Area Sports
Raiderette middle schoolers tangle with Lenox
Raiderette middle schoolers tangle with Lenox The Mount Ayr middle school basketball team played Lenox last week in their first games back since the holiday break. There, the A team lost to Lenox 29-16 while the B team fell 24-14. After practicing for a couple of days to ‘knock the rust off’ the Raiderettes got…
Read MoreBig first quarter too much for Raiderettes
The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team got their only look at the POI-leading Martensdale-St. Mary’s Blue Devils last Friday when they came to town for their POI match-up. The Blue Devils brought with them the No. 3 ranking in Class 1A and an unblemished POI record at 5-0. Mount Ayr, having rested and gotten healthy…
Read MoreReynolds to take talents to Stanford
Ryce Reynolds made his college choice official last Thursday, December 21, signing on to Stanford University at a ceremony surrounded by family, friends, fellow students, and Mount Ayr community high school track and field coaches. Reynolds will head to the San Francisco Bay Area in September, with a partial academic scholarship and partial athletic scholarship…
Read MoreRaiders take winning streak into break
The Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team will take a 3-game win streak into Christmas break after getting a Pride of Iowa Conference road victory on Tuesday, December 19 at Nodaway Valley. There, the Raiders would score a season-high 81 points in an 81-40 win over the Wolverines. Mount Ayr improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in…
Read MoreMount Ayr humbled at Nodaway Valley, 84-43
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team finished up the pre-Christmas break portion of their schedule on December 19 at Nodaway Valley. Mount Ayr is one of the good stories of the POI this year with a 6-2 team and not a senior in their starting lineup. Nodaway Valley came into the game as the…
Read MoreMiddle school girls have close games with Nodaway Valley
The Mount Ayr middle school girl’s basketball teams’ finished up their pre-Christmas schedule with two games against Nodaway Valley. In the A game, Mount Ayr was challenged on Friday, December 15, to come out with intensity, confidence, and a focus to take care of the ball. “We need to cut down on our turnovers as…
Read MoreJV Raiderettes win two of three games
The junior varsity Mount Ayr Raiderettes improved to 4-1 in the first half of the season, winning two of their three most recent games. The team is now off for Christmas break. The Raiderettes have had some tough luck getting games this year so far as three scheduled games were canceled due to low numbers…
Read MoreShaha 113 lb. champ at POI meet
Shaha 113 lb. champ at POI meet The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team traveled to Corning and SW Valley High school last Friday for the annual Pride of Iowa COnference meet. There, the Raiders collected one individual champion in Brock Shaha at the 113-pound weight class. The Raiders as a team placed ninth at the…
Read MoreMount Ayr wins dual against East Union
The Mount Ayr wrestling team picked up a big dual win over POI foe East Union last week in a quadrangular meet with the Eagles, Nodaway Valley, and Wayne. There, the Raiders were 1-2 in three duals. The Raiders beat the East Union Eagles by a score of 30-24 and won five matches in the…
Read MoreRaiders win back-to-back home games
The Mount Ayr Raider boy’s basketball team earned two victories late last week to improve to 5-2 in their first seven games. The Raiders beat SE Warren 67-51 on Thursday, December 14, and added a 54-44 win over Worth County Missouri the next night on December 15. The Raiders have one more game this month,…
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