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