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Mount Ayr mounts large comeback By RYAN STONEBRAKER COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Mount Ayr football team used a potent rushing attack last Friday night to get past Council Bluffs St. Albert 55-47 in the first round of the Class A playoffs on the road in Council Bluffs. The Raiders rushed for nearly 700 yards…
Read MoreMount Ayr Boys cross country season ends
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa – The Mount Ayr boy’s cross-country team saw their season come to an end last Thursday, at the 1A state qualifying meet in Leon. The state cross-country meet is this Saturday in Fort Dodge. There were a pair of state ranked teams at the meet. Earlham was the highest ranked…
Read MoreGreenfield places in Top 10 at POI
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GREENFIELD, Iowa The Mount Ayr boy’s cross-country team made the trip to Greenfield last Tuesday, for the 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference meet, hosted by Nodaway Valley. The Raiders were led by three runners at the meet. Braylon Greenwell was the top Raider to finish, capturing a top-10 finish. Greenwell placed seventh in…
Read MoreDoolittle leads Raiderettes runners at POI meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER GREENFIELD, Iowa – The Mount Ayr girl’s cross-country team had a pair of medalists at the 2025 Pride of Iowa Conference meet last Tuesday in Greenfield. Addison Doolittle collected a top-5 finish placing fifth in 21:59 to medal. Ryley Greenwell placed 13th in 23:52 to also earn a medal as the Raiderettes…
Read MoreChanges announced for girls softball season
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors approved the following softball changes at its Oct. 14 meeting. These changes will go into effect for the 2026 season. Beginning in 2026, softball teams may begin competition in Week 46 (May 18). With the implementation of 10 allowable hitting days and five fielding days during…
Read MoreShields signs with Northwestern College
By KEN GARNER MOUNT AYR, Iowa – Aubree Shields has always known she wanted to compete in college athletics. It wasn’t a matter of competing it was in what sport the Mount Ayr standout wanted to take part in and where she wanted to go to school. Although, she made a verbal commitment in the…
Read MoreMount Ayr falls in POI Finals
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MARTENSDALE, Iowa – The Mount Ayr volleyball team saw its run for a Pride of Iowa Conference tournament title come up short last Tuesday when they played SE Warren for the second time this season. The Raiderettes beat the Warhawks on September 30 2-1 to claim the regular season title in the…
Read MoreRaiders march into playoffs
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa – The Raiders left no doubt about their postseason plans after a big 43-0 shutout win over Southwest Valley last Friday at home. With the win Mount Ayr clinches the third seed in the upcoming District 7 playoffs. There was a scenario where if the Raiders would have lost to…
Read MoreI-35 Race recap
WINSTON, Mo. — Another action-packed night of racing at I-35 Speedway took place last Saturday night in Winston, MO. Corey Myers collected his first feature win this season at I-35 Speedway. Myers held off strong challenges from Tony Layne and Garrett Stonum in the closing laps. but Layne would finish Sport Compacts rolled out next,…
Read MoreMount Ayr wraps regular season with pair of wins
By Ryan Stonebraker MOUNT AYR, Iowa – The Mount Ayr volleyball team picked up a pair of match wins last week to wrap up the regular season with a win total of 24. The Raiderettes beat non-conference foe Murray and also beat POI foe Wayne in the week. Mount Ayr will compete in the Pride of…
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