Davis Warton Academic All State

   Shawnee County teens with impressive academic skills, character and a desire to serve the community are members of the 2014 Topeka Capital-Journal All-State Academic Team.

    The four students from Shawnee County have cultivated their leadership skills in organizations both inside and outside their schools. Each also has shown a dedication to community service and good character, which has set them apart from their peers and impressed adults with whom they come in contact.
    One of the four selected for All-State Academic is   ROBERT ‘DAVIS’ WARTON  of ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

    Rossville High School counselor Beth Shepard says Davis Warton is a “true leader” who has been an asset to the school during his four years there.

    This year, he has served as Student Council president, vice president of National Honor Society and captain of the school’s Scholars Bowl team.

    “Davis is an amazing young man with high moral character and honesty, integrity and sincerity that go unchallenged,” Shepard wrote in a recommendation.

    Warton said recently he enjoyed planning homecoming and special Christmas activities as Student Council president because they are important to his classmates.

    “I really enjoy getting to be part of the planning process for that,” he said.

    Shelly Wichman, who has taught Warton in multiple science classes, wrote that he leads by example and works hard in everything he does.

    Shephard agreed, writing that he is a positive role model for younger students.

    “Davis is always open-minded, respectful and accepting of others’ differences and will quickly step up to volunteer help when needed,” she said. “He is someone we can rely on, and often do, to help improve the climate of the school.”

    In Warton’s junior year, he took forensics because he needed an art credit to finish high school. As it turned out, he was good at it. He earned a spot that year on Rossville’s state forensics team, and he continued forensics as a senior.

    “It was outside the box for me,” Warton said. “Sports are kind of my thing, and that was almost the complete opposite of football. The difference made it fun.”

    Warton played football for four seasons and was selected as all-league first team and team captain his senior year. He was named an ACT Scholar and a Kansas State Scholar.

    Warton, the son of Bob and Gwen Warton and Randy and Jennifer Bush, will study pre-medicine at William Jewell College. He plans to become an anesthesiologist.

    “It seems like a challenge,” he said of the choice. “I enjoy a challenge, and I really enjoy studying science.”

Rossville's Robert "Davis" Warton practices his chip shot at St. Mary's Golf Course. Warton is the captain of his Scholar's Bowl team, plays golf and football, and is involved in a school group called "Take a Second Make a Difference" (TASMAD).

Eagles Lose to Dawgs Twice In Baseball

    The Dawgs clipped the Eagle wings twice on May 2 picking up Mid-East victories of 5-1 and 6-3 to further justify their number six ranking in 3A baseball.

Game One

Silver Lake      0   0   0   0   1   0   0   --   1   2   2
Rossville         3   0   1   1   0   0   -   --    5   5   0

    The offense was led by first baseman Nick Reesor going two for two with a single, home run and a walk accounting for two of Rossville's RBIs.  
    Zack Nitsch pitched seven innings allowing only one earned run, two walks, six strike-outs.

Game Two

Silver Lake      0   0   0   0   2   0   1   --   3   5   3
Rossville         0   2   0   1   0   3   -    --   6   6   2

   Third baseman Jack Steckel led the offense in game two going two for three with two singles driving in two RBIs.  Marcus Catron had a double and scored twice by also getting on base by an error while going one for three.  Christian Rodunner also had a double  for one RBI and also scoring one run.
    Marcus Catron pitched all seven innings picking up the win by allowing only one earned run, five hits, two walks, and 11 strike-outs.

Eagles Win Twice in Softball

The Silver Lake girls couldn't be stopped on May 2.  They won the first softball game 9-1 and then finished the Dawgs with a 16-2 nite-cap that lasted just five innings.  In game 2,  Brecheisen had a double and Kirk a home run,  but far more firepower was needed.

First game

Silver Lake     1  0  0 4  1  3  0   —   9   10   2

Rossville         1  0  0 0  0  0  0   —   1     4   3

Deiter and Wegner; Kirk and Vanderputten. W — Deiter (2-0). L — Kirk. 2B — SL: Hamilton. 3B — SL: A. Womack.

Second game

Silver Lake       4  3  6  1  2   —   16   15   0

Rossville           2  0  0  0 0   —     2      5   1

Brockmann and Wegner; Kirk, Grimmett (2) and Vanderputten. W — Brockmann (7-0). L — Kirk. 2B — SL: A. Lane, A. Womack, Wegner, Miller. Ross: Brecheisen. HR — Ross: Kirk.

City Wide Garage Sale

Rossville will be having a CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE May 9 and 10.
Time to clean out the attic and garage and recycle those items you haven't used in years.
Time for someone else to use them.

Baseball Rankings For 3A

KABC Rankings

CLASS 3A

1. Council Grove; 2. Southeast-Saline; 3. Marion; 4. Humboldt; 5. Sedgwick; 6. Rossville; 7. Wellsville; 8. Wichita Independent; 9. Douglass; 10. Wichita Collegiate.

Area Softball Stat Leaders

HITTING

AVERAGE

Patterson, McLouth, .821; Greene, McLouth, .757; Langvardt, Chapman, .714; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, .696; S. Brown, McLouth, .667; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .614; Broxterman, Jefferson West, .591; Bassett, Oskaloosa, .583; Jirak, Chase County, .578; Swift, Chase County, .565; S. Beam, Royal Valley, .561; Wilson, Rock Creek, .558; Euler, Riverside, .550; Gile, Lawrence, .550; Byrn, Lawrence, .545; Jones, Clay Center, .541; Foster, Ottawa, .539; Searles, Holton, .538; Burkhart, Chase County, .533; Hedges, Ottawa, .533; Leiszler, Concordia, .529; Beckman, Santa Fe Trail, .524; Stock, Troy, .517; Campuzano, Herington, .516; Walz, Atchison, .516; Brees, Jefferson West, .514; Brooks, Oskaloosa, .514; Merriman, Holton, .510; K. Brown, Santa Fe Trail, .500; Murray, Mission Valley, .500; Potter, Chase County, .500; Snovelle, Chase County, .500; Farley, 

HOME RUNS

Kelsheimer, Chase County, 7; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 5; Adams, Clay Center, 4; Euler, Riverside, 4; Halter, Riverside, 4; Zerbe, Mission Valley, 4; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 3; Burkhart, Chase County, 3; Campuzano, Herington, 3; Merriman, Holton, 3; Parker, Royal Valley, 3; Sparks, Wellsville, 3; S. Beam, Royal Valley, 2; Byrn, Lawrence, 2; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 2; Hammett, Rock Creek, 2; Jirak, Chase County, 2; Jones, Clay Center, 2; Kayhill, Wellsville, 2; Kirk, Rossville, 2; Kraus, Mission Valley, 2; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 2; Lohmeyer, Wabaunsee, 2; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, 2; Scott, Doniphan West, 2; Short, Abilene, 2; Taylor, Lawrence, 2; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 2.

RBI

Sparks, Wellsville, 34; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 32; Burns, Royal Valley, 23; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 21; Farley, Chapman, 21; Merriman, Holton, 21; Byrn, Lawrence, 19; Lohmeyer, Wabaunsee, 19; Parker, Royal Valley, 18; Searles, Holton, 18; Burkhart, Chase County, 17; Patterson, McLouth, 17; Snovelle, Chase County, 17; Wilson, Rock Creek, 17; Brees, Jefferson West, 16; Hammett, Rock Creek, 16; Kayhill, Wellsville, 16; Morris, Holton, 16; Potter, Chase County, 16, Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 16; Euler, Riverside, 15; Halter, Riverside, 15; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, 15; Greene, McLouth, 14; C. Hanson, Royal Valley, 14; Jirak, Chase County, 14; Beckley, Wellsville, 13; Campuzano, Herington, 13; A. Flach, Wabaunsee, 13; Hill, Rossville, 13; Norton, Burlington, 13; Walsh, Lyndon, 13; A. Weilert, Holton, 13; T. Weilert, Holton, 13; Williams, Clay Center, 13; Worrell, Royal Valley, 13; S. Beam, Royal Valley, 12; Ditto, Burlington, 12; Emling, Burlington, 12; Gile, Lawrence, 12; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 12; Larson, Wamego, 12; Peacock, Wellsville, 12; Turner, Wabaunsee, 12; Wright, Wellsville, 12; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 11; Becker, Jefferson West, 11; Boltz, Rock Creek, 11; E. Brown, Jefferson West, 11; McManigal, Holton, 11; Swift, Chase County, 11; Walz, Atchison, 11; Wright, Jefferson West, 11; Beemer, Chapman, 10; Carmona, Lawrence, 10; Divine, Wamego, 10; Heiman, Chapman, 10; Kirk, Rossville, 10; Langvardt, Chapman, 10; Miller, Oskaloosa, 10; Shield, Lawrence, 10; Smith, Atchison, 10; Taylor, Lawrence, 10.

STOLEN BASES

Leiser, Burlington, 20; Halter, Riverside, 19; Al. Stock, Troy, 19; Anderson, Troy, 16; Langvardt, Chapman, 14; Kayhill, Wellsville, 13; Meng, Riverside, 12; An. Stock, Troy, 12; Emling, Burlington, 11; Jenkins, Troy, 11; Potts, Chase County, 11; Broxterman, Jefferson West, 10; Budine, Troy, 10; Kraus, Mission Valley, 10; Nigus, Atchison, 10; E. Brown, Jefferson West, 9; S. Brown, Wamego, 9; Stegall, Troy, 9; Weishaar, Troy, 9; Worrell, Royal Valley, 9; Bontrager, Nemaha Central, 8; Sharada, Nemaha Central, 8; Schuetz, Royal Valley, 8; Snovelle, Chase County, 8; Wright, Oskaloosa, 8.

PITCHING

WINS

Burkhart, Chase County, 7; Emling, Burlington, 7; Potter, Chase County, 7; Akers, Burlingame, 6; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 6; Brockmann, Silver Lake, 6; Euler, Riverside, 6; Fincham, Marysville, 6; Greene, McLouth, 6; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 6; Kirk, Rossville, 6; Kraus, Mission Valley, 6; McManigal, Holton, 6; Murray, Mission Valley, 6; Peacock, Wellsville, 6; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 5; Becker, Jefferson West, 5; Beckley, Wellsville, 5; Blake, Clay Center, 5; Brees, Jefferson West, 5; Christy, Silver Lake, 5; Faiola, Wamego, 5; Shield, Lawrence, 5; Campbell, Rock Creek, 4; Hammel, Clay Center, 4; Daniels, Concordia, 4; Holaday, Holton, 4; Kahnt, Herington, 4; Milligan, Royal Valley, 4; Olberding, Abilene, 4; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 4; Turner, Wabaunsee, 4; Beemer, Chapman, 3; B. Ettleman, Atchison, 3; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3; Sweet, Chapman, 3; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 2.

ERA

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.00; Greene, McLouth, 0.00; Potter, Chase County, 0.00; Burkhart, Chase County, 0.88; Brees, Jefferson West, 1.31; Kraus, Mission Valley, 1.40; Becker, Jefferson West, 1.42; Campbell, Rock Creek, 1.47; Fincham, Marysville, 1.65; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail, 1.69; Beckley, Wellsville, 1.82; Milligan, Royal Valley, 1.88; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 1.91; Kirk, Rossville, 2.03; Beemer, Chapman, 2.05; McManigal, Holton, 2.05; Peacock, Wellsville, 2.18; Martin, Concordia, 2.19; Olberding, Abilene, 2.25; Shield, Lawrence, 2.50; Holaday, Holton, 2.68; Murray, Mission Valley, 2.90; Akers, Burlingame, 2.97; Blake, Clay Center, 3.05; Kahnt, Herington, 3.11; Sumonja, Lawrence, 3.36.

STRIKEOUTS

Bassett, Oskaloosa, 91; Euler, Riverside, 76; Brees, Jefferson West, 75; Kraus, Mission Valley, 62; Fincham, Marysville, 55; Greene, McLouth, 55; Burkhart, Chase County, 54; Potter, Chase County, 51; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 45; Kirk, Rossville, 43; Murray, Mission Valley, 40; Sumonja, Lawrence, 40; Kahnt, Herington, 39; McManigal, Holton, 39; Peacock, Wellsville, 38; Beemer, Chapman, 37; Emling, Burlington, 37; Simmons, Doniphan West, 37; Milligan, Royal Valley, 33; Beckley, Wellsville, 31; Meng, Troy, 31; Klein, Abilene, 29; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 27; Blake, Clay Center, 27; Martin, Concordia, 27; Ettleman, Atchison, 26; Holaday, Holton, 25; Budine, Troy, 24; Turner, Wabaunsee, 24; Dahl, Santa Fe Trail 23; Akers, Burlingame, 22; Hammett, Rock Creek, 22; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 20; Becker, Jefferson West, 18; Daniels, Concordia, 18; Faiola, Wamego, 17; Culley, Lyndon, 16; Sweet, Martin, Atchison County, 16; Chapman, 16; Hammel, Clay Center, 14; Shield, Lawrence, 14.

Area Baseball Stat Leaders

BATTING

Feldkamp, Rock Creek, .658; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .657; Lee, Burlingame, .640; Hammett, Rock Creek, .633; Catron, Rossville, .632; Canaday, Chapman, .625; Kearney, Wellsville, .622; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .606; Forrestt, Burlingame, .600; Huffman, Wellsville, .600; Nitsch, Rossville, .593; Mehl, Concordia, .581; Swinehart, Lyndon, .579; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, .559; Israel, Troy, .548; Fleming, Council Grove, .543; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, .543; Schenker, Chase County, .524; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, .522; Lutze, Oskaloosa, .514; Clark, Valley Falls, .513; Smith, Wellsville, .512; Burns, Valley Falls, .500; Sherbert, Abilene, .500; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, .500; Housh, Atchison, .487; Meyer, Wellsville, .485; Gaarder, Troy, .484; Sage, Mission Valley, .481; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .476; Allen, Valley Falls, .474; Conway, Mission Valley, .474; Butcher, Lyndon, .471; Nelson, Riley County, .471; Prichard, Abilene, .471; Tu. Horak, Rossville, .469; Miller, Jefferson West, .469; Morris, Troy, .452; Scott, Maur Hill, .452; Hodge, Mission Valley, .450; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, .444; Brake, Burlingame, .444; C. Horak, Rossville, .444; Morris, Rossville, .444.

HOME RUNS

Clark, Valley Falls, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Halter, Riverside, 4; Masters, Troy, 3; Meyer, Wellsville, 3; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 3; Speer, Troy, 3; Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Bair, Jefferson West, 2; Buehler, Maur Hill, 2; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Th. Horak, Rossville, 2; Israel, Troy, 2; McKinney, Pleasant Ridge, 2; Schmidt, Maur Hill, 2; Schmille, Troy, 2; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 2.

RBI

Gaarder, Troy, 26; Clark, Valley Falls, 23; Conway, Mission Valley, 21; Moore, Riley County, 21; Gast, Valley Falls, 20; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 20; Prichard, Abilene, 19; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 18; Goodmiller, Rock Creek 18; Mehl, Concordia, 18; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 17; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 17; Catron, Rossville, 16; Fleming, Council Grove, 16; Housh, Atchison, 16; Huffman, Wellsville, 16; Huntington, Atchison, 16; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 16; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 16; Halter, Riverside, 15; C. Horak, Rossville, 15; Th. Horak, Rossville, 15; Levy, Tonganoxie, 15; Meyer, Wellsville, 15; MIddendorf, Jefferson West, 15; Smith, Wabaunsee, 15.

STOLEN BASES

Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 19; Smith, Wellsville, 18; Hodge, Mission Valley, 17; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 15; Munoz-Crow, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Nelson, Riley County, 15; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 15; Swinehart, Lyndon, 15; Osbern, Wellsville, 14; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 14; Imthurn, Wabaunsee, 12; Keller, Chase County, 12; Langvardt, Council Grove, 12; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 12; Miller, Jefferson West, 12; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 12; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 11; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 10; Butcher, Lyndon, 10; Callison, Mission Valley, 10; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 10; Renfro, Silver Lake, 10; Sage, Mission Valley, 10; Shuck, Perry-Lecompton, 10; Conway, Mission Valley, 9; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 9; Johnson, Chase County, 9; Scott, Maur Hill, 9; Sh. Breithaupt, Wellsville, 8; DeMars, Clay Center, 8; Deters, Mission Valley, 8; Hofstra, Oskaloosa, 8; Housh, Atchison, 8; Kearney, Wellsville, 8; Morris, Rossville, 8; Pattin, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Swartz, Council Grove, 8; Swift, Chase County, 8; Beyer, Rock Creek 7; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 7; Catron, Rossville, 7; Feldkamp, Rock Creek, 7; Freeman, Silver Lake, 7; Haya, Wabaunsee, 7; C. Horak, Rossville, 7; Meyer, Wellsville, 7; Miller, Wabaunsee, 7; Schenker, Chase County, 7; Walker, Mission Valley, 7; 

PITCHING
WINS

Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Kearney, Wellsville, 5; Roberts, Jefferson West, 5; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 4; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Bonnel, Atchison, 4; Fleming, Council Grove, 4; Glassel, Valley Falls, 4; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 4; Meyer, Wellsville, 4; Watts, Marysville, 4; Woods, Tonganoxie, 4; Catron, Rossville, 3; Harris, Oskaloosa, 3; Hittle, Concordia, 3; Liby, Clay Center, 3; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Mundy, Santa Fe Trail 3; Novatney, Tonganoxie, 3; Renfro, Silver Lake, 3; Ricklefs, Jefferson West, 3; Rignell, Riley County, 3; Schenker, Chase County, 3; Stalder, Abilene, 3; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Ayres, Wamego, 2; Combes, Abilene, 2; Correll, Rock Creek, 2; Deters, Mission Valley, 2; Ervin, Junction City, 2; Gast, Valley Falls, 2; Giffin, Burlingame, 2; Halter, Riverside, 2; Honas, Council Grove, 2; Huntington, Atchison, 2; Johnson, Concordia, 2; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 2; McDermed, Maur Hill, 2; McMillan, Silver Lake, 2; Nitsch, Rossville, 2; Piper, Wamego, 2; Rogge, Rock Creek, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 2; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 2; Winkel, Troy, 2; Woodcock, Rossville, 2; Zimmerman, Junction City, 2.

ERA

Catron, Rossville, 0.00; Combes, Abilene, 0.00; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 0.00; Leydig, Council Grove, 0.00; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.00; Schenker, Chase County, 0.00; Rogge, Rock Creek, 0.17; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 0.28; Piper, Wamego, 0.33; Klamm, Wellsville, 0.50; Nider, Rock Creek, 0.55; Johnson, Concordia, 0.57; Kearney, Wellsville, 0.60; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 0.62; Meyer, Wellsville, 0.67; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.72; Cahoone, Chase County, 0.75; Roberts, Jefferson West, 0.78; Watts, Marysville, 0.78; Stalder, Abilene, 0.82; Conley, Chase County, 0.84; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 0.85; Correll, Rock Creek, 0.95; Lee, Burlingame, 1.16; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 1.31; Ervin, Junction City, 1.37; Woods, Tonganoxie, 1.46; McMillan, Silver Lake, 1.71; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 1.91; Nitsch, Rossville, 2.00.

STRIKEOUTS

Kearney, Wellsville, 54; Huntington, Atchison, 52; Watts, Marysville, 50; Schenker, Chase County, 46; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 41; Meyer, Wellsville, 41; Bonnel, Atchison, 37; Rignell, Riley County, 37; Rogge, Rock Creek, 37; Gaarder, Troy, 36; Fleming, Council Grove, 31; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 30; Combes, Abilene, 29; Deters, Mission Valley, 29; Buehler, Maur Hill, 28; Ervin, Junction City, 28; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 28; Renfro, Silver Lake, 27; Catron, Rossville, 26; Halter, Riverside, 26; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 26; Woods, Tonganoxie, 26; Roberts, Jefferson West, 25; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 23; McMillan, Silver Lake, 23; Mundy, Santa Fe Trail, 23; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 23; Harris, Oskaloosa, 22; Hittle, Concordia, 22; Mehl, Concordia, 22; Miller, Wabaunsee, 22; McDermed, Maur Hill, 21; Ricklefs, Jefferson West, 21; Ayres, Wamego, 20; Hart, Royal Valley, 20; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 20; Wagner, Tonganoxie, 20; Burget, Royal Valley, 19; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 19; Zimmerman, Junction City, 19; Leydig, Council Grove, 19; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 18; Canaday, Chapman, 18; Lee, Burlingame, 18; Nider, Rock Creek, 18; Nitsch, Rossville, 18; Novatney, Tonganoxie, 18; Swinehart, Lyndon, 18; Anderson, Mission Valley, 17; Butler, Mission Valley, 17; Keller, Chase County, 17; Stalder, Abilene, 17; Black, Clay Center, 16; Conley, Chase County, 16; Liby, Clay Center, 16; Pfizenmaier, Clay Center, 15; Cox, Royal Valley, 14; Glassel, Valley Falls, 14; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 14; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 14.

Alumni Scholarship Foundation Notice

The RHS Alumni Scholarship Foundation would like to thank all alumni for their generous donations. We have now accumulated $24,894.06, which includes a $1,000.00 grant from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe that will be used towards our scholarships.

We had our first meeting for 2014 to plan our alumni dinner, which is our main fund raiser. The members voted to give two $1,000.00 scholarships . We also voted to keep in reserve $ 988.40 toward future scholarships because of market conditions. We also received $1025.00 in memorial contributions for Maxine Strimple for our 2014 budget.

Remember all donations, memorial contributions and other gifts received are tax deductable.  

Please help us spread the word to any RHS graduate that you may know. We are always looking for email addresses and mailing addresses.

                   Thank you, Rossville High School Alumni Board Members

Officers                                                                         Members At Large

June Burgett-President                                                               Bob Dolezilek

Clyde Strimple-Vice President                                                    Billee Dolezilek

Sandy Tomson-Treasurer                                                           Dean Page
Helen Lytle-Secretary                                                                Bonnie Fauerbach

                                                                                                   

E-mail address for Sandy Tomson:    stomson@embarqmail.com
E-mail address for June Burgett:        meburg@embarqmail.com   

Mailing address for the foundation is Rossville High Alumni Foundation

PO Box 803

Rossville, Ks 66533

Alumni Dinner Dance June 7

5^th Annual All School Reunion

Dinner and Dance

Saturday, June 7^th Citizen Potawatomi Center

Social Hour 4:00 p.m. Catered Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Dance 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. (Stardust Entertainment DJ)

I plan to attend the Celebration (list number attending)_________

$20.00 per person

All proceeds will go toward scholarships for graduating RHS Seniors

Registration deadline is May 31^st. 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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Address____________________________________City________________State-ZIP________

E-mail Address_______________________________________

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

Rattlers Looking For Player Housing

 The Rossville Rattlers summer collegiate baseball club is asking families within the   Rossville, Topeka, and Silver Lake areas who would be willing to become a part of our Housing Program to contact the team.

For the past two years, the Rattlers have relied on local families to take on the responsibility of housing a player and allowing him the chance to work on his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player while playing for our hometown Rattlers.

From late-May through late-July, the family would have the chance to watch their player develop while giving him the experience of learning about our area and its many unique qualities.

We would appreciate if anyone in the local media could spread our need for assistance both on-air and in-print or through social media channels to allow us to meet our demand. As an organization, we thank you for your assistance.

For more information, please contact Craig Thornburg at 785-584-6410 or at   thornburg24@yahoo.com

Rossville Invitational Track

    The Rossville Invitational Track and Field Meet was held on Friday, April 25.
    The RHS girls team was 4th of 13 teams.   No one finished in the top two in any event,  but several 3rd and 4th place finishes gave the team a respectable finish for the day.
    The RHS boys finished 8th of 14 teams.   The Dawgs picking up first place medals were:  Zhaquarius Miller in the 100 meter dash, Kyle Parr in the 110 meter hurdles and also the long jump.  Clayton Rubio was second in the 3200 meter run.  The 4 x 800 meter relay team added another first place finish in a growing string of victories.
    The complete results of all events are at:  http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/track/14/14_ross.pdf

Scholars Bowl Team Has Winning Record

     The RHS Scholars Bowl team was 2nd at the Randolph-Blue Valley tournament  and  third in the MEL league tournament this year. They finished  the season with an overall winning record in matches of 21-19.

Baseball Dawgs Split With Perry

Christian Roduner dives back to first

From CJOnlione

By Brent Maycock

ROSSVILLE — Given their preferences, Rossville coach Kenny Swart and Perry-Lecompton coach Kent Houk would have loved to come away from Friday’s baseball doubleheader with a sweep.

Yet considering each team entered the twinbill with undefeated records, a split really wasn’t all that demoralizing for either as well.

Rossville handed Perry its first loss of the season in rather emphatic fashion, routing the Kaws 10-0 in the opener. Perry got its revenge, however, returning the favor by dealing the Bulldogs their first setback with a 7-5 victory in the nightcap.

“That’s a good ball team and a team like that, with the kind of pitching they ran out, they can do well in 4A,” Swart said. “They’ve got good arms, solid defense and have good hitters. It was a good matchup for us and I think our team will grow by playing a good team like that.”

Houk agreed.

“You have to have games like this to see what kind of character your team has,” Houk said. “It’s easy to beat teams 15-0 — you can be happy doing that all day long. But what do you do when you have a little bit of adversity? I was really pleased with how we responded and that’s a really good team over there.”

Really good would describe the effort Rossville got from senior ace Marcus Catron. The righty completely silenced Perry’s bats in the opener, holding the Kaws to just one hit in the game.

He got all the support he needed when the Bulldogs plated a run in the bottom of the first, but Rossville broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning. Jack Steckel smacked a three-run double to key the big inning and Devin Morris followed with a two-run homer.

The Bulldogs ended things in the fifth with three more runs, outhitting the Kaws 9-1 in the contest and taking advantage of five Perry errors

“Marcus threw really well in the first game, threw a lot of strikes,” Swart said. “We played solid defense behind him and you can’t ask for anything more out of your starting pitcher than what he gave us.”

Catron used his bat to get Rossville going in the second game, delivering an RBI single in the first for a quick 1-0 lead.

After being shut down for the first two innings, however, Perry’s bats finally awoke. Zach Linquist stroked an RBI double down the left field line in the third, starting a three-run frame and stretch where the Kaws scored in four straight innings.

Rossville had an answer for Perry early, countering with three run of their won in the third with Catron belting an RBI double off the centerfield fence and Corbin Horak driving in another. The Bulldogs matched Perry’s run in the fourth with one, but the Kaws tied the game in the fifth on Charlie Shuck’s RBI single.

Linquist then took the mound and shut down Rossville the rest of the way, striking out the side in the fifth and fanning six in three innings. Perry broke through in the sixth when Linquist and Bowen Cunningham led off with singles and three Rossville errors led to the decisive runs.

“A good ball club like that is going to take advantage of any extra outs you give them,” Swart said after watching his team commit six errors in the second game. “We harp on the kids to stay focused in and we really haven’t had to deal with that much this season, But you get in a tight ball game like that, you live and you learn.”

Perry finished the second game with 13 hits, salvaging the split to move to 10-1. Rossville fell to 9-1.

“We haven’t lost a doubleheader in two years, and they kind of did the same thing to us last year,” Houk said. “They beat us 13-4 in the first game and then we came back and beat them 2-1 in eight innings. I’m really proud of the guys for coming back because that’s not an easy thing to do when you have one hung on you like we did. A few years ago, that wouldn’t have happened but now we believe in ourselves a whole lot more.”

ROSSVILLE 10-5, PERRY-LECOMPTON 0-7

Perry-Lecompton 000 00 — 0 1 5

Rossville 100 63 — 10 9 2

Bond, Shuck (4) and Fast. Catron and Nitsch. WP — Catron. LP — Bond. 2B — Rossville: Steckel. HR — Rossville: Morris.

Second game

Perry-Lecompton 003 112 0 — 7 13 2

Rossville 103 100 0 — 5 8 6

Scrimsher, Munoz-Crow (4), Linquist (5) and Cunningham. Nitsch, Th. Horak (6) and Woodcock. WP — Linquist. LP — Nitsch. 2B — Perry: Linquist; Rossville: Catron.

Records — Perry-Lecompton 10-1, Rossville 9-1.

Mitchell Porter Goes to FBLA Nationals

Mitchell Porter, a freshman, placed 3rd at State FBLA in Introduction to Business.

He will compete at the national level this summer in Nashville, TN June 29-July 2.