The streak has reached 15 for the ninth rated Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes in girls basketball this past week.

The girls added conference wins over East Union 60-19, Corning 59-51 and Wayne 60-31 to run their season mark to 15-0 and their conference mark to 10-0 in a busy week of action.

Mount Ayr Commmunity 60, East Union 19

Mount Ayr Community defeated East Union 60-19 in Mount Ayr on January 19 for their 13th consecutive victory of the 2009-1010 season.  

“Our defense completely shut them down in the second half,” said coach Thad Streit.  “We still need to shoot better as we have some tough contests coming up and we can’t afford to miss easy shots and free throws.”

Becca Pennington and Jensen Stewart scored four each as the Raiderettes built a 12-2 first quarter lead.  

East Union had their best scoring quarter in the second period as they still trailed the home team 29-12 at the half. Megan Doubleday scored four points off the bench and Becca Pennington added six  to the Raiderettes first half total.

Jensen Stewart picked the Eagles pockets and scored six points as Mount Ayr Community increased the lead to 30 points in the third period.  Tiffany Wimer and Claire Andresen scored three each as Mount Ayr Community headed into the final quarter leading 45-15.  

Ashley Phelps scored eight points in the final quarter as the Raiderette reserves finished the rout by outscoring the visitors 15-4 in the final eight minutes.

Mount Ayr Communiy hit 39 percent from the floor and 54 percent of their 37 free throws against East Union.  East Union hit just 17 percent of their field goals and 39 percent of their free tosses.  

Britney Roseman led the Eagle scoring with seven points.  Becca Pennington tallied 12 and Jensen Stewart added 10 to led the Raiderettes. 

Ten of the twelve Raiderettes suited dented the scoring column against East Union.  Stewart and Wimer both had six steals andPennington led the squad in assists with four on Tuesday.  Wimer also led Mount Ayr in rebounds with sixboards on Tuesday.

Mount Ayr Community 59, Corning 51

The ninth rated Class 1A Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes defeated Corning 59-51 to raise their season mark to 14-0 on Thursday, January 21.  

“Corning is playing pretty well at this point in the season,” said coach Thad Streit.  “We were able to handle the test and came away with a satisfying victory.”

It looked like the Raiderettes were going to have a big scoring night as they established a 9-0 lead after just one minute of play.  Becca Pennington made two baskets, Claire Andresen two free throws, and Bailey Myer a 3-pointer to provide the early scoring.  Kelsey Roberts’ scoring helped pull the Corning squad back into contention at 16-10 at the end of the first quarter.  

Becca Pennington scored nine straight points for Mount Ayr Community as the Raiderettes held a 10 point lead throughout the second period.  Bailey Myer swished her second three-pointer of the night making the half-time margin 37-26 in favor of the Raiderettes.

Tessa Mullen scored six straight points as the visitors cut into the Raiderette lead in the third period.  Ella Akin banked in a two-pointer reducing the lead to 46-42 with a minute left in the quarter.  Jensen Stewart hit from beyond the arc boosting the lead to 49-42 heading into the final quarter.   

Kelsey Roberts kept the Red Raiderettes close in the final eight minutes.  A conventional three-point play by Jensen Stewart and free throws by Becca Pennington in the closing minutes  helped secure the eight-point win for Mount Ayr Community. 

The Raiderettes hit 34 percent from the floor and 55 percent from the line on Thursday.  The Red Raiderettes made 42 percent of their  field goals and 75 percent of their free throws.  

Becca Pennington scored 20 points for  Mount Ayr Community and Claire Andresen contributed 13 to the Raiderette output.  Kelsey Roberts scored 18 for Corning and Tess Mullen tallied 13 before fouling out in the final quarter.  Jensen Stewart led the Raiderettes in assists and Tiffany Wimer was the team leader in steals and rebounds.  Bailey Myer blocked two shots against the Red Raiderettes.  

Mount Ayr Community 60, Wayne 31

Mount Ayr Community remained atop of the Pride of Iowa conference by downing winless Wayne 60-31 on Friday, Jan. 22 in Mount Ayr.   

“We did not have our full line-up tonight and we were trying to rest some of our starters,” commented coach Thad Streit.  “We kind of played in spurts tonight.”

Jensen Stewart piled up 10 of her game high 19 points in the opening five minutes as the Raiderettes raced to a 17-2 lead.  The Lady Falcons cut the margin to 21-8 at the end of the first quarter.  

The Raiderettes outscored Wayne 12-9 in the second quarter to build a 33-17 half-time lead.

Six different Raiderettes found the scoring column in the third period led by Claire Andresen’s six points as Mount Ayr Community gradually increased their advantage.  Mount Ayr led 52-24 after three periods were completed.

Mount Ayr Community used their junior varsity lineup most of the final quarter.  Taylor Lynch, Taylor Still and Molly Budach all got in the scorebook in the last period.  The Raiderettes outscored the Lady Falcons 8-7 as the Raiderettes played several different combinations in the fourth quarter.

The  Raiderettes made 45 percent of their field goals, but only 10 of 28 free throws.  Wayne hit 40 percent from both the floor and the free throw line against the Raiderettes.  

Jensen Stewart scored 19 points to lead the Raiderettes and Hannah Lain led the Lady Falcons with 15.  Tiffany Wimer added 14 points and Claire Andresen 10 for Mount Ayr Community.  Stewartled the team in steals with eight and Wimer and Andresen both collected sixrebounds on Friday.  Bailey Myer was the assist leader with five against Wayne. 

Next action

The Raiderettes were to travel to Bedford Tuesday night go to Southeast Warren Friday, Jan. 29. Tuesday, Feb. 2, they host Nodaway Valley.

 Diagonal’s Maroons picked up their first victory of the season when they defeated Lineville-Clio 31-24 in the Bluegrass conference tournament Tuesday, Jan. 19.

The Diagonal boys moved their record to 1-11 and finished ninth in the conference with the big win.

Diagonal 31, Lineville-Clio 24

Diagonal’s Maroons picked up their first win of the season with a seven-point win over Lineville-Clio in the conference tournament battle for ninth place.

The Maroons fell behind quickly in a big Lineville first period, trailing 11-2. The Diagonal boys bounced back in the second period, however, to pull within one 13-12.

The Maroons held Lineville-Clio to three points for the second period in a row to take the lead 20-17 after three periods.

The Diagonal team then added four points to the margin in the final period by outscoring L-C 11-7.

Two Diagonal players made it to double figures -- Brett England with 14 points and Austin Steinbach with 10 points.

C. J. Steinbach led the rebounding by pulling down nine. Brett Enalnd was the assist leader with three, tied with Chad Starlin for the steal lead with three and tied with Tyler Becker for the steal lead with two.

The Maroons were able to pick up the win despite 19 percent shooting from the field. They were able to make half their foul shots for the night.

Next action

The Maroonettes were scheduled to play  Lenox Monday, Jan. 25 and Lamoni in a conference game on the road Tuesday, Jan. 26. Friday, Jan. 29, the team hosts Seymour for a conference matchup.

  A thrashing of Lenox and a nail-biter victory over Central Decatur kept the undefeated win streak alive for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes this past week.

The girls rolled over Lenox 62-22 in Mount Ayr Tuesday night, then eeked out a 43-42 win over always tough Central Decatur in Leon Friday night.

The girls are now 12-0 for the season 7-0 in the Pride of Iowa conference.

Mount Ayr Community 62, Lenox 22

Mount Ayr Community added win 11 with a 62-22 thrashing of the Lenox Tigers on January 12 on the Raiderettes home court. 

  “We finally got rolling in the third quarter,” stated coach Thad Streit.  “We have to get better on our foul shooting as it was not good on Tuesday.”

All five starters scored in the first quarter, but the Raiderettes held just a five-point advantage at the end of one period.   

The Raiderettes had seven girls dent the scoring column in the second period as the Raiderettes built their half-time advantage to 31-15.

Mount Ayr Community really cranked up the defense and the tempo of the game in the third quarter.  Becca Pennington scored 10 of her game high 20 points in the third period as the lead ballooned to 53-17 after 24 minutes. 

The Raiderettes allowed Lenox just one field goal and five free throws in the second half.  Reserves played most of the final quarter with Taylor Still scoring four points as Mount Ayr Community outscored Lenox 9-5 in the fourth period, making the final score 62-22.  

Becca Pennington scored 20 points and Tiffany Wimer also reached double figures scoring 15 points against the Tigers.  Katie Barker tallied nine points to top the Lenox quintet.   

Mount Ayr Community hit 49 percent from the floor and a paltry 17 percent of their free throws.  Mount Ayr Community held Lenox to just six field goals and a 17 percent shooting night on Tuesday.  The Tigers did hit 50 percent of their 14 free throws.  

Becca Pennington also led the team in assists and blocked shots and she and Bailey Myer both recorded four steals.  Tiffany Wimer was the leading rebounder with six boards against the Tigers.  

Mount Ayr Community 43, Central Decatur 42

Mount Ayr Community miraculously pulled out a 43-42 win over Central Decatur in Leon on Friday, January 15.  

“It has been awhile since a Raiderette basketball team has won a game in Cardinal Emporium  or whatever their gymnasium is called,”  said a hoarse, but excited coach Thad Streit.  “We did not win this game with great shooting or offensive finesse, but with a lot of hustle and intestinal fortitude by the whole Raiderette squad.”

Jensen Stewart, Tiffany Wimer and Claire Andresen scored getting the Raiderettes an early 10-2 lead.  Mount Ayr missed some easy shots and late baskets by the Cardinals cut the lead to 12-6 at the end of the first quarter.  

Mount Ayr Community struggled finding the hoop and hurried some shots in a cold second quarter.  Jenna Lincoln and Bailey Boswell helped bring Central Decatur to within two just before half-time.  The Raiderettes managed only Jensen’s field goal and Becca Pennington’s and Tiffany Wimer’s free throws during the entire second quarter.  The teams headed to the locker room with Mount Ayr Community holding a 17-15 lead.

The play in the third quarter was fast and intense as both teams caused turnovers and hurried shots as neither team could pull away and establish a lead.  Bailey Myer, Becca Pennington and Tiffany Wimer scored, but not many, as the Lady Cards outscored Mount Ayr Community 9-7 to knot the game at 24-24 after three quarters of play.  

Shyanne Masters nailed her second three-pointer of the game to stake the home team to a three-point lead at 27-24. Jensen Stewart and Tiffany Wimer scored to keep the Raiderettes close, but another basket by Jenna Lincoln kept Central Decatur in front 33-31 with a little over four minutes left in  the final stanza.  

Free throws by Tiffany Wimer and Becca Pennington got the lead back for the visitors at 34-33 with 3:50 on the clock.  Baskets by Lincoln  and Bailey Boswell gave Central Decatur a 39-35 lead and then a Raiderette turnover and an impossible two-pointer made by Boswell as she was falling to the floor made things worse as the margin grew to 41-35.  

Becca Pennington scored and a Bailey Myer steal and basket made it 41-39 with 40 seconds left.   the Raiderettes fouled and Central Decatur converted one free throw, keeping the Raiderettes down by three.  Becca Pennington grabbed an offensive board and scored and was fouled on the play making the score 42-41 with 21 seconds left. A line violation prevented Becca Pennington from getting to attempt the charity toss so Mount Ayr Community was still down by one.  

The MAC girls fouled again with 15 seconds on the clock.  Fortunately Central Decatur missed the free throw and Claire Andresen got behind the Lady Card defense, hauled in the pass and banked in a two-pointer with seven seconds left.  Central Decatur called a time-out to set up a final shot.  

Bailey Myer was able to get her hand on the three-point attempt from the right corner and the ball fell harmlessly to the floor and the Raiderettes escaped with a 43-42 POI victory.

Mount Ayr Community hit 29 percent of their field goals and 59 percent  of their charity tosses.  Central Decatur hit 36 percent from the floor and 46 percent from the line on Friday.  

Tiffany Wimer scored 13 points and Becca Pennington added 10 for Mount Ayr.  Bailey Boswell topped the Lady Cards with 10 points against the Raiderettes.  Bailey Myer dished out seven assists and tied Tiffany Wimer for the team lead in rebounds with nine.  She and Wimer both had two blocks and Myer recorded five  steals to lead the team in that category.  

Next action

The Raiderettes played East Union on Tuesday and play Corning tonight (Thursday) and Wayne tomorrow in Mount Ayr in Pride of Iowa conference action.

Here are the results of the dual matches that were part of the two days of wrestling in Mount Ayr Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15-16. Harlan ended up being unbeaten through the six duals they wrestled. The Mount Ayr Community Raiders went 3-3, losing twice to Harlan.

Pool A Friday

Mount Ayr Community 41, Shenandoah 27

Durant 38, Shenandoah 36

Mount Ayr Community 36, Durant 33

Pool B Friday

Lathrop, MO 36, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 28

Harlan 55, Martensdale St. Mary’s 19

Harlan 51, Lathrop, MO 28

Pool C Friday

Riverside 45, Council Bluffs Saint Albert, 30

Riverside 51, Penny (Hamilton, MO) 28

Council Bluffs Saint Albert 54, Penny (Hamilton, MO) 30

Pool A Saturday

Mount Ayr Community 48, Council Bluffs Saint Albert 31

Harlan 52, Council Bluffs Saint Albert 17

Harlan 45, Mount Ayr Community 25

Pool B Saturday

Riverside 40, Martensdale St. Mary’s 31

Riverside 42, Durant 23

Martensdale St. Mary’s 36, Durant 30

Pool C Saturday

Lathrop, MO 39, Shenandoah 24

Shenandoah 36, Penny (Hamilton, MO) 34

Lathrop, MO 43, Penny (Hamilton, MO) 36

Final Rounds

Riverside 41, Mount Ayr Community 40

Durant 48, Council Bluffs St. Albert 33

Penney (Hamilton, MO) 39, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 33

Shenandoah 48, Penney (Hamilton, MO) 33

Durant 35, Lathrop, MO 27

Harlan 47, Riverside 29

Martensdale-St. Mary’s 39, Shenandoah 34

Council Bluffs Saint Albert 45, Lathrop 34

Harlan 48, Mount Ayr Community 15

 The 22nd annual Mount Ayr Duals wrestling tournament will be held Friday and Saturday with nine teams competing this year.

Joining the Raiders will be Durant, Penny high school from Hamilton, MO, Harlan, Lathrop, MO, Martensdale-St. Mary’s, Riverside, Council Bluffs St. Albert and Shenandoah.

Teams will wrestle in pools of three, switch pools and wrestle again. Then the top three teams, middle three teams and bottom three teams will be polled to determine placings in the finals.

Action will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday evening with the first round and rounds are also tentatively set for 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

The second pool play begins at 10 a.m. Saturday morning with sessions tentatively set for 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The finals for placings begin at 2:30 p.m. with followup sessions set for 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to see the Raider wrestlers take on some outstanding competition from Iowa and Missouri. 

  Mount Ayr Community’s Raider wrestlers saw action in the Creston tournament Saturday in Creston, bringing home a third place finish and crowning 119-pounder Michael Camacho and 215-pounder Cade Lambson with more titles.

A total of six varsity squads and two junior varsity squads took part in the tournament with Ankeny and Creston besting the Raiders in the tournament.

Team scores included:

1. Ankeny, 220.5; 2. Creston, 194; 3. Mount Ayr Community, 161; 4. Bedford-Lenox, 156;  5. East Union-Murray, 69; 6. West Central Valley, 54; 7. Creston junior varsity, 38; 8. Bedford-Lenox junior varsity, 5.

While the number of teams was down from past years because of the weather, the level of competition was not with several state-ranked wrestlers taking part.

As well as getting Camacho and Lambson through to titles, Jordan Clymer reached the finals and was second at 112 pounds, Shane Swank was second at 125 pounds and Jesse Penick was second at 135 pounds.

Also placing in the top four were third place Drake Schafer at 160 pounds, Bradley Love at 189 pounds and Cody Lame at heavyweight. Taking fourth place were Weston Pierschbacher at 130 pounds and Zane Sickels at 140 pounds.

The way to the championship for Michael Camacho at 119 pounds began with a first round bye, then picked up a first-period fall over Sean Renslow of West Central Valley in 1:04. In the finals he faced Seth Clark of Ankeny and pinned him in 5:51 after a back and forth battle where he trailed 11-7 before he got the win

For Cade Lambson, the road to the title began with a first round bye. He faced Jordan Hayes of the Creston junior varsity in his first match, picking a pin in 3:35. The finals pitted Lambson against Collin Bevins of Creston for another big match, with Lambson finally pinning Bevins in 4:26. Lambson had a 5-4 lead before getting the pin.

Jordan Clymer at 112 pounds had a first round bye and then faced Sam Reichenbacker of Ankeny in his first match. Clymer won a 6-1 decision to advance to the finals.  In the finals Clymer went up against Ryan Joint of West Central Valley and was pinned in 2:39 to take second.

At 125 pounds, Shane Swank had a first round bye and then won a wild match over Hunter Wagner of West Central Valley 12-9 to reach the finals. There he lost a 7-2 decision to Ben Reichenbacker of Ankeny.

Jesse Penick made his way to the finals at 135 pounds with a first round bye followed by a pin of Ryan Gear of Ankeny in 5:20.In the finals he faced Jared Smith of Bedford/Lenox and lost a major decision to him 10-1 to take second.

Drake Schafer at 160 pounds made his way to a third place finish starting with a first round loss by fall in 5:41 to John Pirchard of West Central Valley. It was a blow for Schafer, who was leading 11-2 on points at the time. He faced Cole Bond of the Bedford/Lenox junior varsity in the first consolation round, pinning Bond in 1:40. That put him in the consolation finals, where he faced John Prichard of West Central Valley in a rematch and pinned Prichard in 3:13 after leading 10-2.

At 189 pounds Bradley Love took on Bryson Kinyon of East Union in the first round and won with a quick fall in 27 seconds. In the second round, he faced Jared Bevins of Creston and lost by technical fall 18-2. In the consolation finals, he went up against Eric Hensley of Bedford-Lenox and came back from trailing 8-7 to pin Hensley in 4:48 to take third.

Dylan Lame began his day at 285 pounds with a bye and then lost to Thomas Herderschert of Ankeny in a close 3-2 decision where penalty points were more than half the scoring. In the first consolation round, Lame pinned Clint Marshall of Bedford-Lenox in :17. That put him in the consolation finals against Cody Duncan of East Union, where Lame won by fall in 1:00 for third place.

Weston Pierchbacher placed fourth at 130 pounds in the tournament. He pinned Darren Wilker of Creston junior varisty in his first match in :27. Next he faced  Matt Fontana of Ankeny and was pinned in 3:14. That put him in the consolation final against Austin Christensen of Bedford-Lenox, where he lost by fall in 2:30.

Zane Sickels rounded out participants for the Raiders at 140 pounds. He pinned Keden Morris of the Creston junior varsity in :50 in his first match. In his second match, he was pinned by Cort Sandeman of Creston in 1:08. That put him in the consolation finals against Justin Kuchenbecker of Ankeny, where he was pinned in 1:54.

Next action

The Raiders had a quad meet at Leon postponed Thursday, Jan. 7, and a new date has not been announced. They host the Mount Ayr Dual tournament Friday and Saturday then go to Panorama Tuesday, Jan. 19 for a meet with Corning, Panorama and Van Meter.

  It’s back into the thick of winter sports now that the Christmas holiday break is over.

Varsity basketball for the Mount Ayr Community Raiders and Raiderettes were to begin Tuesday, Jan. 5, with the teams hosting Corning in Pride of Iowa conference action but problems with the heating in the school gym postponed the games until January 21.

The teams host Martensdale-St. Mary’s Friday night in a game between the two conference unbeaten teams on the girls side.

Monday, Jan. 11, the boys host Clarke while the girls travel to Osceola for junior varsity and varsity action. Tuesday, Jan. 12, both teams host Lenox in conference play.

The Diagonal Maroons and Maroonettes hosted Murray Tuesday, Jan. 5, and then host Moravia Friday for homecoming. Both are conference games. Monday, Jan. 11, they host Lineville-Clio in a non-conference game and then host Melcher-Dallas Friday, Jan. 15 in more loop action.

The Raider wrestlers open their post holiday action tonight (Thursday) with a quadrangular meet in Leon with Atlantic, Bedford/Lenox and Central Decatur. Saturday, Jan. 9, they to to the Creston tournament.

The junior varsity boys and girls from MACHS host their annual junior varsity tournament Saturday, Jan. 9, at the high school, play at Clarke Monday, Jan. 11, and the girls host Lenox Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Mount Ayr Community middle school girls play their next basketball games against East Union in Afton Friday, Jan. 8, and host Corning Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The middle school boys host Corning today (Thursday) and Lamoni comes to play Thursday, Jan. 14.

Middle school wrestlers see their next action tonight (Thursday) when they travel to Afton to take on Corning, Central Decatur and East Union.