Mount Ayr’s Raiderettes will send three relay teams and three individuals to state competion May 17-18 in Des Moines.

Relay teams, runners and number of times qualified for state in prior years include: 

Relay Team Qualifiers

4x800 - Madison Hosfield, Brook Rychnovsky, Leah Klejch (1), Adrian Richards (1); alternates include  Maggie Jennett and Hannah Fletchall.

Distance Medley - Hosfield (4), Paige Daughton (3), Klejch, A. Richards (2); alternates are Emily Fox and Ashton Johnson. 

4x400 - Daughton (3), Klejch (1), Hosfield (3), A. Richards (2); alternates are Rychnovsky and Kirsten Dolecheck. 

Individual Qualifiers

400 M Hurdles - Hosfield (1), Daughton (1); 

High Jump - N. Richards (1). 

District meet

The Mount Ayr Raiderettes finished fourth in team scoring at the disrict track meet held last week at Van Meter.

Team Scores

1st- Earlham        157

2nd - Martensdale        114

3rd - Wayne        103

4th - Mount Ayr          79

5th - Van Meter          68

6th - East Union          56

7th - Murray          44

8th - Southeast Warren          38

9th - Iowa Christian          27

10th - Lamoni          20

11th - Orient-Macksburg          20

12th - Grandview Park Baptist            7

13th - Seymour    4

14th - Mormon Trail            0

Individual scoring

4x800 Relay

1st - Madi Hosfield, Leah Klejch, Brook Rychnovsky, Adrian Richards - 10:20.6

Shuttle Hurdle

4th - Paige Daughton, Laura Davison, Kirsten Dolecheck, Ashton Johnson - 1:14.56

100M Dash

8th - Naomi Richards - 13.8

NP - Neesie Brand - 14.6

200M Dash

11th - Emily Fox - 30.75

Logan Wimer - 32.86 

400M Dash

8th - Brook Rychnovsky - 70.5

NP - Hannah Fletchall - 72.0

100M Hurdles

7th - Johnson - 17.75

Davison - 19.4

800M Run

8th - Jennett - 2:42

Fletchall - 2:56

Distance Medley

2nd - Hosfield, Daughton, Klejch, A. Richards - 4:25.5

4x100M Relay

7th - Johnson, Hannah Glendenning, Fox, Dolecheck - 58.39

4x200M Relay

5th - Wimer, Glendenning, Fox, Dolecheck - 2:01.66

4x400M Relay

1st - Klejch, Daughton, A. Richards, Hosfield - 4:18.73

1500M Run

4th - Rychnovsky - 5:50.02

8th - Jennett - 6:06

Sprint Medley

4th - Johnson, Glendenning, Fox, Dolecheck - 2:11.3

400M Hurdles

1st - Hosfield - 67.0

3rd - Daughton - 70.6

Mount Ayr’s Raiderettes finished fourth in the Pride of Iowa conference track meet and fifth at the Martensdale-St. Mary’s Invitiational held recently.

Pride of Iowa

Adrian Richards placed first in the 800M run. In addition,  two relay teams posted winning times. The winning relay teams were the 4x800 of  Maggie Jennett, A. Richards, Brook Rychnovsky and Leah Klejch and the 4x400 team of  Klejch, Paige Daughton, A. Richards and Madi Hosfield.

 Team Scores

1st I-35       122

2nd Corning 76

3rd M-St. Marys 75

4th Mount Ayr 66

5th Wayne 60

6th Nodaway Val 45

7th Bedford 42

8th C. Decatur 33

9th Lenox 30

10th SE Warren 21

11th East Union 11

12th Pleasantville  4

Individual scoring

100M Dash

12th - Neesie Brand - 14.86

15th - Laura Davison - 15.03

200M Dash

13th - Logan Wimer - 31.66

15th - Davison - 32.15

400M Dash

2nd - Madi Hosfield - 1:03.56

7th - Hannah Fletchall - 1:14.79

800M Dash

1st - Adrian Richards - 2:29.45

4th - Leah Klejch - 2:38.46

1500M Run

5th - Brook Rychnovsky - 5:49.36

7th - Maggie Jennett - 6:12.84

3000M Run

10th - Taylor Wilson - 16:18.91

11th - Ica Hague - 17:15.23

100M Hurdles

10th - Ashton Johnson - 17.91

14th - Maddie Mobley - 20.10

400M Hurdles

2nd - Hosfield - 1:08.68

4th - Paige Daughton - 1:12.45

4x100M Relay

8th - Naomi Richards, Emily Fox, Johnson, Kirsten Dolecheck - 56.14

4x200M Relay

7th - Fox, N. Richards, Hannah Glendenning, Dolecheck - 1:59.63

4x400M Relay

1st - Hosfield, A. Richards, Klejch, Daughton - 4:19.36

4x800M Relay

1st - A. Richards, Rychnovsky, Klejch, Jennett - 10:39.92

Sprint Medley

DQ - A. Richards, Fox, Daughton, Glendenning - NT

4x100 Shuttle Hurdle

9th - Daughton, Hosfield, Dolecheck, Johnson - 1:19.95

Shot Put

14th - Morgan Quick - 26’4.25”

20th - Shelby Comer - 23:11.25

Discus

13th - Christiana Overholtzer - 69’5”

17th - Quick - 64’2”

High Jump

2nd - N. Richards - 4’8”

Martensdale-St. Marys Invitational

The Mount Ayr Raiderettes came in fifth with a total of 49.50 points  against tough competition at the Martensdale-St. Marys Invitational held. Des Moines Christian claimed the title with 175 points. 

Team Scores

1st DSM Christian 175

2nd Earlham 105

3rd Madrid   87

4th Interstate 35   71

5th Mount Ayr                49.50

6th Van Meter           49

7th Central Decaturr   29.50

8th W. Central Valley   23

Individual scoring

100M Dash

12th - Neesie Brand - 14.94

14th - Hannah Glendenning - 15.22

200M Dash

Naomi Richards - NT

800 M Run

2nd - Adrian Richards - 2:30.26

7th - Maggie Jennett - 2:49.49

100M Hurdles

7th - Kirsten Dolecheck - 18.96

9th - Laura Davison - 19.14

1500M Run

9th - Maggie Jennett - 6:08.68

13th - Hannah Fletchall - 6:16.35

400M Hurdles

1st - Paige Daughton - 1:10.95

5th - Davison - 1:20.77

4x100M Relay

DNS - MA - Brand, Ashton Johnson, Glendenning, Emily Fox

4x200 M Relay

6th - 2:02.77 - Fox, Logan Wimer, Glendenning, N. Richards

4x400M Relay

2nd - 4:13.57 - Leah Klejch, Daughton, A. Richards, Madison Hosfield

4x800M Relay

2nd- 10:49.16 - Hosfield, Jennett, Fletchall, Brook Rychnovsky

400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay

5th - 1:19.51 - Johnson, Davison, Maddie Mobley, Dolecheck

800 Sprint Medley Relay

7th - 2:09.01 - Johnson, Fox, Rychnovsky, Dolecheck

1600 Distance Medley Relay

2nd - 4:27.67 - Hosfield, Daughton, Klejch, A. Richards

High Jump

9th - N. Richards - 4’4”

Shot Put

10th - Morgan Quick - 27’ .5”

13th - Shelby Comer - 23’9”

Discus

9th - Bailea Stark - 72’11”

10th - Christiana Overholtzer - 72’3”.

  The Mount Ayr Raiders qualified nine events for the state meet in the district competition held Thursday, May 9 at Greenfield. 

Individual qualifers

High jump - Braydee Poore

110M hurdles - Braydee Poore

400M dash - Kyle Dolecheck

1600M run - Noah Larsen

Relay qualifiers

4x100 - Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed and Cody Stackhouse. Alternates are Braydee Poore and Zane Sickels

4x400 - Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka. Alternates are Lincoln Martin and Noah Larsen.

4x800 - Kyle Dolecheck, Heath Evans, Erik Freed and Noah Larsen.Alternates are Jack Jones and Shane Swank.

1600 Medley - Zach Lemon, Jack Jones, Lincoln Martin and Kyle Dolecheck. Alternates are Jacob Sobotka and Noah Larsen.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Zane Sickels and Braydee Poore. Alternates are Zach Lemon and Dawson Knapp.

Coach Brad Elliott was especially pleased with the performances of his upperclassmen.  “All five seniors qualified for the state meet, which is a first since Coach Wallace and I joined in 2009,” he said.  “ It is also the most events ever qualified for the Raiders in Class 2A competition. (Previous 2A state qualifier total was eight events in 2000). 

Elliott also cited the Raiders’ total team effort. “From seniors to freshmen the Raider squad performed superbly under wind rain and cool conditions,” he said. “I was so impressed with how the guys put it all out there for each other. We had great support from our athletes who were not competing that goes to show you how well this group works together. It has been a short but amazing season for us with this group, they are looking forward to competing on the blue oval starting this Thursday.”

Joe Ricker’s discus toss of 130’2” was good for third place but left him just short of qualifying.

      The 4x800 relay team continues to move up the ranks to second place on the MACHS all-time list with their state qualifying performance. 

     “One of the most exciting races” in coach Elliott’s words, “came in the 1600 medley race.” Kyle Dolecheck pulled out first place in the “final 80 meters as he fought off St. Albert to qualify for the state meet,” continued coach Elliott. 

Team Scoring

1 Council Bluffs St. Albert 140

2 Mount Ayr         106

3 Shenandoah   72.50

4 Nodaway Valley   64

5 Treynor   60

6 Clarinda   52

7 Clarke           50

8 Central Decatur   42.50

9 I35           36

9 Tri-Center   36

11 Red Oak   28 

12 Clarinda Academy   15

Individual scoring

*personal best

High Jump 

1st 6-7 Braydee Poore, State Qualifier, Stadium Record

NH Jacob Taylor 

Shot Put 

14th 36-02.50 Jed McCreary

16th 34-10.00 Joe Ricker

Discus

3rd 130-02 Joe Ricker*

10th 112-10 Lincoln Lutrick*

Long Jump

6th 18-6.75 Jack Jones

11th 17-11.50 Nick Wurster

3200

16th 12:55.92 Wyatt Jackson*

18th 13:21.17 Trevor Anderson

4x800 

1st 8:20.01 State Qualifier, Season Best, 2nd All-time MACHS, Kyle Dolecheck 2:00, Heath Evans 2:07, Erik Freed 2:09, Noah Larsen 2:03

100M

9th 11.72 Cody Stackhouse

11th 11.85 Grant Staats

200M 

5th 23.61 Jacob Sobotka

8th 24.49 Cody Stackhouse

400M

3rd 52.72 Kyle Dolecheck - State Qualifier

14th 59.24 Jacob Taylor*

110M hurdles

2nd 15. 44 Braydee Poore*– State Qualifier, FAT

400M hurdles

4th 59.53 Shane Swank 

11th 1:07.89 Dawson Knapp

800M

3rd Noah Larsen 2:07.34

8th Heath Evans 2:09.33

1600M

1st Noah Larsen*, 4:45.89, State Qualifier, 6th All time MACHS

12th Heath Evans 5:09.96

4x100 

3rd 45.64 State Qualifier, Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse

4x200 

5th 1:36.15 Season Best, Cody Stackhouse, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka

4x400 

2nd 3:34.80 State Qualifier, Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka

Shuttle Hurdle 

2nd 1:02.48 State Qualifier, Season Best, 2nd All-Time MACHS, Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Zane Sickels, Braydee Poore

1600 Medley Relay 

1st 3:48.36 State Qualifier Season Best, Zach Lemon, Jack Jones, Lincoln Martin, Kyle Dolecheck.

Boys sectional

The Mount Ayr Raider golf team won the sectional title, Friday, May 10 with a score of 363. 

Individually, Casey Paxson was medalist with an 86. Runner-up was Brock Draper of Wayne with an 88. Third place went to Levi Hawk of Moravia with an 89 and in fourth place was Quency Vos with his 89. 

The top four individuals will advance to medalist play. 

As sectional champs, the Raider team and qualifying individuals will compete in the district tournament, Friday, May 17 at Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita.

Team Scores

1st Mount Ayr 363

2nd East Union 372

3rd Moravia         388

4th Wayne 411

5th Lamoni         433

6th Melcher-Dallas 453

7th Mormon Trail         474

Other Raider scores

5th - Jake Ricker - 90

14th - Connor Giles - 98

25th - Ty Pollock - 113

Girls Regional 1

      Raiderette golfer Caitlin Giles has advanced to Regional 2 competition based upon her fifth-place finish at the Regional 1 golf tournament held at The Preserve at Rathbun Lake  on Monday, May 13. 

Team champion was Pleasantville, scoring a 401, and second place went to Lynville-Sully, scoring a 429.

Medalist was Macy Lanser from Lynnville-Sully with a 94  and runner up was Sydnee Smith from Lamoni with a 94. 

Third place went to Hannah Gordon of   Pleasantville with a 95. Ashley Jahner of Pleasantville grabbed fourth with a 96, and Giles placed fifth with a 97. 

Also scoring for Mount Ayr was Holly Karr with a 135.

Pleasantville and Lynnville-Sully and the five individuals now advance to Regional 2 play at Happy Hollow Golf Course in Corning on Monday, May 20 for a chance to play in the state tournament.

Final dual match

Mount Ayr Raider/Raiderette golfers saw their last regular season action on the course at the Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club, Tuesday, May 7. 

Mount Ayr boys won the team contest with a total score of 193 while Bedford tallied 231 as a team. 

Raider Casey Paxson was the medalist with a 47, and Paul Poston from Bedford came in as runner up with a 48. 

Other Raider scores included Quency Vos, 48; Connor Giles, Jake Ricker, 49; Ty Pollock, 51 and Nathan Roberts, 66.

For the girls, no team scores were posted with only two girls playing for each team. Medalist was Mount Ayr’s Caitlin Giles with a 49 and teammate Holly Karr claimed runner up by shooting a 62. Bedford girls golf scores posted were Alexis Johnson, 64, and Danielle Henry, 71.

The Raiders dominated the Pride of Iowa conference track meet and prepared for district action with a second-place finish at the Nodaway Valley Invitational.

Pride of Iowa

It was “a spectacular night for the Raiders,” stated coach Brad Elliott as the Mount Ayr boys claimed their third straight conference team title in the 2013 Pride of Iowa track meet held Tuesday night, April 30 at Truro.

Besides the team title, the meet featured several highlights, not the least of which was a new MACHS and conference meet record high jump by Raider senior Braydee Poore. Poore’s first-place leap of 6’9” easily eclipsed his old record of 6’7” set earlier this season at the ISU Classic, an indoor meet. Poore also claimed  gold in the 110M Hurdles. 

Noah Larsen scored two golds for his wins in the 3200M and 1600M runs. His 1600M time of 4:48 places him sixth all-time in MACHS history.

Shane Swank earned a silver in the 400M hurdles, and his time of 58.54 moved him into eighth place all-time. 

The 4x400 relay team of Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka also claimed gold and moved to seventh on the all-time list.

Coaches Elliott and Kurt Wallace were very pleased with their team.  “We had a school record, season bests and personal bests in nearly every event, something you don’t see very often or from an entire team,” he said. 

According to Mount Ayr activities director Delwyn Showalter, the 2013 conference title is the 14th championship for the Raider track team since the inception of the Pride of Iowa Conference.

The Raiders compete in the 2A district meet tonight (May 9) at Greenfield.

Team results

1 Mount Ayr 144

2 Pleasantville 84

3 Martinsdale St M 81

4 Nodaway Valley 65

5 Central Decatur 49

6 Interstate 35 41

7 Bedford 40

8 Wayne 19

9 Corning 11

10 Lenox 8

10 East Union 8

10 Southeast Waren 8

Individual events

*denotes season/personal best time

3200M Run

1st - Noah Larsen - 10:51.68*

11th - Wyatt Jackson - 13:10.74

100M Dash

3rd - Cody Stackhouse - 11.81

5th - Grant Staats - 11.99

200M Dash

3rd - Jacob Sobotka - 23.78

6th - Kyle Dolecheck - 24.27

400M Dash

2nd - Dolecheck - 52.6

3rd - Sobotka - 53.5

110M Hurdles

1st - Poore - 15.7

400M Hurdles

2nd - Shane Swank - 58.54*

11th - Poore - 1:06.58

800M Run

2nd - Larsen - 2:04.8

9th - Trevor Anderson - 2:17.8

1600M Run

1st - Larsen - 4:48*

4th - Heath Evans - 5:06.53*

4X100M Relay

2nd - Staats, Sobotka, Freed, Stackhouse - 45.44

4x200M Relay

3rd - Swank, Zach Lemon, Lincoln Martin, Freed - 1:37.23

4x400M Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Freed, Sobotka - 3:32.53*

4x800 Relay

2nd - Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Heath Evans, Erik Freed - 8:48.10

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

3rd - Staats, Swank, Zane Sickels, Poore - 1:03.82*

1600Medley Relay

2nd - Lemon, Jones, Martin, Evans - 3:57.9

High Jump

1st - Poore - 6’9”*

8th - Jacob Taylor - 5’6”*

Shot Put

2nd - Joe Ricker - 41’7.25”*

Jed McCreary - 38’1.5”

Discus

6th - Ricker - 117’

7th - Lincoln Lutrick - 104’*

Long Jump

11th - Nick Wurster - 16’8.5”

12th - Stackhouse - 16’8.25”

Nodaway Valley

The boys ran exceptionally well at the Nodaway Valley Invitational held at Greenfield May 6. This was a tune-up meet for the 2A district showdown to be held on the same track tonight (Thursday).

According to coach Brad Elliott, things got off to a great start with all of the field event athletes earning personal best performances. Freshmen Jed McCreary and Lincoln Lutrick threw well in the shot put with McCreary taking fourth place. 

The 4x800 team of Kyle Dolecheck, Heath Evans, Erik Freed and Noah Larsen ran an outstanding time of 8:26.4, moving them to third on the all-time MACHS list.  Dolecheck would come back and run a season best in the 400 meters,  placing him sixth on the all-time list and ranked first in the district pairings. 

Cody Stackhouse debuted in the 200 meters with a personal best time to take home the bronze. Shane Swank ran another personal best in the 400 meters, cutting his time to 58.1 and moving him to seveth on the all-time list.  

The sprint medley team ran a season best time under a fine anchor by Noah Larsen to take the gold. The 4x100 team ran a consistent race to come in second at the tape. To cap off the night the 4x400 team of Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka ran a nice time on their way to a dominating victory and the second fastest time recorded by the Raiders this season. 

“The weather was beautiful and the guys came prepared to work,” said Elliott. “We didn’t fill every event so there are some points we expect to pick up. We wanted to save some performances for the district meet.”

Team Scores

1 Griswold               101

2 Mount Ayr          71

3 Nodaway Valley 67

4 Pleasantville         64

5 MStM                   53

6 Central Decatur 49

7 Adair Casey         38

8 I35                   31

9 Melcher Dallas 27

10 Clarinda Academy 21

11 Corning                 15

12 Southeast Warren 11

13 Bedford                   6

14 East Union           4

Individual events

*personal best

ShotPut:

4th - Jed McCreary 40-03.25*

13th - Lincoln Lutrick 38-03.25*  

16th - Joe Ricker 36-9.50

Discus:

9th - Joe Ricker 122-03* 

12th - Jed McCreary 113-03*

        17th - Lincoln Lutrick 105-04* 

High Jump:

9th - 5-06 Jacob Taylor

Long Jump:

8th - 18-08.25 Nick Wurster

9th - 18-07.50 Jack Jones

17th - 16-11.00 Cody Stackhouse

4x800:A 

1st - 8:26.48 (Season best - third All-Time MACHS - Kyle Dolecheck 2:06 Heath Evans 2:08 Erik Freed 2:08  Noah Larsen 2:03

4x800:B 

7th - 10:03.10 TrevorAnderson 2:15 Wyatt Jackson 2:29 Dawson Knapp 2:26 Quinten Chumbley 2:48

Shuttle hurdle:

6th - 1:06.20 Grant Staats Shane Swank Zane Sickels Zach Lemon

100M:

15th - 12.86 Ethan McGill

DQ - Logan Arends

400M:

1st - 51.72* Kyle Dolecheck (Sixth All-Time MACHS)

16th - 1:00.43 Jacob Taylor

4x200:

5th - 1:37.20 - Zach Lemon, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka

1600M:

6th - 5:09.24 Heath Evans

NP - 5:46.95 Wyatt Jackson

200M:

3rd - 24.24* Cody Stackhouse

13th - 25.72* Nick Wurster     

400M hurdles:

2nd - 58.1* Shane Swank (Seventh All-Time MACHS)

16th - 1:11.55 Dawson Knapp

1600M Medley:

1st - 3:49.30 Season Best - Zach Lemon, Jack Jones, Lincoln Martin 53  Noah Larsen 2:05

800M:

5th - 2:09.33* Heath Evans

      13th - 2:18.53 Trevor Anderson

4x100:A 

2nd - 45.32 - Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse

4x100:B 

11th - 49.65 - Ethan McGill, Nick Wurster, Jacob Taylor, Logan Stark

4x400: 

1st - 3:33.61 - KyleDolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka 

Mount Ayr’s middle school track teams dominated their fields and brought home two first-place team trophies from the Bedford Invitational held Monday, April 29. 

Boys

The middle school boys brought home several individual and team golds. 

First place individuals included  Baylee Love in the 100M dash, 200M dash and long jump; Logan Eaton in the 1600M run and Cal Daughton in the 200M Hurdles.

Three relays also posted winning times: the 4x100 relay of Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young and Love; the 4x800 of Bradley Phelps, Brent Bounds, Jacob Vanbuskirk and Jeb South and the 400M shuttle hurdle relay of Triston Ackley, Jennett, Marcus Daughton and C. Daughton.

Team Scores

1st - Mount Ayr 177

2nd - Bedford 115

3rd - Lenox 103

4th - Orient-Macksburg 102

5th - Diagonal 5

Event results

100M Dash

1st Baylee Love - 13.06

3rd - Craven Martin - 14.85

200M Dash

1st - Love - 26.28

10th - Eian Adams - 45.24

400M Dash

3rd - Cal Daughton - 1:03.19

8th Dylan McAlexander - 1:46.87

800M Run

2nd Triston Ackley - 2:33.34

5th - Jacob Garrett - 2:59.66

8th - Devin Russo - 3:14.75

10th - Mason Smith - 3:21.96

11th - Brayden Swank - 3:27.06

12th - Russell Holmes - 3:28.69

100M Hurdles

2nd - Marcus Daughton - 20.14

5th - Lucas Wurster - 20.77

1600M Run

1st - Logan Eaton - 6:49.54

2nd - Gavin Dine - 6:49.90

4th - Will Hunt - 7:11.93

200M Hurdles

1st - C. Daughton - 29.74

2nd - L. Wurster - 34.06

4x100M Relay

1st - Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young, Love - 53.73

4x200 M Relay

2nd - Jennett, Bradley Phelps, J. Young, Ackley - 1:53.79

4x400M Relay

3rd - Jacob Vanbuskirk, Will Young, Brent Bounds, Bradley Wurster - 5:01.01

4x800 Relay

1st - Phelps, Bounds, Vanbuskirk, Jeb South - 11:44.37

400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1st - Ackley, Jennett, M. Daughton, C. Daughton - 1:14.89

800 Sprint Medley

2nd - Murphy, W. Young, J. Young, Phelps - 1:58.91

1600 Sprint Medley

4th - Murphy, Martin, W. Young, L. Wurster - 4:56.72

Shot Put

3rd - Logan Kelley - 34’8”

5th - Jacob McCreary - 32’2.75”

7th - Heath Andresen - 29’5”

9th - Cauy Bickel - 26’11”

Discus

4th - Mike James - 80’10”

5th - Andresen - 80’1”

7th - Kelley - 73’11”

9th - Mitchell Lutrick - 64’2”

Long Jump

1st - Love - 16’5”

5th - C. Daughton - 13’11”

High Jump

5th - Bounds - 4’8”

Ackley - 4’8”

Girls

The Mount Ayr middle school girls had a fine performance at the Bedford Invitational, “posting some of their best times and distances for the season,”  according to coach Sally Young. 

First-place individuals included Bailey Anderson in the 100M and 200M dash; Macy Larsen in the 400M dash and  Alyssa Johnson in the 100M and 200M hurdles.

The first-place relay teams included the 4x100 of Amarillo Reyes, Chania Vos, Haylea England and Alex Booth; the 4x200, of Larsen, Sadie Frost, Megan Warin and Anderson; the 400M shuttle hurdle team of England, Kirsten Young, Blair Glendenning and Johnson and the 800 sprint medley of Booth, Cassie Brand, Breanne Haley and Frost. 

Team Scores

1st - Mount Ayr 212

2nd - Bedford 131

3rd - Lenox 80

4th - Diagonal 39

5th - Orient-Macksburg 38

Event results

100M Dash

1st - Bailey Anderson - 14.05

9th - Abbey Schafer - 19.28

200M Dash

1st - Anderson - 28.65

3rd - Macy Larsen - 32.61

400M Dash

1st - Larsen - 1:07.22

2nd - Alex Booth - 1:09.86

800M Run

3rd - Caylie Hickman - 2:57.16

4th - Mady Henson - 3:28.46

100M Hurdles

1st - Alyssa Johnson - 17.71

3rd - Blair Glendenning - 

1500 Run

4th - Addie Ebersole - 7:25.53

7th - Addy Flammang - 9:00.73

200M Hurdles

1st - Johnson - 33.56

2nd - Warin - 33.99

4x100M Relay

1st - Amarillo Reyes, Chania Vos, Haylea England, Alex Booth - 59.93

4x200M Relay

1st - Larsen, Sadie Frost, Warin, Anderson - 4:48.93

4x800M Run

2nd - Cassie Brand, MaiLynn Taylor, Winemiller, Henson - 14:21.07

400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1st - England, Kirsten Young, Glendenning, Johnson - 1:23.69

800 Sprint Medley

1st - Booth, Brand, Haley, Frost - 2:14.24

1600 Sprint Medley

2nd - Vos, T. Shields, Brand, Hickman - 5:37.72

Shot Put

2nd - Sara Winemiller - 27’10.5”

4th - Kelcie Shields - 27’1.5”

Discus

1st - Mercadez Birkenholz - 71’8”

Tessa Shields - 67’9”

Long Jump

1st - Vos - 13’11”

8th - Haley - 10’10”

High Jump

2nd - Anderson - 4’6”

Warin - 4’4” 

The Raider track team saw an “event-packed end to the week,” in coach Brad Elliott’s words, as they  participated at both the Drake Relays on Thursday, April 25, in Des Moines and at Bedford on Friday, April 26 in the Bedford Invitational.

Drake Relays

Senior Braydee Poore made his appearance Thursday, April 26 in the high jump at the Drake Relays. Poore ceded second place to Jared Seay of Johnston in a tie-breaker at 6’7,” a leap that tied his own school record. 

“Braydee made a valiant effort to improve on his 2012 Drake Relays silver,” said coach Brad Elliott. “He sailed over the opening heights with ease, missing only his first attempt at 6’7” before going after a personal best attempt and a shot for gold at 6’8”. 

Jeff Giannettino, Class 2A competitor took the gold clearing 6’8,” the only competitor to clear that height, according to coach Elliott.

On Friday, April 26 the 4x100 relay team of Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse, Jacob Sobotka and Grant Staats finished 52nd with a time of 44.93. The quartet turned in their season-best time and recorded the fastest time in school history with a hand-timed conversion to tie the current school record of 44.7 held by Scott Rumple, Landry McGahuey, Travis Hartman and Jeremy Burmeister. 

Coach Elliott commented on the matchup for the relay team. “We were matched up with district competitors Tri-Center Neola and Council Bluffs St. Albert, which gave us a great look at how our district match-up is building,” he said. “It was an extremely fast race as the Raiders ran all alone in lane 7. As the stagger evened out by leg 3, Tri-Center had the slight advantage and St. Albert had a step on us. Sophomore Stackhouse ran a great anchor leg to close the gap on Tri-Center and also pass St. Albert at the tape. It was nice to see the boys do well under the pressure of a big meet.”

Bedford Invitational

The Raider track team took fourth place at the Bedford Invitational, Friday, April 26 despite missing 12 teammates with schedule conflicts. 

Coach Elliott noted, “Noah Larsen was the highlight of the night for the Raiders as he ran his personal best in the open 800, winning in dominating form.” 

Several Raiders scored second-place finishes individually and in team relays including Kyle Dolecheck in his debut in the 400M; the 4x800 team of Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Shane Swank and Larsen; Joe Ricker in the discus and Shane Swank in the 400M hurdles.

Team Points

1st Earlham         191.50

2nd Underwood 101

3rd Bedford           83

4th Mount Ayr   71.50

5th Villisca           39

6th Lenox           35

7th Essex           27

8th East Union   22

9th Orient Macksburg 4

Individual Statistics

*Denotes Personal Best

100M

Ethan McGill - 12.97

Logan Arends - 13.66

200M

3rd - Kyle Dolecheck - 24.23

400M

2nd - Dolecheck - 53.31

7th - Lincoln Martin - 56.93

800M

1st - Noah Larsen - 2:04.49*

400M Hurdles

2nd - Shane Swank - 1:00.81

4x100

4th - Ethan McGill, Jacob Taylor, Nick Wurster, Logan Stark - 49.18

4x400 JV

Taylor, Dawson Knapp, Wurster, Larsen - 4:00.08

4x800

2nd - Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Larsen, Swank - 8:54.28

1600 Medley Relay

5th - Wurster, Martin, Jones, Knapp - 4:14.82

Discus

2nd - Joe Ricker - 111’4”

6th - Jed McCreary - 96’9”

Shot Put

3rd - Ricker - 38’6.5”

6th - McCreary - 36’.75”

High Jump

5th - Taylor - 5’ 

  On a great day to golf,  the Mount Ayr boys and girls golf teams competed in the Pride of Iowa conference tournament Monday, April 29. 

Raiders

The Raiders finished eighth in the 12-team field in action at Afton.

Nodaway Valley claimed the tournament title shooting a 314; Mount Ayr came in eighth with their team total of 383. 

Medalist was Delson Grantham from NodawayValley  with a 74 and runner up was Wes Davis from Nodaway Valley with a 79. Individual scores for the Raiders were Casey Paxson, 93; Connor Giles, 96, Quency Vos, Jake Ricker and Ty Pollock all shooting 97’s. 

Team Scores

1st - Nodaway Valley 314

2nd - East Union 355

3rd - Central Decatur 356

4th - Martensdale-St. Marys 363

5th - Wayne 366

6th - Lenox 370

7th - Pleasantville 373

8th - Mount Ayr 373

9th - I-35         446

10th - Corning 530

SEW          NP

Bedford          NP

Raiderettes

The Raiderette golfers hosted the Pride of Iowa conference tourney.

Pleasantville scored the team victory shooting a total 374. Caitlin Giles came in 10th with a score of 99 and Holly Karr shot 114 to rank 14th for the night. 

Team Scores

1st - Pleasantville 374

2nd - Central Decatur 385

3rd - Corning 387

4th - Wayne 503

Lenox         NP

I-35                 NP

Corning         NP

Nodaway Valley NP

East Union NP

Martensdale-St. Marys NP

Mount Ayr NP

The Mount Ayr girls track team competed in a pair of meets last week at Bedford and Clarke of Osceola. 

Bedford Invitational

Mount Ayr  took fourth place at the Bedford Invitational, Thursday, April 25. 

The Raiderettes brought home two first-place finishes with senior Madison Hosfield’s  time of 73.47 in the 400M hurdles and the shuttle hurdle relay team of Paige Daughton, Hosfield, Kirsten Dolecheck and Ashton Johnson posting a time of 1:15.1.

Team Points

Earlham       117

Bedford 88

Underwood 88

Mount Ayr 70

Villisca 63

Essex 52

Lenox 51

Orient Macksburg   7

Individual results

3000 Run

5th - Brook Rychnovsky - 13:15.2

Maggie Jennett - 13:36.6

4x800 Relay

6th - Logan Wimer, Maddie Mobley, Taylor Wilson, Ica Hague - 13:01.8

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1st - Paige Daughton, Madison Hosfield, Kirsten Dolecheck, Ashton Johnson - 1:15.1

100M Dash

Neesie Brand - 15:01

Maddie Mobley - 16:54

Distance Medley

3rd - Hannah Glendenning, Emily Fox, Daughton, Leah Klejch - 4:34.64

400M Dash

4th - Hosfield - 65.5

Laura Davison - 73.6

4x200 Relay

4th - Brand, Glendenning, Wimer, Fox - 2:04.67

100M Hurdles

4th - Johnson - 18:48

Mobley - 22.9

800 Run

3rd - Klejch - 2:45.95

Jennett - 2:54.4

400 Hurdles

1st - Hosfield - 73.47

2nd - Daughton - 75.47

Sprint Medley

5th - Johnson, Dolecheck, Fox, Wimer - 2:11.7

1500 Run

5th - Rychnovsky - 5:51.2

Klejch - 5.55.93

Wilson - 6:48

4x100 Relay

3rd - Johnson, Daughton, Fox, Hosfield - 55.39

4x400 Relay

4th - Glendenning, Dolecheck,  Davison, Jennett - 4:54.27

Shot Put

Morgan Quick - 26’11”

Shelby Comer - 23’4”

Katie Holmes - 25’5”

Bailea Stark - 22’5”

Discus

Quick - 70’11.5”

Stark - 66’

Long Jump/High Jump - No entries

Clarke Invitational

The Raiderettes competed at the Clarke Invitational Friday, April 26.

They placed fifth in team scoring but claimed first place individual and team medals. Madison Hosfield, Leah Klejch, Brook Rychnovsky and Adrian Richards won first place in the 4x800 relay with a time of 10:21. Adrian Richards also brought home the gold posting 2:33.19 on the clock in the 800 run.

Team Points

Dallas Center 170

I-35         129

Chariton   91

SE Polk JV   86

Mount Ayr   81

Clarke   59

Ballard   56

Red Oak   42

Individual results

3000 Run - No entry

4x800 Relay

1st - Madison Hosfield, Leah Klejch, Brook Rychnovsky, Adrian Richards - 10:21

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

4th - Paige Daughton, Laura Davison, Dolecheck, Johnson - 1:17.2 

100 M Dash

Emily Fox - 14.75

Neesie Brand - 15.2

Distance Medley

4th - Hannah Glendenning, Naomi Richards, Logan Wimer, Maggie Jennett - 4:58.67

400M Dash

3rd - Klejch - 68.2

Hannah Fletchall - 72.2

4x200 Relay

4th - Glendenning, Daughton, Fox, N. Richards - 1:59.8

100M Hurdles

4th - Hosfield - 18.22

Johnson - 10.09

800 Run

1st - A. Richards - 2:33.19

Rychnovsky - 2.47

200M Dash

Daughton - 29.73

Brand - 32.4

400M Hurdles

2nd - Hosfield - 73.2

Davison - 83

Sprint Medley

5th - Johnson, Dolecheck, Fox, N. Richards - 2:09.2

1500 Run

4th - A. Richards - 5:37

Klejch - 5:50

4x100 M Relay

3rd - Johnson, Daughton, Fox, Hosfield - 54.84

4x400M Relay

6th - Glendenning, Dolecheck, Wimer, Jennett - 4:52.8

Shot Put

Morgan Quick - 27’5”

Bailea Stark - 22’45”

Discus

Katie Holmes - 77’3”

Christiana Overholtzer - 72’5”

Makayla O’Mailia - 68’6”

Stark - 63’9”

Long Jump

Dolecheck - 11’3”

High Jump

3rd - N. Richards - 4’8” 

If the weather cooperates, the Mount Ayr girls track team will host its annual Raiderette Relays Thursday, May 2 with field events scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. with running events at 5:30 p.m.

Mount Ayr athletic director Delwyn Showalter reports at total of 20 teams are expected to compete. Class A teams include Creston, Red Oak, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Interstate 35, Central Decatur and Nodaway Valley. In Class B, teams include Wayne, Bedford, Corning, Lenox, Villisca, Lamoni, East Union, Murray, Seymour, Mormon Trail, Orient-Macksburg, Diagonal and host Mount Ayr.

Among this year’s schedule are 100-meter, 200-meter and 400 meter wheelchair events.

Capping the meet with be the prestigious Mark Larsen 4x400 meter relay. This event honors legendary Mount Ayr girls coach Mark Larsen. Considered to be the “father of girls track” at Mount Ayr, Larsen was the head coach of the Raiderette team from 1971-78.

Under his direction, Mount Ayr dominated the Tall Corn conference, winning titles in 1971, 74, 75, 76 and 1977. Later he served as an assistant coach under Dave Still, helping guide the Raiderettes to conference crowns in 1984, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 and 1994. The Mount Ayr girls reached the pinnacle of track success during that time, winning the 1988 State Track Championship. Ten of the current Mount Ayr school records were set during the time that Larsen was part of the Raiderette track program.

Showalter wishes to thank the Mount Ayr Raider boys track teams and coaches as well as more than 40 adult volunteers for helping put on this meet.

The Mount Ayr middle school Raiderettes brought home the first place trophy and the Raiders came in second  in the Pride of Iowa West Conference Meet held Thursday, April 25 at Corning.   

Raiderettes

Girls individual gold medalists included Bailey Anderson in the 100M dash and 200M dash; Macy Larsen in the 400M dash; Alyssa Johnson in the 100M and 200M hurdles and Mercadez Birkenholz in the discus.

Raiderette relay teams taking home golds were the 4x400M team of Blair Glendenning, Sadie Frost, Megan Warin and Anderson and the  4x200M team of Alex Booth, Chania Vos, Breanne Haley and Frost.

Team Points

1st  - Mount Ayr            156.33

2nd - Nodaway Valley   107.33

3rd - Corning/SW Valley          98.33

4th - Bedford               64.00

5th tie - Lenox and East Union 59.00

Individual results

100M Dash

1st - Bailey Anderson - 14.26

5th -Breanne Haley - 15.98

200M Dash

1st - B. Anderson - 29.13

2nd - Macy Larsen - 30.88

400M Dash

1st - Larsen - 1:07.38

7th - Megan Warin - 1:11.42

800M Run

3rd - Larsen - 2:59.61

4th - Caylie Hickman - 3:03.33

100M Hurdles

1st - Alyssa Johnson - 18.24

7th - Blair Glendenning - 20.71

1500 M Run

5th - Addie Ebersole - 7:19.62

7th - Addy Flammang - 8:49.44

200M Hurdles

1st- Johnson - 34.32

2nd - Warin - 34.81

4x100M Relay

4th - Alex Booth, Amarillo Reyes, Haylea England, Chania Vos - 1:00.96

4x100M Relay B

Birkenholz, Schafer, K. Shields, T. Shields - 114.33

4x200M Relay

1st- Booth, Vos, Haley, Sadie Frost - 2:06.17

4x200M Relay B

Henson, Young, Schafer, Birkenholz - NT

4x400M Relay

1st - Glendenning, Frost, Warin, Anderson - 4:57.32

4x800M Relay

DQ - Booth, Vos, Haley, Frost - 2:21.39

4x800M Relay B

DNF - Mady Henson, Mailynn Taylor, Winemiller, Hallie Still - no time

400M Shuttle Hurdle

3rd - England, Kirsten Young, Glendenning, Johnson - 1:25.91

800 Sprint Medley

4th - Booth, Vos, Haley, Frost - 2:21.39

1600 Distance Medley

2nd - Reyes, T. Shields, Brand, Hickman - 5:28.32

Shot Put

4th - Sara Winemiller - 25’6.5”

5th - Kelcie Shields - 25’6”

7th - Tessa Shields - 24’9”

18th - Abbey Schafer - 17’5”

Discus

1st - Mercadez Birkenholz - 66’3”

10th - Winemiller - 49’6”

Schafer - 47’8”

T. Shields - 47’6”

High Jump

2nd - Warin - 4’2”

4th - B. Anderson - 4’

NP - Sadie Frost - DQ

Long Jump

2nd - Chania Vos - 13’7.5”

9th - A. Johnson - 11’3.5”

Raiders

Individual gold medalists for the boys were Baylee Love in the 100M and 200M dash and Cal Daughton in the 200M hurdles.

Relay teams also earning first place medals were the 4x100M team of Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young and Baylee Love; the 4x200M team of  Jennett, Bradley Phelps, J. Young and Triston Ackley; and the 400M shuttle hurdle team of Ackley, Jennett, Marcus Daughton, C. Daughton.

Team Statistics

1st - Corning/SW Valley 159

2nd - Mount Ayr 136

3rd - Nodaway Valley 114

4th - Bedford 50

5th - East Union 46

6th - Lenox 37

Individual results

100M Dash

1st - Baylee Love - 12.77

8th - Hunter Wilson - 13.96

200M Dash

1st - Love - 26.76

DQ - Craven Martin - NT

400M Dash

3rd - C. Daughton - 1:01.71

9th - Jacob Garrett - 1:11.66

800M Run

2nd - Triston Ackley - 2:32.56

7th - Devin Russo - 3:13.60

100M Hurdles

4th - Marcus Daughton - 19.96

5th - Lucas Wurster - 20.72

1600M Run

5th - Logan Eaton - 6:32.89

8th - Gavin Dine - 6:41.69

9th - Will Hunt - 6:47.77

10th - Bradley Wurster - 6:48.76

200M Hurdles

1st - C. Daughton - 29.92

6th - L. Wurster - 36.03

4x100M Relay

1st - Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young, Love - 53.22

4x100M Relay B

NP - Brayden Swank, Dylan McAlexander, Mason Smith, Eian Adams - 1:12.20

4x200M Relay

1st - Jennett, Bradley Phelps, J. Young, Ackley - 1:53.80

4x400M Relay

3rd - Jacob Vanbuskirk, Will Young, Brent Bounds, M. Daughton - 4:45.25

4x800M Relay

2nd - Phelps, Bounds, Vanbuskirk, Jeb South - 10:37.85

400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1st - Ackley, Jennett, M. Daughton, C. Daughton - 1:11.47

800 Sprint Medley

3rd - Murphy, W. Young, J. Young, Phelps - 2:01.58

1600 Distance Medley

4th - Murphy, Martin, W. Young, L. Wurster - 5:10.69

Shot Put

2nd - Logan Kelley - 32’9”

6th - Jacob McCreary - 30’6.5”

12th - Heath Andresen - 27’6.5”

13th - Cauy Bickel - 25’4”

Discus 

5th - Andresen - 73’

7th - Kelley - 66’

ND - Mike James - DQ

ND - Mitchell Lutrick - DQ

High Jump

4th - Ackley - 4’8”

Bounds - DQ

Long Jump

2nd - Love - 15’11.5”

3rd - C. Daughton - 14’7”

9th - Martin - 13’3”

ND - Ackley - DQ 

The Mount Ayr Raiders came in second at the Red Oak Tiger Relays on a “very cool windy night,“ in coach Brad Elliott’s words. 

Elliott saw his team “off to a nice start again” as Braydee Poore took first in the high jump with his leap of 6’5” to improve on his 2012 meet record. 

Elliott was “pleased with the night’s performances” as “things heated up with the 4x800, shuttle hurdle and 4x400 relays taking first place.” 

The 4x400 team of  Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed, and Jacob Sobotka clocked their season-best time of 3:34.11. 

The 4x800 team of Dolecheck, Freed, Heath Evans and Noah Larsen posted a time of 8:46.88 for their first place finish. 

“Other notable performances came in the 100M dash with Cody Stackhouse in a dead heat tie for third place,” added coach Elliott, “and Jacob Sobotka running a great time of 23.1 to finish second” in the 200M dash. Stackhouse scored his personal best time in the 100M with 11:31. 

Other first place finishes included Braydee Poore in the 110M hurdles, Shane Swank in the 400M hurdles and the team of Zach Lemon, Zane Sickels, Jacob Taylor and Trevor Anderson in the shuttle hurdle relay. 

“We experimented with a few events tonight which may have hurt us a little down the stretch in the final team scores,” said Elliott. “However, we gained some valuable experience where we needed it.”

Team Pts

Shenandoah 114

Mount Ayr 110

Clarinda 82

Red Oak 68

Tri Center 48

Bedford 44

Riverside 35

Corning 24

Villisca 19

Essex 7

Individual Statistics

* denotes personal best

100M Dash

3rd - Stackhouse - 11.37*

5th - Grant Staats - 11.41*

JV 100M Dash

1st - Zane Sickels - 12.42

5th - Ethan McGill - 12.82

16th - Logan Arends - 13.89

200 M Dash

2nd - Sobotka - 23.13*

9th - Staats - 24.67

JV200M Dash

3rd - Nick Wurster - 25.67

6th - McGill - 27.18

400M Dash

7th - Jones - 55.25

11th - Lemon - 57.69

JV 400M Dash

7th - Jacob Taylor - 1:00.47

800M Dash

DQ - Larsen - 2:04*

11th - Wyatt Jackson - 2:37

JV800M Dash

7th - Quinten Chumbley - 2:49.9

9th - Arends - 2:56.68

110M Hurdles

1st - Poore - 15.81

1600 M Run

5th - Evans - 5:13.91

9th - Chumbley - 6:10.24

3200M Run

7th - Jackson - 12:13.22

8th - Trevor Anderson - 12:32.52

400M Hurdles

1st - Swank - 59.78

6th - Dawson Knapp - 1:10.28

4x100 Relay

2nd - Staats, Sobotka, Freed, Poore - 45.25

4x200M Relay

2nd - Dolecheck, Swank, Freed, Sobotka - 1:36.48

4x400 Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Jones, Freed, Sobotka - 3:34.11*

JV4x400 Relay

1st - Swank, Larsen, Lemon, Evans - 3:50.69

4x800 Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Freed, Evans, Larsen - 8:46.88

Shuttle Hurdle

1st - Staats, Swank, Sickels, Lemon - 1:07.93

1600 Medley

6th - Lemon, Sickels, Taylor, Anderson - 4:23.81

High Jump

1st - Braydee Poore - 6-05

10th - Jacob  Taylor - 5-0

Long Jump

3rd - Cody Stackhouse - 18-01

5th - Braydee Poore - 17-07

JV Long Jump

1st -  Nick Wurster - 17-04

5th - Jack Jones - 16-10

Shot Put

6th - Joe Ricker - 37-06.5

8th - Lincoln Lutrick - 34-08.75

Discus

3rd -  Joe Ricker - 112-05

12th - Lincoln Lutrick - 93-01

Drake this week

Unofficial Drake Relays qualifiers for the Raiders are Braydee Poore in the high jump and the 4x100 team of Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed and Cody Stackhouse. 

The relays will be held April 25-28 on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines. 

High jump competition begins April 25 (today) at 3 p.m. The prelims in the 4x100 relay will Friday at 6 p.m. with the finals set for 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

The Mount Ayr girls and boys golf teams competed against four other teams in a meet at Mount Ayr April 16. Other teams competing included Wayne, Southeast Warren, Martensdale-St. Marys and East Union.

Raiderette Caitlin Giles was medalist with a 46, and Holly Karr, was runner-up with a 54.

Wayne was the only girls team to have a full roster to post a team score. They shot a total of 251.

On the boys side, Jake Ricker’s 44 tied with Wayne’s Brock Draper, but in a card-off, Draper was named medalist. 

East Union took the meet victory for the boys shooting a 190. Mount Ayr came in second with a 192, followed by Martensdale’s 193 and Wayne’s 195. Southeast Warren had only three boys golfing and did not post a team score.  

The Mount Ayr middle school girls and boys track teams took first-place honors at their own Rebel Raider Relays last week.

Rebel Raiderettes

The Mount Ayr girls out-distanced second-place Clarke by 30 points. “It was a chilly night,” said coach Sally Young, “but the girls ran very well.” 

Along with winning first place as a team, the girls scored first place medals in three running events and two field events.

Team Pts

Mount Ayr 126

Clarke   96.33

Corning   91

Wayne   60.33

Lenox   55

Bedford   50

East Union   40

Central Decatur 35.33

Diagonal     2

Individual events

100M Dash

2nd - Bailey Anderson -13.9

5th - Cheyenne Haveman- 14.73

200M Dash

1st - B. Anderson - 29.35

9th - Cheyenne Haveman - 35.77

400M Dash

1st - Macy Larsen - 1:09.76

7th - Haveman - 1:16.80

800M Run

4th - Larsen - 3:06.34

5th - Caylie Hickman - 3:11.31

1500M Run

10th - Addie Ebersole - 7:35.36

11th - Sara Winemiller - 7:59.23

100M Hurdles

2nd - Alyssa Johnson - 17.37

7th - Haylea England - 22.39

200M Hurdles

2nd - Johnson - 35.00

3rd - Megan Warin - 35.53

4x100 Relay

5th - Molly Anderson, England, Amarillo Reyes, Chania Vos - 1:04.42

4x200 Relay

2nd - Cassie Brand, Hope Fletchall, Breanne Haley, Vos - 2:19.77

4x400 Relay

6th - B. Anderson, Fletchall, Blair Glendenning, Warin - 5:30.58

4x800 Relay

6th - Addy Flammang, Mady Henson,  MaiLynn Taylor, Brand - 14:52.56

800 Sprint Medley

5th - Glendenning, Haley, Larsen, Vos - 2:22.01

1600 Sprint Medley

1st -  Fletchall, Warin, HIckman, Reyes - 5:38.05

Shuttle Hurdle 

3rd- England, Glendenning, Kirsten Young, Johnson - 1:26.58

High Jump

3rd - Warin - 4-4 

4th - Anderson - 4-2

Long jump

6th - Havemen - 12-01

7th - Vos - 11-10

Shot Put

1st - K. Shields - 26-09

4th - T. Shields - 25-06

17th - Abbey Schafer - 17-2.5

Discus

1st - T. Shields - 63-08

4th -Birkenholz - 55-01

10th - Winemiller - 49-06

Rebel Raiders

The middle school boys track team edged Corning for first place and set a new record in the 100M shuttle hurdle relay at the Rebel Raider Relays. 

The team of Triston Ackley, Mitchell Jennett, Cal Daughton and Marcus Daughton set the new shuttle hurdle relay record with a time of 1:14.04. The old record of 1:14.12 was set in 2012. 

Kade Kelso of Central Decatur also set a new meet record with a time of 17.31 in the 100M hurdles, beating the old record of 18.55 set in 2012. 

Team Pts

Mount Ayr 106

Corning 104

Central Decatur 95

Clarke 81

Wayne 47

Bedford 42

Lenox 42

East Union 41

Individual events

100 M Dash

1st- Baylee Love - 12.63

7th - Craven Martin - 14.50

200M Dash

5th - Mitchel Swank - 29.27

6th - Martin - 30.79

400M Dash

8th - Jacob Garrett - 1:13.37

Brevin Deskin - DQ

800M Run

8th - Jeb South - 2:52.95

Devin Russo - DQ

1600M Run

Bradley Wurster - DQ

Logan Eaton - DQ

100M Hurdles

8th - C. Daughton -20.22

10th - Lucas Wurster - 21.12

200M Hurdles

1st - Cal Daughton - 30.04

8th - L. Wurster - 37.23

4x100 Relay

1st - Ackley, John Young, Zach Murphy, Love - 54.63

4x200 Relay

1st - Jennett, Bradley Phelps, Will Young, Love - 1:54.55

4x400 Relay

5th - Jennett, L. Wurster, W. Young, Jacob VanBuskirk - 4:52.21

4x800 Relay

2nd - Brent Bounds,Van Buskirk, L. Wurster, Phelps - 10:58.36

800 Sprint Medley

3rd - Murphy, Phelps, J. Young, W. Young - 2:04.81

1600 Sprint Medley

1st - MA - Ackley, C. Daughton, J. Young, M. Swank - 4:37.00

Shuttle Hurdles

1st - Ackley, Jennett, C. Daughton, M. Daughton - 1:14.04

High Jump

2nd - Ackley - 4’8”

5th - Bounds - 4’8”

Long Jump

2nd - Love - 14’ 10”

7th - M. Swank - 13’ 3.5”

Shot Put

2nd - Logan Kelley - 35’ 10.5”

14th - Heath Andresen - 24’ 7”

Discus

5th - Andresen - 80’ 2”

8th - Kelley - 75’ 10”

  The Raiderettes came in second place behind team champions Martensdale St. Mary’s at the Creston Lady Panther Relays, Monday, April 8. 

Coach Debbie Larsen reported 11 personal-best times in nine events for the night. 

Mount Ayr brought home two first-place medals in relay events and three individual golds. 

Madi Hosfield’s 68.80 in the 400 meter hurdles put her fourth all-time best for a Raiderette in that event. Former Raiderettes on that list are Melissa Eighmy in first, Lindsey Triggs second, Tess Myer third, Hosfield fourth and Nikki Cross at fifth.

“We are very pleased with the effort the girls are giving in every meet,” said coach Debbie Larsen.

     Along with  Madi Hosfield’s accomplishment in the hurdles, coach Larsen also noted Adrian Richards for bringing home two individual gold medals in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs along with anchoring the 4x800 relay to a first-place finish.

Individual Statistics

Shot Put

6th - Morgan Quick - 27’8”

Shelby Comer - 22’.8”

Katie Holmes - 23’8”

Discus

Quick - 66’.3”

Bailea Stark - 67’11”

Christiana Overholtzer - 67’.1”

High Jump

3rd - N. Richards - 4’6” 

3000M Run

4th - Neesie Brand - 16:00

5th - Taylor Wilson - 16:26

4x800M Relay

1st - Hannah Fletchall, Leah Klejch, Brook Rychnovsky, A. Richards - 10:50.58

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

2nd - Laura Davison, Ashton Johnson, Kirsten Dolecheck, Hosfield - 1:15.15

100M Dash

8th - Emily Fox - 14:96

Maddie Mobley - 16:33

Distance Medley

5th- Hannah Glendenning, Fletchall, Maggie Jennett, Logan Wimer - 5:14.10

400M Dash

6th - Rychnovsky - 70.4

4x200M Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Fox, N. Richards, Hosfield - 1:56.14

100M Hurdles

3rd - Johnson - 18.42

Mobley - 21.51

800M Run

1st - A. Richards - 2:33.31

6th - Jennett - 2:57.84

200M Dash

Laura Davison - 31.9

Neesie Brand - 32.05

400M Hurdles

1st - Hosfield - 68.80

Sprint Medley

3rd - Dolecheck, Fox, Wimer, N. Richards - 2:08.99

1500M Run

1st - A. Richards - 5:25.01

4th - Klejch - 5:53.12

4x100M Relay

2nd - Dolecheck, Hosfield, Johnson, Fox - 55.89

4x400M Relay

6th - Fletchall, Jennett, Glendenning, Rychonovsky - 4:51.47

The Raider track team brought home a first-place finish from the Charger Relays in Chariton, Tuesday, April 9. 

Scoring 163.5 points, Mount Ayr had a “very productive night,” in coach Brad Elliott’s words, with a score in nearly every field event, 10 first-place finishes and three personal best times recorded.  

Noah Larsen’s personal best time of 10:30.86 in the 3200M run earned him second-place on the MACHS All-Time Top 10 list. 

“The night went very well despite some tired bodies,” added Elliott. “We have been practicing through some of the early meets to prepare for the end of season.” 

Team Points

1st Mount Ayr - 163.50 points

2nd Lamoni - 101

3rd Central Decatur - 95.5

4th Martensdale-St. Mary’s - 88

5th Wayne - 78

6th Melcher-Dallas - 76.5

7th Twin Cedars - 47.5

8th SE Warren - 32

9th Mormon Trail -13

10th Moravia - 5

Individual Statistics

Discus

3rd - Joe Ricker - 120’.5” 

12th - Lincoln Lutrick - 93’.6”

Shot Put

7th - Ricker - 38’9”

11th - Lutrick - 34’6.5”

Long Jump

2nd - Braydee Poore - 18’10.5”

4th - Nick Wurster - 18’3” 

High Jump

1st - Poore - 6’5”

Kyle Dolecheck - NH

100M Dash

1st - Grant Staats - 11.51

7th - Zane Sickels - 12.61

200M Dash

1st - Jacob Sobotka - 24.04

8th - Nick Wurster - 25.65

400M Dash

2nd - Jack Jones - 55.96

4th - Zach Lemon - 57.32

800M Run

6th - Noah Larsen - 2:16.37

7th - Heath Evans - 2:17

110 Hurdles

1st - Braydee Poore - 15.35 

1600M Run

1st -Larsen - 5:03.57

2nd - Heath Evans - 5:09.95

3200M Run

1st - Larsen - 10:30.86 

11th - Quintin Chumbley - 13:49.96

400M Hurdles

1st - Shane Swank - 59

11th - Dawson Knapp -1:19.6

4x100M Relay

1st - Staats, Sobotka, Erik Freed, Poore - 46.20

4x100M Weightmen

6th - Joe Ricker, Lincoln Lutrick, Tyler Triggs, Logan Arends - 59.9

4x200M Relay

1st - Kyle Dolecheck, Lincoln Martin, Freed, Sobotka - 1:36

4x400M Relay

1st- Dolecheck, Martin, Freed, Sobotka - 3:41.5

4x800M Relay

5th - Evans, Wyatt Jackson, Jacob Taylor, Trevor Anderson - 9:43.18

Shuttle Hurdle

3rd - Staats, Swank, Sickels, Lemon - 1:08.13

1600M Medley

5th - Lemon, Martin, Jones, Anderson - 4:11.10

Mount Ayr will play host to the 2013 Raider Relays on Tuesday, April 23. Field events will begin at 5 p.m. with running events set to start at 5:30 p.m.

According to MAC activities director Delwyn Showalter, 21 teams from across central and southwest Iowa are expected to compete in two classes, although the meet is run in a single-class format. In most events the competitors will not be separated by class. In addition, there will be no preliminary heats - all events will be finals.

Teams competing this year include: 

Class A – Red Oak, Clarinda, Interstate 35, Des Moines Christian, Central Decatur, Clarinda Academy, Mount Ayr, Nodaway Valley and Earlham.

Class B – Wayne, Bedford, Pleasantville, Corning, Lenox, Lamoni, East Union, Sidney, Murray, Essex, Mormon Trail and Orient-Macksburg.

First place trophies will be presented in each class, and first-through-fourth place medals will be awarded in all events. In addition, a special plaque will be awarded to the winner of the Chet Roed 4x400 meter relay. 

  A week ago the Mount Ayr golfers enjoyed sunny skies, light breezes and warm temperatures for their first meet of the season. In contrast, coach Scott Giles termed this week’s weather “quite a challenge” for his teams.

Despite the weather, the Raiders defeated the Wayne Falcon boys, 179-217  in their match, Tuesday, April 9 held at Mount Ayr. 

Quency Vos was medalist with a 42 and runners up were Connor Giles and Casey Paxson scoring 44’s. Other Raider scores were Joe Ricker, 49 and Dylan Doman, 61.

The girls match featured Wayne, Central Decatur and two Raiderettes. Central Decatur was the team winner with a score of 217 and Wayne shot a 259.  

Medalist for the Raiderettes was Caitlin Giles with a 47, and runners-up were Kate Havens and Sadie Green of CD with 52’s. Holly Karr shot a 58 for the Raiderettes.

The Mount Ayr Raiderette track team opened its 2013 season with a pair of meets last week.

Clarinda Invitational

On Tuesday, April 2, the Raiderette Track squad opened their season at Clarinda. The team finished in the top one-third of 15 teams against some tough competiton including returning state champion Griswold. 

The Raiderettes came home with two second-place finishes: the distance medley of Ashton Johnson, Emily Fox, Madi Hosfield and Adrian Richards and Adrian Richards in the 800 meter run.

Individual Statistics

High Jump

6th - Naomi Richards - 4’6”

Long Jump

Emily Fox - 12’8”

Shot Put

Morgan Quick - 26’ 4.5”

Bailea Stark - 22’8.75”

JV

Shelby Comer - 23’8” 

Makayla O’Mailia - 23’ 9” 

Discus

Quick - 72’9”

Stark - 64’10”

JV

6th - Christiana Overholtzer - 67’1”

Ica Hague - 58’8” 

4x800M Relay

3rd - Brook Rychnovsky, Naomi Richards, Maggie Jennett, Leah Klejch - 11:19

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

6th - Madi Hosfield, Ashton Johnson, Laura Davison, Kirsten Dolecheck - 1:22 

100M Dash

Neesie Brand - 15.6

Distance Medley

2nd - Johnson, Fox, Hosfield, Adrian Richards - 4:38

400M Dash

Hannah Flecthall - 71.1

Hannah Glendenning - 74.4

4x200M Relay

Dolecheck, Fox, Logan Wimer, N. Richards - 2:02.22

100M Hurdles

Davison - 20.86

Maddi Mobley - 20.85

800M Run

2nd - A. Richards - 2:41.05

4th - Leah Klejch - 2:42.23

5th - Ica Hague - 3:14.34

6th - Taylor Wilson - 3:15.15

200M Dash

Glendenning - 32:18

Wimer - 32:12

Sprint Medley

3rd - Dolecheck, Johnson, Fox, Hosfield - 2:02.3

1500M Run

Jennett - 6:29

Mobley - 6:53

4x100M Relay

Davison, Brand, Glendenning, Wimer - 60.6

4x400M Relay

5th - Klejch, N. Richards, Rychnovsky, A. Richards - 4:48

I-35 Invitational

The Raiderettes came in fourth place at the I-35 Invitational, Thursday, April 4. Mount Ayr finished two places behind top contenders for team champions in the Pride of Iowa Conference meet, Interstate 35 and Martensdale-St. Marys. 

Two events brought home second place medals: the distance medley team of Neesie Brand, Hannah Glendenning, Logan Wimer and Adrian Richards and Adrian Richards in the 800 meter run. 

“We are pleased with the team’s efforts this week,” said coach Deb Larsen. “We saw improvement from the first meet to the second meet.”

Individual Statistics

High Jump

Naomi Richards - 4’8”

Long Jump

Emily Fox - 11’6”

Shot Put

Morgan Quick - 27’ 2.5”

Shelby Comer - 23’ 6.5”

JV

Bailea Stark 21’ 8.5”

Makayla O’Mailia - 21’ 11.5”

Discus

Quick - 66’ 3”

Christiana Overholtzer 59’9”

JV

Stark - 62’ 2.5”

O’Mailia - 67’ 8”

3000M Run

Ica Hague - 16:46

Taylor Wilson - 15:03

4x800M Relay

2nd - Brook Rychnovsky, Maggie Jennett, Hannah Fletchall, Leah Klejch - 11:20.04

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

3rd - Kirsten Dolecheck, Laura Davison, Maddi Mobley, Ashton Johnson - 1:18.39

100M Dash

4th - Madi Hosfield - 13:48

Distance Medley

2nd - Neesie Brand, Hannah Glendenning, Logan Wimer, Adrian Richards - 4:56.38

400M Dash

3rd - Hosfield - 64:83

7th - Klejch - 68:49

4x200 Relay

5th - Glendenning, Fox, N. Richards, Fletchall - 2:01.98

100M Hurdles

Johnson - 18.0

Dolecheck - 18:45

800M Run

2nd - A. Richards - 2:37.3

6th - Jennett - 2:53.52

Brand - 3:11

200M Dash

Davison - 31.93

Mobley - 33.69

400M Hurdles

3rd - Hosfield - 1:12.76

Sprint Medley

3rd - Johnson, Fox, Dolecheck, N. Richards - 2:08.87

1500M Run

4th - A. Richards - 5:37.9

6th - Rychnovsky - 5:56.05

4x100M Relay

5th - Johnson, Fox, Dolecheck, Hosfield - 56:11

4x400M Relay

4th - Fletchall, Wimer, Glendenning, Klejch - 4:56.41

The Mount Ayr Raider boys track team continues to excel in early season action. On Tuesday they recorded seven first-place finishes to run away with the East Union Invitational title. They followed up with a third place finish at the Crawford Invitiational at Osceola.

East Union Invitational

Mount Ayr’s Raider track team sealed a solid first-place finish at Afton for the East Union Invitational on Tuesday, April 2. 

The unofficial team score for the Raider victory was 128, well above the second place finish of Nodaway Valley at 96. 

First-place finishes went to Braydee Poore in the high jump, Noah Larsen in the 3200 meter run, and to the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 sprint medley and shuttle hurdle relay teams.

Coach Brad Elliott was pleased with his team’s performance. “I liked the way the guys handled the conditions,” he said. “It shows they are serious about competing.” 

Individual Statistics

High Jump

1st - Braydee Poore - 6’4”

Shot Put

5th - Joe Ricker - 38-08.25

Jed McCreary - 37-00

Lincoln Lutrick - 37-00

Discus

3rd - Ricker - 115-6

Lincoln Lutrick - 97-00

Jed McCreary - 91-00

Long Jump

9th - Nick Wurster- 17-11.5

Cody Stackhouse - 17-05

100M

2nd - Cody Stackhouse -11.18

11th - Zane Sickels - 12.24

200M

9th - Zach Lemon - 24:93

12th - Rhett Murphy - 25.93

400M

2nd - Tie - Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka - 54.96

800M

2nd - Heath Evans - 2:15.78

Nick Wurster - 2:43

1600M

Trevor Anderson - 5:51

Wyatt Jackson - 5:55

Quintin Chumbley - 6:21

Logan Arends - 6:51

3200M

1st - Noah Larsen - 10:35.66

6th - Heath Evans - 11:38.10

110M Hurdles - 39”

2nd - Poore - 16:12

400M Hurdles - 30”

4th - Shane Swank - 1:03

14th - Dawson Knapp - 1:14.52

4x100M Relay

1st - Erik Freed Grant Staats, Braydee Poore, Cody Stackhouse - 46:00

4x200M Relay

1st - Kyle Dolecheck, Staats, Poore, Stackhouse - 1:38.06

4x400M Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Freed, Poore, Sobotka - 3:48.11

4x800M Relay

2nd - Trevor Anderson, Jacob Taylor, Jack Jones, Zach Lemon -  9:48.52

Sprint Medley

1st - Dolecheck, Lincoln Martin, Sobotka, Larsen - 4:00.14

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1st - Poore, Zane Sickels, Swank, Staats - 1:04.40

Crawford Invitational

The Raider track team fell just short of first place at the Crawford Invitational in Osceola, Thursday, April 4. 

Mount Ayr scored 105 points in Class A, just two points behind second place Earlham and only six points behind champion Van Meter.

Braydee Poore placed first with a 6’4” leap in the high jump. 

Noah Larsen had an outstanding night, taking two first-place finishes in the 1600 and 800 and recording his personal best split of 2:05 as anchor for the 4x800 meter relay. 

First place medals in running events went to the following: 1600M - Noah Larsen - 4:55.04; 800M - Noah Larsen - 2:07.03; 4x100M relay - Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse - 45:44; 4x400M relay - Kyle Dolecheck, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka and 4x800M relay - Kyle Dolecheck, Erik Freed, Heath Evans, Noah Larsen - 8:35.18, a time that just missing the MACHS All-Time Top 10 in only their third race of the season.

Coach Brad Elliott complimented the Raiders performance. “The team ran well with some good victories and great times for this early in the season,” he said.

Individual Statistics

High Jump:

1st - Braydee Poore - 6’4”

Jacob Taylor (foul)

Shot Put:      

Jed McCreary - 38-00

Lincoln Lutrick - 35-00 

Joe Ricker -34-00 

Discus:         

Joe Ricker - 103-02

Lincoln Lutrick - 88-06

Jed McCreary - 84-11            

Long Jump:

Cody Stackhouse - 19-01 

Nick Wurster (foul) 

3200M:            

Wyatt Jackson - 13:00.71      

Quintin Chumbley - 13:50.20

4x800M relay

1st -Dolecheck, Freed, Evans, Larsen - 8:35.18

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

2nd - Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Zane Sickels, Poore - 1:04.24

100M

5th - Cody Stackhouse - 11:89

9th Zane Sickels - 12:51

400M

4th - Jacob Sobotka - 54.87

7th - Jack Jones - 57:22

4x200M Relay

3rd - Staats, Jacob Taylor, Swank, Lincoln Martin - 1:40.52

110M Hurdles

3rd - Poore - 15:74

1600M

1st - Noah Larsen - 4:55.04

400M

3rd - Swank - 1:01.06

1600M

3rd - Zach Lemon, Martin, Jones, Evans - 3:57.14

800M

1st - Larsen - 2:07.03

5th - Trevor Anderson - 2:18.07

4x100M Relay

1st - Staats, Sobotka, Freed, Stackhouse - 45:44

4x400M Relay

1st - Dolecheck, Martin, Freed, Sobotka - 3:35.20 

The Raider/Raiderette golf teams opened their season with a home meet hosting Southeast Warren and Martensdale-St. Marys, Thursday, April 4.

The Raiders squeaked out a victory  by shooting a 192 to Martensdale St. Marys’ 193. Southeast Warren could not post a team score with only three team members in the match. 

Medalist was Conner Giles with a 44, edging runner-up Martensdales’s Jerett Crowell’s 45. Other Raider scores included Quency Vos, 47, Casey Paxson, 50, Jake Ricker and Dylan Doman, both shooting 51 and Ty Pollock, 57. 

In the girl’s meet, no team posted a team score. Mount Ayr’s Caitlin Giles was medalist with a 46. Runner-up was Laci Norris of Martensdale with a 60. Holly Karr shot a 68 for the Raiderettes.

Mount Ayr will host three meets this week on April 9 , April 11 and April 12. Tee times are 4 p.m. 

Ringgold County Conservation is hosting a digital scavenger hunt for all Ringgold County Conservation Board Areas. This event will last one month, April 15 to May 15.

Participants can use their camera or phone to take pictures of items on the scavenger hunt list. 

Items on the scavenger hunt list include animal tracks (not from a dog), brush pile, wildflower (no garden flowers), shelter house, pinecone, squirrel nest, hole in a tree, insect, walnut, cabin, prairie grass, pond, oak leaf, bird, caboose and bark.

When participants have finished the hunt, they should bring their cameras to the Ringgold County Conservation Board Office so staff can verify their photos.

Rules for the hunt are as follows:

1. Individuals/teams must pick up a scavenger hunt list from the Ringgold County Conservation Board during open hours or download one from the website at http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Ringgold.aspx

2. All pictures must be taken on Ringgold County Conservation Board areas.

3. Pictures must be taken from April 15 – May 15. No photos will be accepted after 4 p.m. on May 15.

4. You must take an actual picture of the item – not an image of the item.

5. Do not remove or disturb items on the list.

6. Stay on trails as best as possible.

7. Pictures must be on one camera or cell phone.

8. You or members of your team may be in the photo(s) with the found item(s).

9. Photos must be brought into the RCCB to be verified by RCCB staff.

10. One entry per individual/team. Photos may only be used for one entry.

11. Individuals/teams who take photos of every item on the list will be entered into a drawing to win a two-night camping pass to Hickory Grove Park in Story county, a mycountyparks cup and RCCB lanyard. The winners will be drawn Wednesday, May 15 and notified via phone or email. Participants need not be present to win.

12. Ringgold County Conservation reserves the right to use any or all photos for promotional materials or on social media.

Please call RCCB at 641-464-2787 for questions or for more information. 

The Raider track team finished third in the Husky Invitational at Winterset Friday, March 29 against some stiff comeptition.

The weather cooperated for this early meet, and several Raiders turned in solid performances for the night. 

Senior Braydee Poore started things off, earning first place by clearing 6’ 2”  in the high jump. The other first-place finish of the night came in the 4x100 with a time of 45:14. The 4x100 team consisted of Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed and Cody Stackhouse. 

“I couldn’t be happier with the level of competition as we kicked off this season,” said coach Brad Elliott. “Many of our athletes set personal bests at this meet, despite poor training conditions as we prepared.” 

Team Scores

1) Pella - 150

2) Norwalk - 72

3) Mount Ayr -66

4) Earlham - 51

5) Greene County-  47

6) Creston - 42

7) Adel-DeSoto-Minburn - 34

8) Clarke - 29

9) Martensdale-St. Marys - 22

10)   Nodaway Valley - 17

11)   Wintereset - 10

12)   Central Decatur - 8

13)   Chariton - 2

Individual Statistics

High Jump

1st - Braydee Poore - 6’2”

Shot Put

10th - Joe Ricker - 38’11”

11th - Jed McCreary - 38’.5”

12th - Lincoln Lutrick - 35’8”

Discus

6th - Joe Ricker - 112’

18th - Lincoln Lutrick - 91’11”

27th - Jed McCreary - 78’9”

Long Jump

Nick Wurster - 17’11.5”

Jack Jones - 17’7.5”

3200M

17th - Dawson Knapp - 12:47.27

22nd- Logan Arends - 15:51.53

4x800

2nd - 8:43.49 (Kyle Dolecheck Erik Freed, Heath Evans, Noah Larsen)

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

4th - 1:04.10 (Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Zane Sickels, Braydee Poore)

100M

5th - Cody Stackhouse - 12:10

18th - Jack Jones - 12:79

400M

18th - Rhett Murphy - 59:70

23rd - Jacob Taylor - 1:03.44

4x200

4th - 1:38.16 (Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Zach Lemon, Lincoln Martin)

110M Hurdles

2nd - Braydee Poore - 15:98

1600 M

3rd - Noah Larsen - 4:51.94

22nd - Wyatt Jackson - 5:46.10

200M

4th - Jacob Sobotka - 24:02

19th - Nick Wurster - 26:71

400M Hurdles

12th - Shane Swank - 1:03.31

1600 Medley Relay

3rd - 3:58.02 (Zane Sickels, Zach Lemon, Kyle Dolecheck, Heath Evans)

800M

12th - Trevor Anderson - 2:21.78

25th - Quintin Chumbley - 2:41.95

4x100

1st - 45:14 (Grant Staats, Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse)

4x400

3:99.96 (Jack Jones, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka)

Tuesday night, April 2 Mount Ayr boys track competed in Afton at the East Union Invitational and travel to Osceola today (April 4) for the Clarke Invitational. Results will appear in next week’s Record-News.

The outdoor track season for the Mount Ayr Raiderettes kicks into high gear this week with meets at Clarinda April 2 and at Interstate 35 today (April 4). (Results will appear in next week’s Record-News.)

Coach Deb Larsen reports that “despite the cold weather, the girls have been working hard and are looking forward to competing, although warmer temperatures would be welcome.” 

Coach Larsen has strong leadership with several returning letterwinners. That list includes seniors, Hannah Fletchall, Emily Fox, Madison Hosfield, Maggie Jennett, Morgan Quick and Logan Wimer and manager Jena James; juniors Paige Daughton, Leah Klejch and Brook Rychnovsky and sophomores Hannah Glendenning, Ashton Johnson and Adrian Richards.

Other squad members include junior Bailea Stark and sophomores Neesie Brand, Shelby Comer, Katie Holmes, Christiana Overholtzer and manager Ashley Paxson. Freshmen new to the squad are Laura Davidson, Kirsten Dolecheck, Ica Hague, Makayla O’Mailia, Maddie Mobley and Taylor Wilson.

The 10th annual Prairie ChickenDay will be held Saturday, April 6 at 6 a.m.

Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to meet at the Kellerton Bird Conservation Area to enjoy the greater prairie chickens as they boom and dance.

Viewing will begin at first light (approximately 6 a.m.), which is the best time to see the birds. 

The viewing area is located two miles west of Kellerton on Highway 2 and about one-and-a-half miles south on 300th Avenue.

Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity Program and AmeriCorps personnel will be on hand to answer questions.

Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather conditions. The viewing area is open grassland with little protection from the elements.

The prairie chickens will be about 200 yards from the viewing stand, so attendees should bring their own binoculars or spotting scopes. One commercial scope will be available along with the possibility of a few extras for those who do not have the equipment.

Coffee, juice and donuts will be available at the viewing stand for all who attend.

For more information, contact Josh Rusk at 515-238-7194.

GPS Egg Hunt

In conjunction with the Prairie Chicken Day event, Ringgold County Conservation (RCC) is holding a free GPS Egg Hunt Saturday, April 6 from 9-10 a.m. The hunt will take place at the Kellerton Bird Conservation viewing area.

Participants will use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for a modern take on the traditional egg hunt. They will learn how to use a handheld GPS unit for hunting, hiking geocaching and much more. RCC director Kate Zimmerman will give an introductory lesson on the GPS units prior to participants going on the geocache egg hunt.

Space is limited to 15 participants per session. Preregistration by April 4 is encouraged. Same-day registration will not be allowed.

All participants under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information or to register, contact RCC at 641-464-2787. 

  A 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held Saturday, April 13 in Diagonal.

Teams will be divided by age and gender: third and fourth grade boys and girls, fifth and sixth grade boys and girls, seventh and eighth grade boys and girls, high school boys and girls and adult men and women. Coed teams in each age group will also be available if enough interest is shown.

Teams are limited to five members at a $25 entry fee. For teams with three or four members, the entry fee is $20.

Games will begin at 8 a.m. and will be held in the Diagonal Community school gymnasium.

To enter or for more information, contact Gina Knox at 712-621-5487 or g_gunsolley@hotmail.com.

Season stats have been compiled for the 2012-2013 Raider basketball season.

The Raiders posted a season record of 16-8 and reached the district finals in post-season play.

Senior Braydee Poore broke the 1,000 point mark for his career and ended with 1,057 points, good for second on the all-time career scoring list behind Drew Larsen’s 1,111.

Poore was named to the Class 1A all-state third team by the Iowa Newspaper Association, and he and fellow senior Jake Still were unanimous first-team all Pride of Iowa conference selections.

Poore and Still were also named to the KAAN Radio 2013 All-Star team.

The Raiders were led by a talented group of seniors. This senior class accounted for 85 percent of total points, 84 percent of total rebounds, 90 percent of total assists, 81 percent of total steals and 92 percent of all blocked shots.

Still led the Raiders in several categories: scoring (409 points), free throws (62), scoring average (17.8 points/game), defensive rebounds (139), total rebounds (178), rebounding average (7.7 rebounds /game) and blocked shots (33).

Poore was second in scoring (375), free throws (54), scoring average (15.6 points/game) and defensive rebounds (107).

Still and Poore paced the Raiders with 85 and 84 assists respectively.

Another senior, Johnathan Triggs, led the team in offensive rebounds (72) and was second in total rebounds (153) and rebound average (6.7 rebounds/game) and third in scoring (205) and scoring average (8.9 points/game).

Still, Poore and fellow senior Dylan Doman led the team in steals. Still recorded 45 while Poore and Doman had 44 each.

One underclassman, junior Jack Jones, saw action in all 24 games. Jones finished the season fifth in scoring (93). Other Raiders seeing action in all 24 games included Doman, Poore and senior Austin Quick. Still and Triggs played in 23 games. Junior Casey Paxson played in 20.

Heading into next season, several Raiders will need to step up to fill the void left by the graduated seniors. However, Jones and Paxson saw action in the majority of games, and junior Jake Sobotka is expected to see more quality playing time next year after being hampered by a left-over football injury this season. In addition, freshman Jed McCreary finished with 38 points and 41 rebounds in his 16 game appearances. 

Other underclassmen saw quality playing time, including sophomore Lincoln Martin (15 games), juniors Weston Schnoor (11) and Hagan Willis (11) and sophomore Riley Weehler (11). Junior Zach Vanderflught played in six games. 

Team awards were presented at the Mount Ayr wrestling team banquet held recently. Award winners are Wyatt Jackson, Most Improved; Trevor Anderson, Most Improved and Rookie of the Year; Eric Freed, Most Valuable; Joe Ricker, Fastest Fall (eight seconds) and Shane Swank, Spark Plug. Freed was also recognized for having the most takedowns (72), most falls (26), most escapes (26) and most near-fall points (101). Swank had the most reversals (22). Captains were also named for next season: Jacob Beamgard, Erik Freed and Dawson Knapp.

Jacob Still, Taylor Still and Braydee Poore were named to the 2013 KAAN All Star Basketball Teams. Area honorees were recognized at an awards banquet in Trenton, MO on March 20.

The 10th annual Prairie Chicken Day will be held Saturday, April 6 at 6 a.m.

Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to meet at the Kellerton Bird Conservation Area to enjoy the greater prairie chickens as they boom and dance.

Viewing will begin at first light (approximately 6 a.m.), which is the best time to see the birds. 

The viewing area is located two miles west of Kellerton on Highway 2 and about one-and-a-half miles south on 300th Avenue.

Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity Program and AmeriCorps personnel will be on hand to answer questions.

Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather conditions. The viewing area is open grassland with little protection from the elements.

The prairie chickens will be about 200 yards from the viewing stand, so attendees should bring their own binoculars or spotting scopes. One commercial scope will be available along with the possibility of a few extras for those who do not have the equipment.

Coffee, juice and donuts will be available at the viewing stand for all who attend.

For more information, contact Josh Rusk at 515-238-7194.

GPS Easter Egg hunt

In conjunction with the Prairie Chicken Day event, Ringgold County Conservation (RCC) is holding a free GPS Egg Hunt Saturday, April 6 from 9-10 a.m. The hunt will take place at the Kellerton Bird Conservation viewing area. Participants will use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for a modern take on the traditional egg hunt. They will learn how to use a handheld GPS unit for hunting, hiking geocaching and much more. RCC director Kate Zimmerman will give an introductory lesson on the GPS units prior to participants going on the geocache egg hunt.

Space is limited to 15 participants per session. Preregistration by April 4 is encouraged. Same-day registration will not be allowed.

All participants under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information or to register, contact RCC at 641-464-2787. 

The cold and snowy start to the 2013 season had little effect on the Raiders as they took to the track, Tuesday, March 12 in Ames at the ISU Classic. 

Senior Braydee Poore was “on fire at the season opener,” according to coach Brad Elliott, as he won the event and broke the Raider high jump record with his leap of 6’ 7”. Last season Poore had tied the old record of 6’6” set by Casey Smith in 1998.

“Its an amazing accomplishment to win the ISU classic,” said Elliott.  “It’s an all-comers meet so you have the best 4A-1A athletes competing for the top spot. To my knowledge Mount Ayr has never had an athlete take the gold at this meet, which adds to the excitement.”

The indoor meet gave the Raiders their first taste of competition heading into the 2013 season.

“This is an early meet for the guys coming from their winter sports so we went in to this meet just looking to get some track time,” added coach Elliott. “I am very pleased with the way things looked due to our limited time outdoors so far this season.”

Meet results

High Jump- 87 entries

1st Poore 6-07

Shot Put

ND Joe Ricker

60M- 194 entries

90th  Jacob Sobotka- 7:66

126th Jack Jones-7:83

60 M Hurdles-122 Entries

21st- Poore- 8:87

400M- 128 entries

32nd- Sobotka-54:62

80th- Jones-57:27

1600M- 126 entries

42nd- Noah Larsen-4:57:87

4x800

24th- Erick Freed, Kyle Dolecheck, Shane Swank, Larsen - 8:59.52

Next action  for the Raiders will be the Winterset Boys Invitational Friday, March 29. 

As Raider/Raiderette golf season approaches, coach Scott Giles looks for some good things out of his squads.

Senior Caitlin Giles, the lone Raiderette, has shown steady improvement in her game and is considered to be a contender for the  conference medalist.

The Raider squad consists of senior Dylan Doman, juniors Casey Paxson and  Quency Vos and sophomores Connor Giles, Jake Ricker and Nathan Roberts. All six Raiders were out last season and continue to improve their game.

While  several of the golfers have individual goals, as a team, coach Giles looks to place in the top five in the  conference tournament and move out of sectionals into district play. 

Schedule

(4 p.m. start times unless noted)

Apr. 2 Nodaway Valley H

Apr. 4 MStM/SE Warren H

Apr. 9 Wayne H

Apr. 11 Central Decatur H

Apr. 16 EU/SEW/S. Page H

Apr. 23 Corning H

Apr. 23 Mohawk Classic 1:00

at Honey Creek

Apr. 26 Lenox A

Apr. 29 POI Boys 9:00

at Afton

Apr. 29 POI Girls 9:00

at Mount Ayr

Apr. 30 Clarke/Lamoni

at Lamoni

May 2 Lady Mohawk Classic    1:00

May 7 Bedford H

May 10 Boys sectional                 TBA

May 13 Girls district                 TBA

May 17 Boys district                 TBA

May 20 Girls regional                 TBA

May 24-25   Boys state                 TBA

May 28-29   Girls state                 TBA

  Despite the recent cold weater, middle school track season is right around the corner.

Rebel Raiders

Thirty-six middle school boys  reported for the 2013 track season, according to coaches Mark Budach and Joe Catanzareti.

The roster is dominated by seventh graders, including Bradley Phelps, Craven Martin, Zach Murphy, Mitchel Swank, Will Hunt, Lucas Wurster, Bradley Wurster, Russell Holmes, Tristan Holmes, Marcus Daughton, Jeb South, Eian Adams, John Young, Hunter Wilson,  Mitchell Lutrick, Baylee Love, Brayden Swank, Will Young, Logan Eaton, Jacob McCreary, Mason Smith, Cauy Bickel, Dylan McAlexander and Brevin Deskin.

Only two eighth graders came out for track this year: Devin Russo and Mitchell Jennett.

“Although the weather hasn’t cooperated,” said coach Budach, “the kids have been  working hard each day to be ready for our first meet.”

Rebel Raiderettes

Coaches Sally Young and Brandie Ruggles welcomed 29 girls out for the 2013 track squad.

Seventh graders include Bailey Anderson, Adrianne Bennett, Mercadez Bierkenholtz, Alex Boothe, Addie Ebersole, Addy Flammang, Mady Henson, Caylie Hickman, Alyssa Johnson, Amarillo Reyes, Abbey Schafer, Hallie Still, MaiLynn Taylor, Chania Vos, Sara Winemiller and Kirsten Young.

Eighth graders on the squad are Molly Anderson, Cassie Brand, Haylea England, Hope Fletchall, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning, Breanne Haley, Cheyenne Haveman, Macy Larsen, Kelcie Shields, Tessa Shields, Brylea Stark and Megan Warin.

Schedule

Apr. 8 Clarke Invitational 4:30

                at Osceola

Apr. 16         Rebel Raider Relays 4:15

                at Mount Ayr

Apr. 19         CD Relays 4:00

               at Graceland

Apr. 25        POI Western Meet 4:15

               at Corning

Apr. 29        Bulldog Relays 4:15

May 3        Corning Invitational 4:00

May 10        Little Eagle Relays 4:00

               at Afton

Two Raiders are unanimous first-team choices on the Pride of Iowa boys basketball all-conference teams.

Seniors Braydee Poore and Jake Still are the only Raiders to appear on either the first or second team rosters.

This marks the third straight year Poore has been a first-team selection. Still appeared on the second team last year.  

Braydee Poore picked up another post-season basketball honor this week.

The 6’3” senior was named to the 2013 Class 1A All-State boys basketball third team by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

Other area players were also honored on the all-state rosters.

Murray’s Austin Halls was named to the Class 1A second team.

Nodaway Valley had two players honored in Class 2A. Alex Welsch and Brad Baudler were named to the first and second teams, respectively. 

Three Mount Ayr high school bowlers have been named to the District 7 All-District team.

Junior Naomi Richards (left) was honored as a second team selection while freshman Samantha Crawford received an honorable mention.

The Raiderettes finished with a 2-10 record, good for sixth place in the seven-team district. Lamoni, at 15-1, placed first in the district.

On the boys’ side, senior Jasper Abarr made the second team, and sophomore Nathan Roberts received honorable mention.

The Raiders recorded a 5-9 record, good for sixth place. Clarke captured first in the district with a 14-2 record. 

Diagonal high school senior Heath Evans is the latest addition to the Southwestern Community College (SWCC) sports shooting program. He joins 10 other Iowa high school seniors who have been recruited by Charlie Mundy, SWCC head sports shooting coach, to be on the Spartans’ team as they debut this fall.

Evans, who will graduate from Diagonal in May, plans to complete SWCC’s arts and sciences transfer program. Upon completion of his associate’s degree from SWCC, he

plans to transfer to Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. His goal is to become a conservationist.

Evans is the son of Ronda and Chris Evans of Diagonal. 

Two Mount Ayr elementary students recently competed in the Super Pee Wee AAU State Championship wrestling tournament in Waterloo.

Jaydon Knight, with a record of 3-1, placed second out of 16 wrestlers in his bracket in the second-grade division at 70 pounds. He is the son of Jacobs Knight and Megan Griffith.

Preston Fleharty, with a record of 4-2, placed fifth out of 32 wrestlers in his bracket in the first-grade division at 54 pounds. He is the son of Cory and Kylee Fleharty. 

A large crowd was on hand Sunday, March 3 for the 2013 Sparks Expo.

Sparks members (and years of participation) include senior captains April Shields (4) and Maggie Jennett (4);  seniors Madi Hosfield (4), Caitlin Giles (3), Logan Wimer (3) and Kyle Wilson (3);  junior Allison Wallace (3); sophomore Hannah Glendenning (1) and freshman Ashton Quick (1). 

The Sparks are coached by Kris Quick and Kalian Smith.

The Sparks had a busy and successful 2012-13 season. They placed first in the state for pom, fifth in kick and performed at six football games, four basketball games, the Winterset Dance Show and the Norwalk Prestate Show. In   

addition, five members qualifed for the All-Iowa Dance team: Shields, Hosfield, Giles, Wallace and Jennett.

Besides a series of performances by the featured Sparks, guest performances included several groups of Little Sparks, the Fusion dance team from Martensdale St. Marys, the Gadets from Graceland University and five routines from Leslie’s Dance Emporium competition dance team in Creston.

The Sparks opened the show with their routine set to the song “Home.” This routine is their 2013 state-winning pom routine at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association competition in Des Moines this past December. The girls traveled to Des Moines on a Wednesday evening and performed their pom routine at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and their kick routine at 4:50 p.m. Thursday.  The girls were at the awards ceremony until 10:30 that evening, when they discovered that they had won first place in the state pom competition and fifth place for their kick routine.  Both of these state dances received a division one rating.

To honor the seniors, the girls performed the Senior Spotlight dance, choreographed by Maggie Jennett and April Shields at Senior Parents Night on February 5 during halftime of the varsity boys basketball game. 

Other Sparks performances included their state kick routine entitled “Fire,” the Sparks football novelty dance and their always-popular light show.

The Sparks closed the night with their much-anticipated Coed Routine. This year’s coed partners included April Shields and Hagan Willis, Maggie Jennett and Zane Sickels, Madi Hosfield and Zach Lemon, Logan Wimer and Cody Stackhouse, Caitlin Giles and Casey Paxson, Kylie Wilson and Shane Swank, Allison Wallace and Grant Staats, Hannah Glendenning and Lincoln Martin, Ashton Quick and Caleb Schnoor.

On Saturday, Feb. 9, over 100 students from grades preschool through eighth grade participated in the Little Sparks Camp. The students learned a dance, played freeze dance, watched the big Sparks dance and learned about stretching and dance preparation from their teachers.  This year, the Little Sparks camp had a Disney theme of  “Your Dreams Come True.”

Preschool and kindergarten Little Sparks include Cortlynn Holmes, Abbi Overholser, Mackenzie Knox, Lillie Curry, Aubree Shields, Kacie Larsen, Caroline Auge, Ella Waske, Aubree Clark, Harper Whittington, Ayla Murphy, Kaley Murphy, Ashlyn Byer, Koda Henle, Madeline Baddley, Christina Halverson, Breya Nickle, Brittlyn Nickle, Aubrianna Greenland, Adalynn Dredge, Kensie Barnes, Makel Jones and Alana Doolittle.

The first and second grade Little Spark include Zoey Larsen, Hannah Russo, Lauren Triggs, Anne Newton, Breanna Peterman, Macey Bowen, Samantha Morgan, Lauren Conklin, Karlie Larsen, Josie Vanderflught, Eva Sobotka, Breianna White, Janna Irving, Abby Eaton, Hayden Ruggles, Becca Dolecheck, Tessa Kniep, Jillian Kniep, Kacee Klommhaus, Alexis Boord, Zoey Shelley, Natalie Schaefer, Makenna Jones, Gracee Snedeker,  Tegan Streit, Riley Jones, Kaylie Shields, Kianna Paxson, Alexa Drayton, Tabatha Henle, Alexis Greenland, Rosie Leonard, Linsie Barnes, Riley Watford, Becca Smith and Karly Elwood.

Third through eighth grade Little Sparks include Ryleigh Haveman, Loryn Schaefer, Brylea Stark, Jalyn Klejch, Rachel Sobotka, BrieAnn Byrd, Alexa Smith, Payten Lambert, Hayley Whittington, Hope Whittington, Alyssa Burkheimer, Molly Anderson, Jadan Hyde, Brynn Nickle, Mollie Walters, Alisha Dine, Alexandrea Shelley, Bianca Beanngard, Ellie Boswell, Halsie Barnes, Taylor Clymer, Bricey Gorman, Madalynn Stewart, Lindsey Jennett, Gabrille Kibbe, Laurie Ann Belzer, Adalyn Reynolds, Andrea Sickels, Kelsey Adams and Jentri Ruby.

In addition, a group of six young boys performed to the song, “I Just Want to be King.” Members of this group include Austin Byrd, Jackson Ruggles, Jacob Novak, Austin Angus, Derek Jones and Dawson Kibbe.

On November 3, Ashton Quick and April Shields traveled to Newton to participate in the Iowa State Drill Team Association solo competition.  The girls competed against close to 100 girls in their school size division (class 1A).  Quick received a division 1 rating and an outstanding distinguished dancer award for her performance entitled “Distance.” Shields performing her solo to the song, “I Won’t Give Up.”

In addition to their team and solo honors, the Sparks also earned the Distinguished Academic Team Award, recognizing the team’s 3.5-4.0 GPA. 

This year the expo was livestreamed on the school’s website so far away family and friends could log on and watch the show live via the Internet.  Kim Curry and Shaun Kniep were instrumental in setting up the livestream.

Season stats have been compiled for the 2012-13 Mount Ayr Raider wrestling team.

The stats are broken into two main categories: victory by type (resulting in team points) and scoring by type (resulting in match points).

Victories by type

Junior Erik Freed (43-7) and senior Shane Swank (39-9) recorded the two best win-loss records on the season. Freed also scored the most team points with 254.

Freed scored the most pins with 26 followed closely by sophomore Joe Ricker’s 25.

Freed, Swank and sophomore Eric Miller recorded two technical falls each to pace the Raiders. Swank also led with two major decisions and 15 regular decisions.

Jacob Beamgard had the only overtime match of the season.

Scoring by type

Swank led the team by scoring 257 match points. Freed was second with 237.

Swank also paced the Raiders with 70 takedowns, 15 two-point near falls and 22 reversals. Sophomore Grant Staats had 21 reversals and Freed 20.

Freed scored the most escapes, 26, with Staats recording 23.

Post-season

Four Raiders, including Freed, qualified for district action by winning their weight divisions at the sectional meet: Dawson Knapp at 113 pounds, Grant Staats at 126 and Shane Swank at 160.

Raider 132-pounder Erik Freed qualified for the state meet but lost decisions in his first two matches.

The annual wrestling banquet will be held Wednesday, March 13 at 5:45 p.m. 

Season stats have been released for the 2012-13 Diagonal Maroon basketball team. (These numbers do not include the first-round district game against Mount Ayr.)

Freshman Jacob Taylor led the Maroons in a number of categories. He scored 201 points, including 25 three-pointers, and recorded 69 assists, 83 steals and 26 blocked shots in a banner year.

The most individual points scored in a single game were 22, tallied by both sophomore Blake Butler against Mormon Trail on January 11 and by Taylor against East Union November 11.

Taylor and fellow freshman Levi Jarred hit three 3-pointers in a single game to lead the Maroons in that category. Taylor hit his in the East Union game where he scored 22. Jarred hit his three’s against Lenox on January 21.

Junior Ryan Parrott grabbed a team-high 156 rebounds, followed closely by senior Heath Evans with 148. Parrott recorded a single-game high of 18 boards against Twin Cedars on January 15 in the conference tournament.

Single-game high marks included Taylor with seven assists against Mormon Trail on January 11. Both Haidsiak and Taylor recorded seven steals in a single game. Haidsiak’s steals came in the November 27 East Union game while Taylor’s came in the Mormon Trail game. Parrott blocked four shots in the Twin Cedars game. Taylor also rejected four shots in the Mormon Trail game.

The Maroons graduate only two seniors, Shad Haidsiak and Heath Evans, from this year’s team that ended with an 11-11 regular-season record. While the two seniors ended up as the second and third top scorers respectively, the future looks very bright for Diagonal basketball.

In Taylor, Parrott and Butler, three of the team’s top five scorers and rebounders return. Also returning will be freshman Levi Jarred, who scored 72 points this season, and junior Kenny Weaselhead, who grabbed a team-high 103 rebounds a year ago. In addition, four other freshmen saw action in at least 10 games this season: Kade Means (16), Colter Pickering (11) and Gerad Naill (10). Also returning will be juniors Leigh Davis and Bryce Still along with freshman Aaron Darrah. 

The Mount Ayr Raiders downed a talented Lamoni squad in the second round of district play to advance to the semi-finals against Murray. Unfortunately, the season came to a conclusion after a hard-fought loss to the Mustangs.

Mount Ayr 44, Lamoni 40

The Raiders traveled to Lamoni and beat the  Demons, 44-40, Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the Class 1A District semifinal game. In a contest that kept fans on the edge of their seats, Mount Ayr “handled everything that was thrown at them,” according to coach Bret Ruggles, “and worked as a team and played with great defensive intensity and discipline.” 

The Raiders and Demons traded buckets through the first half with both teams playing tight defense. Mount Ayr had a brief one-point lead in the second quarter, but Lamoni quickly responded, capitalizing on a turnover and a chance at the foul line, ending the half leading 22-18. 

The second half saw Lamoni gaining their biggest lead of the night, 30-23, on a seven-point run, but coach Ruggles’ Raiders “weathered the storm,” in his words, and waited for their chance to “be that Storm!”

The Raiders stayed close with Lamoni for 3 1/2 quarters and then got their chance with a 10-0 run that gave Mount Ayr the lead, 33-30. Hitting the three-minute mark, the game was tied 36-36. Lamoni’s Jackson Carr hit a three-point bucket, and Raider Braydee Poore answered with a basket and a make at  the line, giving Mount Ayr the 39-37 lead. 

A crucial foul called against Lamoni with 54 seconds remaining put senior Dylan Lame at the line. Lame came through with one to give the Raiders the three-point lead.  Lamoni was forced to foul as the clock ran down and Raiders, Jake Sobotka, Jake Still and Braydee Poore all scored at the line to build a four-point lead. With :01 left in the game, the Demons had possession, but with no chance to tie the game, the Raiders stood back to avoid the foul and ended the game.

Coach Ruggles concluded,”It was a great win that got us into the district championship. It’s nice to be back after four years.” 

Senior leaders Jake Still and Braydee Poore shared top stats honors, with Still scoring 17, pulling down nine rebounds, nabbing three steals and recording two blocked shots and one assist. Poore scored 16 points with six rebounds and four assists. 

Defensively the Raiders held lead scorers for the Demons, Jeremy Deemer and Jackson Carr, to 11 and eight points, respectively.

              1 2 3 4 TP

MA         6 12 10 16 44

Lamoni 7 15 8 10 40

              2pt 3pt FT TP R S B A

Doman 1-2 0-1 1-3 3 4 1 1 1

Jones 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0

Quick 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0

Poore 5-9 2-3 4-5 16 6 0 0 4

Still       6-12 2-6 3-4 17 9 3 2 1

Triggs 0-4 0-0 2-3 2 7 2 0 1

Sobotka 0-3 0-0 4-8 4 5 2 0 0

Murray 70, Mount Ayr 61

Mount Ayr’s Raiders faced the Murray Mustangs Friday, Feb. 22 at Truro in the District 11 Championship. Mount Ayr fell short of the victory, 70-61, after a hard-fought contest. 

“As a spectator you always hope that two teams show up to play and create a great atmosphere” said coach Bret Ruggles, and that was true of both teams in this matchup.

Mount Ayr hit the scoreboard first, followed by seesaw scoring as both teams fought for the early lead. The first quarter ended with Murray leading, 14-13.

In the second quarter the Mustangs outscored the Raiders 8-2 in the first three minutes to stretch their lead to 22-15. After Murray added another bucket to widen the gap to 24-15, Mount Ayr responded with a vengeance. Led by seniors Jake Still and Braydee Poore, the Raiders rallied to chisel Murray’s lead to one point by halftime, 26-25

Fully charged after the strong comeback in the second quarter, Mount Ayr hit three buckets in the first 44 seconds of third-quarter play to quickly take the lead, 31-26. Murray fought back and tied the game at 31. A late third-quarter breakdown in the Raider defense gave Murray the opening they needed. The quarter ended with the Mustangs back on top, 46-37. 

By “giving tremendous effort,” in coach Ruggles’ words, the Raiders narrowed the gap to six at one point in the final quarter, but Murray held onto the lead as time ran out to claim the district title.

In one of his best games, senior Jake Still led the team with 27 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocked shots.Fellow senior Braydee Poore added 16 points and five boards. 

Coach Ruggles praised his entire squad. “I am especially proud of this team,” he said, “my five seniors, who did a great job leading the team and my six juniors, two sophomores, one freshman and our alternates. This varsity group really jelled at the right time, and we became a very good team towards the end of the season. We now head into break season, and I look forward to watching my guys on the track or the golf course.”

         1 2 3 4 TP

MA         13 12 12 24 61

Murray 14 12 20 24 70

             2pt 3pt FT TP R S B A

Doman 3-6 1-2 0-0 7 2 4 0 2

Jones 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0

Quick 1-5 1-3 0-1 3 0 0 0 1

Poore 7-13 2-7 0-0 16 5 1 0 2

Still       12-19 0-5 3-7 27 10 1 2 4

Sobotka 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 1 0

Triggs 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 4 0 0 3

Season statistics for the Mount Ayr Raiderette basketball team have been compiled.

The Raiderettes scored a total of 228 points in the first quarter and 229 in the second quarter.

Scoring in the second half dropped off slightly, with the Raiderettes scoring 215 points in the third and fourth quarters.

Overall, Mount Ayr out-scored their opponents 887-824, an average margin of 2.9 points per game.

Individually, Taylor Still scored a season-high 30 points against Orient-Macksburg on November 19. The senior also led the team in overall scoring with 311 points, in rebounding with 206 (including 18 against Pleasantville February 1), in steals (including seven against Nodaway Valley January 29) and blocked shots with 36 (including four against Bedford December 7).

Sophomore Ashton Johnson led the team with 60 assists, including seven against Clarke January 7. Junior Paige Daughton recorded 58 assists, including six against Nodaway Valley January 29. Morgan Quick also recorded a six-assist game against Orient-Macksburg November 19.

Junior Paige Daughton recorded 53 steals, one back of Still. Daughton had a six-steal night against Martensdale-St. Marys January 4.

Junior Brook Rychnovsky scored a season-total 30 three-pointers, including four in the game against Lenox February 4.

The Raiderettes will lose six seniors next year: Hannah Fletchall, Emily Fox, Caitlin Giles, Morgan Quick, Taylor Still and Logan Wimer. In Still and Giles, they will lose their #1 and #3 scorers.

But the future looks bright as juniors Paige Daughton, second leading scorer and rebounder, and starting guard Brook Rychnovsky return along with sophomore point guard Ashton Johnston.

Diagonal will host its annual Elementary Basketball Fun Night Thursday, March 7.

The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with a “meal deal” of grilled pork burgers, chips, beans and homemade bars and a drink for $4.

Following the meal at 6 p.m., activities will include a preschooler free throw shoot, kindergarten through eighth grade basketball games, a Rent-a-Kid auction and a seniors vs. faculty basketball game.

Admission to the Fun Night activities is free.

Two Raiderettes have been named to the Pride of Iowa all-conference teams. Senior Taylor Still (left) returns as a first team honoree after also appearing as a first-team honoree as a junior. Junior Paige Daughton was a unanimous pick for the second team.

Caylie Hickman has advanced to the state free throw contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Making 22 of 25 shots, she took first place in her division at the recent regional competition held February 24. The state competition will be held in Clarion March 17.

The Diagonal Maroons were outscored 17-0 in the second quarter and saw their comeback fall short in a 59-45 loss to Mount Ayr in first-round district tournament action Thursday, Feb. 14 in Mount Ayr. 

After trailing 17-11 at the end of the first quarter, Diagonal was shut-out in the second period and trailed 34-11 at the half.

The Maroons had a tough time inside during the first half of the game as the Raiders utilized their strength in the lane and controlled the boards, scoring on several easy put-backs. The second quarter saw the Maroons get several good looks at the basket, but they couldn’t get a shot to drop. The Raiders also changed to an aggressive matchup-zone that seemed to cause the Maroons problems.

Diagonal came out of the halftime locker room on fire, and spurred by their fan support, outscored the Raiders 18-15 in the third period and 16-10 in the fourth period. They eventually narrowed the Raider lead to nine points with 2:57 remaining in the game, but the Raiders hit crucial free throws down the stretch to secure the outcome.

“We got a very emotional win tonight against a gritty Diagonal team,”stated coach Bret Ruggles. Ruggles was also very complimentary of the Diagonal squad and acknowledged the tough position of the teams that share classrooms and other sports meeting as rivals on the court. “Diagonal finished their season with a lot of class and tons of great emotion,” he said.

Jake Still led the Raiders by racking up a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Johnathan Triggs and Jake Sobotka added 13 points each. Triggs also grabbed eight rebounds. Braydee Poore had 10 points and eight assists.

Heath Evans’ double-double led the Maroons as he collected 15 points and 11 rebounds to close out his career. Ryan Parrott followed with 12 points and four rebounds as the only other Maroon to hit double figures. Also closing out his career was Shad Haidsiak as he added eight points and four rebounds. Other scoring included Jacob Taylor with four points, one assist, one steal, and one block; Blake Butler with three points, three rebounds, four assists and a steal; and Levi Jarred with three points. 

The Maroons connected on 37.5 percent of their field goals, 33 percent from three point range, and 62 percent of their free throws.

Coach Warren was pleased with how his team refused to give up. “We outplayed the Raiders in the second half when it would have been easy to just finish out the game,” he said. “I was proud of the way they battled back. I was also impressed with all our fans who came to the game. It was a sea of Maroon.”

Diagonal finishes the season with an 11-11 record. They will lose Heath Evans and Shad Haidsiak to graduation but will return three starters and several reserves who saw a lot of valuable playing time.

The Raiders advanced to the second-round district game against Lamoni Tuesday night at Lamoni. (Details of the game were unavailable at press time.) Lamoni advanced to the second round with an 81-36 victory over East Union.

Concluding his remarks, coach Ruggles said, “We look forward to continuing district play with our team completely healthy.”

               1 2 3 4 TP

MA         17 17 15 10 59

Diagonal 11 0 18 16 45

       2pt 3pt FT TP R S B A

Doman 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 2

Jones 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0

Quick 0-0 0-0 3-4 3 0 0 0 0

Poore 3-6 0-0 4-4 10 4 3 0 8

Still        7-15 1-4 3-6 18 15 1 1 5

Triggs 6-7 0-0 1-3 13 8 0 0 0

Sobotka 5-7 0-0 3-5 13 3 0 1 0  

Mount Ayr 132-pounder Erik Freed competed at last week’s state wrestling tournament. In first-round action, Freed lost a 7-5 decision to Zach Bruns of North Fayette. In the second round, Freed dropped a 9-5 decision to Derik Bailey of Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto to end his state run.

The Mount Ayr bowlers competed in the first round of post-season action last week, but both the Raiders and Raiderettes did not qualify to move on to the next round.

Raiderettes

Mount Ayr finished last in the seven-team field. Their chances were handicapped as only four girls were eligible to bowl in the meet.

                             1 2 T

Holly Karr        127   96 223

Samantha Crawford  98   97 195

Adrian Richards 124 118 242

Naomi Richards  96 134 230

In the second round the Raiderettes struggled to break 100 in any of the five games. 1 2    3  4  5  T

MA        84 77 123 81 89 454

Team standings were as follows:

Creston 2,118

Lenox 1,939

Lamoni 1,920

Clarke 1,881

Central Decatur 1,846

Mormon Trail 1,528

Mount Ayr 1,344

Raiders

Mount Ayr fielded a full-team of six bowlers and placed fifth in their seven-team field.

Ty Pollock paced the Raiders with his two-game total of 287 in the first round.

                               1 2 T

Quinton Chumbley 111 155 266

Trevor Shelly         134 111 245

Blake Roberts         115   87 202

Ty Pollock         142 145 287

Nathan Roberts 104 100 204

Jasper Abarr         141 139 280

In the second round, the Raiders showed improved consistency but couldn’t catch the leaders.

1   2   3   4   5   T

MA       110 141 122 126 138 637

Team standings were as follows:

Creston 2,445

Clarke 2,376

Central Decatur 2,038

Lenox 2,034

Mount Ayr 1,919

Lamoni 1,811

Mormon Trail 1,658

Raiderette season totals

The Raiderettes finished their season with a record of 2-10. Their average match score was 1,358, with an individual high-game average of 100 and a Baker game average of 92.

Adrian Richards and Samantha Crawford each bowled 22 games. Holly Karr bowled 20, Naomi Richards 18, Cheyenne Percifield 16 and McKayla O’Malia two.

Individually, Adrian Richards paced the Raiderettes with 2,289 total pins, followed by Samantha Crawford at 2,269. Other pin totals included Holly Karr - 1,958, Naomi Richards - 1,924, Cheyenne Percifield - 1,450 and McKayla O’Malia - 138.

Naomi Richards had the high game average of 106, followed  closely by Adrian Richards at 104 and Samantha Crawford at 103. Other averages included Holly Karr - 97, Cheyenne Percifield - 90 and McKayla O’Malia - 69.

Individual high games included Naomi Richards - 150, Crawford - 147, Percifield - 139, Karr - 137, Adrian Richards - 134 and O’Malia - 86.

Series average and high series included Naomi Richards  - 213/250, Adrian Richards - 208/247, Crawford - 206/265, Karr - 195/246, Percifield - 181/249 and O’Malia 138/138.

Raider season totals

The Mount Ayr boys finished with a match record of 5-9. Their average match score was 1,931 with an individual game average of 132 and Baker game average of 122.

A quartet of Raiders bowled in all 24 games - Jasper Abarr, Quintin Chumbley, Blake Roberts and Nathan Roberts. Trevor Shelley competed in 22 games while Keven Ralston had 16 and Matt Poore two.

Individually, senior Jasper Abarr totaled 3,506 pins with Nathan Roberts recording 3,274 and Quintin Chumbley 3,307. Blake Roberts had 3,099, Trevor Shelley 2,629, Keven Ralston 1,252 and Matt Poore 178.

High game averages and high games belonged to Abarr - 146/194, Nathan Roberts 136/205, Chumbley 133/190, Blake Roberts 129/175, Shelley 119/196, Poore 89/101 and Ralston 78/110.

Series average and high series totals included Abarr 292/363, Nathan Roberts 272/333, Chumbley 267/347, Blake Roberts 258/320, Shelley 239/303, Poore 178/178 and Ralston 156/175.

Mount Ayr senior Braydee Poore received congratulations and a commemorative basketball from head coach Brett Ruggles to recognize Poore’s accomplishment of breaking the 1,000-point mark in his career. Poore becomes only the second Raider to in school history to score over 1,000 points. Drew Larsen accomplished the feat in 1993 and went on to score 1,111 career points. Poore had the opportunity to add to his total Tuesday night as the Raiders faced Lamoni in a second-round district game.

Four Mount Ayr wrestlers with high hopes and high expectations traveled to the district wrestling tournament at Corning on Saturday, Feb. 9.  Only one of them came home with his dreams fulfilled.  

Erik Freed won the 132-pound district championship and will compete in the state tournament beginning this week in Des Moines. A two-time state qualifier, Freed will face sophomore Zach Brunner (32-11) from North Fayette in his first-round match Thursday at 9 a.m.  Freed left no doubt who was the best wrestler in his weight class as he won both his matches by pin.  His first match was a win over Austin Dollen of Griswold.  Freed gave his fans some anxious moments in this match as he got taken down and put on his back.  He was able to recover, however, with a reversal before he put Dollen on his back.  The mat was slapped close to the end of the first period indicating Freed had gotten the pin.

  In his second match Freed also came from behind as he pinned Clay Harris of Riverside, Oakland.  In this match he got taken down but quickly escaped and scored his own takedown.  In the second period Freed reversed Harris and was able to get him on his back to get the pin.

The other three Mount Ayr wrestlers were disappointed in their quest for a trip to the state tournament.  At 113 Dawson Knapp placed third.  He lost his first match to Jacob Vogel of Riverside, Oakland.  Vogel put the pressure on Knapp from the very start as he scored a quick takedown. He then repeatedly was able to put Kanpp on his back for near-fall points until he had enough to earn the technical fall midway through the third period.  Knapp looked like a different wrestler in his wrestleback match as he dominated Troy Schwartz of Guthrie Center.  Knapp had a commanding 15-4 lead over Schwartz before he scored the fall in the third period.  There was no wrestleback for second place as Vogel was defeated in the finals.

Grant Staats lost two heartbreakers to end his season.  He lost by fall to Zach Vance of Griswold in his first match.  Staats led 4-2 in this match going into the third period but got caught in a cradle that he could not get out of which resulted in the fall.  His next match against Tucker Patrick of Guthrie Center ended in an overtime loss.  Once again Staats looked like he was on his way to a win as he led going into the third period.  Some questionable officiating in this period allowed Patrick to pull within two and as time expired he scored a reversal on Staats to send the match into overtime.  Patrick got the takedown in the overtime to get the win.

At 160 Shane Swank won his first match over Trevor Hough of Underwood.  Swank got out to a quick five-point lead before Hough pulled within one as they headed into the final period.  Swank built up his lead during this period and won the match 10-6.  Swank lost his second match to Wyatt Lewis of St. Albert.  Swank trailed most of the way in this defensive match and was out-pointed 5-2.  This put Swank in a wrestle back for second against Tyler Hein of Panorama.  Swank got the takedown and was attempting to tilt Hein when he got caught in a headlock and was pinned.