he second annual Menace Kick around the Clock hosted 22 teams at Soccer House in West Des Moines last weekend. The tournament field -- double the inaugural event -- represented 15 communities across Iowa.

Thank you to all participants who made the event a fun success, and congratulations to our 2011 champions:

• CRSA Black (Cedar Rapids) defeated the Arsenals (Grimes) in the U14 Coed final, which started at midnight Saturday (Feb. 5). On Super Bowl weekend, CRSA won by a football score, 7-3.
• Happy Feet defeated the Menace Academy U16s in a High School Boys final between Des Moines teams late Saturday afternoon. The title was decided in a shootout after the 25-minute match ended in a 2-2 draw.
• The Cedar Falls Tigers pulled out a shootout victory over Gateway City Blue (Sioux City) in the High School Girls championship. The teams battled to a scoreless tie in Saturday night's tourney finale.