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Picking Diamondbacks over Sooners looks prudent for South Bend’s Bradley

CEDAR RAPIDS — He’s Archie Bradley. Keep that name in your memory book. The 19-year-old South Bend Silver Hawks pitcher turned down a chance to play quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners when he... »

[Track & Field] Mustangs slated in four events at Drake Relays

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Members of the Mount Mercy men's and women's track & field teams will compete at the 2012 Drake Relays this weekend at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. »

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM:

By Chad Cooper, community contributor CEDAR RAPIDS — It may be spring but football is in the air. Iowa and Iowa State recently held their final scrimmages of the spring and UNI’s finished drills last... »

Perservering Giardina continues comeback in Kernels’ 10-1 loss

CEDAR RAPIDS — No regrets. “I’m a firm believer in everything happens for a reason,” Cedar Rapids Kernels relief pitcher Carmine Giardina said last night after his team’s 10-1 loss to South Bend at... »

Series Preview vs. South Bend

GAMES AT PERFECT GAME FIELD, CEDAR RAPIDS After coming off a nine game road trip, the Kernels open up a nine game home stand with three games vs. the South Bend Silver Hawks. The Silver Hawks are the... »

[Men's Golf] Coe third at Metro Invite

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Coe College men's golf team turned in its second best 18-hole score of the season Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Metro Invite.  With nine birdies and an eagle,... »

[Baseball] Win sets up key weekend series

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Junior second baseman Scott Thornton went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and senior left-hander Robert Byers pitched six strong innings to lead Mount Mercy to a 5-1 victory... »

[Baseball] Stein breaks runs record in sweep

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cornell College scored the first run in both games of a doubleheader, but it was all Kohawks after that in each game as Coe College swept the Rams 8-2 and 13-1 in an Iowa... »

Dragons turn back Kernels

DAYTON, Ohio — Junior Arias and Juan Perez led a Dayton 13-hit attack with three hits and two RBIs apiece as the Dragons defeated Cedar Rapids, 8-3, on Monday. Two other players, Kyle Waldrop and... »

[Track & Field] Wilden wins heptathlon, weekly honor

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — For the second week in a row, Mount Mercy junior Larissa Wilden has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Field Athlete of the Week after winning the heptathlon at... »

[Baseball] Mustangs drop weekend series

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After splitting a pair of low-scoring games on Saturday, William Penn pushed across a run in the top of the ninth inning to win Sunday's Midwest Collegiate Conference... »

Kernels shut out Dragons

DAYTON, Ohio — Eswarlin Jimenez and Joe Melioris teamed to shut out the Dayton Dragons and lead the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 2-0 victory Sunday. Jimenez started and pitched four innings. He gave up... »

Series Preview at Dayton

The Kernels now begin a three game series at Dayton. The Dragons are the Midwest League affiliate of the Reds. Cedar Rapids Kernels (8-8) Dayton Dragons (8-8) SUNDAY: LHP Eswarlin Jimenez (0-1, 9.95)... »

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: Running for a cause

Editor’s note: Cedar Rapids native Dave Martin ran his first marathon in 1976. He ran the Boston Marathon in 1996 and 2000 and completed his 50th marathon last May. He is a volunteer of the American... »

[Softball] Coe squeezes out senior day sweep

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 21st-ranked Coe College softball team used a squeeze bunt to bring in the winning run in both games of the doubleheader Saturday, as they swept Dubuque 1-0 and 7-3 in... »

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