Area Sports

Riding home from their 18th win of the season, a 77-34 dismantling of East Union in Afton, the Mount Ayr Raider boy’s basketball team frantically tried to find a score of SE Warren and Lenox. Once known that the Tigers had upset the Warhawks, hope spread on the bus that the Raiders may have just…

The Mount Ayr Raiders made the trip across the Iowa-Missouri border last Saturday to compete at the Quad State wrestling classic. The Raiders were one of 14 scoring and 16 total teams at the meet from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Mount Ayr placed fourth with 135.5 points led by an individual title for Brock…

The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team won two of three duals last week on January 27 in their first of two outings in the week. The Raiders beat Lenox 39-33 and West Central Valley 54-12. The only loss was to Clarke. Against Lenox, Mount Ayr, trailed 21-9 after the first six matches of the dual.…

The SE Warren War Hawks stunned a packed Mount Ayr gym last week when they beat the home team 61-60 to earn a share of the POI boy’s title with one week left in the regular season. The Raiders fell behind early, and a furious comeback attempt came up short in the 1-point loss. The…

The Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team made the short trip to Central Decatur High School for a Class 1A state qualifying meet. The meet had state bids on the line for the top two finishers at each weight class this week in Coralville at Xtream Arena. At the meet, the Mount Ayr Raiderette wrestling team…

The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team clinched at least a share of the 2024-25 Pride of Iowa Conference title last week with a 70-22 win at home. The game was the last regular season home game for the Raiderettes and what a memory they leave with their fans. Mount Ayr did not lose a POI…

A big week is ahead for the Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team as the Raiders have a chance for a share of the Pride of Iowa Conference title. Non-conference games against Lenox and SE Warren are on the schedule this week as the Raiders begin the week a game behind SE Warren in the POI…

The annual showcase of wrestling in Southwest Iowa known as the John J Harris Invitational, was held last Friday and Saturday in Corning. The Mount Ayr Raiders were one of 26 scoring teams at the event and one of six Pride of Iowa Conference teams at the event. The Raiders placed 15th with 54.5 team…

The Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team had their final regular season meet last Saturday at the Rich Gray women’s wrestling invitational. The Raiderettes will wrestle Saturday at Central Decatur at a state qualifying meet. Mount Ayr took six wrestlers to the tournament in Truro and had four place winners. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont won the tournament with a…

The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team sits four regular season games away from running the table with an unbeaten regular season.  This comes after three wins last week over Murray, SW Valley, and Wayne to improve to 17-0 overall and 12-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. This week is a big one for…