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By HILARY LOUDON

MOUNT AYR — The Raiderettes student section — dressed in all black, some with smeared black face paint — were standing ready to create some real noise Thursday ... more than once. The No. 8 rated Mount Ayr Raiderettes would make a run against No. 1 Martensdale St. Marys.

BOONE — The Southwestern women's basketball team fell to DMACC, 75-55, Wednesday evening, their second loss to the Bears this winter. The Bears had four players in double figures, led by Katlyn Wood and Skylar Johnson with 13 points each.

MOUNT AYR — Nodaway Valley’s Travis Jameson set a season high Tuesday evening with 14 points. Most of those points were courtesy of offensive rebounds. The 6-4 senior, with assistance from teammates Chad Varley and Nick Fox, owned the glass against the Mount Ayr Raiders.

The Creston girls knew that they had obstacles that were standing in their way of a victory Monday night. They had one big one before the game even began.