07 March 2024
Comet returning state T&F qualifiers among top placers at Dickinson Relays

Comet returning state T&F qualifiers among top placers at Dickinson Relays


Press Staff Report CEDAR FALLS — Charles City senior Keely Collins placed second in the high jump with a clear of 5 feet, 4 inches during the...
04 March 2024
Three Comets named to All-NEIC Boys Basketball Team

Three Comets named to All-NEIC Boys Basketball Team


Press Staff Report CHARLES CITY — Even after setting school records in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in his lone varsity season wi...
 
Iowa Girls Coaches Association honors Comet bowlers, coach

Iowa Girls Coaches Association honors Comet bowlers, coach


Press Staff Report The Iowa Girls Coaches Association honored several Charles City bowlers and a Comet coach when releasing its All-District an...
29 February 2024
Former Comet baseball player Theo Arndt now is a professional umpire

Former Comet baseball player Theo Arndt now is a professional umpire


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Theo Arndt knows the maxim by heart. “Don’t make the game about you,...
26 February 2024
No. 1 Vikings defeat Comets 69-40 in substate championship and Ben Klapperich’s final game as CC coach

No. 1 Vikings defeat Comets 69-40 in substate championship and Ben Klapperich’s final game as CC coach


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CRESCO — The Charles City Comets have come a long way this season, from losing their first f...
 
Charles City native and UNI HOFer Ryan Brunner talks with aspiring youth ballplayers

Charles City native and UNI HOFer Ryan Brunner talks with aspiring youth ballplayers


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — When do you swing for the fences? When you’re competing in a “Home Run...
 
Payton Hadley and Noah White advance to Pepsi Youth Bowling Championships state tournament

Payton Hadley and Noah White advance to Pepsi Youth Bowling Championships state tournament


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Some people prefer to roll in a Cadillac. Others would much rather roll at Cadillac ......
 
Jackson Molstead scores 19 while helping DuHawks win American Rivers Conference tourney title

Jackson Molstead scores 19 while helping DuHawks win American Rivers Conference tourney title


Press Staff Report LINCOLN, Neb. — Charles City graduate Jackson Molstead scored 19 points while helping the Loras College DuHawks defeat Neb...
22 February 2024
Comets ‘pound’ Bulldogs 49-38 in substate semis, to face No. 1-ranked Decorah in final on Monday

Comets ‘pound’ Bulldogs 49-38 in substate semis, to face No. 1-ranked Decorah in final on Monday


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Just a week removed from surviving a “dog fight” with the Hampton-Dumont-...