by Matt Kelley | Jul 8, 2022 | Sports
Iowa is hosting its first-ever State Games of America later this month. It’s an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners from across the nation July 27th through the 31st. Katie Kramer, director of sports and competition for...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 15, 2022 | News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
The chief operating officer of the group which now owns the Field of Dreams movie site says the plans they have announced for development there will not take away from the past and future memories. The Thursday announcement of an $80 million investment by “Go...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 8, 2021 | Sports
Iowa’s second-largest city is going from famine to feast this month as multiple major sports events are being held over the next few weeks that will mean millions of dollars to the local economy. Jennifer Pickar, marketing director for the Cedar Rapids Tourism...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 3, 2020 | Sports
Spring sports were cancelled due to the pandemic, but Governor Kim Reynolds gave the go-ahead for this summer’s high school baseball and softball seasons. The schedules were shorter, but Reynolds says that shouldn’t diminish the results. “Although...
by Todd Kimm | May 20, 2020 | Sports
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has given the green light for high school baseball and softball to start on June first. Both seasons were in doubt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision now rests with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High...