WHO?: CHESS GRANDMASTER SIMON WILLIAMS
 
WHEN?: 18-20 AUGUST.
 
WHERE?: RAMADA INN, Bettendorf, Iowa.
 
WHAT?: Learn to Attack, Play the Grandmaster
 

Josh Rojas three-run blast leads Quad Cities to 5-3 win Thursday  

Carson LaRue hurls seven strong innings in 5-2 win over Cubs  

AMES, Iowa – The 2017 Summer Iowa Games will officially kick-off on Friday, July 14 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. The Opening Ceremony will feature former Iowa State Cyclone wrestler and 2015 NCAA Wrestling Champion, Kyven Gadson, as the keynote speaker. “We have a great line-up of entertainment and activities throughout the evening,” commented Chuck Long, CEO and Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Foundation. 

Johnston, Iowa - Iowa Public Television is proud to be the home for Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Championships. The 2017 IGHSAU Iowa Farm Bureau Girls State Softball Championships at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge will be broadcast LIVE on statewide Iowa Public Television. Teams from across the state will compete for their respective class titles. Live coverage as follows: Friday, July 21 10 a.m.        Class 4A 12:15 p.m.   Class 5A

CAMERON STAYS HOT IN BANDITS WIN

Cameron’s second straight three-hit night propels 9-3 win

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The River Bandits defeated the Clinton LumberKings, 9-3, on Sunday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Daz Cameron went 3-for-5, hitting his ninth homer and driving in four runs. Gabriel Valdez earned the win, striking out a career-high eight batters.

Arrowhead residents have volunteered at the John Deere Classic for 38 years. They will be doing it again this year. One week to ten days prior to the John Deere Classic, Arrowhead residents and staff will set up over 3 miles of fence to get the course ready for the start of the tournament. During the week of the tournament, the youth and staff are on ecology duty, or collecting garbage from all over the course.

Dunn, Leong Named Grand Marshals
CORDOVA, Ill. - Three-time Top Fuel World Champion Larry Dixon will headline the lineup for the 64th annual World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova International Raceway to be held Aug. 25-27 at Cordova International Raceway. 
 

Des Moines-The internationally-acclaimed Iowa State Fair attracts more than a million people from around the world each year. While everyone has their own favorite area of the Fairgrounds, there is no denying that the Iowa State Fair really comes to life with the energy on the Midway. The spectacular Midway on the Fairgrounds has received an upgrade, featuring something for everyone to enjoy.

BANDITS WALK OFF TO OPEN HOMESTAND

Daz Cameron’s single in the 10th downs Cougars 

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