Official opening of summer games begins Friday

Jordan Wickstrom

Last weekend may have been the first weekend of the Iowa Summer Games, but Friday will mark the official opening ceremony of the games. During the next two weeks, hundreds of participants will come together to take part in more than 50 different sporting events.

This weekend will be the busiest of all the weekends for the games, with 43 different events taking place Thursday through Sunday.

Thursday:

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Individual golf at Homewood Golf Course and Veenker Golf Course

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Youth tennis at Ames High School, Forker Courts, Brookside Park, Inis Grove and Emma McCarthy Lee

Friday:

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Youth tennis at Ames High School, Forker Courts, Brookside Park, Inis Grove and Emma McCarthy Lee

11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Youth soccer at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex, Southeast Athletic Complex and Towers Fields

5 – 11 p.m. – Racquetball at Lied Recreation Center

5:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Cycling time trials at Story County Road R70, Cambridge

6:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Wrestling at Waukee High School

Saturday:

6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – 3-D archery at Izaak Walton League

7 – 11 a.m. – Cross country race at ISU Cross Country Course

7:30 a.m. – Water skiing at Dream Lake Estates Ski Club in Huxley

8 a.m. – Shotgun, individual golf at Homewood Golf Course and Veenker Golf Course

8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Mountain biking at Peterson Park

8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Fitness walk at Brookside Park in Ames

8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Three-on-three basketball at Lied Recreation Center

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Shooting at Izaak Walton League in Ames

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Baseball, 10 and under at Boone Little League Fields

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Equestrian at Canterbrooke Equestrian Center

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Fencing at Beyer Hall

8 a.m. – 7 p.m. – Racquetball at Lied Recreation Center

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Youth softball at North and South River Valley Parks

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Youth soccer at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex, southeast Athletic Complex and Towers Fields

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Baseball, 12-14 and under at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex, North River Valley, Billy Sunday Field in Nevada and Gilbert High School

8 a.m. – 10 p.m. – Adult tennis at Ames High School and Forker Courts

8 a.m. – 11 p.m. – Bowling at 20th Century Bowling in Ames

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Track and field at Ames High School

8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Badminton at Forker Building

9 a.m. – Noon – Strongman contest at Iowa Central CC Fitness Center in Fort Dodge

9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Horseshoes at Brookside Park

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Youth swimming at Lied Recreation Athletic Center

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Disc golf at Gateway Hills Park and ISU Disc Golf Course

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Table tennis at Lied Recreation Athletic Center

9 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Five-on-five basketball at Gilbert High School and Gilbert Middle School

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Wrestling at Waukee High School

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Archery and archery NASP at Maple Willow Larch Fields

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Canoe/kayak at Ada Hayden Park in Ames

10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Judo at Forker Building

Noon – 5 p.m. – Masters swimming at Ames Municipal Indoor Pool at Ames High School

1:30 – 4 p.m. – Basketball-shooting at Lied Recreation Athletic Center

Sunday:

6:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – 3-D archery at Izaak Walton League

7:30 a.m. – Water skiing at Dream Lake Estates Ski Club in Huxley

8 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Shooting at Izaak Walton League in Ames

8 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Racquetball at Lied Recreation Center

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Volleyball at Ames Middle School

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Baseball, 12-14 and under at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex, North River Valley, Billy Sunday Field in Nevada and Gilbert High School

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Adult tennis at Ames High School and Forker Courts

8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Youth softball at North and South River Valley Parks

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Youth soccer at Hunziker Youth Sports Complex, southeast Athletic Complex and Tower Fields

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Archery and archery NASP at Maple Willow Larch Fields

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Youth swimming at Beyer Hall

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Equestrian at Canterbrooke Equestrian Center

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Taekwondo at Lied Recreation Athletic Center

9 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Five-on-five basketball at Gilbert High School and Gilbert Middle School

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Bowling at 20th Century Bowling in Ames

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Masters swimming at Ames Municipal Indoor Pool at Ames High School

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Disc golf at Gateway Hills Park and ISU Disc Golf Course

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Weightlifting at Lied Recreation Athletic Center

1 p.m. – Shotgun golf, four-person best shot at Veenker Golf Course

3:30 – 6 p.m. – BMX at CRMBX at Cheyenne Park in Cedar Rapids