Area Sports

  Hunter Haveman and Connor Eaton, Mount Ayr graduates this year, signed National Letters of Intent to join the Southwestern Track and Field program for the 2019-20 season. Both Raiders competed at the State level this year and previous years for the Raider track team. This season, Eaton and Haveman competed in the 4×100, 4×200,…

“The girls played really good softball this week. They are really hitting the ball well and some are truly stepping into their roles as leaders,” said coach Tess Rinehart. “We are still learning a lot as we have a lot of younger athletes playing on the team, but the girls are treating each day as…

Mt. Ayr 7, Stanton 2 The Raiders took down a 9-2 Stanton Viking team in their only game played last week by a score of 7-2. Starting things early, the Raiders put up four runs, setting the tone. Two more run were added in the second to add some cusion. Stanton got on the board…

Stanton 5, Mt. Ayr 2 The Raiderettes got a bit of a surprise when Stanton came to town last Tuesday. In a game they expected to win, the Raiderettes fought for a go ahead run after the game became tied 1-1 through one inning. In the fourth, some mistakes on the Raiderette’s end, the Stanton…

Mt. Ayr 6, SWV 3 The Raiders had a three game week which started off with a game against Southwest Valley. The Raiders struggled the first four innings, down 3-0 before the Raiders kicked it into gear in the top of the 5th inning in which they scored four runs. The Raiders would go on…

Mount Ayr 12, SWV 0 Last week the Raiderettes began a long road campaign at Mormon Trail, in which they won 17-0. Their next stop was in Corning as they faced a Southwest Valley Timberwolf team. The Raiderettes won in five after scoring 12 runs, led by Addy Reynolds who scored three runs, including a…

The Raiderettes had fallen behind in the schedule after rain caused postponements and cancellations, however, they are now sitting at 5-0 after a full week of play and a tournament on Saturday. Nodaway Valley MA 11, NV 2 The girls first win came against a 2-4 Nodaway Valley team. The Raiderettes started early with two…

The Raiders have had a tough time getting the bat to find the ball recently and currently sit at 2-3 on the season. NV 4, Mount Ayr 3 The Raiders first contest came against Nodaway Valley last Tuesday, in which they fell 4-3. Kolben Klommhaus, Connor Eaton and Erik Trujillo each scored for the Raiders…