11 June 2018

Chickasaws cool down Comets with 9-4 NEIC baseball win


Press Staff Report NEW HAMPTON — Comet junior Jace Cajthaml hit his first home run of the season — second for the team — and Dylan Salinas was ...
 
No. 1-ranked Comets defeat Decorah, 5-1, for 11th straight win

No. 1-ranked Comets defeat Decorah, 5-1, for 11th straight win


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — For a microsecond, it looked as if Charles City’s phantom left fielder was finall...
10 June 2018
Bailee Bortz places in Top 5 at state trapshooting meet

Bailee Bortz places in Top 5 at state trapshooting meet


  By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CEDAR FALLS — The line of fire at the State/Scholastic Clay Target Program Tournament held a...
 
Comets No. 1 in Class 4A softball rankings

Comets No. 1 in Class 4A softball rankings


Press Staff Report Two steps forward, one step back. The trek the Charles City Comets have taken along the Iowa Girls Softball Rankings periodical...
 
Comets grind out wins over Wolverines, Saints

Comets grind out wins over Wolverines, Saints


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com DIKE — Earl Weaver often said that the best play in baseball is the 3-run home run. Problem is th...
07 June 2018
Comets make short work of Huskies with 19-0 rout

Comets make short work of Huskies with 19-0 rout


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com OELWEIN — The excruciating length of baseball games has been a subject that’s been discussed for...
 
Comets can’t find the gaps, lose to Mohawks 5-1

Comets can’t find the gaps, lose to Mohawks 5-1


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Sometimes simple questions beckon simple answers. When a sports writer asked “We...
06 June 2018
Comets shoot down Chickasaws, 9-0, for 9th-straight win

Comets shoot down Chickasaws, 9-0, for 9th-straight win


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Comet catcher Kelby Katcher is hitting more than .500. Or rather she’s getting m...
05 June 2018

Late rally not enough as Comets fall to Vikings, 9-5


Press Staff Report DECORAH — Down 9-1 after five full innings, the Charles City Comets manage to make a little noise at the end before eventually l...
 
No. 3-ranked Comet cruise to 12-0 victory over Indians

No. 3-ranked Comet cruise to 12-0 victory over Indians


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Left fielders. They do have a purpose, I guess, though the Charles City Comets see...