16 January 2020
Vikings take 2 from Comets

Vikings take 2 from Comets


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Sometimes being the home team has its advantages. Like when you’re trailing ...
14 January 2020
Comet boys improve to 6-0 in NEIC with 66-39 win over Chickasaws

Comet boys improve to 6-0 in NEIC with 66-39 win over Chickasaws


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — While referencing Brent Musburger’s infamous “This is for all the Tostitos”...
13 January 2020
Comets lead from start to finish in 46-33 win over IFA Cadets

Comets lead from start to finish in 46-33 win over IFA Cadets


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — With a balanced scoring attack that boasted no one in double-figures, the Charles C...
09 January 2020
Comet wrestlers roll over Vikings at old stomping grounds

Comet wrestlers roll over Vikings at old stomping grounds


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Those coming into the old high school gym for Charles City’s home wrestling dua...
08 January 2020

Girls wrestling should be a sanctioned high school sport


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Like most journalists, I root for the story. And if the story features an underdog, all the better....
07 January 2020
Lions cool down Comets 67-60

Lions cool down Comets 67-60


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CLEAR LAKE — While spending a good portion of last season as the No. 1-ranked Class 3A Iowa boys...
 

Charles City wins Anamosa Girls Wrestling Tournament


Press Staff Report ANAMOSA — While boasting tournament bests in combined record (18-5) and total falls/technical falls (15), the Charles City Comet...
22 December 2019
Comets hound Huskies, record 1st varsity DH sweep since 2013

Comets hound Huskies, record 1st varsity DH sweep since 2013


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — It’s the season where it’s better to give than to receive. But while hosting...
19 December 2019

Pro athletes are not overpaid


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com The taxman came a little earlier than for most for three Major League Baseball teams this week. The...
17 December 2019
Comet Pom/Dance Team receives D1 rating in Hip-Hop at state competition

Comet Pom/Dance Team receives D1 rating in Hip-Hop at state competition


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — The late, great Elmore Leonard would advise aspiring novelists, “If it sounds l...