Rattlers Lose 20-18

    The Rossville Rattlers lost 20-18 in a wild baseball game at Sabetha on Thursday evening.

Rattlers Lose Game One At Liberty

    The Rossville Rattlers lost game one of their June 7 doubleheader with the Liberty Monarchs by a score of 6-4.

Rattlers Lose 2 On Monday

    The Rattlers played a double header at home on Monday evening, losing 13-4 in game one and 6-4 in game two against the Liberty Monarchs. 
    They play a double header in Liberty, MO Tuesday beginning at 1:00 pm.

Annual Alumni Dinner.

The Rossville High School Alumni reunion and party was held Saturday evening, June 4th at the Dekat Center in Rossville.  Attending were 90 alumni and guests.  The evening included a social time with dinner served at 6:00 p.m.   The program started with 10 former cheerleaders leading the Rossville High School Song.  Ashley Broxterman and Katie Conley were honored as the Alumni Foundation Scholarship winners for 2016.  Ashley and Katie spoke to the group about their accomplishments in school and goals for the future.   They were each awarded a $1000.00 scholarship to be used for their higher education. Toby McCullough, principal of Rossville High School, gave a very informative talk about the academic, music and sports awards of the High School students during this school year.  All alumni attending were introduced and stood to be recognized.  The classes of 1961 (55 years) and 1966 (50 years) each had seven classmates in attendance.  The oldest graduates in attendance were Jim Fitzgerald and Juanita Keller Raab.   They graduated in 1941 -- 75 years ago. After the meeting, class photos were taken.  It was a fun evening for all.                                                  June (Wehner) Burgett, Alumni Foundation President Scholarship winners:  Ashley Broxterman,  June Wehner Burgett- President,  Katie Conley  Class of 1961  left to right  Jane Zickefoose Davis, Pat Parr Martinek, Charlotte Decker Kling, Tom Lacock, Arletta Sage Nichols, Dean Davis, Don Rogers.   Class of 1966  left to right   Tom Sage, Carolyn Davis Sage, Bob Dolezilek, Larry Wehner, Linda Miller Wehner, Susan Nadeau, Charlotte Olejnik Moreland

Rattlers Win In Junction City

    The Rattlers won 4-2 on Sat, night in Junction City. Their record now stands at  1-2 for the season.        The next home game  for the Rattlers is Monday night at 5:00 pm for a double header against Liberty.

Bourbeau Wins Best Of Show

Martin Bourbeau, a Rossville artist whose colorful and textural works are made using a technique he calls "sculpting with paint" won the Best Of Show award at the Mulvane Art Fair.  held at Washburn U, 

Rattler Video

here is some video of the Thur night Rattler game agains Junction City.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=rossville%20rattlers

Fred and Rose Brown Celebrate 50th

    Fred and Rose (Stadler) Brown celebrated their 50th anniversary on June 3.  They have two sons,  Todd and Toby, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren with two more on the way.

All Mid-East League Softball Team

First team

Britnee Douglas, sr., Rossville.; Brynn Hammett, jr., Rock Creek; Josie Harrison, fr., St. Marys; Winter Henry, sr., Rock Creek; Amanda Hill, jr., Rossville; Logan Hurla, so., St. Marys; Rayann Johnson, jr., Wabaunsee; Kati Kolde, sr., St. Marys; Alyssa Kulp, sr., Riley County; Chelsea Miller, jr., Silver Lake; Taylor Nikkel, sr., Wabaunsee; Heidi Nitsch, sr., Rossville; Jordan Ummel, sr., Riley County; Madison Wegner, sr., Silver Lake; Jordan Yoder, sr., Silver Lake.

Honorable mention

Emily Brummett, sr., Riley County; Torey Burkhardt, jr., Silver Lake; Kelci Kippes, fr., Rossville; Demi Kunkel, so., Rock Creek; Kerrigan Simons, sr., Riley County; Lauren Steckel, sr., Rossville; Alli Terrapin, sr., Wabaunsee.

All Mid-East League Baseball Team

First team

Cale Adams, so., Silver Lake; Dalton Dultmeier, jr., Silver Lake; Tucker Gehrt, so., Rock Creek; Tyler Halstead, so., Riley County; Tucker Horak, sr., Rossville; Dalton Huey, sr., Riley County; Justin Keller, jr., St. Marys; Jared Morris, so., Rossville; Wathan Moylan, jr., St. Marys; Justin Reiss, sr., Rock Creek; Christian Roduner, sr., Rossville; Caleb Rogge, sr., Rock Creek; Riley Tubbs, so., Wabaunsee; Kyler Womack, sr., Silver Lake; Carson Zenger, so., Rock Creek.

Honorable mention

Derek Balch, fr., Rossville; Jacob Bradshaw, jr., Rossville; Trent Byers, so., Silver Lake; Dalton Engle, so., Riley County; Heath Hier, jr., Wabaunsee; Cooper Imthurn, jr., Wabaunsee; Tyler Layton, sr., St. Marys; Taylor Martin, sr., Silver Lake; Zach Richard, sr., Riley County; Kyle Riffel, sr., Rock Creek; Cooper Schlochtermeier, jr., Rock Creek.

Friday Night Rattlers Score

Friday Night,  June 3, 2016 score
Junction City Brigade 9
Rossville Rattlers 1

RHS Student Athlete Nominees

    On Thursday morning, the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council announced its Class of 2016 high school student-athlete nominees.   The Rossville athletes from the class of 2016 that were nominated were:  Kole Davoren,  Britnee Douglas,  Tucker Horak, Heidi Nitsch and Christian Roduner.
    There is video on the subject at: http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Shawnee-County-Sports-Hall-Of-Fame-and-high-school-nominees-381709461.html

Robert"Bob" Young (52) Passes Away

     Robert E. “Bob” Young, of Saint Charles, MO, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the age of 81.    He graduated from Rossville High in 1952.
     Loving husband of the late Carolyn Young; beloved son of the late George and Lela Mae Young; devoted father of Tanya (Paul) Behle, Tammy (Tom) Rothermich, Randall (Lily) Young, and Linda (Jerry) Griffin; cherished grandfather of Sarah, Brett, Erin, Katelyn, Michele, Aaron, Meredith, Caleb, and Linley; treasured great-grandfather of Cole, Claire, Colleen, Jett, Ruth, Ella, and Emerson; dear brother of Delores (Billy) Hesse and Jane (Hugh) Fulford; and beloved brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, and friend to many.

Rattlers Lose First Game

    The Rossville Rattlers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning,  but could not hold off the Junction City Brigade and eventually lost 11-3 in their opening game of the season.