Jenna Rodehorst At State Golf

Jenna Rodehorst qualified for and competed in the 321A State Golf Tournament at the Salina Municipal Golf Course and finished with a 106 and did not make the cut for the second day.

Moravan Hall Dance and Show Oct. 27

On Oct 27, the Moravan Hall # 128 north of Rossville held a special show and dance 

featuring Molly B and Ted Lange, well know television musical performers.  

Below the hall is decorated before the show began.  

For more photos taken taken at this event, go to:
https://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2019/10/moravan-hall-dance-show.html

For a copy of the promotional flyer describing the show,  go to:  Dance and Show At Hall

Football Stat Leaders

    Rossville QB Torrey Horak leads the team in passing,  and also toting the pigskin on the ground.  He has had 99 carries for 770 yards. a 110.0 average per game.  As a passer, Torrey was 44 of 77 for 721 yards,  a 103 yd per game average.    His primary passing target was Bo Reeves who snagged 18 passes for 421 yards, a 60.1 per game average.

George Rees Passes Away

HOLTON- George R. Rees, 88, of Holton, KS, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Holton Community Hospital. He was born November 28, 1930 in Grantville, KS, the son of Harry F. and Nellie F. (Shope) Rees.

 George graduated from Perry High School in 1948. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a farmer and stockman and worked for Goodyear Tire Company for over 33 years; retiring in 1987. He lived in the Holton community since 2005, in Delia from 1971 – 2005 and Grantville.

 He was a member of the Grantville United Methodist Church, United Steelworkers Local #307 and the American Legion Post 31 in Rossville.

George married Dana Fern Culp on September 30, 1956 in Ness County, KS. She preceded him in death on November 19, 2008, celebrating over 52 years of marriage. He was also preceded by a son, Lloyd Culp in 2005; a grandson, George Henry Culp in 1989; a sister, Betty Rees in 1944 and 2 brothers, Roy Rees in 2012 and Glenn Rees in 2014.

 Survivors include his daughter, Ginny Robinson of Holton, KS; 6 grandchildren, Stormy Culp (Jessica) of Silver Plume, CO, Becka Whitney (Darrell) of Cypress, TX and Ben Culp of Silver Plume, CO, Sharon Iverson (Doug), Susan Baum (Scott) and Michael Robinson all of Holton, KS; 19 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren and 2 on the way; and many nieces and nephews.

 Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Evangel United Methodist Church in Holton. Burial with Military Honors will follow at the Holton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to EUM Church or Grantville United Methodist Church c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.

Horak and PSU Lose 36-28

    The Pittsburg State Gorillas lost their game with on Sat. by 36-28.    Tucker Horak had 29 yards on five carries.   His carries are limited as he is used primarily as a blocker.  For game details,  go to: 
https://pittstategorillas.com/news/2019/10/26/football-no-11-mules-hold-off-gorillas-36-28.aspx

Dawgfeed 3 for 2019-20

Dawgfeeed 3 for the current 2019-20 year is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65vjzToh7yU

CJ 2A Football Rankings

CLASS 2A Football Rankings by Capital-Journal Oct. 28, 2019

Team ... record

1. Hoisington (1) ... 8-0
2. Humboldt (2) ... 8-0
3. Garden Plain (3) ... 8-0
4. Silver Lake (4) ... 8-0
5. Cimarron (NR) ... 8-0

Others — Belle Plaine 7-1, Conway Springs 6-2, Lakin 7-1, Maur Hill 6-2, Nemaha Central 6-2, Riley County 6-2, Riverside 6-2, Rossville 6-2, Southeast-Saline 6-2.

Notes — The Garden Plain-Conway Springs rivalry is one of the best in the state and Friday’s edition was another good one. Garden Plain jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead on a pair fo Blake Long touchdown runs, but saw Conway Springs close to .26-21 late in the fourth quarter on Peyton Winter’s third TD run of the night. The Owls got a final-minute TD run from John Nowak to seal a 32-21 win and secure the Central Plains League title.

Rossville 2A Cross Country Results

The Rossville Dawgs competed at the 2A Cross Country Regional hosted by Wabaunsee on Saturday, October 26th. It was a beautiful morning with temperatures in the upper 40's and low 50's during race times.

The Lady Dawgs, defending Regional Champions, faced a new challenger this year - Bennington. After seeing two athletes sidelined because of injuries in the last few weeks, the Bulldawgs were not at full strength in numbers and fell just short in defending their title. Bennington took the team title with 51 points, while Rossville was Regional Runner-Up with 54 points. The Top Three Teams qualify for State, so the Lady Dawgs will be headed to Wamego next Saturday, November 2nd - looking to improve upon last year's 4th place finish.

Lady Dawg Regional Results (Top 10 Medaled)

Julia Streit (3rd - 21:18)

Amelia Foster (5th - 21:40)

Jula Seidel (7th - 22:00)

Emma Streit (15th - 23:07)

Cassie Fund (27th - 24:15)

Reagan Wonnell (30th -24:23)

On the Boy's side, it was an exciting race, with Zach Archer and Sam Twombly running side-by-side for a large portion of the race, within the Top-10. Plagued by a side-stitch, Sam Twombly dropped off pace in the last mile and finished 16th, out of state qualifying position. Zach Archer was running strong, but lost a few positions in the final half-mile, moving into 11th place by the finish. Because of the variability of state qualifiers in cross country, there was still a chance he could qualify, but no additional runners outside the top 10 ended up being accepted. The Boy's team will continue to improve greatly in years to come, with 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores in the ranks.

Rossville Boys Regional Results

Zach Archer (11th - 18:42)

Sam Twombly (16th - 19:10)

Tres Faith (49th - 21:05)

Wade Twombly (53rd - 21:33)

Hayden Sanders (58th - 22:29)

Bronc Reser (60th - 23:47)

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Head Cross Country Coach

Ivaleu Miller Passes Away (Updated)

    Funeral services for Ivaleu A. Miller will be Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at the Delia Presbyterian Church.  Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Mrs. Miller will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, November 8, 2019, at the funeral home.    \

 Delia—Ivaleu A. Miller a lifelong member of the Delia community passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Until recently, she remained in her own home with the loving assistance and care provided by her granddaughter Ashlee.

      Ivaleu was the first child of Emery and Bertha Eakin.  She grew up in rural Delia along with her sister Eudora and brother, Edward.  She became skilled at farm life on her parent’s farm and later as a partner in her husband, Donald’s farming business.

     Ivaleu attended grade school in rural Delia and graduated from Delia High School.  She attended Emporia College where she obtained her teaching certificate.  She taught school for two years at High Prairie Grade School and Stony Point Grade School.  Later in life she worked part-time at the Delia Post Office.

     Family and farm were the way of life for Ivaleu, but she had also given of herself to her church and community; serving as an elder of the Delia Presbyterian Church, being a 4-H leader, serving on the election board, and  as a member of the United Presbyterian Women.

     Ivaleu had a passion for cooking, a gift from her was sure to include one of her baked goods or candies.  She enjoyed scrapbooking, embroidering, bird watching and especially enjoyed e-mailing her friends.

     On June 5, 1946 she was united in marriage to Donald W. “Don” Miller at Holton.  He preceded her in death on October 3, 2005.  Ivaleu was also preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Edward Eakin.

     Those left to cherish her memory include her 7 children, Beverly (William) Tucker, Kansas City, KS, Gary Miller, Beattie, Victor  Miller, Topeka, Nancy (Larry) Boten, Kansas City, MO, Sandra (Stephen) Eisenbarth, Silver Lake, Rodney (Lisa) Miller, Holton and Elizabeth (Brian Gower) Victor, Lawrence;  her sister, Eudora McQueen, Delia; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren along with nieces, nephews and cousins.

     Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Delia Presbyterian Church.  Interment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Ivaleu will lie in state and the family will receive friends Friday, November 8th from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. 

RHS Second At VB Sub-State

    The Lady Dawgs finished in 2nd place at the 2A Volleyball Regional on Oct. 26.  RHS won the quarterfinal against Northern Heights 25-18, 25-18.  In the semi-final round they defeated Mission Valley 25-20, 25-17.  In the championship they lost to highly ranked Wabaunsee 17-27, 12-25.
    Wabaunsee will go to the state tournament.

Rossville Hosts Maur Hill In FB Playoffs

    Rossville begins the 2A playoffs against Atchison-Maur Hill, league champion of the Northeast Kansas League at 7:00, Nov. 1, at Rossville.       The winner will play the winner of the Seneca-St. Marys game.  The top four teams of each of the eight districts compete in the first round of a single elimination tournament.

    The complete 2A bracket is at:  http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Football/2A.cfm?Activity=1

Dist. 4 Standings and Scores

2A District 4 Standings as of 10/26/19
Top four go into playoffs.

Riley County         ... 5-0 
Rossville                ... 4-1 
Southeast-Saline  ... 3-2 
St. Marys                ... 2-3 
Council Grove        ... 1-4 
Mission Valley       ... 0-5

Scores of 10/26/2019:

Rossville 61        Mission Valley  20

Riley Co. 40        St. Marys  12

SE Saline 41       Council Gr.  21 

Other MEL  scores:
Silver Lake 61   Oskaloosa   8
Smokey Valley  42  Rock Creek  21

Rossville Defeats Mission Valley 61-18

The Dawgs wrap up District play with an Oct 25 game at Mission Valley.
Scoring as follows:

1st      9:06      MV 54 yd screen pass
                            PAT failed run
1st      8:48      Horak 72 yd run
                            PAT Reeves kick
1st      2:48      Horak 9 yd run
                            PAT  Reeves kick
1st        :21      Rezac 69 yd run
                            PAT   K. Brown 2 yd run
1st        :01      MV McGinley 69 yd run
                            PAT  failed 2 pt try
2nd    3:16      Sowers 1 yd run
                            PAT   kick blocked
2nd    2:56      Rezac 29 yd pass from Horak
                            PAT    2 pt attempt failed
2nd    :11        K. Brown 19 yd pass from Horak
                            PAT    2 pt attempt failed

Dawgs lead  40-12 at half.

3rd      8:07      Horak 13 yd run
                             PAT  Reeves kick
4th    11:54      Sowers 23 yd pass from Horak
                             PAT  Reeves missed kick
4th      9:19      Kippes 14 yd run
                             PAT Lemma kick
4th      3:54      MV  Dunbar 2 yd run
                             PAT  failed  run
Final Score 61-18,

Rossville Police Trunk or Treat

RHS Volleyball Stat Leaders

The stat leaders for the Rossville volleyball team are:

Kills

Morelli        332
Fiedler        250
Gillum         167

Assists

Bergstresser     671
Gillum                 49

Digs

Dyche          317
McCrory      317

Aces

Dyche             40
Morelli           30    

MEL Volleyball Standings

From The Capital-Journal

MID-EAST LEAGUE  Volleyball Standings At End Of Season

                     League  Overall
*Silver Lake ... 9-1  ... 28-11
Wabaunsee ... 8-2 ... 33-3
Rossville      ... 5-5 ... 18-17
St. Marys     ... 3-7 ... 17-18
Rock Creek ... 4-6 ... 14-19
Riley Co       ... 2-6 ...  7-29

Editor Note:  The number of league wins should equal
the number of league losses.  However,  they do not.

RHS Splits With Rock Creek Volleyball

The La;dy Dawgs split their Oct 21 match-up with Rock Creek and now stand 5-5 in the MEL and 18-17 overall.

Rock Creek	17-25, 17-25	4-5	17-17
Rock Creek	27-25, 22-25, 25-16	5-5	18-17

2A Football Rankings

CLASS 2A Football Rankings by CatchItKansas Oct. 24

1.   Hoisington (7-0) [1]
2.   Silver Lake (7-0) [2]
3  . Garden Plain (7-0) [3]
4.   Conway Springs (6-1) [4]
5.   Riley County (5-2) [7]
6.   Humboldt (7-0) [6]
7.   Cimarron (7-0) [5]
8.   Rossville (5-2) [8]
9    Eureka (5-2) [NR]
10. Lakin (6-1) [10]

2A Sub-state Volleyball Brackets

CLASS 2A Sub-state At Alma-Wabaunsee Sat. Oct 26

Quarterfinals — 
Wabaunsee (1: 33-3) vs. Central Heights (8: 0-30), 2 p.m. 
Olathe Heritage Christian (2: 22-15) vs. Mission Valley (7: 8-27), 2 p.m. 
Lyndon (4: 13-15) vs. Seabury (5: 11-22), 3 p.m. 
Rossville (3: 18-17) vs. Northern Heights (6: 10-22), 3 p.m. 

Semifinals —
 Wabaunsee-Central Heights winner vs. Lyndon-Seabury winner, 4 p.m. 
Heritage Christian-Mission Valley winner vs. Rossville-Northern Heights winner, 4 p.m. 

Championship  
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

Verbal Threat Not Credible

From the Rossville Police Dept.
On 10/22/19 a student at Rossville Junior-Senior High made inappropriate statements to fellow students that were threatening in nature to other students at the school. The statements were reported to school administration who took appropriate action to safeguard our children. After investigation by school administrators and the Rossville Police Department, the threats were determined not to be credible. The threats made were not backed up by intent, ability, or resources to carry them out. Several rumors, including one of a supposed “list” of specifically targeted or threatened students, are false. Rossville is a small community and most of our children attend school here. This includes children of USD # 321 staff and the employees of the Rossville Police Department. We are all invested in the safety of our community and specifically, that of our children. The Rossville Police Department wishes to thank USD # 321 administration and staff for their cooperation and response to this unfortunate incident.

MEL Cross Country Results

Mid East League Cross Country Results, Oct 17, 2019 at Silver Lake 

Athlete           YR           Team       Score              Time   Gap

7th Grade Girls 2 Miles
1 GERBER, Tessa 7 Silver Lake -                     13:05.9 ---
2 WURTZ, Payton 7 Alma-Wabauns -            13:06.8 0:01.8
3 REASONER, Aubrey 7 Riley-Riley Cou -    15:40.6 2:35.6
4 STUHLSATZ, Isabelle 7 Alma-Wabauns -  15:56.4 2:51.4
5 HUSKE, Ava 7 Alma-Wabauns -                   17:39.6 4:34.6
6 MORELLI, Zola 7 Rossville -                         18:12.3 5:07.3

8th Grade Girls  2  Miles

1 DAVIS, Audrie 8 Rossville -                            12:55.3 ---
2 MANHART, Jersey 8 Silver Lake -               13:13.1 0:18.1
3 MCCANN, Guin 8 St. Marys -                        13:13.6 0:18.6
4 NIPPERT, Kyra 8 Rock Creek Jun 1             13:26.2 0:31.2
5 HOYOS, Thalia 8 Riley-Riley Cou -               13:50.3 0:55.3
6 JONES, Sienna 8 Alma-Wabauns -               14:30.6 1:35.6
7 CASTILLO, Sophia 8 Alma-Wabauns -        14:54.8 1:59.8
8 EDIE, Amarya 8 Rock Creek Jun 2               14:55.1 2:00.0
9 GREENWOOD, Kathry 8 Rock Creek Jun 3 14:59.1 2:04.1
10 LACOCK, Keera 8 Rossville -                        15:34.1 2:39.1
11 CHANCELLOR, Sama 8 Rossville -              15:37.9 2:42.9
12 COUGHLIN, Bridget 8 Rock Creek Jun 4   16:05.7 3:10.7
13 LINDSAY, Haylee 8 Rock Creek Jun 5         16:19.0 3:24.0

Girls Varsity 5 K

1 FARMER, Mariah FR Silver Lake 1                   19:29.9 ---
2 STUHLSATZ, Rebekah FR Alma-Wabauns 2 20:12.5 0:43.5
3 BAHNER, Aubrey JR Silver Lake 3                  20:18.0 0:49.0
4 STREIT, Julia JR Rossville 4                             20:18.6 0:49.6
5 SAENZ, Sierra SR St. George-Roc 5                 20:34.6 1:05.6
6 FOSTER, Amelia FR Rossville 6                       20:45.4 1:16.4
7 CLARK, Abbi SR St. George-Roc 7                   21:01.3 1:32.3
8 SEIDEL, Jula JR Rossville 8                              21:17.1 1:48.1
9 FEUERBACHER, Aben SR Silver Lake 9        21:46.9 2:17.9
10 KASPRZAK, Alex FR St. Marys -                    21:53.5 2:24.5
11 RUBY, Anna JR Silver Lake 10                        22:00.7 2:31.7
12 MAIKE, Kyndal SO Alma-Wabauns 11          22:14.3 2:45.3
13 DONALDSON, Jenna FR Alma-Wabauns 12 22:28.4 2:59.4
14 SAENZ, Elisa SO St. George-Roc 13               22:37.5 3:08.5
15 STREIT, Emma SR Rossville 14                      22:50.5 3:21.5
16 RAKESTRAW, Kristen JR Silver Lake 15      23:00.3 3:31.3
17 EASLEY, Christina JR Riley-Riley Cou 16     23:17.7 3:48.7
18 WONNELL, Reagan FR Rossville 17              23:27.1 3:58.1

Boys Varsity 5 K

8 TWOMBLY, Samuel SO Rossville 8                  17:35.4 1:27.4

13 ARCHER, Zach SR Rossville 13                        18:07.3 1:59.3

29 FAITH, Tres FR Rossville 29                            20:38.6 4:30.6

30 TWOMBLY, Wade FR Rossville                      30 20:39.7 4:31.7

34 RESER, Bronc SO Rossville 34                        21:50.4 5:42.4

36 SANDERS, Hayden FR Rossville (36)           22:37.9 6:29.9

Band & Choir Concert Oct. 24

The 7th-12th Grade Band & Choir Fall Concert is this Thursday, October 24th  at 7:00 PM.

MEL And Dist. 4 Football News

From the Capital-Journal:

• Riley County rallied past Southeast-Saline 33-29 on a fourth-quarter touchdown. Garrett Harmison threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns, two going to younger brother Trey, and Deon Barnes ran for 166 yards an two touchdowns.

• Rossville’s Torrey Horak ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 125 yards and three more scores as the Bulldawgs rolled past Council Grove 62-13. Three different players caught TD passes and three more added touchdown runs for Rossville.

• St. Marys quarterback Caden Hurla had the best game of his career in a wild 44-43 win over Mission Valley. Hurla threw for a career-high 327 yards and five touchdowns. Four different receivers caught TD pass with Charles King catching two and finishing with 153 yards on four catches. The Bears stopped a two-point conversion on the final play of the game to seal the win.

• Silver Lake posted its fifth straight shutout with a 57-0 blanking of Osage City. Cody Hay threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for three touchdowns.

• Rock Creek knocked off Clay Center 54-14 as Charlie Killingsworth ranf or 122 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 154 yards and two scores. Brooks Whaley caught both TD passes. Logan Mullin ran for 189 yards and a TD for Clay Center.

Abilene Volleyball Tournament

Oct. 18 Buhler Royal Valley Topeka High Ellsworth

19-25, 20-25 21-25, 17-25 25-15, 25-14 21-25, 25-12, 22-25

16-14 16-15 17-15 17-16

Senior Night For Volleyball Team

Rock Creek visits Rossville Monday, Oct. 21, and iat will be Senior Night for the team. 

Volleyball Leaders

Volleyball Team Leaders as of Oct. 17 per Capital Journal

Kills
Morelli 260, Fiedler 198, Gillum 131

Assists
Berrgstresser  529, Gillum 41

Digs
McCrory 246. Dyche 245

Aces 
Dyche  31

2A Football Rankings By CJ

Class 2A Football rankings by the Capital=Journal.

      Team    (Prev.) record

1. Hoisington (1) ... 7-0
2. Humboldt (2) ... 7-0
3. Garden Plain (3) ... 7-0
4. Silver Lake (4) ... 7-0
5. Conway Springs (5) ... 6-1

Others — Belle Plaine 6-1, Cimarron 7-0, Ellsworth 5-2, Eureka 5-2, Lakin 6-1, Maur Hill 6-1, Nemaha Central 5-2, Norton 5-2, Riley County 5-2, Rossville 5-2, Southeast-Saline 5-2.

Notes — Belle Plaine’s fairy-tale run at an undefeated regular season faced one last big hurdle with Friday’s trip to Eureka. It proved to be too big of one for the Dragons to hurdle as the host Tornadoes led start to finish in a 33-14 victory. Garden Plain and Conway Springs roll into their huge Week 8 showdown.

1937 Undefeated Football Team

Back in the 1950s I used to hear about the football teams of the 1930s.

The 1937 team was probably the best of the string.     

They had an impressive 9-0  team allowing only 6 points by opponents.

During the years 1933-37, their record was 42-3

Click on image to enlarge for ease of reading.

District 4 Standings

 2A District 4 Standings as of 10/19/19

Riley County         ... 4-0 
Rossville                ... 3-1 
Southeast-Saline  ... 2-2 
St. Marys                ... 2-2 
Council Grove        ... 1-3 
Mission Valley       ... 0-4 

Abigail McCrory Wins WU Contest

From the Capital-Journal:

Abigail McCrory, a sophomore at Washburn University, pitched her idea for Grounded on the Go, a mobile coffee shop, to judges Thursday during the final round of the sixth annual Washburn University Pitch Competition. McCrory was one of five competition finalists who competed for cash prizes meant to help competitors get their business ventures off the ground. McCrory was the first-place winner, taking home an $8,000 check.

“I’m incredibly humbled for sure, and it’s really exciting to have my family and friends here to see it happen,” McCrory said. “It’s really rewarding. All the hard work finally paid off.”

McCrory said her business idea has been years in the making. Her family owns Grounded Coffee House in Rossville, so McCrory is no stranger to the coffee business.

“I grew up eating breakfast with the regulars as they quizzed me on my spelling words before school,” McCrory said. “I became a barista and am now an assistant manager of the shop. Grounded Coffee House has done well, but that was my mom’s idea. This is mine.”

McCrory wants to scale up the business by making Grounded Coffee mobile. Prize money from the pitch competition will help McCrory purchase a trailer that looks like a “renovated vintage camper.” It’s where she’ll headquarter operations.

She plans to park her coffee truck at festivals and sporting events around town, on Washburn’s campus and outside Downtown businesses. She said mobility is exactly what will set her business apart — the fact that it can be “wherever, whenever.” And she also sees potential for growth once she graduates from Washburn.

“In the future, I hope to see several Grounded on the Go trucks traveling all over the capital city, focusing on caffeinating one cup at a time,” McCrory said.

The Washburn University Pitch Competition is open each year to all Washburn and Washburn Tech students. The competition invites students to develop a business idea and model, which they pitch, either as individuals or teams, to a series of judges.

Shawna Slack Injured

    Rossville resident Shawna Slack, 38, was injured Thursday evening when her 2018 Ford Escape struck a deer on I-470 in SW Topeka.  She was alone in the vehicle and was taken to St. Francis Hospital with minor injuries.

Dawgs Roll Over Council Grove

    The Dawgs controlled the first half racking up 40 points to the Council Grove Braves 7 points.  The larger Braves team showed very few good plays due to Rossville's superior speed.
    The second half was more of the same,  but was also limited by a running clock to lessen the damage.  But the Dawgs still prevailed in a lop-sided 62-13 game.

1st    5:38    Horak 10 yd run             2 pt try failed
1st    3.38    Horak 54 yd run             Sowers 2 pt run
1st    1.16    Horak  7 yd run              missed kick
2nd   11.33  Bealing (CG) 60 yd run Reeves kick good
2nd   9.32    Rezac 10 yd run             Reeves kick good
2nd   3.44    K Brown 16 yd pass      2 pt try failed
2nd     .20    Sowers 6 yd pass           Reeves kick good 
3rd    6.33    Sowers 19 yd run          Reeves kick good
3rd    5.42    Reeves 30 yd pass         2 pt Hurla to Sowers pass
3rd    5:24    King, 44 yd pass           kick blocked
4th    3.01    Perine 1 yd run              Lemma kick good                     

    There is video of the game on KSNT at the 3:00 mark at:
  https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-10-18-19/         

Other district four scores were:
    St Marys 44    Misson Valley  43
    Riley Co 33    SE Saline  29                                                                                     

MEL Volleyball Standings

MID-EAST  Volleyball Standings 10/18/19

                   ... League ... Overall

Silver Lake    ... 7-1 ... 26-11
Wabaunsee  ... 6-2 ... 30-3 
Rossville       ... 4-4 ... 14-15
St. Marys      ... 3-5 ... 16-14
Rock Creek   ... 2-6 ... 11-14
Riley County ... 2-6 ... 7-28

Maur Hill-Mount Academy Triangular VB

  Rossville picked up two wins on Oct 16 at the Maur Hill-Mount Academy Triangular meet. They defeated Maur Hill 25-20 and 26-24 and then Veritas 25-14 and 25-8.
  Rossville is now 16-13 for this year as of 10/15/19.

MEL Football Standings

MID-EAST LEAGUE FOOTBALL STANDINGS ON 10/17/19

                   ... League ... Overall
*Silver Lake    ... 3-0 ... 6-0
  Riley County ... 2-1 ... 4-2
  Rossville        ... 2-2 ... 4-2
  Rock Creek    ... 1-2 ... 2-4
  St. Marys        ... 0-3 ... 1-5
x-Wabaunsee  ... 0-0 ... 1-5

x-no league schedule

Dist. 4 Football Standings

 2A District 4 Standings as of 10/17/19

                                ... Dist. ... All ... PF ... PA ... Pts.

Riley County         ... 3-0 ... 4-2 ... 185 ... 135 ... +39
Southeast-Saline ... 2-1 ... 5-1 ... 249 ... 89 ... +13
Rossville                ... 2-1 ... 4-2 ... 192 ... 85 ... +13
St. Marys                ... 1-2 ... 1-5 ... 70 ... 232 ... -13
Council Grove        ... 1-2 ... 2-4 ... 104 ... 161 ... -25
Mission Valley       ... 0-3 ... 2-4 ... 113 ... 168 ... -27

CatchItKansas 2A Football Rankings

CLASS 2A Football Rankings for Oct. 17, 2019
1.   Hoisington (6-0) [1]
2.   Silver Lake (6-0) [2]
3.   Garden Plain (6-0) [3]
4.   Conway Springs (5-1) [5]
5.   Cimarron (6-0) [8]
6.   Humboldt (6-0) [4]
7.   Riley County (4-2) [NR]
8.   Rossville (4-2) [6]
9.   Belle Plaine (6-0) [10]
10. Lakin (5-1) [7]

Silver Lake continues to hold at #2,  but Rossville dropped a couple places to 8th.  Riley Co. has joined the rankings coming in ahead of Rossville.

Ronald Bond (77) Passes Away

     Ronald K. Bond, 58, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home in Topeka.

     He was born September 23, 1960, at Onaga, the son of Oren R. and Marguerite V. Clark Bond.  Ronald graduated from  Rossville High School in 1977. He worked in construction.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

     Survivors include his brother, Robert E. Bond, Kingsville, MO; a sister, Shirley Voight, Millington; TN;

     Private Inurnment is in the St. Clere Cemetery.

Eagles Win Two Over Lady Dawgs

Silver Lake swept Rossville to keep its one-game lead in the Mid-East League standings over Wabaunsee. The Eagles are 7-1, while Wabaunsee is 6-2 and Rossville 4-4.    Rossville lost the first match 19-25, 10-25 and then lost the second 15-25, 25-22, 10-25.

Alivia Sherer First Dawg At Golf State

From the Capital-Journel:

Alivia Sherer dabbled in tennis a little bit when she was growing up, but the sport really didn’t pique her interest until two years ago.

And once it did, she was hooked. It was the sport she wanted to pursue in high school.  One problem. Sherer is a freshman at Rossville and that school had never fielded a tennis program.

“I just do tennis,” she said. “Over the summer I do drills, so the whole idea was I would just keep doing drills and wait to see what happened.”

What happened was something the Sherer family has been trying to finalize for a couple years. Rossville entered a co-op agreement with Hayden, allowing Sherer to practice and play for the Wildcats during the season.

Sherer took full advantage of the opportunity and when it came time to compete on her own for Rossville at last week’s Class 3-2-1A regional at Hillsboro, it paid off. Sherer became Rossville’s first-ever state tennis qualifier, placing sixth in singles at the regional.

Not many people can say they’ve accomplished a first at their high school. But Sherer can.

“It’s nice and I never really thought about it like that,” she said. “All these other sports always talk about getting to go to state and I never really thought that I am the first one. But I’m excited I get to go do it.”

The daughter of former Washburn player Jesse Sherer, who played for the Ichabods from 1993-97, Alivia wasn’t overly optimistic she would get the chance to play tennis this year after her family had unsuccessfully tried to get a co-op in place for her older brother, Alex, who is a junior at Rossville.

But once she found out it would happen, she was elated.

“I was so excited,” she said. “It was great to learn how everything was going to work.”

Sherer wasn’t alone. Rossville junior Peyton Price, daughter of Washburn assistant coach David Price, also opted to go out for tennis. The two commute every day to Topeka for practice with one of their parents chauffering them.

Jesse Sherer also serves as Rossville’s official coach after taking online training and testing. During the regular season, she was coached by Hayden coach Christy Sheetz, who said her program welcomed the Bulldawg duo with open arms.

“We as coaches, we’re all ambassadors for the sport and the entire Topeka tennis commmunity was so welcoming for this,” Sheetz said. “I’d talked to them about it over the summer and knew Jesse was involved in the tennis community here. So it was kind of a way to pay it back and keep the cycle going.

″(Sherer’s) had such a successful start for a freshman and has done an incredible job. She’s got a sweet and open personality and was so eager to join the team. It’s just been a real blessing and we’ve developed a strong relationship with these two girls.”

“It was kind of weird at first and I mostly talked to Marisol (Blair, a Hayden senior) since I knew her,” Sherer said. “But now I know everyone and we all get along really well.”

Sherer rotated at singles with Hayden’s top-two singles players Marisol Blair and Rhen Calhoon, and put together a 14-6 record during the regular season. She also played some doubles with Price with both playing singles at regionals.

“It was definitely different from what I would see in USTA,” Sherer said. “But it was nice seeing that competition and playing a lot of really good players. It made me a lot better, knowing how I need to move the ball more, use my angles more.”

Price was eliminated in her first match at regionals, while Sherer beat Perry-Lecompton’s Bailey Wheeler, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. After falling 6-4, 6-1 to Smoky Valley’s Lena Rauchholz, she found herself in a tough spot when she lost the first set to Smoky Valley’s Isabella Wright 7-6 (8-6) in the match to qualify for state.

But she bounced back in a big way to clinch a state berth with a 6-1, 6-2 win in the next two sets. Sherer wound up falling in the fifth-place match to Wabaunsee’s Autymn Schreiner, a defacto Mid-East League championship match between the top singles players for the only two schools in the league with tennis.

“It was definitely nerve-wracking in the (match with Wright), losing that first set in a tiebreaker,” Sherer said. “We were both trying to make every point. I thought getting to state was possible and I just needed to fight.”

Sherer will take a 16-8 record to this weekend’s Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Prairie Village.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Sherer said. “Having my dad there coaching me will be great, too. I just want to do well and see how far I can get.”

Lady Dawgs Win Osage CC

Standings of Osage City Invitational Cross Country Meet Oct. 9, 2019.

1. Rossville          52
2. Silver Lake       53
3. Anderson Co.   56
4. Osage City       96
5. Santa Fe Trl.    117
6. Hillsdale           150
7. Northern Hts    182
8. Chase Co.       213
9. Wellsville         215

Top Finishers from Rossville were:

2.    Julia Streit
6.   Amelia Foster 
8.   Julia Seidel
11. Emma Streit
25. Alexis Zabala
35. Cassie Fund

Rodehorst To State Golf Meet

Standings of the 3-2-1A golf regionals.

Silver Lake              388
Meriden-Jeff West   410
Osage City               417
Council Grove         462
Rossville                  483
St. Marys                 497

Jenna Rodehorst was the leading golfer for Rossville finishing  13th with a 105.  This qualifies her for the state tournament next week.

Alexandra Broughton finished 23rd with a  119.

Rossville Invitaional Golf

The Rossville Invitational Golf Tournament was held at the Great Life North golf course in Topeka on Oct. 10, 2019. The team finishes were:
  1  Jeff West      169
  2  Silver Lake  170
  3  Rossville      198
  4  Clay Center  216
  5  St. Marys      230
  6  Osage City    231

Rossville was lead by Jenna Rodehorst 43 (6th), Leah Hudson 50 (14th), Kayla Davis 51 (17th).
Sidney Wonnell 54 (21st).

Pittsburg Dealt First Loss of Season

Pittsburg State U. suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Northwest Missouri on Sat., Oct. 12 \, being on the losing end of a 38-17  contest.  Tucker Horak had three carries for 22 yards including a 19 yard scamper.    The complete game recap can be read at: 
https://pittstategorillas.com/news/2019/10/12/football-bearcats-hand-gorillas-first-loss-of-season-38-17.aspx?path=football

Alivia Shere To State Tennis

CLASS 3-2-1A TENNIS REGIONAL AT HILLSBORO:
 Rossville picked up its first-ever tennis state qualifier as Alivia Shere took sixth in singles play.    She was defeated by Schreiner of Wabaunsee in the match for 5th place.

Team placings were:  KC Christian 19, Smoky Valley 16, Sacred Heart 7, Wabaunsee 5, Maranatha 4, Sabetha 4, Rossville 3, Marysville 1.

The 3-2-1A State Tournament will be Friday, Oct 18, 2019  at the Harmon Park Tennis Complex Prairie Village, KS.

Leah Hudson To National Convention

    Rossville senior Leah Hudson is on the Shawnee County team that is representing Kansas at the National Junior Horticultural Association convention this weekend in Lincoln, NE.
    You can read more about this team at:  https://www.cjonline.com/news/20191011/capfed-best-news-shawnee-county-high-schoolers-compete-at-national-horticulture-convention

Rossville-St. Marys Game Stats (updated)

Ross       22    27    0    0    =    49
St My      0      0     0    6    =      6

6:14  1st    Rezac  36 run                                     PAT  2 Kaden Brown run
1:09  1st    Horak  2 run                                       PAT  1 Reeves kick.
:53    1st    Sowers 47 run                                    PAT  1 Reeves kick
11.51 2nd  Reeves 43 yd pass from Horak          PAT   Kick failed
 8:21 2nd   Reeves 25 yd pass from Horak          PAT  1 Reeves kick
4:35  2nd   Kaden Brown 1 run                             PAT   1 Reeves kick
3:23  2nd   Torrey Horak 26 fumble recovery        PAT   1 Reeves kick
1:26  4th    King 79 pass from Hurla (SM)             PAT    kick failed

Other Scores of interest
Dist. 4
SE Saline       48    Mission Valley    6
Riley County 48    Council Grove     0

MEL
Silver Lake 62     W. Franklin    0
Valley Hts   64     Wabaunsee    20

Dawgs Trouncing Bears 49-0 At Half

    The Dawgs are dominating the St. Marys Bears in a lopsided game.  The Bears are struggling to make any yards while the Dawgs score at will.    At the end of the first quarter,  Rossville scored 3 TDs in 1:18 minutes.
    A heavy dose of bench and underclass players, along with a "running clock" evened the game a bit in the second half.  The Dawgs went scoreless and St. Marys scored six on a 79 yard pass play from Hurla to Charles King with 1:26 remaining in the third.
    TDs in the fourth quarter by Tagen Kippes and Braiden Hensley were called back because of holding penalties.

    Video highlights of the game, beginning at 3:07, can be seen at:    https://www.ksnt.com/football-frenzy/football-frenzy-10-11-19/

    Video highlights from WIBW of the game also available at:    https://www.facebook.com/ksprepzone/videos/2101512553489447/

District Four Football Standings

District 4

                               ... Dist. ... All ... PF   ... PA   ... Pts.

Riley County         ... 2-0 ... 3-2 ... 137 ... 135 ... +26

Southeast-Saline ... 1-1   ... 4-1 ... 181 ... 83        ... 0

Rossville                ... 1-1  ... 3-2 ... 143 ... 79        ... 0

St. Marys                   ... 1-1   ... 1-4     ... 64 ... 183        ... 0

Council Grove      ... 1-1  ... 2-3 ... 104 ... 113   ... -12

Mission Valley    ... 0-2  ... 2-3 ... 107 ... 120  ... -14