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Mount Ayr golf continues to perform at high level
The Raider golfers saw the links on back-to-back nights as they traveled to Leon and Afton. Leon In Leon, the Raiders took the top five spots with Dylan Graham sitting in first after shooting a 42. Trevin Victor was runner-up with a 45, while Jaxson Greene and Tanner Streit both shot a 48 and Louden…
Read MoreReynolds competes at Kansas Relays, sets new school record
Junior track standout Ryce Reynolds recently traveled to Lawrence, Kansas where he competed in the 100th anniversary of the Kansas Relays. Reynolds competed in his top two events, the open 400 meter run and the 300 meter hurdles. In Iowa, Reynolds competes in the 400 meter hurdles, however, Kansas knocks 100 meters off. Reynolds competed…
Read MoreMount Ayr times continue to improve
Knoxville The Mount Ayr track and field team traveled north to Knoxville to compete in the Knoxville Panther Relays last Thursday, April 13. The Raiderettes, coming off a win in Creston, placed seventh overall with 76 team points. Pella took the top spot with an impressive 157 points, while Indianola was second with 101. Girls…
Read MoreMount Ayr golf keeps scores low
The Mount Ayr golf teams have had a nice spring so far, getting in two meets last week with a road trip to Wayne and a home meet. Wayne Triangular Mount Ayr traveled to Wayne on Monday, April 10 with a triangular against the Wayne Falcons and Melcher-Dallas Saints. Raiders Wayne’s Nash Buckingham took top…
Read MoreTrack & Field sweeps competition
Centerville It was a successful second meet for the Raider and Raiderette track teams as they both placed second in Centerville at the Big Red Relays last week. Boys Team Scores 1 Davis County 135 2 Mount Ayr 120 3 Chariton 117 4 Moravia 84 5 Keokuk 73 6 Centerville 71 7 Wayne 67 8…
Read MoreRaider golf secures two home wins
Triangular Mount Ayr Raider and Raiderette golf got their seasons underway last Friday at home in a triangular with Southeast Warren and Martensdale-St. Marys. It was an almost perfect day to hit the links and the home course played in the favor of the home team, both taking first place. Raiderettes As a team, the…
Read MoreMount Ayr track sees first action in Earlham
The Mount Ayr track teams had a great day to compete in the opening meet of the season on March 28 in Earlham. It was a fairly decent day for late March. However, later in the night the cold set in, but it didn’t seem to effect the Raider 4×400 team that took the prestigious…
Read MoreRaiderettes set school record at NWMSU
The Mount Ayr Raider and Raiderette track team traveled to Northwest Missouri State University to compete in their last indoor meet before the season gets underway next Tuesday, March 28. It was a successful day for Mount Ayr, especially the Raiderette 4000 medley relay, setting a new school record. Kacie Larsen, Karlie Elwood, Anne Newton…
Read MoreReynolds sets meet record in first action of track season
Iowa’s track and field season was able to hold their first competition on March 6, but the first high school competition, for Mount Ayr, doesn’t come until March 28 when they attend the Earlham Early Bird. That doesn’t keep coach Brad Elliott from getting his teams to compet, though. Taking the Mount Ayr teams to…
Read MoreRaiderettes receive POI All-Conference nods
Pride of Iowa All-Conference girls basketball teams were announced last week. Mount Ayr did not receive any first-team nods but saw Tegan Streit and Breya Nickle both receive second-team honors, while Tabby Henle was selected as Honorable Mention. Streit and Henle are both seniors for Mount Ayr, while Nickle is a sophomore. First-Team First-Team All-Conference…
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