Graduation Day

Graduation Day May 15, 2016

Photos by Shari Gentry

The entire class of 2016 on graduation day

Seniors from 2016 3A State Champion Football Team

Rossville Announces Top Ten

    Rossville High School announced the Top 10 Seniors of the Class of 2016 at graduation exercises on Sunday, May 15, 2016. The following seniors were recognized for their academic accomplishments: Katie Conley, Rachel Day, Britnee Douglas, Eric Ebert, Zach Jensen, Chris Johnston, Justin Logan, Kyle Parr, Lauren Steckel, and Willow Stipp

Baseball and Softball Videos

There is video of both the Rock Creek baseball and softball games on May 10 at:
http://ksnt.com/2016/05/10/seaman-rossville-silver-lake-baseball-sweep-doubleheaders-other-scores/

Softball Regional (Updated)

The Class 3A regional at Silver Lake moved Monday’s first-round games to Tuesday and Tuesday’s semifinals and championship games to Wednesday with game times remaining the same.

Rossville will be competing in the 3A softball Regional at Silver Lake on May 17-18.   The schools at that Regional will be:  Council Grove, Eskridge-Mission Valley, Marysville, Rossville, Seneca-Nemaha Central, Silver Lake, St. Marys.  Rossville,  as the number 1 seed, gets a bye on Tuesday.

Marysville (13.5) vs Nemaha Central (7-13) 2:00 Tue.

Council Grove (14-5) vs Mission Valley (4-16) 3:30 Tue.
Winners play 3:30 on Tue.

Silver Lake (11-9) vs St. Marys (9-10)  5:00 PM Tue.
Rossville (17-3) plays SL-SM winner at 2:00 Wed.

Championship game 5:00 Wed.

Baseball Regional (Updated)

The Class 3A regional at Rossville moved Monday’s first-round games to Tuesday and Tuesday’s semifinals and championship game to Wednesday. Game times remain the same.
Tuesdays games are at Lake Shawnee and Wednesday's games will be in Rossville.

The baseball Regional will be at Rossville on May 17-18.
The bracket is set up as follows with Silver Lake as the number one seed and Rossville number 2.

Perry-Lecompton 7-11 vs. St. Marys 7-13;  4:00 PM Tue.
Silver Lake 13-5 vs. Perry-Lecompton-St. Marys winner; 4:oo PM Wed

Rossville 12-6 vs. Mission Valley 5-13;  6:00 PM Tue
Hoyt-Royal Valley 10-8 vs. Osage City 6-12  2:00 PM Tue
Winners of these two games play 4:00 PM Wed.

Championship game 6:00 PM Wed.

Rossville Catholic Church History

    The history of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville can be read at:
http://recollectionsks.org/items/show/162

Baseball Area Stat Leaders

From the Capital-Journal

High school Baseball Area Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

W. Smith, Troy, .591; Zenger, Rock Creek, .544; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, .540; Halstead, Riley County, .514; Gerety, Nemaha Central, .508; Greaser, Troy, .508; Langvardt, Council Grove, .508; T. Morris, Troy, .492; Brumfield, Clay Center, .488; Long, Santa Fe Trail, .480; Horak, Rossville, .476; C. Huss, Troy, .475; Gehrt, Rock Creek, .471; Haggard, Marysville, .471; Breithaupt, Wellsville, .466; Barger, Royal Valley, .464; L. Smith, Troy, .462;

Home runs

W. Smith, Troy, 8; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 5; Langvardt, Council Grove, 4; Niehues, Nemaha Central, 4; Dean, Santa Fe Trail, 3; Honas, Council Grove, 3; Roduner, Rossville, 3; Trotter, Maur Hill, 3; Webb, Oskaloosa, 3

RBI

W. Smith, Troy, 40; Langvardt, Council Grove, 24; Halstead, Riley County, 22; T. Morris, Troy, 22; Schrick, Atchison, 22; L. Smith, Troy, 22; Niehues, Nemaha Central, 21; Baniewicz, Maur Hill, 20; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 20; Hawkins, Santa Fe Trail, 20; Honas, Council Grove, 20; C. Huss, Troy, 20; Keller, St. Marys, 20; Trotter, Maur Hill, 20; Breithaupt, Wellsville, 19; Gerety, Nemaha Central, 19; Zenger, Rock Creek, 19; Allen, Nemaha Central, 18; Boatwright, Atchison, 18; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 18; Lerner, Council Grove, 18; A. Smith, Atchison, 18; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 18; Webb, Oskaloosa, 18; Winkel, Troy, 18; Boyd, Silver Lake, 17; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 17; Peyla, Junction City, 17; Roduner, Rossville, 17.

Stolen bases

Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 26; Hodge, Mission Valley, 19; Trotter, Maur Hill, 19; James, Concordia, 17; Boatwright, Atchison, 16; Cl. Phillips, Mission Valley, 16; Schlochtermeier, Rock Creek, 16; A. Smith, Atchison, 16; Barger, Royal Valley, 15; Halstead, Riley County, 15; Imthurn, Wabaunsee, 15; Sudbeck, Nemaha Central, 15; Tubbs, Wabaunsee, 15; Demars, Clay Center, 14; Atwood, Mission Valley, 12; Bonnel, Atchison, 12; Horak, Rossville, 12.

PITCHING

Wins

Boatwright, Atchison, 7; Bachura, Council Grove, 6; Engle, Riley County, 6; Larson, Concordia, 6; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 6; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, 6; Winder, Troy, 6; Finch, Council Grove, 5; W. Huss, Troy, 5; Trotter, Maur Hill, 5; Webb, Oskaloosa, 5; Baniewicz, Maur Hill, 4; Bonnel, Atchison, 4; Coltrane, Santa Fe Trail, 4; D. Gatzemeyer, Valley Falls, 4; Gerety, Nemaha Central, 4; Greaser, Troy, 4; Greening, Rock Creek, 4; Kahle, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Martin, Silver Lake, 4; Moylan, St. Marys, 4; Reiss, Rock Creek, 4; A. Smith, Atchison, 4; Adams, Silver Lake, 3; Allen, Valley Falls, 3; D. Balch, Rossville, 3.

Earned run average

Dwyer, Wellsville, 0.44; Larson, Concordia, 0.70; Havenstein, Rock Creek, 0.87; Dultmeier, Silver Lake, 1.00; Uphaus, Nemaha Central, 1.10; Shalkoski, Wellsville, 1.14; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, 1.20; Zenger, Rock Creek, 1.35; Huske, Silver Lake, 1.45; Greaser, Troy, 1.50; Bell, Junction City, 1.62; Christman, Perry-Lecompton, 1.86; Adams, Silver Lake, 1.91; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 1.94; Boatwright, Atchison, 1.97; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 2.00; Baniewicz, Maur Hill, 2.02; J. Morris, Rossville, 2.04; Winder, Troy, 2.06; W. Huss, Troy, 2.14; Trotter, Maur Hill, 2.18; Boyd, Silver Lake, 2.19; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 2.21; Shields, Central Heights, 2.33; Webb, Oskaloosa, 2.33; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 2.39; Bradshaw, Rossville, 2.47.

Softball Area Stat Leaders

From the Capital-Journal

High school Softball Area Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

Kearney, Valley Falls, .671; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .644; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, .642; Beam, Royal Valley, .590; Crome, Marysville, .583; Smith, Junction City, .576; Crawford, Chase County, .569; Starr, Free State, .548; Nitsch, Rossville, .547; Sh. Emling, Burlington, .544; Kippes, Rossville, .544.

Home runs

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 7; Starr, Free State, 7; Stringfield, Wellsville, 7; T. Crome, Marysville, 6; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 6; Langvardt, Chapman, 6; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Yoder, Silver Lake, 6; Beam, Royal Valley, 5; Carlson, Council Grove, 5; Courter, Oskaloosa, 5; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 5; Hildebrand, Wamego, 5; Kunkel, Rock Creek, 5; Nitsch, Rossville, 5; Pacha, Marysville, 5; Pemberton, Wellsville, 5; Spurgeon, Lyndon, 5; Woods, Ottawa, 5

PITCHING

Wins

Crawford, Chase County, 13; Downard, Marysville, 11; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 10; Hammett, Rock Creek, 9; Pemberton, Wellsville, 9; Sweet, Chapman, 9; Ettleman, Atchison, 8; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Kearney, Valley Falls, 8; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 8; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 7; Bond, Holton, 7; Carlson, Council Grove, 7; Sy. Emling, Burlington, 7; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 7; Hill, Rossville, 7; Sh. Emling, Burlington, 6; Pruyser, Royal Valley, 6; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 6; Becker, Jefferson West, 5; Blevins, Ottawa, 5; Crosby, Council Grove, 5; Fluderer, Wellsville, 5; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 5; Hildebrand, Wamego, 5; Murray, Rossville, 5; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 5.

Earned run average

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.43; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 1.38; Crawford, Chase County, 1.43; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 1.48; Downard, Marysville, 1.53; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 1.63; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 1.68; Holaday, Holton, 1.93; Hill, Rossville, 2.05; Kearney, Valley Falls, 2.14; Becker, Jefferson West, 2.18; Pruyser, Royal Valley, 2.19; Hammett, Rock Creek, 2.34; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 2.53; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 2.55; Lierz, Holton, 2.73; Davis, Central Heights, 2.76; Sweet, Chapman, 2.89; Sh. Emling, Burlington, 3.05; S. Murray, Rossville, 3.27.

Strikeouts

Crawford, Chase County, 159; Downard, Marysville, 105; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 100; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 93; Hammett, Rock Creek, 78; Bond, Holton, 71; Sh. Emling, Burlington, 68; Hill, Rossville, 68; Pemberton, Wellsville, 66; Ettleman, Atchison, 65; Owens, Lyndon, 57; Sweet, Chapman, 53; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, 49; Pruyser, Royal Valley, 48; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 47; Kearney, Valley Falls, 45; Becker, Jefferson West, 42; Akers, Burlingame, 40; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 40; Crosby, Council Grove, 36; Fluderer, Wellsville, 35; Hamm Oskaloosa, 34; Koranda, Riverside, 33; Kippes, Rossville, 30.

Boys Track Team At Mid-East Meet

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD MID-EAST MEET AT SILVER LAKE MAY 12, 2016

Boys Team scores

Silver Lake 218, St. Marys 96, Riley County 90, Rossville 72, Rock Creek 52, Wabaunsee 29.

Individual winners

100 — Schoenfeld, SM, 11.40. 200 — Wichman, SL, 23.41. 400 — Gomez, SM, 54.10. 800 — Gerber, SL, 2:06.71. 1,600 — Kulp, RiCo, 4:47.39. 3,200 — Kulp, RiCo, 10:48.47. 110 hurdles — Parr, Ross, 15.40. 300 hurdles — Parr, Ross, 40.79. 400 relay — St. Marys, 44.15. 1,600 relay — St. Marys, 3:36.12. 3,200 relay — Silver Lake, 8:38.39. High jump — Gerber, SL, 5-10. Pole vault — Jones, SL, 11-6. Long jump — Wichman, SL, 20-2.5. Triple jump — Parr, Ross, 41-9.25. Shot put — Wolfley, SL, 48-1. Discus — Zabel, RoCr, 158-2. Javelin — Wolfley, SL, 185-11.5.

Kyle Parr running the hurdles at the Mid-East Meet

Girls Track Team At Mid-East Meet

MID-EAST  TRACK MEET MAY 12 AT SILVER LAKE

Team scores

Silver Lake 148, St. Marys 143, Wabaunsee 90, Riley County 62, Rossville 58, Rock Creek 48.

Individual winners

100 — Heiman, SL, 12.46. 200 — Heiman, SL, 26.19. 400 — Hurla, Wab, 1:01.86. 800 — Bittner, Ross, 2:37.82. 1,600 — Bittner, Ross, 5:54.10. 3,200 — Hess, Wab, 12:33.80. 100 hurdles — White, SL, 15.62. 300 hurdles — Schultz, Wab, 46.83. 400 relay — Silver Lake, 50.50. 1,600 relay — Wabaunsee, 4:15.98. 3,200 relay — St. Marys, 10:38.98. High jump — Stewart, SM, 4-8. Pole vault — Perry, SM, 10-0. Long jump — Heiman, SL, 16-5.75. Triple jump — White, SL, 36-3.5. Shot put — Flach, SM, 32-9. Discus — Foster, SM, 111-2. Javelin — Nelson, RoCr, 113-0.

Recent Signings By Rattlers

Recent signings by the Rossville Rattlers include:
1)  Left Handed Pitcher Hayden Weaver from the U. of Arkansas-Little Rock.
2)  Right Handed Pitcher Daniel Kohl, Barton Community College.
3)  Rright Handed Pitcher Blake Peterson from Washburn Rural.

Alumni Reunion and Dinner June 4

    Remember the RHS Alumni Reunion and Dinner on Sat., June 4,  at the Dekat Parish Center.  For more info or registration form,  go to:  http://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/2016/04/7th-annual-reunion-dinner.html

Leadership Challenge Event

Pictured are this year’s Rossville High School LCE™ participants: 

Morgan Foster, Fred Schuler, Emily Woodcock, Mitchell Porter, and Shanel Cooper.

The Leadership Challenge Event™ (LCE™) is hosted annually by the Washburn University Leadership Institute and was held on Mar. 31-Apr.1. It is a unique inter-scholastic and inter-collegiate leadership competition which enables high school and college students an opportunity to participate in an organized competition that simulates real-life experiences. Students address a variety of problems and situations where the outcome of the simulation is dependent on the leadership decisions made throughout the course of the competition. Student teams must fulfill the challenges and overcome the obstacles placed before them in a manner that demonstrates exemplary leadership knowledge and execution. This year’s scenario required students to prepare a proposal to acquire new business to the fictitious town of Metropolis.

                                                                                                           Bu Beth Shepard, RHS Counselor  

Britnee Douglas Receives WU Awards

Rossville High School senior Britnee Douglas was recently honored at a recognition reception held on Washburn University’s campus on Wed., April 27, 2016. She was among over 200 Shawnee County seniors receiving awards. Each received a certificate and computer bag with the Washburn University insignia. Britnee was awarded an Academic and Presidential Scholarship based on her GPA and ACT scores. Both scholarships are renewable for all four years she attends Washburn. Britnee will be playing softball for the Ichabods while she is pursuing her degree in Nursing.

                                                                                       By Beth Shepard, RHS Counselor