Area Sports
Raiders roll on to 11 game win streak
The Raiders recorded three more wins to stay undefeated at 11 wins. The Raiders are on their best season since the 2010-11 season, in which the Raiders won 14-straight before falling to Clarinda Academy by a score of 67-63. The Raiders would finish 17-5 that season. Mt. Ayr 67, SWV 31 The Raiders recently defeated…
Read MoreRaiders win Battle of the Border
The Raider wrestlers were victorious in Missouri once more to win the Battle of the Border. The wrestlers saw Trey Fooken and Talal Rahahleh record their first high school wins. Against Albany, The Raiders saw Bryce Shaha take down Nate Doolittle, Trae Ehlen pin Brayden Dillivan, Keaton White over Jerrid Bunten, ADonovan Morales over Sam…
Read MoreRaiders knock off Wolverines on the road
Mt. Ayr 67, NV 54 Mount Ayr traveled to Greenfield last week to take on the Nodaway Valley Wolverines. “Coming to this place every year, it’s a tough place to play,” said coach Bret Ruggles. “They have state championships, state appearances, I think I may be the winningest coach against them with seven.” The Raiders…
Read MoreRaiderettes hand Nodaway Valley first loss
Mt. Ayr 65, NV 42 The Raiderettes stunned the Nodaway Valley crowd last Tuesday as Mount Ayr defeated the previously undefeated Wolverines 65-42. Channler Henle was on fire, scoring 11 of the first 13 points and finished the night out with 22, going five-of-eight from downtown and seven-of-12 in total. “Our effot and intensity was…
Read MoreRaiderette JV downs Wayne Falcons
The Raiderette junior varsity squad took out Wayne before the break, winning 41-13. Tegan Streit led the Raiderettes with 12 total points. Multiple Raiderettes scored including Payten Lambert with eight, Halsie Barnes with six, MaKenna Jones with four, Kaylie Shields with three, Hope Whittington with four, and Jill Kniep and Zoey Larsen with two each.
Read MoreKnights of Columbus Free Throw Contest
The first round of the 2020 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest will be held at the Clarke Community High School in Osceola instead of Leon on Sunday, January 19. Doors will open at 1 p.m. while the contest will begin at 1:30 p.m. The contest is for boys and girls ages nine through 14.…
Read MoreRon Scott Duals coming up
The 32nd annual Ron Scott Duals in Mount Ayr begins Friday, January 17 at 4:30 p.m. and will feature nine rounds, with rounds one through four taking place on Friday, while rounds five through nine will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, January 18. The teams competing this year are Central Decatur,…
Read MoreRaiderettes 6-2 after splitting tough games
Mt. Ayr 68, WC 51 The Raiderettes hosted our neighbors to the south from Worth County last Friday in what has been named the “Battle of the Border”. Mount Ayr and Worth County squared off in a tight contest throughout the night, with Mount Ayr holding a slight advantage throughout. Early in the contest, Mount…
Read MoreRaiders remain undefeated through seven games
Mt. Ayr 79, WC 62 The Raiders hosted the Worth County Tigers in the “Battle of the Border” last Friday night and came out with another victory, winning 79-62. Worth County held their own against Mount Ayr, trailing four in the first but outscoring the hometown Raiders 31-29 in the second, giving Mount Ayr a…
Read MoreRaiderettes improve to 5-1 on season
Mt. Ayr 68, Wayne 50 In the final game of 2019, the Raiderettes defeated the Wayne Lady Falcons 68-50 to improve to 4-1 on the season heading into winter break. Wayne capitalized on Mount Ayr mistakes early on, scoring 10 of their 12 points in the first quarter, from the free throw line. The Raiderettes…
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