas

Horak Makes All-Region Team

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Five members of the Pittsburg State football team were named to the 2018 Don Hansen Football Committee All-Super Region Three team announced on Thursday.

Junior defensive lineman Simanu'a Thomas earned first-team All-Region honors, while senior offensive tackle Ryan Dodd and sophomore safety Morgan Selemaea garnered second-team All-Region honors. Sophomore fullback Tucker Horak and junior all-purpose back Lorenzo West were selected to the third-team All-Region squad.

Horak (Rossville, Kansas) rushed 92 times for 500 yards (5.4 yards-per-carry average) and five touchdowns, while catching 10 passes for 95 yards and a score. 

To read the complete article,   go to:  https://www.joplinglobe.com/sports/local_sports/psu-football-players-pick-up-all-region-honors/article_e4bb216e-6982-5247-a8a8-0cf4ced88183.html

Dawgs Second In Rossville Inv.

    The Dawgs wrestling team finished second  out of fifteen teams in the Rossville Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Jan 5, 2019.  Winning their weight classes were Zach Archer, Layne Hurla and Kody Davoren.  All but one Dawg finished in the top six of their class.

106      Zach Archer               1st
113      Trent Gentry               5th
120      Alex Archer                3rd
126      Layne Hurla               1st
130      Colin Culbertson        5th
138      Sam Twombly            3rd
145      Corey Catron              6th
152      Brett House                3rd
160      Garrett Carver            3rd
170      Kris Brown
195      Kody Davoren            1st

Rossville Wrestling Tourney 1/5/19

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1		Santa Fe Trail, KS	Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail, KS (GET)	SFT	12	195.5
2		Rossville, KS	Rossville, KS (GET)	Ross	11	173.5
3		Riley County, KS	Riley County, KS (GET)	RiCo	11	139.5
4		Wellington, KS	Wellington, KS (GET)	Well	9	125.0
5		Republic County, KS	Belleville-Republic County, KS (GET)	RC	11	108.0
6		Riverside, KS	Erie, KS (GET)	Riv	8	103.0
7		Atchison County, KS	Atchison, KS (GET)	AC	10	102.0
8		Sabetha, KS	Sabetha, KS (GET)	Sab	9	94.0
9		Perry LeCompton, KS	Perry-Lecompton, KS (GET)	PL	7	83.0
10		Maur Hill, KS	Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, KS (GET)	MH	9	66.0
11		Doniphan West, KS	Highland-Doniphan West, KS (GET)	DW	6	60.0
12		Royal Valley, KS	Hoyt-Royal Valley, KS (GET)	RV	7	50.0
13		Pleasant Ridge, KS	Easton-Pleasant Ridge, KS (GET)	PR	5	49.0
14		St Marys, KS	St. Marys, KS (GET)	SM	3	35.0
15		Hayden, KS	Topeka-Hayden, KS (GET)	Hay	8	13.0

RHS Girls Lose To Riley Co.

Rossville            5   14   11    6  —  36
Riley County   13   16   21    6  —  56

Rosssville scoring:
Streit               4 (3)     0-0     11 
Hill                  3            1-5       7
Bergstresser   3           0-0      6
Rabe                 1           3-8      5
Zemek              2           0-1      4
Morelli             1           1-2       3

Totals             14(3)    5-16     36

RHS Boys Lose to Riley County

Rossville            5    9    9    6  —  29
Riley County   10    5  20  21  —  46  (error in a quarter)

Rossville scoring:
Sumner          1        2-2      4
Reeves            1        0-0     2
Badura           2 (1)  3-5     8
Garcia             1        0-0    2
Sowers            5        3-5  13

Totals               10(1)   8-12  29

Area wrestling honor roll

 Win-Loss RECORDS

106 — M. Scholz, Atchison County, 13-1; Rodgers, Council Grove, 12-3; Ragland, Pleasant Ridge, 11-1; Green, Baldwin, 11-4; Koppes, Clay Center, 10-0; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 10-5; K. Stroda, Abilene, 10-6; Kemling, Concordia, 8-1; Honas, Lawrence, 8-3; Picking, Chapman, 8-6; J. Barnes, Holton, 7-3; Z. Archer, Rossville, 6-1; Cunnigham, Ottawa, 6-5.

113 — W. Stroda, Abilene, 16-1; VanValkenburg, White City, 16-1; Taylor, Manhattan, 16-3; Shanks, Free State, 9-3; Rakestraw, Silver Lake, 9-6; Eastman, Burlingame, 8-2; Farrell, Lawrence, 7-1; Elliott, Wellsville, 6-2; Adcock, Holton, 6-4; Brown, Atchison County, 6-5; Kalivoda, Clay Center, 6-5; Thelwell, Riley County, 5-2; Gentry, Rossville, 5-3.

120 — Rowe, Santa Fe Trail, 18-2; Sauder, Manhattan, 13-6; Page, Atchison County, 12-1; Novotny, Marysville, 11-3; Johnson, Council Grove, 10-0; Bradly, Free State, 7-4; Collins, Burlingame, 7-5; Mundy, Burlingame, 6-4; Siebert, Wamego, 6-4; A. Archer, Rossville, 5-1; Cay. Jackson, Holton, 5-4

126 — Allen, Silver Lake, 12-2; Crownover, Marysville, 12-2; Co. Bacon, Council Grove, 12-3; Buckridge, Emporia, 10-2; Thornton, Junction City, 10-3; Fincher, Free State, 9-1; Kesler, Mission Valley, 9-4; Creach, Ottawa, 8-1; Dillon, Sabetha, 8-2; Tholstrup, Clay Center, 7-3; D. Brown, Wamego, 7-4; G. Jackson, Riley County, 7-5; Hurla, Rossville, 6-4; Jensen, Doniphan West, 6-4; C. Scholz, Atchison County, 6-5.

145 — Bockin, Marysville, 12-3; Richard, Riley County, 11-0; Dari. Island-Jones, Manhattan, 11-7; Jacobs, Free State, 9-1; Davis, Jefferson West, 8-1; Greenfield, Santa Fe Trail, 8-3; Lee, Wamego, 8-4; Witt, Chapman, 8-4; Heyne, Burlingame, 7-1; Nold, Rock Creek, 6-2; Hake, Concordia, 6-4; Twombly, Rossville, 6-4

220 — Gilbert, Council Grove, 13-1; Ferris, Chapman, 13-3; Schlepp, Manhattan, 13-3; Harmes, Santa Fe Trail, 11-6; Whalen, Burlingame, 10-2; Thomas, Baldwin, 9-1; Hall, Emporia, 9-3; Prettyman, Santa Fe Trail, 9-7; Parker, Avbilene, 9-8; Davoren, Rossville, 8-0; Anschutz, Herington, 7-5

MID-EAST Basketball Standings

Boys
                      League  Overall
St. Marys        2-0        5-1
Riley County  1-1         4-1
Silver Lake     2-1         4-1
Rock Creek     1-2         3-3
Wabaunsee     0-1        2-3
Rossville          0-1        0-7

Girls
                          League  Overall
Riley County      2-0         4-1
Wabaunsee         1-0         4-1
Silver Lake          2-1          3-2
St. Marys             2-1          3-3
Rossville              0-1          3-4
Rock Creek         0-3          1-5