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.