Area Sports
Raiderettes host tournament
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball program hosted a tournament this past weekend where there were teams making up two pools with bracket play to follow. Mount Ayr played in the Red Pool with Interstate-35 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Black Pool had Shenandoah, Lamoni, Centerville and Clarke. The Raiderettes lost twice in pool…
Read MoreMount Ayr beats Cardinals in Leon for first POI win
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — Something had to give in the match last week at Central Decatur between the Raiderettes and the home Cardinals. Both teams came in having lost their last five matches and both were looking for a valuable Pride of Iowa Conference win. It wasn’t meant to be for one team,…
Read MoreRaiders prove worth against Chargers, fall District play
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — The Mount Ayr football team gave it everything they had in their district road game at ACGC last Friday night. Mount Ayr was itching to get a shot at the Chargers after losing their last six to ACGC since 2023 including twice in the playoffs. The Raiders nearly got…
Read MoreMount Ayr girls place third in season opener
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — Weather forced the postponement of the original date of the Central Decatur Invitational due to high heat temperatures with uncomfortable dew points and humidity caused the postponement last Tuesday. The meet was moved to two days later to September 10 for Mount Ayr runners to open their season. In…
Read MoreRaiderettes drop first conference match of season
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball team suffered their first Pride of Iowa Conference match loss last Tuesday at home when SE Warren was in town. Mount Ayr lost 3-0 to the visiting Warhawks. Mount Ayr fell to 2-7 overall while SE Warren improved to 7-2 with the win. The win was the…
Read MoreRaiders nearly pull off gridiron upset
State ranked Pleasantville escapes with win By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiders tried to be an inhospitable host on the field to visiting Pleasantville last Friday night in Mount Ayr. However, the second ranked team in the latest Radio Iowa Class A football poll needed a game-winning touchdown in the game’s final…
Read MoreX-Country meets postponed
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORYDON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr cross-country teams had their meet at Wayne scheduled last Thursday at Corydon, Iowa scheduled postponed to September 24 due to hot weather conditions impacting the entire southwest Iowa area. Teams that were supposed to be at the meet were Bedford, Centerville, Central Decatur, Chariton, Diagonal, East…
Read MoreRaiderettes split a pair of conference matches
By RYAN STONEBRAKER AFTON, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball team split a pair of conference matches on the road last week when they played at Lenox and at East Union. Mount Ayr swept Lenox 3-0, but fell to East Union in five sets, 3-2. The contests were the first conference matches of the year for…
Read MoreRaiders drop home opener
Riverside Escapes With 22-16 Win In District Opener By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — An interesting Riverside Bulldog team came to town for the district and home opener for the Radiers last Friday in Mount Ayr. Last season, Riverside lost its first game and then won six straight games including a 44-32 win at Mount…
Read MoreRaiderettes beat Perry for first win of the season
By RYAN STONEBRAKER OSCEOLA, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball team won their first match of the season last week after playing six matches in all. Mount Ayr will be in action against a pair of Pride of Iowa Conference teams this week, both on the road. The Raiderettes played at Lenox for their conference opener…
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