Wabaunsee & Dawgs Baseball

The RHS baseball team picked up two wins on April 4 when the Wabaunsee Chargers visited Joe Campbell Stadium.  The Dawgs won by scores of  9-5 and 18-3.

Students Of The Week

Students of the week: 
Parker Kenney and Austin Klesath have been recognized by their peers as students who act in a comparing and compassionate manner. They are involved in trying to brighten other students days with positive interactions.

Jr. High Band Rated Perfect

The Rossville Junior High Band of 46 members performed at the Washburn Rural Middle School Band Festival  Monday, April 8. Fifteen junior high bands performed for three judges, and Rossville was the only group to score a "perfect" 1-Rating from all three judges. We played "Scottish Ballade" by Robert Sheldon, followed by "Moscow, 1941" by Brian Balmages.

The junior high band has two more performances this semester. Our Pops Concert on Sunday, May 5th at 2:00 PM and a performance at the Worlds of Fun Music Festival on Saturday, May 11th.

The Rossville Senior High Band is headed to Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th for State Large Group Contest, we perform at 9:00 AM. They have prepared very well and are ready for a phenomenal performance.

Way to go Dawgs - Have a great day!

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

State Large Group Contest

Senior High Band Members will travel to State Large Group Contest at Louisburg on Wednesday, April 10th

Solo & Small Ensemble Concert

The Rossville Senior High Band & Choir will be putting on their annual Solo & Small Ensemble concert this Sunday, April 14th at 7:00 PM in the RHS Auditorium. It will feature the following soloists and small ensembles who received a 1-Rating at Regional Music Festival and are headed to State at Southeast of Saline High School on Saturday, April 27th. We'd love to see you there!

2019 Solo & Small Ensemble Concert

Rossville Choir

Bryson Hase - Trombone Solo

Ava Stipp - Clarinet Solo

Flute Quartet

Low Brass Ensemble

Clarinet Trio

Adam White - Baritone Solo

Hailey Steele - Vocal Solo

Taylor Morelli - Clarinet Solo

Camille Hoffelt - Flute Solo

Brass Choir

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Two Injured In Auto Accident

From the Capital-Journal:

 Two people were injured Saturday, one with serious injuries, after a two-vehicle crash.

The crash occurred about 4:13 p.m. in the 8500 block of N.W. Capper Road in Rossville.

Shawnee County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene where they found two vehicles had collided, according to a news release from the Shawnee County Undersheriff Phil Blume.

Blume said a gold Ford F-350 was traveling south on N.W. Capper Road when a green Honda Accord traveling north in the southbound lanes collided with the truck.

A passenger of the Honda Accord was treated on scene for injuries and released.

The drivers of both vehicles were transported to the hospital.

Note:  WIBW states that the passenger of the Ford Truck was treated and released and the drivers were taken to the hospital.

Wabaunsee Inv. Track & Field

Boys

Team scores

Perry-Lecompton 117, St. Marys 107, Northern Heights 105, Rock Creek 82, Cornerstone 51, Rossville 30, Wabaunsee 27.

Individual winners

100 – Rezac, Rossville, 11.73. 200 – Quinlan, Perry-Lecompton, 22.81. 400 – Boyce, Northern Heights, 52.44. 800 – Asbury, Rock Creek, 2:08.74. 1,600 – Jones, St. Marys, 4:55.81. 3,200 – Mitts, Perry-Lecompton, 11:13.80. 110 hurdles – Rathke, Northern Heights, 16.27. 300 hurdles – Rathke, Northern Heights, 48.08. 400 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 44.04. 1,600 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 3:32.63. 3,200 relay – Perry-Lecompton, 8:52.21. Throwers relay – Perry-Lecompton, 51.78. High jump – Churchman, Rock Creek, 6-3. Long jump – Holz, St. Marys, 21-0. Triple jump – Huaracha, St. Marys, 39-5. Shot put – Preisner, Northern heights 45-7. Discus – Atkeson, Cornerstone, 139-3. Javelin – Funk, Perry-Lecompton, 161-5.

Other Rossville athletes placing  in the top 4 were Woodrow Rezac,  second in boys 
200 M dash, and Ben Price, 3rd in the boys 400 M dash.

Girls

Team scores

Rock Creek 123, Perry-Lecompton 104, St. Marys 100, Rossville 71, Cornerstone 49, Wabaunsee 46, Northern Heights 20.

Individual winners

100 – Hurd, St. Marys, 13.40. 200 – Hurd, St. Marys, 28.33. 400 – Gill, Rock Creek, 63.92. 800 – Hirsch, Perry-Lecompton, 2:40.93. 1,600 – Streit, Rossville, 6:05.96. 3,200 – Streit, Rossville, 13:04.48. 100 hurdles – Bittner, Rossville, 18.30. 300 hurdles – Varriale, Rock Creek, 51.57. 400 relay – St. Marys, 52.05. 1,600 relay – Rock Creek, 4:34.08. 3,200 relay – Rock Creek, 10:55.10. Throwers relay – Northern Heights, 66.08. High jump – Matthews, Rock Creek, 5-2. Long jump – Fike, Rock Creek, 16-4.25. Triple jump – Schutter, Wabaunsee, 34-10. Shot put – Gillum, Rossville, 36-11.25. Discus – Massey, Northern Heights, 112-2. Javelin – Barber, Wabaunsee, 109-7.5.

Other Rossville athletes placing in the top 4 were Kaytlin Dohrman 3rd in 3200 M run, Jordan Bittner 2nd 300 M. hurdles, Briar Gillum, 3rd in discus.   Rossville placed second in the Girls 4 x 800 M. Relay.

Paul Maus (58) Passes Away

    Emmett—Paul H. Maus, 79, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 at his home in Emmett.
    He was born December 16, 1939, in rural Shawnee County the son of John and Cleo Franklin Maus. Paul grew up in the West Union community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1958.
    Paul was a painter and carpenter. He was a member of a Painters Union. He had lived in the Emmett community many years.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Julia Smith, Paul McClure, Ardath Lehman, and Lynn Maus.
    On January 23, 1959 he was united in marriage to Kathryn Failer, she survives of the home.
    Other survivors include his son, Jarrod Maus, Seneca; three daughters, Paula Maus, Karen Maus and Celeste Crites all of Emmett; four grandsons, 1 granddaughter; six great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; two step-great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, where visitation will be from 1:00 PM. until the service. Please dress casual. Interment will be in the St. Clere Cemetery, Emmett. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to help offset funeral expenses.

WU Gets 2 Wins At SW Bap.

    Washburn U. picked up two easy wins against Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, MO on Saturday.
    In game 1, an 8-1 victory, Taylor Kirk had 1 hit and scored twice in 4 at-bats
    Game 2 was a 8-0 win for W.U. and Taylor had 2 hits,  1 run, 1 RBI and 1 Walk in 4 at-bats.  Her hits were a double and a home run. 
    Taylor has a batting average of .362 and a slugging average of .756 so far this season.

Washburn U. Splits on Friday

    Washburn U. softball had a win and a loss against  the University of Central Missouri on Friday, April 5, with a 5-4 loss followed by a 8-2 win.
    In game one,  Taylor Kirk from Rossville had 1 hit in 4 at bats, which generated 1 RBI.
    In game two,  Taylor had a big  day at the plate with 3 hits, 2 runs, and 1 RBI  in 4 at-bats.  The hits included a double and a home run.   

RHS/Santa Fe Trail Softball

  Rossville played Santa Fe Trail on Thursday, April 4 at home.  The Lady Dawgs won one game 16-6 but lost the other 8-6 to run their season record to 3-3.

Student of Week Is Mary Shults

Student  of the week: 
Mary Shults has been recognized as someone who has demonstrated integrity and good character by treating others with kindness and friendship. She exudes compassion and respect and is a great role model for those characteristics.

FBLA At State

Congratulations to the following for placing at State FBLA!

Leah Hudson & Dylan Rietcheck - Partnership with Business Project (chapter event) 3rd place
Leah Hudson - Sales Presentation 3rd place
Peyton Price - Introduction to Public Speaking 10th place
Adam White - Computer Applications 8th place
Alexis Zabala - Introduction to Financial Math 5th place


Top 4 qualify for Nationals in San Antonio, TX this summer!

RHS & Riley Split In Softball

    The RHS softball team played Riley County April 2 with each team getting a 6-5 win.  The Lady Dawgs are now 2-2 for the season.