Area Sports

The Mount Ayr Raider and Raiderette track team traveled to Northwest Missouri State University to compete in their last indoor meet before the season gets underway next Tuesday, March 28. It was a successful day for Mount Ayr, especially the Raiderette 4000 medley relay, setting a new school record. Kacie Larsen, Karlie Elwood, Anne Newton…

Iowa’s track and field season was able to hold their first competition on March 6, but the first high school competition, for Mount Ayr, doesn’t come until March 28 when they attend the Earlham Early Bird. That doesn’t keep coach Brad Elliott from getting his teams to compet, though. Taking the Mount Ayr teams to…

Pride of Iowa All-Conference girls basketball teams were announced last week. Mount Ayr did not receive any first-team nods but saw Tegan Streit and Breya Nickle both receive second-team honors, while Tabby Henle was selected as Honorable Mention. Streit and Henle are both seniors for Mount Ayr, while Nickle is a sophomore. First-Team First-Team All-Conference…

The Raider basketball season came to an end at Greenfield, but not before posting a 21-3 record, one of the best in Mount Ayr basketball history, while also sharing in a three-way tie for the Pride of Iowa conference title. In the “Bound” era, going back to the 2006-07 season, the Raiders have only recorded…

The basketball season ended for the Raiderettes a couple of weeks ago with a loss to the Central Decatur Cardinals in regional play. The Raiderettes, however, had a very successful season, despite facing adversity throughout 2022-23. The season ended with a 15-7 record for the Raiderettes and a third place finish in the Pride of…

Brock Shaha was the lone Raider at the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament that took place at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines February 15-18. As a state qualifier just a year ago, Shaha had brought back experience from the big stage and had his sights set on the top of the podium. Things were looking…

Raiders advance one to State Wrestling from Districts The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Truro to compete in the Class 1A District 4 wrestling tournament on Saturday, February 11. The top two wrestlers at each weight would advance to the State Meet that began this Wednesday, February 15. At 106 pounds, the bracket was light,…

Frost surpasses 1,500 career basketball points Jaixen Frost was recognized last week before the basketball game against Red Oak for an achievement not many in Mount Ayr history can say they have reached. In his basketball career, Frost surpassed 1,500 total points. The announcement made it known that it is believed it is the highest…

Mount Ayr 76, Red Oak 52 The Raider basketball team finished out the season with a record of 19-2 after adding a victory over the Red Oak Tigers last week. It was a slow start for Mount Ayr, trailing the Tigers 11-9 after the first eight minutes as the Raiders top shooters struggled to get…

Nodaway Valley 50, Mount Ayr 44 The Mount Ayr Raiderette basketball team took to the road January 31 to face the Nodaway Valley Wolverines in their second meeting of the season. The first meeting between to two saw Nodaway Valley with the 63-47 victory, but this game in Greenfield came down to another final seconds…