Area Sports
Raiders dominate in Homecoing shutout victory
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — It was a happy Homecoming as the Raiders had a dominating shutout victory at home against Nodaway Valley in Class A District 7 action last Friday night in Mount Ayr. The Raiders took control of the football game with Nodaway Valley in the first quarter, scoring a pair…
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With Mount Ayr Homecoming Week underway the school announced its candidates for Homecoming King and Queen. Nominees are (front) MaKel Jones, Tatum Friedrich, Jaylee Shaffer, Kelbey Greenland, Dannie Stewart, (back) Avery Wolfe, Dyson Thompson, Hayes Stogdill, Drew Graham and Adler Reed
Read MoreRaiderettes are runner-up at Graceland meet, boys 5th
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LAMONI, Iowa — The Mount Ayr cross-country teams excelled when they traveled to Lamoni last Tuesday to take part in the Graceland University High School Cross-Country Invitational. At the event, the Raiderettes placed second and the boys were fifth. The Raiderettes placed a close second to Central Decatur at the meet as…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall to top team
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORNING, Iowa — The 2026 Pride of Iowa Conference season is quickly coming to an end as October is here. The Raiderettes traveled to Corning last week to play conference leading Southwest Valley. The result was a 3-0 loss to the Timberwolves seeing Mount Ayr’s POI record slip to 4-2. SW Valley won the…
Read MoreRaiders smash Vikings, keep postseason hopes alive
By RYAN STONEBRAKER HARLAN, Iowa – With the regular season winding down and Homecoming on the horizon, the Raiders didn’t let anything get in their way last Friday. The Raiders week 6 game was supposed to be played in Avoca, but with the recent rains, the football field that AHSTW was unusable and the game…
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Read MoreSparks Dance Team offering driveway painting fundraiser
By Olivia West The Mount Ayr Sparks Dance Team is adding a new fundraiser this year with a little school spirit and a lot of red, black and white. The Sparks are offering “Flying M” driveway painting as a fundraiser to help offset entry fees for state dance team competition, costumes and camps Driveway paintings…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall in five sets
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GREENFIELD, Iowa — The Mount Ayr volleyball team had a light week of action with only one match on the schedule last week. The Raiderettes traveled to Greenfield to play Nodaway Valley last Tuesday and lost a close match. The result was a 3-2 loss in five sets. Mount Ayr’s record sits at…
Read MoreRaiders take on Wayne and Creston
By RYAN STONEBRAKER CORYDON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boys and girls cross-country teams ran at a pair of meets last week at both Creston and Wayne. At Wayne, the Mount Ayr girls placed fifth with 115 team points. Chariton won the team race with 34 points while Interstate-35 was second with 74 points and…
Read MoreRaiderettes host tournament
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Raiderette volleyball program hosted a tournament this past weekend where there were teams making up two pools with bracket play to follow. Mount Ayr played in the Red Pool with Interstate-35 and Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Black Pool had Shenandoah, Lamoni, Centerville and Clarke. The Raiderettes lost twice in pool…
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