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Modern Woodmen Park – Quad Cities River Bandits
Modern Woodmen Park 209 S Gaines St Davenport, IA 52802. Quad Cities River Bandits website Modern Woodmen Park website. NOTE: I attended the River Bandits game on Sunday, July 14, 2024. To complete a review of the stadium experience wouldn't be a fair representation. In addition to being incredibly hot and humid, the Mississippi River (literally feet from the stadium) was in flood stage. As such , many roads were closed, parking lots were under water, etc. I've updated a few things from my previous review and hopefully can return in 2025 to do a complete review.
Pleasant Valley works overtime to earn a trip to state
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWQC) - It took 12 innings and just under 4 hours, but an up and down season for the Pleasant Valley Spartans will continue on in the state tournament. A Jack Reiter RBI in the top of the 12th inning would put the Spartans ahead by a single run, and Adam Bratcher would shut down the Lightning in the bottom half to begin a well earned celebration just before the clock hit 11 PM.
‘Baseball is fun’: Rock Island-Milan Little League advances to state for first time in 20 years
For the Rock Island-Milan 11 U little league baseball team, playing their favorite sport is all about fun. “I just have so much love for the sport man. It’s all about the lesson. You never go home with the loss, it’s either a win or a lesson,” A.J. Nunn said. “The game is everything to […]
1979 – Sanger Takes Quad City Raceway 100
East Moline, Ill. (July 17, 1979) – Ed Sanger of Waterloo, Iowa, started on the pole position and led from start to finish Tuesday night to win the Quad City Raceway 100 and pocket $3,000 along the way. Sanger picked up $20 in lap money for each of the...
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