Junction City Hosts Biplane Fly-In and Rattlers

This Saturday, Junction City will host the National Biplane Fly-In and the opener for both the Junction City Brigade and Rossville Rattlers Baseball teams.    A good place to spend the day if you are not attending the RHS alumni dinner/dance on Saturday night.

The National Biplane Fly-In will bring biplanes, experimental and fixed winged planes from across the USA to Freeman Field in Junction City. Gates will open at 7:00 am with a pancake feed. Rides will be available for a charge in a Biplane or Helicopter. At 12 PM, a formation flying contest will begin. Guest can walk the plane parking area and get up close to the planes and talk with the pilots. Static display and vendors will be on-site

At 7 p.m., baseball returns to historic Rathert Stadium. The Junction City Brigade Baseball Team will kick off the season with a game against the Rossville Rattlers. KC Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard and the Commanding General of Fort Riley, General Funk, will throw out the first pitches.

Alumni Dinner/Dance June 1

Reminder that the alumni annual dinner/dance will be Saturday,  June 1.
Send pictures for posting here to Frank.Ruff@juno.com.

Leona Wright Passes Away

   Leona Wright, 104, of St. Marys, passed away on May 24.
   Miss Wright operated the Wright Beauty Salon for 52 years and was well known in the area.
    Her complete obituary can be read at:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/leona-m-wright-2/

Chelsea Amack Pinned and Graduated

    

     One more nurse from Rossville High!  Chelsea Amack was pinned at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Topeka on May 17th.   She  graduated  on May 19th on the Baker University campus.   She went to Baker U. for her prerequisites and then the Baker School of Nursing in Topeka  at Stormont Healthcare.
    Chelsea has  accepted a position at Holton Community Hospital as a ER/OB/Acute nurse. She currently works at Valeo Behavioral Healthcare as a Mental Health Technician and will be working PRN as a nurse in their transitional houses.

Josephine Pressgrove Passes Away

Josephine Pressgrove, 100, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville.

She was born December 28, 1912 to George and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik of Rossville.  She spent most of her life in the Rossville, Wamego and Topeka areas and attended Victor 101 School.  She married  LeRoy Pressgrove on January 31, 1935.  They were married for 57 years.  He preceded her in death on November 12, 1992.  

She was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and a life member of the ZCBJ Lodge.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Czech Moravian Cemetery, Rossville.  Mrs. Pressgrove will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.

To read the complete obituary, or to leave condolences or a memorial,  go to:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/josephine-pressgrove/

Rattlers First Game Canceled

The Rossville Rattlers’ first game of the season, scheduled for  Thursday, at 7 p.m. against the Midwest Bruins, has been canceled because of field conditions caused by inclement weather.

Three Picked For All 3A Baseball Team

    Rossville senior outfielder Cole Brecheisen was named the 3A player of the year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC).    He also    earned first-team honors along with Bulldog pitcher Scott Shinn and designated hitter Taylor Hartshorn.   Class 3A runner-up Silver Lake placed Dailin Kruger and Peter Pfannenstiel on the first-team as outfielders and St. Marys catcher Kasey Clark was a second-team All-3A pick.
    Following is the complete list of all of the KABC All 3A picks.

First team

Pitcher — Christian Cedeno, jr., Colgan; Scott Shinn, sr., Rossville; Scott Spiker, sr., Wichita Independent; Nathan Whitcomb, sr., Humboldt. Closer — Logan Thompson, sr., Sedgwick. Catcher — Dylan Weaver, sr., Riverton. First base — Luke Meyer, jr., Wellsville. Second base — Ben Strickfaden, sr., Wichita Independent. Shortstop — Brylie Ware, so., Sedgwick. Third base — Dalton Dooley, sr., Sacred Heart. Outfield — Cole Brecheisen, sr., Rossville; Nate Grimaldi, sr., Colgan; Dailin Kruger, jr., Silver Lake; Peter Pfannenstiel, sr., Silver Lake. Utility — Matt Loveland, sr., Wichita Independent. Designated hitter — Taylor Hartshorn, sr., Rossville.

Pitcher of the year — Christian Cedeno, Colgan.

Player of the year — Cole Brecheisen, Rossville.

Coach of the year — Jamie Fowler, Wichita Independent.

Second team

Pitcher — Cody Easterday, sr., Bluestem; Layton Leydig, jr., Council Grove; VJ Piccini, sr., Colgan; Wesley Riedmiller, sr., Wichita Independent. Closer — Trever Burkdoll, sr., Central Heights. Catcher — Kasey Clark, St. Marys. First base — Taylor Heidebrecht, jr., Marion. Second base — Drake Standefer, sr., Sedgwick. Shortstop — Shane VanSteenburg, jr., Halstead. Third base — Hunter Deckard, sr., Riverton; Nathan Unruh, sr., Hillsboro. Outfield — Dalyn Anderson, sr., Sedgwick; Keenan Breen, sr., SE-Saline; Grif Case, jr., Marion; Kevin Jarvis, sr., Wichita Independent. Utility — Greyson Spriggs, sr., Riverton. Designated hitter — Blake Jones, sr., Sacred Heart.

Kristen Ronebaum (08) Graduates

    Kristen Ronnebaum,  RHS class of 2008, graduated  with her bachelor degree in general studies from Ft. Hays State University with an emphasis in business on May 18th

Derek Ronnebaum (04) Graduates

Derek Ronnebaum, RHS Class of 2004,  graduated with his Doctrine of Physical Therapy 
from Rockhurst University in K. C. Mo., on May 11.

John and Jeline (Kelsey) Retiring From Teaching

    Teachers John and Jeline  (Kelsey) Harclerode are ending their careers in the Emporia school district just as they began: together.   
    Jeline’s retirement will begin at the end of this semester, which also will be John’s last day at Emporia High School.  However, he will go on to teach a summer course in anatomy at the Flint Hills Technical College before he formally retires on Aug. 1.   
    The Harclerodes have enjoyed long and notable careers since the Emporia school district hired them for their first teaching jobs for the fall semester of 1972.   
    They had met the previous year, after Rossville High graduate Jeline had completed her bachelor’s degree at Baker University in Baldwin City and had come to Emporia State University to earn a master’s degree in special education.    John already had earned a bachelor’s degree in science education from ESU and had stayed to complete his master’s.

http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/article_7990ea30-c16c-11e2-ade6-10604b9f6eda.html

Rossville Rattler Baseball Schedule

Summer 2013 Rattler Schedule

Revised 6/6/13

Home games are in Bold Type

May

30    Midwest Bruins, 7 p.m.;
31      at St. Joseph Mustangs, 7 p.m.

June

1         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
2         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
4         at Joplin Outlaws, 7 p.m.
6         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
7       Kansas City Bandits, 7 p.m.
8       Clearwater Cowboys (TBA) 
11      Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
13     Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
14     Lee’s Summit Monarchs, 7 p.m.
15     Clearwater Cowboys, 7 p.m.
16       at Clarinda A’s, 7 p.m.
18       at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
20      at St. Joseph Mustangs, 7 p.m.
21     Barnstormers, 7 p.m.
22     MidAmerica Nationals (DH), 3 p.m. 
25       at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
27       at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.;
28     Joplin Outlaws, 7 p.m.
29       at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
30    Clarinda A’s, 7 p.m

July

2      Midwest Bruins, 7 p.m.
4      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
5      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
6      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
10    Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
11    Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m. 
13     at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
15     at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
19     at Junction City Brigade

Rattlers Open Season May 30

    The Rossville Rattlers collegiate baseball team will begin their second year of independent competition against the Midwest Bruins at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville.

    The Rattlers were 20-10 last year and finished second in the NBC Summer Nationals under coach Bruce Cowdin.

    The  Rattlers will play the Topeka Golden Giants five times this summer.   They play three times in the regular season  and twice in the season ending Summer Classic round-robin tournament that also includes the Junction City Brigade as the 3rd team.

    You can read more about the Rattlers and the Topeka Golden Giants at:

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-25/golden-giants-rattlers-open-week

Silver Lake Wins Softball 3A Crown

    Rossville's nemesis,  the Silver Lake Eagles went on to cap their undefeated season with a state championship after ousting the Bulldogs in the firest round of the state tournament.
    http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-24/silver-lake-caps-perfect-season-3a-softball-crown
 
    However,  the Eagles baseball team lost in the championship game on Friday to garner the runner-up trophy.

Mandy Wilson (12) At CC Regionals

    Mandy Wilson competed in the Region VI Championships for Community Colleges as a member of the Highland Co. CC.
    Mandy finished second in the 800 meter run.  She was the anchor for their relay team which finished third in the 4 x 100 relay and 4th in the 4 x 400 relay.

State 3A Baseball Bracket

   The Silver Lake Eagles won their first round game against Marion 4-2.
   The state baseball brackets are at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Baseball/3AState.cfm?Activity=3&Class=3A&WeekID=138

Rossville Girls Lose at State

    Silver Lake powered their way past the Bulldogs with a 6-3 victory at the state softball tournament.

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-23/womack-powers-undefeated-silver-lake-3a-semis

    The state softball brackets can be seen at:
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Softball/3AState.cfm?WeekID=143&Activity=4&Level=State

RHS Graduation Pictures

    Pictures taken at the Rossville High graduation can be seen at:
http://spotted.cjonline.com/galleries/486958/

Silver Lake Baseball Team Going to State

    The Capital Journal has a nice write-up about the Silver Lake baseball team which is headed to the state tournament.  Rossville was the only school to beat Silver Lake when they had their two best pitchers on the mound.  They lost two other games as their aces were rested in preparation for the Mid-East tournament.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-21/successful-silver-lake-class-looks-end-high-note-state

RHS and SLHS Renew Rivalry at State

    The Dawgs go to the state softball tournament for the first time since 2000.  Facing them in the first game is #1 ranked Silver Lake who had some trouble getting past the Rossville girls during the regular season.  Here is a nice long article about the match-up.

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-21/softball-war-24-plays-state-stage

Dawgs Play in State on Thur.

     The RHS girls go to the 3A state softball tournament at Tointon Field in Manhattan.  The first round of games will be this Thursday.  Unfortunately, Rossville is seeded #8 which pits them against #1 Silver Lake for their first game.  The seedings, records and game times are as follows.  

No. 1 Silver Lake (21-0) vs. No. 8 Rossville (12-9), 5 p.m. (Field A)

No. 4 Douglass (16-3) vs. No 5 Lyons/Chase (16-5), 7 p.m. (Field A)

No. 2 Sacred Heart (19-2) vs. No 7 Medicine Lodge/Kiowa-South Barber (13-8), 5 p.m. (Field B)

No. 3. Humboldt (15-2) vs. No. 6 Marysville (15-6), 7 p.m. (Field B)

    If Rossville beats Silver Lake,  they will play the winner of the Douglass-Lyons/Chase game.

Curriculum Completers & State Scholar

Rossville Jr./Sr. High School had four seniors this year who completed the required curriculum as set forth by the Kansas Board of Regents and earned the designation of State of Kansas Curriculum Completer.  In order to earn this distinction, students must have completed 4 years of English, 4 years of Math, 3 years of Science, 3 years of Social Studies, and 2 years of Foreign Language. The students who met these criteria are Morgan Cahill, Amanda Hurtig, Taylor Hartshorn, and Abigail Sharp

            All Curriculum Completers are then eligible to be considered for an additional award.  The Kansas Board of Regents on behalf of the Kansas Legislature ranks these Curriculum Completers based on their GPA and ACT scores. Amanda Hurtig was designated as a 2013 Kansas State Scholar.

Gertrude Cochrane Passes Away

      Gertrude Cochrane, 84, Rossville, was born April 13, 1929, in McDonald, KS to Robert and Martha Powell. She moved to Topeka when she married Kenneth Myer who preceded her in death. She later married Fred Cochrane who also preceded her in death. Gertrude worked for many years in the healthcare community in Topeka. She attended Silver Lake Baptist Church. She is survived by her 4 children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be May 25, 2013 at 11:00 at Silver Lake Baptist Church. Please visit www.dovecremation.com to view the full obituary.

Parr and Dantzon Quality for State Track Meet

    Rossville only had two athletes qualify for State from the track and field regionals.  Kyle Parr qualified for the state meet in two events.  He was 4th in the 110 M hurdles and 4th in the triple jump.  Janeigh Dantzon was the lone qualifier on the girls team.  She placed second in the triple jump.

List of RHS Graduates

Rossville High School will hold commencement at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the school gymnasium.

Here is a list of graduates:

Steven Balser, Kamryn Bittner, Paige Bontz, Amanda Borcherding-Garcia, Cole Brecheisen, Kaylee Brown, Morgan Cahill, Dalton Catron, Keagan Cook, Cody Cooper, Janeigh Dantzson, Trace Davis, Tyler Day,  Jeffrey Escobar,  Austin Greco, Susan Gulley,  Kyle Hammer, Taylor Hartshorn, Breanna Hase, Jessica Haskins, Tosha Hayes, Amanda Hurtig,  Jeffrey Immenschuh,  Nathaniel Jelinek, Rachel Jensen, Danielle Johnson,  Haley Kelley, Sarah Kirk,  Jason Logan,  Colton Miller, Ramsey Miller,  Emily Pickens, Jacob Pletcher, Joshua Preston-Shoffner, Cody Purdum,  Emma Richards, Samuel Russell,  Rebecca Sage, Rain Schultz-Pruner, Abigail Sharp, Scott Shinn, Michael Shobney, Darcy Smith, Marina Springer, Kyle Stonaker,  Rachel Taylor, Hailey Thornburg, Taylor Tomson,  Kelsey Zirkle, Alexandra Zlatnik.

Steven Balser (13) To Run For Pratt CC

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Steven Balser, a senior at Rossville High School has signed a letter of intent with Pratt Community College to run track and field. Steven is a four-year letter winner at Rossville in track and has also participated in football and basketball. Steven specializes in the 400 meter dash and enjoys the 4 x 400 relay as his favorite event. Steven is the most improved athlete on the team over the course of the last 4 years and works everyday to become better. Pratt is currently in their second year of having a track program, so Steven will be joining a relatively young and aspiring team with whom he will be a good fit.

Steven is pictured with RHS Assistant Track Coach Travis Van Vleck and his mom Tamie Shepherd.

RHS Announces New NHS Members

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Rossville Jr./Sr. High School inducted 21 new members into the National Honor Society at the Spring Awards Night on May 8, 2013.  Senior Amanda Hurtig; Juniors Brooke Channel, Briena Duryea, Tagen Lambotte, Skylar Olson, Samantha Thompson, and Therese VanderPutten; and sophomores Kennedy Anderson, Haley Brown, Lauryn Catron, Taylor Cooper, Makayla Crow, Breanna Ebert, Danielle Glotzbach, Brooke Hase, Breanna Hill, Corbin Horak, Taylor Kirk, Rachel Lord, Nick Reesor, and Andrea Rietcheck lit the candle of honor and recited the pledge as new members.

RHS existing members are Seniors Kamryn Binnter, Kaylee Brown, Nathaniel Jelinek, Rachel Jensen, Jason Logan, Jacob Pletcher, Darcy Smith, Hailey Thornburg, Taylor Tomson, and Alexandra Zlatnik and Juniors Cheyanne Daniels, Hailey Dick, Caleb Falk, Macy Gillum, and Davis Warton.

 NHS officers for the 2013-2014 school year were recently elected and are as follows: President Caleb Falk, Vice-President Davis Warton, Secretary Hailey Dick, and Treasurer Maykayla Crow.

Membership in the National Honor Society is based on a student’s performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.  In order to be eligible, students must first have a grade point average of at least 3.2 and have made significant contributions to their school and community, as well as maintain a strong moral character. NHS members are pictured above in the Rossville City Park for the annual “Get Down and Get Dirty” Keep America Beautiful project in which they cleaned and weeded the park and other areas of the city.

Cody Cooper (13) Signs With Pratt CC

Rossville High School Senior wrestler Cody Cooper has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle at Pratt Community College next year. Cody was a four-year starter for the Dawg wrestling squad. He is a two time state qualifier. This past season Cody finished his high school career with a 5^th place medal at the state tournament.

Cody is seated with his parents, Shawn and Sharlene Cooper. Standing behind are Dawgs Asst. Coach Courtney Horgan and Head Coach Curt Brecheisen.

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Mid-East League Track and Field

 Janeigh Dantzson was the Bulldogs’ lone winner at the Mid-East League track and field meet, winning the triple jump at 33-1.5.

Lucas Leeper Graduates From Benedictine

    Lucas Leeper Graduated from Benedictine College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education with an emphasis on coaching.   Lucas was one of 360 graduates on May 11 at the school in Atchison, KS.

Rossville Loses Final Game in Baseball Regional

    The 3-A Regional baseball tournament at Effingham was concluded on May 15 with the semi-finals and Championship game the same day.  Silver Lake has been ranked #1 most of the year.  Rossville's most recent ranking was #6.
    Silver Lake won their semi-final game  by out scoring Wathena-Riverside High School 8-1. 
    Rossville beat Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy  11-1 in the other semi-final game. 
    The Eagles and Dawgs then squared off for the Regional Championship and the Eagles prevailed with a 9-4 victory.

REGIONAL CHAMPS -- RHS Girls Softball

    On Tuesday evening,  the RHS girls defeated Riley Co 6-2 in the regional semi-final at Marion.  Then, they took on #1 seed Council Grove for the Championship and came home the game winner at 8-6.
    At the Burlington regional,  Silver Lake defeated Mission Valley in the semi-final 4-1 and then then Burlington 12-1 for the championship.

    The State Championship will be held in Manhattan on May 23-24.

Rossville Plays Baseball at 4:30 on May 15

The RHS baseball team will meet Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy at 4:30 on May 15 at Effingham.  The Atchison team has a 9-4 record and defeated  Effingham-Atchison County in the first round of the Regional 6-2.

Track and Field Regionals May 17

3A Track and Field regionals will be at Silver Lake on Friday, May 17, with events beginning at 3:00 PM.

Golf Regional Results

    The RHS golf team finished sixth of nine teams at their 3A Regional on Monday.  Sabetha and Nemaha Valley advance to the State championship.
    The team scores were:   Sabetha 332, Nemaha Valley 350, Maur Hill-Mt. Academy 365, Silver Lake 387, Horton 390, Rossville 414, Hiawatha 419, Marysville 446, St. Marys 468.

RHS Softball Team Advances

    The RHS girls won the first round game of their 3A regional with an easy 11-1 drubbing of the St. Marys Bears on May 13 at Marion.
    The RHS girls will next play the winner of the Riley Co/Marion game on Tuesday, May 14.  That will  be Riley Co. as they got an 11-0 victory over Marion.   Riley Co. was seeded third and Marion sixth.

3A Softball Regional Bracket

    The RHS girls softball team will begin regional play on Monday, May 13 against St. Marys at 3:00 PM.  All the games will be at Marion.
    The complete bracket can be seen at:    http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Softball/3ARegional.cfm?Activity=4&Class=3A&WeekID=123

3A Baseball Regional Bracket

This is the 3A Regional Bracket that RHS will be playing in.

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Brackets/Baseball/3ARegional.cfm?Activity=3&Class=3A&WeekID=88

Matt Taylor (13) Recruiting Web Site

    Here is RHS senior Matt Taylor's football recruiting web site.  
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ks/rossville/rossville-high-school1/matthew-taylor13

RHS Ranked #6 in 3A Baseball

    The May 7 KABC  3A baseball rankings have Rossville in 6th place with a12-2 record.  Wichita Independant is ranked number one with a 15-1 record.  Silver Lake is ranked number 2 with a 13-1 record.  The rest of the top 10 can be seen at:  http://kabcbaseball.org/4A-3A%20Rankings.html

Area High School Baseball Stat Leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE

Fleming, Council Grove, .667; Gilbert, Concordia, .561; Schmidt, Maur Hill, .552; Yonts, Pleasant Ridge, .552; D. Hake, Concordia, .551; Amos, Pleasant Ridge, .531; Bachura, Council Grove, .520; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, .511; Boucher, Mission Valley, .500; Nordell, Concordia, .500; Glissman, Valley Falls, .484; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, .478; Gieber, Concordia, .476; Spurlock, Pleasant Ridge, .474; Brecheisen, Rossville, .472; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .471; Hundley, Atchison County, .468; Thurber, Royal Valley, .458; Shirley, Council Grove, .457; Broadbent, Mission Valley, .444; Burns, Valley Falls, .444; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .439; Lutgen, Rock Creek, .438; Reesor, Rossville, .435; Bailey, Mission Valley, .429; Crome, Marysville, .429; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .426; Kruger, Silver Lake, .426; DeMars, Clay Center, .425; Goehring, Rock Creek, .423; McKinney, Pleasant Ridge, .423; K. Clark, St. Marys, .422; Hartshorn, Rossville, .420; Smith, Wabaunsee, .417; E. Clark, Valley Falls, .414; T. Clark, Mission Valley, .409; Turpin, Perry-Lecompton, .409; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, .404; Burkdoll, Central Heights, .400.

RBI

Glissman, Valley Falls, 34; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 32; Fleming, Council Grove, 30; Gieber, Concordia, 23; A. Pryor, Central Heights, 23; Bachura, Council Grove, 22; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 22; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 22; Hittle, Concordia, 22; Horstick, Central Heights, 22; Noble, Oskaloosa, 22; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 22; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 21; Beck, Wamego, 20; Burns, Valley Falls, 20; Miller, Rock Creek, 20; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 20; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, 20; Shinn, Rossville, 20; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 20; Thurber, Royal Valley, 20; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 19; Fitch, Lyndon, 19; Kruger, Silver Lake, 19; Steward, Oskaloosa, 19; Berry, Abilene, 18; K. Clark, St. Marys, 18; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 18; Leydig, Council Grove, 18; Moore, Silver Lake, 18; Nordell, Concordia, 18; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 18; Thomas, Concordia, 18; Zimmerman, Council Grove, 18; Smith, Central Heights, 17; Winkel, Troy, 17; Davis, Central Heights, 16; Hartshorn, Rossville, 16; Bailey, Mission Valley, 15; Beckwith, Central Heights, 15; Brecheisen, Rossville, 15; Brown, Silver Lake, 15; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 15; Conway, Mission Valley, 15; Freeman, Silver Lake, 15; Kolde, St. Marys, 15; Seele, Silver Lake, 15; Teneyck, Wamego, 15.

STOLEN BASES

Burkdoll, Central Heights, 24; Crome, Marysville, 24; Langvardt, Council Grove, 24; Vandervord, Santa Fe Trail, 20; Scott, Maur Hill, 17; Griffee, Marysville, 16; W. Duda, West Franklin, 15; Feldkamp, Rock Creek, 15; Beckwith, Central Heights, 14; Calhoon, Maur Hill, 14; Christen, St. Marys, 14; Commerford, Rock Creek, 14; Kallenbach, Wamego, 14; Teneyck, Wamego, 14; Zimmerman, Council Grove, 14; Herren, Wabaunsee, 13; Nordell, Concordia, 13; T. Clark, Mission Valley, 12; Prichard, Abilene, 12; Reiss, Rock Creek, 12; Ross, Troy, 12; Hundley, Atchison County, 11; Jasper, Troy, 11; Lehmkuhl, Chapman, 11; Winkel, Troy, 11; Fine, West Franklin, 10; Harris, Chapman, 10; Kane, Maur Hill, 10; McClanahan, Abilene, 10; Miller, Wabaunsee, 10; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 10; Brecheisen, Rossville, 9; Brown, Central Heights, 9; DeMars, Clay Center, 9; Haya, Wabaunsee, 9; Leary, Chapman, 9; K. Clark, St. Marys, 8; Davis, Wamego, 8; Th. Horak, Rossville, 8; Renfro, Silver Lake, 8; Seele, Silver Lake, 8; Thomas, Junction City, 8.

PITCHING

WINS

Fleming, Council Grove, 7; Leydig, Council Grove, 7; Shinn, Rossville, 6; Adams, Rock Creek, 5; Brown, Silver Lake, 5; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 5; Gieber, Concordia, 5; Holz, St. Marys, 5; Kallenbach, Wamego, 5; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 5; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 5; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 4; Berry, Abilene, 4; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 4; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Hortsick, Central Heights, 4; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 4; Thurber, Royal Valley, 4; Winkel, Troy, 4; Gaarder, Troy, 3; Glassel, Valley Falls, 3; Harris, Chapman, 3; Herren, Wabaunsee, 3; Hittle, Concordia, 3; Perry, Silver Lake, 3; Robertson, Central Heights, 3; Royer, St. Marys, 3; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Smith, Central Heights, 3; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 3; Watts, Marysville, 3; Burns, Valley Falls, 2; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Boucher, Mission Valley, 2; M. Catron, Rossville, 2; Conway, Mission Valley, 2; Deters, Mission Valley, 2; E. Duda, West Franklin, 2; Harris, Oskaloosa, 2; Herdman, Lyndon, 2; Landoll, Marysville, 2; McKinney, Pleasant Ridge, 2; Reese, St. Marys, 2; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 2; Sellers, Lyndon, 2; Steward, Oskaloosa, 2.

ERA

Gieber, Concordia, 0.37; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.47; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 0.49; Burns, Valley Falls, 0.57; M. Catron, Rossville, 0.75; Smith, Central Heights, 0.79; Perry, Silver Lake, 0.82; Hittle, Concordia, 1.05; Shinn, Rossville, 1.09; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 1.12; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 1.25; Horstick, Central Heights, 1.26; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 1.40; Winkel, Troy, 1.42; Leydig, Council Grove, 1.56; Royer, St. Marys, 1.67; Brown, Silver Lake, 1.71; Kallenbach, Wamego, 1.77; Fleming, Council Grove, 2.03.

STRIKEOUTS

Holz, St. Marys, 68; Thurber, Royal Valley, 67; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 62; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 55; Watts, Marysville, 55; Woodruff, Lyndon, 54; Adams, Rock Creek, 52; Fleming, Council Grove, 47; Leydig, Council Grove, 47; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 45; Brown, Silver Lake, 43; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 43; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 36; M. Catron, Rossville, 36; Steward, Oskaloosa, 36; McKinney, Pleasant Ridge, 35; Shinn, Rossville, 35; Deters, Mission Valley, 34; Horstick, Central Heights, 34; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 33; Reese, St. Marys, 33; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 31; Gieber, Concordia, 30.

Area Softball High School Stat Leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE

Lane, Valley Falls, .680; Lockwood, Silver Lake, .649; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, .617; Zaldivar, Santa Fe Trail, .571; Halter, Riverside, .569; Bennett, Troy, .568; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .567; Christy, Silver Lake, .566; Henry, Rock Creek, .554; Lane, Silver Lake, .549; Wilson, Rock Creek, .542; Merriman, Holton, .540; Fenley, Troy, .538; Kayhill, Wellsville, .533; Langvardt, Chapman, .532; Wegner, Silver Lake, .532; Anderson, Troy, .529; Dougan, Wellsville, .521; Brooks, Oskaloosa, .520; Jirak, Chase County, .517; Worrell, Royal Valley, .517; Quinn, Rock Creek, .515; Walz, Atchison, .513; M. Brown, Santa Fe Trail, .511; Snovelle, Chase County, .511; Glissman, Valley Falls, .500; Leach, Doniphan West, .500; Leiser, Burlington, .500; Miller, Oskaloosa, .500; Tillery, Valley Falls, .500; Bassett, Oskaloosa, .489; Gilman, Burlington, .489; Wells, Chase County, .488; Stock, Troy, .483; Harding, Oskaloosa, .479; Srna, Rock Creek, .478; Knopp, Herington, .477; Fincham, Marysville, .476; Damshek, Burlington, .475; Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, .472; Jaloma, Atchison, .472; A. Bloom, Clay Center, .471; Heiman, Chapman, .469; Burkhart, Chase County, .460; Broers, Wellsville, .457; Brecheisen, Rossville, .456; K. Herring, Valley Falls, .455; Simonin, Riverside, .452.

HOME RUNS

Merriman, Holton, 7; Halter, Riverside, 6; Kirk, Rossville, 6; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Wilson, Rock Creek, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 4; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 4; Gilman, Burlington, 3; Womack, Silver Lake, 3; A. Bloom, Clay Center, 2; Brecheisen, Rossville, 2; Brees, Jefferson West 2; Damashek, Burlington, 2; Dougan, Wellsville, 2; Ebert, Rock Creek, 2; Griffin, Chase County, 2; Johnson, Jefferson West, 2; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 2; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2; Kulp, Riley County, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Lewis, Burlingame, 2; Overkamp, Rock Creek, 2; Parker, Royal Valley, 2; Prockish, Riley County, 2; Smith, Atchison, 2; Srna, Rock Creek, 2.

RBI

Jirak, Chase County, 35; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 34; Merriman, Holton, 33; Halter, Riverside, 30; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Henry, Rock Creek, 28; Wilson, Rock Creek, 26; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 25; Griffin, Chase County, 25; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 24; Campuzano, Herington, 24; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 24; Harding, Oskaloosa, 23; B. Henry, Wabaunsee, 23; Kirk, Rossville, 23; Quinn, Rock Creek, 23; Dougan, Wellsville, 22; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 21; Damashek, Burlington, 21; Parker, Royal Valley, 21; Womack, Silver Lake, 21; Brecheisen, Rossville, 20; VanderPutten, Rossville, 20; Brees, Jefferson West, 19; Crosby, Herington, 19; Gilman, Burlington, 19; Overkamp, Rock Creek, 19; Sparks, Wellsville, 19.

PITCHING

WINS

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 13; Buster, Wamego, 12; Beckley, Wellsville, 11; Heins, Chase County, 11; Campbell, Rock Creek, 10; Fincham, Marysville, 10; Morgan, Council Grove, 10; Deiter, Silver Lake, 9; Wildey, Abilene, 9; Brecheisen, Lyndon, 7; Brees, Jefferson West, 7; Christy, Silver Lake, 7; Ash, Herington, 6; Emling, Burlington, 6; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 6; Kirk, Rossville, 6; Schlesener, Mission Valley, 6; Schultz, Royal Valley, 6; Beemer, Chapman, 5; Holaday, Holton, 5; Jaloma, Atchison, 5; Kleinkauf, Clay Center, 5; Kraus, Mission Valley, 5; Potter, Chase County, 5; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Burkhart, Chase County, 4; Cooper, Clay Center, 4; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Damashek, Burlington, 4; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 4; K. Herring, Valley Falls, 4; Weishaar, Troy, 4; Winder, Troy, 4; Grimmett, Rossville, 3; McManigal, Holton, 3; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3; Olberding, Abilene, 3.

ERA

Potter, Chase County, 0.28; Heins, Chase County, 0.76; Johnson, Jefferson West, 0.78; Deiter, Silver Lake, 0.83; Burkhart, Chase County, 0.98; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 1.12; Emling, Burlington, 1.91; Fincham, Marysville, 1.93; Morgan, Council Grove, 2.05; Brees, Jefferson West, 2.31; Wildey, Abilene, 2.31; Kirk, Rossville, 2.36; K. Herring, Valley Falls, 2.55; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2.69; Jaloma, Atchison, 2.77; Buster, Wamego, 2.81; Schlesener, Mission Valley, 2.85; Beemer, Chapman, 2.88; A. Hibbert, Burlingame, 2.97.

STRIKEOUTS

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 182; Heins, Chase County, 113; Beckley, Wellsville, 107; Wildey, Abilene, 105; Buster, Wamego, 98; Deiter, Silver Lake, 90; Brees, Jefferson West, 82; Morgan, Council Grove, 79; Fincham, Marysville, 78; Kirk, Rossville, 67; Jaloma, Atchison, 60; Kraus, Mission Valley, 56; Campbell, Rock Creek, 53; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 50; Ash, Herington, 47; Holaday, Holton, 45; Beemer, Chapman, 40; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 38; Sumonja, Lawrence, 38; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 37; Heinen, Nemaha Central, 36; Henry, Wabaunsee, 32; Burkhart, Chase County, 30; Emling, Burlington, 29; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Potter, Chase County, 26; Schultz, Royal Valley, 26; Brecheisen, Lyndon, 25; Kleinkauf, Clay Center, 24; Damashek, Burlington, 20; Prockish, Riley County, 20; Hibbert, Burlingame, 19; Turner, Wabaunsee, 19; Winder, Troy, 19; McManigal, Holton, 18; Cooper, Clay Center, 17; K. Herring, Valley Falls, 17; Grimmett, Rossville, 15; Weishaar, Troy, 15.

Amanda Hurtig Gets YWCA Scholarship

    Amanda Hurtig of Rossville High was one of several women honored at a YWCA luncheon as "future leaders."    She was also the recipient of a  YWCA scholarship.  You can read about the luncheon activities and honors at:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-05-09/women-honored-ywca-luncheon

Rossville High Rated Bronze by US News

    US News and World Report has rated all the high schools across the country.  The highest rated received Gold, Silver or Bronze awards.   In Kansas there were two rated gold and 8 rated Silver.  The twenty one schools rated Bronze included Rossville High (and also Silver Lake).
    For further info,  go to:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools?s_cid=art_btm

Washburn U. Announces RHS Scholarships

Washburn University has announced that several students from Rossville High will be receiving scholarships for the coming year.  The students are: Nathaniel Jelinek, Academic; Rebecca Sage, Academic; Taylor Tomson, Presidential; Alexandra Zlatnik, Academic and Presidential

Baseball Team Sweeps Osage City

  The Bulldog baseball team  swept Osage City (22-8, 10-0) and split with Rock Creek (5-1 win, 5-1 loss) to move to 13-3.

3A Regional Softball Tournament

    The 3A Regional Softball tournament gets under way on Monday, May 13  at Marion.  Rossville is seeded #2  of the seven teams.  Council Grove gets the lone bye.  There are two teams at #3 and two at #6 per the published list,  but actually Rossville is in the #2 spot and St. Marys in the #7 spot.   

Games Monday — Rossville (3: 9-9) vs. St. Marys (6: 3-15), 3 p.m.; Marion (3: 8-8) vs. Riley County (6: 7-11), 4:45 p.m.; Herington (4: 9-10) vs. SE-Saline (5: 9-11), 6:30 p.m. 

Games Tuesday — Council Grove (1: 10-6) vs. SE-Saline-Herington winner, 3 p.m.; Rossville-St. Marys winner vs. Marion-Riley County winner, 4:45 p.m.; Championship, 6:30 p.m.

3A Regional Baseball Tournament

  The 3A Baseball regional gets under way on Monday, May 13,  with Silver Lake  (13-1) and Rossville (13-3)  getting byes because of their #1 and #2 seeding.
Games Monday — Pleasant Ridge (5: 7-9) at Riverside (4: 9-6), 6 p.m.; Atchison County (6: 4-11) at Maur Hill (3: 9-4), 4:30 p.m. 
Games Wednesday — Silver Lake (1: 13-1) vs. Riverside-Pleasant Ridge winner, 2 p.m.; Rossville (2: 13-3) vs. Maur Hill-Atchison County winner, 4:30 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.    These games will be at Effingham.

Mid East League Golf Tourney

The Mid-East League golf tournament was held May 7 at the Stagg Hill Golf Course and the results are as follows:

Team scores

Silver Lake 375, Rossville 387, Riley County 416, St. Marys 424.

Individual results

1. Gockel, Ross, 88; 2. Hinson, SL, 90; 3. Thompson, SL, 94; 4. Spiker, SL, 95; 5. Cross, SL, 96; 6. Schremmer, SM, 99; 7. Robinson, SL, 99; 8. Marney, Ross, 99.

Rossville Invitational Golf

The Rossville Invitational Golf tournament was held on the St. Marys course on April 30.
The 4-man team scores  (best 4 scores out of 6 players) were as follows:

Sabetha                      328
Silver Lake                 350
Osage City                 361
Rossville (Black)        375
Perry-Lecompton       378
Horton                       386
St. Marys                   395
Rossville (Red)           471

Among the individuals, Max Gockel tied for 6th at 85 strokes.

For the complete detailed scoring of the tournament,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/smhs/athletics/boysgolf/13/13_ross.pdf

Mindy Wilson (12) Competing At Ft. Hays

Mindy Wilson has been busy on the Ft. Hays State track team competing in several events.

At the Emporia Invitational on April 6,  Mindy competed in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles and also the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relays.  She came in 19th of 30 runners in the 100 M hurdles and 12th of 33 in the 400 M hurdles.  The Ft. Hays team was 11th of 13 in the 4 x 100 M relay and 9th of 19 in the 4 x 400 M relay race.

At the KT Woodman Invitational at Wichita State on April 12,  Mindy was on the 4 x 100 relay team, which came in 10th of 13 teams,  and the 4 x 400 M relay team which came in 10th of 13 teams.

At the Ollie Isson Invitational on April 27,  Mindy was 5th of 8 in the 100 M hurdles and came in 1st  of 5 runners in the 400 M hurdles.

At the 2013 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field meet on May 4 at Ft. Hays,  Mindy was 10th of 22 in the 400 M hurdles.  She was also on the 4 x 400 M relay team which came in 8th of 11 teams.

Cole Manbeck Marries Vanessa Steere

    Cole Manbeck and Vanessa Steere were married May 4, 2013 at the University Christian Church in Manhattan.
    Here is a nice clip from their wedding reception.  It is a Wildcat Wedding!
 http://youtu.be/aaQKX2K4XmU

   Here is a clip of the wedding toasts.
 http://youtu.be/3lcG9gA05AE

    Here is the traditional Garter Toss
 http://youtu.be/4ppLNPEgMUM

    Here is the traditional Bouquet Toss
 http://youtu.be/Lo2lNwSWzQI

    Here is the traditional First Dance.
 http://youtu.be/54GaDvMJiQc

Ray Kovar (57) Invitational Track & Field

    The Rossville Track and Field team competed in the Ray Kovar Invitational at St. Marys on April 26.
    The girls team placed 6th out of 13 teams.  Tehy won no events,  but placed second in the 4 x M 100 Relay and  Amanda Hurtig was 2nd in the 800 M run.
    The boys team was 3rd of 14 teams compeing.  The lone event winner was Kyle Parr in the high jump.  He also was 2nd in the triple jump.  The team also picked up 2nd place finishes in the 4 x 400 M relay and 4 x 800 M relay
    The complete results can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/smhs/athletics/track/13/13_sm.pdf

Willard Bridge & Area History/Planning

    A new Willard Bridge is being planned to replace the structure built in 1955.  At the same time,  the Shawnee Co. Historical Society is attempting to use the bridge to make people more aware of the area's historical significance.
    At one time,  Uniontown, near present day Willard, was the largest settlement in Kansas and was the site of a limestone ford across the Kansas River, and was later the site of a ferry.
    To read about the history of the area and plans for the bridge,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-05-04/group-hopes-programs-will-generate-public-support-project

Mark Smith (12) on Vice-Presidents List

     Mark W. Smith, a freshman at Dodge City Community College, was on the Vice-Presidents List the fall semester.  A 3.5 or higher GPA is required to be on that list.
     Mark was also on the football team this year.

Austin Stum on Presidents List

Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., has named 217 students to the President’s List for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.    Austin Stum of Rossville was one of the students on that list.

Joshua Meyer Graduates From KSU

Fall semester graduates at KSU include  Joshua Meyer, Rossville, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

Baseball Area Stat Leaders

Baseball High School Area stat leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE
Fleming, Council Grove, .611; Bachura, Council Grove, .595; Glissman, Valley Falls, .594; Fine, West Franklin, .571; Boucher, Mission Valley, .567; Gilbert, Concordia, .571; Nordell, Concordia, .545; D. Hake, Concordia, .522; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .511; Shirley, Council Grove, .487; Brecheisen, Rossville, .474; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .474; Thomas, Junction City, .474; Burns, Valley Falls, .472; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .472; Nitsch, Rossville, .471; Swinehart, Lyndon, .469; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, .463; Gieber, Concordia, .459; Kruger, Silver Lake, .447; Thurber, Royal Valley, .447; Broadbent, Mission Valley, .444; DeMars, Clay Center, .438; Lutgen, Rock Creek, .438; Leydig, Council Grove, .432; T. Clark, Mission Valley, .429; Reesor, Rossville, .421; Smith, Wabaunsee, .444; Burkdoll, Central Heights, .419; Horstick, Central Heights, .415; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, .415; Masters, Troy, .409; Turpin, Perry-Lecompton, .409; Stepan, Junction City, .406; M. Catron, Rossville, .405; Goehring, Rock Creek, .404.

HOME RUNS
L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 6; Fleming, Council Grove, 3; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 2; Denton, Junction City, 2; Glissman, Valley Falls, 2; Israel, Troy, 2; Pearson, Concordia, 2; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 2; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2.

RBI
L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 31; Fleming, Council Grove, 26; Glissman, Valley Falls, 26; A. Pryor, Central Heights, 22; Bachura, Council Grove, 21; Horstick, Central Heights, 21; Gieber, Concordia, 20; Noble, Oskaloosa, 20; Kruger, Silver Lake, 19; Miller, Rock Creek, 19; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 19; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 19; Berry, Abilene, 18; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 18; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 18; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 17; Leydig, Council Grove, 17; Steward, Oskaloosa, 17; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 17; Thurber, Royal Valley, 17; Moore, Silver Lake, 16; Shinn, Rossville, 16; Smith, Central Heights, 16; Thomas, Concordia, 16; Brown, Silver Lake, 15; Freeman, Silver Lake, 15; Hittle, Concordia, 15; Winkel, Troy, 15; Beck, Wamego, 14; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 14; Burkdoll, Silver Lake, 14; Burns, Valley Falls, 14; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 14; Kolde, St. Marys, 14; Mills, Abilene, 14; Allen, Mission Valley, 13; Feldkamp, Rock Creek, 13; Fitch, Lyndon, 13; J. Pryor, Central Heights, 13; Reiss, Rock Creek, 13; Swinehart, Lyndon, 13; Herren, Wabaunsee, 12; Nitsch, Rossville, 12; Ross, Troy, 12; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Beckwith, Central Heights, 11; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 11; Davis, Central Heights, 11; Denton, Junction City, 11; Fine, West Franklin, 11; Gorman, Chapman, 11; Robinson, Perry-Lecompton, 11; Turpin, Perry-Lecompton, 11; Woodruff, Lyndon, 11; Brecheisen, Rossville, 10; Brown, Central Heights, 10; K. Clark, St. Marys, 10; T. Clark, Mission Valley, 10; Eck, Marysville, 10; Eckenroed, West Franklin, 10; Hartshorn, Rossville, 10; Herren, Wabaunsee, 10; Homer, West Franklin, 10; Israel, Troy, 10; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 10; Prichard, Abilene, 10; Renfro, Silver Lake, 10.


PITCHING

WINS
Fleming, Council Grove, 7; Leydig, Council Grove, 7; Brown, Silver Lake, 5; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 5; Adams, Rock Creek, 4; Berry, Abilene, 4; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 4; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 4; Gieber, Concordia, 4; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Hortsick, Central Heights, 4; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Shinn, Rossville, 4; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 4; Gaarder, Troy, 3; Harris, Chapman, 3; Herren, Wabaunsee, 3; Hittle, Concordia, 3; Holz, St. Marys, 3; Perry, Silver Lake, 3; Robertson, Central Heights, 3; Royer, St. Marys, 3; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 3; Winkel, Troy, 3; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Boucher, Mission Valley, 2; Burns, Valley Falls, 2;   M.  Catron, Rossville,   2; E. Duda, West Franklin, 2; Harris, Oskaloosa, 2; Herdman, Lyndon, 2; Kallenbach, Wamego, 2; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 2; Sellers, Lyndon, 2; Smith, Central Heights, 2; Steward, Oskaloosa, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 2; Watts, Marysville, 2.
ERA
Burns, Valley Falls, 0.00; Gieber, Concordia, 0.44; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.47; Horstick, Central Heights, 0.51; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 0.66; Perry, Silver Lake, 0.82; Hittle, Concordia, 1.05; T. Horak, Rossville, 1.11; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 1.12; Shinn, Rossville, 1.12; Winkel, Troy, 1.19; Royer, St. Marys, 1.67; Brown, Silver Lake, 1.71; Gaarder, Troy, 1.71; Leydig, Council Grove, 1.73; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 1.80; Masters, Troy, 1.84; Thurber, Royal Valley, 1.93.

STRIKEOUTS
Lutgen, Rock Creek, 56; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 55; Holz, St. Marys, 52; Brown, Silver Lake, 43; Adams, Rock Creek, 42; Fleming, Council Grove, 42; Leydig, Council Grove, 42; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 40; Thurber, Royal Valley, 40; Watts, Marysville, 40; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 36; M. Catron, Rossville, 36; Steward, Oskaloosa, 33; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 32; Woodruff, Lyndon, 32; Horstick, Central Heights, 31; Shinn, Rossville, 29; Berry, Abilene, 26; Ketter, Marysville, 26; E. Duda, West Franklin, 24; Gieber, Concordia, 24; Harris, Chapman, 23; Herren, Wabaunsee, 23; Swinehart, Lyndon, 23; Black, Clay Center, 22; Combes, Abilene, 22.

Area Softball Stat Leaders

Softball High School Area stat leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE
Lane, Valley Falls, .680; Jirak, Chase County, .655; Lockwood, Silver Lake, .649; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, .617; Gilman, Burlington, .606; Halter, Riverside, .595; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .594; Wilson, Rock Creek, .591; Dougan, Wellsville, .579; Henry, Rock Creek, .576; Zaldivar, Santa Fe Trail, .571; Bennett, Troy, .568; Byrn, Lawrence, .568; Kayhill, Wellsville, .568; Christy, Silver Lake, .566; Merriman, Holton, .561; Lane, Silver Lake, .549; Fenley, Troy, .538; Langvardt, Chapman, .532; Wegner, Silver Lake, .532; Worrell, Royal Valley, .531; Anderson, Troy, .529; Leiser, Burlington, .529; Srna, Rock Creek, .515; Walz, Atchison, .513; M. Brown, Santa Fe Trail, .511; Brecheisen, Rossville, .500; Broers, Wellsville, .500; Fincham, Marysville, .500; Garvin, Lawrence, .500; Glissman, Valley Falls, .500; Leach, Doniphan West, .500; Simonin, Riverside, .500; Tillery, Valley Falls, .500.

HOME RUNS
Merriman, Holton, 7; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Halter, Riverside, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Gilman, Burlington, 3; Womack, Silver Lake, 3; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 3; A. Bloom, Clay Center, 2; Brees, Jefferson West 2; Damashek, Burlington, 2; Dougan, Wellsville, 2; Johnson, Jefferson West, 2; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 2; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Lewis, Burlingame, 2; Parker, Royal Valley, 2; Smith, Atchison, 2; Wilson, Rock Creek, 2.

RBI
Merriman, Holton, 30; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Halter, Riverside, 25; Jirak, Chase County, 25; Womack, Silver Lake, 21; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 19; Brees, Jefferson West, 19; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 19; Damashek, Burlington, 19; Harding, Oskaloosa, 19; Bennett, Troy, 18; Gilman, Burlington, 18; Griffin, Chase County, 18; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 18; Dougan, Wellsville, 17; Parker, Royal Valley, 17; Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, 16; Brecheisen, Rossville, 16; S. Brown, Wamego, 16; B. Henry, Wabaunsee, 16; Worrell, Royal Valley, 16; G. Brown, Riverside, 15; Burt, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Farley, Chapman, 15; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 15; S. Herring, Holton, 15; Jaloma, Atchison, 15; Jenkins, Troy, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; McManigal, Holton, 15; Pearson, Burlington, 15; Stegall, Troy, 15; Lane, Valley Falls, 14; Langvardt, Chapman, 14; Marriott, Troy, 14; Sparks, Wellsville, 14; Broers, Wellsville, 13; Buster, Wamego, 13; Henry, Rock Creek, 13; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 13; Overkamp, Rock Creek, 13; Smith, Atchison, 13; Weilert, Holton, 13; A. Bloom, Clay Center, 12; Gibson, Jefferson West, 12; Herring, Valley Falls, 12; McTaggart, Wellsville, 12; Searles, Holton, 12; VanderPutten, Rossville, 12; Walsh, Lyndon, 12; Winder, Troy, 12.


PITCHING

WINS
Bassett, Oskaloosa, 11; Buster, Wamego, 10; Beckley, Wellsville, 9; Deiter, Silver Lake, 9; Heins, Chase County, 8; Brees, Jefferson West, 7; Christy, Silver Lake, 7; Fincham, Marysville, 7; Morgan, Council Grove, 7; Wildey, Abilene, 7; Emling, Burlington, 6; Beemer, Chapman, 5; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 5; Holaday, Holton, 5; Jaloma, Atchison, 5; Kleinkauf, Clay Center, 5; Schultz, Royal Valley, 5; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Campbell, Rock Creek, 4; Cooper, Clay Center, 4; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Damashek, Burlington, 4; Herring, Valley Falls, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Kraus, Mission Valley, 4; Schlesener, Mission Valley, 4; Weishaar, Troy, 4; Winder, Troy, 4; Ash, Herington, 3; Burkhart, Chase County, 3; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 3; Grimmett, Rossville, 3; McManigal, Holton, 3; Potter, Chase County, 3; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3.

ERA
Heins, Chase County, 0.54; Johnson, Jefferson West, 0.78; Deiter, Silver Lake, 0.83; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 1.19; Fincham, Marysville, 1.86; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2.10; Morgan, Council Grove, 2.16; Brees, Jefferson West, 2.31; Emling, Burlington, 2.32; Kirk, Rossville, 2.32; Herring, Valley Falls, 2.55; Wildey, Abilene, 2.56; Jaloma, Atchison, 2.77; Beemer, Chapman, 2.88; Hibbert, Burlingame, 2.97.

STRIKEOUTS 

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 167; Deiter, Silver Lake, 90; Heins, Chase County, 90; Wildey, Abilene, 83; Brees, Jefferson West, 82; Beckley, Wellsville, 81; Buster, Wamego, 76; Jaloma, Atchison, 60; Morgan, Council Grove, 57; Fincham, Marysville, 54; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 50; Kirk, Rossville, 45; Beemer, Chapman, 40; Kraus, Mission Valley, 38; Sumonja, Lawrence, 38; Holaday, Holton, 37; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 32; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Ash, Herington, 27; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 27.

Kayla Johnston On Tabor Softball Team

    Kayla Johnston is a senior on the Tabor College softball team for the 2013 season.  The Rossville native plays outfield and was a transfer from Allen County Community College.

Reminder for Alumni Dinner/Dance

      The RHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation will hold their annual alumni dinner/dance on June 1.  For details and registration form,  go to:

http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/2013/04/alumni-dinnerdance-june-1-2013.html

Silver Lake Wins Two in Softball

The Eagles stayed unbeaten at 16-0 with a sweep of the  Rossville sofball team, winning the opener 1-0 and rallying from 3-0 to take the second 7-3.

Message From RHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation

    The RHS Alumni became the RHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation three and a half years ago. The board would like to update everyone on the progress we have made.
    The board has worked very hard to continue the endeavor of offering scholarships to our seniors. It has been a trying time due to economic conditions. The main money maker is the alumni dinner which falls the first Saturday in June. Also we have worked a few concession stands. To this date with your generous support and attendance at the dinner we have accumulated $20,000.00. We have also applied to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe for a grant the last two years and have received $2,000.00. This money funds our scholarships plus the interest from the $20,000.00. This year we are able to give two $1,000.00 scholarships to two deserving students.
    We would also like to ask for your support in becoming board members. We have all served our time plus much more by rotating the positions. We are hoping someone might step forward so we can keep this worthy cause of helping our senior students. As we all age we need younger members to help keep this Alumni Foundation an ongoing organization benefiting our seniors.
    Since we are a foundation, all donations, memorial contributions and other gifts received have a tax donation status which is recognized by the foundation.
    Please help us spread the word to any RHS graduate that you may know.
    We are always looking for email addresses and mailing address if no email.    Send to:  frank.ruff@juno.com.

     Thank you.
     Rossville High School Alumni Board Members:  Helen Lytle, President;  Billee Dolezilek; Clyde Strimple, Vice President; Jane McCelland; June Burgett , Secretary; Bob Dolezilek; Sandy Tomson, Treasurer; Charles Foster.