Area Sports

Mt. Ayr 60, Seymour 24 The Mount Ayr Raiderette basketball team opened the new year with a decisive win over the Seymour Warriors Monday night. “This is a nice win coming out of break,” said coach Thad Streit. “I thought we had quite a few steals, but also gave up some silly penetrations, and because…

Mt. Ayr 84, Seymour 37 It was a great start to the new year for Mount Ayr’s Jaixen Frost in the win over Seymour Monday night. The Raiders defeated the Warriors 84-37, with Frost scoring 41 of those points, beating his previous record of 38, for most points in a game. The Raiders came out…

The Raiders finished eighth at the Pride of Iowa tournament in Greenfield to close out the 2021 portion of the season, before getting back to the mats on January 6 in Albany, Missouri. Bedford/Lenox finished first with a team score of 209, followed by Nodaway Valley (176.5) and Southwest Valley (150.5) to round out the…

Another Raiderette softball player is headed to the next level, with Halsie Barnes signing with Southwestern Community College in Creston. Barnes will join a Spartan softball team that has just changed direction after hiring longtime Murray Mustang softball head coach Danny Jensen. Barnes was very excited about the opportunity to play and learn for a…

Coach James Smith has been a consistent part of Mount Ayr football throughout the years and Monday night he was recognized by the Iowa Football Coaches Association for his 275 wins as a coach of Raider football, 19 state playoff appearances, 11 conference/district titles and two UNI-Dome apperances in the last 43 years, 38 of…

The Raider wrestlers have been busy on the mats as they dive into the 2021-22 season. East Mills Mount Ayr traveled to East Mills in their first matchup this season where they faced Clarke, East Mills, Shenandoah and Southwest Valley. In the meet, the Raiders were 1-3, beating out East Mills 25-24 as a team.…

The Raiderettes are closing out the first half of their season and split their final two games of 2021 on the road and at home. Wayne 48, Mt. Ayr 36 The Mount Ayr girls traveled to Corydon to face the Wayne Falcons where they fell 48-36 after the Lady Falcons press defense gave the Raiderettes…

The Raiders improved to 5-1 last Thursday night and faced a tough Worth County Tiger team to close out the 2021 season Monday night. Mt. Ayr 63, Wayne 35 The Raiders came out of the gate hot on Thursday in Corydon, leading the Falcons 19-7 after the first buzzer and then heading into halftime with…

The Raiders collected two more wins in a short week last week, defeating the Lenox Tigers and Southeast Warren Warhawks. Mt. Ayr 65, Lenox 54 The Raiders utilized their speed last week against the Lenox Tigers but at one point allowed the Tigers to come very close that has become somewhat of a trademark of…