Area Sports
The collegiate athletes of Mount Ayr
By TATUM FRIEDRICH MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Mount Ayr has had many talented athletes compete at the collegiate level. Below are the athletes, in alphabetical order, who have embodied the spirit of Mount Ayr and whose journeys have inspired the next generation of athletes in our community. Kensie Barnes is the daughter of Tracy and…
Read MoreGreenwell competes at state meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER FORT DODGE, Iowa The 2026 Class 1A Iowa Girls state cross-country meet was held last week with Mount Ayr’s Ryley Greenwell participating. Greenwell was the Raiderette runner to qualify out of the state qualifying meet the week before. Also at state was POI champion Kinsey Prunty from Wayne. Greenwell would run to a 75th…
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Read MoreGreenwell qualifies for state meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORNING, Iowa — Mount Ayr junior Ryley Greenwell will get to end her cross country season at the Class 1A state meet in Fort Dodge. Greenwell placed eighth overall to earn a top-10 automatic qualification to the girl’s state meet. Greenwell placed eighth overall in a time of 22:19. She was the…
Read MoreRaiderettes season ends in Bedford
By RYAN STONEBRAKER BEDFORD, Iowa — The tournament trail was short for Mount Ayr this year after the Raiderettes fell 3-1 at Bedford on October 19 in the first round of the Class 1A Region tournament. The Raiderettes end the season with an overall record of 4-22 in 26 matches this year. Bedford improved to…
Read MoreMount Ayr falls in playoffs
By RYAN STONEBRAKER SULLY, Iowa — The postseason run for the Raiders ran out last Friday in their first round Class A playoff game at Lynnville-Sully. The Hawks were the runners-up in district 6 and used a big offensive and defensive line to control the line of scrimmage in a 34-6 win in Sully. The…
Read MoreRaider boys place fifth at POI
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORNING, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boys cross country team placed fifth at last week’s Pride of Iowa Conference meet in Corning. The Raiders had 130 team points. Nodaway Valley won the conference title for the third straight year, scoring 19 points to win the team title. Central Decatur was the runner-up team with…
Read MoreRaiders dominate Timberwolves in district finale
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORNING, Iowa — The Mount Ayr football team picked up its third win in a row last Friday in district play to earn the three-seed out of Class A District 7 when the playoffs begin this week.The Raiders smashed SW Valley Timberwolves 50-6 on the road in Corning. The 50 points by…
Read MoreMount Ayr runs at Chariton meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CHARITON, Iowa — Both Mount Ayr cross-country teams traveled to Chariton last week to run in their only meet of the week. The Mount Ayr girl’s team placed 11th at the meet with a team score of 256 points. The Raiderettes were led by a pair of top-40 finishers. Ryley Greenwell had…
Read MoreRaiderettes snap losing streak
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball team snapped an 8-match losing streak last Monday when they beat Murray in five sets. The match was the first of two straight home matches. The following night, Mount Ayr fell 3-1 to Wayne, giving them a 4-20 overall record. Murray came into the match…
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