Area Sports

Mt. Ayr 72, Bedford 65 The Raiders finished out their regular season with a victory over the Bedford Bulldogs. Against Bedford, Cayden Lambert accounted for 19 points, shooting six-of-seven shots from the arc for 18, with the 19th point coming off a free throw. “Cayden Lambert was fantastic tonight,” said coach Bret Ruggles. “He hit…

Southeast Warren Mount Ayr hosted the Southeast Warren Warhawks in their last game of the season. West Central Valley was supposed to attend, however, with the coach out with sickeness they were forced to sit out. The Raiderettes won with a score of 1,940 and Southeast Warren had 1,731. Leading the way for the Raiderettes…

Mt. Ayr 73, Bedford 25 The Raiderettes ended their regular season on a high note, with a win over the Bedford Bulldogs and a share of the Pride of Iowa Conference title along with Nodaway Valley. In the win over the Bulldogs, the Raiderettes were led by Sam Stewart with 34 points, Channler Henle with…

Last Saturday, the Raider wrestlers competed at districts  in Pleasantville for an opportunity to make an appearance at ‘The Well’ in Des Moines. 106- Drew Ehlen (37-2) was first on the mat for the Raiders. Ehlen faced 28-14 Devon Luing. Ehlen won by fall and would face Noah Strohmeyer (29-9). Ehlen defeated Strohmeyer, pinning him…

The Raiders will receive a first round bye and play the winner of Clarinda Academy and Essex in Mount Ayr on February 20 at 8 p.m. The winner will play the victor of Sidney and Fremont-Mills in Mount Ayr as well.

Lenox, Lamoni, MA Lenox took first with 2,058 pins to Mount Ayr’s 1,748 and Lamoni’s 1,489 pins. Leading the Raiderettes was Kaitlyn Dolecheck with a total score of 304 followed by Andrea Sickels with a 301. Dolecheck finished with games of 156 and 148, whereas Sickels bowled a 146 and 155. In the bakers, the…

NV 61, Mt. Ayr 46 Mount Ayr fell out of the rankings last week after a shocking loss to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines. The Raiderettes and Wolverines were neck and neck in the beginning, with Nodaway Valley slowly pulling away throughout the night. Sam Stewart led the Raiderettes in scoring with 23 points, however, it…

Mt. Ayr 60, I35 39 On Monday night, the Raiders hosted the Interstate-35 Roadrunners. Before the game began, the Raiders introducted Roadrunner head coach Nate Rankin’s wife, Katy Rankin, who was recently diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. The Raider team was sporting new warm-ups in the form of t-shirts that read “4KTY” on the…

Mount Ayr grapplers had a nice outing in Truro last Saturday during sectionals. With seven teams in the tournament, all 11 Raider wrestlers placed in the top six with Drew Ehlen, Bryce Shaha, Trae Ehlen and Jaydon Knight placing first. Jarrett Webb and Donovan Morales placed second. Those six wreslters will advance to Districts February…

VM 48, MA 43 The Raiders fell to the Van Meter Bulldogs last Tuesday night for the second loss of the season. The Raiders fell behind early, 17-7, but battled back through the second and third quarters, and at one point, taking the lead, but the Bulldogs held strong to keep the lead and win…