3A Regional Softball Tournament

    The 3A Regional Softball tournament gets under way on Monday, May 13  at Marion.  Rossville is seeded #2  of the seven teams.  Council Grove gets the lone bye.  There are two teams at #3 and two at #6 per the published list,  but actually Rossville is in the #2 spot and St. Marys in the #7 spot.   

Games Monday — Rossville (3: 9-9) vs. St. Marys (6: 3-15), 3 p.m.; Marion (3: 8-8) vs. Riley County (6: 7-11), 4:45 p.m.; Herington (4: 9-10) vs. SE-Saline (5: 9-11), 6:30 p.m. 

Games Tuesday — Council Grove (1: 10-6) vs. SE-Saline-Herington winner, 3 p.m.; Rossville-St. Marys winner vs. Marion-Riley County winner, 4:45 p.m.; Championship, 6:30 p.m.

3A Regional Baseball Tournament

  The 3A Baseball regional gets under way on Monday, May 13,  with Silver Lake  (13-1) and Rossville (13-3)  getting byes because of their #1 and #2 seeding.
Games Monday — Pleasant Ridge (5: 7-9) at Riverside (4: 9-6), 6 p.m.; Atchison County (6: 4-11) at Maur Hill (3: 9-4), 4:30 p.m. 
Games Wednesday — Silver Lake (1: 13-1) vs. Riverside-Pleasant Ridge winner, 2 p.m.; Rossville (2: 13-3) vs. Maur Hill-Atchison County winner, 4:30 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.    These games will be at Effingham.

Mid East League Golf Tourney

The Mid-East League golf tournament was held May 7 at the Stagg Hill Golf Course and the results are as follows:

Team scores

Silver Lake 375, Rossville 387, Riley County 416, St. Marys 424.

Individual results

1. Gockel, Ross, 88; 2. Hinson, SL, 90; 3. Thompson, SL, 94; 4. Spiker, SL, 95; 5. Cross, SL, 96; 6. Schremmer, SM, 99; 7. Robinson, SL, 99; 8. Marney, Ross, 99.

Rossville Invitational Golf

The Rossville Invitational Golf tournament was held on the St. Marys course on April 30.
The 4-man team scores  (best 4 scores out of 6 players) were as follows:

Sabetha                      328
Silver Lake                 350
Osage City                 361
Rossville (Black)        375
Perry-Lecompton       378
Horton                       386
St. Marys                   395
Rossville (Red)           471

Among the individuals, Max Gockel tied for 6th at 85 strokes.

For the complete detailed scoring of the tournament,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/smhs/athletics/boysgolf/13/13_ross.pdf

Mindy Wilson (12) Competing At Ft. Hays

Mindy Wilson has been busy on the Ft. Hays State track team competing in several events.

At the Emporia Invitational on April 6,  Mindy competed in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles and also the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relays.  She came in 19th of 30 runners in the 100 M hurdles and 12th of 33 in the 400 M hurdles.  The Ft. Hays team was 11th of 13 in the 4 x 100 M relay and 9th of 19 in the 4 x 400 M relay race.

At the KT Woodman Invitational at Wichita State on April 12,  Mindy was on the 4 x 100 relay team, which came in 10th of 13 teams,  and the 4 x 400 M relay team which came in 10th of 13 teams.

At the Ollie Isson Invitational on April 27,  Mindy was 5th of 8 in the 100 M hurdles and came in 1st  of 5 runners in the 400 M hurdles.

At the 2013 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field meet on May 4 at Ft. Hays,  Mindy was 10th of 22 in the 400 M hurdles.  She was also on the 4 x 400 M relay team which came in 8th of 11 teams.

Cole Manbeck Marries Vanessa Steere

    Cole Manbeck and Vanessa Steere were married May 4, 2013 at the University Christian Church in Manhattan.
    Here is a nice clip from their wedding reception.  It is a Wildcat Wedding!
 http://youtu.be/aaQKX2K4XmU

   Here is a clip of the wedding toasts.
 http://youtu.be/3lcG9gA05AE

    Here is the traditional Garter Toss
 http://youtu.be/4ppLNPEgMUM

    Here is the traditional Bouquet Toss
 http://youtu.be/Lo2lNwSWzQI

    Here is the traditional First Dance.
 http://youtu.be/54GaDvMJiQc

Ray Kovar (57) Invitational Track & Field

    The Rossville Track and Field team competed in the Ray Kovar Invitational at St. Marys on April 26.
    The girls team placed 6th out of 13 teams.  Tehy won no events,  but placed second in the 4 x M 100 Relay and  Amanda Hurtig was 2nd in the 800 M run.
    The boys team was 3rd of 14 teams compeing.  The lone event winner was Kyle Parr in the high jump.  He also was 2nd in the triple jump.  The team also picked up 2nd place finishes in the 4 x 400 M relay and 4 x 800 M relay
    The complete results can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/smhs/athletics/track/13/13_sm.pdf

Willard Bridge & Area History/Planning

    A new Willard Bridge is being planned to replace the structure built in 1955.  At the same time,  the Shawnee Co. Historical Society is attempting to use the bridge to make people more aware of the area's historical significance.
    At one time,  Uniontown, near present day Willard, was the largest settlement in Kansas and was the site of a limestone ford across the Kansas River, and was later the site of a ferry.
    To read about the history of the area and plans for the bridge,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-05-04/group-hopes-programs-will-generate-public-support-project

Mark Smith (12) on Vice-Presidents List

     Mark W. Smith, a freshman at Dodge City Community College, was on the Vice-Presidents List the fall semester.  A 3.5 or higher GPA is required to be on that list.
     Mark was also on the football team this year.

Austin Stum on Presidents List

Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., has named 217 students to the President’s List for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.    Austin Stum of Rossville was one of the students on that list.

Joshua Meyer Graduates From KSU

Fall semester graduates at KSU include  Joshua Meyer, Rossville, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

Baseball Area Stat Leaders

Baseball High School Area stat leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE
Fleming, Council Grove, .611; Bachura, Council Grove, .595; Glissman, Valley Falls, .594; Fine, West Franklin, .571; Boucher, Mission Valley, .567; Gilbert, Concordia, .571; Nordell, Concordia, .545; D. Hake, Concordia, .522; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .511; Shirley, Council Grove, .487; Brecheisen, Rossville, .474; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .474; Thomas, Junction City, .474; Burns, Valley Falls, .472; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .472; Nitsch, Rossville, .471; Swinehart, Lyndon, .469; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, .463; Gieber, Concordia, .459; Kruger, Silver Lake, .447; Thurber, Royal Valley, .447; Broadbent, Mission Valley, .444; DeMars, Clay Center, .438; Lutgen, Rock Creek, .438; Leydig, Council Grove, .432; T. Clark, Mission Valley, .429; Reesor, Rossville, .421; Smith, Wabaunsee, .444; Burkdoll, Central Heights, .419; Horstick, Central Heights, .415; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, .415; Masters, Troy, .409; Turpin, Perry-Lecompton, .409; Stepan, Junction City, .406; M. Catron, Rossville, .405; Goehring, Rock Creek, .404.

HOME RUNS
L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 6; Fleming, Council Grove, 3; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 2; Denton, Junction City, 2; Glissman, Valley Falls, 2; Israel, Troy, 2; Pearson, Concordia, 2; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 2; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2.

RBI
L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 31; Fleming, Council Grove, 26; Glissman, Valley Falls, 26; A. Pryor, Central Heights, 22; Bachura, Council Grove, 21; Horstick, Central Heights, 21; Gieber, Concordia, 20; Noble, Oskaloosa, 20; Kruger, Silver Lake, 19; Miller, Rock Creek, 19; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 19; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 19; Berry, Abilene, 18; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 18; Pfannenstiel, Silver Lake, 18; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 17; Leydig, Council Grove, 17; Steward, Oskaloosa, 17; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 17; Thurber, Royal Valley, 17; Moore, Silver Lake, 16; Shinn, Rossville, 16; Smith, Central Heights, 16; Thomas, Concordia, 16; Brown, Silver Lake, 15; Freeman, Silver Lake, 15; Hittle, Concordia, 15; Winkel, Troy, 15; Beck, Wamego, 14; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 14; Burkdoll, Silver Lake, 14; Burns, Valley Falls, 14; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 14; Kolde, St. Marys, 14; Mills, Abilene, 14; Allen, Mission Valley, 13; Feldkamp, Rock Creek, 13; Fitch, Lyndon, 13; J. Pryor, Central Heights, 13; Reiss, Rock Creek, 13; Swinehart, Lyndon, 13; Herren, Wabaunsee, 12; Nitsch, Rossville, 12; Ross, Troy, 12; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Beckwith, Central Heights, 11; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 11; Davis, Central Heights, 11; Denton, Junction City, 11; Fine, West Franklin, 11; Gorman, Chapman, 11; Robinson, Perry-Lecompton, 11; Turpin, Perry-Lecompton, 11; Woodruff, Lyndon, 11; Brecheisen, Rossville, 10; Brown, Central Heights, 10; K. Clark, St. Marys, 10; T. Clark, Mission Valley, 10; Eck, Marysville, 10; Eckenroed, West Franklin, 10; Hartshorn, Rossville, 10; Herren, Wabaunsee, 10; Homer, West Franklin, 10; Israel, Troy, 10; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 10; Prichard, Abilene, 10; Renfro, Silver Lake, 10.


PITCHING

WINS
Fleming, Council Grove, 7; Leydig, Council Grove, 7; Brown, Silver Lake, 5; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 5; Adams, Rock Creek, 4; Berry, Abilene, 4; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 4; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 4; Gieber, Concordia, 4; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Hortsick, Central Heights, 4; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Shinn, Rossville, 4; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 4; Gaarder, Troy, 3; Harris, Chapman, 3; Herren, Wabaunsee, 3; Hittle, Concordia, 3; Holz, St. Marys, 3; Perry, Silver Lake, 3; Robertson, Central Heights, 3; Royer, St. Marys, 3; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 3; Winkel, Troy, 3; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Boucher, Mission Valley, 2; Burns, Valley Falls, 2;   M.  Catron, Rossville,   2; E. Duda, West Franklin, 2; Harris, Oskaloosa, 2; Herdman, Lyndon, 2; Kallenbach, Wamego, 2; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 2; Sellers, Lyndon, 2; Smith, Central Heights, 2; Steward, Oskaloosa, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 2; Watts, Marysville, 2.
ERA
Burns, Valley Falls, 0.00; Gieber, Concordia, 0.44; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.47; Horstick, Central Heights, 0.51; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 0.66; Perry, Silver Lake, 0.82; Hittle, Concordia, 1.05; T. Horak, Rossville, 1.11; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 1.12; Shinn, Rossville, 1.12; Winkel, Troy, 1.19; Royer, St. Marys, 1.67; Brown, Silver Lake, 1.71; Gaarder, Troy, 1.71; Leydig, Council Grove, 1.73; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 1.80; Masters, Troy, 1.84; Thurber, Royal Valley, 1.93.

STRIKEOUTS
Lutgen, Rock Creek, 56; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 55; Holz, St. Marys, 52; Brown, Silver Lake, 43; Adams, Rock Creek, 42; Fleming, Council Grove, 42; Leydig, Council Grove, 42; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 40; Thurber, Royal Valley, 40; Watts, Marysville, 40; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 36; M. Catron, Rossville, 36; Steward, Oskaloosa, 33; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 32; Woodruff, Lyndon, 32; Horstick, Central Heights, 31; Shinn, Rossville, 29; Berry, Abilene, 26; Ketter, Marysville, 26; E. Duda, West Franklin, 24; Gieber, Concordia, 24; Harris, Chapman, 23; Herren, Wabaunsee, 23; Swinehart, Lyndon, 23; Black, Clay Center, 22; Combes, Abilene, 22.

Area Softball Stat Leaders

Softball High School Area stat leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE
Lane, Valley Falls, .680; Jirak, Chase County, .655; Lockwood, Silver Lake, .649; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, .617; Gilman, Burlington, .606; Halter, Riverside, .595; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .594; Wilson, Rock Creek, .591; Dougan, Wellsville, .579; Henry, Rock Creek, .576; Zaldivar, Santa Fe Trail, .571; Bennett, Troy, .568; Byrn, Lawrence, .568; Kayhill, Wellsville, .568; Christy, Silver Lake, .566; Merriman, Holton, .561; Lane, Silver Lake, .549; Fenley, Troy, .538; Langvardt, Chapman, .532; Wegner, Silver Lake, .532; Worrell, Royal Valley, .531; Anderson, Troy, .529; Leiser, Burlington, .529; Srna, Rock Creek, .515; Walz, Atchison, .513; M. Brown, Santa Fe Trail, .511; Brecheisen, Rossville, .500; Broers, Wellsville, .500; Fincham, Marysville, .500; Garvin, Lawrence, .500; Glissman, Valley Falls, .500; Leach, Doniphan West, .500; Simonin, Riverside, .500; Tillery, Valley Falls, .500.

HOME RUNS
Merriman, Holton, 7; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Halter, Riverside, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Gilman, Burlington, 3; Womack, Silver Lake, 3; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 3; A. Bloom, Clay Center, 2; Brees, Jefferson West 2; Damashek, Burlington, 2; Dougan, Wellsville, 2; Johnson, Jefferson West, 2; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 2; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Lewis, Burlingame, 2; Parker, Royal Valley, 2; Smith, Atchison, 2; Wilson, Rock Creek, 2.

RBI
Merriman, Holton, 30; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Halter, Riverside, 25; Jirak, Chase County, 25; Womack, Silver Lake, 21; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 19; Brees, Jefferson West, 19; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 19; Damashek, Burlington, 19; Harding, Oskaloosa, 19; Bennett, Troy, 18; Gilman, Burlington, 18; Griffin, Chase County, 18; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 18; Dougan, Wellsville, 17; Parker, Royal Valley, 17; Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, 16; Brecheisen, Rossville, 16; S. Brown, Wamego, 16; B. Henry, Wabaunsee, 16; Worrell, Royal Valley, 16; G. Brown, Riverside, 15; Burt, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Farley, Chapman, 15; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 15; S. Herring, Holton, 15; Jaloma, Atchison, 15; Jenkins, Troy, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; McManigal, Holton, 15; Pearson, Burlington, 15; Stegall, Troy, 15; Lane, Valley Falls, 14; Langvardt, Chapman, 14; Marriott, Troy, 14; Sparks, Wellsville, 14; Broers, Wellsville, 13; Buster, Wamego, 13; Henry, Rock Creek, 13; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 13; Overkamp, Rock Creek, 13; Smith, Atchison, 13; Weilert, Holton, 13; A. Bloom, Clay Center, 12; Gibson, Jefferson West, 12; Herring, Valley Falls, 12; McTaggart, Wellsville, 12; Searles, Holton, 12; VanderPutten, Rossville, 12; Walsh, Lyndon, 12; Winder, Troy, 12.


PITCHING

WINS
Bassett, Oskaloosa, 11; Buster, Wamego, 10; Beckley, Wellsville, 9; Deiter, Silver Lake, 9; Heins, Chase County, 8; Brees, Jefferson West, 7; Christy, Silver Lake, 7; Fincham, Marysville, 7; Morgan, Council Grove, 7; Wildey, Abilene, 7; Emling, Burlington, 6; Beemer, Chapman, 5; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 5; Holaday, Holton, 5; Jaloma, Atchison, 5; Kleinkauf, Clay Center, 5; Schultz, Royal Valley, 5; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Campbell, Rock Creek, 4; Cooper, Clay Center, 4; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Damashek, Burlington, 4; Herring, Valley Falls, 4; Kirk, Rossville, 4; Kraus, Mission Valley, 4; Schlesener, Mission Valley, 4; Weishaar, Troy, 4; Winder, Troy, 4; Ash, Herington, 3; Burkhart, Chase County, 3; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 3; Grimmett, Rossville, 3; McManigal, Holton, 3; Potter, Chase County, 3; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3.

ERA
Heins, Chase County, 0.54; Johnson, Jefferson West, 0.78; Deiter, Silver Lake, 0.83; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 1.19; Fincham, Marysville, 1.86; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2.10; Morgan, Council Grove, 2.16; Brees, Jefferson West, 2.31; Emling, Burlington, 2.32; Kirk, Rossville, 2.32; Herring, Valley Falls, 2.55; Wildey, Abilene, 2.56; Jaloma, Atchison, 2.77; Beemer, Chapman, 2.88; Hibbert, Burlingame, 2.97.

STRIKEOUTS 

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 167; Deiter, Silver Lake, 90; Heins, Chase County, 90; Wildey, Abilene, 83; Brees, Jefferson West, 82; Beckley, Wellsville, 81; Buster, Wamego, 76; Jaloma, Atchison, 60; Morgan, Council Grove, 57; Fincham, Marysville, 54; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 50; Kirk, Rossville, 45; Beemer, Chapman, 40; Kraus, Mission Valley, 38; Sumonja, Lawrence, 38; Holaday, Holton, 37; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 32; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 28; Ash, Herington, 27; Enzbrenner, Atchison, 27.

Kayla Johnston On Tabor Softball Team

    Kayla Johnston is a senior on the Tabor College softball team for the 2013 season.  The Rossville native plays outfield and was a transfer from Allen County Community College.