Graduation 60 Years Ago

    The following is an article from the Rossville Reporter,  the local newspaper for many decades. 

Rattlers Trying To Play

    The Rossville Rattlers lost their opening game of the season on May 27 against the Junction City Brigade by a score of 5-2.
    Th double header scheduled for May 28 was canceled because of field conditions.  Been a little wet lately.
    The next home game for the Rattlers will be June 5 at 7:00 PM

Willard Bridge Video

    Here is a video about the Willard Bridge.
https://www.facebook.com/KCAEditor/videos/10153327692525929/

2015 Top RHS Scholars

Rossville High School announced their top scholars at graduation on May 17, 2015. Pictured from left are Salutatorian Ethan Woodcock and Valedictorian Andrea Rietcheck. 

RHS ANNOUNCES TOP 10 SCHOLARS

Rossville High School announced the Top 10 Seniors of the Class of 2015 at graduation exercises on Sunday, May 17, 2015. The following seniors were recognized for their academic accomplishments: 

    Haley Brown, Lauryn Catron, Makayla Crow, Danielle Glotzbach, 

Breanna Hill, Rachel Lord, Nicholas Reesor, 

Andrea Rietcheck, Lake Schultz-Pruner, and Ethan Woodcock.

Tim Cheek (84) & Denise Dresch (82) Marry

    Timothy Cheek and Denise Dresh both attended Rossville High.  After Denise graduated in 1982,  they didn't see each other for over 30 years.  Denise returned to Rossville when her mother was ill and  they met again in 2013.  They married on April 1, 2015 and now live in Topeka.

Is Your Class Having A Reunion?

     If your class year ends with a 5 or a 0,  your class should have reunion plans under way.   If not,  the time is short.  Most classes have them at the same time as the Tall Corn Festival which will be the first weekend in August.
     Send your class reunion plans to frank.ruff@juno.com and I will include them on this web site.

Class of 1975 Planning Reunion

    The RHS Class of 1975 is planning their 40th reunion for this summer.  If you have not been contacted,  send an e-mail message to frank.ruff@juno.com and it will be sent to the committee planning the reunion.

3A State Golf Tourney

Kansas 3A  State Golf Tournament At Hesston GC

Team scores

Wichita Collegiate 297, Sterling 330, Burlington 335, Hesston 344, Fredonia 344, Eureka 351, Nemaha Central 355, Rossville 359, Cheney 361, Cimarron 368, Phillipsburg 369, West Franklin 389.

Individual medalists

1. Chugg, Wichita Collegiate, 67; 2. Watson, Caney Valley, 71; 3. Trebilcock, Wichita Collegiate, 72; 4. Schissler, Sterling, 74; 5. Barnhart, Hesston, 75; 6. Percy, Central Heights, 76; 7. Reed, Wichita Collegiate, 77; 8. Sellman, Humboldt, 78; 9. Burnett, Lakin, 79; 10. Epple, Sabetha, 79; 11. (tie) Solander, Fredonia; Puetz, Garden Plain and C. Powelson, Wellsville, 80; 14. (tie) Leach, Jayhawk-Linn; Larsen, Wichita Collegiate; Steinke, Rossville and Fort, Osage City, 81; 18. (tie) Lankford, Jayhawk-Linn; Bradley, Nemaha Central; Mrkwa, Fredonia; Holecek, Ellsworth; Kellerman, Phillipsburg; Link, Burlington and Sloyer, Burlington, 82.

Jason Logan At Butler CCC

From the Butler Co. Comm. College Facebook page:

      Hailing from Rossville, Kansas is our featured spotlight for today. Jason Logan grew up on his family’s commercial cow/calf operation where he actively participated in the day-to-day activities of maintaining the operation. During his tenure in the 4-H program J-Lo was an experienced showman exhibiting all four species but it’s not surprising his passion lied in showing cattle. Like many other young livestock enthusiasts, Jason began judging through his county 4-H program throughout grade school prior to Butler. Jason’s academic perfection in high school led him to numerous honors including being the President of the National Honors Society and leadership roles within his FFA Chapter.
       He plans to attend Kansas State in the fall to pursue a degree in Agricultural Technology Management with a minor in Animal Science and Agronomy. During his judging career here at Butler, Jason will value the memories made at the National Western, his favorite contest. “The miles and memories we had on the road traveling and practicing for the next big contest…” are what he will truly miss and he takes pride in being a member of the BuCo Family. To next year’s Sophomores, “Cherish every moment that you have together. You are an extremely talented team that will see your share of success, but the banners and plaques fade with time but the people you meet along the way will last a lifetime.”
      The Butler Family will miss you next year J-Lo, good luck in your future successes!

Holly Frost Plays Basketball

    Holly Frost of Rossville was a senior at Manhattan Christian College this year and was a forward on their basketball team.

Vincent Wiltz Passes Away

      Vincent G. Wiltz, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the St. Marys Manor.
      He was born November 3, 1925 in rural Nemaha County Kansas, the son of John and Helena (Christman) Wiltz.
      Vince served in the United States Army during WWII in the South Pacific and in Germany.  He retired from the Kansas National Guard in Topeka.  After his retirement, he and his wife Pat owned St. Marys Surplus Sales for many years.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys and a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.
      He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Joe, Eddie, Bernard, Leo and Nicholas; a sister, Mary and a granddaughter, Lily.
      He was united in marriage to Maxine M. “Pat” Hulsing on January 17, 1951 at Sabetha.  She survives of the home.
      Other survivors include 6 sons, David, Steve (Deana), Mike and significant other (Tammy) and Doug all of St. Marys, Dan (Tammy) and Don Wiltz all of Topeka; a daughter, Pat (George) Stewart, Columbia, MO; two sisters, Millie McElroy, Louisville, KY., and Cecilia Hudelson, Ashland City, TN; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
      Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  Mr. Wiltz will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, May 22, 2015 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 Pottawatomie-Wabaunsee Regional Library, St. Marys Branch or St. Marys Senior Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Matt Buhler Graduates From Washburn

Matt Buhler with his family after graduation from Washburn University

Norma McDiffett Passes Away

Norma Jean McDiffett, 86, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Rossville Health Care Center, Rossville.         She was born August 24, 1928 at Alta Vista, the daughter of Gilbert and Margaret Rodgers Beagel.  She was one of a family of seven children and lived most of her younger years on the Beagel homestead west of Alta Vista. She graduated from Dwight High School.            Norma was united in marriage to Pat McDiffett.  Together they had two children, Bob and Patti.  She was always involved in their lives in one way or another.            She retired from American States Insurance Company.  Norma loved camping and cooking (She was the best pie maker around).  She joined the Wheathearts square dance club and was a 15 year member.  Her love was square dancing and also round dancing.  She loved her family dearly.            Mrs. McDiffett was preceded in death by her parents Margaret and Gilbert Beagel.  Her husband Pat; two grandsons, Dwight Meade and Daniel McDiffett; two sisters, Eleanor Modig and Virginia Beagel; three brothers, Dwight, Donald and Robert Beagel.    Norma is survived by a son, Bob (Elaine) McDiffett, Wamego; a daughter, Patti (Chuck) Meade, Rossville; a brother, James (Terry) Beagel, Chicago, IL; three grandsons, Jared Meade, John McDiffett and Russell McDiffett.; granddaughters, Tonya Hatina, Debbie Boyle, Donna Gill and Doris Rollo; great-grandchildren, Erika & Emily Hatina, Giauna Meade, Jaci, Kelsey and Kyra McDiffett, Tiara Boles, Johnny Gill, Ben Rollo and Sheldon Rollo.            It was Mrs. McDiffett's request to be cremated.  Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Norma J. McDiffett Memorial Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Lady Dawgs Lose Regional Final

    The RHS softball season ended with a 10-0 loss to Silver Lake in the regional final.   Deiter,  the Eagles pitcher, got 13 strikeouts in her five inning no-hitter.

Rs    0   0   0   0   0      0    0    4
SL   0   3   6   0   1     10   6    1

Vickie (Reser) Catron (88) Passes Away

      Vicky L. Catron, 45, of Rossville,  passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the University of Arkansas Medical School at Little Rock.
      She was born January 26, 1970 in Topeka, the daughter of Roy W. and Mary Ann Flerlage Reser.  She grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1988.  Vicky attended airline flight attendant school in Florida.
      Vicky was a homemaker and active in the family business.  She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and the Rossville Booster Club both in Rossville.  She was very community minded and was involved in most all community activities.  Vicky loved spending time with her family.
      On October 17, 1993 she was united in marriage to Vern Catron in St. Marys.  He survives of the home.
      Other survivors include three sons, Dalton, Payton and Corey all of Rossville; her daughter , Lauryn, Rossville; her parents, Roy and Mary Ann Reser, St. Marys; a brother, Doug (Melanie) Reser, Delia; a sister, Kelly (Todd) Brown, Rossville; mother-in-law Maxine Catron, Delia; father-in-law, Benny Catron, Meriden; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
      Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Vicky will lie in state and the family will receive friends after 5:00 P.M. Friday, May 22, 2015 at the church where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.  In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Catron Children’s Education Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
      Condolences can be left at: www,piperfuneralhome.com

Shirley (Parr) (38) Stadler Passes Away

    Shirley (Maxine) Parr Stadler  was born September 29, 1920 and died May 16, 2015,  one of five daughters born to Shirley O. and Edna Parr of Rossville, Kansas.

    Shirley graduated from Rossville High and married her high school sweetheart, Joseph V. Stadler. The newly married couple moved to Bremerton, Washington where they raised 3 children. After Joe retired they spent some years in Phoenix, Arizona and Joe died there in 1996. Shirley has since resided in Yakima, Washington until her passing .

    Shirley was a most gracious and loving woman and her family was everything to her. She was also a proud DAR member until she was into her 80s.

    She survived by her son Larry Joe Stadler and his wife, Donna, who live in Wickenberg, Arizona; and daughter Barbara Lorene Thomas who resides in Centralia, Washington. There is one surviving sister, Thelma Martin of Topeka,  Kansas and numerous other family members .

Her son Walter Lee Stadler died in Harrington, Maine in 2011 and a grandson, Scott Stadler died in Yakima,  Washington in 1982.

    Shirley and Joe’s 3 children blessed them with 8 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren. She was their “GG” and she will be missed.

    A Private Memorial for the immediate family in Yakima has taken place.

RHS Qualifies For State In Golf

The results of the 3A regional golf tournament are:

1.    Nemaha Central        353
2.    Rossville                  361
3.    Mauer Hill                 368
4.    Sabetha                    385
5.    St Marys                   442
6.    Hiawatha                  456
7.    Marysville                 508
8.    Horton                      581

Nemaha Central and Rossville qualify for State.

Top Individuals

1.    Sullivan,  Atchison Co.       77
2.    Bradley,  Nemaha              78
3.    Steinke, Rossville              79
4.    Wessel, Maur Hill               85
5.    Marney,  Rossville             88

Regional Softball Final On Thur.

    The Regional 3A championship game will be played at Silver Lake on May 21 between RHS and SLHS.

Lady Dawgs Win Semi-Final

    The Lady Dawgs advanced to the championship game of the 3A Regional with a 16-1 win over Marysville  in a four inning semi-final game.
    Taylor Kirk led the batters with four hits and four RBIs.  Taylor Brecheisen led in walks with three.
     Amanda Hill and Taylor Kirk each pitched two innings.  Taylor got the win,  bit Amanda led the stats with four strike-outs and six first pitch strikes .

Mvl      0   0   0   1      1    2    1
Rsv      3  10  1   2     16  10    0

Wellsville Wins 3A Baseball Regional

TOPEKA, Kan. -- (WIBW) The Wellsville Eagles are returning to the state tournament after defeating Rossville in the semifinals and Silver Lake in the finals Tuesday.

In the semifinal, Wellsville jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

In the fifth, the Eagles led 5-2. With two on, Rossville's Chris Roduner hit a three-run home run to right field to tie the game.

In the six inning, Wellsville's Anthony Dougan hit a three-run home run of his own off a shed in left-center field to take an 8-5 lead.

In the final game, Wellsville beat Silver Lake 5-3.

The Eagles are the defending 3A state champions.

Softball Regional Semi-Final Games

    The RHS solftball team plays Marysville today in the semi-final game of the regional at Riley County.   St. Marys and Silver Lake face each other in the other part of the bracket.

Booster Club Joins Dillons Rewards

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Lady Dawgs Dispose Of Hiawatha

    The Lady Dawgs won their first round game of the regional defeating Hiawatha 17-2 in four innings.
    Taylor Brecheisen led the batters with 3 hits and 6 RBIs.  Breanna Hill also had 3 hits.
    Amanda Hill pitched 4 innings of no-hit softball getting 11 strikeouts and 10 first pitch strikes in those 4 innings.

Hia    1   1   0   0      2    0    8
Ros    4   4   1   8    17  12    0

Kallie Fischeer Wins Award

    Baker University freshman Kallie Fischeer of Rossville was third in sports writing at the recent Kansas Collegiate Media Conference.

Four Golfers Make All League

    The Rossville boys golf team had four members who were selected as All Mide-East League.  They were Colby Hadsall, Paul Steinke, Gabe Marney, and Alex Bird.
    The team of those four won the Mid-East league tournament and will compete in the regional on May 18.

Shirley Maxine (38) Stadler Passes Away

    Shirley Maxine (Parr) (38) Stadler  passed away May 16, 2015 in Yakima, WA.
    Details will be provided when available.

Dawgs At 3A Baseball Regional

    The 3A baseball regional will be played at Oskaloosa on May 18-19.  The #2 ranked Dawgs and #1 ranked Eagles both get byes the first day.  The Dawgs will face the winner of the Wellsville/Easton-Pleasant Ridge game on Tuesday at 4:00 PM.  Wellsville was ranked #10 last week.
    The championship game will be at 6:00 PM on Tuesday.  The likely opponent will be a rematch against Silver Lake.

Softball Team Faces Hiawatha At Regional

    The Lady Dawgs softball team will play their first Regional game on Monday,  May 18, at 3:00 PM, against Hiawatha at Riley County.  The Dawgs are seeded second and Hiawatha is seeded seventh. The winner will then play the winner of the Riley County-Marysville game on Tuesday at 4:45.  The championship game will be at 6:30 on Tuesday.
    Silver Lake has the #1 seed at this Regional.

Regional Golf May 18

    The Dawgs golf team will be competing in the 3A Regional at the Atchison Golf Club in Bellevue on Monday  May 18.

Graduation on May 17

    Rossville High graduation will be Sunday,  May 17, at 5:00 PM.

Main St. Getting A Facelift

From the Capital Journal:

ROSSVILLE — Those coming to this year's Tall Corn Festival in Rossville may not recognize their old stomping ground.

By the time the festival rolls around in mid-August, the town’s one-block business district on Main Street will have a new look — the  result of a $658,053 downtown streetscape improvement project.

“Basically, it was time to do something with street improvements and sidewalks,” said Kenneth Wichman, mayor of the town of 1,157 residents.

Wichman said city officials learned about a federal streetscape improvement grant administered through the Kansas Department of Transportation in which federal transportation enhancement funds would be used to pay 80 percent of construction and materials costs, while the city would pay the remaining 20 percent plus engineering fees. 

The city hired BG Consultants, of Lawrence, to help with the grant application and create a design proposal, and residents were surveyed about their preferences for downtown improvements. The city was awarded the federal grant in spring 2013.

Wichman said the city will pay about $192,000 for the project, which includes $60,000 in engineering fees. Federal money will take care of the remaining $526,442.

Amino Brothers Co., of Kansas City, Kan., submitted the lowest bid for the renovation project, and demolition began on April 13.

“We’re currently working on the east side (of Main Street), and then we will do the west side,” he said.

The streetscape improvement project will replace curbs and guttering, and new sidewalks will be poured, Wichman said. Curbs will be set closer to buildings in order to widen Main Street.

Lampposts, measuring 12 feet, 7.6 inches tall, will be installed on each side of the street. The lampposts will have built-in speakers that can be used to narrate parades or play music during the Christmas holiday. Decorative pavers will surround the lampposts and feature planters with a built-in sprinkler system.

Five new park benches and five new trash receptacles will be placed along the street, and a new bicycle rack will be installed at the Rossville Community Library.

In addition to the streetscape improvement project, Wichman said, the city will be creating a park with a gazebo on the southern end of Main Street, and city and Shawnee County officials will work together to remill and re-asphalt Main Street.

Wichman said some downtown businesses also are considering upgrading their storefronts. Along with the library, the block is home to the post office, a coffee shop, a bank, a dentist’s office, Cotton-O’Neill Clinic, Rossville City Hall, an American Legion post, a hair salon, a barber shop, a drugstore/flower mart, a hardware store and other retail businesses.

3A Baseball Rankings On May 15

    The Kansas Baseball Coaches Assn were looking favorably on the Dawgs  in the May 15 ranking of 3A baseball teams.   The major changes were Council Grove and Silver Lake swapping places and Gypsum replacing Wellsville in the #10 slot.
     The top ten are:

1.    Independent
2.    Rossville
3.    Council Grove
4.    Silver Lake
5.    Burlington
6.    Humbolt
7.    Leon-Bluestem.
8.    Halstead
9.    Lakin
10.  Gypsum

Dawgs Win Mid-East Tourney

    The Dawgs won the Mid-East League golf tournament this year in very convincing fashion with a 28 stroke advantage over runner-up  St. Marys.

Team Standings were:
1.    Rossville         352
2.    St. Marys        380
3.    Silver Lake     418
4.    Riley County  419

Individual standings were:

1.  Colby Hadsall  81
2.  Paul Steinke     83
4   Alex Bird         92
6   Gabe Marney   96

Martin Bayless Passes Away

      Martin Eugene Bayless of Burlingame, born 12/17/1948 in Carbondale, Kansas, died 5/9/2015 surrounded by family.
      Memorial service: Sunday, 5/17/15, 2:00-4:00pm, Rossville United Methodist Church, 411 Pearl St. Memorial funds accepted at Envista Credit Union. Full obituary at: www.midwestcremationsociety.com

RHS Gets Softball Sweep At RC

    The Lady Dawgs added another win with a 13-4 night cap Victory at Rock Creek on May 12 though the outcome was in doubt for the first six innings.  A ten run seventh inning rally sealed the win for the visitors.
    Taylor Kirk led the batters with three hits.  Lauryn Shinn led RBIs with two.  Heidi Nitsch had two walks.
    Taylor Kirk was the winning pitcher going all seven innings allowing nine hits, getting five strike-outs and  20 first pitch strikes.

RHS    1   0   0   1   0   1   10      13   13   2
RC      0   0   0   1   1   0     2        4     9   4

RHS Gets 14-4 Softball Win

    The Lady Dawgs blasted the Rock Creek with 21 hits on the way to a 14-4 win in the first game of their double header on May 12.
    Taylor Kirk led the barrage of hits getting four and sending home six RBIs.
    Amanda Hill was the winning pitcher going all seven innings getting eleven strike-outs and seventeen first pitch strikes.

RHS    2   0   0   0   8   0   4      14    21    1
RC      0   1   1   0   1   0   1        4      4    3

Rock Creek Sweeps To Title

From the Capital-Journal:

WESTMORELAND — Rock Creek went into Tuesday’s showdown with visiting Rossville for the Mid-East League title knowing full well that ace Caleb Rogge would be available only on a limited basis, if at all.

If there was pressure on Mustang starters Justin Reiss and Shiloh Schaake to deliver, the duo hardly let it affect them. Reiss held an explosive Bulldawg attack to just three hits and one run in five innings in a 3-1 Mustang win in the opener and Schaake scattered eight hits through five innings as Rock Creek punctuated the sweep with an 11-2 win in the nightcap.

The victories gave Rock Creek its second straight league title — the Mustangs also swept Rossville late for last year’s crown.

“Shiloh and Justin came out and did their job,” Rock Creek senior Jackson Goodmiller said. “I’m proud of the way they are buckling down and getting the job done.”

Rogge did make an appearance, working the final two innings of the opener and striking out four of the seven hitters he faced. But his relief duty was just a bonus after Reiss was solid through the first five, striking out five.

The only run Reiss allowed came on a throwing error in the third, briefly tying the game 1-1. But Rock Creek came right back in its half of the inning, taking the lead on Nick Beyer’s RBI single. Goodmiller singled home an insurance run in the fifth.

The Mustangs constantly put pressure on Rossville’s infield with a sharp small-ball game and the Bulldawgs didn’t respond well. After committing two errors in the first game, Rossville had four more in the second.

Coupled with a few mental lapses defensively and on the base paths, the mistakes were just too much in the title tilts. Rossville’s 12-game winning streak ended with the sweep.

“This is stuff we’ve worked on since day one — covering bases, how to field bunts, where to play — just day one stuff,” Rossville coach Richard Thomas said. “They’ve got our number right now, got us three times at the end of last year. We’ve got time to correct some things and the nice thing is we’ve got a make-up on Thursday and get right back out on the dirt, which could be the best thing for us.”

The Bulldawgs took a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the second game on an RBI single from Nick Reesor and an RBI groundout from Corbin Horak.

Rock Creek chipped away with single runs in the first (Alex Feldkamp RBI single), third (Goodmiller RBI single) and fourth (Connor Greening RBI single) before breaking the game open with a six-run fifth. Rossville committed two errors in the inning, but Goodmiller, Beyer, Greening and Reiss all had RBIs in the big inning before the Mustangs tacked on two more in the sixth to close out the win and sweep.

“We stayed mentally hooked both games,” Goodmiller said. “Our goal was the get up on them early and make them fight for it. Game two was a bit opposite and we had to find our groove and fight back, but we did and just took the game away.”

ROCK CREEK 3-11, ROSSVILLE 1-2

Rossville 001 000 0 — 1 3 2

Rock Creek 011 010 x — 3 8 1

Woodcock and Reesor. Reiss, Rogge (6) and Feldkamp. W — Reiss. L — Woodcock. S — Rogge. 2B — Rock Creek: Beyer.

Second game

Rossville 200 000 0 — 2 8 4

Rock Creek 101 162 x — 11 11 2

Th. Horak, Bradshaw (5), Morris (5), Dyche (6) and Reesor. Schaake, Zenger (5) and Feldkamp. W — Schaake. L — Th. Horak. 2B — Rock Creek: Nider.

Records — Rossville, 12-3; Rock Creek, 17-2.

Track Team At Riley Co.

    The Rossville track team combined with St. Marys to compete at Kaw Valley in the Riley Invitational.  The Kaw Valley girls team came in 6th of 11 teams and the boys came in 4th of 11 teams.  The complete results can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/track/15/15_riley.pdf

Rattlers Release Roster & Schedule

ROSSVILLE, KS - The Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League are happy to announce their 2015 Schedule and Roster.

The Rattlers  will kick off their 4th season at home on Thursday May 27th at 7:00 PM versus the defending MPL Champion Junction City Brigade.

This year's roster is made up of players from 8 Division I, 9 Division II, 10 Junior College, 2 High School, and 1 NAIA program.

"We have a pretty young team this year, but we love the level of talent we have going into the season," said Rattlers GM David Streeter. "We have some of the top high school players in Shawnee County playing for us and we are excited to see how we match up in the Mid-Plains League."

The Rattlers will be once again be coached by Tobi Cowdin, Bruce Cowdin, and T.J. McGreevy will serve as pitching coach.

The Mid-Plains League is beginning it's second year of operation, with 7-teams from Kansas and Missouri. The league recently added Liberty, Missouri for this season and is building  off a very successful first season. The league will feature a 36-game regular season, with all 7-teams making the postseason. The MPL will once again put on an All-Star Game on July 5th in at Rathert Stadium in Junction City. The opponent this summer will be the Puerto Rico Collegiate Baseball Club.

Lady Dawgs Win Easy At OC

    The Lady Dawgs  had an easy win at Osage City on May 5th.

Ro      3   0   0   0   8     11    10    1
OC     0   0   0   0            0      1    2

    Taylor Kirk, Heidi Nitsch and Britnee Zemek each had two hits.  Kirk led the RBI column with two.
    Amanda Hill pitched the four innings of the "mercy rule" game.  She had 10 first pitch strikes and seven strike-outs.

RHS Boys Ranked #2 in 3A

    The Kansas Baseball Coaches Assn has given the Dawgs their due in the May 9 ranking of 3A baseball teams.  The top ten are:

1.    Independent
2.    Rossville
3.    Silver Lake
4.    Council Grove
5.    Burlington
6.    Humbolt
7.    Leon-Bluestem.
8.    Lakin
9.    Halstead
10.  Wellsville

Dawgs Defeat Nemaha-Central

The Dawgs defeated Nemaha-Cenral 7-5 in a non-conferance game on May 7

Ne.Ce.    0   0   2   0   0   3   0     5
Ross        0   2   2   3   0   0   -     7

   Tegan Hammer and Corbin Horak led the batters with two hits each.  One of Corbin's was a home run.  Ethan Woodcock  had a double.  Christian Roduner led the RBI column with two.   Nick Reesor made it on base three times with two walks and one hit.
    Tucker Horak was the starting pitcher going five innings with allowing 3 walks and getting ten strike-outs. He allowed three hits and two earned runs in his five innings.  Jacob Bradshaw pitched the last two innings  getting one strike-out while allowing two hits, two walks, and one earned run.
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Perry-Lecompton Golf Tourney

Below is the team's standing at the Perry-Lecompton Invitational golf tournament on May 7.

1.    Wanegi

2.    Maur-Hill

3.    Basehor-Linwood

4.    Rossville

5.    Perry-Lecompton

6.    DeSoto

7.    Jeff West

8.    Atchison

9.    Mill Valley

10.  St. Marys

11.  Immaculata

12.  Tonganoxie

Paul Steinke of Rossville was the second high individual and Gabe Marney came in 13th.

   

Golf Team At Rossville Inv.

The  Dawgs came in second at the Rossville Invitational Golf Tournament at St. Marys on May 5.  The standings of the eight teams were

1.  Cornerstone          322
2.  Rossville (Blk)     336
3.  Sabetha                 358
4.  St. Marys              359
5.  Osage City            368
6/  Perry-Lecomp.      379
7.  Silver Lake            403
8.  Rossville (Red)      415

RHS players placed as follows:

2.    Paul Steinke      75
6.    Gabe Marney    83
12.  Alex Bird          89
13.  Colby Hadsall   89

Dawgfeed 18 On Line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jnRSpx2eM8&feature=em-subs_digest

3A Baseball Rankings For 5/4

3A baseball rankings by Kansas Assn of Baseball Coaches  for May 4, 2015.

1.  Silver Lake
2.  Wichita - Independent
3.  Council Grove
4.  Burlington
5.  Rossville
6.  Humbolt
7.  Leon-Bluesem
8.  Lakin
9.  Wellsville
10. Halstead

Recent Baseball Rankings

Below was the ranking of 3A baseball teams last week.  

Was Silver Lake over rated,  or was Rossville under rated.

Those two convincing Dawg victories at Silver Lake seem to 

tell a story.

3A 

1. Silver Lake 

2. Wichita Independent 

3. Council Grove 

4. Burlington 

5. Mound City 

6. Gypsum SE of Saline 

7. Wellsville 

8. Lakin 

9. Atchinson 

10. Halstead 

Dawgs Win St. Marys Invite

The Dawgs won the St. Marys Invitational golf tournament at Rolling Hills with a ten point victory over number two Nemaha Valley.

1.    Rossville       358
2.    Nemaha Vly  368
3.    Sabetha          373
4.    Jeff West       377
5.    Perry-Lec      379
6.    Frankfurt       382
7.    St. Marys       391
8.    Council Gr,    418
9.    Lyndon          423
10.  Silver Lake    440

    Top Individual overall was Paul Steinke with an 80.  Gabe Marney was #10 with an 89.

Judy Fauerbach (62) Passes Away

    Judy L. Fauerbach, 71, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.       She was born April 5, 1944, near Rossville, the daughter of John H. and Catherine E. Reser Fauerbach. Judy grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1962.     She attended Clark s School of Business in Topeka.
    Judy worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation for many years, retiring in 2003. She was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church. She also was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star at Silver Lake.
    She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include three brothers, William (Alice) Fauerbach and James (Lois) Fauerbach, all of Emporia, and John E. Fauerbach, Topeka; her sister Bonnie J. Fauerbach, Rossville; several nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Judy will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 177, Rossville, Kansas 66533. Online condolences may be left at www.piperfuneralhome.com. 

Dawgs Get No-Hit Win At Lake

The Dawgs put on an impressive offensive display on Friday evening in the night cap outhitting  the Eagles on their home field 12-0 and getting a 9-0 win.     Tucker Horak led the hitting with five hits, including two doubles and a home run.  Jack Steckel also had a double and Christian Roduner had a home run.     The pitching was pretty darn good too.  Thatcher Horak and Ethan Woodcock combined to throw seven innings of No Hit baseball.  Thatcher pitched six innings getting 11 strike-outs while allowing one walk.   Ehan pitched one inning allowing one walk and getting one strike-out. RHS     1   2   1   2   0   2   1     9    12    0 SL        0   0   0   0   0   0   0     0     0     0

12	Nick Reesor (Sr)	1.000	4	2	0	2	2
13	Tucker Horak (Jr)	.800	5	5	3	4	4
14	Ethan Woodcock (Sr)	.333	3	3	2	1	0
15	M. Matumoto (Jr)	.500	5	4	0	2	0
2	Thatcher Horak (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	1
22	Jack Steckel (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0
23	Dawson Hammes (So)	.000	4	3	1	0	0
3	Corbin Horak (Sr)	.000	4	2	0	0	1
36	Dalton Kelley (Sr)		1	0	0	0	0
5	C. Roduner (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	1

Dawgs Knock Off Eagles 10-3

    The Dawgs dominated the Eagles Friday overpowering them 10-3 in seven innings in game one of the double header giving Silver Lake their first loss of the season.
    Nick Reesor led the hitting with a home run and a double.  Corbin Horak had a triple and Ethan Woodcock, M. Matumoto and Jack Steckel had doubles.  Reesor and Woodcock each had three RBIs.
     Tucker Horak pitched six innings  allowing four hits, two earned runs and getting five strike-outs.  Ethan Woodcock pitched one inning allowing one hit and getting one strike-out.

RHS      0   2   0   2   5   0   1     10   9   2

SL         0   0   0   1   0   2   0       3   5   4

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.303	36	33	10	10	8
12	Nick Reesor (Sr)	.667	4	3	1	2	3
13	Tucker Horak (Jr)	.000	4	4	0	0	0
14	Ethan Woodcock (Sr)	.500	4	4	0	2	3
15	M. Matumoto (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0
18	Tegan Hammer (Sr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0
2	Thatcher Horak (Sr)	.000	4	4	1	0	0
22	Jack Steckel (Sr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0
3	Corbin Horak (Sr)	.500	4	4	2	2	1
30	Wyatt Dyche (So)		0	0	2	0	0
5	C. Roduner (Jr)	.667	4	3	3	2	1

Area Baseball Stat Leaders

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL  AREA STAT LEADERS
Batting
Average
Reesor, Rossville, .667; Fleming, Council Grove, .653; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, .610; Roduner, Rossville, .600; Freeman, Silver Lake, .587; Long, Santa Fe Trail, .583; Beyer, Rock Creek, .579; Coletrane, Santa Fe Trail, .568; Butterfield, Osage City, .560; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .550; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, .540; Gamino, Wamego, .538; M. Brown, Central Heights, .529; Honas, Council Grove, .529; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, .526; C. Brown, Central Heights, .500; Gilbert, Concordia, .500; Nelson, McLouth, .500; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, .500; Baker, Santa Fe Trail, .490; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, .490; Hermann, McLouth, .489; Halstead, Riley County, .478; Deters, Mission Valley, .477; Boudeman, Santa Fe Trail, .468; Cobb, Silver Lake, .467; C. Horak, Rossville, .464; Watts, Doniphan West, .464; Dunlap, Doniphan West, .462; Langvardt, Council Grove, .462; Cashier, Santa Fe Trail, .460; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, .457; Fannin, Santa Fe Trail, .455; Ice, Jefferson West, .452; Tu. Horak, Rossville, .447.

Home runs
Carlton, McLouth, 8; Ice, Jefferson West, 6; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 6; Courtney, McLouth, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 4; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Hermann, McLouth, 4; Morris, Troy, 4; Nelson, Riley County, 4; Allen, Mission Valley, 3; Base, Abilene, 3; Dees, Burlington, 3; Fleming, Council Grove, 3; Speer, Troy, 3; Troupe, McLouth, 3; Bair, Jefferson West, 2; Franzen, Burlingame, 2; Greaser, Troy, 2; Hielscher, Lyndon, 2; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 2; Phillips, Mission Valley, 2; Roduner, Rossville, 2; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 2; A. Smith, Atchison, 2; L. Smith, Troy, 2; W. Smith, Troy, 2; Trotter, Maur Hill, 2; Watts, Doniphan West, 2.

RBI
Fleming, Council Grove, 32; Carlton, McLouth, 29; Freeman, Silver Lake, 27; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 26; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 24; Conway, Mission Valley, 23; Nelson, Riley County, 23; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 22; Gaarder, Troy, 21; Ice, Jefferson West, 21; Long, Santa Fe Trail, 21; Allen, Mission Valley, 20; Gilbert, Concordia, 20; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 20; Gamino, Wamego, 19; Honas, Council Grove, 19; Sage, Mission Valley, 19; Womack, Silver Lake, 19; Hamon, Jefferson West, 18; Hermann, McLouth, 18; Matzke, Silver Lake, 18; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 18; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 18; Boudeman, Santa Fe Trail, 17; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 17; Liby, Clay Center, 17; Courtney, McLouth, 16; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 16; Deters, Mission Valley, 15; Lerner, Council Grove, 15; Pattin, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Roduner, Rossville, 15; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Vander Linden, Burlington, 15; Whitworth, Burlington, 15.

Stolen bases
Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 26; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 17; Lux, Royal Valley, 17; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Hake, Concordia, 15; Jeffers, Burlington, 15; Beyer, Rock Creek, 14; Barger, Royal Valley, 13; Gann, McLouth, 12; Hart, Royal Valley, 12; Hodge, Mission Valley, 12; Bechard, Concordia, 11; Th. Horak, Rossville, 11; Renfro, Silver Lake, 11; Schaake, Rock Creek, 11; McMillan, Silver Lake, 10; Tholstrup, Concordia, 10; Behler, Maur Hill, 9; Freeman, Silver Lake, 9; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 9; Breithaupt, Wellsville, 8; Deters, Mission Valley, 8; Langvardt, Council Grove, 8; Montgomery, Maur Hill, 8; Ostertag, Atchison County, 8; Rainey, McLouth, 8; Warnick, Marysville, 8; Brown, Jefferson West, 7; Chenhall, Perry-Lecompton, 7; C. Horak, Rossville, 7; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 7; Janes, Perry-Lecompton, 7; Schultz, Royal Valley, 7; Steckel, Rossville, 7; Brinegar, Marysville, 6; Butler, Mission Valley, 6; Conway, Mission Valley, 6; Daniels, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Phillips, Mission Valley, 6; Roduner, Rossville, 6

Pitching
Wins
Bachura, Council Grove, 7; Fleming, Council Grove, 7; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Deters, Mission Valley, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Hermann, McLouth, 5; Nelson, McLouth, 5; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 5; Speer, Troy, 5; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Allen, Mission Valley, 4; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 4; Larsen, Concordia, 4; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 4; Renfro, Silver Lake, 4; Rogge, Rock Creek, 4; Adams, Silver Lake, 3; Anderson, Mission Valley, 3; Barger, Royal Valley, 3; Behler, Maur Hill, 3; Boatwright, Atchison, 3; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Bonnel, Atchison, 3; Butterfield, Osage City, 3; Haggard, Marysville, 3; Hart, Royal Valley, 3; Martin, Silver Lake, 3; Nordstedt, Burlington, 3; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 3; Schaake, Rock Creek, 3; Schultz, Royal Valley, 3; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 3; Weiche, Clay Center, 3; Ball, Wellsville, 2; Bechard, Concordia, 2; Butler, Mission Valley, 2; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Davis, Wamego, 2; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 2; Gamino, Wamego, 2; Th. Horak, Rossville, 2; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 2; Jeffers, Burlington, 2; Leach, Doniphan West, 2; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Morris, Rossville, 2; Pierson, Wamego, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Sutter, Chapman, 2; Watts, Doniphan West, 2.

ERA
Allen, Mission Valley, 0.24; Bonnel, Atchison, 0.30; Rogge, Rock Creek, 0.26; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 0.28; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.36; Bechard, Concordia, 0.41; Anderson, Mission Valley, 0.62; Adams, Silver Lake, 0.78; Schaake, Rock Creek, 0.80; Butterfield, Osage City, 0.94; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 1.00; Gaarder, Troy, 1.30; Martin, Silver Lake, 1.40; Larsen, Concordia, 1.49; Deters, Mission Valley, 1.52; Watts, Doniphan West, 1.69; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 1.70; Bachura, Council Grove, 1.73; Renfro, Silver Lake, 1.83; Haggard, Marysville, 1.88; Butler, Mission Valley, 1.91; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 2.10; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 2.17; Hart, Royal Valley, 2.20; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 2.30; Speer, Troy, 2.43; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 2.57; Boatwright, Atchison, 2.72; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 2.90; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 3.09; Behler, Maur Hill, 3.18; Warnick, Marysville, 3.36; De. Swinehart, Lyndon, 3.38; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 3.44; M. Brown, Central Heights, 3.50; Linn, Royal Valley, 3.71.

Strikeouts
Fleming, Council Grove, 53; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 51; Allen, Mission Valley, 48; Haggard, Marysville, 48; Larsen, Concordia, 44; Rogge, Rock Creek, 43; Behler, Maur Hill, 42; Deters, Mission Valley, 39; Boatwright, Atchison, 38; Bonnel, Atchison, 38; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 37; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 35; Anderson, Mission Valley, 33; Nelson, McLouth, 33; Butterfield, Osage City, 31; Gaarder, Troy, 31; Hart, Royal Valley, 30; Hermann, McLouth, 29; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 25; Bachura, Council Grove, 24; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 24; Martin, Silver Lake, 23; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 23; Watts, Doniphan West, 23; Adams, Silver Lake, 21; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 21; Smith, Atchison, 21; Speer, Troy, 20; Butler, Mission Valley, 19; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 19; Lemon, Chapman, 17; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 17; Schaake, Rock Creek, 17; Shields, Central Heights, 17; Beyer, Rock Creek, 16; Klamm, Wellsville, 16; Stalder, Abilene, 16; Gamino, Wamego, 15; Rowden, Wamego, 15; Wallace, Clay Center, 15; Weiche, Clay Center, 15; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 14; Jeffers, Burlington, 14; Liby, Clay Center, 14; Schultz, Royal Valley, 14; Brinegar, Marysville, 13; Th. Horak, Rossville, 13; Stryker, Marysville, 13

Softball Area Stat Leaders

SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOL AREA STAT LEADERS

Batting
Average
Miller, Oskaloosa, .744; Taylor, Lawrence, .650; Kirk, Rossville, .641; Miller, Tonganoxie, .636; Nigus, Atchison, .625; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .619; Boyett, Holton, .618; Dailey, McLouth, .618; Messer, McLouth, .614; Nitsch, Rossville, .611; Zemek, Rossville, .600; K. Wright, Jefferson West, .595; Langvardt, Chapman, .579; Sample, Tonganoxie, .579; S. Beam, Royal Valley, .577; Anderson, Troy, .576; Johnson, Wabaunsee, .571; Murray, Abilene, .571; Potts, Chase County, .571; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .567; Bennett, Tonganoxie, .565; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, .560; Hale, Valley Falls, .556; McLeary, McLouth, .556; Shield, Lawrence, .556; Brees, Jefferson West, .550; Winder, Troy, .548; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, .545; Coulter, McLouth, .541; Springer, Mission Valley, .540; Coleman, Valley Falls, .532; Jirak, Chase County, .531; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, .529; Scott, McLouth, .524; A. Weilert, Holton, .524; Haverkamp, Nemaha Central, .522; Herring, Valley Falls, .521; Soyez, Chase County, .516; Morris, Holton, .513; Spurgeon, Lyndon, .513; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .512; Beckley, Wellsville, .500; Boltz, Rock Creek, .500; Fleischer, Jefferson West, .500; Greene, McLouth, .500; Lane, Valley Falls, .500; Lee, Tonganoxie, .500; Pickerell, Valley Falls, .500; Kearney, Valley Falls, .490; Neiberger, Valley Falls, .490; Brooks, Oskaloosa, .489; Plummer, Rock Creek, .486; Kramer, Valley Falls, .485; Meng, Troy, .480; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, .480; Weis, Chapman, .479; Delaney, Nemaha Central, .478; Brecheisen, Rossville, .472; White, Ottawa, .472.


Home runs
S. Beam, Royal Valley, 7; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 6; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 6; Greene, McLouth, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Starr, Free State, 4; Taylor, Lawrence, 4; Anderson, Troy, 3; Beswick, Abilene, 3; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 3; Claussen, Wamego, 3; Johnson, Wabaunsee, 3; Kearney, Valley Falls, 3; Larson, Wamego, 3; Lee, Tonganoxie, 3; Murray, Abilene, 3; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, 3; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 3; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 3; R. Wright, Wellsville, 3; Byrn, Free State, 2; Caldwell, Chapman, 2; Carlson, Council Grove, 2; Cooper, Wamego, 2; Devore, Ottawa, 2; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2; Hildebrand, Wamego, 2; B. Hill, Rossville, 2; Kirk, Rossville, 2; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Metzger, Jefferson West, 2; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 2; Pacha, Marysville, 2; Rogers, Wamego, 2; Samuelson, Marysville, 2; Sparks, Wellsville, 2; Stringfield, Wellsville, 2; Walsh, Lyndon, 2.


RBI
M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 32; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 30; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 28; Dailey, McLouth, 28; S. Beam, Royal Valley, 27; Brees, Jefferson West, 25; Zemek, Rossville, 25; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 24; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 23; Greene, McLouth, 22; Turner, McLouth, 22; Parker, Royal Valley, 21; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 21; Coleman, Valley Falls, 20; Iseman, Burlington, 20; K. Wright, Jefferson West, 20; Clayton, Ottawa, 19; Martin, Mission Valley, 19; Murray, Abilene, 19; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 18; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 18; Soyez, Chase County, 18; Crawford, Chase County, 17; Flach, Wabaunsee, 17; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 17; Beckley, Wellsville, 16; Emling, Burlington, 16; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 16; Henry, Rock Creek, 16; B. Hill, Rossville, 16; Moore, Holton, 16; Shield, Lawrence, 16; Starr, Free State, 16; Winder, Troy, 16; Coons, Burlington, 15; Cory, Atchison, 15; Heiman, Chapman, 15; P. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; Metzger, Jefferson West, 15; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 15; Nitsch, Rossville, 15; Potts, Chase County, 15; Sparks, Wellsville, 15; Stringfield, Wellsville, 15; Walsh, Lyndon, 15; R. Wright, Wellsville, 15
.

Stolen bases
Brown, McLouth, 25; Coulter, McLouth, 18; Dailey, McLouth, 18; Broxterman, Jefferson West, 17; Allen, Council Grove, 16; K. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 16; Nigus, Atchison, 16; Carlson, Council Grove, 15; Hale, Valley Falls, 13; Potts, Chase County, 13; Kirk, Rossville, 12; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Duncan, Atchison, 11; Lane, Valley Falls, 11; Metzger, Jefferson West, 11; Nelson, Ottawa, 11; Hansen, Chapman, 10; Farley, Chapman, 9; Kearney, Valley Falls, 9; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 9; T. Whetstine, Maur Hill, 9; Whittington, West Franklin, 9; Worrell, Royal Valley, 9; Brull, Maur Hill, 8; Burns, Royal Valley, 8; Fleischer, Jefferson West, 8; Langvardt, Chapman, 8; Lankton, Santa Fe Trail, 8; Nitsch, Rossville, 8; Hettinger, Central Heights, 7; Hinck, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 7; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Steckel, Rossville, 7; A. Weilert, Holton, 7; Weis, Chapman, 7; Zemek, Rossville, 7.


Pitching
Wins
H. Beam, Royal Valley, 8; Greene, McLouth, 8; Murray, Mission Valley, 8; Sweet, Chapman, 8; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 7; Becker, Jefferson West, 6; Beckley, Wellsville, 6; Brees, Jefferson West, 6; Burkhart, Chase County, 6; Campbell, Rock Creek, 6; Emling, Burlington, 6; A. Hill, Rossville, 6; Knight, Ottawa, 6; Patton, Free State, 6; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; Dailey, McLouth, 5; Kirk, Rossville, 5; Potter, Chase County, 5; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 4; Crosby, Council Grove, 4; Duncan, Atchison, 4; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 4; Pemberton, Wellsville, 4; Shield, Lawrence, 4.


ERA
Potter, Chase County, 0.00; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.29; Nester, Marysville, 0.30; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.38; Greene, McLouth, 0.84; Brees, Jefferson West, 0.85; Becker, Jefferson West, 0.97; Burkhart, Chase County, 1.33; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 1.44; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 1.55; A. Hill, Rossville, 1.80; Vicory, McLouth, 1.90; Kirk, Rossville, 2.01; Dailey, McLouth, 2.10; Knight, Ottawa, 2.11; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2.47; Beckley, Wellsville, 2.49.


Strikeouts
Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 72; Beckley, Wellsville, 60; Brees, Jefferson West, 60; Greene, McLouth, 59; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 53; Harmon, West Franklin, 49; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 45; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 45; A. Hill, Rossville, 45; Patton, Free State, 41; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 40; Davis, Central Heights, 37; Sumonja, Lawrence, 37; Emling, Burlington, 36; Potter, Chase County, 35; Burkhart, Chase County, 34; Murray, Mission Valley, 34; Sweet, Chapman, 34; Kirk, Rossville, 31; Ettleman, Atchison, 30; Owens, Lyndon, 29; Vicory, McLouth, 29; Holaday, Holton, 27; Bond, Holton.

RHS Reunion and Dance June 6

6^th Annual All School 

Reunion and Dinner

Saturday, June 6^th 

 Citizen Potawatomi Center

Social Hour 4:00 p.m. 

 Catered Dinner 6:00 p.m.

This year we will honor two $1,000 scholarship winners

I plan to attend the Celebration 

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$22.50 per person for evening. 

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All proceeds will go toward scholarships 

for graduating RHS Seniors

Registration deadline is May 30th. Checks are made payable to RHS Alumni Foundation

Mail registration to: RHS Alumni Foundation, PO Box 803, Rossville KS 66533.

Name ___________________________________ RHS Graduate? Y___ N___ Year__________

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For Information call 785-584-6335 or 584-6315 or e-mail meburg@embarqmail.com

Eagles Win Two In Softball

From the Capital-Journal
SILVER LAKE — It wasn’t like Allison Christy simply didn’t have her best stuff in the pitcher’s circle Thursday.
    Through three innings, the Silver Lake hurler had only given up two hits to visiting Rossville. Granted one was a solo home run to Lora Shinn and the other was an RBI single to Britnee Zemek that helped the Bulldawgs to a 3-0 lead, but it wasn’t like she was getting rocked.
Still, Christy wasn’t happy.
    “I was upset I didn’t pitch very well,” Christy said. “I didn’t like it.”
Christy channeled those frustrations and helped Silver Lake win with her bat instead. The Eagle senior capped a five-run fourth inning with a booming three-run home run, fueling a 6-3 win that gave Silver Lake a sweep of the War on 24 showdown.
    “That felt very good,” Christy said of the shot to left-center that broke a 3-3 tie.
Silver Lake won the first game 1-0 behind a dominating performance from pitcher Megan Deiter. The senior allowed just two hits — singles in the fifth and seventh — and struck out a whopping 16.
She then came on in relief of Christy in the second game and struck out 10 in just four innings, holding the Bulldawgs hitless after their three-run third.
    Of the 36 hitters Deiter faced, she struck out 26 of them — including the side three times — and walked just one.
    “My curve, my screw and my rise were all working really well for me,” Deiter said. “They couldn’t catch up to my rise ball. I just have to push myself because we’ve got some good teams we’re seeing now and I have to focus and hit my spots and make sure my pitches are moving.”
Rossville pitchers Taylor Kirk and Amanda Hill only gave up six hits in the two games and combined for 14 strikeouts, but saw bouts of wildness prove costly. Hill walked seven in the second game, including four in the fourth inning that set up Silver Lake’s come-from-behind win.
The Eagles only had one hit in their five-run inning, Christy’s homer, but four walks and two wild pitches led to a pair of runs that tied the game before Kirk came in a served up Christy’s homer.
“We definitely did not win the freebie war, we gave that part of it away,” Rossville coach Curt Brecheisen said. “We’ve had a game or two here and there where we’ve struggled, but we’ve come back strong the next game. We didn’t do that tonight.”
    Madison Wegner had Silver Lake’s only two hits in the first game and the Eagles’ lone run off Kirk came on Deiter’s sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Eagles got a solo home run from Kennedy Hamilton in the third inning of the second game after Rossville scored three times in the top half of the inning on Shinn’s homer, Zemek’s RBI single and Taylor Brecheisen’s RBI groundout.

SILVER LAKE 1-6, ROSSVILLE 0-3

Rossville       000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Silver Lake    000 100 x — 1 2 0

Kirk and L. Shinn. Deiter and Wegner. W — Deiter. L — Kirk.

Second game
Rossville       003 000 0 — 3 2 1
Silver Lake    001 500 x — 6 4 1

A. Hill, Kirk (4) and L. Shinn. Christy, Deiter (4) and Womack. W — Deiter. L — A. Hill. 2B — Silver Lake: Wegner. HR — Rossville: L. Shinn; Silver Lake: Hamilton, Christy.
Records — Rossville, 11-3; Silver Lake, 12-2.