Area Sports
Raiderettes improve to 6-2 with wins on back-to-back nights
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes improved to 6-2 in eight games with wins in back-to-back nights last week against POI foe SE Warren and non-conference foe Worth County Missouri. The Raiderettes will travel to Greenfield on Tuesday, December 19 to face the No. 5 team in Class 2A, Nodaway Valley Wolverines in their last game before…
Read MoreRaiders bowl past SE Warren Dec. 4
The Mount Ayr boys’ and girls’ bowling teams each picked up a win over SE Warren on December 4. The Raider boys won by a score of 1,851 to 1,614. The Raiderette girls team won by a score of 1,006 to 904. On the boy’s side, Mount Ayr was led by Mitchell Jackson with a…
Read MoreMount Ayr competes at Dan Christensen Invite
The Mount Ayr boy’s wrestling team traveled to Leon last Friday for a rare school day meet that took up most of Friday. There, the Raiders placed 15th out of 16 scoring teams with 44 points. Humboldt won the meet with a team score of 212 points followed by Winterset with 209.5 points for second…
Read MoreRaiderettes pick up two POI wins
The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team won their third and fourth games of the year last week and saw their POI record go to 3-0 with wins over Bedford and Lenox. The Raiderettes are tied for the Pride of Iowa Conference lead going into this week with fellow unbeaten Central Decatur and Martensdale-St. Mary’s who…
Read MoreRaiders split POI hoop games
It was a big week last week for the Mount Ayr boy’s basketball team as Mount Ayr split two Pride of Iowa Conference games. The Raiders beat rival Lenox 50-44 on Tuesday and lost a close game at Bedford 48-37. The Raiders won their third game in a row with a six-point win, 50-44 over…
Read MoreRaiders win two after opening night loss
The Mount Ayr boys’ basketball team rebounded from an opening night loss at Clarke on Monday, November 27 with two victories. The Raiders record sits at 2-1 after the first week. Mount Ayr fell 91-41 at Clarke on November 27. The Raiders evened their record at 1-1 with a 49-15 drubbing of Mercer Co. Missouri…
Read MoreRaiderettes capture first win of season over SW Valley
The Mount Ayr girl’s basketball team picked up their first victory of the season last Friday at home. Mount Ayr will play two POI games this week. Lenox comes to town on Tuesday with their 3-1 record and Mount Ayr goes to Bedford Friday. “From game one we beat Lamoni, and we played Clarke where…
Read MoreJV Raiderettes are undefeated
The junior varsity girl’s basketball team improved to 2-0 last week with a win over Clarke in Osceola, 35-25. The win came after their season-opening win at Lamoni 51-18 on November 21. Mount Ayr traveled to Lamoni on Tuesday, November 21 for their season opener. The Raiderettes won 51-18. Mount Ayr led 14-6 after the…
Read MoreRaiders win first dual of season
The Mount Ayr wrestling team began their dual season last Thursday, November 30 when they took on Clarke, East Mills, SW Valley, and Shenandoah. There, the Raiders were 1-3 in dual meets. The Raiders won their only dual against East Mills 42-10. The Raiders won seven matches in the dual. Five weight classes were open…
Read MoreRaiders compete at 13-team Coach Riley Invitational
The opening week for the Raiders wrestling team continued last Saturday when Mount Ayr traveled to Nodaway Valley High School for the annual Coach Riley Wrestling Invitational. The event is named after the longtime Wolverine coach. There, Knoxville won the invite with a team score of 208 points, the only team to top 200 points.…
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