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Rock Island County Fair cancels Tuesday night stock car races
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - After Monday night’s storms that passed through the QCA and surrounding areas, the Rock Island County Fair has decided to cancel Tuesday night’s stock car races. The Rock Island County Fair posted to Facebook with an update saying:. “Stock car races are cancelled...
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.
Great River Region Sports Care Club Driving Into Bettendorf High School
The Great River Region Sports Car Club of America is sponsoring an autocross at Bettendorf High School on Saturday, July 20th, with proceeds benefiting the Bett Robotics Club. Come and try autocross. No parking in the north lot on July 20th! More details see here!. Sean Leary is an author,...
Experience Cordova’s World Series of Drag Racing From The Track
Cordova Dragway is a heritage drag racing strip just north of the Quad Cities, and they're once again hosting the O'Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag Racing - a weekend of high-speed, adrenaline-pumping drag racing. We have everything you need to know, and your opportunity at getting in on the free.
Brady Street Sprints fast approaching
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - It’s nearly a week away until runners will gather along Brady Street hill to participate in and watch the iconic Genesis Sports Medicine Brady Street Sprints. Brady Street Sprints is exactly a quarter-mile climb, steeply ascending Brady Street hill. Brady Street Sprints are set to...
‘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 […]
Hit The Links For A Quad Cities Veterans Charity Golf Tournament
CVMA IA 39-4 Silhouette of veteran US Army Colonel Chaplain wearing hat and saluting with an American flag flying behind him. CVMA is comprised of Combat Veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Forces who ride. The 39-4 chapter covers Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, and Scott Counties in Iowa.
1973 – Eaker Overtakes Weedon in Invitational 50 Race
Verlin Eaker won the Mid-Continent Invitational 50 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport. Herb Shannon’s car sits behind Eaker’s infamous “Nova-Caine”. Davenport, Iowa (July 17, 1973) – Verlin Eaker regained the lead from Pleasant Valley’s Ron Weedon on lap 41 and held the top spot the remaining nine circuits around the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds’ half-mile Tuesday night to win the Mid-Continent Invitational 50 stock car race.
Pleasant Valley Outlasts Liberty High in 12-Inning Substate Final Thriller
NORTH LIBERTY – As Liberty High coach Uby Martinez watched the Class 4A, Substate 8 semifinal on Tuesday awaiting to see who his team would play the following night he noticed something about Pleasant Valley. “We saw them play last night and we said ‘they are a lot like...
Kennedy beats North Scott and heads to state, Liberty’s season ends in extra-innings substate final
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Grant Mather pitched all seven innings, mowing through North Scott batters and leading Kennedy to a substate final victory in Cedar Rapids. After the 5-1 win, the Cougars’ next stop is just a few minutes down the road at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the state tournament.
Ruoff Mortgage Homestand Preview: July 19-21
Cubs host first post-All-Star Break series against Quad Cities. Rested and recharged, we’re right back to it in the middle of the Midwest League season following the All-Star Break. And there’s plenty of home cooking coming up. The South Bend Cubs will play 15 of their next 21 games at Four Winds Field, in the middle of a thick playoff race in the West Division.
Quad-City Times Bix 7, July 27
Saturday, July 27, 8 a.m. Returning to downtown Davenport for its incredible 50th year, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 will again find runners and walkers taking on a seven-mile foot race alongside live bands and cheering crowds, the July 27 event famed for being the largest non-marathon race in the Midwest, having captured the imaginations of thousands upon thousands of enthusiasts from both the United States and countries around the globe.
New indoor pickleball courts coming to YMCA Sports Center in Bettendorf
BETTENDORF, Iowa — The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley is announcing the addition of four new pickleball courts at the Bettendorf YMCA Sports Center on Middle Road. The Y says it plans to add the courts later in the fall. The courts will be equipped with a state-of-the-art...
Hawks already looking to 2025
DAVENPORT — Jason Hawk paused for a moment to watch Davenport Assumption celebrate its Class 3A Region 8 championship and a spot in next week’s state tournament. It’s a celebration Hawk thinks his Central Lee team can make next season. Assumption’s 6-3 win over the Hawks on...
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