Area Sports

Mount Ayr 64, Nodaway Valley 59 The Mount Ayr Raiders had a mission on Tuesday, January 31 when they traveled to Greenfield to face the Nodaway Valley Wolverines. A victory over the Wolverines would keep the Pride of Iowa title alive for the Raiders. In their first meeting this season, Nodaway Valley defeated Mount Ayr…

Mount Ayr Quad Mount Ayr was host to Clarke, Lenox and West Central Valley in the Mount Ayr Quad last Tuesday night. The Raiders lost all three duals in points, but wrestled well. Clarke Against Clarke, Mount Ayr lost 42-18, winning two-of-four matches wrestled. There were four double forfeits in the match, while Mount Ayr…

Mount Ayr 71, East Union 34 The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Afton last Friday night to wrap up the week against the East Union Eagles. Improving to 14-2, the Raiders defeated the 2-13 Eagles, 71-34. Mount Ayr pushed ahead early, 20-6 before taking a big halftime lead of 42-15. A Jaixen Frost led victory…

Mount Ayr 67, East Union 35 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes traveled to East Union last Friday night where they improved to 14-3 with a decisive 67-35 victory over the Eagles. The Eagles kept it close in the first quarter, trailing by two at the buzzer, but a 20 point second quarter helped elevate the Raiderettes…

Van Meter Quad The Raiders wrestled at a quad in Van Meter last week, falling to Lenox, Southwest Valley and Van Meter as a team. Lenox Against Lenox, Mount Ayr lost 30-18 in a match that saw six double forfeits and Mount Ayr forfeit three weights, while Lenox gave up three. Mount Ayr’s Conlee Stark…

Mount Ayr 87, Lenox 59 The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Lenox last week where they faced the Lenox Tigers. Things stayed close in the first quarter, but Mount Ayr led 21-17 after the first quarter. Lenox struggled to score against the Mount Ayr defense in the second, scoring only eight, while the Raiders led…

Creston JV Tournament Mount Ayr traveled to Creston for a junior varsity tournament, getting some quality mat time for the young Raider wrestlers. Tegan Hill wrestled at 142-144, falling to Creston’s Evan Abel in round by in 3:25. Hill then fell in 4:40 to Bedford’s Kase Coleman before falling to Conner Williams of Clarke by…

West Central Valley The Southern Tier wrestling team traveled to Stuart for the West Central Valley Wrestling Invitational. At the meet, 13 teams participated, with Southern Tier taking third overall with 58 points, behind West Marshall who took first with 227 and Creston who had 85. Team Scores 1 West Marshall 227 2 Creston 85…

Mount Ayr 58, SWV 35 The Raiders have been running the Pride of Iowa gauntlet and with two losses in the conference, Mount Ayr’s hopes at a title look slim, however, not completely out of reach. Tuesday, January 10 saw the Raiders on the road to Corning to face the Southwest Valley Timberwolves for the…

Mount Ayr 47, SWV 41 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes secured their second win of the season over their Pride of Iowa rival in the Southwest Valley Timberwolves last week, by a score of 47-41. The Raiderettes started off fast, leading by 14 in the first quarter, before the Timberwolves made up ground in the second…