Area Sports
Raiderettes fall to Murray Monday night
The Raiderette volleyball team fell to 4-10 on the season after four matches against the Mustangs Monday night. Down 2-0, Mount Ayr won the third set to stay alive, 25-16, but fell in the fourth, 25-13. The Raiderettes traveled to Corning Tuesday night to face a tough Southwest Valley Timberwolf team before coming back home…
Read MoreRaiders defeat Roadrunners 26-6
Mt. Ayr 26, I-35 6 The Raiders headed to Truro Friday night looking to defeat the Roadrunners and even up the series between to two rivals. Mount Ayr won the toss and elected to receive and within two plays, Jaixen Frost ran the ball in from 50 yards out. The point after by Peyton Stull…
Read MoreRaiders stun Eagles in 28-7 victory
Mt. Ayr 28, PC 7 The Raiders were short on players Friday night, as multiple starters were not able to be with the team. “I think this is the least amount of guys I have ever suited up,” said coach Derek Lambert. “They did a tremendous job. Those guys knew they were going to be…
Read MoreRaiderettes down Murray Mustangs
The Raiderettes have been struggling on the court after a two-week quarantine took them out of compeitition. Before the absence, the Raiderettes were 2-1, with a loss to Bedford. Since coming back, the Raiderettes are 2-8 and looking for an answer. The Raiderettes were 1-4 in the last week, falling to Clarinda before heading to…
Read MoreRaiderette runners place second
The Raiderettes placed second as a team at the Creston cross country meet recently, falling just behind Earlham and ahead of Nodaway Valley to round out the podium. Running in first for the Raiderettes was Karlie Larsen, finishing with a time of 22:17, just one second faster than MaKayla Jones who fnished eighth overall, with…
Read MoreColfax-Mingo here for Homecoming
The Raiders face Colfax-Mingo this Friday night for what will be Mount Ayr’s homecoming. Colfax-Mingo comes into the Friday night contest sitting at 0-3 on the season, having lost to Interstate-35, North Mahaska and Lynnville-Sully. Mount Ayr has won against Albia, Nodaway Valley and recently fell to Pleasantville. History The Raiders and Tigerhawks have only…
Read MoreRaiders suffer first loss to Pleasantville
Pville 13, Mt. Ayr 7 The Raiders traveled to Pleasantville to face the Trojans for the first time in three years. Wet conditions made for a slippery playing field and ball, causing both teams to focus on their run game up the middle. “Tonight was a rough one”, said coach Derek Lambert. “We did not…
Read MoreHarriers finish fourth at Leon
The Raiderette cross country runners saw another strong performance on a cold and dreary day in Leon last week. Last Tuesday, September 8, the Mount Ayr harriers traveled to Central Decatur where they finished fourth overall with a time of 2:01:36.87, averaging 24:19.38 per runner. The fourth place finish comes behind meet winner Chariton, who…
Read MoreHomecoming activities to be moved to football field
This week’s Homecoming festivities will look a little different from years past, thanks to mitigation efforts during the COVID pandemic. Thursday night’s jersey auction and crowning of Homecoming royalty will take place at the football field rather than in the gymnasium as in years past. The action gets underway at 6:45 p.m. Homecoming queen candidates…
Read MoreRaiderettes take out Essex
Mt. Ayr 3, Essex 1 Last week, the Raiderettes headed west to face the Essex Trojanettes on the volleyball court. Essex, who was 0-8, played like a team with wins on the board, taking the first set 25-13 as the Raiderettes saw hits go out and little communication between teammates. The next three sets would…
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