Area Sports
Raiders down Eagles, suffer first conference loss against Cardinals
Mt. Ayr 61, EU 35 The Raider basketball team took to the court after a 10 day abscence after illness caused a school closure last week. East Union came to town and the Raiders protected their 12-1 record to improve to 13-1 on the season after a dominating win over the Eagles. By the first…
Read MoreRaiders collect 12th win in a row
Mt. Ayr 68, Lenox 47 The Mount Ayr Raiders hosted the Lenox Tigers last Tuesday. The Raiders came out on top and shrugged off the third quarter slump they find themselves in to hold the lead and sweep the Tigers this season and improve to 12-1. The Raiders were led by Jaixen Frost with 29…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall to Lenox Tigers
Lenox 61, Mt. Ayr 46 Mount Ayr hosted the Lenox Tigers last Tuesday night and in the close contest ended in a Raiderette loss, giving the Tigers the sweep over the Raiderettes this season. Lenox took off in the first quarter, outscoring Mount Ayr 15-10 and at halftime the Raiderettes trailed the Tigers 25-21. The…
Read MoreRaiders finish 18th at John J. Harris tournament in Corning
The Raider wrestlers traveled to Corning for the John J. Harris wrestling tournament. The Raiders finished 18th overall, out of 25, with 35 points. Throughout the two-day tournament, the Raiders fielded Brock Shaha at 106 pounds, Jaydon Knight at 170 pounds, Keaton White at 182 pounds, Tucker Larson at 195 pounds and Braydon Swietlik at…
Read MoreRaiders win 11 straight
Mt. Ayr 60, Murray 39 After a week of court absence, the Raiders (10-1) hit the court once more to face the Murray Mustangs (8-4). Coach Bret Ruggles wanted his team to get out to a fast start with a lead that would allow them to rest the legs of the starters and the Raiders…
Read MoreRaiderettes improve to 8-5
Mt. Ayr 64, Murray 35 It had been a week since the Raiderettes had stepped onto the court for a live game Monday night against Murray. A slow start saw the Mustangs keeping pace with the Raiderettes, but in the second half, Mount Ayr found the groove they were looking for and sped away with…
Read MoreRaider wrestling competes at Albany, North Mahaska
The Raider wrestlers traveled across the border to face Albany, South Harrison and North Andrew last Thursday. The Raiders lost to Albany and South Harrison while defeating North Andrew. Against Albany, The Raiders saw Jaydon Knight take the win over Kyle Burke by fall in 1:53 at 170 pounds, while Keaton White at 182 defeated…
Read MoreBowlers take second at Clarke, first at home over Nodaway Valley
The Raider bowlers finished second at the Kenny Brammer Inviational in Osceola last week where they competed against Clarke and Lamoni. The Clarke Indians finished first with a pin total of 2,973 and the Raiders finished second with 1,993. Lamoni came in third with a 1,455 pin total. In total pins, Brandon Lane finished fifth…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall at Wells Fargo, pick-up two wins at home
NV 50, Mt. Ayr 30 It was a tough outing for the Raiderettes last Tuesday at ‘The Well’, falling to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines 50-30. Maddie Stewart led the team in points with 10, the only Raiderette in the double digits, however, eight Raiderettes put points on the board in the team effort. The Raiderettes…
Read MoreRaider basketball sees big milestones reached
Mt. Ayr 64, NV 41 The Mount Ayr Raiders took to the big stage at Wells Fargo Arena last Tuesday, where they defeated POI rival, Nodaway Valley. The Raiders came out ahead 16-6 after the first quarter, but the Wovlerines kept the game interesting in the second and third, scoring 28 to Mount Ayr’s 30.…
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