Area Sports

Mount Ayr 67, East Union 35 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes traveled to East Union last Friday night where they improved to 14-3 with a decisive 67-35 victory over the Eagles. The Eagles kept it close in the first quarter, trailing by two at the buzzer, but a 20 point second quarter helped elevate the Raiderettes…

Van Meter Quad The Raiders wrestled at a quad in Van Meter last week, falling to Lenox, Southwest Valley and Van Meter as a team. Lenox Against Lenox, Mount Ayr lost 30-18 in a match that saw six double forfeits and Mount Ayr forfeit three weights, while Lenox gave up three. Mount Ayr’s Conlee Stark…

Mount Ayr 87, Lenox 59 The Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Lenox last week where they faced the Lenox Tigers. Things stayed close in the first quarter, but Mount Ayr led 21-17 after the first quarter. Lenox struggled to score against the Mount Ayr defense in the second, scoring only eight, while the Raiders led…

Creston JV Tournament Mount Ayr traveled to Creston for a junior varsity tournament, getting some quality mat time for the young Raider wrestlers. Tegan Hill wrestled at 142-144, falling to Creston’s Evan Abel in round by in 3:25. Hill then fell in 4:40 to Bedford’s Kase Coleman before falling to Conner Williams of Clarke by…

West Central Valley The Southern Tier wrestling team traveled to Stuart for the West Central Valley Wrestling Invitational. At the meet, 13 teams participated, with Southern Tier taking third overall with 58 points, behind West Marshall who took first with 227 and Creston who had 85. Team Scores 1 West Marshall 227 2 Creston 85…

Mount Ayr 58, SWV 35 The Raiders have been running the Pride of Iowa gauntlet and with two losses in the conference, Mount Ayr’s hopes at a title look slim, however, not completely out of reach. Tuesday, January 10 saw the Raiders on the road to Corning to face the Southwest Valley Timberwolves for the…

Mount Ayr 47, SWV 41 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes secured their second win of the season over their Pride of Iowa rival in the Southwest Valley Timberwolves last week, by a score of 47-41. The Raiderettes started off fast, leading by 14 in the first quarter, before the Timberwolves made up ground in the second…

Albany Quad The Mount Ayr Raider wrestlers traveled south of the border last Thursday night to compete in the Albany Quad. In the duals, Mount Ayr fell to South Harrison, 54-18, with the Raiders winning three matches on the night and forfeiting six matches. Brock Shaha, ranked second in Iowa in Class 1A at 106…

The Southern Tier wrestling team hosted its first home meet last Thursday night in Leon at Central Decatur Community Schools. It was a tough outing for the girls with most matches ending after a dominant showing from the home team before one move put them in bad positions and ending the match. Mount Ayr saw…

Bedford 55, Mount Ayr 44 Mount Ayr had a tough outing last Friday night against the Bedford Bulldogs, falling 55-44 to bookend their winter break with a pair of Pride of Iowa losses. The Bulldogs came out fast Friday night, putting the Raiders down early, 16-11 after the first eight minutes. The first quarter ended…