Rossville Rattlers 2014 Schedule

 The Rossville Rattlers are pleased to announce their schedule for the 2014 summer collegiate season.

 

The Rattlers enter the new Mid-Plains League this summer and will play a 30-game regular season schedule. Rossville will play host to 15-games this summer against Mid-Plains foes the Baldwin City Blues, Junction City Brigade, Midwest Athletics, Topeka Golden Giants and Topeka Senators.

 

Rossville will also host two non-league opponents this summer as the Joplin Outlaws and Southwest Elite both make visits to Joe Campbell Stadium. The Rattlers will begin the season on the road versus non-league opponent the St. Joseph Mustangs of the M.I.N.K. League.

 

Day	Date	Away	Home	Time
Wednesday	May 28th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	St. Joseph Mustangs	7:00 PM
Thursday	May 29th, 2014	Joplin Outlaws	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Monday	June 2nd, 2014	Southwest Elite	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Tuesday	June 3rd, 2014	Southwest Elite	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Friday	June 6th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Midwest Athletics	7:00 PM
Saturday	June 7th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Midwest Athletics	6:00 PM
Saturday	June 7th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Midwest Athletics	8:00 PM
Monday	June 9th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Baldwin City Blues	7:00 PM
Tuesday	June 10th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Baldwin City Blues	7:00 PM
Wednesday	June 11th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Baldwin City Blues	7:00 PM
Thursday	June 12th, 2014	Baldwin City Blues	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Friday	June 13th, 2014	Baldwin City Blues	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Saturday	June 14th, 2014	Baldwin City Blues	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Monday	June 16th, 2014	Topeka Senators	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Tuesday	June 17th, 2014	Topeka Senators	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Wednesday	June 18th, 2014	Topeka Senators	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Thursday	June 19th, 2014	Junction City Brigade	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Friday	June 20th, 2014	Junction City Brigade	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Saturday	June 21st, 2014	Junction City Brigade	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Monday	June 23rd, 2014	Midwest Athletics	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Tuesday	June 24th, 2014	Midwest Athletics	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Wednesday	June 25th, 2014	Midwest Athletics	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Thursday	June 26th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Junction City Brigade	7:00 PM
Friday	June 27th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Junction City Brigade	7:00 PM
Saturday	June 28th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Junction City Brigade	7:00 PM
Monday	June 30th, 2014	Topeka Golden Giants	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Tuesday	July 1st, 2014	Topeka Golden Giants	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Wednesday	July 2nd, 2014	Topeka Golden Giants	Rossville Rattlers	7:00 PM
Monday	July 7th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Senators	7:00 PM
Tuesday	July 8th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Senators	7:00 PM
Wednesday	July 9th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Senators	7:00 PM
Thursday	July 10th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Golden Giants	7:00 PM
Friday	July 11th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Golden Giants	7:00 PM
Saturday	July 12th, 2014	Rossville Rattlers	Topeka Golden Giants	7:00 PM

 

The Mid-Plains League will feature an All-Star Game July 5th versus an opponent to be announced at a later date. The league will also feature a post season tournament beginning July 16th and ending on July 20th.

George DeBacker Passes Away

George C. DeBacker, 88, of Silver Lake,   passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

He was born August 24, 1925 near Delia, the son of the late George W. and Margaret Mulligan DeBacker.   George graduated from Delia High School and lived many years in the Delia community before moving to Silver Lake in 1983.

Mr. DeBacker was a farmer.    He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia and had attended Most Pure Heart Catholic Church in Topeka.    He was a member of K of C Council No. 657 in St. Marys and was a 4^th degree member of Thomas A. McNeive Assembly 289.

On June 13, 1946 he was united in marriage to Mary Lou Ketter at Delia.    She preceded him in death on July 26, 1977.   He later married Marjorie M. Cashier on April 24, 1982 at Rossville.    She preceded him in death on February 27, 2006.    He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gerald DeBacker and a step-son, Harold Cashier.

Survivors include a son, Severin (Diane) DeBacker, Topeka; a step-son, Larry (Betty) Cashier, Holton; his daughter, Laureen Bryant, Topeka; a stepdaughter-in-law, Freida Cashier, Holton, 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren and many step-great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, March 14, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.    Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.   Mr. DeBacker will lie in state after 6:00 P.M. Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.   Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Sacred Heart Oratory and sent in care of the funeral home.    Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com

J. J. Wanamaker (94) Teaching At SM South

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    J. J. Wanamaker in teaching biology and coaching cross country and track at Shawnee Mission South.
    He coached the boys cross country team to its first state championship in thirty years in 2011.
    You can read more about J. J. at:  http://www1.smsd.org/newsline/J.J._Wannamaker.html

Ilona Miller On Baker U. Roster

    Ilona Miller of Rossville is on the Baker University softball team for 2014.
    Ilona Elizabeth Kathleen Miller was born in Khabarovsk, Russia and attended Rossville High School.  She is the daughter of Craig and Pam Miller, and has two siblings.  In high school she was a four-time 1^st team All-Mid-East League selection and was team captain senior year.   She was a member of the National Honor Society.         She is majoring in exercise science.
    Her bio at Baker  is at:  https://www.bakeru.edu/sports/softball/roster/ilona-miller

Rattlers in New Mid-Plains League

    Here are additional details about the new Mid-Plains League in which the Rossville Rattlers will be competing.
http://ballparkdigest.com/201402197100/college-baseball/news/new-for-2014-mid-plains-league

RHS Boys Lose in Second Round Game

    The Dawgs had to play #1 seeded Rock Creek in the boys 3A sub state at Silver Lake on Thur. night.   Rock Creek dominated the game to the tune of 56-21.

Rossville             6     8     4     3    =   21
Rock Creek        13   16   21    6    =   56

Rossville Scoring:
Sowers              3        0-0       6
Schultz-Pruner   2        1-2       5
Woodcock         1        2-4       4
Horak                1         0-0      2
Horak                1         0-0      2
Jenkins              1         0-0      2
Totals                9 (0)    3-6     21

Wrestling Photos

    A compilation of photos from the 2014 State wrestling championships are at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/

William Parker Passes Away

     William C. Parker, 86,  of Maple Hill, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

     He was born October 9, 1927 at Micro, NC, the son of Rosker and Robeary Narron Parker.  He grew up in Micro and attended school there. Mr. Parker served in the United States Army and later the United States Air Force.

     William worked many years as a Quality Control Inspector for Excel Industry in Heston, and had lived in Sedgwick from 1971 until moving to Northeast Kansas in 1999.  He had lived in Rossville, St. Marys and Maple Hill communities.  Mr. Parker was a member of the St. John Vianney Latin Mass Community in Maple Hill.

     Requiem High Mass will be at 1:00 P.M.Saturday, March 8, 2014 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Maple Hill. He will lie in state from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M.Friday, March 7, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys   Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery.

    For the complete obituary,  go to: http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/william-c-parker/

Tagen Lambotte-Area Athlete of Week

    The Capital-Journal Area Athlete of the Week is State Champ Tagen Lambotte of Rossville,  who just won the 152 pound class at the 321A state championships in Hays this last weekend.  
    Tagen is shown in the photo above just after winning the championship.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-04/area-high-school-athlete-week-rossvilles-tagen-lambotte

1917 Football Team

Article furnished by Laura (Stiles)(60) Miller

   Above is an article/picture from the Star in 1969 about honoring the 1917 football team.  Members of that team were Carl Lynde, Ivan Seely, Homer Lasswell, Dave Stiles, Bill James, Ralph Page, John Lillard, Bart Lynde, Homer Reed, Marvin Hopkins, and Fred Stewart.
    Similar photos and/or articles are always welcome.

Daryl Dannefer Wins Grassland Award

    Daryl Dannefer of Rossville was the recipient of the 2013 Shawnee County Soil Conservation District Grassland Award.

Rattlers Add Four More Players

ROSSVILLE - The Rossville Rattlers would like to announce the signing of four more players for the 2014 season.

 

We'd like to welcome two players from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the defending Summit League Champions. Last season, UNO sent three Division I players to the Rattlers and we are excited to add a couple of Mavericks back in the fold.

 

Cole Maharry (LHP - University of Nebraska-Omaha) Maharry is a 6'4, 195 lb left handed pitcher from Des Moines, Iowa. Currently a freshman at UNO, he's a 2013 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Des Moines.

 

Tim Schaareman (2B/SS - University of Nebraska-Omaha) Schaareman is a native of The Netherlands; he's a 5'11, 155 lb freshman infielder with the Mavericks. Tim played for the Dutch National Team for four years, spending two years apiece on the U-18 and U-16 programs. He helped his team win the European championship in 2011.

 

The Rattlers are also excited to welcome in players from New Mexico Highlands University, a Division II member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. This is our first year of working with New Mexico Highlands.

 

Andrew Ratterman (OF - New Mexico Highlands University) A native of Dixon, California; Ratterman is a junior outfielder for the Cowboys. Ratterman played last season for Shasta College and hit .258 while collecting 33 hits, driving in 17 runs and stealing 8 bases for the Knights. Andrew is a left fielder that can play center and will be a great addition to the Rattlers outfielders.

 

Trent McDougall (LHP/1B - New Mexico Highlands University) McDougall is a raw Left-Hended Pitcher from Traverse City, Michigan. The 6'4, 215 lb freshman is a former hockey player who spent last season playing for the Florida Eels of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. McDougall also tired out for the Topeka RoadRunners of the North American Hockey League last July. After not making the RoadRunners, McDougall turned his full attention to baseball.

 

The Rattlers season kicks off May 28th as they travel to St. Joseph, Missouri to face the Mustangs. Rossville's home opener will be on May 29th versus the Joplin Outlaws in Rossville. Mid-Plains League play begins June 6th for the Rattlers as they travel to Peculiar, Missouri to take on the Midwest Athletics.

Tagen Lambotte In US Army Metro Classic

The Rossville Booster Club would like to congratulate Tagen Lambotte on all his success as a Rossville Dawg! Best of luck next school year as an Iowa Hawkeye.

Metro Classic Information from the US Army Metro Class Wrestling Committee --

Tagen Lambotte has been selected to wrestle in the US Army Metro Classic on March 11th at 6:30 p.m. at Kansas City Kansas Community College.  Come watch Tagen wrestle in the 145 pound weight class against Grant Leeth of Kearney Hill High School.

Congratulations to Rossville High School and Tagen Lambotte for this honor from the US Army Metro Classic Wrestling Committee.

RHS Girls Win First Round

    The RHS girls won their first round sub-state  tournament game again Pleasant Ridge on Tue. night at Rossville by a 58-44 score.

Rossville          17      7    14    20    =    58
Pleasant Ridge 11    10    10    13    =    44

Rossville scoring:
Hill                             6         0-0     12
Kirk                            2         7-10   11
Nitsch                        4 (2)    1-1     11
Steckel                      3 (2)    0-0       8
Dick                           1          2-2      4
Shinn                         2          0-5      4
VanderPutten              1          1-2      3
Little                           0          3-4      3
Hill                              0          2-2      2
Totals                       19 (4)    16-26    58

    The RHS girls will next play the winner of the Riley Co.- Oskaloosa game on Friday night at Silver Lake.

RHS Boys Win First Round

    The RHS Boys won their first round game at the Sub State tournament with a 52-48 victory over Pleasant Ridge.    They next face Rock Creek on Thur., March 6 at Silver Lake.  Rock Creek destroyed St. Marys (1-20) 57-20 in their first round game.  

Pleasant Ridge          11  10     10      17     =     48
Rossville                   11     9     11     22     =     52

Rossville scoring:
Schultz-Pruner       2        8-10      12
Horak                    3 (2)   3-9        10
Horak                    3         4-8         9
Woodcock             2         3-4         7
Sowers                  3          0-2        6
Roduner                1          2-5        4
Jenkins                 1          0-0        2 
Totals                  15 (2)   20-38     52

Complete State Wrestling Results

      The complete match by match results from the 321A wrestling tournament at Gross Coliseum in Hays can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/13-14/14_state-final.pdf

Tagen Lambotte Wins Number 4

From CJOnline
HAYS — For someone who had just captured his fourth straight state title, becoming just the 31st Kansan ever to accomplish the rare feat, Rossville’s Tagen Lambotte sure had a hard time celebrating.
    Then again, with the lofty demands Lambotte puts upon on himself, the emotion wasn’t the least bit surprising.
    Lambotte appreciated the fact he made history at Saturday’s Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays. He just didn’t like the way he went about it, taking a tense 4-3 victory over Centralia’s Andrew Beck in the 152-pound final.
    “I’m not happy at all,” said Lambotte, who finished the season 41-1 and his career 164-5 with previous titles coming at 135 and two at 145. “I just didn’t execute.”
Lambotte was joined atop the medal stand by freshman Bryce Gfeller, who captured the 106 title with a 13-10 win over Atchison County’s Hunter Ostertag. The Bulldogs couldn’t quite make it 3-for-3 in the finals as 170-pounder Isaac Luellen finished second after getting pinned by Plainville’s Dylan Wiesner.
But the day was a banner one for the Bulldogs, who finished runner-up to Norton in the team standings for the highest state finish in the program’s history.
    Lambotte dominated Beck 17-5 in last week’s regional finals but struggled to execute the moves with which he had run roughshod through most of his foes this season. The match was scoreless after the first period and remained that way when Beck was able to ride out Lambotte throughout the entire second period.
    “I didn’t get off the bottom and that doesn’t allow me to do what I do best, and that’s be on my feet,” Lambotte said. “I was close on a couple throw behinds in the first period, but he backed out of bounds. It’s my job to finish and I didn’t do it. But I wasn’t worried because I knew we were going to our feet.”
Lambotte put the match in his faith to get takedowns, letting Beck to his feet to start the third period. Sure enough, he immediately did. After letting Beck back up, he got another takedown and only surrendered an escape in the final part of the match, never letting Beck get close for a takedown.
    Despite the disappointing finish, Lambotte stayed true to form in his quest to always perform at his best when talking about his historic prep run.
    “It’s a check mark on the bucket list,” he said. “Now I have to start working for the next one.”
Before Lambotte could put the wraps on title No. 4, Gfeller began his quest to potentially join his senior teammate as a four-timer.
    It was a wild ride to the title, though. After building a commanding 13-3 midway through the second period with four takedowns and a near pin, Gfeller saw Ostertag charge back.
The Tiger freshman reversed from his back to end the second period, and then took Gfeller to his back with less than a minute to go in the match.
    Gfeller was able to fight off the pin and survived with the wild 13-10 win.
“I was just thinking don’t get pinned, and I was trying to arch as hard as I could,” said Gfeller, who beat Ostertag in three of their four meetings this season. “My coach just kept yelling, ‘Keep fighting! Keep fighting!’”
    Gfeller finished the season at 38-7 and, admittedly, in a much higher spot than he imagined possible at the start of the season.
    “At the beginning of the season, I knew I could make it to state, but I didn’t know how far I’d get,” Gfeller said. “After Basehor, I went on a really hot streak, and from there I started thinking I have a chance.”
And now he’s in position to perhaps duplicate Lambotte.
    “Tagen’s a great inspirational leader, and a lot of the kids on our team look up to him and want to do the same things he’s done,” Gfeller said. “State title’s definitely something I wanted to get done this year and I want to keep doing it.”
    Luellen couldn’t make it three champions for the Bulldogs as Wiesner controlled the match. Luellen trailed 5-0 entering the third period when Wiesner caught him and pinned him with 1:36 to go.

Tagen Lambotte Wins Fourth State Championship

Isaac Luellen Finishes as Runner-Up to State Champ

Freshman Bryce Gfeller Wins State

RHS Wrestlers Second At State

Left to right - Derek gentry, Tagen Lambotte, Jacob Gentry, Isaac Luellen and Bryce gfeller. 

RHS came in second as a team at the 321A state championships with Bryce Gfeller  and Tagen Lambotte winning their classes and Isaac Luellen coming in as runner up in the 170# class.  Jacob and Derek Gentry were also state qualifiers.

Isaac Luellen Runner-Up to State Champ

    Isaac Luellen came in second in his quest for a state championship in the 170 pound class.
    Being #2 in the state is quite an accomplishment.

    Other results will be posted as they become available.

Tagen Lambotte Repeats as State Champion

    RHS senior Tagen Lambotte repeated as state champion in 3-2-1 A wrestling with his fourth straight state title.

Bryce Gfeller State Champ In 106 Class

    RHS  Freshman Bryce Gfeller won the 3-2-1 state championship in his 106 pound class at Hays on March 1.

D. J. Rezac (04) Receives Doctorate

    D. J Rezac is working for Midwest Veterinary Servics, Inc., in Oakland, NE. where he now lives.   He received his Doctorate in Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology from KSU College of Veterinary Medicine in December.

Class 3-2-1A Wresting Hays

Below are Friday's results at Gross Colisieum  in Hays, Kansas which include the first 3 rounds of competition.  The finals will be on Saturday, March 1, which will include three from Rossville.  Freshman Bryce Gfeller is a finalist in the 106 pound class after two pins (one in 23 seconds) and a 9-4 decision. Senior Tagen Lambotte (152#), already a three time state champion will be shooting for his fourth will be up against Andrew Beck of Centrailia.   Isaac Luellen (41-8) will  facing Plainville's Dylan Wiesner in the final after picking up one pin and two major decisions on Friday in the 170 pound class.    

Team Scores through semi-finals

(through semifinals) Norton 74, Rossville 70, Beloit 58, Hoisington 51, Phillipsburg 45, Silver Lake 41.5, Atchison County 37, Fredonia 32.5, Ellsworth 31, Marysville 30, Marion 27.5, Bennington 26, Atwood 24, Riley County 24, Sylvan-Lucas 24, Plainville 23.5, Doniphan West 23, Sacred Heart 23, Hoxie 22, Troy 22, Centralia 20, Oakley 20, St. Marys 19.5, Cimarron 19, Lyons 16.5, Oberlin 14.5, Minneapolis 13, SE-Saline 11, Leoti 11, Sabetha 11, Pleasant Ridge 10, Wellsville 10, Chaparral 9, Central-Burden 9, Halstead 8, Rock Creek 8, Eureka 7, Council Grove 6.5, Ellis 6, Bluestem 6, South Gray 4, Onaga 4, Osage City 4, Central Heights 4, St. Francis 4, Sterling 4, Caney Valley 3.5, Herington 2, Herington 2, Hill City 2, Tribune 2, 24 with 0, Hillsboro (-1).

First Round

106 – Trevor Haun, Fredonia, bye; Hunter Osterag, Atchison County, pinned Brayden Winters, Stockton, 2:29; Denzale Clark, Lyons, def. Dallas Parker, West Elk, 20-4; Dylan Leckner, Wellsville, def. Bryce Bacon, Hoxie, 4-3; Bryce Gfeller, Rossville, pinned Junior Torres, Sublette, 1:13; Holden Butler, Council Grove, def. Diego Dominguez, Beloit, 15-0; Skylar Johnson, Norton, pinned Michael Marsh, Silver Lake, 1:07; Austin Constable, Minneapolis, def. Jarrett Johnson, Marion, 1-0 2OT.

132 – Logan Bowen, Atchison County, pinned Gabe Anderson, Oberlin, 2:16; Marshall Barkow, Ellsworth pinned Tristyn Goebel, Council Grove, 1:42; Clay Cassaw, St. Francis, pinned West March, Riley County, 3:43; TJ Ragnoni, Benningtonc def. Hunter O'Brien, Chase County, 12-6; Casey Garner, Bluestem, pinned Tommy Jenkins, Hesston, 4:30; Hunter Howerton, Silver Lake, def. Mason Bannister, Phillipsburg, 3-1; Brandon Ball, Hoisington, pinned Robert Hutchinson, Burlingame, 1:08; Jake Gentry, Rossville, pinned Toby Nickell, Norton, 4:18.

138 – Alec Hager, Norton, def. Mikey Aguilar, Stafford, 16-2; Colton Stalford, Caney Valley, def. Tommy Truesdale, Riley County, 16-0; Carter Wessling, Beloit, pinned Adam Gehring, Plainville, 3:41; Trever Melcher, Herington, def. Corey Tyler, St. Marys, 14-8; Brogan Humphrey, Fredonia, pinned Derek Gentry, Rossville, 3:01; Zach Martin, Ellsworth, def. Rhett Mizer, Atwood, 7-5 OT; Willy Dieckmann, Atchison County, def. Zach Thornburg, Remington, 2-0; Jonathan Ball, Hoisington, def. Taylor Murphy, Oakley, 12-1.

152 – Lane Moran, Bluestem, def. Brodey Watts, Beloit-St. John's, 7-2; Clint Rogers, Smith Center, def. Justin Wagner, Atchison County, 12-4; Tanner Niemczyk, Beloit, def. Dakota Cline, Eureka, 8-4; Andrew Beck, Centralia, pinned Chris Anderson, Oberiln, 1:30; Chase Ridder, Rock Creek, def. Mike Kasson, Norton, 2-0; Petter Ekroll, Halstead, def. Cody Delk, Hillsboro, 7-1; Tagen Lambotte, Rossville, pinned Trevor Desaire, Plainville,2:51; Kyler Mick, Bennington, pinned Austin Jones, Burlingame, 0:31.

170 – Adam Janzen, Marion, def. Trevor Fee, Doniphan West, 8-6 OT; Keith Short, SE-Saline, def. Grant Gilliam, Oberlin, 7-4; Isaac Luellen, Rossville, pinned Logan Litke, Council Grove, 2:42; Cole Renner, Norton, def. Austin McHenry, Hoisington, 10-4; Dalton Langham, Beloit, def. Dajuen Chapman, Hill City, 12-8; Michael Baumgartner, Sabetha, def. Paxton Noll, West Elk, 5-0; Dylan Wiesner, Plainville, pinned Ray Farnsworth, Republic County, 3:48; Scott Birkinsha, Atchison County, pinned Kaleb Grimsley, Central Heights,2:48.

Quarterfinals

106 - Ostertag, Atchison County, def. Haun, Fredonia, 6-0; D. Leckner, Wellsville, def. Clark, Lyons, 12-1; Gfeller, Rossville, pinned Butler, Council Grove, 0:23; Johnson, Norton, pinned Constable, Minneapolis, 4:31.

132 - Bowen, Atchison County, def. Barkow, Ellsworth, 8-3; Ragnoni, Bennington, def. Cassaw, St. Francis, 9-7 OT; Howerton, Silver Lake, def. Garner, Bluestem, 6-2; B. Ball, Hoisington, pinned J. Gentry, Rossville, 1:54.

152 - Cl. Rogers, Smith Center, pinned Moran, Bluestem, 2:41; Beck, Centralia, def. Niemczyk, Beloit, 6-3; Ekroll, Halstead, pinned Ridder, Rock Creek, 1:32; Lambotte, Rossville, def. Mick, Bennington, 18-6.

170 - Short, SE-Saline, def. Janzen, Marion, 5-4; Luellen, Rossville, def. Renner, Norton, 15-7; Baumgartner, Sabetha, def. Langham, Beloit, 3-0; Wiesner, Plainville, def. Birkinsha, Atchison County, 16-0.

Championship Semifinals

106 - Ostertag, Atchison County, pinned Leckner, Wellsville, 3:40; Gfeller, Rossville, def. Johnson, Norton, 9-4.

152 - Beck, Centralia, def. Cl. Rogers, Smith Center, 10-3; Lambotte, Rossville, def. Ekroll, Halstead, 22-7.

170 - Luellen, Rossville, def. Short, SE-Saline, 11-1; Wiesner, Plainville, pinned Baumgartner, Sabetha, 0:47.


  You can read an article about the tournament at: http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-02-28/lambotte-leads-rossville-trio-3-2-1a-state-

Sub-State Basketball Brackets.

The girls basketball brackets for the Silver Lake Sub-State can be seen at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/girls_basketball/13-14/KSHSAA%20Basketball%20Brackets%20girls.pdf

The boys  basketball brackets for the Silver Lake Sub-State can be seen at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_basketball/13-14/KSHSAA%20Basketball%20Brackets%20boys.pdf
Note:  the above URL is correct,  but sometimes does not work.

RHS Girls Win Over Rock Creek

The RHS girls  disposed of Rock Creek 47-37  on Feb. 27 at Rock Creek, finishing with a 10-10 overall record.

Rossville          12   19    7    9    =    47
Rock Creek     12     7    7   11   =    37

Rossville scoring:
Kirk                   7        1-4     15
VanderPutten     2        4-4       8
Nitsch                2 (2)   0-0      6
Hill                    3         0-0      6
Dick                  1 (1)   1-2       4
Steckel             1 (1)    1-4       4
Little                 1         0-0       2
Shinn                1          0-0      2

Totals             18 (4)    7-14   47

Dawgs Lose Last League Game

    The RHS boys ended their regular season on Feb. 27 with a loss to Rock Creek.

Rossville              6     6     12     15     =     39
Rock Creek       20   14    16      15     =     65

Rossville scoring:
Schultz-Pruner             4         1-1      9
Sowers                        3         2-2      8
Horak                           3         0-0      6
Horak                           2         2-2      6
Horak                           2         0-0      4
Roduner                       2         0-0      4
Woodcock                   0         2-2      2
Totals                         16 (0)   7-9    39

Rattler's Coaching Staff For 2014

The Rattlers organization would also like to announce the 2014 Coaching staff: 

 

Tobi Cowdin (Manager) - Managing the Rattlers this season is Tobi Cowdin. Tobi takes over full time as manager after being under the tutelage of his father Brett Cowdin the past two seasons. Tobi brings many years of summer baseball experience to the plate, as a player and as a coach.

 

T.J. McGreevy (Pitching Coach) - Returning to coach the pitching staff this summer is former Wichita State standout and Hayden product T.J. McGreevy. T.J. has plenty of expierence in summer baseball, as a two-time NBC World Series Champion with the Santa Barbara Foresters.

 

Cameron Renfro (Fielding Coach) - The Rattlers welcome in Cameron Renfro this season as fielding coach. Cameron, a native of nearby Silver Lake, Kansas; will round out an excellent coaching staff with his expertise.

 

 

Basketball Sub State Tournament

    The Silver Lake basketball substate tournament begins Monday,  March 3 with eight area teams competing,  including all of the Mid-East league teams.
    In the boys bracket,  Rossville (6-13) will play Pleasant Ridge (4-15)  at Rossville in the first round.  The winner will face the winner of the St. Marys (1-18) vs. Rock Creek (16.3) game on March 6 at Silver Lake.
    In the girls bracket,  Rossville (9-10) with face off against Pleanant Ridge (10-9) on their court with the winner going up against the winner of the Oskaloosa (1-18) vs. Riley County (18/1) game on Thursday, March 6,  at Silver Lake.
   

3A Wrestling Rankings

This week's 3A wrestling rankings have shifted.  The top 5 ranked schools are:
1.    Norton
2.    ACCHS
3.    Beloit
4.    Rossville
5.    Phillipsburg

Silver Lake has dropped to #9

Individual RHS rankings include:
106 lb.    Bryce Gfeller         #3
132 lb.    Jacob Gentry        #6
152 lb.    Tagen Lambotte    #1
172 lb.    Isaac Luellen         #2

The complete list of rankings can be read at:
http://www.kansaswrestling.org/images/docs/Rankings/3a.pdf

Article About Tagen Lambotte

From CJOnline

By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

ROSSVILLE — It was easy to chalk the feelings up as a brother just being proud, or perhaps even just hopeful.
Or maybe Cody Lambotte really knew.
Before his younger brother Tagen Lambotte had ever wrestled one high school match, Cody was envisioning big things for his sibling. There weren’t loud and boastful claims, but rather just a mention here or there.
“Keep an eye on him,” Cody Lambotte would say. “He’s going to be a good one.”
Cody was dead on, though Tagen’s accomplishments may have even exceeded his wildest dreams. A three-time state champion already, Tagen Lambotte stands on the brink of becoming just the 30th wrestler in state history to win four state titles.
History may await, but Lambotte said this weekend’s Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays isn’t much different than the season-opening Mission Valley Invitational.
“My expectations the first meet of the year were to win; my expectations the last meet of the year are to win,” Lambotte said. “And my expectations are to wrestle at a high level no matter the meet. Obviously, the stakes are higher this weekend, but I just have to go out and wrestle the way I expect myself to wrestle.
“Anybody can be beat, but I feel like I should win,” Tagen said, not with an air of cockiness, but rather with a strong conviction that has been steeled by countless hours of work. “That’s the attitude you have to take. If you think there’s only a chance, you’re going to hold back and not go all out. You just have to step on the mat, lace them up and get after it.”

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Wrestling wasn’t even a sport Tagen Lambotte was sure he liked when he first began. He didn’t immediately see success, taking his lumps early and often.
But he never really thought about quitting, and once he decided to stick with the sport, Lambotte only knew one way to go about it. All out.
In Rossville coach Curt Brecheisen’s mind, it’s that trait that has separated Lambotte from being just a good wrestler to among the state’s elite.
“His work ethic and attention to details are second to none,” Brecheisen said. “Those little bitty things he will do over and over and over. In junior high, he was good, but not where he’s at now. But he’s paid attention to every little detail of skill work and if he doesn’t hit something just right, he works until he does.
“His family’s work ethic is top notch. In college, Cody was one of the hardest-working guys I’d heard about. I knew how hard he worked in the practice room and at college and that carried over to Tagen. He’s done nothing but worked his tail off since he’s been here.”
Tagen doesn’t know any other way, to be honest.
“I feel if you train aggressive every single day, one match is nothing,” he said. “When I’m in the room, I’m aggressive. If I’m lifting weights, I’m aggressive. If I’m running to lose weight, I’m aggressive. Every single drill or sprint or whatever, I’m doing it aggressively and that carries over to your matches. It’s muscle memory and your brain just clicks that when you’re on the mat, it’s time to go.”
Cody indeed has been a big influence on Tagen’s success. An accomplished high school wrestler himself with 133 career victories and two state medals, including a runner-up finish in 2002, Cody learned what it took to be successful on the mat. He went on to wrestle for a National Junior College Championship team at Labette County and then for Division II champion Nebraska-Kearney.
And once he returned to Rossville, Cody began imparting everything he learned to Tagen, who is 10 years younger. An assistant coach for the Bulldogs, Cody has been there every step of the way, serving as both a mentor and critic, as well as being a brother.
“When it comes to training, he’s never, ever fought me on anything,” Cody said. “He’s coachable and understands that everything I ever do, it’s to his benefit. ... My brother understands that and we’re always trying to build and get better.”
“He pretty much brought me up from nothing,” Tagen said. “He’s been a driving force. He ground it into my head that I was going to go in as a freshman and not expect anything less than to be the best. The workouts he puts me through and the training we do, that gives me the confidence to win.
“We butt heads a lot, like most brothers probably do, have our arguments and choice words. But at the end of the day, we love each other and we both know that we’re on the same page.”

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The pages of Tagen’s resume are impressive, resulting in a scholarship for Division I powerhouse Iowa.
He went 48-2 as a freshman, capturing the 135-pound state title with an 11-7 win over Norton’s Brett Terrell, a senior. Despite battling a shoulder injury as a sophomore, Lambotte still managed a 34-1 mark and took a 3-2 win over Marysville’s Eddie Creek in the 145 state finals.
Halfway home to becoming a four-time state champion, Lambotte hardly let off the throttle and arguably even stepped it up a notch or two. He rolled to a 41-1 record as a junior, toying with Sedgwick’s Nic Johnson in the 145-pound title match on his way to a dominating 20-8 victory.
This year, he will take a 37-1 record at 152 pounds to the state meet, his lone loss came to Lansing’s Michael Olsen, the state’s top-ranked 145-pouner who stepped up a weight class to face Lambotte at the Eudora Tournament of Champions.
Lambotte admitted that loss stung, denying him a chance to become an undefeated state champion for the first time in his career. Yet he also acknowledged he took it as a chance to get better.
“That loss hurt, but I made some changes that needed to be changed,” Lambotte said of the 3-2 loss. “It showed some weaker points in my wrestling. I hated for it to happen, but it kind of lit a match under me.”
Since, Lambotte has been pretty much unstoppable. He won the prestigious Basehor-Linwood Invitational for the first time ever, beating Aquinas’ Isaac Dulgarian — the state’s top-ranked 160-pounder — in the finals. He also has beaten Andover Central’s Paul Suhr, No. 1 in 4A at 152.
“I love big matches and I love getting up for that,” said Lambotte, who is 160-5 in his career. “Wrestling guys like that is what I love. I put myself on that level and those are the guys I want to beat. I love the limelight.”

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The spotlight will definitely be on Lambotte this weekend at Fort Hays State’s Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The bracket sets up nicely with four of the wrestlers ranked Nos. 2 through 6 in the final KWCA poll on the opposite side. Only Norton’s Mike Kasson, who is No. 5 and upset previously unbeaten Clint Rogers of Smith Center last week at regionals, would seem to stand between Lambotte and the finals.
Some would call that pressure. Not Lambotte.
“I put pressure on myself to perform the way I expect to perform,” he said. “That’s the only pressure I feel because I’m my biggest critic.”
It’s something Brecheisen sees all the time.
“He gets upset with himself if he doesn’t perform up to his expectations,” Brecheisen said. “If he doesn’t hit a move, even in practice, he’s mad at himself. I think a lot of people take that the wrong way, as he’s being a bad sport or something along those lines. But it’s nothing to do with that and everything to do with expectations of himself.
“He wants to do everything right and be the best he can be.”
And if that results in yet another state title?
“It means I did my job,” Lambotte said. “If I’m doing everything right ... there’s no reason I shouldn’t expect to win.”

Brent Maycock can be reached at (785) 295-5662 or brent.maycock@cjonline.com.