Alex Sherer Is State Tennis Champ

   Rossville's Alex Sherer edged Wichita Collegiate's Nick Grabon, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) for the 3-1A state state singles championship Friday at the Riverside Tennis Center in Wichita.

3-1A SINGLES 

1—Alex Sherer, Rossville def. Nick Grabon, Wichita Collegiate, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) 

3—Caleb Bartels, KC Christian def. Jake Lucas, Smoky Valley, 6-0, 6-2

5—Peyton Ryan, Central Plains def. Anthony Clennan, Hutchinson Trinity, 9-1

7—Rhain Isaac, Sterling def. Colby Osner, Conway Springs, 9-3

9—Grant Ramsey, Wichita Collegiate def. Max Kice, Wichita Classical, 9-5

11—Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity def. Ian Garis, KC Christian, 9-7

SEMIFINALS—Sherer def. Lucas, 6-1, 6-0; Grabon def. Bartels, 6-2, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Sherer def. Ryan, 6-0, 6-4; Lucas def. Isaac, 6-2, 6-4; Grabon def. Clennan, 6-1, 6-2; Bartels def. Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity, 6-1, 6-1

SECOND ROUND—Ryan def. Connor Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-1, 6-0; Sherer def. Osner, 8-0, 6-1; Lucas def. Ramsey, 6-2, 6-3; Isaac def. Korben Clawson, Meade, 6-1, 4-6 (12-10); Grabon def. Garis, 6-0, 6-0; Clennan def. Max Bieker, Smoky Valley, 6-1, 6-0; Bartels def. Kice, 6-3, 6-0; Mathews def. Evan Foltz, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-0

FIRST ROUND—Harcrow def. Roger Powell, Douglass, 6-2, 6-1; Osner def. Carson Shimer, Sterling, 6-3, 6-1; Clawson def. Luke Formwalt, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-4, 4-6, (12-10); Lucas def. Braden Mooney, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0;  Garis def. Caden Brown, Trego, 6-1, 6-1; Bieker def. Avry Noll, Scott City, 6-3, 6-2; Kice def.  Trevor Gamble, Hesston, 6-1, 6-1; Mathews def. Caden Davis, Douglass, 6-0, 6-1 

CONSOLATION—Ryan def. Kice, 9-1; Ryan def. Isaac, 9-1; Noll def. Foltz, 9-4; Osner def. Mooney, 9-7

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Collegiate 46; 2—KC Christian 34; 3—Hesston 23; 4—Wichita Trinity 17; 5—Rossville 16; 6—Wichita Classical 14; 7—Smoky Valley 13; 8—Hutchinson Trinity 12; Central Plains 12; 10—Sterling 8; 11—Conway Springs 7; Shawnee Maranatha 7; 13—Marysville 6; 14—Ellsworth 4; 15—Meade 2; 16—Ellinwood 1; Hoisington 1; WaKeeney-Trego 1; Scott City 1

Men's MEL Track and Field

 Mid-East League Track and Field Meet 
5/13/2021 to 5/14/2021 at St. Marys High School

Male Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Silver Lake  179
2 St. George-Rock Creek  110
3 St. Marys  106
4 Riley-Riley County  89
5 Alma-Wabaunsee  41
6 Rossville  30

Individuals Finishing in Top Ten

100 M    Woodrow Rezac    1
200 M    Woodrow Rezac    1
   "          Hunter Broce        10
400 M    Braiden Hensley    5 
1600 M  Hayden Sanders     7
Javelin   Hunter Broce          2
    "         Arryn Klesath         7   

Womens MEL Track & Field

 Mid-East League Track and Field Meet -
 5/13/2021 to 5/14/2021 at St. Marys High School

Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Silver Lake  166
2 St. Marys  122
3 St. George-Rock Creek  102
4 Riley-Riley County  82
5 Rossville  60
6 Alma-Wabaunsee  17

Individuals with Top 10 Finishes

100 M         Alexis Bittner     5
100 M Hur Ean Haynes         6
200 M         Alexis Bittner     8
  "                Amelia Foster     9 
300 M Hur  Keera Lacock     5
400 M         Amelia Foster     1
800 M         Amelia Foster     1
  "                Alexis Zabala     6
1600 M       Julia Streit          3
   "               Alexis Zabala     9
3200 M       Julia Streit          3
Long Jump  Ean Haynes       9
Shot Put      Briar Gillum      2
Discus         Briar Gillum      3
4 x 800 Rel Rossville            2  
     (Streit, Davis, Lacock, Foster)

Evelyn (Kovar) (55) Bayside Passes Away

Evelyn Thompson Bayside - Nee Kovar Died peacefully May 6, 2021 at the age of 84 years old. Beloved wife of the late Mahlon Thompson Jr. Dear mother of the late Barbara Bielicki and mother-in-law David Bielicki of Belgium and Katherine (David) Eurich of Bayside. Preceded in death by her siblings Earl (Disca Ann) Kovar, Betty Kovar and Agnes (Robert) Rafferty. Further survived by 4 grandchildren; Johnathan Bielicki, Christopher Bielicki, August Eurich and Anastasia Eurich; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Evelyn grew up on a farm in Rossville, Kansas and was truly an educator at heart. She was ahead of her time as a woman in both science and education, earning her bachelor's degree in Biological and Physical Science in 1958 and her masters degree in science in 1963, both from Emporia State University. She married Mahlon, the love of her life and also an educator, in 1965. After moving to the Milwaukee area in 1966 she taught at a number of institutions, including spending many years teaching Anatomy and Physiology to nursing students at Milwaukee Area Technical College. She also taught high school students as a science lab instructor for over 20 years at Pius XI high school until she retired in 1996. The number of lives that she touched through her teaching is countless and is something she took pride in during her life. She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking road trips across the United States. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy.

Visitation on Wednesday, May 19th at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral Home, 10280 N. Pt. Washington Rd., Mequon from 4-6pm. Private burial at Wisconsin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to The Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin in Evelyn's name

RHS Softball At Sabetha Triangular

 The Lady Dawgs played softball in the Sabetha Triangular on May 13.

Rossville 12
Burlington 2

Rossville 7
Sabetha 2

This brings the Rossville overall record to 17-3 after winning the last ten games in a row.
Rossville is seeded number 1 in the 3A Regional which plas May 17-19.

First Day Results MEL Track

 Mid-East League Track and Field Meet - 5/13/2021 to 5/14/2021 at St. Marys High School

Team Rankings - Through Event 36

Female Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Silver Lake  166
2 St. Marys  122
3 St. George-Rock Creek  102
4 Riley-Riley County  82
5 Rossville  60
6 Alma-Wabaunsee  17

Male Team Scores

Place School Points

1 Silver Lake  179
2 St. George-Rock Creek  110
3 St. Marys  106
4 Riley-Riley County  89
5 Alma-Wabaunsee  41
6 Rossville  30

3A Regional Softball Schedule

 3A Regional Softball At Marysville May 17, 2021

Games Monday 
 At Rossville: Rossville (1: 15-3) vs. Riley County (8: 8-11), 3 p.m.; St. Marys (4: 11-9) vs. Sabetha (5: 9-9), 4:30 p.m.;
Semifinal: Rossville-Riley County winner vs. St. Marys-Sabetha winner, 6 p.m.;

 At Marysville: Rock Creek (3: 12-8) vs. Hiawatha (6: 9-11), 3 p.m.; Nemaha Central (2: 13-7) vs. Marysville (7: 9-11), 4:30 p.m.;
Semifinal: Nemaha Central-Marysville winner vs. Rock Creek-Hiawatha winner, 6 p.m. 

Game Tuesday — Championship, 5 p.m.

3A Regional Baseball Schedule

3A Regional Baseball At Rock Creek, May 17, 2021

Games Monday — Silver Lake (2: 15-3) vs. Marysville (7: 7-13), 1 p.m.; Rock Creek (3: 15-5) vs. Sabetha (6: 13-7), 2:30 p.m.; Nemaha Central (1: 17-3) vs. St. Marys (8: 4-16), 4 p.m.; Riley County (4: 13-5) vs. Rossville (5: 14-6), 5:30 p.m. 

Games Wednesday — Nemaha Central-St. Marys winner vs. Riley County-Rossville winner, 2 p.m.; Silver Lake-Marysville winner vs. Rock Creek-Sabetha winner, 3:30 p.m.; Championship, 5 p.m

Alex Sherer Qualifies For State Tennis

From the Capital-Journal

At long last, Alex Sherer was going to get his shot.

The Rossville senior is a tennis standout, has been for several years. The catch was, Rossville didn't have a tennis program.

But in the fall of 2019, the school worked out a co-op agreement with Hayden, allowing the Sherers a chance to compete as part of a high school team. Alex's younger sister Alivia got the first crack at it and made the most of it, qualifying for state in 2019 as a freshman.

Alex was ready to follow suit last spring, and he was chomping at the bit ready. Then the season was canceled by the Kansas State High School Activities Association due to COVID-19 concern and that opportunity was stripped away.

"A buddy of mind who graduated from Hayden last year (Ronan Boyle), we were hitting balls and getting ready for the season and they had just postponed school for another week," Sherer recalled. "Then it just happened. It was a little wild and a lot disappointing."

This spring, Sherer finally got his opportunity. And he's made the most of it. Not only has he joined his sister as a state qualifier — the first boy in Rossville history to accomplish that feat — he goes to this weekend's state tournament in Wichita as a serious contender for the Class 3-2-1A state singles title.

Sherer is 32-2 on the season with only Central Plains' Peyton Ryan (29-0) sporting a better overall record.

Unsure of exactly what to expect from his one and only high school season, Sherer said the only expectation he carried into it was to win as many matches as he could.

"It was just trying to enjoy it and me being me, I always want to win," said Sherer, who has been consistently ranked in the top 40 in the Missouri Valley Region during the summer. "Every time I step out on the court I'm trying to win, expecting to win because that's what you do. Ideally, going undefeated is what I wanted, but 32-2 isn't too bad so far."

Alumni Foundation Awards Scholarships

The Rossville High Alumni Foundation has chosen three Rossville High School seniors to each receive $1,500. scholarships.   Scholarship winners are:

Breck McCrory who will be attending Fort Hays State University where she will study Pre-Dental.

Madison Horgan will attend Fort Hays State University where she will study Elementary Education

Austin Klesath will attend Emporia State University where he will study Athletic Training.  

Rossville High Alumni Foundation is proud to give scholarships to Rossville Seniors.   The first scholarships were awarded in 1999.   Since then they have given over $40,000. in scholarships.

Jeffrey Fassbender Commands USS Seawolf

Navy Commander Jeffrey Fassbender from St. Marys, KS has recently taken over as skipper of the USS Seawolf.  You can see pictures and read an article about the Seawolf  and the recent transfer of command at   https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2021/05/10/uss-seawolf-earns-special-award-european-deployment-via-arctic/5025786001/

RHS 2021 Graduation

 Rossville High School graduation will be 2:00 PM on May 16 at the high school

RHS Pops Concert May 14

The Rossville High Band & Choir will present a POPS CONCERT on May 14 at  7:00 PM.

Caylee Douglass Up For Athlete Of Week

 CAYLEE DOUGLASS, ROSSVILLE SOFTBALL 

    Caylee was one of several athletes nominated for Athlete Of The Week.  The Capital-Journal reports that in a big doubleheader sweep for the Bulldawgs against Wamego on May 3, Douglass keyed Rossville's power surge. She tripled and homered twice in a 9-3 win in the opener, driving in three runs. In the nightcap, she added two more RBI in a 13-10 win.