Area Sports

  The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team found out who they will play in their first-round district game. The Raiders were placed in District 14 and will host Southwest Valley (9-8) on Monday night at 7 p.m. The Raiders beat SW Valley 60-54 at home in December and 55-46 at Corning on January 25. The…

The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team is white hot at the right time as the regular season is concluding. The Raider Boys won all four games they played last week to improve to 13-5 on the year. The 4-game win streak is the second for the Raiders this season. The wins also all but guaranteed…

Raiders compete in at Ron Scott Duals The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team competed in six duals at the Ron Scott Duals last Saturday. There, the Raiders lost to POI foes Central Decatur 54-12, Lenox 33-30, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 57-6, East Union 36-24, and SE Warren-Melcher-Dallas 47-30. The Raiders also fell to Chariton 65-12. The Raiders…

The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team had an interesting week with four games. Due to weather-rescheduled games and a pair of regularly scheduled games, the result was a four-game week for the Raiderettes. Mount Ayr would drop a pair of games early in the week to Stanton and Nodaway Valley, but rebound with late-week wins…

The Mount Ayr Raiders split two duals against Pride of Iowa Conference teams. The Raiders beat Lenox 30-28 but fell to SE Warren-Melcher-Dallas 54-18. It was the last night of POI duals during the season. Against Lenox, Mount Ayr won five matches in the dual. There were four weights open at the dual, 106, 120,…

The Mount Ayr middle school boys’ basketball teams took to the court for the first time since December 15 and didn’t skip a beat registering two victories against the Wayne Falcons. “We (coaches) were a little concerned about how the games would go since it had been over a month since they had last played.…

It was a tough week for the Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team. Not only did they play three games, but they took two losses in three games. Despite that, the Raiders are in the mix still for second place in the POI, sitting at 7-3, a half-game ahead of Central Decatur (6-3) and SE Warren…

Tucker Knox signed his letter of intent to join the track and field team at Southwestern Community College in the fall of 2024. Head coach Scott Vicker is looking forward to getting him on campus to start practicing throws including shot put, discus, hammer throw, and javelin. Front row, pictured left to right: Mackenzie Knox,…