08 February 2024
Death throes be damned, NEIC should make deal with Green Devils

Death throes be damned, NEIC should make deal with Green Devils


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Considering all the Alan Parsons Project pomp and circumstances played at sport venues ahead o...
 
Strong 2nd half leads Comet boys past Indians for 7th straight win; CC girls draw Decorah for regional QF

Strong 2nd half leads Comet boys past Indians for 7th straight win; CC girls draw Decorah for regional QF


Press Staff Report WAUKON — Down by 5 points at the half, the Charles City Comets boys basketball team rode a strong second half on the way t...
07 February 2024

NEIC doomed after Crestwood’s acceptance into Upper Iowa Conference


By Bob Fenske, editor@nhtrib.com The obituary for Iowa’s oldest high school athletic conference can now be written. That’s because on Tuesday...
 
Strike Force: Comet boy bowlers head into postseason after rolling season-best score against Go-Hawks

Strike Force: Comet boy bowlers head into postseason after rolling season-best score against Go-Hawks


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — It would have been like the Chicago Bulls from their dynastic era setting a s...
05 February 2024
Comet junior 190-pounder Leah Stewart takes 5th at Girls Wrestling State Tournament

Comet junior 190-pounder Leah Stewart takes 5th at Girls Wrestling State Tournament


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CORALVILLE — After leaving a noticeable impression on the first Iowa Girls High School Athle...
 
Comet boys basketball coach Ben Klapperich reaches 100th win with 73-47 victory over Chickasaws

Comet boys basketball coach Ben Klapperich reaches 100th win with 73-47 victory over Chickasaws


  Press Staff Report CHARLES CITY — With the Comets’ one-sided 73-47 home win over New Hampton on Friday night, Charles City boys b...
01 February 2024

Comet junior 190-pounder Leah Stewart advances to semifinals at Girls State Wrestling Tournament


Press Staff Report CORALVILLE — Charles City junior 190-pounder Leah Stewart advanced to the semifinals of her bracket during the Thursday sessio...
 
Comet standout Kyle Staudt played for new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer at Sioux Falls

Comet standout Kyle Staudt played for new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer at Sioux Falls


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Alabama’s newly minted football head coach Kalen DeBoer has reached the pin...