Cedar Rapids finally gets its chance to host its national championship. It’s just a year later than expected.
The city won a bid to host the 2008 Amateur Softball Association men’s 16-inch slow pitch Class A national tournament, but flooding of the Cedar River forced the event to Urbandale.
The ASA worked with local groups to secure this year’s event instead, and it starts tonight at Tait Cummins Sports Complex. First-round games begin at 6:30.
“We’re thrilled about it,” Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Director of Sports Tourism Mary Lee Malmberg …

This is one feature that our downsizing took away. We’ll do it periodically online. You can post your answer in the Comments section. All questions are relating to NFHS and IHSAA rules. I’ll comment in the answer Friday or Saturday. If there’s any feedback, we’ll continue doing it.
Which of the following are legal methods of tackling a ball carrier?
a) a cross-body block at the knees from the front
b) a trip using the leg or foot
c) a cross-body block at the knees from behind and below the waist
d) grabbing the runner’s …

Some of you were asking for Cedar Rapids Prairie cross country results.
Here’s a link:
http://www.fitnesssports.com/XCResults/2009/CRPrairieInvite/crpmv.html

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DES MOINES, Iowa – Listed below are the passing statistical leaders in Iowa high school football provided by Iowa high school football coaches and QUIKStats.com. The states below are after the completion of Week 1 of the Iowa…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection

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DES MOINES, Iowa – Listed below are the rushing statistical leaders in Iowa high school football provided by Iowa high school football coaches and QUIKStats.com. The states below are after the completion of Week 1 of the Iowa…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection