Two more conference games -- two more wins.

The Raider boys basketball team kept rolling up the wins this past week with a 51-35 win over Bedford Tuesday, Jan. 24, and a 70-31 victory over Southeast Warren Friday, Jan. 27.

The wins raised the Raider Pride of Iowa conference mark to 12-1 and the overall season mark to 17-1.

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The Raider wins set the stage for the conference title showdown with Nodaway Valley in Greenfield on Tuesday, January 31.   Nodaway Valley is 13-0 in conference play and the Raiders are 12-1.

The Raiders host Pleasantville Friday night for parent’s night and play the regular season finale with Lenox there Tuesday, Feb. 7.

  It was back to 50-50 for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes in girls basketball action this past week.

The girls fell to league-leader Bedford 59-24 Tuesday, Jan. 24, then slipped past Southeast Warren 37-35 in Liberty Center Friday, Jan. 27.

The Raiderettes are now 7-6 in the Pride of Iowa conference and 10-8 overall.

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The Raiderettes traveled to Greenfield Tuesday and host Pleasantville Friday night for parent’s night. They play the regular season finale with Lenox there Tuesday, Feb. 7 and begin tournament play Thursday, Feb. 9 against Lamoni at home at 7 p.m.

  Regular season for the Mount Ayr Community Raider wrestlers drew to a close this past week with a pair of dual meets and the Quad State Invitational.

The Raiders won a pair of dual meets with Clarke and  Clarinda Academy at senior night for the Raiders Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Mount Ayr.

The Raiders had a 1-2 record in a set of duals with Bedford-Lenox, Maryville and Pleasantville in Lenox Thursday, Jan. 26.

The Raiders then had four wrestlers place in the Quad State Invitational in Maryville, MO Saturday.

Place winners in the tournament for the Raiders were Erik Freed, Shane Swank and Joe Ricker with second place finishes and Grant Staats with a fourth place finish.

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The Raiders travel to the sectional wrestling tournament in Corning Saturday for action beginning at 12 noon.

  Their second win of the season over Seymour was added along with another couple of losses when the Diagonal Maroonettes played their basketball games this past week.

The girls fell to Lamoni 46-31 in conference action, lost to Walnut in a close battle 29-22 on Thursday, Jan. 26, then rolled over Seymour 56-31 Friday night at homecoming.

The girls are now 2-15 for the season and 1-7 in conference play.

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The girls took on Mormon Trail at Humeston Monday, Jan. 30, host Lamoni Friday, Feb. 3, and then host Essex Wednesday, Feb. 8. 

  Diagonal’s Maroons dropped a trio of games this past week, including a heart-breaker at the buzzer against Seymour in the homecoming contest Friday night.

The boys lost to Lamoni 64-33 Tuesday, Jan. 24, fell to Walnut 56-38 on Thursday, Jan. 26, then fell on a last-second shot 54-51 to Seymour Friday night at homecoming.

The Maroons are now 1-15 for the season and 1-7 in conference play.

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The Maroons took on Mormon Trail at Humeston Monday, Jan. 30, host Lamoni Friday, Feb. 3, and then host Essex Wednesday, Feb. 8.

  Mount Ayr Community high school’s Sparks drill team has been invited to perform at halftime at the state tournament and will be on television in early February.

The Sparks have been asked to perform at halftime during the Tuesday, Feb. 28 11:45 a.m.  game at the girls state tournament.  

The Iowa High School Girls Athletic Association selects outstanding dance teams across Iowa to provide the halftime entertainment. This is the first year that the Mount Ayr Sparks have been asked to perform.

The 2012 ISDTA Championships where the girls brought home two top placings will be aired on IPTV on Saturday, Feb. 4 from  8 to 10 p.m. and rebroadcast on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m.  

The two-hour championship show will show edits of all of the championship routines along with special features about the new dance exhibit at the Iowa Hall of Pride, ISDTA’s involvement in the Exercising Your Character Program, and interviews with two of the judges.