Rattlers Sign Six Players

    The Rossville Rattlers of the Mid-Plains League are proud to announce the signing of six players for the 2015 season. Tim Schaareman (University of Nebraska-Omaha), Collin Scribner (Tarleton State University), A.J. Doolittle (Park University), Matthew Nerz (Kansas State University), Garrett Weber (Independence Community College), and Jacob Head (Hayden High School).

    Schaareman is a red shirt freshman middle infielder at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and will return for his second season in Rossville. Schaareman, a product of the Netherlands, hit .312 with the Rattlers in 2014. 

    Scribner will be a red shirt freshman at Tarleton State University this spring after transferring from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. This will be the second season in Rossville for the 6'2, 215 lb infielder-outfielder from Aubrey, Texas. 

    Doolittle has made the move from the Northwest to the Midwest, as the junior is set to play at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. The Medford, Oregon native is entering his third season as a Rattler and will be a key member of the bullpen this season.

    Nerz is a freshman at Kansas State University and this will be his first season in Rossville. He was named to the first team all-district team as a catcher in his senior season where he hit .387 with 30 RBIs in 2014.

    Weber is starting his sophomore season at Independence Community College as he plays outfield and first base. The 6'3, 220 lb native of Mound City, Kansas is returning for his second season as a Rattler in 2015.

    Head is a standout three-sport athlete from Hayden High School in Topeka, Kansas. Jacob was a 2014 KABC 4A-1 All-State performer last season, striking out 57 batters, walking only 7 and commanding a 1.63 ERA in 43 innings.

The Rattlers are busy preparing for the 2015 season and it all begins in late May! Email us at rossvillerattlers@gmail.com for more information regarding sponsorships, host families, or any questions.

Scholars Bowl Team

    The RHS Scholars Bowl team came in  2nd place at the Flint Hills Christian JV tournament on Jan 22nd

    The varsity Scholars Bowl team came in at  4th place at the MEL tournament on Jan 26th.

RHS Boys Lose to Paola

    The RHS boys basketball team lost to Paola on Sat, Jan 24, in the Burlington tournament. 

Rossville              6   8   5 11   =  30
Paola                  27 15 21 10   =  73

Rossville scoring:
Woodcock         7
Horak                6
Horak                5
Mason               3
Schultz-Pruner   2
Sowers              2
Roduner            2
Hulbert              2
Hammes           1 

Totals              30.

RHS Girls Lose to Burlington

    The RHS girls lost their last game of the Burlington tournament on Sat. to the host team by a 45-41 score.  

Burlington    11   9  13  12   =   45

Rossville      7  13  11  10   =   41

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Rossville scoring:

Kirk                  3          8-8      14
Hill                   3 (1)     1-1        8
Nitsch              2 (1)     2-2        7
Steckel            2 (1)     0-0        5
Shinn               2          0-1        4
Shinn               0          3-5        3

Totals             12 (3)  14-17     41

Boys BB Team Beats Iola

    The RHS boys basketball team picked up a win in their second game of the Burlington tournament on Friday night. The Dawgs had a nice 11 point lead at half-time but a late game rally brought Iola to within two points at the final buzzer.

Rossville    15   20   3   12   =     50

Iola             12  12    5   19   =     48

Rossville scoring: 

Horak 13
Horak 11
Sowers 7
Horak 6
Schultz-Pruner 5
Mason 5
Hulbert 2
Woodcock 1

RHS Girls Get 68-37 Victory

    Thr RHS girls trampled the Santa Fe. Trail girls on Fri. night at the Burlington Tournament

Rossville                17   14   22   15   =   68
Santa Fe Trail          3   14   11     9   =   37

Rossville scoring:
Hill                6 (3)        4-4       19
Nitsch           4             5-8       13
Kirk               3             4-5       10
Steckel         3             2-2         8
Shinn            3             2-3         8
Little             0             3-4         3
Shinn            0             3-6         3
Conley          1             0-2         2
Buhler           1             0-0         2.
Totals          21 (3)       23-34     68

Fr. Gerard Senecal Passes Away

    Father Gerard Senecal, O. S. B., passed away on Jan. 19 at the age of 85.  He graduated from St. Benedicts College and spent many years there as a teacher and administrator though he received a Ph. D from KSU in Physics and worked as such places as Goddard Space Flight Center and for the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge.
    He served as president of Benedictine College for 15 years.  In 2013-2014,  he served as administrator of  the Immaculate Conception parish in St. Marys and the St. Stanislaus parish in Rossville.
    For his complete obituary which reviews his long and varied career,  go to:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2923458&fh_id=14129

Holton Wrestling Results

    The RHS wrestlers did very well at the tournament in Holton on Jan. 24.  The six competitors came home with two Firsts,  two Seconds, one Third and one Sixth.

    Holden Hurla (120#) won his first match,  but lost in the second round.  He then picked up two more wins which put him in the match for 5th place, which he lost putting him in sixth place, losing to Trevor Kallenberg of Shawnee Heights.

    Alex Cavanaugh (126#) had a bye the first round.  He then won his next two matches which put him in the championship match.  He lost that final match to Riley Tubbs of Alma,

    Derek Gentry (152#) had a bye the first round,  but then won the next three matches for first place with a win over Spencer Baum of Holton in the Championship match.

    Nick Reesor (160#) won three straight matches but lost to Lucas Lovvorn of Holton in the Championship match which put him in second place.

    Isaac Luellen (182#) won 3 straight matches for First Place in his class.  His win in the championship match was against Brett Yeagley.

    Cole Daveron (220#) had a bye he first round and won the next matchup.  He then lost in the semi-final round and competed for Third Place which he won.

Pictured above are Derek Gentry (left) and Isaac Luellen who won their respective classes.

For more wrestling photos,  go to:
http://rossvillephotos.blogspot.com

Team Scores At Holton Wrestling

		Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1.		Shawnee Heights, KS	Shawnee Heights, KS (GET)	SH	14	235.5
2.		Holton, KS	Holton High School , KS (GET)	Holt	9	195.5
3.		Andover Central , KS	Andover Central High School, KS (GET)	AC	12	158.0
4.		Lansing, KS	Lansing High School, KS (GET)	LANS	14	155.5
5.		Pratt, KS	Pratt, KS (GET)	Pratt	11	145.0
6.		Gardner-Edgerton , KS	Gardner Edgerton, KS (GET)	GE	13	139.5
7.		Rossville, KS	Rossville High School, KS (GET)	Ross	6	134.5
8.		Tonganoxie, KS	Tonganoxie, KS (GET)	Tong	9	99.0
9.		Alma-Wabaunsee , KS	Wabaunsee, KS (GET)	Alma	5	74.0
10.		Pleasant Ridge, KS	No Match (GET)	PR	9	73.5
11.		Oskaloosa, KS	Iola, KS (GET)	Osk	8	54.0
12.		Onaga , KS	No Match (GET)	Ona	4	53.0
13.		Wichita Independent, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WI	5	19.5
14.		Topeka West, KS	Topeka West, KS (GET)	TW	10	16.0
15.		Wichita East, KS	Wichita East, KS (GET)	WE	6	4.0

RHS Wrestlers Compete At Holton

    The RHS Wrestling team is competing in the Sadowski Tournament at Holton on Sat., Jan. 24.  The wrestlers competing,  and their records  according to the KWA, are as follows:
120    fr Holden Hurla (10-2)
126    jr Alex Cavanaugh (23-3)
152    jr Derek Gentry (12-10)
160    sr Nick Reesor (21-3)
182    jr Isaac Luellen (0-0)
220    jr Cole Davoren (11-6)

Kathryn (Stadler) (44) Lombardi Passes Away

    Kathryn E. Lombardi, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury,NJ, passed away on Wednesday
January 21, 2015 at Morristown Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was
88.
    Born in Kansas on March 18, 1926 to the late Nicholas and Barbara Stadler, Kathryn
moved to Netcong, NJ and has resided in Kenvil for over 60 years.  She grew up in the Rossville, KS area and attended Kingsville and Lipp elementary schools.    She graduated from Rossville High in 1944.
    Kathryn was employed at  Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway for 25 years before retirement. Kathryn enjoyed sewing, knitting and cooking, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Devoted wife of the late Philip (1998), beloved mother of Theresa Dulio, loving
grandmother of Michael Dulio and Kevin Dulio and his wife, Cheryl, adoring great
grandmother of Angelina Cathryn and dearest sister of Irene Mader and husband, Don of Emporia, KS.
    Kathryn was predeceased by  brothers  Jacob, John, Joseph, George, Sylvester, and Nickolas   and sisters Ann Bridwell, Mildred Wallace, Marsella Ruff, and Ruth Sacks.  She also had five siblings that died at birth or early childhood.
    Kathryn’s Life Celebration will include visiting on Sunday January 25 from 3-7 PM at the
Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing, NJ. A Liturgy of Christian
burial will be offered on Monday January 26 beginning at 10:00 am at St. Therese Church,
151 Main Street, Succasunna. Kathryn will be laid to rest at Stanhope Union Cemetery
immediately following Mass. For memorial donations, please consider the Wounded
Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at
www.stjude.org.

Half A Hog Winners

On January 16th Taegan Miller, Miller Brother Show Pigs, drew two winners for the Booster Club LED benefit. The winners were JD Kenney and Sherry Miller.  A  special thank you to Kelly and Alyssa Miller for donating the hog.  Thank you for supporting the RHS Booster Club.

Brian Kidney (86) Accepts New Position

Brian Kidney starts his new job Monday as the Finance Director for the City of  Lawrence, KS.

RHS Girls Lose A Close One

     The RHS girls played Cair Paravel in the first round of the Burlington Tournament and built up a nice lead by the start of the 4th quarter,  but then fell apart and ended up losing by one point,  45-44.

Rossville            13   12   16     3   =   44
Cair Paravel       14   11     9   12   =   45

Rossville scoring:
Hill                             4 (1)        3-3      12
Nitsch                        3 (3)        0-3        9
Kirk                            3             0-0        6
Steckel                      2 (1)        0-0        5
Little                          1 (1)        1-2        4
Day                           1              0-0        2
Conley                      1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2
Shinn                        1              0-0        2

Totals                     17 (6)         4-8      44