RHS Booster Club Newsletter

RHS Booster Club Family Members,

First of all, let me thank you for your continued support of the booster club and we hope you’re all enjoying your summer!

RHS Booster Club has been staying very busy over the summer and we have some great things planned for the upcoming school year.  We are looking at branding the crow’s nest at the football field and are in the beginning phases of starting to raise funds for a new LED sign on Hwy 24 in addition to supporting the students and groups at RHS.

We would like to partner with each of you again this year to build a stronger booster club footprint in the school as well as the community. Please feel free to reach out to me or any of the officers with questions or requests.

Hope to see you at some our August events. Here’s a few places we’ll be

·         August 1^st hosting the co-rec softball tournament

·         August 7^th at enrollment

·         August 8^th and 9^th with a booth at the Tall Corn Festival

·         August 18^th at RGS Back to School Night

·         August 23^rd at our 2^nd Annual Golf Tournament

·         August 28^th at Back the Dawgs night

Thanks in advance for supporting booster club and we look forward to working with you this year.

We have some great new fan apparel and merchandise on the way – so stop by and see us. Have a great rest of the summer.

If you would like to make a donation to the LED sign -

Here’s the Go Fund Me link –

We have created an on-line site to help us reach community members, Rossville students as well as our alumni members.  Please go visit —  http://www.gofundme.com/9d7yj8

Thank you in advance for your continued support and please feel free to contact us any time with questions or if you would like to help organize upcoming events, please let us know that as well.

rossvilleboosterclub@gmail.com

Quiett (11) & Klesath Have A Girl

Zachary Quiett and Kristin Klesath of  Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born  July 25 at Stormont-Vail.

Car Show Aug. 1

There will be a car show at Rossville on 

August 1, 5-8 PM, 

sponsored by the Rossville Development Association at the City Park. 

Click on below flyer to enlarge.

TCF BBQ Contest Aug 1-2

    The fourth annual Tall Corn Festival Barbecue Contest will be held Aug. 1 and 2.  View the flyer below for more info.
http://www.rossvillekansas.us/BBQflyer2014new.pdf

Sophomore Class Breakfast Aug. 2

There will be a fundraiser for the 

Rossville High School Sophomore class 

on 

Saturday, August 2, 2014 in the Rossville City Park Shelterhouse.

6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

We will be serving Breakfast Burritos, Biscuits & Gravy, Breakfast Casseroles & More!

Leinwetter Third In 5K

    Myron Leinwetter of Rossville placed third in the 50-64 age group of the 5K run at the Sunflower State Games this weekend.

Robert Miller Passes Away

    Robert Peter Miller Sr., age 81, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Rossville Healthcare Center.     Robert was born November 21, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Peter and Alice (Barrett) Miller. Robert proudly served in the United States Army. Robert retired from General Printing and Paper in 1991 after 30 plus years of employment.
    He married Joyce (Wray) Miller and they had 4 children; Susan (Bob) Wells, Ellen (Jim) Bryndle, Robert P. (Renee) Miller Jr., and Amy (Tim) Grier. Robert was preceded in death by Joyce in 1990 and Ellen in 2009. Robert then married Helen (Spears) Miller in 1992; she had three children. He will be dearly missed by all of his family including his grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Robert and Helen enjoyed spending time at their homes in Arizona and Topeka.
    Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 30 at 11:00 a.m. at Davidson Funeral Home. Interment will be at Topeka Cemetery following services. Visitation will be one hour before the services from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Children’s Service League and sent in care of the Davidson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at davidsonfuneral.com.

Rattlers End Season

     The Rattlers were eliminated from the Mid-Plains League Summer Classic at the hands of the Junction City Brigade by a score of 4-0.

     The Brigade will play the Topeka Senators on Sun. afternoon and the winner of that game will tackle the Topeka Golden Giants for the championship.  

Rattlers Move On In Summer Classic

    The Rattlers pulled out a close one by knocking  the Midwest Athletics out of the Summer Classic by a score of 5-4.  The Rattlers are still alive and  will play the winner of tonight's  Junction City Vs Baldwin City game tomorrow night at 7 pm.

Rattlers at Summer Classic

The Rattlers lost their first game of the Summer Classic tournament to the Midwest Athletics by a score of 2-0 on Wed. night.

Tall Corn Festival Aug 8-10

24 Hour Softball Aug. 1-2

Brett Cowdin Memorial Cup

The Mid-Plains League has completed the regular season with the Topeka Golden Giants finishing 21-8 for first place.  The Junction City Brigade finished in second place.   The league will now hold a double elimination tournament at Junction City July 16-20.

The winner of the Mid-Plains League Summer Classic will take home the newly named Brett Cowdin Memorial Cup. The cup is named in honor of Cowdin, who was the founder of the Topeka Golden Giants and Rossville Rattlers. Cowdin was also a two-time Kansas High School state championship baseball coach with Topeka West (2003)  and Hayden High School (1997).    He also coached at Rossville High for several years.

"It was a unanimous decision from the league members that we name the championship trophy after Coach Cowdin," Streeter said. "Without his contributions, this league would not exist. He was a catalyst for getting the league off the ground and we feel it's a great way to honor his legacy."

The tournament starts Wednesday at 4:00 pm as the 5th seeded Topeka Senators take on the 4th seeded Baldwin City Blues.  At 7:00,  The Rattlers will take on the Midwest As.  The complete tourney schedule is as follows:

Game #           Time/Day/Date                                  Team                                                Team

     1                 4:00pm  Wednesday  July 16             Topeka Senators             vs.       Baldwin City Blues

     2                 7:00pm  Wednesday  July 16             Rossville Rattlers            vs.       Midwest Athletics

     3                 4:00pm  Thursday  July 17                 W - 1                                 vs.       Junction City Brigade

     4                 7:00pm  Thursday  July 17                 W - 2                                 vs.       Topeka Golden Giants

     5                 4:00pm  Friday  July 18                      L - 2                                   vs.        L - 4

     6                 7:00pm  Friday  July 18                      L - 1                                   vs.        L - 3

     7                 4:00pm  Saturday  July 19                 W - 4                                  vs.       W - 3

     8                 7:00pm  Saturday  July 19                 W - 5                                  vs.       W - 6

     9                 12:00pm  Sunday  July 20                  L - 7                                  vs.        W - 8

   10                 3:00pm  Sunday  July 20                   W - 9                                 vs.        W - 7

 *11                 6:00pm  Sunday  July 20                    L - 10                                vs.        W-10

* Game 11 only necessary if both teams have one loss.

Rattlers Wrap Up Regular Season

    The Rattlers lost their final two games of the regular season on a road trip to Baldwin City.  The Blues won the first game of a Monday night double header 6-1 and then won the nightcap 4-1.
    The Rattlers finished the season 8-22 and will next play the Midwest Athletics on Wednesday night in the Summer Classic league tournament at Junction City.

Rattlers Win Final Home Game

    The Rossville Rattlers ended their home season with an 11-8 victory over the Baldwin City Blues on Sunday evening at Joe Campbell Stadium.
    The Rattlers end the regular season with a Monday night double header against the Baldwin City Blues on Sauder Field.
    Following the regular season,  there will be a league tournament.

Car Show & BBQ

1955 RGS Notes

The following link is an article and what the RHS students were doing in March of 1955.  The grades covered in the article would be the RHS classes of '59, '60, '61, and '62.  Many familiar names are mentioned.
http://recollectionsks.org/items/show/414

Golden Knights Sweep Series

From CJOnline:
    Jake Wodtke and David Gauntt led a late rally as the Topeka Golden Giants completed a season sweep of the Rossville Rattlers with a 6-3 victory in Mid-Plains League action Saturday at Lake Shawnee.
    With the win, the Golden Giants won the Mid-Plains regular-season title with a 22-8 record and earned the No. 1 seed for next week’s Midsummer Classic tournament in Junction City.
    With the game tied at three in the eighth inning, Gauntt drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly, which was followed by a two-run triple by Wodtke.
    “The sacrifice fly came on a hit-and-run. I just wanted to put a bat on the ball. The pitch was up so it was easy to hit a fly ball,” Gauntt said. “I really wasn’t trying to do much since it was a hit-and-run. My job was pretty easy.”
    Wodtke had a 4-for-4 night with two triples, a double, and an RBI single. He stole two bases serving as the catalyst for the Topeka offense hitting out of the No. 7 hole.
    “It was just one of those games where I was seeing the ball well,” Wodtke said. “I got a couple of good pitches from the pitcher and it was a lot of fun. It was a great games, two solid outings on the mound from both teams.
    Nate Gieber started and pitched six strong innings before tiring in the seventh. Gieber struck out three batters, walking none.
    “Nate threw a heck of a game and his fastball was on tonight. He spotted up well tonight with a big strike zone and he got a lot of ground balls,” Gauntt said.
    While Gieber was posting zeroes so was Shawnee Heights product Jaren Kutzke. Kutzke threw six shutout innings before giving up a lone run in the seventh. Miles Orscheln scored the first run of the game ahead of Wodtke’s RBI single.
    “I was really proud of the job Kutzke did coming in and just throwing strikes. He’s a great kids and both starting pitchers threw really good games tonight,” Rattlers coach Toby Cowdin said.
Rossville (7-21) battled back in the eight to take a 3-1 lead. Luke Bordewick had the big hit with a RBI double.
    Defensive mistakes and free passes haunted the Rattlers once again as two throwing errors and two base on balls helped the Giants score five runs in the eighth for the win.Topeka won all six games played against Rossville.
    “The guys played well,” Topeka coach John Tetuan said. “Rossville came out with a three-spot to put us in a hole, but this team has been resilient all season. It was a team win. We got good pitching, and we did enough with the bat. Jake kept us in the game all by himself for a while, but it feels great to get the championship.”
    The Rattlers still have three games left on their schedule. Rossville will host a seven-inning game Sunday against the Baldwin City Blues and then play a doubleheader Monday in Baldwin City.
    “These next games are really important,” Cowdin said. “We started to build some momentum tonight — all the guys were really in the game. The next three can help us keep that momentum so that hopefully we can make some waves in the tournament.
    Bordewick finished 3 for 4 with a run scored for Rossville. Orscheln scored two runs and had a stolen base for Topeka.
    Colin Toalsen retired the final four Rattler batters to earn the win in relief. Toalsen struck out two batters in 11/3 innings.


Rossville (7-21)   000 000 030 — 3 10 3
Topeka (22-8)     000 000 15x — 6   7 2

Kutkze, Garrett (8) and Weber. Gieber, Toalsen (8) and Gauntt. W — Toalsen

Rattlers Lose To Golden Giants

    Spikes were made for walking Friday at Jerry Robertson Field. Topeka and Rossville pitchers combined to issue 17 base on balls in a Golden Giants 14-4 win over the Rattlers.
    The Golden Giants, the first-place team in the Mid-Plains League, were able to overcome a shaky starting pitching performance to improve to 21-8 in league action.
    Rossville (7-20) plated three runs in the first inning against Topeka starter Robert Hill. Hill issued five walks in the inning and allowed the third run to score on a bases-loaded walk. Washburn Rural graduate and current Pittsburg State Gorilla Luke Bordewick opened the Rattler scoring with a single to drive in Jeff Christen.
    Topeka wasted no time erasing the Rattler lead as the Giants scored four runs in their half of the first. Butch Rea singled and scored on a double by Connor Crimmins. The Giants would score two runs in the inning via two Rattler throwing errors. Rossville would finish the game with a total of four errors.
    Ryan Ihle picked up the win in relief. Ihle entered the game in the second inning inheriting two runners with no outs. He got out of the inning allowing just one of those runners to score. That run was an unearned run as a result of Topeka’s lone error of the game.
    Ihle gave up just two hits while striking out seven batters in six innings. Senators coach John Tetuan emphasized the significance of Ihle’s effort out of the bullpen.
    “It was huge for us. That saved some pitching for us for next week. Ryan came in and pretty much shut them down the rest of the game,” Tetuan said. “Our batters did a good job keeping us in the game and keeping things positive in the dugout.”
    Topeka broke open the game with a six-run sixth inning. JB Eary opened the frame with a leadoff walk and would come around to score on a RBI double by Jake Wodtke. Jordan Schroer and Michael Thomson.
Eight of the nine Topeka starters crossed home plate in the contest, and all but one had at least one hit. Johnathan Mariani, Miles Orscheln, Ian Hughes and Wodtke had multi-hit games for the Golden Giants.
    Topeka finishes its series with Rossville and their regular season with a 7 p.m. game Saturday.
    “We didn’t talk long after the game, but we talked about that we can sweep the whole series tomorrow, and we need to come out and play a nice, crisp game to stay on a roll for tournament games,” Tetuan said.


Rossville   (7-20) 310 000 0 —  4   4 4
Topeka    (21-8) 401 006 3 — 14 11 1

Floyd, Doolittle (4), Mah (7) and Kooser. Hill, Ihle (2), Burdiek (8), Edwards (9) and Thomson. W — Ihle. L — Floyd. 2B – Rossville: Srna, Kooser. Topeka: Crimmins, Wodtke, Thomson, Schroer.

Rattlers Lose In Extra Innings

    Cole DuPont only flinched a little bit during a postgame interview when a pair of teammates snuck up behind him and douced him with ice water.
    "It's a little cold right now," DuPont said following the Topeka Golden Giants' 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Rossville Rattlers. "It feels good, though. It feels good to get a walkoff."
DuPont ended up being the hero Thursday night, when he delivered a solid single to right with two on and one out in the bottom of the 10th.
    Teammate Jordan Schroer came around from second and slid home with the game-winning run, ensuring DuPont the first walkoff hit of his career.
    "He was only throwing fastballs. I got him in an earlier at-bat," DuPont said of Rossville reliever Luke Bordewick. "So I was just trying to drive it."
    The single completed an impressive Topeka rally.
    Rossville originally broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third, taking advantage of a pair of errors before cashing in with a big fly.
    With two men on and two out, right fielder Collin Scribner blasted a Zach Linquist pitch deep to left, easily clearing the fence for a three-run shot that gave the Rattlers a 5-0 lead.
    Topeka used patience to cut into that lead, drawing six walks over the next two frames off Rossville starter Bobby Pierce. The Golden Giants plated a pair of runs each inning to make it 5-4 after four innings, with RBIs coming from Miles Orscheln and Schroer.
    "We've got a good team. All year, we've won a lot of games, and we just never give up," DuPont said.         "We've got a lot of hitters on this team, so we know we've got to hit to win."
    After Rossville tacked on a run in the seventh, Topeka tied it with help in the eighth. With two outs, Schroer reached on catchers' interference, David Gauntt walked and Orscheln rolled an RBI single to right. After a double steal, Gauntt scored the game-tying run on a passed ball.
    Rossville errors helped Topeka again in the 10th, as Schroer reached first on a strikeout following a throwing error from the catcher, and Gauntt moved him to second on a second catchers' interference call.
    The Rattlers (6-18) finished with six errors.
    Nate Griep picked up the win with three scoreless innings of relief.
    Before the game, Brett Cowdin — the founder of both teams — was honored as his No. 14 jersey was retired. Cowdin died of an apparent heart attack last November at age 54.

    For video of the retirement ceremony,  go to:  http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/Golden-Giants-And-Rattlers-Honor-Late-Brett-Cowdin-266706051.html

Rossville     005 000 100 0 — 6 11 6
Topeka        002 200 020 1 — 7  7  2

Pierce, McCullough (4), Bordewick (8) and Weber. Linquist, Griep (8) and Thomson. W — Griep. L — Bordewick. 2B — Rossville: Christen 2, Farkas, Weber. HR — Rossville: Scribner.

Senators Get Shutout Over Rattlers

From CJonline.com
A night after being treated to on-the-field “fireworks,” Mid-Plains League fans witnessed a lights-out performance Wednesday from Topeka Senators pitcher Ryan Colombo.
Colombo, a Drury University product, threw a complete-game shutout, striking out 12 batters — including the last five of the game — in a 7-0 win over the Rossville Rattlers at Lake Shawnee.
The two teams had a benches-clearing brawl the night before resulting in a canceled game in the seventh inning.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better game,” Senators coach Chris Graves said. “The pitching effort was absolutely fantastic and everybody hit the ball.
“With all of the things that have taken place the last couple of games, I told the guys to just drop everything and play baseball. We did that.”
The big inning for the Senators (9-17) came in the sixth, when they strung together five straight hits to plate four runs. Austin Culwell scored in front of a Jaylen Jenkins single, and Kameron Clark would score on a single by Tanner Gragg. To cap the inning, Gragg and Jenkins scored on a two-run single by third baseman Chase Ray.
Clark, a Highland Park product, scored three times, stole two bases and collected two singles.
“Everybody before the game just kept talking about staying focused, and my teammates told me to just work to get on base,” Clark said. “Everything came through for us tonight.”
Jenkins hit two singles and had one RBI while also scoring two runs. His biggest at-bat of the night was a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning to move Clark to second. Clark would score the first run of the game on a Rossville error.
“I wasn’t hitting that good the past couple of games, so I just came into tonight trying to get more comfortable at the plate,” Jenkins said. “I did not hit the ball too hard, but I made things happen. I put the ball in play.”
Ray would finish with three hits and three RBIs. He also hit one of the two Topeka doubles.
“I was just seeing the ball really well,” Ray said. “Hitting is contagious, and we all hit the ball really well tonight.”
The Senators finished the game with 13 hits. Chase Knott and Colombo joined Jenkins, Clark, and Ray with multi-hit games for Topeka. Knott doubled as part of 3 for 4 night, and Colombo added two singles.
Colombo did not walk a single batter in his 121-pitch complete game.
The game was the final scheduled regular season home game in the Senators’ inaugural season.
The Senators will play a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday in Baldwin City to wrap up the regular season.
“The last two games the crowd support was awesome,” Graves said. “They were loud and it made it fun. We’d like to thank them for their support.”

NOTES
■ According to Graves, an official ruling has not been made regarding Tuesday’s shortened game, which has been appealed. Possible results from that process include a win being rewarded to Rossville, a completion of the game from where it left off, or a no-contest ruling.


Rossville     000 000 000 — 0 4 3
Topeka       000 014 02x — 7 13 1

Plassmeyer, Cooper (6), and Srna. Colombo and Gragg. W — Colombo L — Plassmeyer(1-3) . 2B — Rossville: Scribner, Topeka: Ray, Knott.

RHS Booster Club Newsletter

Dear Booster Club Member, Announcement of 2014-2015 RHS Booster Club Officers: President - Shari Gentry Vice President - Tracy Nitsch Secretary - Patti Kirk Treasurer - Kelli Kenny  Membership - Tracy McCrory Digital Coordinator - Kourtney Brown Activity Representatives: Vicky Catron, Cindy Kelley, Kelly Brown, Jodi Porter, Brandi Bergstresser, Alyssa Miller, Cindy Phoenix, and Lynette Hudson. Summer Reminders: Don't forget to sign up for the 2nd Annual Golf Classic - Saturday, August 23 at Western Hills Golf Course. 4-Man Golf Scramble. Preregister by completing the form and send to Rossville High School Attn: Derek Dick, 800 S Main St. Rossville, KS 66533. This event is a fundraiser for the RHS Booster Club and the RHS Athletic Department. For additional information, please contact Derek Dick, 785-213-5079 or dickde@kawvalley.k12.ks.us Don't play golf? You can still support RHS by becoming a hole sponsor or make a donation at our Go Fund Me site: http://www.gofundme.com/9d7yj8 Rossville Booster Club is currently raising money to install a state of the art LED sign. The sign will be located on HWY 24 and will be used by RGS, RHS, City of Rossville and Emergency personnel to make announcements, celebrate students and athletes achievements as well as community events in Rossville. Your donation will help us improve communication in our schools and our community. Stay Connected.  Become Friends with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/rhs.boosterclub

            Rossville Booster Club

Rattlers Leading 7-2 But Game Called

From cjonline.com

    The Spirit of Kansas show may have ended late last Friday night, but that didn’t keep some leftover fireworks from going off Tuesday night at Lake Shawnee.
    Instead of eliciting oohs and ahhs from the crowd at the Topeka Senators’ game with the Rossville Rattlers, however, this display simply left the patrons dumbfounded.
    After one early ejection in the contest, a benches-clearing skirmish forced the umpires to call the game in the top of the seventh inning. Rossville was leading 7-2 when the game was called, but no official outcome had been determined.
    “It’s summer ball and we’re out here for these kids to get better and have a chance to play a lot of ball and have a good time,” Senators coach Chris Graves said. “There’s not really a need for something like this. Little stuff will happen here and there and it’s not big deal, but this was a little excessive.”
    Rossville was already in command and looking to pad its lead in the seventh when the game quickly spun out of control. With runners on second and third, Rossville’s Andrew Ratterman laced a double down the right-field line.
    As Ratterman rounded first, he collided with Senators first baseman Ryan Colombo. The two became entangled with Ratterman riding Colombo nearly to the outfield before crashing to the dirt. Ratterman then began raining down a quick flurry of punches on Colombo before hopping off and skirting away from the mass of players pouring onto the field.
    Ratterman was immediately ejected and shortly thereafter the umpires called the contest.
    “Things have been escalating between us and them for a little while, but it should never lead to that, ever, ever on the baseball field,” Rossville coach Tobi Cowdin said. “Both teams are playing hard baseball and our guy just lost his temper. It’s a shame that it had to end that way, and hopefully both teams can move on from it and come back tomorrow and play baseball the way it should be played.”
Indeed, things could get interesting Wednesday night at Jerry Robertson Field when the two teams complete their three-game series.
Tuesday’s game had already featured a mild incident when Topeka starter Scott Shinn was ejected in the top of the fourth. One batter after Rossville’s Jeff Crhristen belted a solo homer to stretch the Rattlers’ lead to 5-2, Shinn plunked Rossville’s Tim Schaareman and was thrown out.
    The ugly ending marred an otherwise stellar performance by Rossville. The Rattlers struck for three runs in the first inning despite getting only one hit, taking advantage of three walks and a hit batsman by Shinn.
After tacking on solo runs in the third, fourth and sixth, Rossville was threatening to blow the game wide open in the seventh before the melee. Rossville starter Ben Ramberg, meanwhile, had scattered six hits, giving up an RBI double to Topeka’s Chase Ray in a two-run third.
    “We finally started to hit the ball a bit and got a good effort from Ben,” Cowdin said. “We’re doing things right and finally winning one and it’s a shame it had to end how it did. I’m embarrassed for us and our organization and I hope we come back and are class acts tomorrow like we’ve been all year.”

Junior Class Selling Sweet Corn

The Rossville High Junior Class will be selling fresh sweet corn as a fundraiser for prom.

They will be selling it 

Thursday, July 10^th  starting at 6 PM

in the RHS parking lot and on 

Friday, July 11^th 

in front of Serendipity (820 North Kansas Ave, Topeka) 

during the First Friday Art Walk.

$4.00 per dozen. 

Proceeds benefit RHS Junior Class

Senators Top Rattlers 3-2

    The Topeka Senators came up with  a 3-2 victory in the first of a three game series against the Rossville Rattlers.
    The Senators  took advantage of two Rossville errors to score two runs off starter Bryce Ward in the seventh inning for the win.  Ward threw for seven plus innings giving up just one earned run and six hits in taking the loss.
    Tim Schaareman, (U. of Nebraska-Omaha), was 3 of 4 at the plate for the Rattles and his 7th inning home run was responsible for both of the Rossville scores. 3 for 4 for Rossville (6-16). Emporia State product Ryan Huth  (Emporia State U.) reached base three times for the Rattlers with a single, hit-by-pitch and walk.

    Rossville   000 000 200  =  2 5 3
    Topeka     000 001 20x  =  3 6 0

    The same two teams will square off again on Tue. and Wed. nights at 7:00 PM at Jerry Robertson Field in Topeka.

Baseball Clinic July 7-9

Arthur Hoobler Passes Away

Arthur H. Hoobler 99, of Rossville passed away June 18, 2014 at Brewster Rehab in Topeka. He was born September 12, 1914 in Labette Co., Kansas.

Arthur is survived by daughter, Ilah Marie Lee; sister-in-law, Betty Green; 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Beverly; parents, David & Rennie Hoobler; 2 sisters; 4 brothers; a granddaughter and son-in-law.

Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial at his home (202 Navarre St.) Rossville on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. No Flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in Art's name. Condolences may be sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, KS. 66536,  or http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/arthur-h-hoobler/ .

Golden Giants Sweep 3 Game Series

From CJOnline
    Be it pitchers’ duel, offensive slugfest or a methodical drubbing, the style of game was inconsequential.
The Topeka Golden Giants mastered them all in a three-game sweep of the Rossville Rattlers, capping the three-day run with an 8-3 victory Wednesday night in Rossville. Topeka fell behind 2-0 in the first inning but chipped away in the middle of the game and pulled away late to finish the sweep.
    “We had a good series,” Golden Giants coach John Tetuan said. “We won in a variety of ways, and it was just team wins every night and that’s a big reason why we’re playing good baseball right now. Some nights we hit; some nights we pitch well. It just seems when we’re not doing one or the other, the other side picks it up and gets it done.”
    Tanner Triggs’ two-run homer in the first inning gave Rossville a glimmer of hope it could avenge the 5-2 and 12-10 losses to Topeka the previous two nights. But the Rattlers couldn’t manage another run until Dakota Farkas’ RBI double in the eighth, and by that time Topeka had taken control.
After getting single runs in the fourth on a wild pitch and fifth on Connor Crimmins’ solo homer, the Giants took the lead for good in the seventh on Jake Wodtke’s RBI single. Butch Rea doubled in a run in a two-run eighth, scoring on Crimmins’ RBI single. After Rossville got a run back, the Giants tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth with Ryan Ihle singling home a pair.
    With the game still tight, Rossville saw a golden chance to tie it in the seventh come up empty when Josh Srna was caught too far off third after Harrison Hill had singled deep off the fence. The Rattlers also had a runner thrown out at the plate in the eighth.
    “They’re a really good team that plays the game the right way,” Rossville coach Tobi Cowdin said. “They put a lot of pressure on you to make all the little plays and we didn’t make them all tonight.”
    Golden Giants    000 110 123 — 8 12 0
    Rossville            200 000 010 — 3 12 3
Geary, Toalsen (8) and Gauntt. Kutzke, Cooper (5), Floyd (8), Schaareman (9) and Srna. WP — Geary. LP — Kutzke. 2B — Topeka: Rea 2; Rossville: Farkas. HR — Topeka: Crimmins; Rossville: Triggs.

Mid-Plains League All-Star Roster

2	Ben CalvanoÂ	OF	Johnson County Community College	Sophomore	Baldwin City Blues
5	Tyler MooreÂ	C	Kansas State University	Junior	Baldwin City Blues
8	C.J. FaddisÂ	IF	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Junior	Baldwin City Blues
9	Tanner Foerschler	IF/OF	Kansas City Kansas Community College	Sophomore	Baldwin City Blues
33	Mark BiesmaÂ	RHP	Washburn University	Senior	Baldwin City Blues
16	Max Brown	OF	Kansas State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
20	Dalton Shalberg	RHP	Garden City Community College	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
23	Cole Brecheisen	OF	Pittsburg State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
35	Brett Nickle	1B	Arkansas State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
21	Matt Fultz	C	Missouri State University	Junior	Midwest Athletics
27	Christian Arnold	OF	Kansas City Kansas Community College	Sophomore	Midwest Athletics
28	Andrew Kreiling	OF	Pittsburg State University	Senior	Midwest Athletics
33	Dylan Donley	RHP	Pittsburg State University	Junior	Midwest Athletics
3	Dalon Farkas	3B	Kansas State University	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
6	Tim Schaaremen	2B/SS	University of Nebraska-Omaha	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
21	Jordan Floyd	LHP	Kansas State University	Sophomore	Rossville Rattlers
31	Tanner Triggs	3B	Washburn University	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
22	Butch Rea	IF	Cowley County Community College	Sophomore	Topeka Golden Giants
30	Ty Geary	RHP	Washburn University	Senior	Topeka Golden Giants
31	Connor Crimmins	OF	Washburn University	Senior	Topeka Golden Giants
40	Jacob Tetuan	RHP	Emporia State University	Sophomore	Topeka Golden Giants
5	Chase Knott	3B	Rogers State University	Senior	Topeka Senators
6	Grant Arnold	2B	University of Saint Mary	Junior	Topeka Senators
17	Ryan Colombo	IF	Drury University	Sophomore	Topeka Senators
25	Dylan Michaels	RHP	Western Nebraska Community College	Sophomore	Topeka Senators

2014 MPL All-Star Game Schedule,  Sat., July 5, 2014:
Rathert Stadium,  Junction City, KS.

4:00  Gates Open

4:00  Mid-Plains BP

5:00  KCABA BP

6:00  Mid-Plains In & Outfield

6:15  KCABA In & Outfield

6:30 Field Preparation

6:45 Pregame Ceremonies

7:00 All-Star Game

For more information on the Mid-Plains League, please visit:   www.midplainsleague.com

Golden Giants Win

    Thr Rossville Rattlers lost to the Topeka Golden Giants 12-10 on Tue. night at Joe Campbell Stadium.   The two teams combined for three home runs (two of them grand slams) and 20 hits.  Rossville's Tanner Tripp hit a three run homer in the fist inning and in the sixth,  Andrew Ratterman belted a grand slam.   Topeka's Jordan Schroer added the other grand slam in the sixth.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-07-01/golden-giants-outslug-rattlers-12-10-win

Car Show Aug. 1

Rattlers Lose To Golden Giants

    The Rattlers lost to the Topeka Golden Giants on Monday night by a score of 5-2.