Heidi Nitsch Record Day

From the Cowley Courier Traveler, 3/21/18 

Cowley College sophomore shortstop Heidi Nitsch had a record-setting day at the plate Friday against Kansas City before most of the players had an at-bat.

Nitsch homered in her first three at-bats in the first game of a Jayhawk East doubleheader, including a three-run shot and a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning of Cowley’s 21-3 rout of the Lady Blue Devils at Lady Tigers Field.

The Lady Tigers swept the twinbill, taking the nightcap 10-2.

The No. 3 batter in the lineup, Nitsch stepped to the plate with two out in the bottom of the first inning and lofted a solo home run to spark a five-run, two-out rally for put the Lady Tigers (14-11, 5-1 Jayhawk East).

That was just a prelude of things to come.

Nitsch followed a single to Brianna Fuchs and a walk to LaTaylah Perez with a three-run blast with nobody out in the bottom of the second.

The Lady Tigers sent 19 batters to the plate in the inning, and 14 of them scored.

Nitsch was far from finished, smacking a grand slam with one out in the frame.

The two home runs and seven RBI tied Cowley records for one inning.

JoAnn Nitsch Passes Away

    JoAnn Nitsch, 79,  of Delia,  passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at a Topeka Hospital.
    She was born June 2, 1937 at Beloit, the daughter of Gail and Delila Colby Hyman.  She grew up in the Beloit community and lived there many years before moving to Topeka and then Delia in 1972.
    JoAnn was the bookkeeper for Nitsch Trash Service for many years.  She also had been a cook at the Rossville Senior Center.  JoAnn was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church and the Delia Pride Committee.
    On January 29, 1971 she was united in marriage to John I. Nitsch at Lincoln, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on November 26, 2002.  She was also preceded in death by her siblings Bob, Ronnie, Gail and Dale Hyman; a daughter, Kim Creipe, on September 3, 2011; a son, Joe Caraway, January 6, 2014 and a grand-daughter, Kayla Caraway.
    Survivors include four sons, Jim, Rick and Tom Caraway and John E. "Dink" Nitsch; five brothers, Darrel "Heavy"Hyman, Edwin  "Whitney"Hyman, Morris Hyman, Wayne Hyman and Raymond Hyman; a sister, Mary Mallory; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
    Memorial visitation will be on Sunday, May 14, 2017 from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Inurnment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Pride Committee and sent in care of the funeral home

Heidi Nitsch To Play For Cowley Co.

Heidi is pictured with her sister Chelsea Trimble holding her son Bryxton, 

mother Tracy Nitsch, and father John “Dink” Nitsch. 

Head RHS Softball Coach Curt Brecheisen is pictured standing.

Rossville High School Senior Heidi Nitsch has signed a National Letter Of Intent to play softball at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas. Cowley is a program that is usually in the top end of the very competitive Jayhawk JuCo conference. Entering her senior season at Rossville High, Heidi was a 2 time first team All Mid East League selection, as well as a 2 time Kansas Softball Coaches Association 3A All- State selection. She has also been a multiple time Sparkler All Star selection for her summer team, Kansas Heatwave. Heidi currently has a .456 career batting average as a Lady Dawg and finished last season with a .533 batting average. Her .641 on base percentage helped her lead the team last season with 34 runs scored. Heidi’s hard working, hard-nosed, high energy style of play as well as her coachability will make her a good fit for Cowley County and beyond with her softball career.

                                                                                     By Curt Brecheisen, RHS Softball Coach

Area Baseball Stat Leaders

BATTING

Feldkamp, Rock Creek, .658; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .657; Lee, Burlingame, .640; Hammett, Rock Creek, .633; Catron, Rossville, .632; Canaday, Chapman, .625; Kearney, Wellsville, .622; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .606; Forrestt, Burlingame, .600; Huffman, Wellsville, .600; Nitsch, Rossville, .593; Mehl, Concordia, .581; Swinehart, Lyndon, .579; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, .559; Israel, Troy, .548; Fleming, Council Grove, .543; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, .543; Schenker, Chase County, .524; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, .522; Lutze, Oskaloosa, .514; Clark, Valley Falls, .513; Smith, Wellsville, .512; Burns, Valley Falls, .500; Sherbert, Abilene, .500; VanHoutan, Oskaloosa, .500; Housh, Atchison, .487; Meyer, Wellsville, .485; Gaarder, Troy, .484; Sage, Mission Valley, .481; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .476; Allen, Valley Falls, .474; Conway, Mission Valley, .474; Butcher, Lyndon, .471; Nelson, Riley County, .471; Prichard, Abilene, .471; Tu. Horak, Rossville, .469; Miller, Jefferson West, .469; Morris, Troy, .452; Scott, Maur Hill, .452; Hodge, Mission Valley, .450; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, .444; Brake, Burlingame, .444; C. Horak, Rossville, .444; Morris, Rossville, .444.

HOME RUNS

Clark, Valley Falls, 5; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Halter, Riverside, 4; Masters, Troy, 3; Meyer, Wellsville, 3; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 3; Speer, Troy, 3; Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Bair, Jefferson West, 2; Buehler, Maur Hill, 2; Cunningham, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Th. Horak, Rossville, 2; Israel, Troy, 2; McKinney, Pleasant Ridge, 2; Schmidt, Maur Hill, 2; Schmille, Troy, 2; Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 2.

RBI

Gaarder, Troy, 26; Clark, Valley Falls, 23; Conway, Mission Valley, 21; Moore, Riley County, 21; Gast, Valley Falls, 20; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 20; Prichard, Abilene, 19; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 18; Goodmiller, Rock Creek 18; Mehl, Concordia, 18; Gloss, Santa Fe Trail, 17; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 17; Catron, Rossville, 16; Fleming, Council Grove, 16; Housh, Atchison, 16; Huffman, Wellsville, 16; Huntington, Atchison, 16; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 16; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 16; Halter, Riverside, 15; C. Horak, Rossville, 15; Th. Horak, Rossville, 15; Levy, Tonganoxie, 15; Meyer, Wellsville, 15; MIddendorf, Jefferson West, 15; Smith, Wabaunsee, 15.

STOLEN BASES

Vandevord, Santa Fe Trail, 19; Smith, Wellsville, 18; Hodge, Mission Valley, 17; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 15; Munoz-Crow, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Nelson, Riley County, 15; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 15; Swinehart, Lyndon, 15; Osbern, Wellsville, 14; Sharp, Oskaloosa, 14; Imthurn, Wabaunsee, 12; Keller, Chase County, 12; Langvardt, Council Grove, 12; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 12; Miller, Jefferson West, 12; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 12; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 11; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 10; Butcher, Lyndon, 10; Callison, Mission Valley, 10; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 10; Renfro, Silver Lake, 10; Sage, Mission Valley, 10; Shuck, Perry-Lecompton, 10; Conway, Mission Valley, 9; T. Dougan, Wellsville, 9; Johnson, Chase County, 9; Scott, Maur Hill, 9; Sh. Breithaupt, Wellsville, 8; DeMars, Clay Center, 8; Deters, Mission Valley, 8; Hofstra, Oskaloosa, 8; Housh, Atchison, 8; Kearney, Wellsville, 8; Morris, Rossville, 8; Pattin, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Swartz, Council Grove, 8; Swift, Chase County, 8; Beyer, Rock Creek 7; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 7; Catron, Rossville, 7; Feldkamp, Rock Creek, 7; Freeman, Silver Lake, 7; Haya, Wabaunsee, 7; C. Horak, Rossville, 7; Meyer, Wellsville, 7; Miller, Wabaunsee, 7; Schenker, Chase County, 7; Walker, Mission Valley, 7; 

PITCHING
WINS

Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 6; Gaarder, Troy, 5; Kearney, Wellsville, 5; Roberts, Jefferson West, 5; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 4; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 4; Bonnel, Atchison, 4; Fleming, Council Grove, 4; Glassel, Valley Falls, 4; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 4; Meyer, Wellsville, 4; Watts, Marysville, 4; Woods, Tonganoxie, 4; Catron, Rossville, 3; Harris, Oskaloosa, 3; Hittle, Concordia, 3; Liby, Clay Center, 3; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Mundy, Santa Fe Trail 3; Novatney, Tonganoxie, 3; Renfro, Silver Lake, 3; Ricklefs, Jefferson West, 3; Rignell, Riley County, 3; Schenker, Chase County, 3; Stalder, Abilene, 3; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Ayres, Wamego, 2; Combes, Abilene, 2; Correll, Rock Creek, 2; Deters, Mission Valley, 2; Ervin, Junction City, 2; Gast, Valley Falls, 2; Giffin, Burlingame, 2; Halter, Riverside, 2; Honas, Council Grove, 2; Huntington, Atchison, 2; Johnson, Concordia, 2; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 2; McDermed, Maur Hill, 2; McMillan, Silver Lake, 2; Nitsch, Rossville, 2; Piper, Wamego, 2; Rogge, Rock Creek, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 2; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 2; Winkel, Troy, 2; Woodcock, Rossville, 2; Zimmerman, Junction City, 2.

ERA

Catron, Rossville, 0.00; Combes, Abilene, 0.00; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 0.00; Leydig, Council Grove, 0.00; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.00; Schenker, Chase County, 0.00; Rogge, Rock Creek, 0.17; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 0.28; Piper, Wamego, 0.33; Klamm, Wellsville, 0.50; Nider, Rock Creek, 0.55; Johnson, Concordia, 0.57; Kearney, Wellsville, 0.60; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 0.62; Meyer, Wellsville, 0.67; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.72; Cahoone, Chase County, 0.75; Roberts, Jefferson West, 0.78; Watts, Marysville, 0.78; Stalder, Abilene, 0.82; Conley, Chase County, 0.84; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 0.85; Correll, Rock Creek, 0.95; Lee, Burlingame, 1.16; Lawhorn, Jefferson West, 1.31; Ervin, Junction City, 1.37; Woods, Tonganoxie, 1.46; McMillan, Silver Lake, 1.71; A. Dougan, Wellsville, 1.91; Nitsch, Rossville, 2.00.

STRIKEOUTS

Kearney, Wellsville, 54; Huntington, Atchison, 52; Watts, Marysville, 50; Schenker, Chase County, 46; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 41; Meyer, Wellsville, 41; Bonnel, Atchison, 37; Rignell, Riley County, 37; Rogge, Rock Creek, 37; Gaarder, Troy, 36; Fleming, Council Grove, 31; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 30; Combes, Abilene, 29; Deters, Mission Valley, 29; Buehler, Maur Hill, 28; Ervin, Junction City, 28; Jobbins, Valley Falls, 28; Renfro, Silver Lake, 27; Catron, Rossville, 26; Halter, Riverside, 26; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 26; Woods, Tonganoxie, 26; Roberts, Jefferson West, 25; Bessette, Santa Fe Trail, 23; McMillan, Silver Lake, 23; Mundy, Santa Fe Trail, 23; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 23; Harris, Oskaloosa, 22; Hittle, Concordia, 22; Mehl, Concordia, 22; Miller, Wabaunsee, 22; McDermed, Maur Hill, 21; Ricklefs, Jefferson West, 21; Ayres, Wamego, 20; Hart, Royal Valley, 20; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 20; Wagner, Tonganoxie, 20; Burget, Royal Valley, 19; Marcotte, Mission Valley, 19; Zimmerman, Junction City, 19; Leydig, Council Grove, 19; Bond, Perry-Lecompton, 18; Canaday, Chapman, 18; Lee, Burlingame, 18; Nider, Rock Creek, 18; Nitsch, Rossville, 18; Novatney, Tonganoxie, 18; Swinehart, Lyndon, 18; Anderson, Mission Valley, 17; Butler, Mission Valley, 17; Keller, Chase County, 17; Stalder, Abilene, 17; Black, Clay Center, 16; Conley, Chase County, 16; Liby, Clay Center, 16; Pfizenmaier, Clay Center, 15; Cox, Royal Valley, 14; Glassel, Valley Falls, 14; Tu. Horak, Rossville, 14; Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 14.

Joseph Caraway (85) Passes Away

Joseph A. “Joe Caraway, 46, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at his home near Tipton.

He was born April 21, 1967 at Denver, the son of William G. and JoAnn Hyman Caraway.  He grew up in the Delia community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1985.   Joe had lived in Topeka before moving to the Tipton community several years ago.  He was employed by Farmway COOP.

On March 8, 1986 he was united in marriage to Cheryl Lundin at Rossville. They later divorced.

Joe was preceded in death by his father William G. Caraway; an infant daughter, Kayla; his dad, John Nitsch and a sister Kim Kriepe.   Survivors include his mother, JoAnn Nitsch, Delia; three daughters, Ashley Caraway and Roxie (Daniel Schiefelbein) Caraway all of Topeka and Kelsey (Charlie) Fulton, Carbondale; a son, Jeffrie Caraway, Emmett; four brothers, Jim Caraway, Lawrence, Rick Caraway, Denver, Tom Caraway in Arkansas and John “Dink” Nitsch, Delia; five grandchildren, Kiera, Kamdyn, Jaxon, Kensleigh and Korebn.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until service time.  Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Memorial Contributions may be made in Joe’s name and sent in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Softball Area Stat Leaders

SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOL AREA STAT LEADERS

Batting
Average
Miller, Oskaloosa, .744; Taylor, Lawrence, .650; Kirk, Rossville, .641; Miller, Tonganoxie, .636; Nigus, Atchison, .625; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .619; Boyett, Holton, .618; Dailey, McLouth, .618; Messer, McLouth, .614; Nitsch, Rossville, .611; Zemek, Rossville, .600; K. Wright, Jefferson West, .595; Langvardt, Chapman, .579; Sample, Tonganoxie, .579; S. Beam, Royal Valley, .577; Anderson, Troy, .576; Johnson, Wabaunsee, .571; Murray, Abilene, .571; Potts, Chase County, .571; Kelsheimer, Chase County, .567; Bennett, Tonganoxie, .565; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, .560; Hale, Valley Falls, .556; McLeary, McLouth, .556; Shield, Lawrence, .556; Brees, Jefferson West, .550; Winder, Troy, .548; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, .545; Coulter, McLouth, .541; Springer, Mission Valley, .540; Coleman, Valley Falls, .532; Jirak, Chase County, .531; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, .529; Scott, McLouth, .524; A. Weilert, Holton, .524; Haverkamp, Nemaha Central, .522; Herring, Valley Falls, .521; Soyez, Chase County, .516; Morris, Holton, .513; Spurgeon, Lyndon, .513; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .512; Beckley, Wellsville, .500; Boltz, Rock Creek, .500; Fleischer, Jefferson West, .500; Greene, McLouth, .500; Lane, Valley Falls, .500; Lee, Tonganoxie, .500; Pickerell, Valley Falls, .500; Kearney, Valley Falls, .490; Neiberger, Valley Falls, .490; Brooks, Oskaloosa, .489; Plummer, Rock Creek, .486; Kramer, Valley Falls, .485; Meng, Troy, .480; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, .480; Weis, Chapman, .479; Delaney, Nemaha Central, .478; Brecheisen, Rossville, .472; White, Ottawa, .472.


Home runs
S. Beam, Royal Valley, 7; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 6; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 6; Greene, McLouth, 5; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 4; Starr, Free State, 4; Taylor, Lawrence, 4; Anderson, Troy, 3; Beswick, Abilene, 3; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 3; Claussen, Wamego, 3; Johnson, Wabaunsee, 3; Kearney, Valley Falls, 3; Larson, Wamego, 3; Lee, Tonganoxie, 3; Murray, Abilene, 3; Nikkel, Wabaunsee, 3; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 3; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 3; R. Wright, Wellsville, 3; Byrn, Free State, 2; Caldwell, Chapman, 2; Carlson, Council Grove, 2; Cooper, Wamego, 2; Devore, Ottawa, 2; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2; Hildebrand, Wamego, 2; B. Hill, Rossville, 2; Kirk, Rossville, 2; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Langvardt, Chapman, 2; Metzger, Jefferson West, 2; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 2; Pacha, Marysville, 2; Rogers, Wamego, 2; Samuelson, Marysville, 2; Sparks, Wellsville, 2; Stringfield, Wellsville, 2; Walsh, Lyndon, 2.


RBI
M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 32; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 30; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 28; Dailey, McLouth, 28; S. Beam, Royal Valley, 27; Brees, Jefferson West, 25; Zemek, Rossville, 25; Brooks, Oskaloosa, 24; L. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 23; Greene, McLouth, 22; Turner, McLouth, 22; Parker, Royal Valley, 21; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 21; Coleman, Valley Falls, 20; Iseman, Burlington, 20; K. Wright, Jefferson West, 20; Clayton, Ottawa, 19; Martin, Mission Valley, 19; Murray, Abilene, 19; M. Byrn, Lawrence, 18; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 18; Soyez, Chase County, 18; Crawford, Chase County, 17; Flach, Wabaunsee, 17; Kelsheimer, Chase County, 17; Beckley, Wellsville, 16; Emling, Burlington, 16; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 16; Henry, Rock Creek, 16; B. Hill, Rossville, 16; Moore, Holton, 16; Shield, Lawrence, 16; Starr, Free State, 16; Winder, Troy, 16; Coons, Burlington, 15; Cory, Atchison, 15; Heiman, Chapman, 15; P. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Kirk, Rossville, 15; Metzger, Jefferson West, 15; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 15; Nitsch, Rossville, 15; Potts, Chase County, 15; Sparks, Wellsville, 15; Stringfield, Wellsville, 15; Walsh, Lyndon, 15; R. Wright, Wellsville, 15
.

Stolen bases
Brown, McLouth, 25; Coulter, McLouth, 18; Dailey, McLouth, 18; Broxterman, Jefferson West, 17; Allen, Council Grove, 16; K. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 16; Nigus, Atchison, 16; Carlson, Council Grove, 15; Hale, Valley Falls, 13; Potts, Chase County, 13; Kirk, Rossville, 12; Roberts, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Duncan, Atchison, 11; Lane, Valley Falls, 11; Metzger, Jefferson West, 11; Nelson, Ottawa, 11; Hansen, Chapman, 10; Farley, Chapman, 9; Kearney, Valley Falls, 9; M. Schuetz, Royal Valley, 9; T. Whetstine, Maur Hill, 9; Whittington, West Franklin, 9; Worrell, Royal Valley, 9; Brull, Maur Hill, 8; Burns, Royal Valley, 8; Fleischer, Jefferson West, 8; Langvardt, Chapman, 8; Lankton, Santa Fe Trail, 8; Nitsch, Rossville, 8; Hettinger, Central Heights, 7; Hinck, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 7; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 7; Steckel, Rossville, 7; A. Weilert, Holton, 7; Weis, Chapman, 7; Zemek, Rossville, 7.


Pitching
Wins
H. Beam, Royal Valley, 8; Greene, McLouth, 8; Murray, Mission Valley, 8; Sweet, Chapman, 8; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 7; Becker, Jefferson West, 6; Beckley, Wellsville, 6; Brees, Jefferson West, 6; Burkhart, Chase County, 6; Campbell, Rock Creek, 6; Emling, Burlington, 6; A. Hill, Rossville, 6; Knight, Ottawa, 6; Patton, Free State, 6; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; Dailey, McLouth, 5; Kirk, Rossville, 5; Potter, Chase County, 5; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 4; Crosby, Council Grove, 4; Duncan, Atchison, 4; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 4; Pemberton, Wellsville, 4; Shield, Lawrence, 4.


ERA
Potter, Chase County, 0.00; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.29; Nester, Marysville, 0.30; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 0.38; Greene, McLouth, 0.84; Brees, Jefferson West, 0.85; Becker, Jefferson West, 0.97; Burkhart, Chase County, 1.33; Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 1.44; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 1.55; A. Hill, Rossville, 1.80; Vicory, McLouth, 1.90; Kirk, Rossville, 2.01; Dailey, McLouth, 2.10; Knight, Ottawa, 2.11; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 2.47; Beckley, Wellsville, 2.49.


Strikeouts
Simmons, Santa Fe Trail, 72; Beckley, Wellsville, 60; Brees, Jefferson West, 60; Greene, McLouth, 59; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 53; Harmon, West Franklin, 49; H. Beam, Royal Valley, 45; Gray-Milligan, Royal Valley, 45; A. Hill, Rossville, 45; Patton, Free State, 41; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 40; Davis, Central Heights, 37; Sumonja, Lawrence, 37; Emling, Burlington, 36; Potter, Chase County, 35; Burkhart, Chase County, 34; Murray, Mission Valley, 34; Sweet, Chapman, 34; Kirk, Rossville, 31; Ettleman, Atchison, 30; Owens, Lyndon, 29; Vicory, McLouth, 29; Holaday, Holton, 27; Bond, Holton.

Heidi Nitsch (16) At Cowley CCC

Heidi Nitsch is a sophomore at Cowley County Community College and is on their softball team.

In 2017, she was  named a First Team All-Conference and All-Region selection as a freshman after batting .373 with 21 doubles, 17 stolen bases and 47 runs batted in. She will make the move from the team’s starting second baseman to play third base for the Lady Tigers in 2018.

To read her bio and other articles about the Cowley CCC softball games,  go to:

http://cowleytigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4127&path=softball

You can review her high school career at:  https://rossvilleksalumninews.blogspot.com/search?q=nitsch

Softball Area Stat Leaders

HITTING

Average

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .750; Beam, Royal Valley, .667; Crawford, Chase County, .656; Burkhardt, Silver Lake, .636; Bond, Holton, .611; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, .594; Kippes, Rossville, .593; Walsh, Lyndon, .588; Nitsch, Rossville, .586; Hickman, Oskaloosa, .581; Courter, Oskaloosa, .576; Kearney, Valley Falls, .576; Ma. Miller, Oskaloosa, .576; Bennett, Tonganoxie, .565; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, .560; Crome, Marysville, .559; Peterson, Chase County, .556; Yoder, Silver Lake, .550; Workman, Santa Fe Trail, .548; Lowe, Oskaloosa, .538; Langvardt, Chapman, .531; Brintle, Council Grove, .526; Graham, Tonganoxie, .524; Carson, Burlingame, .515; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, .515; B. Bassett, Oskaloosa, .500; Butts, Riverside, .500; Calovich, Tonganoxie, .500; Carlson, Council Grove, .500; Holaday, Holton, .500; Honas, Council Grove, .500; Swift, Chase County, .488; Nelson, Ottawa, .487; Murray, Rossville, .484;.

Home runs

Crome, Marysville, 6; Starr, Free State, 6; H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 5; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 4; Nitsch, Rossville, 4; Hildebrand, Wamego, 4; Beam, Royal Valley, 3; Carlson, Council Grove, 3; Crawford, Chase County, 3; Luthi, Wamego, 3; Pacha, Marysville, 3; Woods, Ottawa, 3.

RBI

H. Bassett, Oskaloosa, 25; Swift, Chase County, 22; Crawford, Chase County, 19; Ma. Miller, Oskaloosa, 18; Carlson, Council Grove, 17; Courter, Oskaloosa, 17; Honas, Council Grove, 17; Clayton, Ottawa, 16; Hildebrand, Wamego, 16; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 16; Butler, Council Grove, 15; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 15; Pacha, Marysville, 14; Wright, Jefferson West, 14; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 13; Whitten, Riverside, 13; Brintle, Council Grove, 12; Griffin, Chase County, 12; Hickman, Oskaloosa, 12; Holaday, Holton, 12; Beam, Royal Valley, 11; Hess, Burlington, 11; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 11; Me. Miller, Oskaloosa, 11; Nitsch, Rossville, 11;............; Kippes, Rossville,  8.

No RHS Pitchers were listed among the leaders.

Royal Valley RHS Record Setter

Royal Valley-Rossville 4-OT thriller one for the record books

Panther girls' 98-94 win sets state record for most points in game
Posted: March 2, 2016 - 1:47pm
By Brent Maycock

brent.maycock@cjonline.com

When Corey Katzer took over the Royal Valley girls basketball program last year, one of his points of emphasis was increasing the Panthers’ scoring.

“I wanted to run an up-tempo-paced offense with the opportunity to put points on the board,” Katzer said.

But never in his wildest dreams did he imagine Royal Valley would put itself in the record books.

Royal Valley and Rossville waged a game for the ages to open Class 3A sub-state play Tuesday night in Rossville. Regulation and three overtimes couldn’t decide it.

Instead, it took four overtimes for Royal Valley to pull out a wild 98-94 victory and advance to Friday’s sub-state semifinals.

“I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of anything like that in the 16 years I’ve been coaching,” Katzer said. “It was just a giant roller-coaster of ups and downs. You’d think you have it salted away and they make a run back. They go up by five or six and you’re hanging on by your fingernails, and ... oh, I don’t know how to describe it other than it was a giant teeter-totter.”

It was also a record-setting night with the 192 total points scored in the game breaking the old state record of 185 set in 1998 when Beloit-St. John’s topped Lucas-Luray 96-89 in overtime. Rossville’s 94 points are the most scored by a losing team in state history as well.

While the victory, which earned the Panthers (9-12) a shot at 3A No. 1 and unbeaten Silver Lake in Friday’s semifinals, was a big deal, Katzer said the record was just as exciting for his team, which learned about it on the ride back to Hoyt.

“They got word of it about five minutes into the bus ride home,” Katzer said. “It got really loud, really excited and turned into a party atmosphere really quickly.”

Royal Valley was in position to avoid all the drama, holding a seven-point lead with just more than a minute to play in regulation. But Rossville’s full-court press produced a quick 6-0 run and the Bulldawgs were able to force overtime tied 59-59.

Then things got crazy. Rossville rallied from a six-point deficit in the first overtime to force a second OT on Lauren Steckel’s 3-pointer with six seconds left to tie it 66-66. After Royal Valley took another lead in the second overtime, Bulldawg Heidi Nitsch hit a late 3-pointer to send it to a third overtime at 76-76.

In the third extra period, Rossville pulled ahead only to see Panther Tamo Thomas make her own game-tying 3-pointer to force the fourth overtime at 87-87. Royal Valley finally put the Bulldawgs away with an 11-7 edge for the victory.

Kate Hanson scored a career-high 29 for the Panthers, while Thomas added 25 and Lexi Baker had 19. Rossville countered with a career-best 30 points from Nitsch and 28 from Amanda Hill.

“In a game like last night, unfortunately there had to be a winner and a loser,” Katzer said. “Really, both teams just laid everything on the line. Rossville played one heck of a game. Between Nitsch and Hill, you can’t ask any more from two kids than what they did. And the same thing with our two big scorers, Tamo and Kate.

Baseball Dawgs Split With Perry

Christian Roduner dives back to first

From CJOnlione

By Brent Maycock

ROSSVILLE — Given their preferences, Rossville coach Kenny Swart and Perry-Lecompton coach Kent Houk would have loved to come away from Friday’s baseball doubleheader with a sweep.

Yet considering each team entered the twinbill with undefeated records, a split really wasn’t all that demoralizing for either as well.

Rossville handed Perry its first loss of the season in rather emphatic fashion, routing the Kaws 10-0 in the opener. Perry got its revenge, however, returning the favor by dealing the Bulldogs their first setback with a 7-5 victory in the nightcap.

“That’s a good ball team and a team like that, with the kind of pitching they ran out, they can do well in 4A,” Swart said. “They’ve got good arms, solid defense and have good hitters. It was a good matchup for us and I think our team will grow by playing a good team like that.”

Houk agreed.

“You have to have games like this to see what kind of character your team has,” Houk said. “It’s easy to beat teams 15-0 — you can be happy doing that all day long. But what do you do when you have a little bit of adversity? I was really pleased with how we responded and that’s a really good team over there.”

Really good would describe the effort Rossville got from senior ace Marcus Catron. The righty completely silenced Perry’s bats in the opener, holding the Kaws to just one hit in the game.

He got all the support he needed when the Bulldogs plated a run in the bottom of the first, but Rossville broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning. Jack Steckel smacked a three-run double to key the big inning and Devin Morris followed with a two-run homer.

The Bulldogs ended things in the fifth with three more runs, outhitting the Kaws 9-1 in the contest and taking advantage of five Perry errors

“Marcus threw really well in the first game, threw a lot of strikes,” Swart said. “We played solid defense behind him and you can’t ask for anything more out of your starting pitcher than what he gave us.”

Catron used his bat to get Rossville going in the second game, delivering an RBI single in the first for a quick 1-0 lead.

After being shut down for the first two innings, however, Perry’s bats finally awoke. Zach Linquist stroked an RBI double down the left field line in the third, starting a three-run frame and stretch where the Kaws scored in four straight innings.

Rossville had an answer for Perry early, countering with three run of their won in the third with Catron belting an RBI double off the centerfield fence and Corbin Horak driving in another. The Bulldogs matched Perry’s run in the fourth with one, but the Kaws tied the game in the fifth on Charlie Shuck’s RBI single.

Linquist then took the mound and shut down Rossville the rest of the way, striking out the side in the fifth and fanning six in three innings. Perry broke through in the sixth when Linquist and Bowen Cunningham led off with singles and three Rossville errors led to the decisive runs.

“A good ball club like that is going to take advantage of any extra outs you give them,” Swart said after watching his team commit six errors in the second game. “We harp on the kids to stay focused in and we really haven’t had to deal with that much this season, But you get in a tight ball game like that, you live and you learn.”

Perry finished the second game with 13 hits, salvaging the split to move to 10-1. Rossville fell to 9-1.

“We haven’t lost a doubleheader in two years, and they kind of did the same thing to us last year,” Houk said. “They beat us 13-4 in the first game and then we came back and beat them 2-1 in eight innings. I’m really proud of the guys for coming back because that’s not an easy thing to do when you have one hung on you like we did. A few years ago, that wouldn’t have happened but now we believe in ourselves a whole lot more.”

ROSSVILLE 10-5, PERRY-LECOMPTON 0-7

Perry-Lecompton 000 00 — 0 1 5

Rossville 100 63 — 10 9 2

Bond, Shuck (4) and Fast. Catron and Nitsch. WP — Catron. LP — Bond. 2B — Rossville: Steckel. HR — Rossville: Morris.

Second game

Perry-Lecompton 003 112 0 — 7 13 2

Rossville 103 100 0 — 5 8 6

Scrimsher, Munoz-Crow (4), Linquist (5) and Cunningham. Nitsch, Th. Horak (6) and Woodcock. WP — Linquist. LP — Nitsch. 2B — Perry: Linquist; Rossville: Catron.

Records — Perry-Lecompton 10-1, Rossville 9-1.

Area Leaders in Baseball

BATTING

AVERAGE

Glissman, Valley Falls, .594; Bachura, Council Grove, .588; Fine, West Franklin, .571; Boucher, Mission Valley, .567; Fleming, Council Grove, .567; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, .543; D. Hake, Concordia, .538; Nitsch, Rossville, .536; Gilbert, Concordia, .529; Sage, Santa Fe Trail, .523; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, .520; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, .516; Shirley, Council Grove, .514; Van Houtan, Oskaloosa, .500; Watts, Marysville, .500; Leydig, Council Grove, .487; Thurber, Royal Valley, .487; Burns, Valley Falls, .472; Brecheisen, Rossville, .471; Swinehart, Lyndon, .469; Thomas, Junction City, .469.

HOME RUNS

L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 5; E. Clark, Valley Falls, 2; Glissman, Valley Falls, 2; Pearson, Concordia, 2; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 2; Allen, Mission Valley, 1; Brecheisen, Rossville, 1; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 1; Burget, Royal Valley, 1; K. Clark, St. Marys, 1; T. Clark, Mission Valley, 1; Denton, Junction City, 1; Fine, West Franklin, 1; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 1; A. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 1; Shinn, Rossville, 1; Swartz, Thomas, Concordia, 1; Watts, Marysville, 1.

RBI

Glissman, Valley Falls, 26; L. Rodriguez, Oskaloosa, 26; A. Pryor, Central Heights, 20; Weishaar, Valley Falls, 19; Bachura, Council Grove, 18; Kruger, Silver Lake, 18; Broadbent, Mission Valley, 17; Fleming, Council Grove, 17; Horstick, Central Heights, 16; Leydig, Council Grove, 16; Moore, Silver Lake, 16; Thurber, Royal Valley, 16; Shinn, Rossville, 15; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 15; Tessendorf, Royal Valley, 15; Brown, Silver Lake, 14; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 14; Burns, Valley Falls, 14; Allen, Mission Valley, 13; Fitch, Lyndon, 13; Goodmiller, Rock Creek, 13; Swinehart, Lyndon, 13; Nitsch, Rossville, 12; Noble, Oskaloosa, 12;.

PITCHING

WINS

Fleming, Council Grove, 6; Leydig, Council Grove, 6; Brown, Silver Lake, 5; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 4; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 4; Harden, Perry-Lecompton, 3; Holz, St. Marys, 3; Hortsick, Central Heights, 3; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 3; Perry, Silver Lake, 3; Shinn, Rossville, 3; Adams, Rock Creek, 2; T. Allen, Mission Valley, 2; Z. Allen, Valley Falls, 2; Boucher, Mission Valley, 2; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 2; Burns, Valley Falls, 2; M. Catron, Rossville, 2; E. Duda, West Franklin, 2; Harris, Oskaloosa, 2; Herdman, Lyndon, 2; Herren, Wabaunsee, 2; Hittle, Concordia, 2; Scrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, 2; Sellers, Lyndon, 2; Stottlemire, Oskaloosa, 2; Terrapin, Wabaunsee, 2; Thurber, Royal Valley, 2; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 2; Watts, Marysville, 2.

ERA

Burns, Valley Falls, 0.00; M. Catron, Rossville 0.00; Horstick, Central Heights, 0.36; Brown, Silver Lake, 0.55; Gieber, Concordia, 0.78; Shinn, Rossville, 0.78; Perry, Silver Lake, 0.82; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 0.86; Griffee, Marysville, 0.88; Burkdoll, Central Heights, 0.91; Fleming, Council Grove, 0.97; Smith, Central Heights, 1.11; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 1.52; Hittle, Concordia, 1.68; Herren, Wabaunsee, 1.75; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 1.77;.

STRIKEOUTS

Holz, St. Marys, 45; Thurber, Royal Valley, 40; Brown, Silver Lake, 39; Fleming, Council Grove, 38; Leydig, Council Grove, 37; M. Catron, Rossville, 35; Linquist, Perry-Lecompton, 34; Lutgen, Rock Creek, 32; Woodruff, Lyndon, 32; Watts, Marysville, 30; Burdiek, Silver Lake, 26; Shinn, Rossville, 26; Wahweotten, Royal Valley, 25.

Winter Royalty Candidates

Winter Royalty 

Tuesday, Feb 16. 

Dawgs vs. Wabaunsee.   

Crowning at halftime of the boys varsity game. 

The Winter Royalty Candidates are: L to R, Lorenzo Mason, Ashlyn Miller, Christian Roduner, Heidi Nitsch,  Chayne Hulbert and Maddie Golder.

Chayne Hurlbert and Maddie Golder

Christian Roduner and  Heidi Nitsch

Lorenzo Mason and  Ashlyn Miller

Girl's Basketball Outlook

Girl's Basketball Outlookfor 2014-15

Coach: Michael Bell (2nd year).

Last year’s record: 11-11 (4-6, 4th in league).

Postseason: lost in 3A sub-state semifinals.

Returning starters: (3) Taylor Kirk, C, 5-10, sr.; Heidi Nitsch, G, 5-4, jr.; Amanda Hill, F, 5-9, so.

Other returners/newcomers: Michaela Little, F, 5-7, sr.; Lauren Steckel, G, 5-7, jr.; Lora Shinn, F, 5-9, so.; Sara Shinn, F, 5-9, so.; Rachel Day, F, 5-8, jr.; Katie Conley, F, 5-7, jr.; Maura Buhler, G, 5-4, fr.; Jaylen Porter, F, 5-6, fr.; Ashley Zemek, G, 5-4, fr.

Outlook: Bulldawgs made eight-win improvement in Bell’s first year and return bulk of squad. ... Kirk and Hill each averaged 8 ppg and Kirk also grabbed 8 rpg. ... Nitsch averaged 7.5 ppg and Steckel added 6 ppg. ... Talented freshman class will add depth.

First Game:  Dec. 5 vs. Wamego

Baseball Team Gets a 4-0 Start

    The RHS baseball team is 4-0 in the Mid-East League and the same overall.  They beat Wabaunsee 12-0 and 16-2 on April 4.  They followed that up with a pair of wins against Riley Co. on April 8  with a 12-2 win followed by a 20-13 victory.

   In the first game at Wabaunsee,  the Dawgs jumped off to a 6-0 lead the first inning and the game ended after five innings with the score 12-0.  Marcus Catron led the team with three hits, three runs, and two RBIs in three At Bats getting three singles and a walk.  Corbin Horak got two singles and a walk to score one run and three RBIs.  Zach Nitsch pitched five scoreless innings getting ten strike-outs and allowing only two hits with no runs scored.

    In the second game at Wabaunsee,  the Dawgs picked up eight runs in the seventh inning to get a 16-2 win on 22 hits.   Marcus Catron led the team with a triple, a double and two singles to scoire four runs and three RBIs.    Devin Morris had two singles and a double in five times at the plate to score two runs and three RBIs.  Other players with two RBIs included Tucker Horak, Nick Reesor, and Corbin Horak.
   Marcus Catron pitched four innings allowing one hit and two runs with eight strike-outs and two walks. Tucker Horak pitched the other three innings getting four strike-outs while allowing three walks but no hits or runs.  
 
   No info available on the first Riley County game.

   In the second Riley Co. game,  Tucker Horak led the offense with four singles in Five At Bats, scoring three runs and getting two RBIs.  Zach Nitsch had a double and three singles in five trips to the plate.  
   Thatcher Horak had four RBIs on a double and a sacrifice fly.  Thatcher also pictched 2 2/3 innings getting seven strike-outs and allowing two runs.  Jack Steckel pitched 4 1/3 innings getting 7 strike-outs but allowing eight runs on ten hits.

RHS Baseball Team Outlook for 2013

    The Dawgs are coming off a 19-4 season in which they were just one game shy of a state berth when they lost to Silver Lake in the regional finals.
    The top letter winners returning for coach Brett Cowdin are:   Scott Shinn, sr., P-1B; Cole Brecheisen, sr., OF; Taylor Hartshorn, sr., SS; Dalton Catron, sr., OF-P; Marcus Catron, jr., P-3B; Zach Nitsch, jr., 2B-P.
    Shinn was 7-2 with 2.75 ERA and hit .442, earning first-team All-3A honors. ...
    Nitsch and Dalton Catron were 2-0 with sub-2.00 ERAs and Catron also hitting .347. ...
    Hartshorn hit team-best .556 and earning first team,  All-3A
    Brecheisen, a Pittsburg State signee, hit .409 and  also earning first-team All-3A.

RHS Girls at Fighting Irish Classic (Updated)

    The RHS girls played their second and third games in the Fighting Irish Classic on Fri and Sat.  They lost to Salina-Sacred Heart 26-22 on Friday and Ed Dorado 35-33 on Saturday.

Sacred Heart          9      5      5      7    =    26
Rossville                 5      6      5      6    =    22

Rossville Scoring:
Channel          2        3-4        7
Kirk               2 (1)   1-4        6
Catron           0         1-2        1
Nitsch            1 (1)   0-0        3
Dantzon         2         2-2        4
Brown           0         1-2        1
Bontz             0         0-0        0
Steckel          0         0-0        0
Dick              0         0-0        0

Totals            7 (2)   7-14     22



El Dorado              14      10      5       6        35
Rossville                 10        9      5      9         33

Rossville scoring:
Channel               3 (1)   3-4     10
Kirk                    0         9-12    9
Catron                 0        3-5      3
Brown                 1 (1)   0-0      3
Nitsch                  1 (1)   0-0      3
Dantzon               0         3-4      3
Dick                    1         0-0      2
Steckel                0         0-3      0

Totals                 6 (3)   18-28   33

RHS Girls Lose Two to Osage City

GAME ONE

Osage City           0  0  3  0  0  0  4      7  10  1
Rossville               0  0  0  1  0  3  1      5   8   4

    The RHS girls were leading Osage City after six innings,  but a seventh inning rally was too much for the Dawgs.
    Taylor Kirk pitched all seven innings getting 11 strike-outs.    Heidi Nitsch had three RBIs to lead the Dawgs.  Taylor Kirk had two hits and Taylor Brecheisen had two walks.

GAME TWO

Osage City          0  0  3  2  0  6  1      12   16   5
Rossville              0  0  4  2  1  2  0        9   13   5

    The RHS girls were once again leading with a 7-5 edge after five innings.  However,  disaster struck in the sixth with Osage getting six runs to pull out a 12-9 victory.
    Taylor Kirk pitched the first five innings of the game getting seven strike-outs.  Heidi Nitsch led the offense with three hits.  Therese Vanderputten had two RBIs.

    The RHS girls now have a 10-6 record after losing the last four games.

Zach Nitsch Signs Baseball LOI

RHS senior Zach Nitsch has signed a Letter Of Intent to play baseball with Highland  Community College next year.

Baseball Team Stat Leaders

    The RHS baseball team has an outstanding season thus far puting up lots of points with several players doing well offensively.  Through May 9, the leading batting averages are:  Marcus Catron .540, Zach Nitsch .465, Devin Morris .439, Jack Steckel .400, Tucker Horak .391, Colby Horak .385.
    Keeping the other team from scoring has also been a strong point for the Dawgs who have an outstanding  pitching staff.  Marcus Catron has pitched 25 innings and allowed only three earned runs.  Zach Nitsch has pitched 26 innings and allowed five earned runs for a 1.42 ERA.  Ethan Woodcock has pitched 16 innings allowing five earned runs for a 2.34 ERA.    Tucker Horak has pitched 16 innings allowing zero runs for a 0.00 ERA.

Football Team Outlook

    The Dawgs are getting prepared for their Sept 6 opener against Chapman on the home field under the guidance of first year coach Derick Hammes.  Hammes  spent past the last  seven years at Washburn Rural and replaces longtime RHS coach Steve Buhler, who replaced Hammes at Rural.   The Dawgs are coming off an 11-2 season with both losses  to  rival Silver Lake, including a 35-14 loss in state semifinals.
    Last year Nick Reesor ran for 950 yards and 15 TDs.  Dalton Catron had 2400 total yards last year  and  top candidates to replace him  are  senior Zack Nitsch or sophomore Tucker Horak.  Leading receiver from last year is  Thatcher Horak had 9 TD catches.   Nick Reesor was also the leading tackler for the defense as sophomore with 102.   Linebacker Tagen Lambotte is expected to use the strength and moves  he developed as a three-time state wrestling champion.

    Top returners from last year are:
Davis Warton,                OL-DL,       6-0,       225,     sr.
Marcus Catron,              OL-DL,       6-0,       170,     sr.
Tagen Lambotte,           LB,              5-9,       170,     sr.
Zach Nitsch,                   OL,              5-10,     165,     sr.
Nick Reesor,                   RB-LB,       5-10,      170,     jr.
Thatcher Horak,           RB-DB,        6-0,        170,    jr.
Devin Morris,                 LB,              5-9,        165,    sr.
Terrence Sowers,          LB,              5-10,       175,    jr.
Corbin Horak,                WR-DB,      6-0,         170,    jr.