Area Sports

Mount Ayr was host to the Interstate-35 Roadrunners on Friday, ultimately falling 28-13 and dropping to 1-1 on the season.

Friday night is the home opener for the Raider football season after they had a big win against Nodaway Valley last week.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

A triangular in Leon put Central Decatur, Bedford and Mount Ayr to the test last Thursday night. The Raiderettes split their matches to begin the season 1-1, but at Essex Monday night, the girls took a 3-0 win to improve to 2-1. For more on this story, sign on to the e-edition.

The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Greenfield for the first gridiron contest of the season.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

The Raiderettes will have a busy first day of school on Thursday, August 23 which marks the first day of the 2018-19 school year as well as the first game of volleyball.   For more on this story, sign in to the edition.

The Raiders will travel to Greenfield this week for the seventh annual “Battle for the Rock”. The game is in honor of long time coaches Bob Daut of Greenfield and Dave Still of Mount Ayr. Both coaches are members of the Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame with a combined 361 wins spanning 61 years…

Fall sports are here and the Raiderettes will be the first team to grace the new gym floor as 24 girls are out for the Raiderette volleyball team.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

Last season the Raiders ended 18 consecutive years with five or more wins after finishing 3-6 overall and 2-5 in the district. It was also the third time in 35 years that Mount Ayr finished with a record below .500.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

The Mount Ayr Cross Country teams have 24 student-athletes out and ready to run.   For more on this story, sign in tot he e-edition.

Ringgold County Conservation celebrated the one year anniversary of opening the Dragoon Trace Nature Center this past July.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.