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2 weeks ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
PEORIA — Leif Mattson scored as dramatic a goal as could be scored – coming with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to force overtime against Peoria in Thursday’s SPHL playoff opener. However, the Quad City Storm couldn’t pull off the road upset. Peoria’s Jordan Ernst – who led the league in regular-season goals with 37 – scored a top-shelf goal 4:48 into the overtime session to give the hosting Rivermen a 5-4 victory at the Peoria Civic Center.
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3 weeks ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
There may have been a symbolic changing of the guard Friday evening for the Quad City Storm as they continued their quest for an SPHL playoff berth. Rookie Dylan Massie scored his first professional hockey goal in a 3-1 loss to Knoxville and veteran Alex Hudson more than likely played his final game. The 37-year-old East Moline resident who has been in and out of the Storm lineup much of the season skated off the ice at Vibrant Arena at The Mark to a salute from his teammates.
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4 weeks ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
The hits just keep coming for the John Deere Classic and local country music fans. Officials of the local PGA Tour event announced Wednesday morning they have filled the Saturday slot for the Concerts on the Course show with Grammy-nominated artist Dierks Bentley. The Country Music Award winner will fill the 18th hole and surrounding hillside at TPC Deere Run in Silvis with his hits following play on the evening of Saturday, July 5.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
When the Quad City Steamwheelers had the ball near the goal line in Friday’s IFL opener, there was a good chance that quarterback Daquan Neal was going to finish the drive. He proved that with three short rushing touchdowns in the first three quarters of QC’s 39-37 victory over Green Bay at Vibrant Arena at The Mark before a nice crowd. That also had the Green Bay defense thinking the same thing late in the fourth.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
Rules in the Indoor Football League have seemed to favor the offenses — which is how you get scores pushing 50, 60, 70 points in some games. Well, this year, there have been some tweaks to the rulebook that will definitely make the game look a bit different — and possibly favor the defenses a bit. Defensive linemen now can twist at the line of scrimmage on their rush and more closely mimic the outdoor game.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
GamesThe Quad City Storm (21-25-2-2, 46 points, 8th place in the SPHL) get a jump on the weekend’s action this week. QC hosts sixth-place Evansville (23-20-2-4, 52 points) at 6:10 p.m. Thursday at Vibrant Arena at The Mark. The two teams then meet again at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Ford Center in Evansville. PromotionsThe Storm are continuing this week’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a couple of specials.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
It used to be the goal of every basketball player in the state of Iowa to finish their season at “The Well” in Des Moines. Well, that is changing for both the boys and the girls in the near future. The girls’ tournament will still be contested in Des Moines and at the same facility, but Wells Fargo Arena is being rebranded as the Casey’s Center on July 1. The boys’ state tournament gathering, however, is picking up stakes after a century and moving north on I-35 to Ames.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
The Augustana College baseball team will get a rare opportunity to play an NCAA Division I program this week when the Vikings travel to Iowa City to play the Iowa Hawkeyes. The exhibition game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. Tuesday at Duane Banks Field. It will be the 12th meeting all-time between the two programs, with Iowa having won the previous 11. The game will be aired on the BTN+ streaming service. The Vikings enter the contest with a 4-4 record after two trips to Florida this spring.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
The Pleasant Valley High School girls’ basketball team has plenty of height, with those players ready to stand tall when needed. Invariably, though, it’s one of the Spartans’ shortest players who will come up with the biggest plays when they are needed. Standing just 5-foot-7, Reagan Pagniano loves being the one called on for the Spartans and being the driving force to their success the last four seasons with Coach Jennifer Goetz.
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1 month ago | 
qctimes.com | TJ Johnston |Tom Johnston
A senior and a sophomore shared Most Valuable Player honors for girls’ basketball in the Western Big 6 Conference this season. That proved indicative of the 18 players who earned All-Big 6 recognition after a competitive season on the hardwoods. Six sophomores — three of them first-team selections — and a freshman were among those honored by Big 6 coaches along with five juniors and six seniors.
