Area Sports
Mount Ayr has three in top 50
The Mount Ayr Raiderette cross-country team traveled to Pleasantville last Thursday, October 24 to compete in one of eight Class 1A state qualifying meets. There, the Raiderettes did not have enough runners to score in the team race, but Mount Ayr did have some good results. The Mount Ayr girl’s team had three runners at…
Read MoreRaiders roll into playoffs
The Mount Ayr Raiders will enter the 2024 playoffs on a high note with a 54-14 win at Martensdale-St. Mary’s in their district finale. The win was the sixth for Mount Ayr in eight games and helped the Raiders to a 5-1 District record this year. The 50-plus point total was the third time this…
Read MoreRaiderettes head for postseason
The 2024 IGHSAU postseason tournament begins this week. The Mount Ayr Raiderette volleyball team entered the postseason on Monday, October 21 as winners of two of their last three matches. Mount Ayr finished the regular season one match over the .500 mark with a 17-16 record. The Raiderettes were 6-4 in POI matches this year,…
Read MoreMount Ayr cross-country teams compete twice at home
The Mount Ayr cross-country program hosted one final meet before the state qualifying meet this week. The Raiders and Raiderettes welcomed in many teams from SW Iowa. On the boy’s side, Maryville won the meet with 67 points Nodaway Valley was second with 73 points while Grand View Christian was third with 84 points. On…
Read MorePair of wins even Raiderettes record
Draw Lenox to start tournament play next week The Mount Ayr Raiderettes improved to 15-15 with a pair of match wins last week in 24 hours. Mount Ayr beat non-conference foe Murray on Monday, October 7, and beat Wayne 3-0 on Tuesday, October 8. The Raiderettes will play this Monday and Tuesday in the Pride…
Read MoreSecond-ranked Chargers pull away in second half
The second-ranked team in Class A needed a big second half to pull away from Mount Ayr last Friday in a 40-14 win at home. The Chargers are ranked No. 2 in Class A by the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s ranking committee. The Chargers are ranked No. 1 in the Radio Iowa Class A…
Read MoreMount Ayr cross-county runs at Centerville Invite
Both Mount Ayr cross-country teams were in action last week, running at the Centerville Big Red Invitational. There, neither team had enough runners to score as a team at the meet. The two teams will be back in action this week on Tuesday night at home as the program will host the 2024 Pride of…
Read MorePOI conference volleyball tourney schedule announced
The 2024 Pride of Iowa Conference Volleyball tournament schedule has been announced. The tournament will be played on Monday, October 14, and Tuesday, October 15. On Monday, October 14, there will be four sites of POI quarterfinals. At SW Valley, the top-seeded Timberwolves will play the winner of a play-in match between East Union and…
Read MoreRaiders earn playoff spot
Mount Ayr whips Lynnville-Sully 38-18 in home finale The Mount Ayr Raiders will be playing postseason football again this season. This comes after a big 38-18 win at home on senior night over Lynnville-Sully. The Raiders clinched at least the runner-up playoff spot with the win however, the playoff foe will have to wait. The…
Read MoreSecond meet of week takes Mount Ayr to WCV
The Mount Ayr cross-country teams traveled to Stuart on October 3 for their second meet of the week. The Mount Ayr girl’s team had a pair of top-20 finishers at the meet. Ryley Greenwell was 15th in a time of 24:28 while teammate Ashlyn Byer was 18th in 25:21. Van Meter won the meet with…
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