Charles McLain Passes Away

Charles A. McLain, Topeka (formerly of Rossville) passed away at home with his family by his side on April 28th, 2021 after a valiant battle with kidney cancer.

Charlie was born July 5th, 1943 to Thomas & Josie Taylor McLain in Senath, MO. He later moved with his family to the St. Louis area, where he met his wife of 28 years, Jo. They later divorced but remained close friends. She preceded him in death.

Charlie retired from Goodyear in 1997 after 33 years of service. Charlie, or "Chuck" was an avid bowler and leaves behind many great friends in the bowling community. He loved spending time at the casino and loved his Royals, Chiefs and Jayhawks. He proudly passed on this love to his family.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Tom, a sister Kathy, nephew Tony and his son, Charles (Chip) McLain. He is survived by three sisters, Freida (Jimmy) Noonan, Brenda (Jerry) Sessums, and Doris Smith. He is also survived by three daughters, LauRay McLain, Topeka, Joi (John) Ridder and Amber (Jeff) Huske, all of Silver Lake, nine grandchildren, Darrell (DJ) and Trint Crosswhite, Jakob and Jennah Ridder, Kali and Garrett Huske, and Ben, Sarah, and Hannah McLain, 12 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Charlie was cremated at his request and arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date

Onaga Softball Team Blanked Twice

The Lady Dawgs got something to chew on May 29 when Onaga came to Rossville with the home team  picking up wins of  11-0 and  15-0.

Rossville Softball Stat Leaders

Softball team stat leaders thus far in the 2021 season per CJ Online are below.

Batting

Ave     Bergstresser    .542
           Mitchell            .485 

           Dyche              .479
           Douglas           .439
           Perine              .432
           Hale                 .429

RBIs  Bergstresser       26
          Rabe                   23 

          Dyche                 14

HRs  Bergstresser          5

Pitching

Wins  Rabe               6
          Dyche             5

ERA   Rabe        1.93
           Dyche      2.62   

SO      Dyche        49
           Rabe          48                         

Rossville Baseball Stat Leaders

 The batting leaders are below.

Ave   Brown    .500
         Garcia    .405

RBIs Brown      14

Pitching Leaders are below.

Wins    Brown      2
            Garcia      2
            Horak       2
            McGrath   2

ERA    Brown       0.00
            Garcia      3.68
            McGrath   3.75

SO       Horak       30
            McGrath   27
            Brown       20
            Garcia       20

Seaman Relays

Men at Seaman Relays, April 30, 2021

 Manhattan 115.5, Washburn Rural 75, Lansing 67, Olathe North 67, Silver Lake 53, Perry-Lecompton 47, Junction City 46, SM North 39, Leavenworth 37, Emporia 32, Seaman 30.5, Santa Fe Trail 22, Holton 22, Wamego 16, Rossville 15, SM Northwest 9, Jefferson North 3, Burlingame 3, Hiawatha 3.

Rossville's Woodrow Rezac finished runner-up in the boys' 100 in 10.89 seconds, finishing second to Lansing's Malik Benson (10.55), who swept the 100, 200 and long jump titles.

Women at Seaman Relays.

Olathe North 100.5, Manhattan 94, SM Northwest 78, Leavenworth 67, Lansing 57, Washburn Rural 51, SM North 38, Junction City 31, Emporia 30.5, Rossville 28, Seaman 25, Hiawatha 25, Santa Fe Trail 19, Holton 19, Jefferson North 13, Wamego 10, Burlingame 8, Topeka High 3, Silver Lake 3, Perry-Lecomtpon 1.

400 — 1. Blake, Leavenworth, 57.48; 2. Ritchhart, Lansing, 58.42; 3. Amelia Foster, Rossville, 59.91.

800 — 1. Druse, Seaman, 2:22.64; 2. Stewart, Olathe North, 2:24.40; 3. Amelia Foster, Rossville, 2:24.94.

 Shot Put -- Rossville's Briar Gillum took the shot put title with a throw of 40 feet, 7 inches, moving to No. 4 on the state honor roll this season. She won by nearly two feet over Toala from Junction City.

Discus — 1. Toala, Junction City, 126-4; 2. Hinterweger, Santa Fe Trail, 125-11; 3. Gillum, Rossville, 125-6.

Dawgs Wallop Onaga Baseball Team

 The Dawgs picked up their 6th and 7th consecutive wins by drubbing Onaga 6-1 and 10-0.  The Dawgs have won 9 of their last ten games and stand at 9-3 overall.

 

Golf Team At St. Mary's Inv. Golf

The boys golf team  finished 10th of the 13 teams at the St. Marys Invitational golf tournament at Stagg Hill Golf Club on April 29, 2021.    Rossville golfers were:

Name                              Finish       Strokes
Mshewe Hale                    T18           91
Chris Vanderputten           T39           98
Alden Baumchen              42            101
Manuel Vanderputten       73            134 

Golden Giants Looking For Host Families

 TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Topeka Golden Giants have finalized the 2021 roster and are looking for three more host families to host a Golden Giant for the 2021 season.

The Topeka Golden Giants are a summer collegiate baseball club that has been a part of the Mid-Plains League since 2013 and have had host families take in collegiate baseball players for the summer seasons. This year, they have a new home in Rossville, Kansas, and are looking for three more families who will be willing to take in a Golden Giant from May 31 to July 29.

According to Golden Giants manager, Jacob Kirmer, he mentioned that, “without host families we are not able to provide these young men with the opportunity to continue playing through the summer.”

Walter Foresman Passes Away

 Walter “Nawgishek” E. Foresman, 84, of Topeka, passed away on April 27, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital.

He was born on May 19, 1936 to Ralph and Juanita (Patton) Foresman in Rossville, Kansas.

Walter graduated from Wamego High School in 1954 and went straight to work. Over the course of his life he had many jobs but he enjoyed working at Roberson Lumber as a Salesman, where he later retired.

On June 20, 1986, Walter married Delilia Dutt in Topeka.
He was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, Kansas.

Walter was a member of the Citizen Pottawatomi Nation of Shawnee, Oklahoma and also the Knights of Columbus Council number 7426 for 35 years, where he served as a Knight of the 3rd Degree. He was an avid antique shopper with his wife. He loved to hunt and fish, and was a great outdoorsman. Walter also enjoyed to go mushroom hunting. He was so excited about the upcoming mushroom season. Walter loved to collect John Deere Tractors. He loved to spend time with his family and spoiling everyone, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Walter is survived by loving Wife, Delilia; Children, Mike (Sharon) Foresman, DeAnna (Herb) Lambert, Linda (Willie) Erikson, William Foresman, Jeffery (Karen) Fortenberry; Brother, Gene (Janet) Foresman and Sister, Sheila (Ken) Walsh; 13 Grandchildren and 17 Great Grandchildren and one on the way.

He was preceded in death by his Son, Robert Foresman; both of his parents; two daughter-in-laws, Pamela Foresman and Marvalie Foresman.

Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 pm at Parker Price Funeral Home on Sunday, May 2, 2021 followed by a visitation where the family will greet friends until 5:30 pm.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, May 3, 2021 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, Kansas at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Memorials contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care or to St. Aloysius Catholic Church and sent in the care of Parker Price Funeral Home.

Alex Sherer Is Athlete Of Week

 

ALEX SHERER, ROSSVILLE | TENNIS FRESHMAN

HIS PERFORMANCE: Sherer, a freshman playing in a co-op arrangement with Hayden during the regular season, had a huge week in winning a pair of tournament singles titles. Sherer went 6-0 at the Topeka West Invitational on Monday, posting five straight 8-0 victories before taking the title with an 8-5 win over Kansas City Christian's Caleb Bartels in the finals. On Saturday, Sherer won the singles crown at the Wichita Collegiate Tournament of Champions, capping a 4-0 day with an 8-3 win over Jaden Tredway of Maize South in the championship match. Sherer is 26-1 this season with his lone loss coming to Blue Valley West's Akki Pujari.

COACH'S COMMENT: "Despite never having been a member of a tennis team before, Alex joined our team this spring and was instantly accepted as a member of the squad and a team leader," Hayden coach James Sandstrom said. "Over the course of our season we look at the Tournament of Champions as a great prep meet for state. This year the field was a combination of some of the best teams from 3A, 4A, and 5A. His performance on Saturday was very impressive. In a very deep field his closest match was 8-3. He is peaking at the right time of year and will be one of the favorites in 3A in a couple of weeks."

Silver Lake Inv. Golf

 Rossville fielded a 3 man team in the Silver Lake Inv. golf tournament at Lake Shawnee Golf Club on April 26, 2021.  Leading the Rossville team were Mshewe Hale, 97 strokes, and Chris Vanderputten, 104. 

Rossville Inv. Track and Field

 Men              Rossville placed 11th of 15 teams.  Those who finished in the "top ten" were:

100 Yd       1st            Woodrow Rezac
200 Yd       2nd           Woodrow Rezac
400 yd        9th            Braiden Hensley
Javelin       1st             Hunter Broce  

Women          Rossville placed fifth of 14 teams.  Top ten finishers were:

100 Yd       9th            Alexis Bittner
200 Yd       2nd           Keera Lacock
400 Yd       1st            Amelia Foster
800 Yd       1st            Amelia Foster
1600 Yd     4th           Julia Streit
    "             10th         Audrie Davis
3200 Yd     2nd          Julia Streit
100 Yd H   8th           Ean Haynes
300 Yd H   8th           Keera Lacock
4 x 800      1st            Julia Streit, Keera Lacock, Audrie Davis, Amelia Foster
Shot Put    1st            Briar Gillum
Discus       2nd          Briar Gillum 

Baseball Team Defeats Santa Fe Tr. Twice

 The Rossville baseball team picked up two additional wins on Friday, April 23 at Joe Campbell Stadium.

The winning scores were 8-5 and 10-0.  After losing the first 4 games,  the Dawgs have come back to win 7 of the last 8 and are 7-5 overall.

Golden Giants Season Starts June 1

 The Topeka Golden Giants open their 2021 season on their home field at Joe Campbell Stadium on June 1.  Their schedule can be read at goldengiants schedule