Tagen Lambotte U. of I. Signing Update

    We previously reported that Tagen Lambotte,  3 time state wrestling champ, had committed to wrestle for the U. of Iowa.  He has now signed a Letter of Intent to make it official.  The Capital-Journal has a nice article about Tagen :
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-13/rossville-wrestler-lambotte-makes-iowa-dream-reality

Brett Cowdin, Former RHS Coach, Passes Away

From CJ Online:

Brett Cowdin, who coached at five Shawnee County high schools and launched a pair of college-age summer baseball programs, died Wednesday at the age of 54.

Multiple sources told The Capital-Journal Cowdin died Wednesday evening. No other details about Cowdin's death were immediately available.

Cowdin, who was the offensive coordinator for Washburn Rural's football program this past year, had also coached football and baseball at Hayden, Highland Park, Topeka West and Rossville as well as helping start the Topeka Golden Giants and Rossville Rattlers summer baseball programs. The Rattlers won a National Baseball Congress national title this past summer.

Cowdin had coached football with Steve Buhler at Rossville before joining Buhler for his first season at Washburn Rural this fall.

“He meant so much to me, and the staff,” Buhler said. "He was kind of the confidant. We spent three years at Rossville, and when I came to a new situation and a new place (at Washburn Rural), I leaned on him a lot. He was always there for me.

“What always struck me about Brett was that he was constantly about the kids. He really did have it all figured out as far as how things should be done in coaching and what it was for. I always appreciated that with him. It was whatever was the best thing for the kids, everything was about them, and you couldn't ask for a guy with a bigger heart. Anything a kid needed he was more than happy to step in there and try to help. We're going to miss him a lot.”

John Tetuan, current Topeka West football and baseball coach, and the coach of the Topeka Golden Giants, played for Cowdin on a state championship baseball team at Hayden, and Tetuan also coached with Cowdin at West and worked under Cowdin with the Golden Giants.

“I was around him in a lot of different aspects of life and I think the biggest thing about him, and why everybody kind of gravitated to him, was that he genuinely cared for everybody that he was around,” Tetuan said. “You could tell that when I played for him, when he was the owner of the Giants and I coached for him and when I coached with him. He was a funny guy and joked around a lot, but he cared for you as a friend, as a player for him, as an employee for him. He just cared about you in all aspects.”

One Hundred Year Old Map

    Below is a link to a map of Rossville township showing the names of  the property owners in 1913.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209454/page/11

1949 Rossville Crime wave

    In 1949,  Rossville was hit by a minor crime wave.  First, there was a burglary at the Peoples State Bank on Main St. in which the incompetent safe cracker netted no money.   Later,  the high school lost 13 band instruments to a burglary which only netted the burglars a conviction.
    The news articles about the events can be read at:  http://history.nekls.org/rossville/images/show/1166-robberies-and-thefts-1949-rossville-kansas

Pictues of Nemaha Valley-Rossville Game

    Pictures of the Nemaha Valley-Rossville game can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2013/11/pictures-of-nemaha-valley-game.html

Photos of Pleasant Ridge Game

    Photos of the Rossville-Pleasant Ridge game on Nov. 5 can be seen at:
http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2013/11/pictures-of-pleasant-ridge-game.html

Buses To Cherryvale Game

    We already have 2 FULL chartered buses and are trying to fill a 3rd one for the game Friday.  We will leave the RHS parking lot at 2:00 on Friday and eat pizza when we get to Cherryvale.  The cost is $35 per person and includes your ride and the pizza.  Please contact Wendi Horak at 785-640-1667 or Lisa Horak 785-231-9395 if you are interested.  WE need to know ASAP to reserve seats and we need the money by Tuesday.  We have also put out notices on Facebook and texting as many numbers as we have.  Please let everyone know, because EVERYONE is invited, even students.  It's almost a 3 hour drive, so by the time you figure in gas and food, it's pretty reasonable price per person!!

 Let's fill this 3rd bus and show our boys what awesome fans we have!!

 Thanks!!  GO DAWGS!!!!!

 Wendi Horak

Dawgs to Play Cherryvale on Friday

The Class 3A quarterfinal football matchups this  Friday include:

1.  Rossville (11-0) at Cherryvale (8-3)

2.  Silver Lake (10-1) at Colgan (9-2)

3.  Scott City (10-1) at Conway Springs (11-0)

4.  Sedgwick (10-1) at Beloit (11-0)

      Winners of games 1 and 2 will then play each other as will winners of games 3 and 4 in the semi-final round the following week.  

Dr. Henry Miller Biography

    Here is a nice biography of Dr. Henry Miller,  whom the older citizens of Rossville remember, and his father, also named Dr. Henry Miller.
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/kansas/biography-of-henry-h-miller-m-d.htm

Washburn U. Loses Close One

    The Washburn Ichobods were without starting WB Mitch Buhler and a couple other players and were not able to handle the Western Missouri Griffons, losing 34-31.

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-09/turnovers-plague-ichabods-34-31-loss-griffons

Max Martin Passes Away

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cjonline/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=167930954

Dawgs Extend Win Streak at Nemaha Valley

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-09/rossville-holds-nemaha-valley-25-15

Jessica Wehrli at NCCC Volleyball

Jessica Wehrli is a sophomore at  Neosho County Community College and on their volleyball team this year.  Her bio on the school web site is at:  http://goneosho.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=744&path=wvball

Saturday Game Info

The game on Saturday at Seneca-Nemaha Valley will have a 2:00 PM Kick-off

The Pep club / Band will be leaving Rossville at 11:30 Saturday morning from RHS. If anyone would like to follow the bus  they are  welcome.

Tailgating has been approved by Seneca School Board