3A State Solo & Ensemble Music

Rossville musicians played and sang incredibly well at the 3A State Solo 

& Ensemble Music Festival, hosted at Southeast of Saline High School.

NINE Outstanding (1) Ratings and TWO Excellent (2) Ratings! Go Dawg Music!

Camille Hoffelt - Flute Solo - 1

Adam White - Euphonium Solo - 1

Ava Stipp - Clarinet Solo - 1

Taylor Morelli - Clarinet Solo - 1

Hailey Steele - Vocal Solo - 1

Bryson Hase - Trombone Solo - 2

Clarinet Trio - 1 

Flute Quartet - 1

Rossville Choir - 1

Brass Choir - 1

Low Brass Ensemble - 2 

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Below are photos taken at the event.  Click on each to enlarge

 

Joseph Muller Passes Away

    It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joseph T. Muller (Rossville, Kansas), born in Saint Marys, Kansas, who passed away on April 28, 2019, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph T. Muller to pay them a last tribute.

    He was predeceased by: his parents, Frank Muller and Catherine Bennett Muller; his siblings, Francis Muller and Bonnie Brunin. He is survived by his children, Joseph T. Jr. and Tricia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Army National Guard Museum or Grace Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
    A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (208 W Bertrand Ave, St Marys, KS 66536, USA). Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

    The Piper Funeral has a much longer and very different obituary at:    http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/joseph-t-jody-muller/

St. Mary's Inv. Golf

The Rossville boys golf team played in the St. Mary's Invitational at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Topeka on April 25.   The team finishes are as follows.

1  Sabetha               334
2  Frankfort              359
3  Silver Lake           364
4  Santa Fe Trail       369
5  Holton                   372
6  Seneca                 372
7  St. Mary’s Acad.    377
8  Jefferson West      387
9  St. Marys              393
10Lyndon                  416
11Perry-Lecompton  432
12Rossville               446

Chris VanderPutten was the team leader with a 94.                                                                           

Taylor Kirk(15) and Washburn Softball

    Washburn U. won two games from NW Missouri State U. on April 27.  The first was by a 4-1 score and the second 9-1.
    Taylor Kirk had 2 At-bats in the first game with 1 RBI.   She had a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice hit.
    In game two,  she had 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
    These were the final two regular season games.  Washburn will be in the MIAA softball tournament at Oklahoma City May 2-4.

Leading Softball Batters

Per the Max Preps website,  through the first 8 games of this season (they have played 12 games),  the following are the leading batters for the Rossville softball team.
                               Batting  Slugging 
Kelcie Kippes          .593      1.148
Kinlyn Lundin          .455        .863
Caylee Zemek        .370         .481
Caila  Hill                .346         .509

Silver Lake Softball Games

The Rossville and Silver Lake softball teams split in their April 25 encounter with the Eagles winning the first game 4-0 and the Lady Dawgs winning the night cap 6-4.  Rossville is 6-6 for the season.

Ross    0  0  0  0  0  0  0      0
S.L.     3  0  0  0  0  1  0      4

Ross    0  0  1  4  0  0  1      6
S. L.    0  1  1  0  0  2  0      4

Seaman’s Camien/Welch Inv. Trqck

Rossville competed against 24 teams, including some  of the largest high schools in Kansas, on April 26 at the Seaman Camien/Welch Invitational track and field meet.

GIRLS  Team scores

Lawrence 103, Olathe North 79.5, Leavenworth 69, Carroll 61, Free State 56, Junction City, 55.5, Manhattan 38, Washburn Rural 35, SM North 29, Emporia 28, SM Northwest 24.5, Seaman 18, Wamego 18, SM South 17.5, Silver Lake 16.5, Topeka High 15, Topeka West 12, Santa Fe Trail 11, Jefferson County North 5, Rossville 5, Perry-Lecompton 3.5, Holton 2.

BOYS Team scores

Carroll 78.5, Manhattan 71.5, Leavenworth 58, Wamego 49, Junction City 45, Washburn Rural 44.5, SM North 42, Olathe North 38.5, Free State 36, Silver Lake 32, Santa Fe Trail 31, SM Northwest 30, Emporia 21.5, Seaman 21, Lawrence 21, Perry-Lecompton 20, Topeka High 18, Topeka West 16.5, SM South 14, Seabury 7, Rossville 7.

Video Of Mallory Mitchell Fundraiser

      Here is a great video and story of the April 19 fundraiser at the American Legion for Mallory Mitchell.
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Community-rallies-for-St-Marys-woman-recovering-from-brain-injury-508838651.html

Special Spring Dance At Moravan Hall

The annual spring dance sponsored by the Rossville Moravan Lodge will be held at the historic “Bohemian Hall”, 86^th and Crawford Rd., six miles north of Rossville, on Saturday, April 27.  The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. with a meal catered by TNT, followed by the dance featuring the popular Czechland Polka Band from 7:00 to 10:30.  The cost of the meal is $8, and admission to the Dance is $8 for adults ($4 for teens), although advance tickets are available at several businesses in Rossville for $7. This occasion is particularly special for two important reasons:  It is billed as the Maxine Carver Memorial, in memory of Mrs. Carver who was the Moravan Lodge secretary and just named the Lodge’s prestigious “Fraternalist of the Year”.  Part of the proceeds and donations from the evening will be utilized toward a Hall Project, completed in Maxine’s name.  The other unique element of the evening will be the world premiere of “The Governor’s Polka”, performed by the band.  The “The Governor’s Polka” was originally written and dedicated to the first Governor of Kansas, Charles Robinson, but has been forgotten for over one hundred years.  One of the Lodge’s recent and most ambitious projects has been to lobby the Kansas Legislature to declare Polka Music as the State’s Official Dance and Music.  Toward that effort, Doug Martinek, chair of the Lodge Board, discovered the piano sheet music of this historic song in the Archives of the State Historical Society.  Jacob Anderson, son of the Czechland Band’s tuba player, Dave Anderson of Newton, was commissioned to arrange the “Governor’s Polka” for the specific instrumentation of the Band. Jacob is a student at Bethel and has composed or arranged several polkas for the band in the past.  Because of the relevance of this polka’s first-ever performance toward the Lodge’s political project, Governor Laura Kelly has been extended a personal invitation to attend the Dance, as well as the entire legislative body.  It is shaping up to be a truly memorable event and is open to the entire public.

Czech Moravian Dance History

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Photos of JV baseball game

    The Sabetha Herald has published a number of pictures taken at the Sabetha-Rossville JV baseball game on April 23.
http://sabethaherald.com/2019/04/23/shs-jv-baseball-vs-rossville-4-23-2019/#jp-carousel-91784

Jefferson West Inv. Golf

Jeff West Boys Golf Team scores

KC Piper 342
St. Mary’s Academy 349
Silver Lake 360
Jefferson West 367
Holton 367
Tonganoxie 382
Maur Hill 398
Rossville 469

Silver Lake Inv. Golf

The boys golf team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on April 22.  The team scores were as follows:
1  Burlington         342
2  Osage City         362
3  Riley County      367
4  Santa Fe Trail     369
5  Silver Lake         379
6  Topeka-Hayden  398
7  Lyndon               399
8  Rossville            433

Trevor Cunningham led  the Rossville team with a score of 103

Ira Williams Passes Away

Ira M. Williams went to be with his savior on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born March 2, 1925 in Houstonia, Mo. He was the third son of George A. and Bertha L. Williams. 

Ira served in the U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Riley. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1950. He taught Vocational Agriculture at Rossville High School for 20 years. Ira also farmed full time in the Delia area. He and his son owned and operated Kansas Seamless Gutter for 20 years. 

Ira and Marguerite (Hedrick) were married on August 8, 1948. They have three children: George (Sharron) Williams, Mary (Jim) Dahlberg, and Carl (Pam) Williams. Survivors also include 7 grandsons, 1 great grandson and 6 great granddaughters. The Williams have resided in Oklahoma City since 2003. He was active in Rossville Methodist, Delia Presbyterian, Rolling Hills Christian and Cherokee Hills Christian Churches.

Visitation and viewing will be Saturday, April 27 from 9-10 AM at Parker-Price Cremations, Funerals & Receptions, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS 66608. Services will be at 10:00AM followed by graveside services at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Grove, Kansas at Noon. 

To leave a special message for the family please go to www.parkerpricefh.com
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Polka Special Event Sat. Nite

    The upcoming Polka Dance at the Bohemian Hall is a special event to which Gov. Laura Kelly has been invited.  The J. D. Parr Chechland Polka Band will perform the world's premiere of "The Governor's Polka" which was originally written and dedicated to the first Governor of Kansas.  The original piano sheet music was found in the State Historical Archives and has been arranged for the instruments in the J. D. Parr band. 

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Polka Dance April 27

Polka Dance at Bohemian Hall

Maxine Carver Memorial

J. D. Parr Chechland Polka Band

April 27, 2019

7  to 10:30 

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RHS Knocks Off Rock Creek (updated)

    The Dawgs and undefeated Rock Creek tangled at Kaufman Stadium in KC Sat. and the Dawgs won 2-0 behind the pitching of Bo Reeves (6 innings) and Eddie Brokamp (1 inning) who held the Mustangs to only two hits.   Reeves had 13 strikeouts in his 6 innings.
    McGwyre Leathers had 2 hits. Bryson Balch and Bo Reeves each had one RBI.
                                           R   H   E
Ross    2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2    6   0
Rock    0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0    2   0

William Morford Passes Away

William E. "Bill" Morford, 58, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

 He was born January 18, 1961 at Onaga, the son of Rey E. and Patricia A. Cassity Morford. Bill grew up in the Delia/Emmett communities and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1979.

 Bill worked for the local COOP from 1979 until his retirement this year, working for Farmers Union COOP, Nemaha Valley COOP and then Ag Partners COOP. He played guitar and sang in the Wilson Flicker Band. Bill was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 657 in St. Marys. He coached baseball and softball. He truly enjoyed fishing, woodworking and cars, and loved all of his family.

 He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, David; and his daughter, Kristin Dee Morford on July 4, 2010.

 On May 28, 1983 he was united in marriage to Nancy L. Flerlage at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys. She survives of the home.

 Other survivors include his son, Daniel Morford, Wichita; a brother, Arthur Morford, Topeka; three sisters, Diana (Bob) Dolezilek, Holton, Deborah (Richard) Beasterfeld, Belvue and Jean Holt, Holton; several nieces and nephews.

 Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson Cancer Research Center at KSU and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

 Mass and Visitation/Rosary times will be announced as soon as they become available.

Taylor Kirk & Washburn Softball

    Washburn U. played two softball games against Northeastern State University on April 19.
    W. U. lost the first game 3-1 in which Taylor Kirk was hitless in 4 at-bats.
    The Ichabods were more successful in game two winning that 10-3.  Taylor had 2 hits, 3 RBIs, 1 walk,  and scored 2 runs in 3 at-bats.     One of her hits was a home run.

    Washburn U. played two games against on April 20.
    W.U. won the first game 5-1 with Taylor getting 1 hit, 1 run and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats.  Her hit was a home run.
    Washburn lost the second game 3-4.  Taylor got 3 hits and 1 run in 3 at-bats.  One of her hits was a double. 

    So far this season,  Taylor is batting .366 with a .745 slugging average.  She has hit 13 of the team's 24 home runs.  Of her 56 hits,  13 have been doubles, 3 have been triples and 13 home runs.  Over half of her hits have been for extra bases.

Don't Text When Driving

TOPEKA, Kan, (WIBW) -- AAA Kansas hopes a new campaign convinces high school students that distracted driving is socially unacceptable.  Two women share their stories of how easy an accident can happen and a phone call or text can wait.

Jacque Tierce and Shiane Wondra shared their experiences with distracted driving during an assembly for Rossville and Silver Lake Students Wednesday morning.

Tierce lost her daughter, Danielle, last year in an accident.

“She had been texting on Snapchat while she was driving and she rear-ended the back end of a semi going 65 to 70 miles an hour. She didn’t brake. She didn’t see it coming,” she told students.

Wondra, a high school student, was involved in a similar crash.

“Back in August of 2018 I was headed up to Horse Thief Reservoir to go tubing with my family, and I was Snapchatting my friend and rear-ended a semi going 70 miles an hour,” she said.

Tierce and Wondra shared their stories in hopes students think twice about texting and driving.

“Their life is more important than just a text message or a Snapchat,” Wondra added.

Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas said 59% of all teen crashes involve distracted driving.

“So it’s really becoming as much or bigger of an issue than drunk driving,” he said.

Tierce and Wondra said their experiences affected many people.

“My other friend that I was testing she still feels bad that I wrecked texting her, and it was about something that completely could have waited,” Wondra said.

They hope another family does not experience what they have.

“Losing my daughter even though I wasn’t there when the crash happened I relive that crash when I’m driving behind a semi,” Tierce added.

Tierce created an “I love you more box” to get people to put down their phones. Drivers are supposed to decorate the box with things that they love and put their phones inside when driving. She hopes it will get people thinking of all the things they love and could leave behind if they use their phone while driving. 

Dawgs Split Against Sabetha Baseball

    Rossville and Sabetha (9-1) split their baseball double header on April 18.
    The Dawgs lost game one 5-2 but came back to win the second game 10-9 to keep their season record even at 6-6.

Game 1
Sabetha       0  2  1  2  0  0  0    5
Rossville     0  0  2  0  0  0  0    2

Leathers got the only hit and the only RBI in the game.  Aiden Garcia was the losing pitcvher allowing 13 hits and 5 runs.  He allowed 2 walks and had 3 strike-outs in his 7 innings of work.

Game 2
No info available at this time but Rossville won 10-9.

Rossville Inv. Track

    Thirteen schools sent teams to the Rossville Invitational Track and Field meet on April 18.  Ourstanding performances were turned in by:
Jordan Bittner   4th in 100 M Hurdles
Briar Gillum     1st in Shot Put
Trevor Johnson 1st in 200 M Dash
     "          "        2nd in 100 M Dash

Royal Valley Inv. Track

    Royal Valley hosted their Invitaional Track and Field meet April 12.  Outstanding performances were turned in by:
Julia Streit         3rd 1600 M
Jordan Bittner   4th  300 M Hurdles
Briar Gillum     1st  Shot Put
Mary Shults      4th Shot Put
Trevor Johnson 1st 200 M Dash

The RHS girls finished 7th of 10 teams and the boys finished 7th of 9 teams.

Area Pitching, Batting Leaders

Baseball Area Stat Leaders per the Capital-Journal

Batting

Average — Gruber, Sabetha, .682; Reed, Oskaloosa, .667; Kulp, Riley County, .625; Moore, Mission Valley, .615; A. Holle, Riley County, .594; G. Harmison, Riley County, .578; Baumgardner, Emporia, .565; Lin, Maur Hill, .565; Roever, Marysville, .560; Co. Phillips, Mission Valley, .545; Hamm, Oskaloosa, .542; Argabright, Sabetha, .526; D. Williams, Perry-Lecompton, .522; D. Schmelzle, Sabetha, .520; B. Smith, Santa Fe Trail, .517; L. Brown, Wabaunsee, .515; McDaniel, Junction City, .514; Black, Maur Hill, .500; Hough, Mission Valley, .500; B. Jackson, Rossville, .500; J. Stewart, Emporia, .500; Hegwald, Burlington, .486; Wagner, Emporia, .481.

Pitching

Wins — McDaniel, Junction City, 5; Siebenmorgen, Maur Hill, 5; Argabright, Sabetha, 3; Moreno, Hiawatha, 3; Slupianek, Marysville, 3; Worthley, Sabetha, 3; Caudle, Maur Hill, 2; Crome, Marysville, 2; Hay, Silver Lake, 2; Lindstrom, Silver Lake, 2; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 2; Moore, Mission Valley, 2; Ca. Phillips, Mission Valley, 2; Platt, Mission Valley, 2; Reeves, Rossville, 2; Roever, Marysville, 2; Shufflebarger, Oskaloosa, 2; Wagner, Emporia, 2.

ERA — Argabright, Sabetha, 0.00; Byrne, Silver Lake, 0.00; Roever, Marysville, 0.00; Shalkoski, Wellsville, 0.00; Slupianek, Marysville, 0.00; Worthley, Sabetha, 0.56; Rosenow, Clay Center, 0.65; Donovan, Wellsville, 0.78; Ecord, West Franklin, 0.78; Haggard, Marysville, 0.87; Showalter, Wellsville, 1.00; Garcia, Rossville, 1.19; Lindstrom, Silver Lake, 1.25; Reeves, Rossville, 1.26; Siebenmorgen, Maur Hill, 1.29; Caudle, Maur Hill, 1.34

Strikeouts — Rosenow, Clay Center, 45; McDaniel, Junction City, 44; C. Williams, Osage City, 38; Ca. Phillips, Mission Valley, 37; Moreno, Hiawatha, 33; Berckefeldt, Santa Fe Trail, 27; Caudle, Maur Hill, 27; Reeves, Rossville, 27; Siebenmorgen, Maur Hill, 27; Lindstrom, Silver Lake, 26; Pruyser, Silver Lake, 26; Spiker, Doniphan West, 26; Garcia, Santa Fe Trail, 25; Moore, Mission Valley, 25; 

SOFTBALL Area stat leaders per Capital-Journal

Batting

Average — Kippes, Rossville, .692; Ogden, Royal Valley, .655; Easter, Lyndon, .636; Higgs, Chase County, .632; Servaes, Atchison, .632; Kirkpatrick, Osage City, .588; Scott, Rock Creek, .588; Butler, Council Grove, .586; Walter, West Franklin, .583; Lundin, Rossville, .571; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, .568; Lutz, Holton, .565; H. Serna, Osage City, .556; Bledsoe, Chapman, .525; Hafenstine, Wabaunsee, .524; Ross, Atchison, .524; Doles, Lyndon, .520; Masters, Burlingame, .519; Bolyard, Osage City, .517; Tubach, Chase County, .515; Heath, Wellsville, .500; Martin, Mission Valley, .500; Mosby, Rock Creek, .500; Utz, Holton, .500

Home runs — Reg. Curry, Oskaloosa, 4; Higgs, Chase County, 4; Kippes, Rossville, 4; Kirkpatrick, Osage City, 4; Boeckman, Holton, 3; Flewelling, Holton, 3; Lundin, Rossville, 3; Lutz, Holton; Martin, Mission Valley, 3; Calvaruzo, Mission Valley, 2; Hafenstine, Wabaunsee, 2; Halupa, Mission Valley, 2; Hoelscher, Wabaunsee, 2; Oliver, Wabaunsee, 2; Roberts, Mission Valley, 2; Sage, Osage City, 2; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 2; A. Serna, Osage City, 2; H. Serna, Osage City, 2.

RBI — H. Serna, Osage City, 25; Kirkpatrick, Osage City, 21; Higgs, Chase County, 20; Kippes, Rossville, 20; Calvaruzo, Mission Valley, 19; Lundin, Rossville, 18; Harrison, St. Marys, 16; Bolyard, Osage City, 14; Daugherty, Royal Valley, 14; Martin, Mission Valley, 14; Sage, Osage City, 14; A. Serna, Osage City, 14; Boeckman, Holton, 13; Bruce, Atchison, 13; Elmer, Royal Valley, 13; Halupa, Mission Valley, 13; Lockmiller, Chase County, 13; Ogden, Royal Valley, 13; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 13; Flewelling, Holton, 12; Hinterweger, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Norfleet, Atchison, 12; Rabe, Rossville, 12; 

Stolen bases — Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 17; Servaes, Atchison, 16; Hysten, Atchison, 14; Murray, Mission Valley, 13; Bledsoe, Chapman, 12; Winters, Burlingame, 12; Bruce, Atchison, 11; Deters, Mission Valley, 9; Kirkpatrick, Osage City, 9; Rockhold, Oskaloosa, 9; Spradley, Atchison, 9; Hultgren, Osage City, 8; Lewis, Burlingame, 8; Easter, Lyndon, 7; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 7; Ross, Atchison, 7; Servaes, Atchison, 7; Zemek, Rossville, 7

Pitching

Wins — H. Serna, Osage City, 11; Tubach, Chase County, 6; Akerstrom, Mission Valley, 5; Gallagher, Holton, 4; Garrett, Jefferson West, 4; Jor. Harrison, St. Marys, 4; Jos. Harrison, St. Marys, 4; Magette, Wabaunsee, 4; Masters, Burlingame, 4; Stember, Oskaloosa, 4; Allen, Council Grove, 3; Lutz, Holton, 3; Martin, Mission Valley, 3; J. Miller, Council Grove, 3; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 3; Fischer, Lyndon, 2; Gering, Atchison, 2; Harding, Royal Valley, 2; Joslin, Royal Valley, 2; Kesinger, Oskaloosa, 2; Kippes, Rossville, 2; Long, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Rabe, Rossville, 2; Rogers, Lyndon, 2; C. Smith, Atchison, 2; Walter, West Franklin, 2.

ERA — Jos. Harrison, St. Marys, 0.26; Tubach, Chase County, 0.77; S. Allen, Council Grove, 1.62; Jor. Harrison, St. Marys, 2.21; H. Serna, Osage City, 2.23; Stember, Oskaloosa, 2.36; Lundin, Rossville, 2.52; Kippes, Rossville, 2.86; Duer, Chapman, 3.00;

Strikeouts — H. Serna, Osage City, 78; Tubach, Chase County, 52; Masters, Burlingame, 50; Jos. Harrison, St. Marys, 45; Duer, Chapman, 41; Walter, West Franklin, 38; Akerstrom, Mission Valley, 35; Stember, Oskaloosa, 35; S. Allen, Council Grove, 30; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 28; R. Allen, Riley County, 27; Long, Santa Fe Trail, 27; Kippes, Rossville, 26; Robertson, Central Heights, 24; Wilson, Northern Heights, 24; Haverkamp, Rock Creek, 22; Magette, Wabaunsee, 21; Gallagher, Holton, 20; J. Miller, Council Grove, 20; Harding, Royal Valley, 17; Hull, Wellsville, 17; Rabe, Rossville, 17; Rogers, Lyndon, 17; Decavele, MdCV, 16; Lundin, Rossville, 16; Bones, Central Heights, 15.

Baseball At Anderson Co.

    The baseball team played Anderson Co. at home on April 15, winning the first game 9-1, but losing the second 6-1.

Katie Glotzbach Is Student Of The Week

The student  of the week is  Katie Glotzbach who has been recognized by her peers as someone who is caring and compassionate to her teachers and her peers. She keeps a positive attitude and shares that positivity with others.

All-School Reunion For 2019

Mark your calendar.  

Rossville High School Reunion. 

Dinner and Scholarship presentation will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Dekat Parish Center in Rossville.  Social Hour begins at 4:00 with a catered dinner served at 6:00.  Scholarship winners will be introduced and a short program will follow.  All Rossville High graduates are welcome to attend.  Invitations to previous attendees will be mailed the middle of April.  For questions or to be included on the mailing list, call June at 785-584-6080 or email June Burgett at meburg@embarqmail.com.

RHS Alumni Found. Scholarships

Rossville High Alumni Foundation will be awarding three $1,500 scholarships this Spring.   These scholarships are funded by the Alumni Foundation and a grant from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.  Any graduating senior planning to continue their education in college, vocational-tech or trade school is eligible to apply for these scholarships.   The scholarship application is available at the High School.

Mitchell/Hammer Fundraiser

Mallory Mitchell/Kyle Hammer Fundraiser - Scott Helmer Style

 Hosted by Rossville American Legion, Post 31
Friday April 19

Dawgs & Santa Fe Trail Split

    The baseball team split with Santa Fe Trail on Friday, April 24.The Dawgs dominated the first game winning 12-0.  But the second was a close 4-3 loss.  The Dawgs still have an even record at 4-4.

Taylor Kirk At WU Softball This Weekend

WU  played U. of Nebraska-Kearney twice on Fri, April 12, losing the first 9-5 and winning the second 8-2.
Taylor Kirk had no hits or walks in game one,  going 0 for 4 at-bats,
In game two,  Taylor had 1 hit, 2 RBIs and one walk in 2 at-bats.

On Sat., April 13, Washburn played Ft. Hays twice, winning the first  11-2  and losing the second 6-4.
In game one, Taylor and 1 hit, 2 runs, 1 RBI and 1 walk in  2 at-bats,
In game two,  she had 2 hits, 1 run, and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats.

Through Saturday's games,  Taylor has a team leading  .727 slugging average and a .360 batting average.  She has hit 11 of the team's 22 home runs.  She leads the team in walks with 15.

RHS Class of 69 Reunion

Here is what the class of 69 is planning for their reunion.
https://sites.google.com/view/rhs1969/home

Osage City Inv. Golf

The team standings at the Osage City Invitational on April 11 were:
Santa Fe Trail       189
St. Marys              195
Osage City            200
Burlington              210
Rossville                215
Silver Lake            223
Jeff W.                   227
Lyndon                  233
W. Franklin            252

Chris Vander Putten placed 7th individually with a 50.

New Dawgfeed 7 Video

In this Dawgfeed, we check out Boys Golf, chat with Forensicators, and Mr. Larson shows off some art skills!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3FkstEmtI

"Art" Campbell (65) Has Passed Away (updated)

    Lawrenceville, GA.—Arthur Lee “Art” Campbell 72, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek, GA.
    He was born February 22, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the son of Jewel “Joe” and Irene Bond Campbell. Art graduated from Rossville High School and from the College of Emporia. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard.
Art was the owner and operator of Campbell Sod Farm near Rossville retiring in 2013. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church.
    He was preceded in death by his parents.
    Survivors include his son, Matt Campbell, and his wife Janell, with their four children, Tristan, Trace, Ellery & Brody, Cumming, GA; his daughter, Heather Campbell-Greenwood, and her husband, Ross Greenwood with their son’s, Jackson, Joshua & Jacob, Tyler, TX; his sister, Jan Campbell Vartzikos and Walt Shoemaker, Washington, DC; the mother of their children, Marilyn Campbell, Prairie Grove, AR.
    Funeral services will be  at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Private family burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville High School Ag Program and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536. 

TIME AND DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

You can  leave condolences at:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/arthur-l-campbell/

RHS Band Rates No. 1

I'm proud to announce that the RHS Band has received its FOURTH consecutive Superior "1" Rating at State Band Contest. The band received 1-ratings from all three judges at Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th, and were one of a total of only six 1-Rating bands that day. The students have worked incredibly hard this semester to prepare the music they did - Overture for Winds by Charles Carter, and With Each Sunset by Richard Saucedo.

See them in action next on Sunday, April 14th at 7:00 PM for the Solo & Small Ensemble Concert in the RHS Auditorium.

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Manhattan Softball

    The Lady Dawgs added two wins on Tues with 16-8 and 18-1 victories against Manhattan.  Rossville is 5-5 overall and 1-3 in the MEL.

Royal Valley Inv. Track

Girls

Team Finishes 

Rock Creek     127
Perry               104
St. Marys        100
Rossville           71
Cornerston        49
Wabaunsee        46
Northern Hts     20

Rossville Athletes finishing in the top 4 were:

Julia Streit
1600 M run     1st
3200 M run     1st

Jordan Bittner
100 M Hurdles  1st
300 M Hurdles  3rd

Briar Gillum     
Shot Put          1st
Discus             3rd

Boys

Team Finishes

Rock Creek     117
St. Marys         107
Northern Hts    105
Rock Creek        82
Cornerstone       51
Rossville            30
Wabaunsee         27

Individual athletes finishing in the top 4 were:

Woodrow Rezac     
100 M    1st
200 M    2nd

Ben Price
400 M     3rd

Tyree Sowers
Long Jump  4th

Wabaunsee Softball

   The softball team lost two  games to the Wabaunsee Chargers on April 4 by scores of  6-5 and 17-8.   The Lady Dawgs are 3-5 for the season.

Dawgs At Silver Lake Baseball

The Dawgs lost two games April 8 at Silver Lake--6-1 and 4-2.  Rossville is 3-3 for the season.

Game 1
            1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R H E
RSSV  0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 4 0
SLVR  1 0 1 0 0 4 X  6 2 1

Game 2
            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
RSSV  0 1 1 0 0 0 0  2 5 6
SLVR  0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 7 1

Wabaunsee & Dawgs Baseball

The RHS baseball team picked up two wins on April 4 when the Wabaunsee Chargers visited Joe Campbell Stadium.  The Dawgs won by scores of  9-5 and 18-3.

Students Of The Week

Students of the week: 
Parker Kenney and Austin Klesath have been recognized by their peers as students who act in a comparing and compassionate manner. They are involved in trying to brighten other students days with positive interactions.

Jr. High Band Rated Perfect

The Rossville Junior High Band of 46 members performed at the Washburn Rural Middle School Band Festival  Monday, April 8. Fifteen junior high bands performed for three judges, and Rossville was the only group to score a "perfect" 1-Rating from all three judges. We played "Scottish Ballade" by Robert Sheldon, followed by "Moscow, 1941" by Brian Balmages.

The junior high band has two more performances this semester. Our Pops Concert on Sunday, May 5th at 2:00 PM and a performance at the Worlds of Fun Music Festival on Saturday, May 11th.

The Rossville Senior High Band is headed to Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th for State Large Group Contest, we perform at 9:00 AM. They have prepared very well and are ready for a phenomenal performance.

Way to go Dawgs - Have a great day!

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

State Large Group Contest

Senior High Band Members will travel to State Large Group Contest at Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th

Solo & Small Ensemble Concert

The Rossville Senior High Band & Choir will be putting on their annual Solo & Small Ensemble concert this Sunday, April 14th at 7:00 PM in the RHS Auditorium. It will feature the following soloists and small ensembles who received a 1-Rating at Regional Music Festival and are headed to State at Southeast of Saline High School on Saturday, April 27th. We'd love to see you there!

2019 Solo & Small Ensemble Concert

Rossville Choir

Bryson Hase - Trombone Solo

Ava Stipp - Clarinet Solo

Flute Quartet

Low Brass Ensemble

Clarinet Trio

Adam White - Baritone Solo

Hailey Steele - Vocal Solo

Taylor Morelli - Clarinet Solo

Camille Hoffelt - Flute Solo

Brass Choir

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Two Injured In Auto Accident

From the Capital-Journal:

 Two people were injured Saturday, one with serious injuries, after a two-vehicle crash.

The crash occurred about 4:13 p.m. in the 8500 block of N.W. Capper Road in Rossville.

Shawnee County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene where they found two vehicles had collided, according to a news release from the Shawnee County Undersheriff Phil Blume.

Blume said a gold Ford F-350 was traveling south on N.W. Capper Road when a green Honda Accord traveling north in the southbound lanes collided with the truck.

A passenger of the Honda Accord was treated on scene for injuries and released.

The drivers of both vehicles were transported to the hospital.

Note:  WIBW states that the passenger of the Ford Truck was treated and released and the drivers were taken to the hospital.

Wabaunsee Inv. Track & Field

Boys

Team scores

Perry-Lecompton 117, St. Marys 107, Northern Heights 105, Rock Creek 82, Cornerstone 51, Rossville 30, Wabaunsee 27.

Individual winners

100 – Rezac, Rossville, 11.73. 200 – Quinlan, Perry-Lecompton, 22.81. 400 – Boyce, Northern Heights, 52.44. 800 – Asbury, Rock Creek, 2:08.74. 1,600 – Jones, St. Marys, 4:55.81. 3,200 – Mitts, Perry-Lecompton, 11:13.80. 110 hurdles – Rathke, Northern Heights, 16.27. 300 hurdles – Rathke, Northern Heights, 48.08. 400 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 44.04. 1,600 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 3:32.63. 3,200 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 8:52.21. Throwers relay – Perry-Lecompton, 51.78. High jump – Churchman, Rock Creek, 6-3. Long jump – Holz, St. Marys, 21-0. Triple jump – Huaracha, St. Marys, 39-5. Shot put – Preisner, Northern heights 45-7. Discus – Atkeson, Cornerstone, 139-3. Javelin – Funk, Perry-Lecompton, 161-5.

Other Rossville athletes placing  in the top 4 were Woodrow Rezac,  second in boys 
200 M dash, and Ben Price, 3rd in the boys 400 M dash.

Girls

Team scores

Rock Creek 123, Perry-Lecompton 104, St. Marys 100, Rossville 71, Cornerstone 49, Wabaunsee 46, Northern Heights 20.

Individual winners

100 – Hurd, St. Marys, 13.40. 200 – Hurd, St. Marys, 28.33. 400 – Gill, Rock Creek, 63.92. 800 – Hirsch, Perry-Lecompton, 2:40.93. 1,600 – Streit, Rossville, 6:05.96. 3,200 – Streit, Rossville, 13:04.48. 100 hurdles – Bittner, Rossville, 18.30. 300 hurdles – Varriale, Rock Creek, 51.57. 400 relay – St. Marys, 52.05. 1,600 relay – Rock Creek, 4:34.08. 3,200 relay – Rock Creek, 10:55.10. Throwers relay – Northern Heights, 66.08. High jump – Matthews, Rock Creek, 5-2. Long jump – Fike, Rock Creek, 16-4.25. Triple jump – Schutter, Wabaunsee, 34-10. Shot put – Gillum, Rossville, 36-11.25. Discus – Massey, Northern Heights, 112-2. Javelin – Barber, Wabaunsee, 109-7.5.

Other Rossville athletes placing in the top 4 were Kaytlin Dohrman 3rd in 3200 M run, Jordan Bittner 2nd 300 M. hurdles, Briar Gillum, 3rd in discus.   Rossville placed second in the Girls 4 x 800 M. Relay.

Paul Maus (58) Passes Away

    Emmett—Paul H. Maus, 79, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 at his home in Emmett.
    He was born December 16, 1939, in rural Shawnee County the son of John and Cleo Franklin Maus. Paul grew up in the West Union community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1958.
    Paul was a painter and carpenter. He was a member of a Painters Union. He had lived in the Emmett community many years.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Julia Smith, Paul McClure, Ardath Lehman, and Lynn Maus.
    On January 23, 1959 he was united in marriage to Kathryn Failer, she survives of the home.
    Other survivors include his son, Jarrod Maus, Seneca; three daughters, Paula Maus, Karen Maus and Celeste Crites all of Emmett; four grandsons, 1 granddaughter; six great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; two step-great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, where visitation will be from 1:00 PM. until the service. Please dress casual. Interment will be in the St. Clere Cemetery, Emmett. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to help offset funeral expenses.

WU Gets 2 Wins At SW Bap.

    Washburn U. picked up two easy wins against Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, MO on Saturday.
    In game 1, an 8-1 victory, Taylor Kirk had 1 hit and scored twice in 4 at-bats
    Game 2 was a 8-0 win for W.U. and Taylor had 2 hits,  1 run, 1 RBI and 1 Walk in 4 at-bats.  Her hits were a double and a home run. 
    Taylor has a batting average of .362 and a slugging average of .756 so far this season.

Washburn U. Splits on Friday

    Washburn U. softball had a win and a loss against  the University of Central Missouri on Friday, April 5, with a 5-4 loss followed by a 8-2 win.
    In game one,  Taylor Kirk from Rossville had 1 hit in 4 at bats, which generated 1 RBI.
    In game two,  Taylor had a big  day at the plate with 3 hits, 2 runs, and 1 RBI  in 4 at-bats.  The hits included a double and a home run.   

RHS/Santa Fe Trail Softball

  Rossville played Santa Fe Trail on Thursday, April 4 at home.  The Lady Dawgs won one game 16-6 but lost the other 8-6 to run their season record to 3-3.

Student of Week Is Mary Shults

Student  of the week: 
Mary Shults has been recognized as someone who has demonstrated integrity and good character by treating others with kindness and friendship. She exudes compassion and respect and is a great role model for those characteristics.

FBLA At State

Congratulations to the following for placing at State FBLA!

Leah Hudson & Dylan Rietcheck - Partnership with Business Project (chapter event) 3rd place
Leah Hudson - Sales Presentation 3rd place
Peyton Price - Introduction to Public Speaking 10th place
Adam White - Computer Applications 8th place
Alexis Zabala - Introduction to Financial Math 5th place


Top 4 qualify for Nationals in San Antonio, TX this summer!

RHS & Riley Split In Softball

    The RHS softball team played Riley County April 2 with each team getting a 6-5 win.  The Lady Dawgs are now 2-2 for the season.

Youtube Video--Dawgs At Kaufmam

The RHS baseball team is selling tickets for the April 12 Royals game.  Details at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iGqGkY7ccw

Dawgs Split With Riley in Baseball

    The RHS baseball team beat Riley County 6-2 in game one, but lost 8-4 in the second game of their April 3 double header.  The Dawgs are 1-1 for the season.

Silver Lake Winter Track Meet

 Track and Field Meet at Silver Lake on April 1, 2019

Silver Lake Winter Track and Field Meet March 28, 2019

The Rossville boy's team came in 7th of the 7 teams competing.
The best performances were turned in as below:
100 M Dash      Trevor Johnson       1st
100 M Dash      Woodrow Rezac     3rd
200 M Dash      Trevor Johnson       1st
200 M Dash      Woodrow Rezac     2nd
4 x 100 M         Rossville                 3rd

The Rossville girl's team was 4th of 8 teams competing.
The best performances were by:
100 M Hurdle    Jordan Bittner       1st
300 M Hur         Jordan Bittner       3rd
1600 M Run      Julia Streit             1st
3200 M Run      Julia Streit             1st
3200 M Run      Kaytlin Dohrman  3rd
Discus               Briar Gillum          4th
Shotput             Briar Gillum          2nd
4 x800 M          Rossville               2nd

Taylor Kirk (15) and WU Beat PSU

    Washburn U. won two softball games against Pittsburgh State U. on April 1.
    In game one,  Taylor Kirk had no hits in three at-bats and Washburn prevailed 3-0.
    Taylor led the offense in game two with three hits, four RBIs, and scored two runs in three at-bats.  One of the hits was a home run as Washburn won 8-3.  Taylor also had a sacrifice bunt. 

Elizabeth Page Passes Away

Elizabeth Maxine "Betty" Page, 101, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.

She was born June 4, 1917 on the family farm near Dover, the daughter of W.A. and Della Morrow Eddy.

Betty had lived in Topeka before moving to Arizona where she lived many years. After the death of her husband Alfred she moved back to Kansas and lived with a nephew, Gordon and Connie Eddy. She had lived at Aldersgate for several years. Betty was a shoe salesperson and worked for Robinson's Shoes for many years.

She was married to Alfred B. Page at Grove, OK. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2012. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and William Eddy.

Survivors include her nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Dover Federated Church. Private inurnment for Betty and her husband, Alfred B. Page will be in the Dover Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Federated Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.