07 July 2016
Comets almost pull off miraculous comeback against Saints

Comets almost pull off miraculous comeback against Saints


Down 11-2, Charles City's rally against St. Ansgar falls a run short in 11-10 loss By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com SAINT ANSG...
06 July 2016
Graven’s arm, bat lead Bearcats past Indians, 5-0

Graven’s arm, bat lead Bearcats past Indians, 5-0


Staff Report ALLISON — The civility of grizzled sports copy editors often gets tested whenever a cub reporter writes about how a pitcher helped his...
 
Rockford rallies to semis

Rockford rallies to semis


Homers by Schmitt, Staudt spear-head four-run season-saving seventh By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com ROCKFORD — Down by two an...
 

Comets drop two to Huskies


Staff Report CHARLES CITY — Twice the Comets baseball team dug itself into a hole early, and twice it relied on strong long relief performances to ...
 
Warriors hold off Bison

Warriors hold off Bison


Rockford advances to second round game today By John Burbridge Sports@charlescitypress.com ROCKFORD — You heard this query before. If a ba...
04 July 2016
Bearcats win Top of Iowa-East softball title

Bearcats win Top of Iowa-East softball title


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com ROCKFORD — While many people took Friday off to extend the holiday weekend even further, the...
 

Comet softball team finishes regular season with 2-2 showing in Iowa City


Staff Report The Charles City Comets have a full week off from softball competition after being particularly busy during the holiday weekend. On Fri...
 
Runs in the Family

Runs in the Family


College coach helps son reach 5K milestone By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com. CHARLES CITY — Curtis Vais gave his son Jacob a l...
30 June 2016
Ready to Rock

Ready to Rock


Veteran basketball coach takes over Warriors' boys team By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com ROCKFORD — In his 20-plus years of co...
 
Comet sweep good for 2nd place in NEIC

Comet sweep good for 2nd place in NEIC


Charles City rolls over Decorah, 13-0 and 12-0. By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com DECORAH — Ever hear of Bumpus Jones? How abo...