Area Sports

It was another road trip for the Raiders this past Friday, taking them to Page county where they faced the Sidney Cowboys. The Cowboys entered the contest at 1-3, their only win coming against Wayne, in week one of the season. The Raiders came into the contest at 2-2 and looked to get above .500…

It was Homecoming for the Raiders this past Friday night as they hosted the AHSTW Vikings. Both teams entered the contest with a record of 1-2 and both looked to get back to .500. The Raiders rushed their way to a win over the Vikings, racking up 208 yards on 42 attempts that was led…

The Raiderettes had a busy Homecoming week, traveling to Afton for a bout with East Union on Tuesday, in which they came out on top with a 3-0 win before hosting the Mount Ayr volleyball tournament on Saturday. Back on Tuesday, the Raiderettes improved to 6-1 after defeating a tough Eagles team, winning 25-22, 25-16…

The Raiderette cross country team is showing signs of success early on in the season, with their latest showing coming at Central Decatur, where they finished second overall to Central Decatur, who finished first for the first time in school history. Karly Elwood was the first Mount Ayr runner to cross the line this meet,…

It was a busy week for the Raiderettes last week, playing three games, one on the road to Greenfield and two at home on Thursday in a triangular. On Tuesday, September 7, the Raiderettes traveled to Greenfield to face the Nodaway Valley Wolverines. The Wolverine squad was prepared and won three straight sets against the…

It was a tale of two-halves last Friday night as the Raiders traveled just under two hours to Oakland to face the Riverside Bulldogs. Mount Ayr came in as the underdog against a Riverside team that had just defeated St. Albert 49-36 and put up over 600 yards of total offense, including 220 passing yards…

Mount Ayr cross country has found success early in the season witih the girls taking first place at the Maryville Spoofhound Invitational after impressive runs by MaKenna Jones (4th), Karly Elwood (5th), Karlie Larsen (10th) Natalie Schaefer (19th) and Taylor Clymer (24th). The Raiderettes finished first overall, ahead of Chillicothe and Savannah. Jones finished the…

In the first week of high school football, Mount Ayr fell to Nodaway Valley making way for fans to question the program. In week two, those questions were answered as the Raiders hosted the Central Decatur Cardinals in a hard-nosed battle that took every second of the 48-minute contest. Mount Ayr won the coin toss…

Friday night was the opening night of football for the Raiders as they jumped on a bus and headed out northwest to Greenfield for a battle for “The Rock”. It would be the first game under new head coach Ryan Victor. Nodaway Valley was also under new leadership with coach Seth Comly taking the reigns.…

The fall season got underway officially last Thursday, August 26 with a volleyball triangular with Bedford and Central Decatur visiting Mount Ayr for the occasion. The Raiderettes looked to get off on the right foot this season, defeating Central Decatur last year but falling to Bedford. This season, the Raiderettes came out on top after…