Area Sports
Mount Ayr hoopsters earn all-state honors
The postseason honors continue to roll in for the Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team. Coming off of a Pride of Iowa Conference title and state ranking, the Raiderette program found out that two players were named to the Class 1A Region 6 team. The selections were senior Breya Nickle and sophomore Izzy Gilbertson. Other selections…
Read MoreMount Ayr runs at NW Missouri Indoor Meet
The Mount Ayr track and field teams traveled to Maryville, Missouri last Saturday for the NW Bearcat High School Indoor meet. Mount Ayr was not the only Pride of Iowa school represented at Central Decatur. Lenox, and Nodaway Valley also had athletes at the event. No team scores were kept for either division. Both teams…
Read MoreGraham ready for next step in cornhole
Years of practice and national competition has paid off for one Mount Ayr senior. Dylan Graham, son of Jentry and Daniel Graham of Diagonal, has been offered a scholarship to attend Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC to compete on their interscholastic cornhole team. Last year, the Winthrop team won the Division I collegiate national…
Read MoreIHSAA Championships coming to PBS Iowa
For the first time ever, three Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) championships in football, wrestling, and basketball are coming to Iowa PBS. The state’s public broadcasting network will produce and broadcast finals from the three most-watched boys’ high school sports starting in fall 2025-26. Through a multi-year initial agreement, each of the selected championship…
Read MoreMount Ayr kicks off track season at Iowa State
Shields wins high jump at IATC meet It was a banner start for the Mount Ayr girl’s track team last Thursday, March 13 at the IATC Indoor Meet championships. The Raiderettes had one event first-place finish. That came from Aubree Shields in the high jump. Shields won the event with the best jump of 5-feet,…
Read MoreRaiders will play new, old foes in new football districts
Less than two weeks after finding out they would play in Class A for the next cycle of district football in Iowa, the Mount Ayr Raiders football program found out last week who they will play for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. There will be eight districts of seven teams for 56 teams in Class…
Read MoreShaffer Player of the Year
Jaylee Shaffer of Mount Ayr went to Iowa City to receive the 1A Player of the Year Award for Golf from the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association. Shaffer wrapped up an outstanding freshman season with a scoring average of 40.74 (Bound) and 40.82 (IAHSGCA). She won every meet she competed in, except the State…
Read MoreFour Raiders named to All-Conference teams
The Pride of Iowa Conference continued to honor their best from the recently concluded regular season by releasing their 2024-25 boy’s all-conference teams. The annual list that showcases the best of the conference included a POI high, four Mount Ayr players. Mount Ayr’s all-conference selections were Jackson Ruggles first team, Tate Dugan and Tyler Martin…
Read MoreClassifications of Pride of Iowa Conference Schools
Raiders football team will play in Class A The long-awaited classifications for Iowa High School Football programs were released late last week. The numbers will help determine the districts for the next two seasons for Iowa High School Football Programs across the state. The Mount Ayr Raiders will be in Class A for the next…
Read MoreBowlers honored by KMA
A number of Raider and Raiderette bowlers have received recognition from KMA Radio in their annual conference bowling awards. Pride of Iowa Deb Reed – Coach of the Year Aubrey Reed – Girls Bowler of the Year, Girls Senior of the Year, All-POI, All-Senior; Dylan Swank – Boys Bowler of the Year, Boys Senior of…
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