October 17th, 2019
Entertainment
Ladies and gentlemen… YOUR QUAD CITY STORM!!! The local hockey team has announced its opening night roster.The Quad City Storm has finalized the final roster that will take the ice for game number one in Peoria and it includes: #4 Junior Harris Def. (returner [8gms]) #9 Shane Bennett Fwd. (returner) #10 Joshua Victor Def. (rookie) #11 Dean Yakura Fwd. (returner) #12 Kristaps Nimanis Def. (returner) […]
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October 15th, 2019
East Moline
The latest Illinois Youth Soccer rankings just came out today, and the EMSSC Spartans U12 team has leapt into the top ten, at the number 9 ranking! The team is 16-3 and has only lost to teams ranked in the top three from Illinois and Missouri. Last weekend, they finished second at the Peoria Oktoberfest […]
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October 14th, 2019
Entertainment
The Quad City Storm will be auctioning twelve specialty jerseys this season and giving 100% of the net proceeds to non-profits in the Quad City Area. In the inaugural season, the Storm auctioned off five specialty jerseys that resulted in a majority of the over $170,000 that was given back to local non-profits. The Storm were […]
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October 10th, 2019
Entertainment
The Quad City Storm have announced their opening roster for training camp! Training camp has begun and the Storm is gearing up for season two. The full training camp roster is listed below: Dalton Mills – Cody Walsh – Peter Di Salvo – Tommy Tsicos – Carl Greco – Sean Kacerosky Michael Casale – Stephen Gaul […]
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October 4th, 2019
Entertainment
The Quad Cities ranks highest among all teams in the SPHL and 11th nationally as a premiere minor league sports market. Per the SPHL: “In a recent article by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, four teams in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) were recognized as one of the top 25 minor league markets in the United […]
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October 4th, 2019
Entertainment
You can check out all your favorite players and future favorites from the Quad City Storm next week during Storm training camp! The Quad City Storm begin training camp October 9th. The schedule for training camp is as follows: October 9th 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice October 10th 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice October 11th 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. practice 6:00 P.M.-8:00 […]
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September 26th, 2019
Local
Local high school sports fans can vote for the best local performance by five area athletes on WQAD-TV8’s Midwest Technical Institute’s Score Standout! Folks can place their tally for the following five area players — Blake Bastian of Moline, Ryan Mumey of Pleasant Valley, Jack West of Davenport North, Ava Schubert of Assumption and Nathan […]
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September 15th, 2019
Events
Are you ready for the Midwest’s favorite marathon? The TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon will take place this weekend in downtown Moline, with a run for everyone! There will be the Marathon, a Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run/Walk, Kids Micro-Marathon and the Pump-N-Run. The weekend’s events start with the Active Endeavors […]
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September 12th, 2019
Entertainment
Are you ready for some FOOTBALL, vintage style, AND some rugby??? On September 28th 2019, Vintage Football returns to Douglas Park in Rock Island! The game this year will celebrate the 100th season of the NFL. Season 1 started right here in Douglas Park and we are excited to kickoff the 100th season the same […]
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September 10th, 2019
Business
The Quad City Storm has added Jake Toporowski to its hockey staff as an assistant coach. Toporowski is the first assistant coach in the history of the franchise. A native of Bettendorf, Iowa, Toporowski hails from a hockey family and most recently played with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. He will continue to work […]
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