Flock to the Rock at Climb Iowa
It’s time to turn off the lights, turn on your headlamps and get high — really high. Possible side effects include, but are not limited to, fatigue, dizziness, shortness of [...]
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Posted February 06, 2013in Locker Room
Posted January 30, 2013in Locker Room
Ping pong, anyone?
Beginning in 1930, Hotel Kirkwood was a place where socialites could gather together and enjoy a night of entertainment and camaraderie. The building has changed a bit since then, but [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Locker Room
Battle at the Barn V returns to Des Moines, NASCAR style
Thick, black ooze steadily crawls across the floor of the Iowa State Fairground’s Jacobson Event Center, leaving in its wake a sticky wasteland that would surely slow any who pass [...]
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Posted January 16, 2013in Locker Room
Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it
All right ya’ll, stop ducking around and let’s get serious about the races — duck races, that is. It’s that time of year again when the Des Moines Boat, Sports [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Locker Room
Skywalk Golf Classic returns
Though snow covers the greens at Waveland and other area golf courses, there is no need to put your putter away. On Saturday, Feb. 2, The First Tee of Greater [...]
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Posted January 02, 2013in Locker Room
Monster Jam comes to Wells Fargo Arena
The first monster trucks emerged as sideshow attractions at tractor pulling events at places like the Iowa State Fair. In the beginning, they merely drove slowly over old cars, thrilling [...]
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Posted December 26, 2012in Locker Room
Brenton Skating Plaza opens for busy winter season
The earliest ice skates date back 5,000 years. In Switzerland people used leg bones of large animals and tied them to their feet with leather straps. In the 1500s, Dutch [...]
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Posted December 19, 2012in Locker Room
Set. Spike.
Volleyball is a game where your mental game is as crucial as your physical game: No matter where the ball is on the court, each player must predict movements and [...]
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Posted December 12, 2012in Locker Room
No snow? No problem
While it may not look like it, the perfect storm for winter sports is brewing in central Iowa. Cold nights and warm days make for ideal skiing, tubing and snowboarding, [...]
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Posted December 05, 2012in Locker Room
Big Wheel Rally returns to Des Moines
It’s hard to take a grown man seriously when he’s wheeling around on an over-sized Big Wheel. But clear the bicycle lane, Ingersoll Avenue, because these guys are barreling through, [...]
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