New Duane Zlatnik (08) Video

    KMBC has put up a new video with an interview about Rossville's Dunae Zlatnik who is hoping to be selected in the last rounds of the NFL draft on the 27th.  If he is not picked in the draft,  then he hopes to make it into one of the team's camps as a free agent.
    The interview can be seen at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8GhFL1glM

Area Softball Leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE

Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, .708; Kayhill, Wellsville, .692; Stegall, Troy, .688; Lane, Valley Falls, .680; Lockwood, Silver Lake, .660; Jirak, Chase County, .655; Jaloma, Atchison, .619; Smith, Atchison, .611; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .594; Wilson, Rock Creek, .591; Bennett, Troy, .588; Miller, Oskaloosa, .588; Christy, Silver Lake, .581; Henry, Rock Creek, .576; Langvardt, Chapman, .575; Byrn, Lawrence, .568; Brecheisen, Rossville, .562; Lane, Silver Lake, .562; Halter, Riverside, .556; Womack, Silver Lake, .550; Merriman, Holton, .537; Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, .526; Worrell, Royal Valley, .520; Burt, Santa Fe Trail, .519; Srna, Rock Creek, .515; Wegner, Silver Lake, .513.

HOME RUNS

Merriman, Holton, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Halter, Riverside, 3; Womack, Silver Lake, 3; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 3; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Damashek, Burlington, 2; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 2; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Lewis, Burlingame, 2; Wilson, Rock Creek, 2; Brecheisen, Rossville, 1; twenty six others also have 1 home run.

RBI

Merriman, Holton, 27; Jirak, Chase County, 21; Womack, Silver Lake, 21; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 18; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 18; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 17; Damashek, Burlington, 17; Brecheisen, Rossville, 16; Halter, Riverside, 16; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 15; S. Brown, Wamego, 15; Herring, Holton, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; Lane, Valley Falls, 14; Langvardt, Chapman, 14; McManigal, Holton, 14; Burt, Santa Fe Trail, 13; Farley, Chapman, 13; B. Henry, Wabaunsee, 13; Henry, Rock Creek, 13; Jaloma, Atchison, 13; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 13; Overkamp, Rock Creek, 13; Sparks, Wellsville, 13; Griffin, Chase County, 12; Harding, Oskaloosa, 12; Herring, Valley Falls, 12; Pearson, Burlington, 12; G. Brown, Riverside, 11; Buster, Wamego, 11; Carmona, Lawrence, 11; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 11; VanderPutten, Rossville, 11.

PITCHING

WINS

Buster, Wamego, 9; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 7; Christy, Silver Lake, 7; Deiter, Silver Lake, 7; Morgan, Council Grove, 7; Beckley, Wellsville, 6; Heins, Chase County, 6; Beemer, Chapman, 5; Emling, Burlington, 5; Fincham, Marysville, 5; Holaday, Holton, 5; Wildey, Abilene, 5; Campbell, Rock Creek, 4; Damashek, Burlington, 4; Herring, Valley Falls, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Kraus, Mission Valley, 4; Schlesener, Mission Valley, 4; Ash, Herington, 3; Grimmett, Rossville, 3; Jaloma, Atchison, 3; McManigal, Holton, 3; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3; Winder, Troy, 3.

ERA

Heins, Chase County, 0.54; Deiter, Silver Lake, 0.83; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 1.11; Fincham, Marysville, 1.35; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2.10; Jaloma, Atchison, 2.15; Morgan, Council Grove, 2.16; Kirk, Rossville, 2.26; Emling, Burlington, 2.32; Herring, Valley Falls, 2.55; Beemer, Chapman, 2.56; Wildey, Abilene, 2.81; Holaday, Holton, 2.83; Buster, Wamego, 3.08.

STRIKEOUTS

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 120; Deiter, Silver Lake, 67; Heins, Chase County, 65; Wildey, Abilene, 62; Morgan, Council Grove, 57; Buster, Wamego, 55; Beckley, Wellsville, 47; Kirk, Rossville, 39; Beemer, Chapman, 38; Kraus, Mission Valley, 38; Sumonja, Lawrence, 38; Fincham, Marysville, 35; Holaday, Holton, 34; Jaloma, Atchison, 34; Ash, Herington, 27; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 22.

Area Leaders in Baseball

BATTING

AVERAGE

Glissman, Valley Falls, .594; Bachura, Council Grove, .588; Fine, West Franklin, .571; Boucher, Mission Valley, .567; Fleming, Council Grove, .567; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .543; D. Hake, Concordia, .538; Nitsch, Rossville, .536; Gilbert, Concordia, .529; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, .523; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .520; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .516; Shirley, Council Grove, .514; Van Houtan, Oskaloosa, .500; Watts, Marysville, .500; Leydig, Council Grove, .487; Thurber, Royal Valley, .487; Burns, Valley Falls, .472; Brecheisen, Rossville, .471; Swinehart, Lyndon, .469; Thomas, Junction City, .469.

HOME RUNS

L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 5; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 2; Glissman, Valley Falls, 2; Pearson, Concordia, 2; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 2; Allen, Mission Valley, 1; Brecheisen, Rossville, 1; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 1; Burget, Royal Valley, 1; K. Clark, St. Marys, 1; T. Clark, Mission Valley, 1; Denton, Junction City, 1; Fine, West Franklin, 1; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 1; A. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 1; Shinn, Rossville, 1; Swartz, Thomas, Concordia, 1; Watts, Marysville, 1.

RBI

Glissman, Valley Falls, 26; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 26; A. Pryor, Central Heights, 20; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 19; Bachura, Council Grove, 18; Kruger, Silver Lake, 18; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 17; Fleming, Council Grove, 17; Horstick, Central Heights, 16; Leydig, Council Grove, 16; Moore, Silver Lake, 16; Thurber, Royal Valley, 16; Shinn, Rossville, 15; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 15; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 15; Brown, Silver Lake, 14; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 14; Burns, Valley Falls, 14; Allen, Mission Valley, 13; Fitch, Lyndon, 13; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 13; Swinehart, Lyndon, 13; Nitsch, Rossville, 12; Noble, Oskaloosa, 12;.

PITCHING

WINS

Fleming, Council Grove, 6; Leydig, Council Grove, 6; Brown, Silver Lake, 5; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 4; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Holz, St. Marys, 3; Hortsick, Central Heights, 3; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 3; Perry, Silver Lake, 3; Shinn, Rossville, 3; Adams, Rock Creek, 2; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Boucher, Mission Valley, 2; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 2; Burns, Valley Falls, 2; M. Catron, Rossville, 2; E. Duda, West Franklin, 2; Harris, Oskaloosa, 2; Herdman, Lyndon, 2; Herren, Wabaunsee, 2; Hittle, Concordia, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Sellers, Lyndon, 2; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 2; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 2; Watts, Marysville, 2.

ERA

Burns, Valley Falls, 0.00; M. Catron, Rossville 0.00; Horstick, Central Heights, 0.36; Brown, Silver Lake, 0.55; Gieber, Concordia, 0.78; Shinn, Rossville, 0.78; Perry, Silver Lake, 0.82; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.86; Griffee, Marysville, 0.88; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 0.91; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.97; Smith, Central Heights, 1.11; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 1.52; Hittle, Concordia, 1.68; Herren, Wabaunsee, 1.75; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 1.77;.

STRIKEOUTS

Holz, St. Marys, 45; Thurber, Royal Valley, 40; Brown, Silver Lake, 39; Fleming, Council Grove, 38; Leydig, Council Grove, 37; M. Catron, Rossville, 35; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 34; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 32; Woodruff, Lyndon, 32; Watts, Marysville, 30; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 26; Shinn, Rossville, 26; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 25.

Softball Team Wins Two at Perry-Lecompton

    The RHS girls softball team picked up two wins against Perry-Lecompton on April 19.    They won the first game 14-6 with Taylor Kirk pitching the complete game to get the win.  In the second game,  junior Darian  Grimmett pitched the complete game to get a 5-4 win.

Mandy Wilson (12) Winning for HCC

    Mandy Wilson, a freshman at Highland Community College has been turning in some excellemt performances for their track team this spring.  The more recent highlights are as follows.
    On April 13 at the Darrel Gourley Open,  she ran her personal best of the year in the 800 M for first place with a 2.23.27.  She was also on the 4 x 100 relay team which won that event.
    Most recently,  on April 24,  she won the 800M at the ESU Mid-Week Open with a 2.23.64.
    For a complete record of all her events this spring,  go to:
http://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4169980.html

KABC Has RHS Ranked Seventh

    With the Rossville High School web site down for the last couple weeks and the Capital not publishing baseball and softball scores,  it is difficult to get information about the teams.  Any parent, teacher, player, or alumni that can send info about the teams performances would be helping a great deal.  Just e-mail any info to Frank.Ruff@juno.com.

    The April 22 Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches ranking of 3A baseball teams has Rossville in seventh place.  Silver Lake, with their undefeated 12-0 season   was in first place, not an unusual event.

Baseball Team Splits at Perry-Lecompton

     The Bulldogs  baseball win streak ended at 9 as they lost to  Perry-Lecompton in the second game of a double header.   The Dawgs were up 1-0 going into the bottom of the ninth on the opponents field,  but a bases loaded wild pitch allowed the Kaws to pick up a 2-1 win.  Rossville won the first game 15-4 and is now  9-1 overall.
    Marcus Catron still hasn’t allowed an earned run and has struck out 35.

Duane Zlatnik (08) Ready for NFL Draft

    Duane Zlatnick has been splitting time between the KU campus and Rossville as he prepares for the NFL draft on April 27.  His old high school coach, Steve Buhler is helping him prepare for tryouts as well as the coaching staff at KU.    Several teams have expressed interest in Duane though it likely will be in the later rounds of the draft,  or,  as a free agent if he is not drafted.
    You can read at the following URL about his preparations and thoughts on the process as he awaits that important day.  
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-04-23/zlatnik-among-ku-players-hoping-draft-call

    You can also read more about Duane at:  http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=85076&draftyear=2013&genpos=OG

    You can also read about him and also listen to a radio interview at:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nfldraftcombine/2013/03/28/nfl-draft-buzz-kansas-og-duane-zlatnik

Active Water 5K/1Mile on April 27

    On this Saturday, April 27,   Rossville Grade School with be the site of the ActiveWater 5K/1-mile run/walk.  It will start at  7:30 a.m. with check-in beginning at 6:30 a.m.  Registration fee for the 5K is $25 and the  1-mile is $20. Call Jenny at 806-2530. Proceeds will help put in wells and purification systems in Africa. Register at http://www.active.com/running/rossville-ks/active-water-5k-and-1-mile-ru....

Mandy Wilson (12) Wins 500 Meter Dash

    Mandy Wilson came in first in the 500 meter dash at the Scottie Classic track and field meet at Highland Community College on Feb. 9, 2013.  Mandy is a freshman at Highland CC.
     Mandy ran a 2:31.60 in the 800M at Park University Invitational, placing first. on March 19.
      On March 30,  Mandy ran a new season best time of 2:26.42 in the 800M at the  Emporia State Spring Open, placing third behind runners from KU and ESU.

John Lambotte (42) Passes Away

John Henry Lambotte, age 89, of Salina, Kansas, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina.     He was born on December 29, 1923, in Rossville, Kansas, the son of Henry Louis and Loretta Mae (Lambott) Lambotte.     Mr. Lambotte was raised in Rossville, Ks where he attended grade & high schools, graduating from Rossville High School in 1942. He attended Clark Business school in Topeka, KS and worked for Santa Fe Railroad for 3 years before beginning in the ministry.     Mr. Lambotte yielded his life to God in his early youth and was faithful to this choice his whole lifetime upholding the teachings of Jesus Christ.     Mr. Lambotte was a Minister of the Gospel and had lived in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas & Nebraska.     He is survived by three nieces: Glenice Schraw, and her husband Dean (deceased), Mary Headrick, and her husband Kermit, Wanda Headrick and her husband Gary, nephew: Dale May, and his wife Shari, Wilma May (wife of George, deceased) many great nephews, nieces and friends also survive.     Mr. Lambotte was preceded in death by his parents, and by two sisters: Mabel Luvina May and Velma Celeste Lambotte and one nephew, George May.     The family of Mr. Lambotte will receive friends during a visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, until service time at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Chapel 1616 Pountz Ave. Manhattan, KS. Interment will follow in the Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan

Floyd Gee Passes Away

    Floyd A. Gee, 92, Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Rossville, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Presbyterian Manor in Kansas City, Kan.
    Floyd Gee was born Dec. 8, 1920, at Home City, the son of Fred A. and Gertrude E. Seip Gee.
    He was a graduate of Moody Bible Institute.        He was married to Ruth Wullschleger in August 1944 and lived in Indiana, where he was a pastor.       
    Years later the family moved to Rossville, and he was the pastor of the Rossville Bible Church for many years.
    He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, who passed away Jan. 15, 2013.  He is survived by his son, Dan Gee; daughter, Laurel Neal, Kansas City, Kan.; and four grandchildren.
    Private burial was in the Marysville City Cemetery.   Memorial contributions can be sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536. Online condolences can be made at www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Viola (Hahn) Parker Passes Away

    Viola “Pinky” Susan Barker, 90, of Wamego, Kansas passed away at her home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 following her battle with cancer.
    She was born July 27, 1922 in Willard, Kansas the daughter of George and Fannie Lloyd Hahn. Pinky attended grade school in Rossville, KS and also graduated from high school at Holton, Kansas.
    Following high school, she married Richard “Dick” Vincent Barker on June 3, 1943 in Holton. She and Dick moved from Holton to Wamego in 1946, where they both lived the remainder of their lives. Dick preceded her in death on February 22, 1999.
    Pinky worked at the Topeka offices of Santa Fe Railroad for several years while she attended night school at Clark’s School of Secretarial and Business. After moving to Wamego, she worked for several years at Wamego Electric and then for Dr. Gail McPeak until her retirement.
    Pinky was always very active and supportive of the Wamego community. She was a member or past member of Wamego American Legion Auxiliary, Wamego VFW Auxiliary, St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Wamego Historical Society, Wamego Hospital Auxiliary, Wamego Senior Citizens, Sweet Adelines, and was a Girl Scout leader for 11 years.
    Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Barker of Salina, KS; one sister of Pratt, KS. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Sue Barker.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, April 26, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church of Wamego. A rosary will be recited Friday at 10:00 a.m. just prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pinky will lie in-state at Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego on Thursday from 12:00 until 6:30 p.m. The casket will remain closed throughout. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Wamego Hospital Auxiliary and may be left in care of Stewart Funeral Home, PO Box 48, 66547.

Mindy Wilson (12) Wins 400 M Hurdles

    Mindy Wilson,  a freshman on the Ft. Hays track team competed in the Alex Francis Classic at Ft. Hays on Mach 30.  She was 4th in the 100 Meter Hurdles and 1st in the 400 Meter Hurdles.