Area Sports

Mount Ayr graduate Sam Stewart recently ended her second year on the women’s basketball team for the Peru State College Bobcats. The Bobcats traveled to Lamoni where they faced the Graceland University Yellowjackets. Stewart had a good sized crowd in attendance for her season ender with family, friends and former head coach Thad Streit catching…

Jaixen Frost recently set a new school record this last Thursday after scoring 27 points during a basketball game against the Red Oak Tigers on February 10. The record, held by Jerry Waugh, was set during Waugh’s 1959-1963 career at 1,205 points. Frost, a junior, has broken the 59 year standard and will continue to…

Mount Ayr took three wrestlers to the District Tournament in Pleasantville last Saturday where two Raiders advanced to the State Tournament and one Raider ended is wrestling career as a senior. The first Raider through was Freshman Brock Shaha in the 106 pound weight class. Shaha entered the day at 33-10 and faced Ogden’s Caleb…

Mt. Ayr 52, MStM 47 The Raiders hosted the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils last week and after the final buzzer, the Raiders sat second in the Pride of Iowa after a stunning 52-47 victory. The Raiders came out hot against the Blue Devils and led at halftime by four, however, by the third quarter Mount…

MStM 55, Mt. Ayr 41 It was a tough night for the Raiderettes on Tuesday, February 8 when the Blue Devils came to town. The Raiderettes led after the first quarter, with Martensdale struggling to stop the Raiderette shooters with Mount Ayr leading 16-13 after one. The Blue Devil bench must have worked it out…

NV 51, Mt. Ayr 41 The Raiders hosted the Nodaway Valley Wovlerines last week in a game that saw the Wovlerines get revenge on their January 4 loss at Wells Fargo, defeating the Mount Ayr Raiders 51-41. The Raiders came out quick and by halftime held a 21-16 lead over the Wolverines. The second half…

NV 55, Mt. Ayr 52 Mount Ayr hosted the Nodaway Valley Wolverines in what would be their second matchup this season, with the first going to the Wolverines at Wells Fargo by a score of 50-30. This contest was a little bit different, as the Raiderettes held their own, however, ultimately, taking a three point…

Jaydon Knight and the Mount Ayr Raiders traveled to Maryville this past Saturday for the quad state invitational, where Knight reached his 100 win milestone. “It’s pretty special to be apart of the group and I am proud to carry on the tradition.” said Knight. Wrestling is part of the Knight family, with his dad…

Mt. Ayr 55, EU 36 The Raiderettes had a tough battle with the East Union Eagles last Friday night, in their first game in 10 days after the Mount Ayr school system shut down due to illness. The closure also meant the teams couldn’t come in to practice, so a Thursday practice before the contest…