Area Sports

Mt. Ayr 5, WCV 1 The Raiderettes did it again. They are headed to Fort Dodge to the State Softball Tournament for the third time in five years after missing out last season. Mount Ayr hosted their first Regional Final in 25 years, hosting and eventually falling to Underwood in 1997. Fast-forward to 2022 and…

Lamoni 13, Mt. Ayr 7 The Raiders were stunned last Tuesday when the Lamoni Demons came to town and put up four runs in the top of the first to set the tone early. The Raiders were only able to score one off a leadoff home run off the bat of Jaixen Frost. The score…

Jaixen Frost, a soon to be senior at Mount Ayr Community High School, has announced that he has selected the University of Iowa as his landing spot after graduation from Mount Ayr Community High School in 2023. Frost is committing to play baseball for the Hawkeyes, who recently finished their 2021 season with a record…

Mt. Ayr 13, EU 3 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes hosted the East Union Eagles last week in a contest that seemed to stun the Raiderettes after the Eagles came out swinging. The Eagles led the Raiderettes early, but the Mount Ayr lineup found their rhythm and was able to take the victory by 10-runs after…

The Mount Ayr Raiders defeated the East Union Eagles to close out the regular season on top of the Pride of Iowa, before heading into Districts. The Raiders began District play on Saturday, July 2 against Southwest Valley. The win over the Timberwolves pushed them to the next round to face the Lamoni Demons who…

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott recently hosted the Mathews-Dickey football camp that saw 600 kids, aged 5-14 attending, including a few local youth from Ringgold County. Koven and Kaiden Stull, Cole Ruby (cousins of Elliott) and Daxtyn and Eastyn Daily took the trip to St. Louis for the camp. The camp was free to…

The Raiderettes had a tough week, dropping two before taking the win over the Nodaway Valley Wolverines on Friday. SEW 4, Mt. Ayr 2 The Southeast Warren Warhawks visited Mount Ayr where they put two runs up early before the Raiderettes tied things up late in a game that went into extra innings. The Raiderettes…

In a week with five games, the Raiders dropped one. The Mount Ayr baseball team opened with the 13-10 win over Wayne before hosting Southeast Warren which saw the Raiders fall to the Warhawks before coming back to win the next three. SEW 3, Mt. Ayr 2 The Raiders opened the game with a run…

The John Deere Junior Open took place June 13 and 14 and one of Mount Ayr’s own took top honors, winning the 13 and under tournament. Jaylee Shaffer (12), the daughter of Jason and Kelly Shaffer, played nine holes on day one, shooting a 42, while shooting a 44 on day two, giving her the…

Mt. Ayr 11, Lenox 1 The Raiderettes added another win to the record last Tuesday, June 7, with a victory over the Lenox Tigers. The Raiderettes started off strong, putting up five runs against the young Tiger pitcher, Delaney Funk, in the first inning. The Raiderette bats slowed slightly in the ensuing innings, but Mount…