Mid Plains League All Star Game July 5

The Mid-Plains League will hold it's first league All-Star Game on Saturday July 5th at 7:00 pm at Rathert Stadium In Junction City, Kansas.

The Mid-Plains League All-Stars will face off against the Kansas City Amateur Baseball Association All-Stars.

"We are excited about this event as it will showcase some of the top talent within our league," MPL Commissioner David Streeter said. "Rathert Stadium in Junction City is a fantastic venue and we encourage all fans of the league to come out."

The Coaches for the Mid-Plains League All-Stars are Cody Newman (Midwest Athletics) and Shane Sieben  (Junction City Brigade). Newman will serve as head coach while Sieben  will serve as assistant coach. 

The Mid-Plains League All-Stars will be announced on Wednesday.

Danny Haverkamp Passes Away

Danny Haverkamp, 63, Silver Lake, died peacefully Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. He was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in 2012.

He was born at home February 1, 1951, at Goff, the son of Cletus Frederick and Ann Paula (Lierz) Haverkamp.

He graduated from Centralia High School. Danny worked at Goodyear and retired from Dillon’s as a meat cutter. He was a longtime member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Rossville and attended First Baptist Church in Silver Lake. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Rossville. He enjoyed spending time on his farm at Corning. He especially loved being around his children and grandchildren and attending their activities.

He was married to Connie Glissman on June 10, 1972, in Kelly.

Surviving are his wife, Connie; children: Tamra Scheid (Ben) of Topeka, Stacy Johnson (Courtney) of Silver Lake, Michelle Petry (Austin) of Goff; his parents: Cletus F. and Ann P. Haverkamp of Corning; siblings: Mary Ann Brokamp (Harold) of Corning, Dorothy Taylor (Harry) of Corning, Cleta Haverkamp of Corning, Monica Shaughnessy (Mike) of Silver Lake, Gary Haverkamp (Diane) of Corning, Vernon Haverkamp (Sue) of Goff, Galen Haverkamp of Topeka, and Sharon Haverkamp of Corning; and grandchildren: Peyton and Gentry Scheid, Kelsey, Gracie, Carson, Spencer and Dayne Johnson, and Hailey and Brielle Petry.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Interment will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery.

Danny will lie in state after 4:00 PM, Tuesday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka. A reflection of life service will be at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, at the funeral chapel followed by visitation until 8:00 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 1120 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105 or The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Kansas Chapter, 300 North Main Street # 300, Wichita, KS 67202.

Brett Cowdin Memorial Night TShirt

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Rattlers Win Junction City Series

    The Rattlers just won their second straight three game series with a 2-1 victory at Junction City on Sat. night.   This is the fifth win in the last seven games.
    The Rattlers will next play a three game series with the Topeka Golden Giants on Mon, Tue, and Wed. evenings at Joe Campbell Stadium.

Tom Dailey Photo

    Above is a photo of Tom Dailey,  taken about 1947.  Something unusual is the white plastic wheel trim between the hub cap and the rear car  tire.    Back then,  white wall tires and full size wheel covers were expensive and somewhat rare.  The inexpensive plastic trim kind of bridged the gap between the two,  but was even more rare.

Rattlers Lose at Junction City

    After three wins in a row,  the Rattlers lost on Friday night to the Junction City Brigade 13-1 to even their series at Rathert Stadium at one each.  They play there again on Sat. night before returning to their home field on Monday night..

Mary Tucker Passes Away

Mary Diane Tucker, 60, of Salina, Kansas passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Rossville Healthcare Rehabilitation Center in Rossville, Kansas.

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2586203&fh_id=10996

Rattlers Win 3 In A Row

    The Rattlers picked up their third consecutive win on Thur. night against the Junction City Brigade.    The 5-3 victory was the fourth win in the last five games.

Tagen Lambotte (14) Picks Up Honors

    Tagen Lambotte picked up additional honors this week at the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council banquet on Thursday evening.  Tagen was selected at the Top Winter Sport Male Athlete from Shawnee County and also the Top Male Athlete from Shawnee County.  You can read about the honors at:

http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-06-26/barry-lambotte-earn-top-countywide-prep-honors

Derik Kesler In Accident

From CJOnline:

A 49-year-old Manhattan man was killed Thursday night when the bicycle he was riding was struck from behind by a pickup truck on a highway just south of Manhattan.

The accident was reported at 7:10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of K-177 highway, about 3 miles south of Manhattan.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 2007 Dodge pickup truck that was traveling south on K-177 highway struck a bicycle that also was southbound and travelling south on the right shoulder of the highway.

The bicyclist came to rest in the west ditch of the highway, while the pickup truck stopped on the southbound shoulder.

The bicycle rider, identified as Mark M. Jilka, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Derik Kesler, 32, of Rossville, was reported to have been uninjured. Kesler was wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol.

Rattlers Win Series With As

    The Rossville Rattlers picked up their second win in their three game home series with the Midwest As.   A 9-7 victory on Wed night gave them the series win and was their first consecutive victory this summer after their 9-6 win on Tuesday night.
    The Rattlers now move to Junction City's Rathert Stadium for games against the  Junction City Brigade on Thur., Fri, and Sat. nights.

Top County High School Athletes

    The Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council has listed  the top seniors from  county high schools.  On June 26, awards will be presented to the top boys and girls athletes for the fall, winter and spring seasons, and  also  the top overall boys and girls athletes,  and the most inspirational athletes.
    Among those nominated are Davis Warton for Fall Sports and Tagen Lambotte for Winter Sports.

Rattlers Beat Midwest As

    The Rossville Rattlers beat the Midwest As 9-6 on Tue. night at Joe Campbell Stadium.

Rattler Pictures

For some nice photos of the Brett Cowdin night at Rossville,  go to the Rattler's Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/RossvilleRattlers/photos/pb.266982426697106.-2207520000.1403624224./705726359489375/?type=1&theater

You can view many more pictures by just clicking on "next" or "previous" above  the pictures.