RHS Boys Lose to Wabaunsee

    The RHS boys led at the half and end of  three quarters,  but a fourth quarter rally by Wabaunsee ended hopes of a Dawg victory.

Wabaunsee        7      7      9    18    =    41
Rossville             5    12    11    10    =    39

Rossville scoring:
Catron             15
Greco              11
Immenschuh       9
Horak                3
Davis                 1
Sowers              1

Totals               39

Steve Buhler To Coach at Washburn Rural

     After fifteen years at the helm of the Rossville High School Football Program, Steve Buhler has been tapped to lead the WRHS Football Team.

    Coach Buhler has the most wins as a head coach in school history at Rossville (120-54), including 27 play-off wins. He has been selected as an assistant coach in the Shrine Bowl Game and served once as the Head Coach for the East Squad. His teams have been to the sub-state finals 7 of the last 11 years

    For more info,  go to:  http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Steve-Buhler-Leaves-Rossville-Accepts-Head-Job-At-Washburn-Rural-191083661.html

    Another article about Coach Buhler's move is at:  http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-02-13/rural-picks-buhler-new-football-coach

Or:  http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-02-13/rural-picks-rossvilles-buhler-new-fb-coach

Mid East League Wrestling Tournament

    The Dawgs brought home 4 first place finishes in the Mid East League tournament at St. Marys.  Class winners were Tagen Lambotte (145) Nick Reesor (152), Isaac Luellen (160) and Cody Cooper (285).  Jacob Gentry  (126) was 2nd  and Derek Gentry (138) was 3rd.

    Complete tournament results can be seen at:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/athletics/wrestling/12-13/melresults.pdf

Silver Lake Invitational Wrestling

    Led by Tagen Lambotte who won the 145 pound class,  the Dawgs came in 6th of 18 schools at the Silver Lake Invitational wrestling tournament.  Second place finishers were Jacob Gentry (126), Nick Reesor (152) and Isaac Luellen (160).


1. St. James Academy  248.0
2. Seaman  200.0
3. Salina South  157.0
4. Prairie View  155.5
5. Baldwin  140.5
6. Rossville  119.0
7. Leavenworth  104.0
8. Silver Lake  87.0
9. Wamego  83.0
10. St. Marys  76.0
11. Osawatomie  52.0
12. Anderson Co.  51.0
13. Doniphan West  45.0
14. Chase Co.  39.0
15. Louisburg  34.0
16. Iola  29.0
17. Clay Center  28.0
18. Erie  15.0

    For complete results,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/athletics/wrestling/12-13/Silver%20Lake%20High%20School%20Invitational.pdf

Area Wrestling Leaders

    Following are the leaders in wrestling thus far this year for the Capital-Journal area.  

126 — Diekmann, Atchison County, 30-5; Reiss, Rock Creek, 29-1; Vesta, Manhattan, 28-8; Bazan, Junction City, 28-11; Smith, Abilene, 27-8; J. Gentry, Rossville, 27-10; G. Whitson, Emporia, 26-11; Wallingford, Atchison, 22-8; Failer, St. Marys, 21-11; Lutz, Holton, 21-11; C. Truesdale, Riley County, 20-13; Steck, Chapman, 15-8; Mundy, Santa Fe Trail, 15-9; Dietrich, Wamego, 12-7; Christian, Baldwin,

138 — Detwiler, Emporia, 35-6; Voeghtly, Junction City, 32-6; Shoemaker, Baldwin, 31-2; Tooley, St. Marys, 30-1; Landoll, Marysville, 28-4; Lovvorn, Holton, 24-5; D. Gentry, Rossville, 22-12; Mullin, Manhattan, 19-8; Piper, Santa Fe Trail, 19-11; Havenstein, Riley County, 19-12; Reeb, Jefferson West, 17-7; D. Hake, Concordia, 16-0; Bailey, Royal Valley, 16-12; Burenheide, Rock Creek, 15-11.

145 — Millsap, Junction City, 32-3; Lambotte, Rossville, 28-1; D. Matthews, Manhattan, 28-5; Lassiter, Holton, 27-3; Ridder, Rock Creek, 25-10; Gr. Ware, Clay Center, 23-8; Ferguson, Burlington, 21-10; Dunlap, Doniphan West, 20-11; Hurla, St. Marys, 19-5; Best, Jefferson West, 17-13; Tuckfield, Baldwin, 7-4.

152 — Denton, Junction City, 34-7; T. Ogden, Royal Valley, 33-3; Huseman, Tonganoxie, 31-6; Reesor, Rossville, 29-8; Leeper, Manhattan, 27-7; Baum, Holton, 27-8; Cramer, Marysville, 27-11; Craige, Council Grove, 19-8; Fee, Doniphan West, 19-11; Birkinsha, Atchison County, 18-9; Wright, Santa Fe Trail, 18-11; Horne, Baldwin, 15-12; Miller, St. Marys, 14-6; Hagedorn, Abilene, 13-3; Campbell, Wamego, 13-4.

285 — Smith, Burlington, 29-7; Todd, Abilene, 27-10; Cooper, Rossville, 25-9; Zeller, Holton, 24-5; Rafalko, Junction City, 24-7; Hoffman, Atchison County, 23-17; Zook, Chapman, 16-6; Kissinger, Tonganoxie, 15-5; Brock, Jefferson West, 13-10; Kolterman, Onaga, 12-1; Funk, Atchison, 11-6; Hooper, Holton, 10-1; Neal, Perry-Lecompton, 10-2.

Tagen Lambotte Ranked #1

In the latest KWCA rankings,  Tagen Lambotte is the top ranked wrestler in the 321A 145 pound class.

The complete rankings for the top of the 145 pound class  are:


1. Tagen Lambotte, Rossville; 2. Chance Demel, Hoisington; 3. Tanner Niemczyk, Beloit; 4. Triston Hurla, St. Marys; 5. Nick Sells, Russell; 6. Cody Ellis, Norton.

RHS Boys Defeated by Silver Lake

In Friday nights contest with Silver Lake,  the Eagles prevailed in a 66-53 win.

Silver Lake        15     10     17     24     =     66
Rossville          12     10     12     19     =     53

Rossville scoring::
Immenschuh                6              6-7       18
Catron                         4              0-0        8
Davis                           3 (1)         1-1        8
Greco                          3 (1)         0-0        7
Horak                          2 (1)         2-4        7
Horak                          1              1-2        3
Sowers                        1              0-0        2

Totals                         20 (3)       10-14     53

RHS Girls Lose to Silver Lake

Silver Lake       14     21     8     8     =     51
Rossville           6       0     4     5     =     15

Rossville  scoring:
VanderPutten           2            0-0       4
Dick                        1            0-0       2
Dantzson                 1            0-0       2
Kirk                         1            0-0       2
Channel                   1            0-0       2
Steckel                    1            0-0       2
Catron                     0            1-4       1
Totals                      7 (0)       1-4     15

Rossville Rattlers Have 6 Players Back

ROSSVILLE - The Rossville Rattlers are excited to announce that six players from the team's inaugural season will return in 2013.

 

Returning to the team are Outfielders Luke Bordewick and Mitch Streeter; Infielders Ethan Beckett and J.D. Garetson; and Pitchers Tyler Patty and Dylan Backman. Bordewick, Beckett, Patty, Backman and Garetson were all key players during the Rattlers 2nd place finish at the NBC Summer Nationals last July. Streeter's season was cut short due to injury, although he would have been in-eligible for the Summer Nationals due to age restrictions.

 

Luke Bordewick was crowned the Home Run Derby champion during the Summer Nationals and brings his powerful bat back to the lineup this season. Last season for Pittsburg State he led the Gorrillas in batting average (.342) while playing in 28 games. Bordewick, a Topeka native, is a graduate of Washburn Rural High School and was a standout athlete for the Jr. Blues.

 

Mitch Streeter a native of Valley Falls, Mitch batted .111 last season for Pittsburg State and will provide veteran leadership in the outfield. Streeter is a hard worker who is maturing into a front line player at Pittsburg State. A three-time All-Delaware Valley League performer at Valley Falls High and he helped the Dragons to a Class 2A state tournament appearance in 2010.

 

"I'm very exciting about returning to the Rattlers this summer, last summer was a great experience. I met a lot of great guys and the coaching staff was great. I'm sure this summer will be the same," - Rattlers Outfielder Mitch Streeter. 

  

Ethan Beckett a graduate of Seaman High School in Topeka, Beckett was Second Team 5A All-State in 2011 along with being named to the 2011 All-City team. He was a member of the 2010 5A State Champion Seaman Vikings baseball team. Beckett will be a freshman at Independence Community College this spring.

 

"I'm really excited to play more games and play against some different opponents," - Rattlers Infielder Ethan Beckett.

 

J.D. Garetson earned first team all-state and all-league (2010 & 2011) and was named the 3A player of the year at Rock Creek High School. He is 3rd all-time for RBI in a season with 33 at Rock Creek. J.D. also has the school record with 4 saves in one season. Garetson will be playing at Washburn University this spring after taking a redshirt last season.

 

Tyler Patty from El Dorado, has transferred this season from Hesston College to Longview Community College in suburban Kansas City. Patty was an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III First Team selection in 2011 for El Dorado High School. Last season for Hesston, he went 1-1 with 5.93 ERA and struck out 17 batters in 13.2 innings of work. At the plate, he hit .217 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI in 42 games.

 

Dylan Backman a native of Silver Lake, is attending Neosho County Community College in Chanute. Backman was a redshirt freshman last season with the Panthers. Dylan played Football and Baseball at Silver Lake High School and will pitch again this year for the Rattlers.

 

"I'm ready to get back at it and make it to the NBC World Series this time," - Rattlers Pitcher Dylan Backman.

 

The Rattlers are excited to have these young men back this season and will announce future signings in the coming weeks. The season kicks off on Thursday May 30th as the Rattlers host the Midwest Bruins at 7:00 PM in Rossville. The Rattlers will play 33 games this season, with 20 being in Rossville and 13 on the road. 

 

Media Contacts:

Brett Cowdin

President/Field Manager

Cell: 785-249-8770

email: treb14@aol.com

 

David Streeter

General Manager

Cell: 785-215-3005

email: rossvillerattlers@gmail.com

 

The Rossville Rattlers play at historic Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville, KS and are the 2012 National Baseball Congress Summer Nationals Runner-Up. The 2013 season swings into action on May 30th at home against the Midwest Bruins. Like us on Facebook or Twitter (@RvilleRattlers) to get the latest news and updates. Please contact rossvillerattlers@gmail.com for more information on the team.

Osage City Girls Get Win In Fourth

    Tied at the end of the half, tied at the end of three quarters, but the Osage girls pulled out a 10-4 final quarter to win by six points.

Rossville               3     12       6       4     =     25

Osage City            8       7       6     10     =     31

Rossville scoring:
Steckel                         3 (3)       1-2         10
Nitsch                           3              0-0          6
Channel                        1              1-2           3
VanderPutten            0             2-5           2
Dantzson                      1             0-0           2
Catron                           0             2-2           2 
Totals                            8 (3)     6-11        25

Osage City Gets Victory in Boys BB

Rossville                11     12       9     12    =     44

Osage City               8     13     13     15    =     49

Rossville  scoring:
Horak                      6 (1)        1-1        14
Catron                     2              4-4          8
Sowers                    2               3-4          7
Immenschuh        3               0-0         6
Horak                      1                3-3         5
Davis                       2                0-0        4 
Totals                   16 (1)        11-12   44

Delores Farrell Passes Away

    Delores C. (Kolterman) Farrell, 88 of Rossville, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born October 31, 1924 in the Laclede community the daughter of Ewalt and Frances Wilson Kolterman. She grew up in the Laclede community and graduated from Wamego High School.

    On April 4, 1945 in Atchison, Kansas, Delores was united in marriage to Dennis C. Farrell. They shared over fifty-eight years of marriage before Dennis passed away on May 6, 2003. To this union they shared four children, Tomi Ann, Jayleen, Paris Marie and Denis.

    Delores and Dennis lived on a farm near Wamego and moved to the Rossville/ St. Marys communities in 1956. Delores was a proud farmer’s wife who understood what hard work was all about and took much pride in everything she did. She was always caring for her children and helping Dennis with chores on the farm on a daily basis. In her later years, she was employed for the Unified School District No. 321 as a cook and she took much pride in preparing all those meals for the school kids. Her strong work ethic and loving heart will be missed by her family and friends and her warm spirit will be expressed in all of their daily lives forever…

    She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dennis; one daughter, Paris Marie Farrell (1956); and two grandchildren, Shawn Perry (1989) and Jacolyn Farrell (2009).

    Delores is survived by her two daughters, Tomi Ann Morford and Jayleen Farrell both of Topeka, Kansas; one son, Denis Farrell of Valley Center, Kansas; one sister, Henrietta Willey of Oregon; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Interment will follow to the St. Bernard’s Catholic Cemetery in Wamego. Mrs. Farrell will lie in state from 9:00 until service time Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in care of the Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys Kansas 66536

RHS Girls Defeat Wabaunsee 53-47

    The RHS girls basketball team got an early jump on Wabaunsee Friday night, but had to fight off a third quarter rally to win 53-47 on the home court.

Rossville             17     14      8     14     =     53

Wabaunsee          9     14    13     11     =     47

Rossvville scoring:Channel                3 (1)             7-9       14
Brown                    5 (2)             0-0      12
Dantzson              5                    1-2        11
Nitsch                    3 (1)             2-2         9
Steckel                   1 (1)             0-0        3
Kirk                         1                    0-0        2
Catron                    1                    0-0        2  

Totals                 19 (5)          10-13    53

Dawgs One Point Short In Basketball

    The RHS boys basketball team took a disappointing loss on Friday night (Feb. 1) after going into the 4th quarter with a 9 point lead,  but they were  one point short at the end as Wabaunsee poured in 21 points during the final quarter.

Rossville          9     18     16     11     =     54

Wabaunsee   15     13       6     21     =     55

Rossville scoring:
Immenschuh             5 (1)            4-6        15
Horak                           4                  3-3         11
Davis                             4 (1)           0-0          9
Catron                           2                 3-4           7
Horak                            2                 0-0          4
Day                                 1                  1-2          3
Greco                             1 (1)           0-0         3
Sowers                          1                  0-0         2  
Totals                       20 (3)         11-15    54