New Basketball Coach--Brandon McDonnell

From Tops In Sports:

Brandon McDonnell had a bird's eye view of the amazing turnaround that Rick Bloomquist's Topeka West's boys basketball team has put together in recent seasons.

Now the former Topeka High and Baker University player will try to engineer a similar turnaround in his first head coaching job at Rossville.

McDonnell was introduced Tuesday as the Bulldawgs' new head coach, taking over a team that was just 3-18 this past season but heading to a school that is very well-respected as a small-school athletic power.

The above was from a longer article that can be read in its entirety at:

https://www.topsports.news/1931-rossville-taps-west-assistant-mcdonnell-to-take-over-boys-basketball-program

Royal Valley Inv. Track & Field

 The Rossville track and field team competed in the Royal Valley Invitational on April 12.   The women's team finished first of the nine teams and the men were ninth of nine.

Women

Event finishes of seventh or better include:

100 Meters                  Shayla Rezac                Second
200 Meters                  Shayla Rezac                Third
400 Meters                  Amelia Foster               First
400 Meters                  Reagan Wonnell           Second   
800 Meters                  Amelia Foster               First
800 Meters                  Reagan Wonnell            Sixth 
300 M. Hurdles           Keera Lacock                First
3200 Meters                Alexis Zabala                Second
High Jump                   Kendra Hurla                Seventh
Shot Put                       Briar Gillum                  First
Discus                          Briar Gillum                  First   
4 x 800 Relay               Rossville                       Second

Men

Event finishes of   sixth or better include:

100 Meters                   Pedro Arantes              Third
200 Meters                   Pedro Arantes              Third
400 Meters                   Braiden Hensley          Fifth  

So..Lyons Co Inv. Golf

Rossville participated in the  Southern Lyons County Invitational at the Emporia Golf Course coming in third of the seven teams, right behind Jeff West and Silver Lake.

Medalists were Jonathon Hart (6th), Mshewe Hale (12th, Manual Vanderputten (15th) and Kyper Lundin (23rd).

Lady Dawgs Get Two Wins At SL

From TopsInSports:

Six home runs and a walkoff win Monday was everything Rossville's softball team had been working for.

Rossville’s offense boosted the Bulldawgs to 10-0 on the season and it was evident throughout the course of the 10-1, 9-8 doubleheader sweep over Silver Lake why that is the case.

Rossville's Vanesa Quinones (left), Kinsey Perine (middle) and Kinley Porter combined for six home runs in Monday's 10-1, 9-8 doubleheader sweep over Silver Lake. Perine hit three homers, Porter two and Quinones one roundtripper in the twinbill. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]

Kinley Porter, who didn’t have a home run on the season, hit two home runs against the Eagles, including the walk-off home run in Game 2 to give Rossville the sweep.

“Today was the first time I’ve ever hit a home run and the fact that I hit two tonight, it was special,” Porter said. “In practice, we practice every outcome and visualize winning games. We put our practice into real-life tonight and it paid off.”

The Monday home run derby was led by Kinsey Perine, who had a combined three home runs in the doubleheader.

Corban University commit Vanesa Quinones also hit a long ball in Rossville’s Game 2 win after pitching a stellar game in the first game of the doubleheader..

First Game

ROSSVILLE 10, SILVER LAKE 1

Silver Lake 000 100 0 – 1

Rossville    530 002 0 – 10

 W – Quinones. 2B -- RossvilleL Dyche 2, Perine, Douglas. HR -- Rossville: Perine.

Second game

Silver Lake (4-2) 400 300 1 – 8

Rossville (10-0) 123 200 1 – 9

W – Quinones. L – Cook. 2B -- Silver Lake: McDaniel, Sterling, K. Kruger. Rossville: Dyche. 3B -- Silver Lake: Zordel. HR -- Silver Lake: Zordel. Rossville: Perine 2, Porter 2, Quinones.

Above is part of a complete article about the two games.  To read the complete article,  go to:

https://www.topsports.news/1927-rossville-softball-rides-homer-binge-to-sweep-over-silver-lake

Dawgs Defeat SL Baseball twice

Continuing their dominaion of the MEL this spring,   Rossville rolled over Silver Lake 18-3 and 11-1 on April 11, 2022.   They lead the MEL at 6-0 and are 7-1 overall.   The Daws have outscored their MEL opponents 78-16 in the 6 ontests.

Edward Brockamp At KWU

Edward Brockamp from Rossville is a sophomore at Kansas Wesleyan U. and is a pitcher on their baseball team.  His bio can be  read at:   https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/3/12263.php

Dawgs Defeat Wabaunsee Twice

 Rossville picked up two more baseball wins with 18-0 and 8-5 victories over Wabaunsee on April 8.  The Dawgs are 4-0 in the MEL and 5-1 overall.

Wabaunsee Inv, Track & Field Men's Results (updated)

Men's Team Results

1    St Marys    125
2    Perry-Lecompton  114
3.   Rock Creek Senior  108.5
4.   Olpe 65
5.   Northern Heights  40
6.   Rossville   33
7.   Wabaunsee  31
8.   Cornerstone Family  26
9.   Northeast Kansas Saints  6
10. St Xaviers    5.5

Individuals finishing in the top 5 of their event were:

100 m.
     Pedro Arantes              1st
     Hunter Webb               5th

200 m
     Pedro Arantes              4th
     Hunter Webb               5th

4 x100
     Rossville                     4th

Aiden Garcia Recruiting Page

    Aiden Garcia is a Rossville High senior playing baseball.  He has a recruiting page where you can see some of his accomplishments.    https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=982887

Vanesa Quoines Recruiting Page

Vanesa Quinones is a senior at Rossville High and is on the RHS softball team.  She has a college recruiting page at:  https://evo.nsr-inc.com/prospect_detail?prospect_id=206305

Gracie Rahbe At ESU

 Gracie Rahbe from Rossville, Kansas is a freshman at Emporia State University.  She is on the softball team playing infield and pitccher.

Kelcie Kippes At Ottawa University

Kelcie Kippes, daughter of Michelle Meyer and Aaron Kippes of Rossville, is a junior at Ottawa University and is on their softball team.  Kelcie  spent two seasons as a member of the Butler Community College  softball program. She helped the BCC Grizzles to a fifth place finish at the NJCAA National Championships. Kippes was named KJCCC Pitcher of the Week in 2021 and was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for three consecutive semesters at BCC

To read more about Kelcie,  go to her bio at: Kelcie Kippes bio

Semester Honors For RHS Graduates At KSU

The below listed RHS graduates received Fall Semester Honors at KSU this year. 

Kylee Badura, 
Tatum Gentry,
Victoria Haverkamp,
Parker Kenney,
Hannah Miller,
Kathleen Schuler,
Rebecca Wagner

Christi (Tomson) (86) Spielman Passes Away

     Christi Renee Spielman, 54, was surrounded by her family as she passed away on the morning of March 30, 2022.
    She was born November 10, 1967 at Topeka to Lloyd and Patricia (Olejnik) Tomson. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1986 and went on to attend and graduate from Washburn University.
    Christi married Michael K. Spielman on September 25, 1994 at Sacred Heart in Delia, Kansas. They raised 3 children, Benjamin, Brandon and Katelyn (Katie). Christi was employed at Fork in the Road, Riley, Kansas. She was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Clay Center.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Spielman.  She is survived by her family, sons, Benjamin Spielman and Brandon Spielman, Manhattan, and daughter, Katie Spielman, Clay Center; her parents, Lloyd and Patricia Tomson, Rossville; a brother, Craig (JoAnn) Tomson, Wichita; a sister, Jill (Marc) Carver, Topeka; a sister-in-law Kerri Spielman, Clay Center; in-laws, Norval and Linda Spielman, Manhattan; nephews Zayden Tomson; Tyler, Garrett and Jacob Carver; Jordan, Justin, Jonathan and Jason Entgelmeier; and so many more family members and wonderful friends.
    A celebration of life service will be held for Christi on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Evangelical Covenant Church in Clay Center at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will be a private service with family
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Christi Spielman Memorial fund to benefit their children, Ben, Brandon and Katie c/o the  Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, 918 7th St, Clay Center, Ks.