Golden Giants Lose Tue Evening

    The Junction City Brigade grabbed the lead in the 8th inning and held on to defeat the Golden Giants 5-3 on Tuesday evening.

Gracie Rabe 2nd Team All-State

 First team

Pitcher—Korri Lies, Cheney; Macguire Estill, Haven; Kassidy Nixon, Hoisington. Catcher—Dani Klein, Hillsboro; Rayna Jasper, Anderson County. Infielder—Heather Arnett, Frontenac; Ellington Hogle, Silver Lake; Riley McNemar, Galena; Amie Yoder, Haven; Madi Tolle, Smoky Valley. Outfielder—Kylee Scheer, Cheney; Abi Beamon, Frontenac; Grace Gehl, Rock Creek; Rylee Boone, Prairie View. Utility—Brooke Brawner, Haven.

Second team

Pitcher—Sophia Haverkamp, Rock Creek; Mia Brown, Frontenac; Chloe Odle, Beloit. Catcher—Hailey Horton, Silver Lake; Braxton Steinbrook, Prairie View. Infielder—Brooklyn Goehring, Rock Creek; Aly Hageman, Kingman; Brooklyn Wewe, Cheney; McKenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake; Gracie Rabe, Rossville. Outfielder—Taylor Damme, Perry-Lecompton; Kaibryn Kruger, Silver Lake; Sadie Estill, Haven; Lexi McDaniel, Wellsville. Utility—Kadence Urban, Hoisingto

Judy Cutright Passes Away

 Judy Mae Cutright, 80, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021.

She was born July 27, 1940, in Wheaton, Kansas the daughter of Freddie and Lorna (Teske) Figge. She graduated from Wheaton High School in 1958.

Judy and family lived north of Rossville.  Judy was employed by the USD 321 School District as a cook for many years.   Their children attended Rossville High.

Judy married Harold “Dean” Cutright on February 9, 1963. He preceded her in death on July 17, 2013. Survivors include her children, Vicki Bilderback (Randy) of Topeka and Troy Cutright (Lanette) of Topeka; grandchildren Dani Henderson (Bret), Hannah Bilderback (Ryan), Kelsey Cutright, Ethan Bilderback (Shannon), and Tanner Cutright; great-grandchildren Alexis, Harmony, Henley, Eli, Miles, and Raley; brother Dale (Susan) Figge; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband and great-granddaughter Hadley Jo Henderson, who passed away on November 30, 2016.

Judy was very good at crochet and traveled full-time in retirement, and loved camping and playing games with family and friends. She and her husband Dean were always together.

Judy was cremated. A private memorial ceremony will be held in the future. Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 SW 21st, Topeka, KS, 66604-3720; or Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS, 66606.

Dove Cremations and Funerals - Southwest Chapel is assisting the family.

To leave a special message for the family click the Share Memories button at    https://www.dovetopeka.com/Obituary/200207/Judy-Cutright/Dove-KS .

Golden Giants Update

   The Golden Giant's season is underway with home games at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville.

   The Giants lost their first game on June 5 to the Lawrence Travelers 13-3.   On June 7,  they lost to the Junction City Bridage 20-8.

    Tonight,  June 8, they play the JC Brigade again on the road beginning at 7 PM,  On June 9,  they will play another road game at the KC Monarchs.

Rezac Receives Agronomy Award

     The Rossville High Senior Agronomy Award was presented to  Woodrow Rezac.  He also received the Star Farmer Award.

 

Shayla Rezac Sets School Records

      Tuesday May 11, 2021 wrapped up Jr. High track season.  Shayla Rezac broke the school 100 record twice. It is now 12.72.  She also broke the 200 record after tying it a couple of weeks ago. The record is now 27.16.

Conners Have A Girl

     Amanda and Matt Conner Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born June 4, 2021 at Stormont-Vail.

Jess Adams Passes Away

 Jess Adams, 55, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Silver Lake, Kansas.    Jess was the son of Harry Adams who graduated from Rossville High in  1964.

Jess was born on January 22, 1966 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Harry and Pat Adams.
He graduated from Silver Lake High School and then attended Highland Community College on a baseball scholarship. He later attended Washburn University.

After schooling he started his coaching journey at schools throughout the Mideast League, with coaching various sports. He also was the baseball coach with the American Legion Post 160. He enjoyed being a mentor to kids. Jess loved to spend time with his family, his daughter, and spoiling his grandchildren. 

He is survived by his parents; Daughter, Abby (Chayse) Saia, Brothers, Brent (Heather) Adams and Chad (Carla) Adams; Sister, Wendy (Steven) Spreer; and Grandchildren, Jackson Saia and Addison Saia.

Memorial service will be Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 10:30 am at First Baptist Church of Silver Lake, 3439 NW Hoch Rd, Silver Lake, KS 66539

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Midland Hospice Care in Jess's honor.

Evergy Loses $222,000,000 suit

 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas jury has awarded $222 million to the widow of a Kansas man who died in an accident at Evergy’s Jeffrey Energy Center power plant near St. Marys, Kansas, in 2018.

The jury found that Team Industrial Services, a Texas-based subcontractor to Westar Energy, was 90% responsible for the death of Jesse Henson, of Manhattan, the family’s attorneys said in a news release Tuesday.

Henson and a co-worker, Damien Burchett, of Overbrook, were burned alive when they were investigating a loss of power at the steam plant near St. Marys, Kansas, on June 3, 2018.

Westar, which is now called Evergy, was found to be 10% responsible, The Wichita Eagle reported.

The deaths occurred after Team finished rebuilding parts in three-generation units at the coal-fired plant.

Burchett and Henson went to investigate a loss of steam at one of the three units. When their elevator door opened, they were engulfed in superheated steam that leaked from the defective rebuilt valve, according to the lawsuit.

Team argued Westar and Henson were largely responsible for the accident.

Evergy spokeswoman Gina Penzig said the company would have no immediate comment on the case.

Burchett’s relatives have filed a separate lawsuit for his death.

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Golden Giants Baseball

 TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Golden Giants baseball team is just starting its 2021 season at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville.

“The Topeka Golden Giants came into the MidPlains League in 2014,” Issac Deer said, Golden Giants General Manager. “We’ve been playing at the Bettis Sports Field in Topeka and just moved to Rossville this summer. Most of these guys get drafted or play minor league ball somewhere. All of the Golden Giants players are college players.”

The Topeka Golden Giants began as an independent club in 2014, with former owner Brett Cowdin spearheading an effort to establish a collegiate baseball team in Topeka.

Following the 2020 season, the Golden Giants were acquired by new ownership and the Golden Giants return for 2021 with a focus on entertainment and fan experience. 

New this year is the beer garden at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville. Fans can purchase tickets with an “all you can eat and drink” beer garden voucher for $20. They are available for every game.

Masks are not required at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium and the stadium will operate at full capacity.

More than 30 Golden Giants have been drafted by MLB organizations, including current White Sox Pitcher Evan Marshall. Former players are now coaching at every level from MLB to junior college.

Rossville Times Newspaper

The Rossville Times was one of several newspapers in Rossville.  It was published 1888-1899.  You can read old news articles from that newspaper at:  

Rossville Times News Clippings

Christian Roduner Is Hitter Of Week

Emporia State baseball player Christian Roduner was the MIAA Hitter of the Week on May 4, 2021.  

https://esuhornets.com/sports/baseball/roster/christian-roduner/4420

Rezac Wins 200 M State Title

From the Capital=Journal: 

WICHITA — Only moments before stepping into the blocks for the Class 3A boys 200-meter final on Friday at the State Outdoors, Mid-East League rivals Woodrow Rezac of Rossville and Brogan Renfro of Silver Lake made what some might consider a sacrilegious pact between two presumably heated rivals.

"Right before the race, we looked at each other and said, 'We're bringing that state title back to 24,'" Rezac said.

The insinuation being, that it didn't matter which did it, as long as the mission was accomplished. Which might seem odd given the intensity the Rossville-Silver Lake rivalry carries no matter what the sport.

But as Rezac put it, "We live only 10 miles away from each other, no sense being enemies. We all get along. Except when it comes to football. With football, it's full War on 24. That's how Rossville and Silver Lake are."

When Rezac made good on their pre-race pact, winning by a mere .01 seconds over Perry-Lecompton's Hunter Hess in 22.15 seconds, the friendly rivals celebrated his title. But at the same time, the rivalry juices were still there.

Rezac admitted that he "really doesn't like the 200," even though he's the school-record holder in the event. But after coming up just short of getting a title in his favorite event, the 100, finishing second to Holcomb's Zephyn Mason by .05 seconds in 10.74, the 200 was his only chance left to get the first state title of his career.

He set the stage for the title with a strong showing in preliminaries, posting the fastest qualifying time from his spot in lane seven after an off week at regionals.

"That got my confidence boosted back up," Rezac said. "I was ranked pretty close to last coming in and I had to step it up to show what I've got."

Cheri Gamino Passes Away

      St. Marys—Cheri L. Gamino, 74, St. Marys, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.

     She was born November 23, 1946, in Braymer, MO. the daughter of Lee and Myrtle Beam Phillips. 

     You can read her full obituary at      https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Cheri-Gamino