Area Sports
Golf ready for postseason: Boys Second, Girls Third
By Ryan Stonebreaker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The regular season is quickly getting to the postseason part of the schedule for high school golf and the Mount Ayr boys and girls golf teams hosted one last regular season meet last Thursday. The Mount Ayr boys team placed second and the girls third at their respective meets.…
Read MoreRaider boys take second at POI meet, 4×400 champs
By Ryan Stonebreaker CORNING, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team placed second at last weeks Pride of Iowa Conference. The Raiders, SW Valley and Lennox were locked in a battle for the team title. SW Valley would ultimately win the POI title for the first time in their program’s history, scoring 119…
Read MoreRaiderettes claim 12th conference title
By Ryan Stonebreaker CORNING, Iowa — Led by eight events wins, the Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team won the program’s 12th team title at last week’s Pride of Iowa Conference meet. It is Mount Ayr’s first title since 2018. Mount Ayr won the shot put and high jump in field events; the 100, 200…
Read MoreRaiderettes win four events at home co-ed
By Ryan Stonebreaker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderettes track and field team picked up a third place finish last Thursday as they hosted the Dave Still Mark Larsen co-ed Relays. Mount Ayr scored 94 points to place third behind meet champion Interstate 35 with 135 points and meet runner-up Wayne with a score of…
Read More4 In A Row, Mount Ayr are POI champs again
By Ryan Stonebreaker INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boys golf team won their fourth straight Pride of Iowa Conference team title after winning the 2026 meet last Tuesday at Indianola. The Raiders scored a team low 337 points, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Nodaway Valley. The Raiders had three players earn all-conference honors for being…
Read MoreShaffer wins POI championship
By Ryan Stonebreaker AFTON, Iowa — The Raiderettes Jaylee Shaffer was the individual Pride of Iowa Conference champion during the POI meet last Wednesday in Afton. The East Union girl’s golf team captured the 2026 Pride of Iowa Conference title after holding off Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Mount Ayr. The Eagles had the advantage of playing…
Read MoreRaiders compete at Still / Larsen Relays
By Ryan Stonebreaker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The second meet of a busy week saw the Raiders track and field team host the Dave Still/Mark Larsen Relays with a 12-team turnout. The top-3 teams were separated by only 1.5 points in the final team standings. Lenox won the meet with a team score of 107 points,…
Read MoreRaiderettes tie for second at Chet Roed Relays
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In a crowded field at the Chet Roed Relays, the Raiderettes scored 130 point to tie for second along with Creston last Tuesday at the home meet in Mount Ayr. The Raiderettes were only five points behind Wayne for the top spot. Other Pride of Iowa Conference teams…
Read MoreBoys Golf Postseason
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr and Diagonal boy’s golf teams found out late last week where they will be playing their postseason golf meets. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released 2026 sectional and district meet assignments last week. Sectional meets will be Wednesday, May 13 and district meets will…
Read MoreSchool records fall at Dave Tapps Invitational
By RYAN STONEBRAKER VAN METER, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boys and girls track teams traveled to Van Meter last Thursday, April 30 to run at the annual Dave Tapps invitational The Raiderettes placed fourth at the meet scoring 80 points. Van Meter won the meet with a team score of 118 followed by Ballard in…
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