Area Sports
Raiderettes continue their winning ways
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Mount Ayr won a pair of games on back-to-back nights late last week to remain perfect on the young season. The Raiderettes nearly doubled up visiting Southeast Warren 81-47 last Friday in Mount Ayr to improve to 6-0 on the season. The Raiderettes came out explosive in the…
Read MoreMount Ayr Community Packs the Stands for First Girls Wrestling Dual
By Mitch Doolittle & Dalton Shadle Going into the first ever Mount Ayr Girls dual in Mount Ayr — the girls were loose and had a great attitude. With there being a full schedule of middle school boys and girls, and High school boys traveling, I was worried that the wrestling community was too spread…
Read MoreMount Ayr girls off to strong start
By Dalton Shadle Mount Ayr has gotten off to a perfect 3-0 start to the season with every victory being a double-digit win. After winning their opening game of the season by 73 points, the Raiderettes faced a little stiffer competition last week, but still won handily. Last Tuesday, Mount Ayr had its toughest game…
Read MoreRaiders off to 2-0 start Ruggles reaches 1,000 points
By Dalton Shadle The Mount Ayr boys basketball team has opened its season with two straight victories in the early going with one of its players reaching a personal milestone. The Raiders defeated Nodaway Valley 69-48 on the road in Greenfield last Tuesday, while senior Jackson Ruggles reached the 1,000 career points mark in the…
Read MoreRaiderettes defeat Lamoni Demons in first game
By: Dalton Shadle Lamoni Iowa – On November 25 the Raiderettes came out strong in their first season game on the court against the Demons, The outcome of the game was a massive blowout of 78-5. The Raiderettes held the Demons back all the way to the 4th quarter where they scored their 5 points.…
Read MoreRaiders hoops start ‘stacking bricks’
By DALTON SHADLE MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In every sport it’s the final results that show a team’s success or lack thereof, but for the Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team a big part of that is the process of how they get there that matters the most. “So our expectations don’t necessarily go into wins…
Read MoreBoys wrestling looks to build on last years success
By DALTON SHADLE MOUNT AYR, Iowa — When Mount Ayr boys wrestling coach Kevin Turllinger took over the reins of the program four years ago, the number of wrestlers was low. Since that time the squad has more than tripled in size with 17 athletes on the roster this season raises their own expectations. “When…
Read MoreRaiderettes placed seventh at SW Valley
By DALTON SHADLE CORNING, Iowa — The Raiderettes placed seventh during their first wrestling meet of the season at 3rd Annual Southwest Valley Girl’s wrestling Tournament last Saturday in Corning. The results placed Mount Ayr nearly smack dab in the middle of the 15 teams who competed. Coach Mitch Doolittle, in his first year of…
Read MoreRaiders places 11 on all-district teams
By Ryan Stonebraker MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Several Mount Ayr football players were recently honored with the release of the Class A District 7 All-District teams. In total there were 10 Raiders receiving all-district recognition. The annual honors list had four Raiders on the first team offense and defense squads, a pair of selections on the…
Read MoreRaiders ready to hit the lanes
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr bowling teams are spinning up to hit the lanes on November 24. The boys are coming off a perfect regular season last year when the team went 14-0. The girls were 5-5 overall. Mount Ayr will be led by new coach Jason Echhoff, who has…
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