Area Sports

The Raiderettes had a tough week of softball, winning two of six contests over the week before heading to Griswold on Saturday for a tournament with Exira-EKH and Griswold. The Raiderettes defeated Mormon Trail and Southwest Valley, both 10-run rule games, before dropping a two games in a doubleheader to Earlham and Southeast Warren on…

The Raiders had a short, but important week last week. The Raiders recorded wins against Southwest Valley and Southeast Warren to stay undefeated in the Pride of Iowa. Mt. Ayr 18, SWV 0 The Raiders put 18 runs up against the Timberwolves last Tuesday, through three innings. The Raiders put across three in the first,…

Mount Ayr softball split games against Nodaway Valley and Wayne before heading to Creston for a tournament where they were faced with Atlantic and Knoxville. Mount Ayr 12, NV 9 On Tuesday, June 8, the Raiderettes traveled to Greenfield where they put on quite the show for fans. Nodaway Valley’s pitcher, Whitney Lamb, had the…

The Raiders continued to win throughout the week until heading to Martensdale Saturday for a triangular with the Blue Devils and Interstate-35 Roadrunners where they dropped two, ending the week with a regular season record of 8-2. Mount Ayr 10, Nodaway Valley 3 The Raiders traveled to Greenfield on Tuesday, June 8 where they were…

Mt. Ayr 3, Lenox 0 The Raiders hosted the Lenox Tigers Tuesday, June 1, before traveling to Afton for a contest against the East Union Eagles on Thursday. The Raiders went the distance with Lenox, defeating them 3-0 to open up the short week. The Raiders scored one in the first and two in the…

Only two games last week were on the schedule for the Raiderettes before traveling to Murray on Monday, June 7. First up for the Raiderettes was Lenox, who had bested them six days earlier in Lenox, 4-1. Mount Ayr then traveled to Afton to face the East Union Eagles. Mt Ayr 11, Lenox 1 Coach…

Softball got off to a fast start with the Raiderettes playing six games in as many days. The season started off strong for the #6 Raiderettes with a big, 9-0, win over the Clarke Indians on Tuesday, May 25. The girls dropped their first contest the following day against the Lenox Tigers, 4-1. The Raiderettes…

The Raiders had a busy beginning to the baseball season, playing four games in six days. Beginning things on Tuesday, May 25, Mount Ayr dropped its first contest to the Clarke Indians. The Raiders took their first win over Lenox on Wednesday by a score of 5-3. Friday, the Raiders went three innings with Bedford,…

It had been 735 days since Iowa high school track teams and fans ascended on Drake University to watch friends and family compete on the ‘Blue Oval’ in the largest high school track meet in the nation. In the district meet, a week before the State Meet on Thursday, May 20, Mount Ayr would qualify…