RHS Booster Club Newsletter

Dear Booster Club Member, Announcement of 2014-2015 RHS Booster Club Officers: President - Shari Gentry Vice President - Tracy Nitsch Secretary - Patti Kirk Treasurer - Kelli Kenny  Membership - Tracy McCrory Digital Coordinator - Kourtney Brown Activity Representatives: Vicky Catron, Cindy Kelley, Kelly Brown, Jodi Porter, Brandi Bergstresser, Alyssa Miller, Cindy Phoenix, and Lynette Hudson. Summer Reminders: Don't forget to sign up for the 2nd Annual Golf Classic - Saturday, August 23 at Western Hills Golf Course. 4-Man Golf Scramble. Preregister by completing the form and send to Rossville High School Attn: Derek Dick, 800 S Main St. Rossville, KS 66533. This event is a fundraiser for the RHS Booster Club and the RHS Athletic Department. For additional information, please contact Derek Dick, 785-213-5079 or dickde@kawvalley.k12.ks.us Don't play golf? You can still support RHS by becoming a hole sponsor or make a donation at our Go Fund Me site: http://www.gofundme.com/9d7yj8 Rossville Booster Club is currently raising money to install a state of the art LED sign. The sign will be located on HWY 24 and will be used by RGS, RHS, City of Rossville and Emergency personnel to make announcements, celebrate students and athletes achievements as well as community events in Rossville. Your donation will help us improve communication in our schools and our community. Stay Connected.  Become Friends with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/rhs.boosterclub

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Rattlers Leading 7-2 But Game Called

From cjonline.com

    The Spirit of Kansas show may have ended late last Friday night, but that didn’t keep some leftover fireworks from going off Tuesday night at Lake Shawnee.
    Instead of eliciting oohs and ahhs from the crowd at the Topeka Senators’ game with the Rossville Rattlers, however, this display simply left the patrons dumbfounded.
    After one early ejection in the contest, a benches-clearing skirmish forced the umpires to call the game in the top of the seventh inning. Rossville was leading 7-2 when the game was called, but no official outcome had been determined.
    “It’s summer ball and we’re out here for these kids to get better and have a chance to play a lot of ball and have a good time,” Senators coach Chris Graves said. “There’s not really a need for something like this. Little stuff will happen here and there and it’s not big deal, but this was a little excessive.”
    Rossville was already in command and looking to pad its lead in the seventh when the game quickly spun out of control. With runners on second and third, Rossville’s Andrew Ratterman laced a double down the right-field line.
    As Ratterman rounded first, he collided with Senators first baseman Ryan Colombo. The two became entangled with Ratterman riding Colombo nearly to the outfield before crashing to the dirt. Ratterman then began raining down a quick flurry of punches on Colombo before hopping off and skirting away from the mass of players pouring onto the field.
    Ratterman was immediately ejected and shortly thereafter the umpires called the contest.
    “Things have been escalating between us and them for a little while, but it should never lead to that, ever, ever on the baseball field,” Rossville coach Tobi Cowdin said. “Both teams are playing hard baseball and our guy just lost his temper. It’s a shame that it had to end that way, and hopefully both teams can move on from it and come back tomorrow and play baseball the way it should be played.”
Indeed, things could get interesting Wednesday night at Jerry Robertson Field when the two teams complete their three-game series.
Tuesday’s game had already featured a mild incident when Topeka starter Scott Shinn was ejected in the top of the fourth. One batter after Rossville’s Jeff Crhristen belted a solo homer to stretch the Rattlers’ lead to 5-2, Shinn plunked Rossville’s Tim Schaareman and was thrown out.
    The ugly ending marred an otherwise stellar performance by Rossville. The Rattlers struck for three runs in the first inning despite getting only one hit, taking advantage of three walks and a hit batsman by Shinn.
After tacking on solo runs in the third, fourth and sixth, Rossville was threatening to blow the game wide open in the seventh before the melee. Rossville starter Ben Ramberg, meanwhile, had scattered six hits, giving up an RBI double to Topeka’s Chase Ray in a two-run third.
    “We finally started to hit the ball a bit and got a good effort from Ben,” Cowdin said. “We’re doing things right and finally winning one and it’s a shame it had to end how it did. I’m embarrassed for us and our organization and I hope we come back and are class acts tomorrow like we’ve been all year.”

Junior Class Selling Sweet Corn

The Rossville High Junior Class will be selling fresh sweet corn as a fundraiser for prom.

They will be selling it 

Thursday, July 10^th  starting at 6 PM

in the RHS parking lot and on 

Friday, July 11^th 

in front of Serendipity (820 North Kansas Ave, Topeka) 

during the First Friday Art Walk.

$4.00 per dozen. 

Proceeds benefit RHS Junior Class

Senators Top Rattlers 3-2

    The Topeka Senators came up with  a 3-2 victory in the first of a three game series against the Rossville Rattlers.
    The Senators  took advantage of two Rossville errors to score two runs off starter Bryce Ward in the seventh inning for the win.  Ward threw for seven plus innings giving up just one earned run and six hits in taking the loss.
    Tim Schaareman, (U. of Nebraska-Omaha), was 3 of 4 at the plate for the Rattles and his 7th inning home run was responsible for both of the Rossville scores. 3 for 4 for Rossville (6-16). Emporia State product Ryan Huth  (Emporia State U.) reached base three times for the Rattlers with a single, hit-by-pitch and walk.

    Rossville   000 000 200  =  2 5 3
    Topeka     000 001 20x  =  3 6 0

    The same two teams will square off again on Tue. and Wed. nights at 7:00 PM at Jerry Robertson Field in Topeka.

Baseball Clinic July 7-9

Arthur Hoobler Passes Away

Arthur H. Hoobler 99, of Rossville passed away June 18, 2014 at Brewster Rehab in Topeka. He was born September 12, 1914 in Labette Co., Kansas.

Arthur is survived by daughter, Ilah Marie Lee; sister-in-law, Betty Green; 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Beverly; parents, David & Rennie Hoobler; 2 sisters; 4 brothers; a granddaughter and son-in-law.

Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial at his home (202 Navarre St.) Rossville on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. No Flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in Art's name. Condolences may be sent to Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, KS. 66536,  or http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/arthur-h-hoobler/ .

Golden Giants Sweep 3 Game Series

From CJOnline
    Be it pitchers’ duel, offensive slugfest or a methodical drubbing, the style of game was inconsequential.
The Topeka Golden Giants mastered them all in a three-game sweep of the Rossville Rattlers, capping the three-day run with an 8-3 victory Wednesday night in Rossville. Topeka fell behind 2-0 in the first inning but chipped away in the middle of the game and pulled away late to finish the sweep.
    “We had a good series,” Golden Giants coach John Tetuan said. “We won in a variety of ways, and it was just team wins every night and that’s a big reason why we’re playing good baseball right now. Some nights we hit; some nights we pitch well. It just seems when we’re not doing one or the other, the other side picks it up and gets it done.”
    Tanner Triggs’ two-run homer in the first inning gave Rossville a glimmer of hope it could avenge the 5-2 and 12-10 losses to Topeka the previous two nights. But the Rattlers couldn’t manage another run until Dakota Farkas’ RBI double in the eighth, and by that time Topeka had taken control.
After getting single runs in the fourth on a wild pitch and fifth on Connor Crimmins’ solo homer, the Giants took the lead for good in the seventh on Jake Wodtke’s RBI single. Butch Rea doubled in a run in a two-run eighth, scoring on Crimmins’ RBI single. After Rossville got a run back, the Giants tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth with Ryan Ihle singling home a pair.
    With the game still tight, Rossville saw a golden chance to tie it in the seventh come up empty when Josh Srna was caught too far off third after Harrison Hill had singled deep off the fence. The Rattlers also had a runner thrown out at the plate in the eighth.
    “They’re a really good team that plays the game the right way,” Rossville coach Tobi Cowdin said. “They put a lot of pressure on you to make all the little plays and we didn’t make them all tonight.”
    Golden Giants    000 110 123 — 8 12 0
    Rossville            200 000 010 — 3 12 3
Geary, Toalsen (8) and Gauntt. Kutzke, Cooper (5), Floyd (8), Schaareman (9) and Srna. WP — Geary. LP — Kutzke. 2B — Topeka: Rea 2; Rossville: Farkas. HR — Topeka: Crimmins; Rossville: Triggs.

Mid-Plains League All-Star Roster

2	Ben CalvanoÂ	OF	Johnson County Community College	Sophomore	Baldwin City Blues
5	Tyler MooreÂ	C	Kansas State University	Junior	Baldwin City Blues
8	C.J. FaddisÂ	IF	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Junior	Baldwin City Blues
9	Tanner Foerschler	IF/OF	Kansas City Kansas Community College	Sophomore	Baldwin City Blues
33	Mark BiesmaÂ	RHP	Washburn University	Senior	Baldwin City Blues
16	Max Brown	OF	Kansas State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
20	Dalton Shalberg	RHP	Garden City Community College	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
23	Cole Brecheisen	OF	Pittsburg State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
35	Brett Nickle	1B	Arkansas State University	Sophomore	Junction City Brigade
21	Matt Fultz	C	Missouri State University	Junior	Midwest Athletics
27	Christian Arnold	OF	Kansas City Kansas Community College	Sophomore	Midwest Athletics
28	Andrew Kreiling	OF	Pittsburg State University	Senior	Midwest Athletics
33	Dylan Donley	RHP	Pittsburg State University	Junior	Midwest Athletics
3	Dalon Farkas	3B	Kansas State University	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
6	Tim Schaaremen	2B/SS	University of Nebraska-Omaha	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
21	Jordan Floyd	LHP	Kansas State University	Sophomore	Rossville Rattlers
31	Tanner Triggs	3B	Washburn University	Freshman	Rossville Rattlers
22	Butch Rea	IF	Cowley County Community College	Sophomore	Topeka Golden Giants
30	Ty Geary	RHP	Washburn University	Senior	Topeka Golden Giants
31	Connor Crimmins	OF	Washburn University	Senior	Topeka Golden Giants
40	Jacob Tetuan	RHP	Emporia State University	Sophomore	Topeka Golden Giants
5	Chase Knott	3B	Rogers State University	Senior	Topeka Senators
6	Grant Arnold	2B	University of Saint Mary	Junior	Topeka Senators
17	Ryan Colombo	IF	Drury University	Sophomore	Topeka Senators
25	Dylan Michaels	RHP	Western Nebraska Community College	Sophomore	Topeka Senators

2014 MPL All-Star Game Schedule,  Sat., July 5, 2014:
Rathert Stadium,  Junction City, KS.

4:00  Gates Open

4:00  Mid-Plains BP

5:00  KCABA BP

6:00  Mid-Plains In & Outfield

6:15  KCABA In & Outfield

6:30 Field Preparation

6:45 Pregame Ceremonies

7:00 All-Star Game

For more information on the Mid-Plains League, please visit:   www.midplainsleague.com

Golden Giants Win

    Thr Rossville Rattlers lost to the Topeka Golden Giants 12-10 on Tue. night at Joe Campbell Stadium.   The two teams combined for three home runs (two of them grand slams) and 20 hits.  Rossville's Tanner Tripp hit a three run homer in the fist inning and in the sixth,  Andrew Ratterman belted a grand slam.   Topeka's Jordan Schroer added the other grand slam in the sixth.
http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-07-01/golden-giants-outslug-rattlers-12-10-win

Car Show Aug. 1

Rattlers Lose To Golden Giants

    The Rattlers lost to the Topeka Golden Giants on Monday night by a score of 5-2.

Mid Plains League All Star Game July 5

The Mid-Plains League will hold it's first league All-Star Game on Saturday July 5th at 7:00 pm at Rathert Stadium In Junction City, Kansas.

The Mid-Plains League All-Stars will face off against the Kansas City Amateur Baseball Association All-Stars.

"We are excited about this event as it will showcase some of the top talent within our league," MPL Commissioner David Streeter said. "Rathert Stadium in Junction City is a fantastic venue and we encourage all fans of the league to come out."

The Coaches for the Mid-Plains League All-Stars are Cody Newman (Midwest Athletics) and Shane Sieben  (Junction City Brigade). Newman will serve as head coach while Sieben  will serve as assistant coach. 

The Mid-Plains League All-Stars will be announced on Wednesday.

Danny Haverkamp Passes Away

Danny Haverkamp, 63, Silver Lake, died peacefully Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. He was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in 2012.

He was born at home February 1, 1951, at Goff, the son of Cletus Frederick and Ann Paula (Lierz) Haverkamp.

He graduated from Centralia High School. Danny worked at Goodyear and retired from Dillon’s as a meat cutter. He was a longtime member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Rossville and attended First Baptist Church in Silver Lake. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Rossville. He enjoyed spending time on his farm at Corning. He especially loved being around his children and grandchildren and attending their activities.

He was married to Connie Glissman on June 10, 1972, in Kelly.

Surviving are his wife, Connie; children: Tamra Scheid (Ben) of Topeka, Stacy Johnson (Courtney) of Silver Lake, Michelle Petry (Austin) of Goff; his parents: Cletus F. and Ann P. Haverkamp of Corning; siblings: Mary Ann Brokamp (Harold) of Corning, Dorothy Taylor (Harry) of Corning, Cleta Haverkamp of Corning, Monica Shaughnessy (Mike) of Silver Lake, Gary Haverkamp (Diane) of Corning, Vernon Haverkamp (Sue) of Goff, Galen Haverkamp of Topeka, and Sharon Haverkamp of Corning; and grandchildren: Peyton and Gentry Scheid, Kelsey, Gracie, Carson, Spencer and Dayne Johnson, and Hailey and Brielle Petry.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Interment will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery.

Danny will lie in state after 4:00 PM, Tuesday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka. A reflection of life service will be at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, at the funeral chapel followed by visitation until 8:00 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 1120 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105 or The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Kansas Chapter, 300 North Main Street # 300, Wichita, KS 67202.

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