Area Sports

Mount Ayr 41, WCV 0 The Raiders only got one half of play in on Friday night, after a lightning delay came around after halftime was over. After 30 minutes, the light show was still going strong, and both teams decided to call the game with Mount Ayr winning 41-0, the score after the second…

The Mount Ayr Raider football team will travel to Panorama this Friday night, seeking their first 6-0 start since the 2012 season, in which they won 11 straight games before falling to Countil Bluffs-St. Albert in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. The Raiders are coming off a 41-0 win over West Central Valley (after…

Pleasantville XC The Mount Ayr cross country teams recently competed at Pleasntville. “We had a great night as a team. It was a warm night, but our runners came to compete,” said coach Deb Larsen. “MaKenna Jones and MaKayla Jones led the girls team to a third place finish. We are very proud of how…

The Raiderettes traveled to Bedford this past weekend for a tournament in Bedford. The girls struggled to get going, falling to Bedford, Sidney and East Mills, but getting a win over Central Decatur. The girls move to 10-9 on the season before facing Lenox on Tuesday. Bedford 2, MA 0 The Raiderette volleyball squad faced…

Fresh off a 48-14 win over Central Decatur Friday, the Raiders will hit the road once more for a contest with Clarke. The Raiders (3-0) will face a Clarke (2-1) team that recently defeated Red Oak 34-27. Scouting Clarke is in it’s third year under coach Duane Matthess and coming off a 3-6 record from…

The Mount Ayr cross country teams traveled to Wayne last week to compete. Isaac Timmerman medaled for the Raiders with a seventh place finish with a time of 18:32. Briar Knapp finished with a time of 22:28 to finish 46th overall, while Will Newton finished in 23:02, improving his time over last year by 1:54,…

NV 3, Mount Ayr 0 The Raiderettes fell to Nodaway Valley last week, 3-0, against a hot hitting Wolverine team, led by juniors Lexi Shike and Corinne Bond. The Raiderettes were able to amass 17 kills, with 20 errors and 96 attempts in three games against the Wolverines, and only missed three serves, finishing with…

Mount Ayr 48, CD 14 The Raiders hosted the Central Decatur Cardinals last Friday night in what was sure to be a close contest. It was anything but. Mount Ayr set the tone early, scoring in just under a minute and a half, pushing Isaac Grose up the middle for an eight yard touchdown score.…

The Mount Ayr Raiders will host the Central Decatur Cardinals on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Raiders are coming off a 3-0 win over the Interstate 35 Roadrunners, while the Cardinals (1-2) are coming off their first win of the season against Southwest Valley, outscoring the Timberwolves 42-22. In what will be the 75th…

Mt. Ayr 3, Essex 0 The Raiderettes were able to put down the Essex Trojans after three games last Thursday night. The girls won 25-21, 25-17 and 25-18 to improve to 2-1 on the year. Channler Henle was in top form once again with five kills, five digs, 12-of-17 serves and five aces. Sam Stewart…