Quad-Cities-based Mid America Premier Red, the top-ranked U10 youth soccer team in the Midwest, began its 2018 outdoor tournament season in winning fashion, with resounding thumpings of teams from throughout Illinois in the John Gaspar Soccer Tournament, including a demolishing 15-3 win in the title game. Playing in horrible weather conditions throughout the weekend, MAPS began action Saturday morning, ripping through biting wind and pelting rain to shellack their first opponent, 8-3. Connor Wehr poured it on for Premier with a hat trick, nailing all three goals in the second half, and Lawson... Read More

How does a day full of hockey and helping a great cause, sound? Perfect, right? This Saturday Apr 7 the Quad City Fire Hockey and Chicago Fire Hockey teams, alongside the Quad City Mallards, will be holding their 10th Annual Benefit Game at the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Drive Moline). Tickets are only $15. $5 of each ticket will be donated to Camp I Am Me. To purchase tickets, contact Joe Kazmier at (309) 277-1319 or jkazmier@myqcmallards.net. The QC Fire Hockey vs. Chicago Fire Hockey benefit game will begin at 4 p.m. Stick around to watch to Quad City Mallards take on the Cincinnati Cyclones... Read More

The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament returns to the QCA for the third year in a row, this weekend! Hoops in the Heartland will be taking place at the TaxSlayer Center (1201 River Drive Moline) this Thursday Mar 8 through Sunday Mar 11. Tickets are available at the TaxSlayer Center box office, by phone (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are priced at $60 for reserved seat all-session tickets or $16 and $10 reserved seat tickets per session. To reserve discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more, contact Lindsey Lobur (TaxSlayer Center Group... Read More

Are you ready for some football?! Start your big game weekend off with a bang at the Putnam Museum! Come experience the thrill and excitement of the Pro Football Hall of Fame without making the trip to Cantion, Ohio! The Putnam Museum will be kicking off a new exhibit this weekend, ‘Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’. Gridiron Glory is the most extensive and comprehensive traveling exhibit ever done on America’s most popular sport, offering an immersive fan experience. Putnam visitors will have access to the best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s vast holding,... Read More

Are you ready for an entire day filled with incredibly intense area high school girls’ basketball games?  Good, because it’s time for the 2018 IHMVCU’s Girls Basketball Shootout! The border war between 7 Illinois and 7 Iowa girls’ varsity basketball teams will take place this Saturday Jan 6 at Wharton Field House (1601 15th Street Moline). Admission for adults is $5, and elementary and middle school students wearing their school’s logo will get in for $2 all day! You won’t want to miss the following match-ups: 10 a.m.                   Sherrard vs. Davenport West 11:45... Read More

Defense carried the days as Mid America Premier – the top-rated U10 soccer team in the region, and perhaps, now it can be said, the state of Illinois – took the gold in the Lincoln Soccer Tournament Sept. 16-17, defeating not only the top teams from downstate Illinois but the official youth team of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire. Mid America started off the first day hot – in more ways than one. Temperatures were a sweltering 90 degrees during both the team’s games. And their first game, Saturday morning, was against the official U10 youth team of the MLS’ Chicago Fire. If ever... Read More

It was a strange, sloppy game at times, played on a pee wee-sized field that led to a lot of barely missed shots, but it was a win, and that was the important end result as the top U10 youth soccer team in the Midwest region, Mid America Premier Red, opened its Illowa League schedule with a 8-2 win over Q-C Legends at Rock Island’s Campbell Sports Complex on Sept. 10. Premier largely dominated the contest even beyond the final score, peppering the Legends goalie with shots and just missing the goal more than a dozen times with blasts. But with a game that started 15 minutes late due to a referee... Read More

Do you know a kid who loves soccer? Are you the parent of a child who is interested in playing and learning soccer? RED DRAGONS SOCCER CAMP is starting soon! Reserve your spot now! Sessions are Sept. 12, 19, 26 and Oct. 3 and 10 at Hauberg Park in Rock Island! Beginner sessions (kids 4-7) are at 5 p.m., advanced (kids 8-11) are at 5:45. Kids learn the elements of great team play and fundamentals in addition to good sportsmanship and character! For more information email seanleary@seanleary.com !  Read More

Mid America Premier’s U10 Red Team, the top-rated youth soccer squad in the Midwest region, gutted out a huge win in the Muscatine Soccer Club Fall Classic Tournament last weekend, taking home the first place gold and upping their 2017-2018 season record to a blistering 8-0. Playing up against teams stocked with 11-12 year olds, the Mid America squad, made up of 8-9 year olds, toughed out two tremendous wins on Saturday against the toughest competition in the tournament. In both games, a 2-1 nail-biter and a hard-fought 2-0 triumph, defense was key, as the Mid America players came up huge on... Read More

Calling all disc golf enthusiasts and professionals! It is time for Iron Lion’s 3rd Battle of Credit Island! This year’s Battle of Credit Island is happening on Sunday Aug 27 with a tee off time of 9:30 a.m. at Credit Island Park in Davenport. This PDGA Sanctioned C-Tier event will consist two rounds of eighteen holes. Registration fees vary based on skill level. Pro Entry is $45, Advanced $35, Intermediate $30 and Recreational $30. An optional $5 Ace Fund is also available. Non-current PDGA members will add $10 to their fees. Three players are needed to open any division. To register online,... Read More