Lady Dawgs Score 16 Against Chargers

    The Lady Dawgs continued to pound the Wabaunsee Chargers in the nite-cap  on April 10 coming up with a 16-5 victory behind the pitching of Amanda Hill.  She had six strike-outs and 22 first pitch strikes in her six innings on the mound.
    Heidi Nitsch, Britnee Zemek and Breanna Hill each had 3 hits and Britnee let the team with four RBIs.
               Scoring                         R   H   E
Waba     1    0    1    0    0    3      5    5    3
Ross      2    3    3    1    0    7     16   12   3

RHS Beats Wabaunsee In Five Innings

    The lady Dawgs and Wabaunsee each had five hits in their first game of the April 10 double header on the home field,  but Rossville added in some walks and made the hits count to prevail with a 10-0 win.
    Taylor Brecheisen and Heidi Nitsch each had two walks with Taylor getting on base three times.  Britnee Zemek had two RBIs to lead the category..
    Taylor Kirk pitched five innings of  shut-out softball allowing five hits and getting three strike-outs and had 10 first pitch strikes.

              Scoring                   R   H   E
Waba    0    0    0    0    0      0    5    1
Ross      3    3    2    0    2     10   5    o

David Warton At William Jewell

    Davis Warton is a freshman at William Jewell College and played football for them this past fall.  His bio can be read at:
http://jewellcardinals.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1941&path=football

Lauryn Catron To Play at CCCC

    RHS senior Lauryn Catron has signed a national letter of intent to play softball next year with Cloud County Community College.

Cole Breceisen at Pittsburg State

    Cole Brecheisen  is a sophomore at Pittsburg State U. and plays baseball for the Gorillas.  The son of   Curt and Cardy Brecheisen is majoring   in physical education.  His bio can be read at:  http://www.pittstategorillas.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2236&path=basball

Booster Club Garage Sale

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Honest Abe RGS Video

    Below is a link to a video starring the RGS first graders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XHt-nYL-o&feature=em-subs_digest

Softball Team Drubs Riley County Twice

    The softball team overpowered  Riley County twice,  getting an 11-1 win in each game.
    In the first game,  Taylor Kirk led the batters with 3 hits, but Britnee Zemek led the team in RBIs with 3.
    Taylor Kirk pitched all six innings allowing just one run.  She had 15 first pitch strikes and 6 strikeouts.

Riley    0   1   0   0   0   0      1     5   2
Ross     0   3   3   1   2   2    11   12   1

    In game two,    Taylor Kirk and Britnee Zemek led the batters with 3 hits, but Britnee Zemek led the team in RBIs with 3.
    Amanda Hill  pitched all six innings allowing just one run.  She had 27 first pitch strikes and 7 strikeouts.

Riley  0   0   0   1   0   0     1     1     4
Ross   2   4   2   2   0   1    11   15    1

Baseball Team Gets Two Wins

    The RHS baseball team won their first two games by defeating Riley County twice on April 6.    The first game was a rout by the Dawgs by an 11-1 score.  But the second game was low scoring and the Dawgs prevailed 3-2 after eight innings.  

Track Team At Silver Lake Invit.

    Rossville track and field team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on March 2..    Rossville's small team did not compete in all events. The women finished sixth out of eight teams,  and the men finished sixth out of nine teams.
    Some of the better performances by team members included Taylor Bittner, third 1600 M. run, Rachel Day, fifth in the 100M dash,  Vanessa Vormweg, fourth long jump,  Laura Gillum, fifth discus,

Golf Team Third In Wameo Invite.

    The Rossville boys golf team came in third in the Wamego Invitational behind Wamego and Abilene on April 7.     Led by Paul Steinke,  the four man team finished ahead of Clay Center, Chapman, Sabetha,  Concordia, Perry Lecompton, St. Marys, and Marysville,  in that order.
    Beside Paul Steinke,  the four man team consisted of  Gabe Marney, Colby Hadsall, and Alex Bird.
    The six man team,  composed of the above four,  also included Cole Davoran and Andrew Hudson finished seventh.  
    The top six individuals were all from Wamego (3) or Abilene (3)..   Paul Steinke actually was tied for sixth with an 83,  but lost with  tiebreaker, whatever it was.
    For complete torunament results,  go to:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/boys_golf/15/15_wamego-inv.pdf

Abie Sharp In KU Theater Production

    Abie Sharp,  a sophomore at KU from Rossville, is in the KU Theater's production of Flora, The Red Menace.  To learn more about the production,  go to:

http://www2.ljworld.com/events/2015/apr/10/ku-theatre-flora-red-menace/?et=86978

Looking For Keith Scott (61)

   Keith Scott's best friend from the class of 1961 is looking for him.   If anyone has contact info for Scott,  please e-mail the info to frank.ruff@juno.com and I will give Scott info so he can contact his old friend Jack.  Here is an old picture of the two.

Karen (Floersch) (81) Crow Passes Away

    Karen L. Crow, 51, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her rural Delia home.
    She was born June 5, 1963 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch.  Karen attended Delia Grade School and graduated from Rossville High School in 1981.  She attended Platt Business College.
    She was an insurance agent for Farmers Crop Insurance.  Karen was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia until it closed and was a current member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.
    Karen was preceded in death by her father Joe Floersch on August 13, 2003.
    On May 6, 1986 she was united in marriage to Joe Crow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia.  He survives of the home.
    Other survivors include her two daughters, Kelsey and Makayla Crow both of the home; her mother, Dolores Floersch, Rossville; brother, John Floersch, Lawrence; sister, Kathy Olejnik, Rossville.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.  Karen will lie in state from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Conservatory in Delia where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.  Please wear your Royal’s, Chief’s or Kansas State attire to the wake and funeral.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.