Area Sports
Knight scores 11 in victory over POI rival
Mount Ayr 49, Bedford 23 Winter break came to an end and the Raiderettes were able to shake off the rust and take a 49-23 win over the Bedford Bulldogs last Friday night, improving to 8-2 on the season. It was anyone’s game int he first half as both teams struggled to gain any traction,…
Read MoreMount Ayr basketball back in action this Friday in Bedford
The Mount Ayr basketball season is eight games in and just had a couple of weeks for winter break. Starting 2023, the Raiders and Raiderettes have 13 games to go on the schedule. Up next for the Raiders and Raiderettes is the Bedford Bulldogs. Mount Ayr will travel to Bedford on Friday, January 6 with…
Read MoreSouthwestern interim coach will move into head volleyball role
Southwestern Community College has made it official, Taylor Shipley of Creston, who served as interim head coach for the Spartan volleyball program from mid-October through the end of the 2022 volleyball season, will continue with the program as the Spartans’ head volleyball coach. Shipley joined the Southwestern volleyball coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach…
Read MoreRaiderettes suffer first POI loss
Nodaway Valley 63, Mount Ayr 47 The Raiderettes couldn’t overcome Lindsey Davis and the Nodaway Valley Wolverines last week at home, falling to the Nodaway Valley basketball team, 63-47, dropping the Mount Ayr girls to 7-2 on the season. Mount Ayr struck first in the contest, but Nodaway Valley quickly jumped ahead, 19-5 after the…
Read MoreRaiders fall to Wolverines
Nodaway Valley 71, Mount Ayr 60 The Raiders lost their first contest of the season last week to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines. The Wolverines jumped ahead early against the Raiders, putting the Raiders in unfamiliar territory. After the first eight minutes, the Raiders found themselves behind by six, 22-16. The second quarter saw the Raiders…
Read MoreAnna Greenland takes first at POI
Panorama December Scramble The Southern Tier Wrestling team traveled to Panorama last week where they were one of 29 teams participating. Mount Ayr had three girls competing in Kalee Wise, Anna Greenland and Alexis Greenland. Wise took first place at 144 over Elyn Bartine of West Marshall, defeating her by fall in 51 seconds. Wise…
Read MoreRaiders wrestle at East Union and POI Tourney
The Raiders traveled to Afton to compete on the mat in a quad with East Union, Nodaway Valley and Wayne. East Union The Raiders fell to East Union 39-12 in the team scores, with the Raiders only taking two wins on the day, while forfeiting four matches to unfilled weights. Bracken Collier wrestled at 170…
Read MoreRaiderettes battle for tough wins last week
Mount Ayr 56, Wayne 45 It was a tough outing against the Falcons last week for the Raiderettes but timely halftime adjustments made by the Raiderettes allowed for the Mount Ayr girls to claim victory over the Lady Falcons that was led by a Tegan Streit offensive attack that recorded 15 points, which included two…
Read MoreRaiders defeat Falcons, Tigers
Mount Ayr 69, Wayne 31 The Raiders took care of business last week, downing the Wayne Falcons to improve to 6-0 on the season. The victory was fueld by a Jaixen Frost 24 point game in which Frost was good on 10-of-14 buckets. Braydon Pierson added 12 points on the night to help the Raiders…
Read MoreRaiders unbeaten as break nears
Mount Ayr 83, Lenox 61 The Mount Ayr Raiders hosted the Lenox Tigers December 6 in Mount Ayr. The Raiders jumped ahead early, 18-8 before the Tigers had a breakout second quarter to outscore the Raiders 21-20 and close the deficit heading into halftime with Mount Ayr leading 38-29. The Raiders got things going in…
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