Area Sports
Raiderettes third at home meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team hosted a 12-team co-ed meet last Thursday, May 2 in their second to last meet of the regular season. Fresh off of a third-place finish at the Pride of Iowa Conference meet two days earlier, the Raiderettes placed third at the meet at home with 91 points.…
Read MoreRaiderettes third at POI meet
The Mount Ayr track program hosted the 2024 Pride of Iowa Conference championship meet last week, and it was quite a show. The Raiderettes placed third and had two event wins at the meet. Mount Ayr placed third with 97 team points behind meet champion Wayne who won with 126 points and runner-up Nodaway Valley…
Read MoreRaiders are POI champions
The Mount Ayr Raiders captured the 2024 Pride of Iowa Conference meet last week at home scoring a team-high 127 points to win the meet. The Raiders had five event wins and two runner-up finishes at the meet. Lenox was the runner-up with 119 points and Bedford and Wayne tied for third place with 78…
Read MoreAguilar receiving scholarship; joining SWCC Dazzlers
Greater Regional Health Auxiliary recently awarded five $1000.00 scholarships to area applicants pursuing careers in health care. Recipients included Mount Ayr senior Liliana Aguilar, who plans to attend Southwestern Community College. Aguilar will also join the Southwestern Community College Dazzlers dance team beginning with the fall 2024 semester. Aguilar has been part of the Mount…
Read MoreRaiderettes capture home meet title
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes captured the team title at their home co-ed relays on April 23. Mount Ayr topped the 11-team scoring meet with 129 points to win the team title. Clarke was second with 100 points. The Raiderettes also set season-best times in three relay events and won three events at the meet. Aubree…
Read MoreRaiders third at home relays
The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team had a great night on the track in front of the home crowd on April 23. The Raiders hosted their co-ed relays with 13 scoring teams coming to town. The Raiders would collect 78 team points to place third behind meet champion Creston with 83 points and…
Read MoreRaiderettes compete at 11-team Van Meter meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team traveled to Van Meter on Thursday, April 25 for a large, 11-team meet. There, the Raiderettes placed 11th with a team score of 42 points. Fellow POI schools Central Decatur and Martensdale-St. Mary’s also was among the 11-team field. Van Meter won the meet with a team…
Read MoreReynolds runner-up at Drake Relays
Mount Ayr senior Ryce Reynolds captured a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdle event at last week’s Drake Relays. Reynolds competed in three events at the meet with the best finish coming from the 400-meter hurdles. Reynolds battled in the 400-meter hurdles finishing second in a time of 52.09. That time is a new season…
Read MoreRuggles runner-up
Mount Ayr was led by a runner-up finish by Jackson Ruggles at the Dave Tapps Invitational in Van Meter last Thursday. Ruggles was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash in a time of 51.70 to lead Mount Ayr finishers. The Raiders placed eighth as a team out of 11 scoring teams with 35 points. Madrid…
Read MoreRaiderettes win fourth straight meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team is having a fine season. Last week, the Raiderettes captured their fourth straight meet win. Mount Ayr traveled to Bedford last Thursday to take part in a four-team meet. The result was a Mount Ayr win. The Raiderettes won the meet with a team score of 212 points. Jaylee…
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