Area Sports
Raiderettes even POI record at 1-1
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes improved to 1-1 in the Pride of Iowa Conference last Tuesday when they traveled north to Greenfield to play Nodaway Valley. The result was a 3-2, come-from-behind victory. The victory was the first for Mount Ayr since the 2018 against Nodaway Valley. That span of six straight wins saw Mount Ayr…
Read MoreRaiders compete at Leon
The Mount Ayr and Diagonal cross country teams traveled to Leon last Saturday for their only meet of the week. There, the Raider boys placed fourth and the Raiderettes placed second. The Raiders ran at the Pleasantville Trojan Invitational on Monday and traveled to Truro on Thursday, September 14 to run at the Interstate-35 Invitational.…
Read MoreRaiders fall in overtime heartbreaker
An anticipated match-up between two ranked football teams lived up to the hype last Friday at Raider Field. For Mount Ayr fans, however, the result was heartbreaking in the home opener. The Raiders fell, by one-point, 35-34 in overtime, losing their first game of the season, to fall to 2-1 and 0-1 in district play.…
Read MoreRaiderette CC team takes 5th at Wayne Invite
The Mount Ayr cross-country teams ran at their first meet on Thursday, August 31 when they made the short jaunt East to Corydon for the annual Wayne cross-county Invitational. There, the Mount Ayr girl’s team placed fifth while the Raider boy’s team got their feet wet for another cross-country season. On the girl’s side, Mount…
Read MoreRaiderettes play three, win one match At Lenox Quad
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes went to the Lenox Quadangular meet on Monday, August 28 looking for their first victory. The Raiderettes had played only one match, a 3-1 loss to Bedford, but knew that they would play three matches and one against POI foe Lenox. There, the Raiderettes would drop two of the three matches…
Read MoreBig second half propels Raiders to 2-0
Twenty-nine unanswered second-half points helped the Mount Ayr Raiders win their second contest of the season last Friday, a 42-0 shutout over Wayne. The victory was the second straight to open the season and it also was the first district game of the season. The Raiders have now combined to score 81 points in two…
Read MoreRaiderettes drop POI opener
The state of the 2023 volleyball season did not go the way that Mount Ayr head coach Kristen Graham had hoped. After playing a flawless first set to take an early lead, the Raiders would see POI foe Bedford win the next three sets to claim the match 3-1. The win was the second in…
Read MoreRaiders retain the rock and cruise to 39-12 victory in season opener
The Mount Ayr Raiders took advantage of six Nodaway Valley turnovers in the 2023 season opener for both football teams, to win in week 1, 39-12. The win was the second in a row over Nodaway Valley and 15th in the last 17 meetings between the two schools. Mount Ayr scored four of their six…
Read MoreCross country teams ready to compete
Dustin Larsen enters his third season as the cross country coach at Mount Ayr and will be assisted by Dan Showalter. Girls on the team this year include: Anne Newton — Senior Lillian Fuller — Senior Aubree Clark — Junior Ashlyn Byer — Sophomore Addison Doolittle — Sophomore Ava England — Sophomore Kacie Larsen —…
Read MoreVolleyball looks forward to season
Fall sports are about to be in full swing which means it is time for some pre-season outlooks. Lots of new faces for Raiderettes The Raiderette volleyball team is ready to take the floor beside Kristen Graham, the team’s third year coach but this season will take on the solo head coach position for the…
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