Comet girls basketball wins, again

Charles City’s Lydia Staudt (10) begins a breakaway on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, during the Comets 60-19 win over Oelwein in the Charles City Middle School gymnasium. (COLTON BALDUS PHOTO)

CHARLES CITY — The Comet girls basketball team had its highest scoring game of the season Friday night (Dec. 20), beating winless Oelwein, 60-19.

The last time a Charles City girls basketball team scored 60 points was in the 2012-13 season. That team defeated Saint Ansgar 81-47 at home, and Oelwein 64-43, BCLUW 70-17 and Decorah 60-45, all on the road. The Comets finished the season 12-11 overall.

This year’s Comets are now 3-5 overall, and host Saint Ansgar (5-1 overall) at 3:30 p.m. today (Dec. 21) in the Charles City Middle School gymnasium.

Charles City’s Dani Stock (4) looks to pass the ball to Lauren Connell (30) on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, during the Comets 60-19 win over Oelwein in the Charles City Middle School gymnasium. (COLTON BALDUS PHOTO)

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Charles City had broken a 52-game losing streak on Dec. 2 with a 55-20 home win over Independence. The Comets won their second game on Dec. 14 on the road at Luther College in Decorah. They beat Schaefer Academy in the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle Tournament, 48-39.

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