Area Sports

Lenox 46, Mt. Ayr 35 The Raiderette basketball team traveled to Lenox last Tuesday, January 19 to face the Tigers. The Raiderettes were without Alexa Anderson, a senior who has been playing her best basketball of her career, according to head coach Thad Streit. Lenox took the lead early and didn’t look back, as senior…

Mt. Ayr 65, Lenox 45 Mount Ayr traveled to Lenox for a game of basketball last Tuesday, January 19. Their first meeting, December 8 saw the Raiders get a nice win over their POI competitors and the Tigers once again fell to the Raiders. Mount Ayr had a hot start, going up 24-13 in the…

Mount Ayr Quad The Raiders hosted a wrestling quad Tuesday, January 19 with Southwest Valley, Van Meter and Bedford-Lenox. The Raiders were only able to get one team win, defeating Southwest Valley, but Bryce Shaha had a decent outing, setting a new school record for takedowns, beating Hans Larsons record of 301, set in 2003-2006,…

Mount Ayr’s Payton Weehler was selected to play in the 2021 Shrine Bowl, one of the highest honors for high school football. Weehler joins a prestigious list of Raiders that have been selected and is the first since Kyle Dolecheck in 2016. Included on the list are Joe Fell 1984, Clint Riggs 1985, Brad Hartman…

Mt. Ayr 58, SWV 28 The Raiderettes had a short week with only one game being played. Mount Ayr hosted Southwest Valley Tuesday, January 12. The Raiderettes were able to improve to 10-2 on the season after a commanding, 58-28 win over the Timberwolves. “Our girls played well tonight,” said coach Thad Streit. “We weren’t…

Mt. Ayr 62, SWV 33 The Raiders hosted the Southwest Valley Timberwolves last Tuesday, January 12 in a contest that saw the Raiders improve to 9-2 after a 62-33 victory. The Raiders were led by Jaixen Frost and Payton Weehler who scored 17 and 16 points, respectively. Noticeably missing from the contest was Erik Trujillo.…

Mount Ayr’s annual Ron Scott Duals were canceled on Friday, but Saturday was a day full of wrestling as five teams traveled to Mount Ayr for the Duals. Central Decatur, Harlan, Martensdale-St. Mary’s, Riverside, Oakland and Shenandoah joined the Raiders on the mats in a five round tournament. Riverside went undefeated to take top honors,…

Mt. Ayr 65, NV 53 Mount Ayr hosted the Nodaway Valley Wolverines Tuesday, January 5. The Raiders came out hot, scoring 18 in the first quarter while only allowing seven. The Wolverines were able to stick with the Raiders throughout the rest of the contest, however, only outscoring Mount Ayr once in the third quarter,…