Area Sports

The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling program had a great weekend, as the annual Ron Scott duals were held last Friday and Saturday. The Raiders as a team won three duals at the two-day event, all Pride of Iowa Conference teams. Mount Ayr beat East Union 40-36, SW Valley 42-35, and Central Decatur 46-30. Other losses…

The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team had a tough night on January 14, taking part in three dual meets. The result was an 0-3 night as the Raiders fell to Audubon 38-24, Lenox 42-24, and SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas 52-26. The Raiders next dual meet is on January 27 against West Central Valley and Lenox. Against Audubon,…

Remain undefeated on season The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team improved to 14-0 overall and 10-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference last week, winning three big conference games over Central Decatur, Nodaway Valley, and SE Warren. The Raiderettes played the second of five road games Monday night at Murray, winning 47-26. Mount Ayr will…

A promising start at SE Warren turning into the Raiders first Pride of Iowa Conference loss last Thursday in a game between two of the top POI leaders. The Raiders and Warhawks played for the first time this season, making up a postponed weather game from December. The final, 61-40. “SE Warren is good. They…

The Mount Ayr hoop teams picked up a key Pride of Iowa Conference sweep over Lenox last week in the first meeting of the season between the schools. The Raideretttes survived a spirited effort by the Tigers to take a 55-51 win while the Raider boys team also beat Lenox, 57-42. Both Mount Ayr teams…

The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team picked up a big road win last Friday at Martensdale-St. Mary’s after a cold shooting first half, winning 40-32 to stay unbeaten in the POI. The meeting was between two of the top-4 teams in the league so far. MTSM has surprised the league with eight overall wins and…

Led by a pair of third place finishes, the Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team placed 8th at the Panorama girl’s wrestling tournament last Tuesday, January 7. The Raiderettes scored 41 team points. SWAT won the event with 142 points while Perry was the runner-up team with 109.5 points. Mount Ayr took six wrestlers to the…

The Mount Ayr girl’s wrestling team made the trip to New Sharon for the North Mahaska wrestling tournament as the Raider boys also were there. The Raiderettes were one of ten scoring teams at the girl’s tournament. Mount Ayr placed sixth with a team score of 60 points. Cardinal of Eldon, Iowa, won the tournament…

The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team made the trip to New Sharon last Saturday to wrestle at the North Mahaska invitational. At the event, there were 12 scoring teams. Mount Ayr placed 9th with 50 team points. The Raiders took ten wrestlers to the event. Solon won the tournament with 245.5 points followed by Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont…

Locations for the next four years of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament are set following extensive planning for the upcoming 2025 postseason and beyond. The split site tournament will head west this summer to Sioux City and Carroll, then return to Cedar Rapids and Carroll from 2026 through at least 2028. Sioux City’s Lewis &…