Youth Sports

A Season To Remember for Benton Blue Sox

By Shelby Kraus, Community Contributor Summer in Iowa means a lot of baseball. There are teams from all over Eastern Iowa that participate in different leagues, all with the hope of winning the “big game.” In Benton County, there are kids playing on various teams and many teams who travel all over the Midwest just [...]

continue »

Metro Youth Football Association registration deadline nears

The registration deadline for the upcoming Metro Youth Football Association season is Saturday, June 18. The league includes a Fall Tackle League for fourth through sixth-grade players and a Spring Flag League for first through fourth-grade players. Registration fee is $85 with the fall season, beginning Aug. 15 and completing at the end of October. [...]

continue »


Reservations accepted for Elks Junior Golf

  Reservations are now being accepted for the annual Elks Junior Golf Tournament, sponsored by Elks Lodge 251, Cedar Rapids.    This year’s event is set for Wednesday, June 22, at Twin Pines Golf Course.  Registration starts at noon and tee times at 1 pm.    The tournament is open to boys and girls between [...]

continue »

Cedar Rapids BMX Announces Open Houses 1

Cedar Rapids BMX has announced a series of monthly open houses at the track, located at 1600 Cedar Bend Lane SW, for current, past and potential BMX racers.  These open houses are intended to expose area bike riders to the latest Olympic addition and the fastest growing youth sport in North America.  No ABA or [...]

continue »

Three-year-old soccer at Butterfield Park in Marion

Posted from WordPress for Android

continue »

3-year-old soccer kicks off in Marion

Here’s the lineup of team names. Practice starts soon. Posted from WordPress for Android

continue »

Corridor Courts Marion Iowa 1

Corridor Courts is a new facility in Marion Iowa that has been a host to over 20 volleyball tournaments for youth volleyball since the beginning of 2011.  We have 4 volleyball courts that can be converted to basketball if the need arises.  The facility is located at 750 44th St. in Marion, right across from [...]

continue »

Cell phone picture: Getting ready for figure skating

Josh Nelson, of Cedar Falls, one of tonight’s skaters and KCRG’s Nicole Agee wait at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena for tonight’s skating event. It will be shown live at 7 on. KCRG 9.2. Posted from WordPress for Android

continue »

Iowa Soccer Boys Development Program wins national title

 Back row (left to right) Josh Dicken, Danton Irelan, Chad Gilmer, Konnor Tranoris, Patrick Bunting, Austin Reutzel, Austin Bergstrom, Ryan Hall, Ian Bradley, Andrew McKnight   Front row (left to right) Jonah Waldron, Tyler Chavez, Juan Carlos Espinal, Paris Martins, Gabe Christianson, Quint Wickett, Cody Jacobson, Muengnenshime Sunday  DES MOINES – The Iowa Soccer‟s 1994 Boys [...]

continue »

The “Magic” Volleyball School Bus: Part 2

On Sunday morning Feb. 13th I woke up way too early and went to watch the Kaepa Marion Magic Volleyball team in a tournament at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.  I arrived at 8:15 AM and the match was already well underway. Instantly I was entertained by the playfulness of it all.  Yes, the girls [...]

continue »