Area Sports
Road to the ‘Dome’ comes to an end
Underwood 42, MA 17 Mount Ayr’s road to the Dome came to an end Friday night at the hands of the Underwood Eagles. The Raiders finished out the season as district champions and grabbed some hardware for their participation in the State Playoffs in a season that could have ended in the blink of an…
Read MoreRaiders draw Underwood in upcoming playoff POD Friday
The Raiders outlasted the Roadrunners for the second time this season, keeping them alive in the playoffs. The next POD pits the 7-1 Raiders against the 8-1 Eagles out of Underwood. The Underwood Eagles are coached by Nate Mechaelsen, along with Time Richard, Tyler Ridder and Jon Williams as assistant coachces. The Eagles are averaging…
Read MoreRaiders outlast Roadrunners
Mt. Ayr 20, CD 14 The Raiders hosted Interstate-35 in their second meeting this season. Receiving the kick, the Raiders went three-and-out, followed by a Roadrunner three-and-out. The Raiders struck paydirt on a Payton Weehler rush down the sideline for 34 yards. It was awhile before the next score of the contest, after the defenses…
Read MoreRaiderette season ends in Greenfield
NV 3, Mt. Ayr 0 The Raiderettes faced a tough Nodaway Valley volleyball team Wednesday, October 21. The Raiderettes held with the Wolverines, but the strong attack of the Nodaway Valley girls charged forward, defeating them 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19, to win it after three. The Raiderettes finished out the season 4-14 and will graduate…
Read MoreRaiders to face Roadrunners on the road to the UNI-Dome
The Interstate-35 Roadrunners were able to survive the Central Decatur Cardinals last Friday in the first round of the Iowa High School Football Playoffs, defeating the Cardinals 20-14. The win pushed the Cardinals out of the playoffs and gave the Roadrunners the opportunity to avenge their defeat to Mount Ayr just weeks ago. The Raiders…
Read MoreRaiderettes take first at Ron Landphair Invitational
The Raiderettes snagged a win at their home meet during the Ron Landphair Invitational last Thursday. Despite the cooler temperatures for us spectators, the runners were ready to go as they set personal bests throughout the teams. The Raiderettes ran in a pack and took first overall with 56 points total and an average time…
Read MoreMount Ayr runners compete in Greenfield, place fourth
The Mount Ayr Raider cross country team traveled to Greenfield last week. The Raiders saw Will Newton across the line first for them with a time of 20:53.18 for a 27th overall placing. Jarrett Webb finished 76th overall with a time of 24:26.08, followed by Ashtyn Benesh who finished 103rd with a time of 29:48.47.…
Read MoreCoach Elwood hangs it up
Mount Ayr Community Schools will be in search of another head coach this season after Raider baseball head coach, Chris Elwood, resigned from the position at Monday night’s school board meeting. “Last year was my 25th year as an educator and for 20 of those years, I’ve coached high school baseball,” said Elwood. “I’ve really…
Read MoreRaiderettes drop three games, but show promise with strong outings
SWV vs Mount Ayr The Raiderettes traveled to Corning to face Southwest Valley on Tuesday, October 6. The Raiderettes fell in three by scores of 25-19, 25-10 and 25-14. No stats were available for the contest. East Mills vs MA The Raiderettes hosted the East Mills Wolverines last Thursday night for a game of volleyball.…
Read MoreRaiders are district champs once again
Mt. Ayr 21, CD 14 Friday night was the final regular season contest for the Raiders as they faced the Central Decatur Cardinals for a shot at the district title for the first time in five years. The Raiders took care of business, recording 245 yards of office, 224 on the ground and 21 through…
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