Top Menu

Tag Archives | veterans memorial stadium

Several Kernels staffers injured in tarp accident

Several Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League) staffers were injured yesterday when 80-mph winds blew a tarp they were attempting to place over the field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Three staffers suffered concussions, while Assistant General Manager Scott Wilson dislocated his left shoulder. The injuries came yesterday afternoon in the ninth inning of […]

Continue Reading

Kernels pitch ballpark improvements, repairs

The Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Veterans Memorial Commission are proposing $3 million in upgrades and repairs to Veterans Memorial Stadium. The proposed spending at Veterans Memorial Stadium, which would include $500,000 from the team, would replace the scoreboard originally installed when the ballpark opened in 2002. It would also address […]

Continue Reading