Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 02, 2008

 Alysha HINZ was crowned queen and David SHOWALTER was named king as the royalty for the Mount Ayr Community high school homecoming celebration Thursday.

"Men In Black -- Raider Tour '08" was the theme for the homecoming activities for the week.

Activities began Monday, Sept. 22, with the week's worth of dress-up days with the "Men In Black" as the theme.

Dress-up Days Winners were:

Monday - Agent Day: Charmaine JOHNSON, sophomore; Maci SICKELS, junior; Jeff INLOES, senior; Mr. REITER, faculty.

Tuesday - Dress-Up Day: Dusty LYDDEN, freshman; Allie KNAPP, sophomore; Erica KEMERY, junior; Ashley CONLEY, senior; Jannette CAMPBELL, faculty.

Wednesday - Alien Day: Ariel DICKERSON, sophomore; Alicia DANIELS, Junior; Amelia WHITE, senior; Donna SHIELDS, faculty.

Thursday - Change Your Identity Day: Valerie JONES, sophomore; Alex WALLACE, junior; Jen ANGUS, senior; Kurt WALLACE, faculty.

There were no winners on Friday because everyone wears black and white to support the football team.

Class members also decorated halls at school. The senior class came away with hall decorating honors. The freshmen were second, juniors third and sophomores fourth.

Thursday night following the Student Council supper, the annual football jersey auction was held, raising a total of $3,690 for weight equipment for all sports.

The queen coronation was held next where HINZ, the daughter of Bob and Marlene HINZ of Ellston, was named queen.

Other candidates included Ashlie GREENE, daughter of David and Jodi GREENE of Mount Ayr; Shayna GREENE, daughter of Mack GREENE and Jeanine GREENE of Mount Ayr; Chelsey HOSFIELD, daughter of Randy and Stephanie HOSFIELD of Mount Ayr, and Tess MYER, daughter of Hugh and Jacke WHITSON of Mount Ayr.

The powderpuff flag football game was then held in the gymnasium, with the team of seniors and sophomores winning the game.

Following a senior parents skit featuring a rendition of "Y.M.C.A." Daniel SHOWALTER was crowned king. He is the son of Delwyn and Marcia SHOWALTER of Mount Ayr.

Other king candidates were Mitch GROSE, son of Kenny and Brenda GROSE of Mount Ayr; Daniel LEONARD, son of Vicki LEONARD and the late Lyle LEONARD of Clearfield; Blake MICHELSEN, son of Kelly GROVES of Mount Ayr and Brian MICHELSEN of Council Bluffs; and, Cameron WOODY, son of Jeff and Brenda WOODY of Mount Ayr and Lori WINKLER of Saint Paul, NE.

Bryce SHAHA, son of Travis and Judi SHAHA of Mount Ayr, was the prince, and Alexa SMITH, daughter of Chad and April SMITH of Mount Ayr, was princess. Tyler HOSFIELD and Taylor CAMERON returned to crown the new king and queen.

Winners named in the annual homecoming parade held Friday afternoon:

For the floats, the juniors won with "Destroy the Wolverines." The freshman placed second with "Raiders are our shining stars." Third place went to the juniors with "Destroy the Wolverines." The senior class float took fourth with "Abducted by Aliens."

In the school organization and clubs, the Mount Ayr Education Association took first place, the SFL football team took second place and the SFL Ringgold Raider cheerleaders took third place.

In the community entries, the Mount Ayr Medical Clinic took first place, the class of 1988 took second place and the Ringgold County Hospital took third place.

There was a pep rally for the school and community at the high school football field following the parade.

A Band Boosters cookout was held that evening at the football field, followed by the football game with Nodaway Valley, where the Raiders pulled out a 21-20 victory. The queen and court and parents were announced at half-time.

Following the game there was a homecoming dance at the high school to music by DJ.

FRONT ROW, from left: prince Bryce SHAHA and princess Alexa SMITH

SECOND ROW, from left: Chelsey HOSFIELD, Tess MYER, Shayna GREENE, Ashlie GREENE and Alyshia HINZ

THIRD ROW, from left: Blake MICHELSEN, Daniel LEONARD and Mitch GROSE

BACK ROW, from left: Daniel SHOWALTER and Cameron WOODY

TOP ROW, from left: Jake GLENDENNING, Zach ZOLLMAN, Blake MICHELSEN, Mitch GROSE, Cade LAMBSON and Dustin PRITCHARD.

FOURTH ROW, from left: Cameron WOODY, Daniel LEONARD, Dylan LAME, David SHOWALTER, Jordan STEWART, malcom MERCER, Brian STILL and Adam SICKELS.

THIRD ROW, from left: Daniel SHOWALTER, Matt JONES, coach James SMITH, co-head coach Delwyn SHOWALTER, co-head coach Derek LAMBERT, coach John LARSON, Bradley LOVE and Korey BEAMAN.

SECOND ROW, from left: Garrett PETERSON, Dusty LYNDEN, Jesse PENICK, Josh CASE, Drake SCHAFER, Zach ROBINSON and Devin RICHARDS.

FRONT ROW, from left: Dillon DRAKE, Brett ENGLAND, Andy FREIHAGE, Alex SOBOTKA, Chas STARLIN, Matt SOBOTKA, Joey TAYLOR and Dusty DRAKE.

Mount Ayr Community ran their Distric 6 mark to 3-0 win with an exciting 21-20 Homecoming win over Nodaway Valley in Mount Ayr Friday night.

"We knew the Wolverines had many talented athletes and they were getting better each week, so we were not surprised with the close outcome," said coach SHOWALTER. "It was a hard hitting game and their superior numbers allowed them to rest some of their key players, but our guys made some key plays to allow us to escape with a great win."

"We operated our offense well into the first half," observed coach LAMBERT. "Nodaway Valley was able to upset our tempo in the second half keeping us from making many first downs, which consequently allowed them to kind of wear us down in the final 24 minutes."

Korey BEAMAN put the opening kickoff in the end zone, so the Wolverines began their opening drive at the 20. Spencer MILLER'S running picked up two first downs before a nice tackle by Mitch GROSE forced Nodaway Valley into a punting situation at the 50-yard line.

Mount Ayr Community began their first possession on their own 20 after a 30-yard punt by the Wolverines. The Raiders scored the first touchdown on a 12-play, 80-yard drive. David SHOWALTER completed five passes to Mitch GROSE on the drive, the final completion being an 11-yard pass for the touchdown with 3:18 left in the first quarter. The Raiders were unsuccessful on the PAT making the score 6-0.

Mount Ayr Community got the ball back as the defense gave up no yards on three plays with the Raiders beginning their second possession on their own 34. David SHOWALTER, Matt JONES and Jordan STEWART rushed the ball to the 29 as the first quarter came to a close.

ROBINSON hauled in another SHOWALTER pass for 16 yeards and the second Raider touchdown with just over a minute gone in the second quarter. A SHOWALTER to GROSE pass play was successful for the PAT making the score 14-0 in favor of the Raiders.

Nodaway Valley took BEAMAN'S kickoff back to their own 34-yard line. Spencer MILLER carried the ball eight times in the ensuing possession topping off the drive with an outstanding 19-yard and TD jaunt cutting the margin with 5:02 left before half. The PAT was good and the score was 14-7 as Mount Ayr Community took the ball for the second time in the quarter.

The Raiders picked up another first down before coughing up the ball at the 40-yard line. Zach ROBINSON got the ball right back for the Raiders as he picked off a Nick FOX pass at the Raider 17. SHOWALTER hit Cameron WOODY on passes of 12 and 15 yards as the offense moved the ball down the field. Jordan STEWART rumbled for a first down at the Wolverine 20 to give Mount Ayr Community another scoring chance before half time. Korey BEAMAN missed the 27-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

It only took Mount Ayr Community 15 seconds to get on the scoreboard in the second half as Zach ROBINSON took the kick off 93 yards to the house and BEAMAN added the PAT and the Raiders enjoyed a 14 point advantage, 21-7.

Nodaway Valley went three and out after a good kick off return by the Wolverines had given them the ball on the 41-yard line. Neither team could move the ball effectively until midway in the third period.

Nodaway Valley got good field position when Spencer MILLER returned a Korey BEAMAN punt 40 yards to the Raider 25. The Wolverines moved inside the Raider 10 to have the ball first and goal on the eight. Garrett PETERSON threw MILLER for a six-yard loss and the Raiders were able to keep Nodaway Valley out of the end zone.

The Raiders were able to pick up only one first down, but a good punt and a Wolverine pentalty forced Nodaway Valley to start the next drive at their own 32-yard line. Quarterback Nick FOX put the visitors in the red zone as he turned a broken play into a 57-yard run down to the Raider 13. Spencer MILLER scored his second TD of the game on a 10-yard run with 9:13 left in the final quarter. Sam LOWRY drilled his second PAT and the margin was just seven at 21-14.

Things did not get any better for the Raiders as Spencer MILLER returned the next Mount Ayr punt 40 yards to the home team's 30-yard line. Zach ROBINSON tipped away a Nick FOX pass in the end zone stopping another Wolverine scoring threat giving Mount Ayr the ball at their own 13. The offense could muster only one first down forcing BEAMAN to punt the ball back to Nodaway with just over two minutes left.

It looked as if the Raiders were in good shape as Matt SOBOTKA intercepted Nick FOX'S long pass, but a penalty nullified the play, giving the Wolverines a first down at the Mount Ayr 22.

The weary defense was unable to prevent Brett THOMPSON from making a driving catch of a nine-yard pass from Nick FOX, bringing the Wolverines to within one point with just 24 ticks left on the clock.

The defense saved perhaps their best play for the last as Blake MICHELSEN came on a defensive stunt, got his big "bear" paw on the pigskin causing the PAT to fall harmlessly to the turf bringing a thankful roar from a large homecoming crowd.

Dusty DRAKE aggressively secured the Wolverines onside kick preserving the one-point victory for Mount Ayr Community.

Jodan STEWART led the Raiders in rushing with 75 yards on 15 carries. Mitch GROSE had 37 yards on seven carries. Cameron WOODY and Matt JONES had 20 yards each, and quarterback David SHOWALTER rushed for 21 on seven attempts.

David SHOWALTER had another good night passing as he completed 13 of 24 good for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Mitch GROSE and Zach ROBINSON caught the TD passes and pulled in six and four passes respectively. Cameron WOODY snared two passes for 27 yards and Chad STARLIN was the other Raider receiver on Friday.

The defense did a great job as they logged a lot of minutes against the Wolverines. Garrett PETERSON was in on 13 tackles, Jordan STEWART had 10, Mitch GROSE 10, Cameron WOODY seven, Matt JONES seven, Blake MITCHELSEN six, and Zach ROBINSON five to lead the Raider defense. GROSE, PETERSON, JONES and Daniel LEONARD all had stops for losses against the Wolverines. Zach ROBINSON had the Raider interception and Black MICHELSEN had one blocked kick.

The extra point kick by Nodaway Valley's Sam LOWERY is knocked away by Blake MICHELSEN as the Raider defense charged in to save the day and keep the Wolverines from sending th game into overtime.

  Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2012