Area Sports

The Mount Ayr Raider Cheerleading Squad recently traveled north to participate in competition cheer on Saturday. The girls came home as state champions in the time-out cheer division.   For more, sign in to the e-edition.

After a 20-10 season, five Raiderettes have been selected for the Pride of Iowa All-Conference teams.   For more, sign in to the e-edition.

The Raiders ended their season at 3-6 which also marks the first losing season of head coaches Delwyn Showalter and Derek Lambert in their 17 years of co-head coaching the Raiders.   For more on the Raider football season, sign in to the e-edition.

Keirston Klommhaus led the team in kills this year, tallying up 294 on 784 attempts. Klommhaus was also successful on 281 of 315 serves which landed her 66 aces.   For more on the girls stats and a full stat box, sign in to the e-edition.

In the first round of Regional Volleyball play the Raiderettes defeated the Wayne Lady Falcons 3-0.   For more on this story, and the Clarinda game, sign in to the e-edition.

The Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club recently played host for the Cross Country State Qualifying meet.   For more on this, sign in to the e-edition.

October 20 marked the last game of the season for the Mount Ayr Raiders and the last game in a Raider uniform for 16 senior Raider players.   For more on this story, sign in to the e-edition.

On October 10, the Raiderettes won their third straight Pride of Iowa Championship, making their way through Interstate 35, Nodaway Valley, Central Decatur and Southeast Warren, all without dropping a game.   For more on the Raiderettes championship, sign in to the e-edition.

Cannon fire was abundant Friday night as the Raiders rushed for 524 yards and 54 points for their first win at home.   For more on the win, sign in to the e-edition.

The Raider and Raiderette cross country teams hosted the Ron Landphair Invitational cross country meet on windy and somewhat cool Thursday, October 12.   For more information, sign in to the e-edition.