Rossville KS Alumni News

This blog is for posting all news of Rossville residents and Rossville High alumni. Bookmark this page and send any appropriate news (births, deaths, engagements, marriages, anniversaries, job changes, honors, etc.) items to: Frank.Ruff@juno.com . Feel free to add comments to any of the articles. Check this site often because I sometimes delete items. There are SEARCH (top left of page) and LINK (bottom of page) features. For photos, see link at bottom.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Brett Cowdin Memorial Night Thur.

Brett Cowdin Memorial Night and Biking Across Kansas at Joe Campbell Stadium this Thursday, June 15!
Join us for great fun and food! Concession stand opens at the stadium at 5 PM! Game starts at 7 PM.
Specials include grilled cheese dinner, brats, chili dogs, burgers, ice cream sundaes and more!
Be there early to get your seats.

For more info about BAK, go to: https://bak.org/

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

New Willard Bridge Photos

Liberty Monarchs Win

Despite out-hitting the Monarchs 13-12, the Rattlers came up short on the scoring, losing 16-5 on Monday night.

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LBRT	0	1	2	1	1	0	5	6	X	16	12	1
RTTL	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	X	5	13	4

The two teams tangle again on Tue. evening in Liberty, MO.

Willard Bridge Closed

Shawnee County Commissioner Shelly Buhler said Monday she was “really happy” the day had come that the deteriorating Willard Bridge was being closed after 62 years of use. That bridge was built to replace the old bridge that was taken out by the 1951 flood.

Concern about the bridge’s condition started in 2009, when a study said if one of the bridge’s eight steel pins failed, it would collapse without warning.

The replacement bridge, just east of the old bridge that was closed Monday, was started in Jan. 2016 and should be open in 90 days, said county public works director Tom Vlach

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Rattlers Win Against Topeka

From the Capital-Journal:

Getting off to a slow start this season with one win in the first six games, the Rossville Rattlers were waiting to put things together.

It all fell into place Saturday with a five-run first inning and a stellar pitching performance from Tom Skoro as the Rattlers beat the Topeka Golden Giants 6-3 at Joe Campbell Stadium, avoiding a sweep in the Mid-Plains League series.

“What I’ve been proud about with these guys is we’ve really been working hard in (batting practice),” Rattlers manager Tobi Cowdin said. “I kept telling them it was going to show up in the game eventually and it felt real good to put everything together tonight and have a good game.”

Skoro, a left-hander from Kansas State, allowed two runs on two hits in six innings, striking out nine and walking two. He silenced a Topeka lineup that produced 30 runs and 32 hits in the first two games of the series, combining with relievers Jimmy Larson and Caleb Littlejim for a three-hitter.

“He was using good pace,” Cowdin said of Skoro. “He kept hitters guessing with the pace he was using and he was getting his fastball and curveball over for strikes which kept their hitters off-balance all night long.”

The Rattlers (2-5) took control with a five-run first inning against Topeka starter Cameron Kay, highlighted by Carter Young’s three-run home run. Jordan Maxson had an RBI double as Rossville sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning.

“We’ve been behind the eight ball all season so far in the first inning so it felt good to get that lead and put a little pressure on the Giants for once,” Cowdin said.

Kay lasted only 12/3 innings, giving up five runs on six hits with five walks. Relievers Jarod Cooper and Jack Banks put the wraps on the Rattlers but the Giants (4-4) couldn’t overcome a 6-0 deficit against Skoro, who gave up a solo home to Carson Green in the third inning.

Dylan Watts, the Rattlers’ right fielder, was 4-for-5 at the plate.

“A game when the total runs don’t add up to 30 is pretty good here at the Joe,” Cowdin said. “The way the wind was blowing, I never would have thought that would happen but Skoro came out and really pitched well.”

Topeka 001 001 010 — 3 3 2

Rossville 510 000 00x — 6 10 1

Kay, Cooper (2), Banks (5) and Hoover. Skoro, Larson (7), Littlejim (9) and Maxson. W — Skoro. L — Kay. Sv — Littlejim. 2B — Topeka: Owen. Rossville: Maxson. HR — Topeka: Green. Rossville: Young.

‪ The Rattler hard hat went to Pitcher Tom Skoro

who got the win by going 6 innings,

striking out 9, and giving up only 2 runs.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Christian Roduner (16) All-Jayhawk League

Rossville graduate Christian Roduner, a freshman at Colby Community College, was recently named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first team as the utility player.

Roduner hit .320 for Colby with 37 RBIs, six home runs and 11 stolen bases.

This summer, Roduner is playing for the Topeka Golden Knights.

Topeka Wins Friday Night

The Topeka Golden Giants built an early lead with 5 home runs in the first five innings, then used a small-ball approach to keep the Rossville Rattlers at bay with a 13-5 victory. Rossville native Christian Roduner hit a solo homer for Topeka in the fourth.
The Rattlers got in the act when Terrance Spurlin belted a two-run homer in the sixth and Aaron Dees hit a solo shot in the seventh to cut Topeka’s lead to 8-5. But Topeka added five more runs in the top of the eighth to seal the victory.

Topeka … 011 … 320 … 150 … — 13 … 13 … 3

Rossville … 000 … 112 … 100 … — 5 … 7 … 1

Ebert, Wulfkuhle (7), Greenwood (8), Marreel (9) and Green. Fragano, Steffensmeier (6), Middendorf (8), Brown (8) and Hartter. W — Ebert. L — Fragano. 2B — Topeka: Passino. Rossville: Williams. HR — Topeka: Owen, Webb, Waterbury 2, Roduner. Rossville: Spurlin, Dees.

The three game series will conclude Sat. night at Joe Campbell Stadium.

Additional details of the game can be read at: http://cjonline.com/sports/2017-06-09/waterbury-homers-twice-power-golden-giants-past-rattlers

You can see some video of the game at:

http://ksnt.com/2017/06/09/golden-giants-power-past-rattlers-for-friday-night-win/

Friday, June 9, 2017

Rattlers Lose To Giants

The Rattlers lost on Thursday night to the Topeka Golden Giants 17-6.

Nick Cole took the loss for Rossville, giving up eight runs in five innings of work.

Topeka … 401 … 303 …123 … – … 17 … 19 … 0

Rossville … 000 … 003 … 300 … – … 6 … 5 … 4

McPherson, Demmel (6), Weller (7), Hefner (8) and Hoover. Cole, Rotramel (6), Brown (8), McClung (9) and Maxson. W – McPherson. L – Cole. 2B – Topeka: Owen, Webb, Hoover, Waterbury, Roduner. HR – Topeka: Owen, Pattin, Hoover. HR – Rossville: Littlejim.

Additional details of the game can be read at: http://cjonline.com/sports/2017-06-08/owen-golden-giants-pound-rattlers-17-6

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Mid-Plains League Standings

Current league standings.

The Rattlers have a big three-game set against the Topeka Golden Giants starting Thursday at 7:00 pm.

RHS Alumni Party 2017

The Rossville High Alumni Party was held Saturday, June 3rd at Dekat Hall. Attending were 78 alumni plus many other guests.
$1,500 scholarships were presented to Laura Gillum, Morgan Foster and Emily Woodcock. Laura and Morgan both introduced themselves to the group during the program. Emily was unable to attend. Also during the program Mr. Toby McCullough and Mrs. Ann McCullough talked about the accomplishments of the students during the past school year. They also reflected on their time as principals of Rossville High and Rossville Grade Schools. Both are retiring from teaching.
Class roll call was enjoyed by all. The class of 1967 celebrated 50 years. Six classmates celebrated together. The oldest graduates attending were from the Class of 1941. Also celebrating were the milestone years of 1947 and 1962.
Next years celebration will be on June 2, 2018.