We have a major upgrade to Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels (High-A; Midwest League), for the 2023 season: a shiny new videoboard from Daktronics. (more…)
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Cedar Rapids looking at a million in ballpark improvements–at least
Cedar Rapids is looking at spending at least a million dollars on Veterans Memorial Stadium, as the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low A; Midwest League) are hit with a double whammy of natural disaster and MiLB reorg. (more…)
Flooding Forces River Bandits to Shift Second Home Series
Flooding continues to prevent access to Modern Woodmen Park, forcing the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low A; Midwest League) to shift their April 15-17 home series to Cedar Rapids’ Perfect Game Field at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. (more…)
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 […]
New scoreboard on tap in Cedar Rapids
Lots of change in Iowa, as fans of the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League) will be enjoying a new scoreboard at Veterans Memorial Stadium in addition to the team’s new affiliation with the Minnesota Twins. The new scoreboard was approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council earlier this week, with Daktronics slated […]
Cedar Rapids approves new ballpark spending
Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League), will see $3 million in improvements after approval of a $1.5 million grant from the city. The money will be spent over 10 years. Besides the $1.5 million from the city, the local stadium commission will contribute $1 million and the […]
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 […]
Veterans Memorial Stadium / Cedar Rapids Kernels
It would be easy to get a sense of dread as you approach Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League). The outside, a high brown-bricked area topped by aluminum in the upper echelons of the park, is rather unattractive and forbidden looking. It reminded us a bit […]