Horak and East Win Shrine Bowl (Updated)

EMPORIA (KSNT) – It was a familiar scene for many residents in Shawnee County: Tucker Horak and Mike McCoy scoring touchdowns.

Thanks to the Rossville and Topeka High School product, the East All-Stars were able to beat the West All-Stars 48-27 in the 2016 Shrine Bowl.

Mike McCoy was named MVP as he scored four touchdowns for the East, however many of his teammates also showcased their star power.

Horak started the scoring with a 44 yard touchdown run in his team’s first drive of the game.

McCoy then had a 44-yard run of his own to get his team into red zone, before he punched in from one yard out to give East a two-possession lead.

In the ensuing possession, East continued to roll after a tipped pass was caught by Rock Creek’s Carson Becker, and the Mustang returned it 40 yards to give the East All-Stars a 19-point lead.

The West was able to stop the bleeding and capped off a long drive with a touchdown run by Junction City’s Raye Wilson. They would then score two more times to actually take the lead but East scored right before the half and dominated the second half to give head coach Blake Pierce a win in what maybe his last coaching game in Kansas.

For pictures taken at the game,  go to:  http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2016/08/t-horak-at-shrine-bowl.html

For video of the game,  go to:  http://www.wibw.com/content/sports/McCoy-ties-Shrine-Bowl-record-as-East-beats-West-48-27-388764942.html

Shrine Bowl July 30

    The 2016 Kansas Shrine Bowl football game will be this Sat., July 30, at the Welch Stadium in Emporia.  The rosters and other info can be found at:

http://www.kansasshrinebowl.com/annual-shrine-bowl-game.html

Rossville 4 Yr Old A Hero

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Heroes come to the rescue just in the nick of time. That is what a Rossville girl did this weekend by saving her dad’s life at just 4-years-old. Her quick actions now have her family calling her a true hero.

Shawn Barnard was at his parent’s home on Indiana Avenue in Topeka on Saturday, when the unthinkable happened in his parent’s driveway. Family members say Shawn Barnard was working on his wife’s car which was parked in his parent’s driveway when it fell right on top of him.

“It was almost like a dream state, I kept trying to wake myself up but I kept falling asleep,” Shawn Barnard said.

Cecilia Barnard, who is Shawn’s 4-year-old daughter, was riding her bike in the front yard, when she heard her mother’s scream to her dad being crushed by a car.

“She ran inside and told my dad, dad needs help he is under the car,” Shawn Barnard said.

“I ran out here and got the jack and we was able to get the jack and after we were able to get the jack up high I grabbed his head and his wife Ariel took his legs,” Ralph Barnard, Cecilia’s grandfather said.

“I woke up and remembered my dad telling me to breathe and his wife calling and talking to 911,” Shawn Barnard said.

After Shawn was pulled from underneath the car. He was then taken to the hospital.

Shawn’s dad credits Cecilia for her speedy action that led to saving his son’s life.

“My granddaughter is a true hero,” Ralph Barnard said.

“Now, everybody shows me she really is the hero because I don’t think I would be here if it was for her,” Shawn Barnard said.

Shawn Barnard was released from the hospital on Sunday morning. His parents tell KSNT News Shawn was working on cars in the afternoon after he was released.

Video can be seen at:  http://ksnt.com/2016/07/25/four-year-old-saves-her-father/

Emily Dodge Passes Away

Emily S. Dodge, 97, formerly of Rossville and Delia passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Presbyterian Manor in Topeka.

She was born April 15, 1919 in a small log cabin south of Delia the daughter of Ignac and Veronica Hejtmanek Horak.  She graduated from Goldenrod Country School and from Delia High School in 1937.

Emily worked in Topeka for a few years and in 1959 started working at the Delia Post Office, after 20 years of service she retired in 1979.  She and her husband Leonard farmed in the Delia community.  She helped raise hogs and cattle and raised a garden.

They lived in the Delia community from 1946 until their farm sale in June 2004 when they moved to Rossville.  They later moved to Topeka.  She was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church.  Emily graduated from the Menninger Bible Course many years ago.  One of the highlights of her life was when she and Leonard along with some of her siblings and their spouses took an 18 day trip to Czechoslovakia to visit relatives and to see the homeland.

On September 1, 1940 she was united in marriage to Leonard Dodge in Topeka.  He preceded her in death on February 11, 2011.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, five siblings and two grandsons.

Survivors include her son, Jim (Janet) Dodge, Rossville; her daughter, Joanne (Mike) Bruce, Huntsville, TX.; two sisters, Irene Collett, Washington and Esther Wehner Rossville; four grandchildren; David (Colleen) Dodge, Karen (Jerry) Manhart, Kevin Bruce and Stehphanie Bruce, great-grandchildren, Casey, Darrin and Danielle Dodge, Abbie and Chad Manhart, Maddison, Regan, Damian and Malcom Bruce and a great-great-grandson Adam Boudreau; many nieces and nephews

Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Mrs. Dodge will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the funeral home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church, The Good Samaritan Fund at the Presbyterian Manor or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Horak To Play In Shrine Bowl

    Tucker Horak will play in the 2016 Shrine Bowl at Welch Stadium in Emporia.  Rossville High football coach Derek Hammes will be one of the coaches for the East Team.

Darwin Mitchell Passes Away

    Darwin G. Mitchell, passed away July 14, 2016 in Ft. Payne, AL.
    He was born August 13, 1953 at Rossville, the son of Ted and Nora Karnowski Mitchell.
    Survivors include his wife of many years, Pam Mitchell, Ft. Payne, AL; a brother, Daryl (Shirley) Mitchell, Rossville; two sisters, Diana (Harry) McGee, Kansas City, and Debbie (Duke) Kisner, Silver Lake; several nieces and nephews.
    Honoring Darwin s wishes he was cremated. A graveside service will be at a later date.

Cowdin Is Manager Of The Year

Mid-Plains League Manager of the Year

Tobi Cowdin - Rossville Rattlers

Coach Tobi Cowdin has won the League's Manager of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Tobi led the Rattlers to a League Championship in 2015 and has accumulated 37 wins in the past two seasons.

"Coach Cowdin has quickly earned a tremendous amount of respect from his peers in the Mid-Plains League," League Commissioner David Streeter said. "Tobi has a great ability to communicate with not only players, but opposing teams. He shows a great deal of respect to them and is one of the nicest people you will ever meet."

After staring out 5-12 this season, the Rattlers have battled their way back into contention and are a serious contender for the Cowdin Cup.

Rossville has won series against both division winners; Junction City and three wins against Baldwin City. Along with those two big second half series victories, they also won a series against the Topeka Golden Giants that propelled them into the 3rd seed in the West Bracket.

Tobi adds his name again along with John Tetuan (2014 Topeka) to the of Manager of the Year.

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Mid-Plains League

www.midplainsleague.com

RHS Alumni Band To Perform

      The Rossville Jr/Sr High School Band would like to invite any and all RHS Band Alumni to join them for a "Concert in the Park." The concert will take place around 5:15 pm on Friday, August 12th, as part of the Rossville Tall Corn Festival. Dust off your instrument and come out to play. Don't have an instrument? No problem! RJSHS has a number of school-owned instruments that can be loaned out. The music for the program will soon be finalized, and parts will be available for individuals to pick up.

      Spread the word! If you'd like to know more, please contact Rossville Band Director, Garrett Jones, at jonesg@kawvalley12.ks.us

Rattlers Potluck and Awards

Rattlers Potluck and Awards

Tue 6:30 PM  · 324 N Pearl

Rattlers Lose Sunday 9-8 (Updated)

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – Back-to-back home runs from Cole Breichesen and Collin Chandler to start the game was a pretty good sign for the Brigade as Junction City is headed to the Cowdin Cup finals after beating Rossville 9-8 in game two of the semifinals.

Junction City took an early lead after scoring 3 runs in the first inning, however the Rattlers were able to answer quickly as Danny Mitchell Jr. tied the game up with a 3-run homerun in the bottom of the first.

Breichesen hit his second home run of the day in the 2nd inning to regain the lead for JC, but just like the first, Rossville answered back by scoring a run in the bottom half to tie it.

This game would go back and forth, as it was tied at 8-8, in the 8th inning before Junction City took the lead and sealed the victory.
Game Video can be seen at:  http://ksnt.com/2016/07/17/early-home-runs-power-brigade-to-close-win-against-rattlers-will-head-to-finals/

Class of '69 Party

The Class of 1969 had an informal gathering at Reed's Sport Bar in Topeka on July 14.

Photos Of Class Of 2016

For individual photos of each member of the class of 2016, go to:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2016/07/seniors-2016.html

Rattlers Play Sunday Night

    Game two of the series with the Junction City Brigade to see who represents the Western Division of the Mid Plains League will be played at Joe Campbell Stadium at 7:00 PM on Sunday.
    Junction City leads the series 1-0 with their 11-10 win on Friday night.
    The players and host families will meet in front of the dugout on Sunday night at 6:30 PM  to recognize the host families for this year.

Rattlers Lose in 12th Inning

A single to right field by Kasey Clark in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Franke Valle from third base and lifted the Junction City Brigade to an 11-10 victory in 12 innings over the Rossville Rattlers Friday night at Rathert Field.

The win came in the first game of their best two-out-of-three semifinal round playoff series in the Mid Plains League Cowdin Cup playoffs. Game two is at 7 p.m. Sunday in Rossville.  It was originally scheduled for Sat. night.

Junction City led in the contest Friday night 6-2 and 9-6 but Rossville took advantage of three consecutive walks and the Brigade’s inability to complete a rundown play when Danny Mitchell Jr. was caught between first and second base in the eighth inning. Mitchell eventually made it safely back to first base, but in the meantime the Rattlers had scored the tying run from third to make it 9-9. When neither team scored in the ninth the game went into extra innings.

Mid Plains League Playoff Bracket

Police Chase

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (WIBW) -- Police find the stolen vehicle involved in a high-speed chase through Shawnee Co. - but not the driver.

After looking for him for several hours, they've called off the search.

Authorities say he was first spotted in Rossville wearing a red bandanna and driving the stolen vehicle. The driver refused to stop and officers chased him through town.

The eventually lost sight of him and called in the Kansas Highway Patrol and Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Office to help with the search. They ended up finding the vehicle in Keene Cemetery in Wabaunsee Co.

Tracking dogs and the KHP helicopter joined the hunt for the suspect, but they were eventually called off around 4:00 p.m.

Robert Miller Passes Away

    Robert Leland Miller, 86, Topeka, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016. 
    He was born January 20, 1930, in Rossville, the son of Earl and Dorotha (Rose) Miller.
    Bob was educated in the Topeka Public School system. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He graduated from Washburn University (BBA in business administration). He worked thirty-six years for Stevenson Co., Inc. Bob was a member of Countryside United Methodist Church., He was a member of Capital Post # 1 of the American Legion, a member of Shawnee Country Club for more than 34 years. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge # 90, AF & AM; Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies; and Arab Shriners where he was a member of the Legion of Honor and Golfers Unit.
    Surviving are three children: Steven Miller (Janet) of Big Horn, WY, Carolyn Henderson (Jaime) of Topeka, and John Miller (GiGi) of Topeka; siblings: Richard Miller (Nancy) of Topeka, Kay Laufenberg (Dick) of Bellevue, NE and Ralph Miller (Pam) of Topeka; seven grandchildren; and his love: Debby Hunt of Topeka. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Connie Miller-Winget; and sisters: Ann Miles and Delores Pagel. z
    Private graveside services will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, 4700 SW Seventeenth,Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the , 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabel.com.

Rattlers Win Series Against Lobos

The Rattlers won 18-4 Thursday night  and take the series with Sabetha 2-0. 
They will travel to Junction City Friday to begin the West Division  Finals at 7:00 pm against the Brigade..

JC Brigade Advances to Semi in Playoffs.

   The Junction City Brigade won their  series 2-0 with the Topeka Golden Giants and advance to the semifinals to face the winner of Rossville/Sabetha series. The Rattlers lead the series 1-0 with Game Two of their series Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Rossville..

Wed Night Game Postponed

     The Rattler's Wed. night game has been Postponed  due to field conditions and forecasted rain. Game two will be played Thursday in Rossville at 7:00 pm.

Wed. Baseball Camp Canceled

Due to the Severe Thunderstorm heading toward Rossville, we will be cancelling today's Youth Camp.

We will resume the Camp on Thursday and Friday. In order to make sure everyone gets their six hours of camp time, we are looking at doing the camp Saturday at noon to make up today's lost hours.

Please let us know if that works.

Thank you,

Rossville Rattlers Staff

Hit & Run Accident In Rossville

ROSSVILLE, Kan. (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a hit and run injury accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian in Rossville.

The sheriff’s office says deputies were sent to the 600 block of East Perry Street in Rossville at 10:40 Sunday night in reference to a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident.

Reports say a Blue Jeep Cherokee had backed into a 14-year-old. The juvenile’s mother took them to a Topeka area hospital with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

The accident is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy Colton Johnson or Deputy Todd Keefover with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office at 785-251-2200.

Lon Kruger Article

Below is a link to former Silver Lake baseball and basketball star Lon Kruger who has had a very successful coaching career in both  college and the NBA  He is currently the head basketball coach at Oklahoma U.  He played and later coached at Kansas State.
http://cjonline.com/sports/catzone/2016-07-10/lon-krugers-first-love-baseball-provides-fond-fun-memories

Rattlers Win First Playoff Game

    The Rossville Rattlers won their first game of the playoffs with a 7-5road win at Sabetha Tuesday night.  The Rattlers host the Lobos on Wed. evening at 7 PM in game two of their three game series.

Tall Corn Festival Aug. 12-14

Special License Plates, Mugs, etc.

Ray McCollum is doing special coffee mugs, etc.  Here is a message from him.
If anybody would like a custom made coffee cup or license tags I will be at the tall corn festival in the park set up so bring your favorite pictures just going to concentrate on license tags and coffee cups and maybe a little bit more stuff I don't know yet so come see me. MC U NEEK

Cowdin Cup Playoffs Set

      The Cowdin Cup Playoffs begin  Tuesday night at 6:30 pm in Sabetha against the Lobos. Game two will be Wednesday night at 7:00 pm in Rossville. Game three, if needed,  will be Thursday night in Sabetha at 6:30 pm.

Tucker Horak Article

    This is an old article (2015) about Tucker Horak,  but it has some interesting information about last year's QB for Rossville.  
http://kansas-sports.com/ks/news/?id=5983&t=faces-in-ks-tucker-horak

Willard Bridge Progress

Photos by George Brown

Rattlers Close Season With 17-16 Win

    The Rattlers closed out their regular season with a 17-16 win over the Topeka Golden Giants at Lake Shawnee.  Video of the game can be seen at:
http://ksnt.com/2016/07/09/rattlers-use-big-start-hold-of-golden-giants-rally-to-win-in-high-scoring-game/

    The Rattlers first home game of the playoffs is tentatively scheduled for July 13th at 7 PM.   Come join all the pre-game festivities including  host family recognition and  annual awards night and then a post game potluck,  More info when available.

Rattlers Get Late Rally For 4-3 Win

From the Capital-Journal:

The Rossville Rattlers couldn’t produce much offense against the assembly line of pitchers employed by the Topeka Golden Giants, but they made the most of what they had.

Managing only four hits, the Rattlers manufactured a pair of runs then got a go-ahead, two-run double from Michael Sinks in the top of the eighth inning to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Giants in a Mid-Plains League game Friday at Jerry Robertson Field.

“We got all we could out of four hits,” Rattlers coach Tobi Cowdin said.

Jacob Schwandt, the fifth of six Topeka pitchers, alternated two walks and two strikeouts when he entered the game in the top of the eighth before Sinks drove in two runs with a double to center field for the 4-3 lead.

“Michael Sinks did a great job with a two-out, two-strike hit,” Cowdin said. “That was huge for us.”

The Giants had taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Will Brennan and a suicide squeeze bunt by Connor Rule that knocked out Rossville starter Blake Peterson.

Nick Cole relieved Peterson and worked the final 22/3 innings to earn the win.

“Cole did a real good job coming in and throwing strikes to get us out of that inning after they took the lead,” Cowdin said. “He gave us a chance to win the game.”

Peterson — the Washburn Rural product who is transferring from Texas State to Washburn to play baseball and football — allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits with four strikeouts and no walks in 61/3 innings.

“He’s been working hard all summer at both baseball and football doing double-duty,” Cowdin said. “It was an outstanding performance tonight. He looked as good as he has all summer throwing strikes with multiple pitches in the zone. He’s a very dynamic pitcher.”

The first two runs scored by the Rattlers (13-20) both came home on wild pitches. The first of those in the fifth inning came about when Brandon Wilkerson walked, moved to second on a passed ball, stole third and scored on the wild pitch.

“They were bringing a whole slew of pitchers at us and they were all doing a really great job of throwing strikes and keeping us off-balance,” Cowdin said. “We were able to manufacture a couple of runs and get the lead, then we gave it back and we came back and got it. It was a good back-and-forth game.”

The three-game series is tied 1-1 with the rubber game at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, the final regular-season home game for the Giants (13-19).

Rossville 000 011 020 – 4 4 1

Topeka 010 000 200 – 3 7 0

Peterson, Cole (7) and Gragg. Lawrence, Wheeler (3), Middendorf (5), English (6), Schwandt (8), Halter (9) and Rule. W – Cole. L – Schwandt. 2B – Rossville: Eckberg, Sinks. Topeka: Farthing.

Booster Club Golf Tourney

RHS FBLA Team At Nationals

    The Rossville Future Business Leaders of America had a great time in Atlanta and did a great job.  . Our LifeSmarts team of Mitchell Porter & Ashley Rietcheck placed 6th. Mitchell placed 1st in the written assessment portion which was over Personal Finance.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Nola Miller,  FBLA Advisor

Pictured left to right: Nola Miller (advisor), Ashley Rietcheck, Mitchell Porter, 

Emily Woodcock, Ryan Ehrlich, Paul Borcherding, Kathleen Schuler

Pictured left to right: Ashley Rietcheck, Mitchell Porter

                                                                                                                                                              

Carolyn Brown-Ezell Passes Away

Carolyn Leona Brown-Ezell  died June 25, 2016. She lived in Rossville, Ks. She was born in Benton Co., Mo. She was 74 years old.

Survived by 6 children, Duane Wesley Morris, Leona Sue Morris, Dale Allen Morris, Eddie Dean Morris, Arthur David Morris, and Barbara Lenore Morris. With 15 grand children, and numerous great-grand children.

Three sisters, Wilma Arlene Brown-Bays, Cella Joyce Brown-Figueroa, and Dona Laverne Brown-Lee and her spouse Levi Lee. Her parents, Clarence Benjamin Brown and Georgia Louise Brown, preceded her in death.

Carolyn was a CNA, an avid Quilter and Crocheter. Services for her funeral will be July 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm. This will be  Graveside service at Maple Hill Cemetary, she will be Cremated. God Rest Her Soul.

To leave condolences, go to:  www.midwestcremationsociety.com#sthash.MINY26DA.dpuf

Rattlers Lose To Giants 5-3

From the Capital-Journal:

The Topeka Golden Giants entered their final regular season series riding a five-game losing streak, looking to turn things around and improve their postseason playoff prospects.

Solid pitching and one big inning was enough to give the Golden Giants a 5-3 victory over the Rossville Rattlers in a Mid-Plains League game Thursday at Bettis Family Sports Complex.

In snapping the five-game skid, the Giants improved to 13-18 to stand third in the MPL West Division with a 1½-game lead over the fourth-place Rattlers (12-20) with the league tournament starting next week.

“Every game at this point is really important,” Giants coach Chris Graves said. “At this point in the league, everybody has beaten everybody so I don’t know if it really matters where you end up because anybody can beat anybody this year.

“We’ve been struggling a little bit with a little bit of everything, including having guys showing up, so it was good to have everybody here and get a good team win.”

Rossville scored two unearned runs in the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead but Topeka put together a three-run fifth with four hits, including an RBI double by Connor Rule and run-scoring singles from Butch Rea and Peyton Grassanovits.

“I thought we hit the ball real well most of the game but we didn’t find many holes,” Graves said. “We finally we found a few holes and strung some stuff together, and it happened to be enough.”

The Giants had eight hits with center fielder Will Brennan going 2-for-2 with two walks, three runs scored and three stolen bases.

Topeka starting pitcher Ethan Frazier allowed two runs on four hits in four innings. Paul Wolfram, the second of four Giant pitchers, worked one inning and earned the win with Justin Watkins going the final two innings for the save.

“Our plan going in is to have everyone ready for the tournament so the rest of the games we play will be by committee,” Graves said of the pitching staff. “We won’t have anybody go probably more than three or four innings.”

Rattlers designated hitter Garrett Weber went 2-for-4 with two RBIs while Cameron Thomas and Nate Reeder had two hits apiece.

The three-game series continues Friday at 6:15 p.m. at Bettis.

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Topeka 010 031 00x — 5 8 1

Scrimsher, Kutzke (6), Michalski (8) and Whitworth. Frazier, Wolfram (5), Correl (6), Watkins (8) and Kirmer. W – Wolfram. L – Scrimsher. Sv – Watkins. 2B – Topeka: Rule. 3B – Rossville – Reeder.

Lobos Sneak By Rattlers 5-4

    The Sabetha Lobos won their Wed. night game with the Rattlers 5-4.
     Here is video of the game from KSNT.
http://ksnt.com/2016/07/06/sabetha-lobos-beat-rossville-rattlers-in-makeup-game/

Last regular season games

Stolen Van Crashes In Rossville

From the Capital-Journal:

ROSSVILLE — A man driving a reported stolen minivan was critically injured late Wednesday morning when the vehicle hit a bridge post in northwest Shawnee County, officials said at the scene.

The one-vehicle crash was reported around 11:40 a.m. and occurred at N.W. 54th and Rossville Road — on the north edge of Rossville, about four blocks north of US-24 highway.

Shawnee County sheriff’s officials said the driver, whose age wasn’t immediately known, was transported by American Medical Response ambulance to a Topeka hospital. The driver was alone in the vehicle, which officials said was reported stolen out of Pottawatomie County.

A witness said the crash occurred as the white Dodge Caravan with twin red racing stripes accelerated as it headed north out of Rossville in the 100 block of Main Street.

The witness, who wished to remain anonymous, said the van veered left of center as it approached N.W. 54th Street, striking a bridge post on the west side of the roadway.

At that location, N.W. 54th is the dividing line where Main Street turns into Rossville Road.

The impact caused the minivan to spin around and the airbags to deploy. The van, which ended up facing southwest at the intersection, had major front-end damage and a shattered windshield.

The witness to the crash said he went out to check on the well-being of the driver.

He said the driver had abrasions to the facial area and a bruise on his midsection that ran diagonally from his lower right to upper left.

The driver was conscious the whole time, the witness said, adding that he knocked out the driver’s-side window to check on the driver.

The witness said he sometimes watches traffic go by on Main Street in front of his house, but this was the first time he’d seen a vehicle hit the bridge post.

There were no skid marks visible near the crash site, though the path of the minivan’s left front and rear tires could be seen in the grass of a front yard on the west side of the 100 block of Main Street.

As of 1 p.m., Shawnee County Sheriff’s officials were awaiting the arrival of Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputies.

Shawnee County sheriff’s officials said the van would be seized, by virtue of it being reported stolen

Class Of 1969 Event

      The RHS Class of 1969 will have an informal "get-together" on July 14 at 6:00 PM at Reeds Ringside Sports Bar & Grill at 4731 NW Hunters Ridge Circle, Topeka, KS 66618.  All class members are invited to attend.  There is a Facebook page for the event.

Rattlers Vs. Lobos July 6

Rattler's Baseball Clinic

Youth Baseball Clinic!

 Players age 8+ are invited to participate in 3 half day sessions of drills 

in fielding, hitting and pitching with NCAA players and coaching staff.

All for $60! Save $10 by signing up today! 

Visit www.rossvillerattlers.com for more information.

Rattlers Get 10-6 Win Over Lobos

    The Rattlers won game 2 against the Sabetha Lobos 10-6 on Friday night.
     Game three of the series schedules for Sat. night has been canceled because of rain.

Rattlers On MPL All-Star Squad

The Mid Plains League All-Star game will be Sunday at Junction City.  Several Rattlers made the Eastern All-Star team.  They are:

4	OF	Nate Reeder	Rossville Rattlers	University of Evansville
15	LHP	Taylor Mah	Rossville Rattlers	Nebraska-Kearney
18	INF	Tristan Peterson	Rossville Rattlers	Kansas State
35	RHP	Drew Scrimsher	Rossville Rattlers	Emporia State
41	OF	Danny Mitchell Jr.	Rossville Rattlers	Arkansas-Little Rock
42	UTL	Brandon Wilkerson	Rossville Rattlers	-

Last Home Series For Rattlers

    The Rattlers came out on the  short end of  to the Sabetha Lobos on Thur. night. 

    Catch game 2 of the three game series Fri.  night at 7. 

This is the last home series of the year.

The Rattlers have a great Saturday planned with team picture giveaways 

and more great merchandise deals! 

Don't miss this last home series of the regular season!