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BEFORE APRIL 19

Rossville Rattlers Schedule

    The Rattlers  kick off their 2013 season with a home game on May 30 at Joe Campbell Stadium.  For the complete schedule as it now stands,  go to:
http://www.leaguelineup.com/schedules.asp?url=rossvillerattlers

St. Marys Game on Thur. Now On Fri.

    Due to wet grounds and cold weather the baseball game with St. Marys scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been moved to Friday afternoon

    The RHS Alumni Foundation board will be manning the concession stand at the Rossville vs. St. Marys double header baseball game   starting at 4:30 p.m.

Alumni To Give Two $1,000 Scholarships

The RHS Alumni Foundation will award two $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors this year.  This includes a generous donation from the Prairie Band Indian Nation and donations to the Alumni Foundation and investment returns.    The winners will be announced next week.

Rattlers Add Final Four Players

ROSSVILLE, Kan. - The Rossville Rattlers are pleased to announce the signing of our final four players for the 2013 season.

Ethan DeVader, RHP (St. Mary's, KS): Ethan returns to the Rattlers this summer after playing his junior season at Washburn University this spring. A 2010 graduate of St. Marys High School where he pitched for the Bears all four years, he earned all-state honors his final three years, getting first team as a senior and second team as a sophomore and junior. Ethan pitched at Independence Community College as a freshman in 2011 and Highland Community College as a sophomore. DeVader went 3-3 in 14 appearances in 2012 for the Scotties.
  

Brady Abrahams, RHP (Silver Lake, KS): Brady was a member of the Rattlers last summer for a short period of time, he'll return this summer after Red Shirting at Fort Hays State University this spring. The native of Silver Lake, KS will be another local addition to the Rattlers.

Aaron Gile, IF (Lawrence, KS): Gile, who attends Barton County Community College, will bring his bat to Rossville this summer. Aaron is hitting .339 with 16 runs, 21 hits, 2 home runs and 19 RBI. Gile has an on base percentage of .430 and his OPS is 1.091.

Chase Cunningham, RHP (Urich, MO): Cunningham, a big right-hander from Allen County Community College, will head to Rossville this summer. He's 0-1, with a 15.88 ERA giving up 7 hits, 10 runs, 10 earned runs in 5.2 innings of work.

We'd also like to announce that the following players, previously announced, will not be joining the Rattlers this season:

Mitch Streeter - OF - Pittsburg State University 

Dan Gabler - RHP - Washburn University

Blaine Hill - RHP - Barton County Community College

Pete Ruiz - RHP/OF - Barton County Community College

Riley Co Wins Two in Softball

 The Rossville softball team was defeated twice by Riley County on April 2.  The first game was a close one   with the Dawgs coming up one run short, 3-2.  The two team's offenses took over the second game with Riley County still coming out on top 18-9.

Baseball Team Gets Two Wins From Riley Co.

The Dawgs baseball team got a good start by taking two wins from Mid-East rival Riley County on April 2.  The Dawgs took the first contest 11-0 and then blanked the visitors a second straight time with a 5-0 win to get off to a 2-0 season start.

Wamego Invitational Golf Tourney

At the Wamego Invitational Golf Tournament,  April 2, 2013, the two-man team consisting of Max Gockel and Davis Warton came in 5th of 10 teams.  Max had the low score of the day for the Dawgs with an 88.

Two Man Teams

Wamego A                162
Sabetha                     174
Abilene                      188
Chapman                   188
Rossville                    193
Perry Lecompton        199
Wamego B                 206
Concordia                   211
Marysville                   229
St. Marys                   281

The four man team from RHS,  consisting of Jordan Pickens, Colby Hadsall, Daniel Mueller, and Gabe Marney, came in tenth of  twelve teams

Four Man Teams

Abilene                      342
Concordia                  353
Wamego A                357
Sabetha                     388
Chapman                   409
St. Marys                   424
Clay Center                426
Wamego B                 433
Wamego C                 464
Rossville                     465
Perry-Lecompton        505  
Marysville                   535

If anyone would like all the details in the scoring,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/sports/boys_golf/13/13_wamego.pdf

RHS Alumni Have Concessions At St. Marys Game

The RHS Alumni Foundation board will be manning the concession stand at the Rossville vs. St. Marys double header baseball game on Thursday, April 11th starting at 4:30 p.m. 

Delia High School Reunion June 2

    This is to remind everyone that the annual DELIA HIGH SCHOOL reunion will be held on June 2nd, 3013, at the north end of the old schoolhouse, starting at 11:00  AM (with lunch being served at noon).  If you want to enjoy the lunch being prepared and served by the Delia Pride Committee, please send your check for $12.50 per person to Marvin Burgett, 12921 NW 62nd St., Rossville, Kansas 66533 no later than May 15th so we can let the Committee know how much food to prepare.  On the other hand,  if you do not want to have the lunch,  come to the reunion anyway.

    Much thanks to Marvin Burgett for succeeding Francis Wehner as Treasurer; to Colleen (Brock) Oberle for preparing the memory books; and to Christina (Bowe) Brennen and Marla Bowers for setting up the pictures and tables.  Also much thanks to the Delia Pride Committee for preparing the wonderful lunch.  Because I won't be able to attend the reunion this year,  Marvin Burgett will be your master of ceremonies with the able help of his wife, June, and Francis Wehner.


    This year,  we honor the 50th anniversay of the Class of 1963.  We are hopeful for a good turnout of the 1963 class members!

    I look forward to seeing you at next year's reunion.

    Karl Simecka

Tom (61) and Lois (McCoy) (62) Celebrate 50th

    Tom and Lois (McCoy) Lacock celebrated their 50th anniversary with family and friends on April 6.

Leinwetter in Ten Mile Run

    Myron Leinwetter of Rossville competed in the annual Relay for Life run in Topeka on April 6.   In the ten mile run,  he was 7th of 13 in the Male 55-59 age group, finishing in 1:22:41.

There were two events--a ten mile run and a two mile run.   In the two mile run,  only overall results were published.  Brittani LeMay and Sheena LeMay-Nelssen, daughters of Roberta (Immenschuh) LeMay, competed in that event.  Brittani came in 23rd and Sheena was 64th.  

Wehners Show Hog Operation

    Larry and Joe Wehner have a show hog farm near Rossville where they raise Spots,   taking over from grandfather Clyde Miller.   Throughout the years, Wehner Farms has collected numerous championships at county fairs and shown their hogs at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson  and  also national events.
    See the following CJOnline article for more information about the family.
http://cjonline.com/life/connected/2013-04-06/rossville-family-operates-spot-business

Wabaunsee Invitational Track Meet

    The Rossville boys track team came in 6th of 10 teams at the Wabaunsee Invitational.  The lone bulldog winning an event was Parr with a triple jump of 42-2 1/2.
     The Rossville girls track team was 7th of 9 teams.  Their only win was the 4 x 100 relay which they won with a time of 54.16.