SPORTS
Women’s semi-pro football team coming to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (WQAD) - A new semi-pro women’s football team is coming to Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Raptors are an all-women’s tackle football team playing in the Women’s Football Alliance. They’re now the second team based in the state, joining the Iowa Phoenix in Des Moines....
2025 offensive tackle Nick Brooks includes USC in top six
Four-star Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Kennedy offensive tackle Nick Brooks has released his top six, part of another recruiting episode in which Lincoln Riley is interested. The schools that made the cut for Brooks are Georgia, USC, Texas, lowa, Colorado and Tennessee. The 6-foot-8, 355-pound junior was a former Iowa Hawkeye...
Kirkwood baseball field renamed after former baseball coach of the Eagles
Cedar Rapids — In Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood's baseball field is getting a brand new name. On Wednesday, a Dedication Ceremony was held by school officials to officially rename the baseball field -- Lewis Field. School officials say that name was chosen to honor the former head coach of the Eagles team, John Lewis.
Alumni’s love of golf leads to career
The following is a Q&A with Kirkwood Community College Alumni Matt Erger, Class of 1995. Erger is owner and club PGA Professional of Airport National Public Golf Course in Cedar Rapids. What inspired you to go in the direction of owning a golf course? I just love golf and being...
Cedar Rapids Shieldmaidens reassemble women’s rugby team
ELY, Iowa (KCRG) - Erin Detterbeck didn’t start playing rugby until she was 28 years old. “The one thing you’ll find about any rugby player is that they’ll tell you that the community is probably the best sports community you’re going to come across,” Detterbeck said.
Jimmies In Men’s Volleyball National Pool With The Master’s, Mount Mercy
SIOUX CITY, IA – University of Jamestown Men’s Volleyball is seeded eighth in the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Championship and will meet top seed The Master’s and ninth seed Mount Mercy in pool play in the event that will take place next week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Beloit Sky Carp can't complete comeback in 5-4 loss to Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Beloit Sky Carp nearly erased a five-run deficit with a big seventh inning before the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ bullpen took charge. Gabriel Yanez and Ricardo Velez allowed just two hits and no runs over the final 1 1/3 innings to help the Kernels hang on for the 5-4 win over the Sky Carp in Tuesday’s series opener. A bullpen day for Beloit, Josh White threw...
2024 GPAC Men’s Volleyball All-Conference Honors
Caydann Cox from Jamestown was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year. Dustin Sahlmann of Kansas Wesleyan University and Noah Marasco-Ayau from Morningside University were named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Co-Coaches-of-the-Year. Jamestown won the regular season championship for 2024 with a 10-0 record as well as the winning...
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