Junction City Hosts Biplane Fly-In and Rattlers

This Saturday, Junction City will host the National Biplane Fly-In and the opener for both the Junction City Brigade and Rossville Rattlers Baseball teams.    A good place to spend the day if you are not attending the RHS alumni dinner/dance on Saturday night.

The National Biplane Fly-In will bring biplanes, experimental and fixed winged planes from across the USA to Freeman Field in Junction City. Gates will open at 7:00 am with a pancake feed. Rides will be available for a charge in a Biplane or Helicopter. At 12 PM, a formation flying contest will begin. Guest can walk the plane parking area and get up close to the planes and talk with the pilots. Static display and vendors will be on-site

At 7 p.m., baseball returns to historic Rathert Stadium. The Junction City Brigade Baseball Team will kick off the season with a game against the Rossville Rattlers. KC Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard and the Commanding General of Fort Riley, General Funk, will throw out the first pitches.

Alumni Dinner/Dance June 1

Reminder that the alumni annual dinner/dance will be Saturday,  June 1.
Send pictures for posting here to Frank.Ruff@juno.com.

Leona Wright Passes Away

   Leona Wright, 104, of St. Marys, passed away on May 24.
   Miss Wright operated the Wright Beauty Salon for 52 years and was well known in the area.
    Her complete obituary can be read at:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/leona-m-wright-2/

Chelsea Amack Pinned and Graduated

    

     One more nurse from Rossville High!  Chelsea Amack was pinned at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Topeka on May 17th.   She  graduated  on May 19th on the Baker University campus.   She went to Baker U. for her prerequisites and then the Baker School of Nursing in Topeka  at Stormont Healthcare.
    Chelsea has  accepted a position at Holton Community Hospital as a ER/OB/Acute nurse. She currently works at Valeo Behavioral Healthcare as a Mental Health Technician and will be working PRN as a nurse in their transitional houses.

Josephine Pressgrove Passes Away

Josephine Pressgrove, 100, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville.

She was born December 28, 1912 to George and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik of Rossville.  She spent most of her life in the Rossville, Wamego and Topeka areas and attended Victor 101 School.  She married  LeRoy Pressgrove on January 31, 1935.  They were married for 57 years.  He preceded her in death on November 12, 1992.  

She was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and a life member of the ZCBJ Lodge.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Czech Moravian Cemetery, Rossville.  Mrs. Pressgrove will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.

To read the complete obituary, or to leave condolences or a memorial,  go to:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/josephine-pressgrove/

Rattlers First Game Canceled

The Rossville Rattlers’ first game of the season, scheduled for  Thursday, at 7 p.m. against the Midwest Bruins, has been canceled because of field conditions caused by inclement weather.

Three Picked For All 3A Baseball Team

    Rossville senior outfielder Cole Brecheisen was named the 3A player of the year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC).    He also    earned first-team honors along with Bulldog pitcher Scott Shinn and designated hitter Taylor Hartshorn.   Class 3A runner-up Silver Lake placed Dailin Kruger and Peter Pfannenstiel on the first-team as outfielders and St. Marys catcher Kasey Clark was a second-team All-3A pick.
    Following is the complete list of all of the KABC All 3A picks.

First team

Pitcher — Christian Cedeno, jr., Colgan; Scott Shinn, sr., Rossville; Scott Spiker, sr., Wichita Independent; Nathan Whitcomb, sr., Humboldt. Closer — Logan Thompson, sr., Sedgwick. Catcher — Dylan Weaver, sr., Riverton. First base — Luke Meyer, jr., Wellsville. Second base — Ben Strickfaden, sr., Wichita Independent. Shortstop — Brylie Ware, so., Sedgwick. Third base — Dalton Dooley, sr., Sacred Heart. Outfield — Cole Brecheisen, sr., Rossville; Nate Grimaldi, sr., Colgan; Dailin Kruger, jr., Silver Lake; Peter Pfannenstiel, sr., Silver Lake. Utility — Matt Loveland, sr., Wichita Independent. Designated hitter — Taylor Hartshorn, sr., Rossville.

Pitcher of the year — Christian Cedeno, Colgan.

Player of the year — Cole Brecheisen, Rossville.

Coach of the year — Jamie Fowler, Wichita Independent.

Second team

Pitcher — Cody Easterday, sr., Bluestem; Layton Leydig, jr., Council Grove; VJ Piccini, sr., Colgan; Wesley Riedmiller, sr., Wichita Independent. Closer — Trever Burkdoll, sr., Central Heights. Catcher — Kasey Clark, St. Marys. First base — Taylor Heidebrecht, jr., Marion. Second base — Drake Standefer, sr., Sedgwick. Shortstop — Shane VanSteenburg, jr., Halstead. Third base — Hunter Deckard, sr., Riverton; Nathan Unruh, sr., Hillsboro. Outfield — Dalyn Anderson, sr., Sedgwick; Keenan Breen, sr., SE-Saline; Grif Case, jr., Marion; Kevin Jarvis, sr., Wichita Independent. Utility — Greyson Spriggs, sr., Riverton. Designated hitter — Blake Jones, sr., Sacred Heart.

Kristen Ronebaum (08) Graduates

    Kristen Ronnebaum,  RHS class of 2008, graduated  with her bachelor degree in general studies from Ft. Hays State University with an emphasis in business on May 18th

Derek Ronnebaum (04) Graduates

Derek Ronnebaum, RHS Class of 2004,  graduated with his Doctrine of Physical Therapy 
from Rockhurst University in K. C. Mo., on May 11.

John and Jeline (Kelsey) Retiring From Teaching

    Teachers John and Jeline  (Kelsey) Harclerode are ending their careers in the Emporia school district just as they began: together.   
    Jeline’s retirement will begin at the end of this semester, which also will be John’s last day at Emporia High School.  However, he will go on to teach a summer course in anatomy at the Flint Hills Technical College before he formally retires on Aug. 1.   
    The Harclerodes have enjoyed long and notable careers since the Emporia school district hired them for their first teaching jobs for the fall semester of 1972.   
    They had met the previous year, after Rossville High graduate Jeline had completed her bachelor’s degree at Baker University in Baldwin City and had come to Emporia State University to earn a master’s degree in special education.    John already had earned a bachelor’s degree in science education from ESU and had stayed to complete his master’s.

http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/article_7990ea30-c16c-11e2-ade6-10604b9f6eda.html

Rossville Rattler Baseball Schedule

Summer 2013 Rattler Schedule

Revised 6/6/13

Home games are in Bold Type

May

30    Midwest Bruins, 7 p.m.;
31      at St. Joseph Mustangs, 7 p.m.

June

1         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
2         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
4         at Joplin Outlaws, 7 p.m.
6         at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
7       Kansas City Bandits, 7 p.m.
8       Clearwater Cowboys (TBA) 
11      Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
13     Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
14     Lee’s Summit Monarchs, 7 p.m.
15     Clearwater Cowboys, 7 p.m.
16       at Clarinda A’s, 7 p.m.
18       at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
20      at St. Joseph Mustangs, 7 p.m.
21     Barnstormers, 7 p.m.
22     MidAmerica Nationals (DH), 3 p.m. 
25       at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
27       at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.;
28     Joplin Outlaws, 7 p.m.
29       at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
30    Clarinda A’s, 7 p.m

July

2      Midwest Bruins, 7 p.m.
4      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
5      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
6      Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
10    Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
11    Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m. 
13     at Topeka Golden Giants, 7 p.m.
15     at Junction City Brigade, 7 p.m.
19     at Junction City Brigade

Rattlers Open Season May 30

    The Rossville Rattlers collegiate baseball team will begin their second year of independent competition against the Midwest Bruins at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville.

    The Rattlers were 20-10 last year and finished second in the NBC Summer Nationals under coach Bruce Cowdin.

    The  Rattlers will play the Topeka Golden Giants five times this summer.   They play three times in the regular season  and twice in the season ending Summer Classic round-robin tournament that also includes the Junction City Brigade as the 3rd team.

    You can read more about the Rattlers and the Topeka Golden Giants at:

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-25/golden-giants-rattlers-open-week

Silver Lake Wins Softball 3A Crown

    Rossville's nemesis,  the Silver Lake Eagles went on to cap their undefeated season with a state championship after ousting the Bulldogs in the firest round of the state tournament.
    http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-24/silver-lake-caps-perfect-season-3a-softball-crown
 
    However,  the Eagles baseball team lost in the championship game on Friday to garner the runner-up trophy.

Mandy Wilson (12) At CC Regionals

    Mandy Wilson competed in the Region VI Championships for Community Colleges as a member of the Highland Co. CC.
    Mandy finished second in the 800 meter run.  She was the anchor for their relay team which finished third in the 4 x 100 relay and 4th in the 4 x 400 relay.