Cornfield Sports

Okay so with all this talk about Iowa, I felt like it would be nice to gather some facts about the sports teams in Iowa. I bet Stephen Bloom would say all of us play on a little farm league in between plowing our fields, but that definitely is not the case. Here is some information I found:

The Iowa Barnstormers:
This is an arena football league located in Des Moines, Iowa. Their home is the Wells Fargo Arena there and the program started in 1995. The head coaches name is Mike Hohensee and their season will start in March. Players head into training camps in Feburary to get in shape for the season.

 I have never actually been to an arena football gmae but I hear that it is really fun. Many porfessional players start off in arena football leagues and shine, then they get sent up into the NFL. Some of the rules are different and it seems it would be hard to get used to.

Tickets are anywhere from $75.00 for sideline seats to $12.00 for up in the high nosebleed seats. This season, I hope to get me and a couple friends to go up to Des Moines and spend the day there, then go to the game at night. It sounds like an exciting team and its nice to have a football team to follow in the college and NFL offseasons.

The Cedar Rapids Kernals:
Okay, so there are many minor league baseball teams in Iowa, but the Kernals is definately the closest to us. I personally go to several Kernals games a year, and I don't know why people wouldn't. It is a minor league team that actually feeds into the Los Angeles Angels in MLB.

The best part about going to the games is that they are fun, and you get to enjoy time with your friends while chowing down on some yummy ballpark food. The atmouspehere is great, but the stands are definately never filled. The stadium probably has room for about 7,000 people, but only about 1,000 to 3,000 people attend each game.

The stadium has a lot of promotions and events going on, and many theme nights. These include; 70's night, Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders night, reality TV night, Beach Boys night, sweater night, and they have fireworks on almost every Friday and Saturday night. If you ask me, a night at the ballpark is a great way to spend your summer evenings.


As I continue blogging I will highlight some more sports team in Iowa :)