Area Baseball Stat Leaders

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL  AREA STAT LEADERS
Batting
Average
Reesor, Rossville, .667; Fleming, Council Grove, .653; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, .610; Roduner, Rossville, .600; Freeman, Silver Lake, .587; Long, Santa Fe Trail, .583; Beyer, Rock Creek, .579; Coletrane, Santa Fe Trail, .568; Butterfield, Osage City, .560; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .550; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, .540; Gamino, Wamego, .538; M. Brown, Central Heights, .529; Honas, Council Grove, .529; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, .526; C. Brown, Central Heights, .500; Gilbert, Concordia, .500; Nelson, McLouth, .500; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, .500; Baker, Santa Fe Trail, .490; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, .490; Hermann, McLouth, .489; Halstead, Riley County, .478; Deters, Mission Valley, .477; Boudeman, Santa Fe Trail, .468; Cobb, Silver Lake, .467; C. Horak, Rossville, .464; Watts, Doniphan West, .464; Dunlap, Doniphan West, .462; Langvardt, Council Grove, .462; Cashier, Santa Fe Trail, .460; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, .457; Fannin, Santa Fe Trail, .455; Ice, Jefferson West, .452; Tu. Horak, Rossville, .447.

Home runs
Carlton, McLouth, 8; Ice, Jefferson West, 6; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 6; Courtney, McLouth, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 4; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Hermann, McLouth, 4; Morris, Troy, 4; Nelson, Riley County, 4; Allen, Mission Valley, 3; Base, Abilene, 3; Dees, Burlington, 3; Fleming, Council Grove, 3; Speer, Troy, 3; Troupe, McLouth, 3; Bair, Jefferson West, 2; Franzen, Burlingame, 2; Greaser, Troy, 2; Hielscher, Lyndon, 2; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 2; Phillips, Mission Valley, 2; Roduner, Rossville, 2; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 2; A. Smith, Atchison, 2; L. Smith, Troy, 2; W. Smith, Troy, 2; Trotter, Maur Hill, 2; Watts, Doniphan West, 2.

RBI
Fleming, Council Grove, 32; Carlton, McLouth, 29; Freeman, Silver Lake, 27; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 26; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 24; Conway, Mission Valley, 23; Nelson, Riley County, 23; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 22; Gaarder, Troy, 21; Ice, Jefferson West, 21; Long, Santa Fe Trail, 21; Allen, Mission Valley, 20; Gilbert, Concordia, 20; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 20; Gamino, Wamego, 19; Honas, Council Grove, 19; Sage, Mission Valley, 19; Womack, Silver Lake, 19; Hamon, Jefferson West, 18; Hermann, McLouth, 18; Matzke, Silver Lake, 18; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 18; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 18; Boudeman, Santa Fe Trail, 17; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 17; Liby, Clay Center, 17; Courtney, McLouth, 16; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 16; Deters, Mission Valley, 15; Lerner, Council Grove, 15; Pattin, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Roduner, Rossville, 15; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Vander Linden, Burlington, 15; Whitworth, Burlington, 15.

Stolen bases
Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 26; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 17; Lux, Royal Valley, 17; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Hake, Concordia, 15; Jeffers, Burlington, 15; Beyer, Rock Creek, 14; Barger, Royal Valley, 13; Gann, McLouth, 12; Hart, Royal Valley, 12; Hodge, Mission Valley, 12; Bechard, Concordia, 11; Th. Horak, Rossville, 11; Renfro, Silver Lake, 11; Schaake, Rock Creek, 11; McMillan, Silver Lake, 10; Tholstrup, Concordia, 10; Behler, Maur Hill, 9; Freeman, Silver Lake, 9; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 9; Breithaupt, Wellsville, 8; Deters, Mission Valley, 8; Langvardt, Council Grove, 8; Montgomery, Maur Hill, 8; Ostertag, Atchison County, 8; Rainey, McLouth, 8; Warnick, Marysville, 8; Brown, Jefferson West, 7; Chenhall, Perry-Lecompton, 7; C. Horak, Rossville, 7; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 7; Janes, Perry-Lecompton, 7; Schultz, Royal Valley, 7; Steckel, Rossville, 7; Brinegar, Marysville, 6; Butler, Mission Valley, 6; Conway, Mission Valley, 6; Daniels, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Phillips, Mission Valley, 6; Roduner, Rossville, 6

Pitching
Wins
Bachura, Council Grove, 7; Fleming, Council Grove, 7; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Deters, Mission Valley, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Hermann, McLouth, 5; Nelson, McLouth, 5; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 5; Speer, Troy, 5; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Allen, Mission Valley, 4; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 4; Larsen, Concordia, 4; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 4; Renfro, Silver Lake, 4; Rogge, Rock Creek, 4; Adams, Silver Lake, 3; Anderson, Mission Valley, 3; Barger, Royal Valley, 3; Behler, Maur Hill, 3; Boatwright, Atchison, 3; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Bonnel, Atchison, 3; Butterfield, Osage City, 3; Haggard, Marysville, 3; Hart, Royal Valley, 3; Martin, Silver Lake, 3; Nordstedt, Burlington, 3; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 3; Schaake, Rock Creek, 3; Schultz, Royal Valley, 3; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 3; Weiche, Clay Center, 3; Ball, Wellsville, 2; Bechard, Concordia, 2; Butler, Mission Valley, 2; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Davis, Wamego, 2; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 2; Gamino, Wamego, 2; Th. Horak, Rossville, 2; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 2; Jeffers, Burlington, 2; Leach, Doniphan West, 2; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Morris, Rossville, 2; Pierson, Wamego, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Sutter, Chapman, 2; Watts, Doniphan West, 2.

ERA
Allen, Mission Valley, 0.24; Bonnel, Atchison, 0.30; Rogge, Rock Creek, 0.26; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 0.28; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.36; Bechard, Concordia, 0.41; Anderson, Mission Valley, 0.62; Adams, Silver Lake, 0.78; Schaake, Rock Creek, 0.80; Butterfield, Osage City, 0.94; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 1.00; Gaarder, Troy, 1.30; Martin, Silver Lake, 1.40; Larsen, Concordia, 1.49; Deters, Mission Valley, 1.52; Watts, Doniphan West, 1.69; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 1.70; Bachura, Council Grove, 1.73; Renfro, Silver Lake, 1.83; Haggard, Marysville, 1.88; Butler, Mission Valley, 1.91; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 2.10; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 2.17; Hart, Royal Valley, 2.20; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 2.30; Speer, Troy, 2.43; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 2.57; Boatwright, Atchison, 2.72; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 2.90; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 3.09; Behler, Maur Hill, 3.18; Warnick, Marysville, 3.36; De. Swinehart, Lyndon, 3.38; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 3.44; M. Brown, Central Heights, 3.50; Linn, Royal Valley, 3.71.

Strikeouts
Fleming, Council Grove, 53; Siebenmorgan, Maur Hill, 51; Allen, Mission Valley, 48; Haggard, Marysville, 48; Larsen, Concordia, 44; Rogge, Rock Creek, 43; Behler, Maur Hill, 42; Deters, Mission Valley, 39; Boatwright, Atchison, 38; Bonnel, Atchison, 38; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 37; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 35; Anderson, Mission Valley, 33; Nelson, McLouth, 33; Butterfield, Osage City, 31; Gaarder, Troy, 31; Hart, Royal Valley, 30; Hermann, McLouth, 29; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 25; Bachura, Council Grove, 24; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 24; Martin, Silver Lake, 23; Da. Swinehart, Lyndon, 23; Watts, Doniphan West, 23; Adams, Silver Lake, 21; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 21; Smith, Atchison, 21; Speer, Troy, 20; Butler, Mission Valley, 19; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 19; Lemon, Chapman, 17; Morgison, Perry-Lecompton, 17; Schaake, Rock Creek, 17; Shields, Central Heights, 17; Beyer, Rock Creek, 16; Klamm, Wellsville, 16; Stalder, Abilene, 16; Gamino, Wamego, 15; Rowden, Wamego, 15; Wallace, Clay Center, 15; Weiche, Clay Center, 15; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 14; Jeffers, Burlington, 14; Liby, Clay Center, 14; Schultz, Royal Valley, 14; Brinegar, Marysville, 13; Th. Horak, Rossville, 13; Stryker, Marysville, 13

Softball Area Stat Leaders

SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOL AREA STAT LEADERS

Batting
Average
Miller, Oskaloosa, .744; Taylor, Lawrence, .650; Kirk, Rossville, .641; Miller, Tonganoxie, .636; Nigus, Atchison, .625; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .619; Boyett, Holton, .618; Dailey, McLouth, .618; Messer, McLouth, .614; Nitsch, Rossville, .611; Zemek, Rossville, .600; K. Wright, Jefferson West, .595; Langvardt, Chapman, .579; Sample, Tonganoxie, .579; S. Beam, Royal Valley, .577; Anderson, Troy, .576; Johnson, Wabaunsee, .571; Murray, Abilene, .571; Potts, Chase County, .571; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .567; Bennett, Tonganoxie, .565; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, .560; Hale, Valley Falls, .556; McLeary, McLouth, .556; Shield, Lawrence, .556; Brees, Jefferson West, .550; Winder, Troy, .548; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, .545; Coulter, McLouth, .541; Springer, Mission Valley, .540; Coleman, Valley Falls, .532; Jirak, Chase County, .531; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, .529; Scott, McLouth, .524; A. Weilert, Holton, .524; Haverkamp, Nemaha Central, .522; Herring, Valley Falls, .521; Soyez, Chase County, .516; Morris, Holton, .513; Spurgeon, Lyndon, .513; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .512; Beckley, Wellsville, .500; Boltz, Rock Creek, .500; Fleischer, Jefferson West, .500; Greene, McLouth, .500; Lane, Valley Falls, .500; Lee, Tonganoxie, .500; Pickerell, Valley Falls, .500; Kearney, Valley Falls, .490; Neiberger, Valley Falls, .490; Brooks, Oskaloosa, .489; Plummer, Rock Creek, .486; Kramer, Valley Falls, .485; Meng, Troy, .480; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, .480; Weis, Chapman, .479; Delaney, Nemaha Central, .478; Brecheisen, Rossville, .472; White, Ottawa, .472.


Home runs
S. Beam, Royal Valley, 7; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 6; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 6; Greene, McLouth, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Starr, Free State, 4; Taylor, Lawrence, 4; Anderson, Troy, 3; Beswick, Abilene, 3; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 3; Claussen, Wamego, 3; Johnson, Wabaunsee, 3; Kearney, Valley Falls, 3; Larson, Wamego, 3; Lee, Tonganoxie, 3; Murray, Abilene, 3; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, 3; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 3; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 3; R. Wright, Wellsville, 3; Byrn, Free State, 2; Caldwell, Chapman, 2; Carlson, Council Grove, 2; Cooper, Wamego, 2; Devore, Ottawa, 2; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2; Hildebrand, Wamego, 2; B. Hill, Rossville, 2; Kirk, Rossville, 2; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Metzger, Jefferson West, 2; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 2; Pacha, Marysville, 2; Rogers, Wamego, 2; Samuelson, Marysville, 2; Sparks, Wellsville, 2; Stringfield, Wellsville, 2; Walsh, Lyndon, 2.


RBI
M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 32; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 30; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 28; Dailey, McLouth, 28; S. Beam, Royal Valley, 27; Brees, Jefferson West, 25; Zemek, Rossville, 25; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 24; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 23; Greene, McLouth, 22; Turner, McLouth, 22; Parker, Royal Valley, 21; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 21; Coleman, Valley Falls, 20; Iseman, Burlington, 20; K. Wright, Jefferson West, 20; Clayton, Ottawa, 19; Martin, Mission Valley, 19; Murray, Abilene, 19; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 18; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 18; Soyez, Chase County, 18; Crawford, Chase County, 17; Flach, Wabaunsee, 17; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 17; Beckley, Wellsville, 16; Emling, Burlington, 16; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 16; Henry, Rock Creek, 16; B. Hill, Rossville, 16; Moore, Holton, 16; Shield, Lawrence, 16; Starr, Free State, 16; Winder, Troy, 16; Coons, Burlington, 15; Cory, Atchison, 15; Heiman, Chapman, 15; P. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; Metzger, Jefferson West, 15; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 15; Nitsch, Rossville, 15; Potts, Chase County, 15; Sparks, Wellsville, 15; Stringfield, Wellsville, 15; Walsh, Lyndon, 15; R. Wright, Wellsville, 15
.

Stolen bases
Brown, McLouth, 25; Coulter, McLouth, 18; Dailey, McLouth, 18; Broxterman, Jefferson West, 17; Allen, Council Grove, 16; K. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 16; Nigus, Atchison, 16; Carlson, Council Grove, 15; Hale, Valley Falls, 13; Potts, Chase County, 13; Kirk, Rossville, 12; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Duncan, Atchison, 11; Lane, Valley Falls, 11; Metzger, Jefferson West, 11; Nelson, Ottawa, 11; Hansen, Chapman, 10; Farley, Chapman, 9; Kearney, Valley Falls, 9; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 9; T. Whetstine, Maur Hill, 9; Whittington, West Franklin, 9; Worrell, Royal Valley, 9; Brull, Maur Hill, 8; Burns, Royal Valley, 8; Fleischer, Jefferson West, 8; Langvardt, Chapman, 8; Lankton, Santa Fe Trail, 8; Nitsch, Rossville, 8; Hettinger, Central Heights, 7; Hinck, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 7; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Steckel, Rossville, 7; A. Weilert, Holton, 7; Weis, Chapman, 7; Zemek, Rossville, 7.


Pitching
Wins
H. Beam, Royal Valley, 8; Greene, McLouth, 8; Murray, Mission Valley, 8; Sweet, Chapman, 8; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 7; Becker, Jefferson West, 6; Beckley, Wellsville, 6; Brees, Jefferson West, 6; Burkhart, Chase County, 6; Campbell, Rock Creek, 6; Emling, Burlington, 6; A. Hill, Rossville, 6; Knight, Ottawa, 6; Patton, Free State, 6; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; Dailey, McLouth, 5; Kirk, Rossville, 5; Potter, Chase County, 5; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 4; Crosby, Council Grove, 4; Duncan, Atchison, 4; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 4; Pemberton, Wellsville, 4; Shield, Lawrence, 4.


ERA
Potter, Chase County, 0.00; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.29; Nester, Marysville, 0.30; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.38; Greene, McLouth, 0.84; Brees, Jefferson West, 0.85; Becker, Jefferson West, 0.97; Burkhart, Chase County, 1.33; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 1.44; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 1.55; A. Hill, Rossville, 1.80; Vicory, McLouth, 1.90; Kirk, Rossville, 2.01; Dailey, McLouth, 2.10; Knight, Ottawa, 2.11; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2.47; Beckley, Wellsville, 2.49.


Strikeouts
Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 72; Beckley, Wellsville, 60; Brees, Jefferson West, 60; Greene, McLouth, 59; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 53; Harmon, West Franklin, 49; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 45; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 45; A. Hill, Rossville, 45; Patton, Free State, 41; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 40; Davis, Central Heights, 37; Sumonja, Lawrence, 37; Emling, Burlington, 36; Potter, Chase County, 35; Burkhart, Chase County, 34; Murray, Mission Valley, 34; Sweet, Chapman, 34; Kirk, Rossville, 31; Ettleman, Atchison, 30; Owens, Lyndon, 29; Vicory, McLouth, 29; Holaday, Holton, 27; Bond, Holton.

RHS Reunion and Dance June 6

6^th Annual All School 

Reunion and Dinner

Saturday, June 6^th 

 Citizen Potawatomi Center

Social Hour 4:00 p.m. 

 Catered Dinner 6:00 p.m.

This year we will honor two $1,000 scholarship winners

I plan to attend the Celebration 

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$22.50 per person for evening. 

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All proceeds will go toward scholarships 

for graduating RHS Seniors

Registration deadline is May 30th. Checks are made payable to RHS Alumni Foundation

Mail registration to: RHS Alumni Foundation, PO Box 803, Rossville KS 66533.

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

Eagles Win Two In Softball

From the Capital-Journal
SILVER LAKE — It wasn’t like Allison Christy simply didn’t have her best stuff in the pitcher’s circle Thursday.
    Through three innings, the Silver Lake hurler had only given up two hits to visiting Rossville. Granted one was a solo home run to Lora Shinn and the other was an RBI single to Britnee Zemek that helped the Bulldawgs to a 3-0 lead, but it wasn’t like she was getting rocked.
Still, Christy wasn’t happy.
    “I was upset I didn’t pitch very well,” Christy said. “I didn’t like it.”
Christy channeled those frustrations and helped Silver Lake win with her bat instead. The Eagle senior capped a five-run fourth inning with a booming three-run home run, fueling a 6-3 win that gave Silver Lake a sweep of the War on 24 showdown.
    “That felt very good,” Christy said of the shot to left-center that broke a 3-3 tie.
Silver Lake won the first game 1-0 behind a dominating performance from pitcher Megan Deiter. The senior allowed just two hits — singles in the fifth and seventh — and struck out a whopping 16.
She then came on in relief of Christy in the second game and struck out 10 in just four innings, holding the Bulldawgs hitless after their three-run third.
    Of the 36 hitters Deiter faced, she struck out 26 of them — including the side three times — and walked just one.
    “My curve, my screw and my rise were all working really well for me,” Deiter said. “They couldn’t catch up to my rise ball. I just have to push myself because we’ve got some good teams we’re seeing now and I have to focus and hit my spots and make sure my pitches are moving.”
Rossville pitchers Taylor Kirk and Amanda Hill only gave up six hits in the two games and combined for 14 strikeouts, but saw bouts of wildness prove costly. Hill walked seven in the second game, including four in the fourth inning that set up Silver Lake’s come-from-behind win.
The Eagles only had one hit in their five-run inning, Christy’s homer, but four walks and two wild pitches led to a pair of runs that tied the game before Kirk came in a served up Christy’s homer.
“We definitely did not win the freebie war, we gave that part of it away,” Rossville coach Curt Brecheisen said. “We’ve had a game or two here and there where we’ve struggled, but we’ve come back strong the next game. We didn’t do that tonight.”
    Madison Wegner had Silver Lake’s only two hits in the first game and the Eagles’ lone run off Kirk came on Deiter’s sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Eagles got a solo home run from Kennedy Hamilton in the third inning of the second game after Rossville scored three times in the top half of the inning on Shinn’s homer, Zemek’s RBI single and Taylor Brecheisen’s RBI groundout.

SILVER LAKE 1-6, ROSSVILLE 0-3

Rossville       000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Silver Lake    000 100 x — 1 2 0

Kirk and L. Shinn. Deiter and Wegner. W — Deiter. L — Kirk.

Second game
Rossville       003 000 0 — 3 2 1
Silver Lake    001 500 x — 6 4 1

A. Hill, Kirk (4) and L. Shinn. Christy, Deiter (4) and Womack. W — Deiter. L — A. Hill. 2B — Silver Lake: Wegner. HR — Rossville: L. Shinn; Silver Lake: Hamilton, Christy.
Records — Rossville, 11-3; Silver Lake, 12-2.

Baseball Team Wins Two (Updated)

    The RHS baseball team picked up two more wins,  defeating Kansas City Christian by scores of 16-0 and 13-1 to up their record to 8-0.

Game one
RHS      9   1   3   0   0      13
KCCS    0   0   0   0   1       1

    Nick Reesor,  M. Matumoto, and Christian Roduner each had three hits in the game.  Nick had three RBIs and Matumoto had two RBIs.  Tucker Horak had two hits (2 RBIs),  one of hem a triple.
    Jacob Bradshaw was the winning pitcher allowing three hits and one earned run while getting six strike-outs in the five innings on the mound.

Game two
RHS       1   2   2   3   8      16  
KCCS    0   0   0   0   0        0

    Jack Steckel and Thatcher Horak led the batters with three hits each while Tucker Horak and Christian Roduner had two hits each.  Tucker and Thatcher each had one triple.  

    Jack Steckel pitched all five innings of the shortened game allowing only one hit while getting four strike-outs.

Rossville Library Book Sale Coming

You can volunteer for the Sale! From sorting books to staffing the sales table... We could use some help to make this year's booksale the best one yet! Wednesday, May 6th, at 5:00 we will be unloading boxes at the American Legion on Main Street. Thursday we will be sorting books onto tables at the Legion; Friday we could use help running the sale; and Saturday we need help running the sale and then boxing up leftover books at 12:00. If you are interested in assisting with the sale in any way, please contact Adrienne at 584-6454 or at director@rossvillelibrary.org.

Summer Reading Registration begins Saturday, May 30th, from 10-2. We have some special giveways that day first come, first served!

For more information, especially about the book sale,  go to:

http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3cea3fff10538cec82c55c423&id=9add6807d9&e=fad0f591c5

Girls Track Team 5th at Ross. Inv.

The Rossville girls track team finished 5th of eleven teams at the Rossville Invitational on April 27.
Some of the best performances by the RHS girls were:

    Maura Buhler     4th    Triple Jump

    Laura Gillum      5th    Discus

    Kylee Badura      3rd    400 M Run

    Taylor Bittner     5th    1600 M. Run

    Rachel Day         4th    100 M Dash

The team finished third in the 4 x 100 meter relay.

Boy's Track Team 5th At Ross. Inv.

    The boys's track team finished 5th of eleven teams at the Rossville Invitational on April 27.
    The best performances by RHS athletes included:
         Kyle Parr
              1st   High Jump
              2nd  Triple Jump
              2nd  300 M. Hurdles
              2nd  110 M. Hurdles

          Paul Borcherding
               5th  Triple Jump
               7th   Long Jump

          Austin Lakenoff
               6th   Shot Put

          Caiden Musick
               4th   400 M. Run

    The team finished 3rd in the 4 x 100 M Relay

Golf Team Second At SL Inv.

    The RHS boys golf team came in a close second at the Silver Lake Invitational at Lake Shawnee April 27.

Burlington     348
Rossville        353

Hayden          363

Osage             363
Sante Fe Tra   409
Silver Lake     424
Horton            453

The Rossville team was composed of

Paul Steinke      3rd     81
Gabe Marney    5th     89
Alex Bird         11th    91
Cody Hadsall   14th    92

Rossville Man Robbed in Topeka

      Topeka police were investigating Friday after three people reported they were robbed by three men wearing masks and armed with handguns.
      Lt. Ron Gish said in a news release officers responded just before noon to S.E. 23rd and Michigan Avenue. The victims — a 67-year-old Tecumseh man, a 57-year-old Tecumseh woman and a 22-year-old Rossville man — told police they were working in the area when three black men wearing masks approached them.
      All three assailants fired their handguns into the air and yelled at the victims to get on the ground, the victims told police. The assailants then reportedly took items from the victims’ pockets and searched their vehicles, Gish said.
      The victims weren’t injured. The assailants were last seen leaving the area on foot toward the south, Gish said.
      Anyone who may have information may contact Topeka police at 368-9200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 234-0007 or www.topekacrimestoppers.org.

Jere Miller Passes Away

      Jere F. Miller, 82, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys.   
      He was born October 12, 1932 at Topeka, the son of Frank A."Fritz" and Germaine Ronnau Miller.  Jere grew up in St. Marys and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1950.  He served in the US Army.   
      Jere worked alongside his parents at the Miller Department Store in St. Marys for many years before his retirement.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys and Knights of Columbus Council No. 657.  Jere was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.   He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed traveling   
      He was preceded in death by his parents.    Among survivors are cousins, John P. Ronnau, Judy DeVader, Mary Lee Fields, Charles Ronnau, Robert Ronnau and Marilyn Alberg.   
      Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 1, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys.   Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.   Mr. Miller will lie in state from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.   Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Marys Manor Bus Fund and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.   Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Loretta (DeVader) Scott Passes Away

    Loretta A. DeVader Scott, 58, of Rossville,  went home to her Heavenly Father, Sunday, April 26, 2015.
She was born January 12, 1957 at Topeka, the daughter of Joseph C. and Catherine L. Martin DeVader.  Loretta grew up in the Emmett community graduating from Emmett Grade School and St. Marys High School in 1976.
    She was united in marriage to Shelby Scott in 1998 at St. Marys.  He preceded her in death on October 22, 2004.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Ronald and a sister, Roberta K. DeVader-Dale
    Survivors include four brothers, Larry, Dave, Robert and Gerald “Chief” DeVader; three sisters, Edith Fuller, Marcia Wagner and Ranae Baker; along with many nieces and nephews.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  Loretta will lie in state from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the church where there will be a rosary recited at 8:00 P.M.  Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Emmett at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

John Floersch (75) Passes Away

    John R. Floersch 58, Lake Clinton, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
    He was born February 4, 1957 at Topeka, the son of Joseph and Dolores Dohrman Floersch.  John grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1975.

    He owned and operated Lawn Care Plus Lawn Service in Johnson County.  He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved the outdoors and cooking.  He enjoyed being with family and spending time with friends.  John was a member of the Catholic Church.
    John was united in marriage to Sheila Copeland, they later divorced.
    He was preceded in death by his father, Joe on August 13, 2003 and his sister, Karen Crow on March 31, 2015.
    Survivors include his mother, Dolores Floersch, Rossville; his son, Austin (Misty) Floersch. Olathe; his daughter, Emmy (Jason) Sedlacek, Rossville; a sister, Kathy (Bob) Olejnik, Rossville; a brother-in-law, Joe Crow, Delia; four grandsons, Caiden Musick, Ethan, Colton and Mason Floersch; 2 nephews and 3 nieces and his beloved dog, Reggie.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys where there will be a rosary recited at 7:00 P.M.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society or Midland Hospice and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS. 66536.  To read a full obituary and to leave online condolences please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Marie (Smatla) (40) Deveney Obituary

    Marie E. (Smatla) DeVeney, 93, of Raytown, MO passed away April 22, 2015. Funeral service 10am Mon., April 27th at Floral Hills Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior. Burial following in Floral Hills Cemetery.

    Marie was born March 31, 1922 in Maple Hill, KS. The family moved to Rossville, KS where she graduated high school in 1940. Marie worked at American Optical Co. in Topeka, KS. She later moved to Kansas City, MO where she worked at TWA & then Chevrolet Motor Division Leeds, Kansas City, MO.
    Marie married William E. DeVeney, who preceded her in death in 1975. She is also preceded in death by her 2 sisters & 5 brothers. Marie is survived by her daughters, Denise Horgan & Kristi Seigler (Walt); a sister, Lydia Carl; three grandchildren, Sandy Butler (Tony), Matt Horgan & Lori Seigler; five great grandkids, Jenna, Rayne, Mason & Aubrey Butler & Tori Horgan as well as many nieces & nephews.
    In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. Online condolences to www.floralhillsfuneralhome.com. Arr: Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO 64133, 81