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Border Brawl The Raider wrestlers went south for the annual Border Brawl in Albany, Missouri on January 7. Mount Ayr came out on top overall after defeating Albany 51-12, North Andrew 6-0 and South Harrison 45-36. The Raiders have come back to Iowa champions for the past four years. Against Albany, Bryce Shaha defeated Conlan…

Mt. Ayr 54, SW 16 Mount Ayr made the 65 miles drive to Seymour to kick off the 2021 year with a little game of basketball. The Raiderettes handled the rust from winter break well as they powered their way to a 54-16 win over the Seymour Warriors to improve to 8-1 on the season.…

Mt. Ayr 85, SW 53 The Raiders traveled to Seymour Monday night in the first contest of 2021 to help shake-off some rust from winter break. In what was thought to be an easier win against a Seymour team with only eight players, the Warriors put up a fight with Carter Houser leading the way…

Academic All-State for the fall football season was announced recently, with Mount Ayr receiving three nods. Bryce Shaha, Trae Ehlen and Rhett Larson were all selected. The last selection for Mount Ayr came back in 2018 when defensive standout, John Shields, was selected. This is also the first time in school history that Mount Ayr…

Mt. Ayr 45, WC 37 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes ended the season on a win after crossing the border into Missouri to face the Worth County Tigers. Mount Ayr came out strong, leading the Tigers 14-3 before heading into halftime up 27-7. Worth County came out of the gate in the second half ready to…

Payton Weehler, a senior at Mount Ayr Community High School, recently committed to playing football at the University of Nebraska after graduating from high school this summer. Weehler was offered a preferred walk-on which means they cannot offer financial assistance for at least the first year, but can earn a scholarship heading into their second…

Mt. Ayr 60, Wayne 42 Wayne traveled to Mount Ayr last week in what would be the third Pride of Iowa meeting in a row for the Raiderettes. Mount Ayr came out in a press that proved difficult for the 5-2 Lady Falcons. The Raiderettes scored 18 points in the first quarter, and again in…

Mt. Ayr 52, Wayne 37 The Raiders improved to 5-1 after defeating the Wayne Falcons last week, 52-37. The game was close in the first half, with Mount Ayr leading 22-20 heading into halftime. The Raiders were without their leading scorer in Jaixen Frost, which seemed to slow the guys down until the second half,…

The Raider wrestling team was dealt a blow recently, with multiple wrestlers not able to be with the team. Mount Ayr was able to grab one win over Wayne on December 17, but fell to East Union and Nodaway Valley to drop to 5-3 on the season. Against the Wayne Falcons, the Raiders only had…