Schnakenberg & Hanna Have A Boy

    Shelby Schnakenberg and Cody Hanna of  Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby  boy born June 4, 2019 at Stormont-Vail.

Mshewe Hale At 2A State Golf

     RHS freshman Mshewe Hale had an excellent score of 102 at the 2A State Golf tournament.    He did not qualify for a medal,  but it was certainly an impressive showing for someone with very little tournament experience.

Marguerite Bond Passes Away

Marguerite V. Bond, 96, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at the St. Marys Manor in St. Marys.

She was born January 19, 1923 at Emmett the daughter of James and Justina Coon Clark. She grew up in the Emmett community.

Mrs. Bond was a homemaker and a farm wife. She lived in the Delia community many years.

On November 21, 1946 she was united in marriage to Oren R. Bond at Holton. He preceded her in death on January 13, 1991. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas, Francis and George Clark; two sisters, Monica Doll and Agnes Stein.

Those left to cherish her memory are two sons, Robert Bond, Kingsville, MO. and Ronald Bond, Topeka; her daughter, Shirley Voight, Memphis, TN; a brother, John Clark, Emporia; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in St. Clere Cemetery, Emmett. Mrs. Bond will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 12:30 until service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be given to and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com

Judy Boyles Teaches Art In Rossville

https://www.potawatomi.org/boyles-gourd-art-connects-the-community-in-kansas/

Lucas Leeper To Teach/Coach In AZ

    Lucas Leeper will be teaching and coaching baseball at Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix, AZ  next year!      OCHS is a amazing academic school and a traditional 6A power in Arizona high school baseball.
    The school's web site is at:  https://www.dvusd.org/sdohs.  

Cross Creek Water Level

    Cross Creek water level can be checked at:
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Rossville-Cross-Creek-Levels-510443121.html

2A Boys State Track Results

     The final State 2A boys track and field results show Rossville in 4th place of 44 teams.  The Dawgs had a 1,2 finish in the 100 M Dash, a 3,4 finish in the 200M, and finished first in the 4 x 100 M Relay at the May 14-25 event.
     Trevor Johnson came in 1st in the 100 M and 3rd in the 200 M.  Goodnow Rezac was right behind Trevor in both events with 2nd and 4th place finishes.
     The championship 4 x 100M relay team was composed of Trevor Johnson, Goodnow Rezac, Ben Price and Tyree Sowers.

    Team Standings were:  1. Stanton County, 2. Hillsboro, 3. Maranatha, 4. Rossville

Haley Brown Receives BS

Haley Brown received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training with Minors in Kinesiology and Anthropology from Kansas State University in May 2019.

Catherine "CJ" Heim Passes Away

    Catherine Heim, 94, passed away May 23, 2019.   She was married to John C. Heim and they operated a construction company until he passed away.  She worked as a health aide for USD 321 schools.  Her complete obituary can be read at:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/catherine-jo-cj-heim/

Rossville Dominates In 100 M

Rossville senior Trevor Johnson knew that he and sophomore Woodrow Rezac could put together a strong performance at state in the 2A boys 100-meter dash.

In fact, Johnson floated that suggestion to his teammate long before state.

“When we started training this year, I told him that I was going to win it and I wanted him right behind me,” Johnson said.

That’s exactly how things turned out at Cessna Stadium, with Johnson winning in 11.02 seconds and Rezac finishing second in 11.20.

“We’ve been pushing each other all year long trying to get first and second, and it’s nice that we finally reached that goal,” Johnson said. “I get my name up on the wall (as a state champ) and I’m waiting on him to do it next year.”

Rezac easily surpassed the very modest goal he set entering the race.

“To be honest, I didn’t want to get last,” he said. “I knew I was pretty close to Trevor and I tried to beat him. I didn’t, but second’s second and I’m not going to argue.”

Rezac picked up a state title and Johnson got his second gold later in the day when the Bulldawgs teamed with senior Benjamin Price and sophomore Tyree Sowers to win the 400 relay in 43.98.

Patricia Pletcher Passes Away

    With heavy hearts, at the age of 79, we announce the death of Patricia L. Pletcher (Rossville, Kansas), born in Camdenton, Missouri, who passed away on May 23, 2019.
    She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Harry F. Cooper and Nettie A. Tillison Cooper; her husband Robert; her children, John F. Pletcher, Brand Pletcher (Nancy) of Keene, Ron Pletcher (Tricia) of Keene, Robert Pletcher Jr. of Keene and Jeannie Masters (J. B.); her daughter-in-law Dee Pletcher of Harrisburg, OR; her sister Ann Willcut of Camdenton, MO.   She was also cherished by 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
    A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Wabaunsee County Fire District No. 5 firehouse from 6:00-8:00 P.M., 23324 K- 99 Hwy., Lake Wabaunsee. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To read a full obituary or leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Streit & Gillum At 2A State Track

Girls Team Results:

The Rossville girls track team came in 34th of 43 teams with only two qualifiers from the regional. 
Julia Streit came in 6th in the 3200 M Run per official standings,  but had the identical time as # 5.

3,200m run—1. Wagner, KC Christian, 11:31.49. 2. H.Giefer, Trego, 11:44.38. 3. Diercks, Hoxie, 12:13.65. 4. S.Giefer, Trego, 12:18.89. 5. Hammeke, Ellinwood, 12:28.59. 6. Streit, Rossville, 12:28.59. 7. Peterson, Stanton County, 12:38.30. 8. Brown, Remington, 12:51.20

Briar Gillum placed 8th in the shot put.

Still Time To Attend All-School Reunion

There is still time to make reservations for the RHS Reunion, Dinner and Scholarship Presentation. It will be Saturday, June 1st at the Dekat Parish Hall with social hour at 4:00 and catered dinner at 6:00. Call 785 584 6080 with questions.

Rossville Third At State

From the Capital-Journal:
    Rossville saw its hopes of capturing the Class 2-1A state baseball title end with a 9-4 loss to Marion in the semifinals. But the Bulldawgs bounced back in a big way, beating Humboldt 19-3 for third.
    “I am proud of our kids for the improvement that we made,” Rossville coach Eammon Bradley said. “We played good baseball with the exception of one inning versus Marion. It is challenging to lose the semifinal game and have to play a consolation game after that. It showed that we were the mentally tougher team to rebound from a crushing loss and get a big win against Humboldt.”
    Rossville led 1-0 early against Marion, but saw the Warriors erupt for seven runs in the second inning to take control. Aiden Garcia and Bo Reeves each drove in two runs for the Bulldawgs.
    Rossville led just 4-3 after two innings in the consolation game before blowing out the Cubs. The Bulldawgs scored seven times in the third and finished the Cubs off with a six-run fifth.
Reevdes, Cody Dyche and McGwyre Leathers each drove in three runs and Kaleb Badura had three hits, two RBIs and scored four runs. Ten different Bulldawgs had hits in the blowout.
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CLASS 2-1A BASEBALL  CONSOLATION FINAL
ROSSVILLE 19, HUMBOLDT 3
Rossville   1 3 7 2 6 X X     19    16   1
Humboldt  1 2 0 0 0 X X       3     7    3
Balch and Brown. Aikins, Barnett (3), Murrow (6) and Elder. WP — Balch. LP — Aikins.
2B — Rossville: Garcia; Humboldt: Elder, Goodner.

STATE SEMIFINAL  
MARION 9, ROSSVILLE 4
Rossville    1 0 0 0 1 2 0       4  7  4
Marion       0 7 0 1 1 0 X      9  9  3
Brockamp, Catron (2) and Brown. Tracy, Mercer (6) and Zinn. WP — Tracy. LP — Brockamp.
2B — Marion: Stringer. 3B — Marion: Lanning.