Reporter Article on Richard Kelsey

    The Topeka Junior Chamber of Commerce has named Richard D. Kelsey of Rossville the outstanding young farmer of the year.

    Kelsey, 30 has been farming for eight years.  He operates a partnership project of 750 acres, 360 of which is irrigated, and specializes in hybrid seed corn, hybrid milo seed, and certified seed wheat, and uses a deferred feeding system for cattle.

    He was graduated from Kansas State College and is a member of the Farm Management Association No. 4 of Northeast Kansas, of which he served as president for one year and secretary for three.
    To read the complete article and see the photo,  go to:
http://history.nekls.org/rossville/images/show/881-rossville-farmer-gets-jaycee-award-rossville-kansas

Graves and Biester on Dean's Honor Roll

    Jordan Biester (11) and Kylie Graves (09) were named to the Dean's Honor Roll at Wichita State U. for the Spring 2013 semester.

Ross Schwisow at Basehor-Linwood

    Former teacher and coach Ross Schwisow is now at Basehor-Linwood high school.
Anyone wishing to see what he is now doing can read about him at:
http://bobcatpower.weebly.com/coach-ross-schwisow.html

Library Looking For Yearbooks

    The Rossville Libary has a collection of  some of the RHS yearbooks that can be read at the library.  If you have a yearbook of a year other than  what they have,  consider donating it to the library.  Or,  you might leave instructions with your survivors that upon your passing that it be given to either the Rossville Library or the RHS library.
     The list of yearbooks the library has can be read at:
http://www.rossvillelibrary.org/rhs-yearbooks/

Rattlers Win U19 NBC National

    The Rattlers posted wins in the semi and final games of the NBC U19 National Championship tournament in Topeka on Thursday, July 25.  In the morning,  they sluggd their way to a 10-0 win in just four innings against the Wichita Sluggers.  In the afternoon,  they defeated defending champion Davy Jones Cardinals 8-0 in just six innings for their fifth win in a row to take the tournament championship.
    Team coach Brett Cowdin has decided to retire on this very important winning occasion so that he could "go out while on top."
    For more details of the games, go to:
 http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-07-25/rossville-wins-nbc-19u-world-series

Rattlers Moving Up In NBC Tournament

The Rossville Rattlers are two wins away from claiming the National Baseball Congress 19U National Championship.

 

The Rattlers advance to the National Semi-Final game at 11:30 am Thursday morning by beating the Butler County Cubs last night 5-1. Rossville will take on the Wichita Sluggers 18 Blue team who defeated the Wichita Sluggers 17 Blue team last night 8-0.

 

A win for the Rattlers means they are guaranteed a spot in the National Championship game at 4:15 Thursday afternoon. If the Rattlers lose the semi-final game, they would play in the final game of the Loser Bracket at 2:00 pm. The winner of that game would then advance to the National Championship game at 4:15 pm and would have to win twice in order to claim the Championship.

 

Kansas State Pitcher Levi MaVorhis will get the start this morning for the Rattlers.

 

Today's Schedule:

9:00 am    Davy Jones Cardinals vs. Wichita Reds (Loser Bracket Elimination Game)

 

11:30 am  Rossville Rattlers vs. Wichita Sluggers 18 Blue (Winner Bracket Semi-Final)

 

2:00 pm    Loser Bracket Winner vs. Winner Bracket Loser (Loser Bracket Elimination Game)

 

4:15 pm    Loser Bracket Winner vs. 11:30 am Winner (National Championship)

 

6:30 pm    If Loser Bracket Winner wins 4:15 pm game (National Championship)

 

All games are at Jerry Robertson Field at the Bettis Family Sports Complex.

 

Old St. Stanislaus Church Torn Down

Rossville's Roman Catholic church,  St. Stanislaus was torn down July 23.  The previous church was built in 1899.  It was  enlarged a few decades ago has been replaced by a new church to the south of old one.

Opal Noland Passes Away

      Opal Mae Noland, age 84, of Rossville, KS formerly of Hoyt, passed away July 22, 2013 at Plaza West Regional Health Center.
      She was born November 1, 1928 in Onaga, KS the daughter of John Thomas and Ruth (Summerville) Edman.
      Opal attended Onaga High School. She was a homemaker and housewife. She had lived in Jackson County since 1967 and previously lived in Onaga, Manhattan and Topeka. Opal was a former member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta and had recently been attending Midland PACE. She was also a member of Holton Eagle s Auxiliary #1427.
      On May 28, 1951 she married Boyd Eugene Noland in Holton. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2003. She was also preceded in death by 3 sisters, Beulah Gatson, Viola Harvey and Golda Dillman and 3 brothers, Donald, Andrew and Elton Edman. Survivors include 3 daughters, Connie Glenn of Topeka, Mary R. Johnson (Patrick) of Rossville and Wilma Chancellor (Lewis) of Holton; 4 sisters, Gladys Schlarman of Topeka, Valerie Brown of Wichita, Florence Ashman of Seneca and Peggy Eisenbarth of Seneca; 1 brother, William Edman of Lawrence; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
      Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Hoyt. Family will greet friends from 6:00 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening. Memorials may be given to Midland Hospice c/o Mercer Funeral Home P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.

Rattlers Pick Off Midwest Bruins

 The Rossville Ratters topped the Midwest Bruins 7-2 in bracket play on Tuesday at Jerry Robertson Field as they continue their quest for the NBC 19-under national championship.

Rattlers Split First Day in NBC Nationals

From CJ Online:
    The Rossville Rattlers split two games of pool play Monday at Jerry Rotbertson Field in their quest for the NBC 19-under national championship, falling to the Wichita Sluggers 7-5 before run-ruling the South Central Gassers 11-1 in four innings.
    In Game 1, Rossville was up 3-0 before it allowed seven runs in the fifth inning and never recovered. Nick McIntee drove in three, and Luke Bordewick had two hits.
    The night cap saw the Rattlers fall down one run before scoring 11 runs in the second, third and fourth innings to end the game. They won with just seven hits, as the Gassers had two errors. McIntee had three hits and four RBIs, and Aaron Gile also drove in four.
    The Rattlers begin double-elimination bracket play Tuesday.

First Annual Booster Club Golf Tournament

The RHS Booster Club is holding their first annual golf classic.   To read the details,  click on the image below to enlarge it.  

Early Leaders In Rossville

    Here is a good article about Rossville  from 1902
http://history.nekls.org/rossville/images/show/1153-early-school-leaders-rossville-kansas

Rattlers Defeat Brigade 6-4

    Two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night lifted the Rossville Rattlers past Junction City 6-4 in their final home game at  Rossville's Joe Campbell Stadium for this season.
    Ethan Beckett and Aaron Gile each had two hits for the Rattlers. After trailing 2-0, Rossville strung together three two-run innings in the second, third and sixth.
    The Rattlers will next begin play in the NBC Nationals in Topeka on Monday.

Rattlers NBC Tournament Schedule

    The Rossville Rattlers have announced their opening opponents for the National Baseball Congress U19 World Series in Topeka, July 22-25.

 

    The Rattlers will begin their quest for the NBC 19U National Championship next Monday July 22nd at 11:00 am. against the Wichita Sluggers 18's Blue team first and then will play at 4:00 PM against the South Central Gassers.

 

    After two games of pool play on Monday the teams will be seeded by record into bracket play. Bracket play will be double-elimination which means the Rattlers are guaranteed to play at least 4-games in the tournament. Bracket play begins Tuesday and will last for the remainder of the tournament. The winner of the U19 World Series receives an automatic berth into the National Baseball Congress World Series, held in Wichita starting July 26th.

 

    Rossville finished the 2012 tournament as the National Runner-Up after going 5-3, losing to the Davy Jones Cardinals in a close 4-3 game.

 

    Games are  at the Bettis Family Sports Complex and are free.