McLouth football still unbeaten, hosts Olpe on Friday
McLouth Bulldogs
McLouth High football stayed perfect on the season Friday with a 38-20 victory against Atchison County and now prepares for what likely will be its toughest test of the regular season.
The Bulldogs put together late scores to hold off the Tigers and improve to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in Northeast Kansas League play. Friday’s game was moved to Amelia Earhart Stadium in Atchison due to heavy rains last week. The stadium has artificial turf.
MHS now will prepare for a home game this coming Friday against Olpe, which enters the game at 4-1 after defeating Eureka, 49-0, Friday on the road. The Eagles, who compete in the Lyon County League, opened the season with a 20-7 loss to Osage City (now 4-1), but has rattled off four straight victories.
Both McLouth and Olpe are in the “Others Considered” category in the latest Kpreps website Top 5 rankings for Class 1A.
McLouth and Riverside are the remaining teams with undefeated records in Northeast Kansas League play. Riverside is 4-1 overall.
McLouth traveling to Wabaunsee County for upcoming substate meet
McLouth teams will compete at a Class 2A substate Oct. 24.
The substate format is new this year with two seeded races each for the boys and girls. The top three teams and the top 15 runners in each race will qualify for state.
Other teams at the Alma-Wabaunsee substate are Arma-Northeast, Atchison County, Berean Academy, Fair Paravel, Chase County, Cherokee Southeast, Doniphan West, Douglass, Erie, Eureka, Humboldt, Jackson Heights, Jayhawk Linn, Jefferson County North, Kansas City Christian, Lyndon, Maur Hill-Mounty Academy, McLouth, Mission Valley, Olpe, Oskaloosa, Oswego, Remington, Rossville, St. Mary’s Colgan (Pittsburg), St. Marys, Uniontown, Valley Falls, Wabaunsee and Yates Center.
The meet will take place at the Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds.
The other substate will be at the Belleville Country Club, with Republic County as the host.
McLouth volleyball wrapping up regular season
McLouth has a few more regular-season matches left before the postseason.
MHS played Pleasant Ridge and Riverside on Tuesday after The Mirror’s print deadline and will finish up the regular season Atchison County and Oskaloosa on Thursday.
The Bulldogs enter play this week with a 6-24 record.