Three A Boys Golf Regional at Village Greens
Heritage Christian 329
Nemaha Central 376
Jeff West 378
Sabetha 380
Rossville 414
Marysville 415
Silver Lake 418
Team members were:
Jonathan Hart 96
Mattox Hale 102
Manuel Vanderputten 105
Braden Rathburn 111
The Rossville softball team put in a valiant effort on Friday, May 25 at the 2022 State Championship but came up just a little short. They lost their semi-final game to Prairie View 4-3 in 8 innings. They then played Santa Fe Trail for third place, but after 11 innings, Rossville came out on the short end of a close 2-1 game.
The Rossville softball team got off to a great start at the 3A state tournament with a 12-0 shellaacking of Counil Grove. Rossville will play Prairie View on May 27 which easily handled Scott Community 10-1
Frontenac was a 7-3 victor over Kingman and Santa Fe Trail eliminated Hoisington 4-1
Women
The womens team finished fifth of 14 teams, just one point behind 4th place Silver Lake.
Best event finishes include:
100 Meters Shayla Rezac Eighth
200 Meters Shayla Rezac Seventh
400 Meters Shayla Rezac Sixth
" " Amelia Foster Second
800 Meters Amelia Foster Second
3200 Meters Alexis Zabala Seventh
300 M Hurdles Keera Lacock Sixth
4 x 100 Relay Rossville Tenth
4 x 400 Relay Rossville Fifth
4 x 800 Relay Rossville Sixth
High Jump Kendra Hurla Fourth
Triple Jump Kerrigan Foster Eleventh
" " Brinley Pottorf Fourteenth
Shot Put Briar Gillum First
" " Kellyn Foster Fifteenth
Discus Briar Gillum First
Men
The RHS mens team finished tied for 13th of the 15 team field.
Best event finishes include:
100 Meters Pedro Arantes Second
Discus Barret Lietz Tenth
Shot Put Barrett Lietz Eleventh
Javelin Hunter Broce Fifth
The RHS softball team will play Council Grove at 7 PM on May 26 at the Manhattan Twin Oaks Complex.
The winner of that game will play the winner of the Scott Community and Prairie View on May 27.
The Dawgs lost to Santa Fe Trail 1-0 in the regional semi-final game to end their very successful 2022 season
In the 3A regional softball tournament in Sabetha, the Rossville-Nemaha Central championship game started Tuesday but the rain forced delays. Thursday night they started where they left off, Dawgs up 5-2 in the top of the 4th. The Dawgs get rolling and they are heading to state. They win 9-3.
Fred was born on May 4, 1936 in Wellsville, Ks to Joseph Richard Coffey and Marybelle Rousselo. Fred was raised by his Uncle Harry and Aunt Etta Gutshall in Rossville, KS on a 360-acre farm. Fred helped with the planting and cultivation of crops such as corn, wheat, and alfalfa and any other chores that needed to be done to keep the farm going. Fred dearly loved his Aunt Etta and appreciated what she did for him. Fred was a 4H member and a boy scout. He attended and graduated from Rossville High School in 1956 and went on to attend the Kansas State University. Fred joined the Navy in 1953 at the end of the Korean war and was assigned to the USS Shangri La; he was a caterpillar tractor operator. He operated a D-W10 in the construction of roads. He had a mechanic rating; with metal shop, machine shop, wood shop, and agriculture studies experience. Fred was honorably discharged in 1955 due to medical injuries.
Fred was a hard worker throughout his life. He worked for Henry Manufacturing, Del Monte Foods for 10 years, the Rochelle Illinois Power Plant for 10 years, operated the Fontana Tavern when he moved back to Kansas. He worked for the LaCygne Power Plant, the Osawatomie State Hospital, Fickel Furniture, and ended his employment at the Happy Valley Ranch with 19 years of employment, when they closed their doors. Fred was 78 years old when he was forced into retirement. Fred said, “I always started at the bottom and worked my way up.”
When asked what some of his proudest accomplishments were, he stated, “I was in the Who’s Who of America, I won four trips through the Ralston Purina Feed; getting to visit Chicago, Washington DC, Corpus Cristi TX, and to St. Louis.” He stated that he once rode to Mississippi on a paddle boat. Fred taught Sunday school to the younger children at the church he attended in his younger years. His first car was a 1941 Ford Coupe that he bought when he was in the 8th grade with his own money. Fred said he had a lot of fun in the backseat of that car.
Fred and Mary Eagan were married for 25 years and they had three children, Jane, Timothy and Richard. The marriage ended in divorce. Fred then moved back to Kansas where he met and then married Patsy Feighner. Upon this union Fred gained 6 more children; Mike, Kim, Kelly, Chris, Michelle, and Mark. Fred and Pat loved to dance. Fred said that this was where they went on their first date, dancing. Fred always told his children that he got to do more as an adult than he did as a younger man. Attending the circus, going to the Nascar races, to the KC Chiefs and Royals games. Fred loved his sports and politics. He liked to go camping, fishing, and to the car shows. His utmost favorite thing was spending time with the kids and “especially my grandchildren,” he would say.
Fred was preceded in death by his wife Patsy Coffey, his parents, siblings: Shirley Kitto, Sheldon Eugene “Gene” Baugher, Mary Lou Hancock, Dickey Coffey, Etta Yvonne, Barbara Jo Coffey, Phyllis Stadler, Gary Lee Coffey, and Patty Coffey. His sons Timothy and Richard Coffey, niece Mary Lois Tyrrell, nephews, Ed & Mike Lewis, Paula Freneir, Patrick Lewis, Michael Crawford, and a grandson Army Sgt. Jeffery Mersman.
He is survived by his daughter Jane (Joe) Redcliff of Rochelle, Illinois, son Mike Ritch of Paola KS, daughter Kim Ritch of Lane KS, son Kelly (Kathy) Feighner of Lane KS, son Chris (Mary) Ritch of LaCygne KS, Michelle (Mike) Chester of Osawatomie KS, son Mark (Jody) Ritch of Paola KS, many nieces and nephews, 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren with 3 more on the way.
First round games:
Rossville 8
Wellsville 2
Santa Fe Trail 8
Heritage Christion 7
Bishop Ward 4
Pleasant Ridge 3
Perry-Lecomption 8
Silver Lake 1
The semi and final round games will be May 19. Rossville will play Santa Fe Trail an Bishop Ward will square off against Perry. The two winners with then meet for the championship game right after the first game concludes.
Rossville won the first round game against Hiawatha 10-2 on May 16 and the semi-final game 10-0 on May 17. The championship game was suspended.
Rossville competed in the Burlington Triangular softball team on May 12, defeating Sabetha 11-1, but losing to Burlington 11-10.
First round of Softball playoffs begin May 16 at Sabetha.
The pairings are as follows with winners of games 1 & 2 playing in second round on May 17:
Rossville (16.2)
Hiawatha (4-12)
Royal Valley (8-8)
Marysville (8-10)
Seneca (16-4)
Jeff West (7-11)
Silver Lake (12-6)
Sabetha ( 7-11)
First round of baseball playoffs begin May 16.
The pairings are as follows with winners of games 1 & 2 playing in second round:
Rossville (18-1
Wellsille (9-11)
Heritage Christian (12-4)
Santa Fe Trail (12-7)
Bishop Ward (17-1)
Pleasant Ridge (11-9)
Silver Lake (13-4)
Perry (11-7)
The Rossville track and field team competed in the Mid East League meet on May 12th. Some new names showed up in the results.
Women
Event finishes of eighth or better include:
100 Meters Shayla Rezac Second
200 Meters Shayla Rezac Fourth
400 Meters Shayla Rezac Second
Amelia Foster Third
Reagan Wonnell Fifth
800 Meters Amelis Foster Third
3200 Meters Alexis Zabala Fifth
100 M Hurdles Ean Haynes Seventh
300 M Hurdles Keera Lacock Third
4 x 100 Relay Rossville Fifth
4 x 400 Relay Rossville Fourth
4 x 800 Relay Rossville First
High Jump Kendra Hurla Eighth
Long Jump Ean Haynes Sixth
Shot Put Briar Gillum First
Kellyn Foster Fifth
Discus Briar Gillum First
Kellyn Foster Eighth
Men
Event finishes of eighth or better include:
100 Meters Pedro Arantes Second
Hunter Webb Eighth
400 Meters Braiden Hensley Seventh
3200 Meters Mason Broce Seventh
4 x 100 Relay Rossville Fourth
Shot Put Barrett Lietz Sixth
Javelin Hunter Broce Second
