Area Sports
Raiders’ postseason run ends
Finish year 17-5 after loss to Lenox, 9-7 The fine baseball season put together by the Mount Ayr Raiders came to an end on Saturday, July 12 in Lenox. The Raiders fell to the Tigers 9-7 in a Class 1A district final game. The Raiders ended the season 17-5 while Lenox won their 20th game…
Read MoreJunior high Raiders complete season
“We ended the season today. It was a hot day, but we played some of our best baseball to end the year.” Those words from coach Josh Vanderflught summarized the end to the 2025 baseball season for the Mount Ayr junior high team. On Tuesday, July 1, the Raiders played at Lenox. The A team…
Read MoreRaiderettes get revenge against Lenox, 7-6
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes won an improbable game on July 3 in Lenox last week. The Tigers are a dangerous team and are a sneaky pick to make a run at the state tournament in Class 1A. The game between the two schools was originally scheduled to be played on June 26, but was postponed…
Read MoreRaiders finish second in POI
The Mount Ayr Raiders captured a second place finish in the final 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference baseball standings. This comes after three POI wins last week over SW Valley, Wayne, and Lenox gave Mount Ayr a final POI record of 13-3. The Raiders finish one-game behind POI champ Martensdale-St. Mary’s who won the league…
Read MoreMiddle school boys face Lamoni, CD
On Tuesday, June 24, the young Raiders played Lamoni at home. The A team lost 15-8. “We started rough but ended with a positive inning, scoring 5 runs in the last inning,” stated coach Josh Vanderflught. Wyatt Collier pitched well the first three innings, but the defense struggled. Collier allowed 2 hits, 9 walks, and…
Read MoreRaiderettes host first round tourney game
Post-season tournament action gets underway Monday, July 7 for the Raiderette softball team as they host Essex in first-round action. Gametime is 7 p.m. As of Tuesday, July 1, the Raiderette record stands at 8-8 while Trojans are 2-15. Both Essex wins came against winless Hamburg. The winner of the Mount Ayr-Essex game will advance…
Read MoreRaiders open post-season Saturday at Bedford
The Mount Ayr Raider baseball team will open postseason play this Saturday, July 5 at Bedford against Sidney. Gametime is 5 p.m. As of Tuesday, July 1, the Raiders will carry a record of 13-4 into the game against the 3-11-1 Cowboys. The Cowboys have wins against Lenox, Hamburg, and Essex. The winner of that…
Read MoreSWCC names new baseball coach
Mike Creason, former Northwest Missouri State University assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator, is headed to Creston to lead the Spartan baseball program at Southwestern Community College. Creason takes over for former head coach Chris Piperno, who moves into the head coaching position for the Spartan softball program next season Piperno is currently coaching the…
Read MoreRaiderettes beat Bedford
It was an interesting week for the Mount Ayr softball team as a promising week of games turned into just two. The Raiderettes had three games on the schedule with only two being played. Add in a scheduled game at home against SW Valley that was canceled before the season started because the Timberwolves are…
Read MoreRaiders stun Martensdale-St. Marys
Beat state-ranked team 5-2 heading into home stretch of season The Mount Ayr baseball team goes into the last week of the season on a two-game winning streak with one of those games an upset of state ranked Martensdale-St. Mary’s at home. The Raiders lost at Bedford 6-5 on June 25 and beat No. 7…
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