Area Sports
Ruggles leads Raiderettes into 50th season
Spring sports slowed down considerably with the ending of the track season Saturday, May 22 which gave way to the summer season to get underway, which it did Tuesday night in Mount Ayr as the Raiderettes put up the track spikes for their softball cleats. Bret Ruggles and company placed second in the Pride of…
Read MoreSara Winemiller heads to Nationals
Former Raiderette track standout, Sara Winemiller, has found success with the Graceland University track and field team. Winemiller is a sophomore thrower for the Graceland University Yellowjackets and won four-out-of-five meets this season and placed third overall at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships. Winemiller’s best throw of the season was 13 meters, or…
Read MoreRaiderette golf advances to finals
The Raiderettes traveled to the Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita Monday night where they placed third overall with a score of 450. Westwood took top honors in the meet with a 419, followed by CAM with a 421. Lenox, Earlham and East Union took fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Southwest Valley also participated, but…
Read MoreRaider golf comes to an end in Lamoni
The Raider golf team saw its season come to an end last week in Lamoni after coming up short in both team and individual results. Moving forward out of Lamoni was Bedford and Wayne. Indivudally, Matthew Weber and Kaden Herr, of Nodaway Valley, advanced. Owen Lucas of Bedford was the medalist, followed by Wayne’s RC…
Read MoreGolfers have tough day on the links
The Mount Ayr golf teams traveled to Corning last week for a triangular against Southwest Valley and Essex. In the girls meet, Mount Ayr and Essex both shot a 281, while Southwest Valley did not post a score. Helen Nicholas, of Essex, medaled with a low score of 45, followed by three Raiderettes, Ally Shelley…
Read MoreMount Ayr track and field has busy week
Winterset Lady Husky Relays The Raiderettes headed north to compete in the Winterset Lady Husky Invitational April 26. The Raiderettes competed against the likes of Norwalk, Winterset, Carlisle and Des Moines Roosevelt. Those teams made up the top four, while the Raiderettes finished fifth overall, leading Interstate-35 and Lincoln High School. With 62 points, the…
Read MoreMount Ayr track second at POI meet
The Pride of Iowa Championship meet was held in Leon Monday night, May 3 as the track season begins to wind down. The Raiders and Raiderettes both placed second overall after tough competition saw things down to the wire. In the girls meet, Wayne went home champions, while in the boys meet Central Decatur edged…
Read MoreRaiderettes ‘run away’ with first meet win at Stuart
The Mount Ayr track team made the trip to Stuart last Thursday for the West Central Valley Relays. The night went smoothly before some rain came in through the night, but halfway through the meet the timer quit and stopwatches were brought out. Raiderette Track Results The Raiderettes had quite the night of performances that…
Read MoreHaley, Ehlen medal as Raiderettes take first, Raiders take third
The Mount Ayr golf teams traveled to Corydon for a night on the golf course against Wayne April 13. The cold, windy day made for less than desirable conditions for golf, however, the Raider and Raiderette athletes battled through it to produce good scores throughout. The Raiders as a team scored a 223, while Wayne…
Read MoreMount Ayr track competes at Earlham, Knoxville
Tuesday night saw the Mount Ayr track teams head to Earlham to compete at Jack Padilla Field with 14 other teams such as Earlham, Panorama, Harlan and Van Meter. The Raiderettes finished the night in fifth with 70 points, just behind fourth place South Hamilton. Taking home the gold was Van Meter with 103 points,…
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