RHS and Holton Baseball

 The Rossville baseball team picked up wins against Holton of 10-4 and 10-0 on April 29.

RHS Softball Team Wins 2 Against Holton

 The Rossville Softball team picked up wins of 5-4 and 10-8 on April 29.

Lady Dawgs at Perry-Lecompton

 The Rossville Softball Team defeated Perry-Lecompton 5-2 and 14-5 on April 28.  They are 11-1 in the Big East and 13-5 overall.

Silver Lake Inv. Boys Golf

 Rossville finishd third of the eight teams compting.  Jack Donovan finished in secon place with a 70 stroke total in the April 27 event.  Ausin Dohrman tied for 16th with a 95.  Daleen Dick and Jackson Feldmausan tied for 19th with a 96 each.

Nemaha Central Inv. Golf Tournament

 Rossville finished 8th of fourteen teams in the Nemaha Central Invitational Golf Tourney on April 21st at  Spring Creek Golf Course.  Jack  Donovan led the Dawgs with a 7th place 77 .  Austin Dohrman tied for 28th wirh an 87.

Rossville Gets New Basketball Coach

 Rossville Jr/Sr High School is excited to announce the hiring of Joshua Gomez as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach.

Coach Gomez brings a strong background in education and athletics, having served as a Physical Education teacher and basketball coach in the Seaman School District since 2015. Most recently Coach Gomez was a key member of the Vikings Basketball program as Boys Varsity Assistant to Head Coach Craig Cox.

Coach Gomez helped guide the program to significant success, finishing third in the 2026 5A State Championships. His experience, commitment to student athletes, and understanding of building a competitive program make him an excellent fit to lead Dawgs Basketball.

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity to lead this program and look forward to building on the success that’s already been established. I can’t wait to meet the players and get to work. We understand the expectations are high, and we’re excited to not only meet them, but exceed them. Thank you to the Rossville community for this opportunity.” - Coach Gomez

Rossville and Sabetha Split Twinbill

 The Rossville High Baseball team split with Sabetha on April 20,  winning 13-5 and losing 5-4.

Lady Dawgs Roll Over Sabettha

 The Rossville Softball Team won two games against Sabeths on April 20.  The scores were 15-0 and 16-1.he Lady Dawsgs are 11-5 fo he season 

Joan Marie Sebring Passes Away

 Joan Marie Sebring, beloved mother, grandmother, and a devoted member of her community, passed away peacefully at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the age of 91.

Baseball Team Wins Two Over Royal Calley

 Rossville picked up two easy wins over Royal Valley, 20-2 and 20-0.  The Dawgs are 9-3 overall.

RHS Softball Team Splits With Onaga

 The Lasy Dawgs split a twinbill with Onga, losing the first 7-6 but coming back for a 6-5 Victory in the night-cap

RHS Gets Two Wins Over St. Mary's Academy

The Rossville Baseball Swamped the St. Marys Academy 11-1 and 16-1

Betty Jean Mahkuk Passes Away

 Betty Jean Mahkuk Rice, 86, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born April 4, 1939 at Mayetta, the daughter of Pete Matchie and Lucille Mahkuk.

Betty was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Native American Church.

She married Orville Rice in 1957. They were divorced and he preceded her in death.

Betty had first worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. After she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Washburn University, she worked in social services for Four Tribes of Kansas, then Prairie Band Potawatomi Social Services.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, Kevin Rice and Brad Rice, a daughter, Sylvia Johnson, an adopted daughter, Marilyn LaCour, four brothers, Denny Delge, Michael Delge, Pat Mahkuk and Walter Delge, Jr., and three sisters, Ilona Delge, Myra Matchie and Edwina Dickinson.

Survivors include a son, Chris Rice (Kristina), Nedrow, NY, two adopted sons, Wayne Jesseppe and Shon Jesseppe (Carol), all of Horton, a daughter, Shirley Mitchell (Tom), Oskaloosa, two brothers, Roland Matchie, Holton and Fred Mahkuk, Wisconsin, six sisters, Margaret Mahkuc, Mayetta, Eileen Delge and Marilyn Delge, both of Lawrence, Ione Childers, Perry, and Tutti Kerns and Hedy Noland, both of Holton, ten grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, and a host of many other grandchildren that she had a special relationship with.

Supper and wake services will be Sunday evening, March 15th at the Nozhackum Hall. Burial will be Monday afternoon in Mahkuk Cemetery. Calling hours for Betty will be from Noon until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt.

Hayden and Rossville Split Twinbill.

 

Hayden, Rossville battle to split in softball twinbill

By TODD FERTIG

TopSports.news

The Rossville and Hayden softball teams relied on big offensive innings in a doubleheader split at Rossville Thursday.

The Wildcats took their first loss of the season, a 10-4 decision, in the opening game of the twinbill. Rossville jumped on top with four runs in the top of the first inning, then put together a six-run fifth to ward off a Hayden comeback.

Rossville's Falyn Clurman went the distance for the pitching win in the Bulldawgs' 10-4 first-game win over Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Emberly Connell connected for a home run in Thursday's Hayden softball split with Rossville. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Hayden returned the favor in the nightcap, putting up three runs in the second inning and five more in the sixth frame on the way to an 8-2 victory. The Rossville loss was just its second against eight wins on the year.

In the opening game, Rossville pitcher Falyn Clurman worked around a three-run third inning to record the win. The Wildcats’ big blow was a home run by Emberly Connell, but Clurman scattered eight hits in going the distance. She said she was proud of the way her team responded when Hayden rallied in the third.

“We’re learning that mistakes will come,” the sophomore said. “You’ve got to let them go and move on to the next play. Next at bat. Next ball, just move on from mistakes. If we stick with them, that’s when we get down.”

Clurman dueled Class 3A Silver Lake Monday and defeated Class 4A Hayden on Thursday. She said the competition is helping the Bulldawgs grow as a team.

“It builds my confidence to know I can go out there against any team,” Clurman said of competing with bigger schools. “We only lost one player from last year so when we come to practice, we don’t have to go over fundamentals. We can go straight into our plays and everything. I feel good about this team and think we can go far.”

Maura Valdivia picked up the pitching win and had a double in Hayden's 8-2 Game 2 softball win over Rossville. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Rossville's Kenna Perine had a triple and a double in Rossville's doubleheader softball split with Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

In the second game, Hayden was protecting a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning when the Wildcat bats took over. Five runs gave Hayden an 8-2 cushion that pitcher Maura Valdivia didn’t relinquish. The junior allowed just six hits and one earned run.

“The best thing she does is she just gets ahead while missing the meat of the plate,” Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldson said of Valdivia. “She’s living on the corners but she’s still throwing strikes. I thought our defense in the second game was much better.

“(Rossville has) got some really good hitters, especially at the top of the order. In the first game, we had a lot of ‘tweener’ plays that we could have made and didn’t, and that led to big innings. Blakely (Walter, Hayden’s starting pitcher in the first game) threw better than what she got.”