Area Sports

    Mount Ayr wrestling officially closed their season after their awards banquet was held March 13. The banquet sees the athletes, parents, cheerleaders and communities members come together as the coaches award the atheltes for their hardwork and determination throughout the season. This year, Bryce Shaha won the team MVP, along with a captain…

                      Sam Stewart was unanimously selected for the 2019 girls basketball POI All-Conference first team last week. Making second team was Keirston Klommhaus and Rachel Sobotka received an honorable mention. Between the Raiderettes selected, they scored a total of 851 points, 26 blocks, 188 steals…

It was brought to my attention, I regretfully omitted two games a couple weeks ago for the Raiders basketball team. Mount Ayr 50, NV 44 The Raiders went to Greenfield last Tuesday night and came home with a narrow win. Mount Ayr won 50-44 with Isaac Grose and Dawson Frost leading the team with 16…

The Raider and Raiderette bowling teams recently competed in the Regional meet in Red Oak recently. The Raiderettes finished sixth overall with 1,944 pints total. Kaitlyn Dolecheck finished out the year with a 327 total after bowling games of 195 and 132. Hanna Ackley finished second for the Raiderettes with a 294, bolwing consistenly with…

Sam Stewart was selected to be on the All-District Southwest team recently along with girls from Panorma, Treynor, Logan-Magnolia, South Central Calhoun, IKM-Manning and St. Albert. Stewart was the lone selection from the Raiderettes this year.

Raider Myles Greene won the Iowa High School Athletic Association “Team First” award this year. The award is given to players that understand the value of team over self. Greene set the all-time MACHS record in assists this season. Throughout the season, Greene scored 109 points, 63 rebounds and stole the ball 28 times to…

  The Mount Ayr Raiders are well represented on the Pride of Iowa All-Conference team with two unanimous selections. Dawson Frost was selected to the first time while Isaac Grose got the nod for second team. Payton Weehler received an honorable mention.

The Raiderettes recently ended their season with a loss to Central Decatur and a record of 15-7. The Mount Ayr girls averaged 60 points per game and scored a total of 1,321 points, sinking 40.6 percent of their shots, including 59 threes. The girls recorded 329 assists, 334 steals and 39 blocks, while committing 373…

  The Raiders finished their season in Urbandale, with a loss to Des Moines Christian and a record of 18-4. As a team, the Raiders scored 1,354 points and averaged 61.5 points per game. They sank 46.8 percent of their shots and were 191-of-311 from the free throw line for a 61.4 percent efficiency. Mount…