Smatla Photo From Willard

    Marie (Juran) Smatla and grandson Tom Dailey at Smatla house in Willard on Darling Street, about 1943-44.

Old Photo of Willard School

Willard School for grades 1-8 (about 1945-46)  taken from the NW side of the "Green Acre Farm" in Willard.  The school is still there, although now  in private hands.  It was closed as a school about 1955.  Below is a picture of the front of the school,  date unknown.

Ed Dewey Fourth At State Championship

The 22nd Annual Kansas Auctioneers Association Auctioneer Championship was held on September 11th on the Bretz Law Arena stage at the Kansas State Fair.  After the preliminary contest, which was conducted at the KAA Winter Convention in January, ten finalist out of 14 auctioneers were selected to compete for the title of 2013 Kansas Auctioneer Champion.   Of those ten,  Ed Dewey of Rossville came in fourth.  
http://www.kansasauctioneers.com/2013/2013-kansas-auctioneer-champion/

Rossville Dance Team Videos

Here are several RHS dance videos on You-Tube

June 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-9ZBSN_nIc

June 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbkHbaqJjxo

Oct. 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_AqyyCWVs

Jan. 9, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V1kjPiWeH4

And then there is the Alumni Dance Team performing Jan. 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIlEGiPP_RI

New Search Feature

    The SEARCH feature for this web site is now at the upper left of the page. Just type in a word or name you are searching for and click on the search icon.   Google disabled the old search feature at the bottom of the page (which I have now deleted) and added the one at the top,

Czechland Polka Band at Bohemian Hall

Video of Czechland Polka Band at the Bohemian Hall in 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJc0tB2wJY4

Here is a video of the same band at the Hall in 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY_6hKg3eBs

Hy-Vee Scholar-Athlete of Week Video

   This is a short Kansas First News video of Scott Schinn,  the Hy-Vee Scholar Athlete of the Week back a few months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dtW5f1nRv0

RHS Video

Here is a nice 8 1/2 minute video shot at Rossville High School on Sept. 27, 2013 as part of the homecoming festivities.  Looks like about every student must have been involved at some point in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUPWqediqTI

Eagles Beat Dawgs in State Semi-final (updated)

    Once again Silver Lake advances to the 3A state title game after defeating Rossville in the state semi-final, 27-13.
Silver Lake     7     6     6     8     =     27
Rossville         0     6     7     0     =     13

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-22/kruger-leads-silver-lake-title-game-11th-time-12-years

Scoring:
Silver Lake — Freeman 4 pass from Kruger (Martin kick)
Silver Lake — Freeman 27 pass from Kruger (kick blocked)
Rossville — Corbin Horak 30 pass from Tucker Horak (kick failed)
Silver Lake — Kruger 13 run (pass failed)
Rossville — Steckel 48 pass from Tucker Horak (Reesor kick)
Silve Lake — Renfro 1 run (Baird run)

GAME IN FIGURES

                                       SL        Ross

First downs                 19          14
Rushes-yards          32-109 43-135
Passing yards            260       153
Passes                     23-36-0   7-20-4
Fumbles-lost              2-1         0-0
Punts-Avg.               4-33.7    4-26.2
Penalties-yards        3-25       1-10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Silver Lake: Boyd 4-50, Renfro 14-30, Kruger 7-15, Matzke 2-14, Baird 3-2. Rossville: Tucker Horak 18-70, Reesor 17-61, Thatcher Horak 5-17, Steckel 2-7, Team 1-minus-20.

PASSING — Silver Lake: Kruger 23-36-0, 260. Rossville: Tucker Horak 7-20-4, 153.

RECEIVING — Silver Lake: Freeman 9-116, Pridey 5-64, Matzke 4-31, Boyd 2-13, Saia 1-15, Vega 1-13, Wolfley 1-8. Rossville: Morris 2-45, Thatcher Horak 2-24, Corbin Horak 1-30, Steckel 1-48, Reesor 1-6.

PUNTING — Silver Lake: Kruger 4-33.7. Rossville: Tucker Horak 4-26.2.

War on 24 Article on CJOnline

Nice Capital Journal article on the War on 24.

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-21/quarterback-surprises-fuel-war-24-showdown

Taylor Kirk Makes All-League In Volleyball

ALL MID-EAST LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

Kallie Fischer, Silver Lake; Cara Flach, Wabaunsee; Jayna Flach, Wabaunsee; Taylor Kirk, Rossville; Ashlyn Lane, Silver Lake; Kelsey Parker, Rock Creek; Kelsey Plummer, Rock Creek; Alyssa Schultejans, Silver Lake; Katelyn Thomson, Riley County; McKayla Vargo, Riley County; Taylor White, Silver Lake; Jordan Yoder, Silver Lake.

Brett Cowdin Funeral Service

    The choir loft and every pew was packed Monday inside Highland Park United Methodist Church.  Current and former athletes who played for Brett Cowdin wore letter jackets representing every Shawnee County high school for which he coached. No doubt, more than one coach in the crowd wondered what kind of team could be assembled, in virtually any sport, with all the star power that filled the church.
    To read more about the funeral service for former RHS baseball coach Brett Cowdin,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-18/kevin-haskin-thinking-about-cowdin-always-good-thing

Kevin Haskins Comments

Below are some of Kevin Haskins  (writer for the Topeka Capital Journal) thoughts.  
■ No better small-school rivalry exists in Kansas than the War on 24. For Rossville and Silver Lake to meet again in the Class 3A semifinals is epic.
■ A second win over the Eagles might get first-year Bulldogs coach Derick Hammes a statue outside the football field.
■ C.J. Hamilton deserves one in the south end zone in Silver Lake, where drivers pass by.

Cherryvale Game Photos

    To see photos of the Fans and Players at the big play-off win at Cherryvale,  go to:

http://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2013/11/cherryvale-game-photos.html