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

(click on photo to enlarge)

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

(click on photo to enlarge)

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.

(click on photo to enlarge)

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.