Hill On List For Athlete Of Week

  Rossville pitcher Amanda Hill was one of the Capital-Journal nominees for Athlete Of The Week this week.  Amanda picked up victories in three of the Bulldawgs’ six wins last week. The senior hurler began the week with her second no-hitter of the season in an 11-0 win over Riley County. She followed with a complete-game win against 6A Manhattan and finished with a win against St. Marys. Hill struck out 38 in 17 innings.

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Sharon Silversmith Passes Away

      Sharon Silversmith, 77,  Rossville, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in a Topeka Nursing Home.  Sharon was born November 16, 1939 in Lake Forest, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Mildred Ann (Trott) DeHaan. 
      She grew up in Lake Forest until the death of both her parents at the age of 12.  Sharon moved to Great Bend, Kansas with her 2 younger brothers to live with her Paternal Aunt and Uncle.  Sharon finished High School in Great Bend and attended Emporia State University.  During much of her adult life she lived in California returning to Kansas in 1978. 
      She is survived by her 2 brothers: Charles (Sherry) DeHaan and Ronald (Shannon) DeHaan.  Sharon is also survived by her 5 children:  Lori Ann Bleidissel Wallace (Larry),  Tanya Jo Silversmith, Denise Robinson, Braelund L. Silversmith and J.A. Silversmith Jr.  28 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.  Sharon was cremated.      Memorial Services will be held at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 3916 SW 17, Topeka, KS on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 11:00 am.    Memorial contributions can be made in Sharon’s name to the American Kidney Foundaion

Softball Team At 10-0

    The RHS softball team picked up wins 9 and 10 this week against St. Marys.  The scores were 4-3 and 6-0.

Baseball Team Loses Two

    The RHS baseball team lost two games to St. Marys on April 13,  5-1 and 15-11.

Girls Track At Royal Valley

    The  RHS girls competed in the Royal Valley Invitational track and field meet on April 11 coming in 9th of the 10 teams competing.
     Those Dawgs with at least one top ten finish are as follows;

Jordan Bittner
4    100 M Hurdles
4    300 M Hurdles

Taylor Bittner
4    800 M
3    1600 M

Laura Gillum
4    Shot Put
9    Discus

Mary Shults
5    Discus
9    Shot Put

Kaytlin Dohrman
3 3200 M

Danielle Mason
8    100 M Hurdles
14  100 M

Maura Buhler
7    Javelin
14  Triple Jump

Kylee Badura
9    400 M

Meagan Hurla
8    1500

Golf Team 2nd At Osage

    The Rossville boys golf team had a good outing at the Osage City Invitational coming in second with a 366 stroke total just behind  Jeff West's 357 total and ahead of West Franklin's 367.
    Rossville had five players in the top half of the field.  They were:
Andrew Hudson      3rd    85
Cory Hadsall           7th    88
Nathan Dohrman    14th   95
Fred Schuler           15th   98
Trey Anderson        17th   98

Softball Stat Leaders

Softball Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, .917; Shryock, Tonganoxie, .909; Van Ausdall, Holton, .826; Pope, McLouth, .714; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, .705; Bond, Holton, .667; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, .667; Gray, Tonganoxie, .667; Lee, Atchison, .667; O’Connor, Perry-Lecompton, .667; Schraad, Nemaha Central, .667; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 642; Deters, Nemaha Central, .636; Hettinger, Central Heights, .619; Phillips, Holton, .615; L. Shinn, Rossville, .615; Bassett, Oskaloosa, .600; Hawkins, Riverside, .600; Miller, Tonganoxie, .600; Murray, Rossville, .591; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, .588; Lowe, Oskaloosa, .583; Stringfield, Wellsville, .583; Willson, Tongnanoxie, .583; Perkins, Riverside, .579; Lundin, Rossville, .577; Beam, Royal Valley, .571; Seager, Atchison, .571; Orender, Osage City, .552; S. Shinn, Rossville, .542; Hughes, Sabetha, .538; Shue, Riverside, .533; Porras, Holton, .529; Downard, Marysville, .526; Morgan, Riverside, .526; Carlson, Council Grove, .520; Migliorini, Rossville, .520; Anderson, Rossville, .500.

Home runs

S. Shinn, Rossville, 7; Stringfield, Wellsville, 5; Lundin, Rossville, 4; Morgan, Riverside, 4; Downard, Marysville, 3; Harrison, St. Marys, 3; Swift, Chase County, 3; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 2; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 2; D. Hess, Burlington, 2; R. Hess, Burlington, 2; Migliorini, Rossville, 2; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 2; L. Shinn, Rossville, 2; Vandegrift, Chase County, 2.

RBI

Lundin, Rossville, 20; Orender, Osage City, 20; S. Shinn, Rossville, 20; Honas, Council Grove, 19; R. Hess, Burlington, 15; Stringfield, Wellsville, 15; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 14; Morgan, Riverside, 14; L. Shinn, Rossville, 14; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 13; Brintle, Council Grove, 13; Hodges, Council Grove, 12; Migliorini, Rossville, 12; Filkin, Council Grove, 11; Harrison, St. Marys, 11; Miller, Council Grove, 11; Bond, Holton, 10; Klamm, Wellsville, 10; MIller, Tonganoxie, 10; Carlson, Council Grove, 9; Murray, Rossville, 9; Perkins, Riverside, 9; Van Ausdall, Holton, 9; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 8; Hawkins, Riverside, 8; D. Hess, Burlington, 8; Pacha, Marysville, 8; Allen, Council Grove, 7; Anderson, Rossville, 7,

Stolen bases

Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Myers, Holton, 7; Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 7; Orender, Osage City, 7; Kippes, Rossville, 6; McDaniel, Wellsville, 6; Bolyard, Osage City, 5; Burson, Central Heights, 5; Carlson, Council Grove, 5; Deters, Nemaha Central, 5; Kunkel, Rock Creek, 5, Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 5; Pacha, Marysville, 5; Pryor, Oskaloosa, 5; Sage, Osage City, 5; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 5; Stevens, Osage City, 5; Whalen, Osage City, 5; Hettinger, Central Heights, 4; Hultgren, Osage City, 4; Leonard, Nemaha Central, 4; Miller, Council Grove, 4; Perkins, Riverside, 4; Ricklefts, Riverside, 4; L. Shinn, Rossville, 4.

PITCHING

Wins

Orender, Osage City, 5; Downard, Marysville, 4; Hill, Rossville, 4; Allen, Council Grove, 3; Carlson, Council Grove, 3; Hammett, Rock Creek, 3; Kippes, Rossville, 3; Bond, Holton, 2; Crawford, Chase County, 2; Davis, Central Heights, 2; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Fluderer, Wellsville, 2; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 2; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 2; Harrison, St. Marys, 2; Koranda, Riverside, 2; Lutz, Holton, 2; Roll, Central Heights, 2.

Earned run average

Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 0.00; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 0.00; Harrison, St. Marys, 0.00; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.70; Hill, Rossville, 1.16; Crawford, Chase County, 1.33; Hammett, Rock Creek, 1.50; Hammes, Nemaha Central, 1.75; Rettele, Nemaha Central, 2.00; Bond, Holton, 2.25; Carlson, Council Grove, 2.43; Kippes, Rossville, 2.44; Davis, Central Heights, 2.45; Downard, Marysville, 2.76.

Strikeouts

Hill, Rossville, 40; Downard, Marysville, 37; Davis, Central Heights, 34; Orender, Osage City, 34; Crawford, Chase County, 30; Hammett, Rock Creek, 26; Bond, Holton, 25; Harrison, St. Marys, 24; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 19; Pemberton, Wellsville, 19; Carlson, Council Grove, 18; Kippes, Rossville, 14; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 13; Emmons, Nemaha Central, 11; Lutz, Nemaha Central, 11; Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 11; Allen, Council Grove, 10; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 10; Butts, Riverside, 10; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 10.

Band Excells At State

The Rossville Senior High Band had a successful day at the State Large Group Music Festival, held at Louisburg High School on Wednesday, April 12th.  The band received three Division I-Ratings, which are "Superior," for an overall rating of 1.  After arrival to the festival location, bands are given 20 minutes in the warm up room before taking the stage before three judges.  Once on-stage, bands are allocated 20 minutes to play their contest pieces.  These pieces can be any number of songs, but at least one must be selected from the KSHSAA Published Music List for bands.  This list is comprised of hundreds of songs, and of varying difficulties, rated from grade level 1(very easy) to grade level 6 (very difficult).  Class 3A-4A schools are required to select at least one piece that is at minimum grade level 3, then the other selection(s) can be anything the group decides to play.  Most groups play two contrasting style pieces, and Rossville's selections for this year were "Air for Band," by Frank Erickson (grade 3), which is a beautiful, slow ballad that is a classic in the high school band world, followed by "Covington Square," by James Swearingen (also grade 3), which is overall a very brisk and energetic piece, with a big, flashy finish.

The 25-piece band, under the direction of Mr. Garrett Jones, consists of the following members:

Daniel Borcherding - Alto Saxophone
Paul Borcherding - Flute
Edward Brockamp - Trombone
Alexandra Broughton - F Horn
Madison Brown - Flute
Marvin Cummings - Percussion
Trevor Cunningham - Alto Saxophone
Dylan Ditch - Percussion
Abigail Escobar - Flute
Colton Hadsall - Tuba
Bryson Hase - Trombone
Erika Hatina - Trumpet
Meagan Huston - Clarinet
Nathan Lekanoff - Percussion
Shawn Lekanoff - Percussion

Jonah Mercer - Tenor Saxophone
Taylor Morelli - Clarinet
Hana Parkhurst - Percussion
Jonas Rewerts - Euphonium
Dawson Schaefer - Trumpet
Tristan Shepherd - F Horn
Mary Shults - Baritone Saxophone
William Stillion - Percussion
Ava Stipp - Clarinet
Ella Terliesner - Clarinet

Southern Lyon Co. Golf

    The boys golf team came in 9th of 13 teams at the Southern Lyon Co. Invitational.  Fredonia was the winning team with a 330 stroke total.  Rossville had a 396 total,  well ahead of Osage City (#12-438) and Silver Lake (#13-441).
    Andrew Hudson lead the Dawgs (#17-88) followed by Fred Schuler (#32-98)

Band Gets 1 Rating At State

The 25-member Rossville Senior High Band has returned from the State Band Festival held in Louisburg, KS with a Division 1-rating for the second year in the a row.  This year sweeping 1-ratings across all three judges, and averaging much higher individual scores.  Way to go Dawgs!

Next up the music program will have a number of musicians attending State Solo & Small Ensemble Music Festival on Saturday, April 29th at Southeast of Saline High School.  

Our final concert of the year will be held on Friday, May 12th at 7:00 PM.  You don't want to miss it!

Garrett Jones

Band & Choir Director

Announcements For April 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa0VHcNH4KQ&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

Wabaunsee Invitational Track-Boys

  The RHS boys track and field team came in 6th of 8 teams at the Wabaunsee Invitational Track and Field meet on April 7.   The boys team is competing with a very small squad this year.
   The best performances were turned in by:

Ben Price
1.    400 M
12.  800 M

Holden Hurla
4.  800 M
4.  1600 M

Stephen Cooney
8.  800 M

Remington Wehner
12.  100 M
12.  200 M

They competed  in only one relay event, placing 3rd in the 4 x 800.

Wabaunse Invitational Track-Girls

The standings of the girls teams at the Wabaunsee Invitational Track and Field meet on April 7  were:
1.  St Marys
2.  Wabaunsee
3.  Rossville
4.  Olpe
5.  Rock Creek
6.  Cornerstone
7.  Santa Fe Trail
8.  Northern Heights.

The Rossville team had at least 15 girls competing.  Some of the best performances were by

Ashley Rietcheck
4.  100 M
6.  200 M

Danielle Mason
7.  200 M
5.  100 M Hurdles
2.  300 M Hurdles

Kylee Badura
2.  400 M

Taylor Bittner
2.  800 M.
4.  1600 M

Breaira Bergstresser
5.  800 M
10. Long Jump

Kaytlin Dohrman
4.  3200 M

Jordan Bittner
2.  100 M Hurdles
3.  300 M Hurdles

Maura Buhler
6.  Triple Jump
6.  Javelin

Laura Gillum
3.  Shot Put
10.  Discus

Danielle Mason
5.  Shot put

Mary Shults
6.  Discus

The Rossville relay teams performed will.
4 x 100    3rd place
4 x 400    4th place
4 x 800    1st place