13 June 2018
Comets split baseball DH with Go-Hawks

Comets split baseball DH with Go-Hawks


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com WAVERLY — Let’s see. There are rally monkeys … rally squirrels … rally geese … and let’...
12 June 2018
Bearcats fall to No. 3-ranked Clarksville, 9-2

Bearcats fall to No. 3-ranked Clarksville, 9-2


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com ALLISON — We’ve all heard of the “Big Bad Wolf”. But what about the “Big Bad Inning”? ...
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...