MEL Football Standings

The MEL football standings as of 10-14-17 are below

                     League  Overall

Silver Lake    …5-0 … 7-0
Riley County … 4-1 … 6-1
Rock Creek  … 2-3 … 2-5
St. Marys      … 1-2 … 4-3
Rossville       … 1-3 … 2-5
Wabaunsee   … 0-4 … 0-7

MEL Scores Oct. 13

Riley County 45, Minneapolis 0
Silver Lake 68, Oskaloosa 0
Smoky Valley 36, Rock Creek 0
St. Mary’s 51, Council Grove 11
Centralia 50, Wabaunsee 6

Rossville Loses In OT

MISSION VALLEY 33, ROSSVILLE 27 (OVERTIME)

Mission Valley (5-2) 0 13  0  14    6   —  33

Rossville (2-5)         6   0  7  14     0  —  27

Mission Valley — Clark (2), run, run; Metcalfe (2), run, pass; Roberts pass. PAT — Roberts run; Brown Kick.

Rossville — Sumner pass from Hulbert; Daughty pass from Hulbert; Johnson run; Hulbert run. PAT — Johnson 3 Kicks.

Mission Valley Game Progress

Rossville scored with 7 seconds left in the first qtr. to take a 6-0 lead on a run by Trevor Johnson.

MV struck back quickly  with 10:26 left in the half with a 64 yard TD pass to tie the game. The teams traded short drives in a defensive struggle until MV scored on a pass play with 36 seconds remaining to go up 13-6.  On the previous play,  Christian Madill sacked the MV quarterback which seemed if might slow their drive as they faced a 2 and 17.  But,  the successful pass nullified the fine defensive play

The Dawgs scored with 3:22 left in the third to tie the game at 13 all.

Dawgs scored on a long pass of about 50 yards early in the fourth qtr to go up 20-13.  In the ensuing MV drive,  the Dawgs intercepted.  However their drive ended about the 20 coming up about one inch short in a measurement of 4th down.  The MV drive was once again stopped by an interception whcih was taken back to about the MV 30.  A few plays later the Dawgs scored to go up 27-13 with 3:27 left in the 4th.  However,  on the next drive, the Vikings completed a long pass to the 10 yard line and two plays later scored.  A fake extra point kick added two points to get within 6.   But the Dawgs fumbled the ball on a bad snap and MV had the ball with two minutes left.  MV scored as time ran out,  but the Dawgs blocked the extra point kick.  Tied at 27 at the end of regulation time.

On to OT.

The Dawgs were on offense first.  They were not able to get the ball into the end zone so attempted a field goal which missed.  MV was able to complete a pass into the end zone to win 66-27.

Rossville is now 0-1 in district play.  They must win at least 2 of the next 3 games to get continue in the playoffs.  

Volleyball Team Wins Two

   The RHS volleyball team picked up new wins Thursday over Jeff County North to up their season's record to 16-13.  The scores were:
25-23, 18-25, 25-23
25-15, 21-25, 25-22

Mid-East League Cross Country

The MEL Cross Country meet was held Thur., Oct. 12, at Wabaunsee.

Meagan Huston was 15th in the girls division.  Among the boys,   Zach Archer was 27th, Justin Jordan was 37th, Jonas Rewerts was 41st, and Marvin Cummings was 55th.

Lydia Francis Carl /Dailey (Smatla)(36) Passes Away

Lydia Francis Carl /Dailey (Smatla) Born July 28th, 1916 in Maple Hill, KS, the oldest daughter of Czech immigrants Thomas & Marie Smatla, she grew up with 5 brothers & 2 sisters near Rossville, KS.

After graduating from Rossville HS in 1936, she worked in Topeka and put herself through Barnes Business College, earning what would now be an Associate Degree. "I wanted to make something of myself" she would often say. Ultimately meeting and marrying Donald Dailey in 1942 "He was a great dancer." She was with the War Price Administration during WW-II in San Francisco, having a baby boy in 1943. Fearing possible invasion on the coast, she moved back to Willard, KS with her parents; Don following after the war was over. She was with Capper Publications, Farmers Insurance and the US Dept. of Agriculture (she was certainly qualified for that!) for many years, ultimately transferring to the Treasury Dept, retiring from the IRS. Incredibly active in Senior groups, the JoCo Election Commission and the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, she always had her "hands in the dirt"... this great Mom who could make ANYTHING grow, always had a large garden, and made frequent visits to the "home place" farm to help her parents & brothers. Growing up in the Depression, she wasted nothing ("Don't you throw that tin foil away!"), and we always had plenty of canned vegetables & fruits from the gardens. Many holiday dinners were made by Mom's talented hands, and little talking could be heard over the sounds of happy eaters. She lost husband Don in 1987, remarrying James Carl in 1988, happily sharing their life until his passing in 2010. Having outlived 7 siblings, she then spent the remainder of her 101 years at Overland Park Place, but continued to feed birds who landed on her balcony ledge & grow starter plants on the windowsill.

Survivors include her son, Thomas C. Dailey of Sedalia, CO; nieces, Paula Kingman, Denise Horgan and Kristi Seigler of Kansas City, Rita Darlene Antoniowicz of Albany, GA, Marcia Reiter of Topeka, KS and Debra Likes of Leavenworth, KS; nephews, Larry Smatla of Oskaloosa, KS, Calvin Kingman of KCMO, Tom Smatla & Paul Smatla of Grand Junction, CO and many grandnieces & nephews and Tom's "adopted" daughter Shona & son Sean.

Come celebrate Mom's life and remember... stand on the plastic! 

Visitation will be 2pm - 4pm, Sunday, October 15th at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel. Her Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30am, Monday, October 16th at the McGilley & Hoge Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park with burial following the service at the Czech Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Online condolences may be left at www.mcgilleyhoge.com.

Homecoming Friday Night

    The Rossville homecoming game will be Friday evening at 7 PM.  The Homecoming King and Queen crowning will the before the game at 6:30.  The dance will be at the RHS commons area after the game from 9:30-11:39.  Admission is $5 with Free Pizza provided by the RHS Booster Club.

Hulbert and Daughty Lead FB Stats

    Thus far this season,  the stat sheet is lead by Sheldon Hulbert who has rushed for 581 yards in 132 attempts for a 96.8 yard per game average.  He also has completed 75 of 132 passes for 1070  yards in six games.  That is a respectable 57% completion percentage and 179.3 yards per game average.
    The leading receiver is Elijah Daughty who has caught 26 passes for 449 yards,  a 74.8 yard per game average.

CJ Computer Predictions

We begin District play in football this week and the Capital-Journal has made the following predictions:

… 89.9   … ROSSVILLE … 25.4 … Mission Valley … 64.5
… 100.3 … SILVER LAKE … 59    … Oskaloosa … 41.3
… 81.2   … SMOKY VALLEY … 6 … Rock Creek … 75.2
… 66.6   … St. Marys       … 15.2 … COUNCIL GROVE … 51.4
… 93.7   … Riley County … 47       … MINNEAPOLIS … 46.7
… 75      … CENTRALIA … 12          … Wabaunsee … 63

District Playoff Picture

From the Capital-Journal:

Best district — This one isn’t even close. Chaparral is 5-1 and is one-point loss away from being undefeated. Had the Roadrunners avoided the hiccup, they would have been the fourth undefeated team in District 10. Not only are Cheney, Conway Springs and Garden Plain all 6-0, each has scored at least 280 points. Chaparral joins Cheney and Conway as the only 3A teams to have scored more than 300 points. Any of the four teams is a legitimate title contender.

Worst district — All four of the above teams reside in the Central Plains League. So do three of the four teams in District 9. The difference? District 9 gets the bottom third of the league with Douglass, Wichita Independent and Belle Plaine combining for one win. Bluestem (2-4) leads the district which easily lags behind the rest of 3A.

District winners — Nemaha Central, Maur Hill, Silver Lake, Rossville, Wellsville, Jayhawk-Linn, Galena, Caney Valley, Douglass, Conway Springs, Halstead, Hesston, Marysville, Phillipsburg, Hoisington, Cimarron.

District runners-up — Sabetha, Pleasant Ridge, Perry-Lecompton, St. Marys, Osage City, Humboldt, Cherryvale, Neodesha, Bluestem, Garden Plain, Hutchinson Trinity, Marion, Riley County, Norton, Larned, Lakin.

Volleyball Team Beats Rock Creek Twice

    The RHS volleyball team celebrated Senior Night with two wins over Rock Creek.
The scores were  25-17, 25-14 and 25-5, 25-13.  The Dawgs are 4-4 in the MEL with lone remaining MEL opponent being Wabaunsee.  The Dawgs are 14-13 overall.

Lydia (Smatla) Carl Passes Away At 101

Lydia Francis Carl / Dailey (Smatla)

Born July 28^th, 1916 in Maple Hill, KS, the oldest daughter of Czech immigrants Thomas & Marie Smatla, she grew up with 5 brothers & 2 sisters near Rossville, KS.  After graduating from Rossville HS, she worked in Topeka and put herself through Barnes Business College, earning what would now be an Associate Degree.  “I wanted to make something of myself” she would often say.  Ultimately meeting and marrying Donald Dailey in 1942 “He was a great dancer”  she was with the War Price Administration during WW-II in San Francisco, having a baby boy in 1943.  Fearing possible invasion on the coast, she moved back to Willard, KS with her parents; Don following after the war was over.  She was with Capper Publications, Farmer’s Insurance and the US Dept. of Agriculture (she was certainly qualified for that!) for many years, ultimately transferring to the Treasury Dept, retiring from the IRS.  Incredibly active in Senior groups, the JoCo Election Commission and the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, she always had her “hands in the dirt”… this great Mom who could make ANYTHING grow, always had a large garden, and made frequent visits to the “home place” farm to help her parents & brothers.  Growing up in the Depression, she wasted nothing (“Don’t you throw that tin foil away!”), and we always had plenty of canned vegetables & fruits from the gardens.  Many holiday dinners were made by Mom’s talented hands, and little talking could be heard over the sounds of happy eaters.  She lost husband Don in 1987,  remarrying James Carl in 1988, happily sharing their life until his passing in 2010.  Having outlived 7 siblings, she then spent the remainder of her 101 years at Overland Park Place, but continued to feed birds who landed on her balcony ledge & grow starter plants on the windowsill.

Survivors include her Son, Thomas C. Dailey of Sedalia, CO, Nieces Paula Kingman, Denise Horgan,& Kristi Seigler of Kansas City, Rita Darlene Antoniewicz of Albany, Ga, nephews Larry Smatla of Oskaloosa, KS, Calvin Kingman of KCMO, Tom Smatla & Paul Smatla of Grand Junction, CO and many Grand Nieces & Nephews.  Also Tom’s “adopted” daughter Shona & son Sean.

Come celebrate Mom’s life and remember… stand on the plastic!

3A Golf Regional

Class 3A regional At Lake Shawnee GC (par 71)

Team scores (top three qualify for state)

Council Grove 471, Rossville 508, Silver Lake 514, Osage City 527, St. Marys 566.

Individual medalists

1. Hedges, Seabury, 85; 2. Hower, Council Grove, 99; 3. Woodward, Osage City, 104; 4. Lindstrom, Silver Lake, 110; 5. Downes, Council Grove, 114; 6. Sowers, Rossville, 114; 7. Konen, Council Grove, 120; 8. Schuler, Rossville, 120; 9. Austin, Silver Lake, 129; 10. Jones, Osage City, 131.

The State Tournament will be Oct. 16 at Hays, KS.