Area Sports

The Raiderettes fell in conference play last September 27 to the Lenox Tigers. Lenox came out strong in the first set, putting Mount Ayr down 25-14, but the second set looked to be in favor of Mount Ayr before the Tigers turned things around and went ahead 2-0 in the game with a 25-23 set…

Mount Ayr 43, St. Albert 3 The Raiders defeated the St. Albert Falcons last Friday night in Council Bluffs as they improved to 5-1 on the season. Mount Ayr recorded 266 yards of total offense. Rushing for 140 yards, the Raiders ran the ball 31 times and saw three different rushers in the endzone, led…

Mount Ayr 56, Sidney 6 Friday night marked Homecoming for Mount Ayr in which the Raiders faced the Sidney Cowboys. The first quarter saw the Raiders score from the first play of the game, handing off to Braydon Pierson who took it 48 yards for six. Jaixen Frost split the uprights and the Raiders were…

The Raiderettes took to the road on Saturday morning to compete in the Bedford Volleyball Tournament. Stanton 2, Mount Ayr 0 Mount Ayr first faced the Stanton Vikqueens (14-4) who defeated the Raiderettes after a two sets of 21-6 and 21-4. The Raiders had five kills in the two sets, with Tegan Streit leading with…

AHSTW 41, Mount Ayr 13 The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season to the AHSTW Vikings last Friday night. On the opening drive, the Raiders punted which gave the Vikings the opportunity to go ahead early. The Vikings led by 14 before the Raiders scored their first points of the contest, coming on…

Friday night is the night everyone has been anticipating. Homecoming week has been upon us and the Raiders will need to focus on Friday to take down the visiting Sidney Cowboys. The Cowboys enter the contest with a record of 1-3, with their first victory coming against the Wayne Falcons, before falling to Southwest Valley,…

Mount Ayr 3, East Union 0 The Raiderettes suffered three losses in a row before getting back into the win column against East Union, September 13. The Raiderettes won by sets of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-15, to improve to 4-3 on the year. The offense saw Kaylie Shields leading the assists with 15, while Hayden…

Mount Ayr 41, Riverside 15 The Raiders entered Friday night’s contest looking for a little revenge for last year’s 29-26 loss to Riverside. Last season, Mount Ayr gave up 29 points to the Riverside Bulldogs in the first half, while heading into halftime down 29-6. The Raiders scored 20 in the second half, but fell…

Central Decatur Invitational Cross country traveled down Highway 2 to Leon for the Central Decatur Cardinal Invite. The Raiderettes, who finished fourth in their previous two meets, finished second Tuesday night with 35 points, just behind the hometown Cardinals with 31 points. The Cardinals averaged a time of 22:50.11 for a total time of 1:54:10.52,…

Nodaway Valley 3, Mount Ayr 0 Mount Ayr suffered its first loss of the season to conference rival Nodaway Valley. The Wolverines entered the contest with a 1-7 record, while the Raiderettes were 3-0. After three sets, the Wolverines took the 3-0 win, but not after earning it. The Raiderettes fought hard but fell in…