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Charles City to play first round in Dubuque

Chris Baldus

Charles City travels to Dubuque to take on Wahlert Catholic in the first round of the Class 3A all-team playoffs on Friday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and admission is $6. As members of Pod 5, the winner moves to the second round Friday, Oct. 23, and plays Decorah, which has a first-round bye. Class 3A has 53 teams in the playoffs divided into 16 pods. Winners of each pod move on to the third round. Continue reading Charles City to play first round in Dubuque

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Downing to coach Charles City High School girls basketball

Chris Baldus

NEWS RELEASE CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Tyler Downing, a 15-year coaching veteran, will be named the Charles City High School head girls basketball coach of his alma mater pending board approval by the Charles City Community School District Board of Education Monday evening. Mr. Downing is a social studies teacher with the Charles City High School. He was hired in 2009 as a special education teacher and accepted an opening in the social studies department earlier this year.  Downing’s multi-sports coaching background includes 15 years of coaching Comet baseball, 11 years coaching 7th-grade boys basketball, assistant coach to the high … Continue reading Downing to coach Charles City High School girls basketball

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Charles City wrestlers take 2nd as a team at Girls State Tournament

Chris Baldus

WAVERLY — Charles City as a team took second place at the Iowa High School Girls Wrestling State Tournament at Waverly-Shell Rock High School over the weekend The Comets had 128 points. Waverly-Shell Rock took first with 156.5. Marissa Gallup took 8th in the 106-pound weight class. She scored 12 points for the team. Kiki Connell took 6th at 120, scoring 18. Toni Maloy placed 6th at 126, scoring 17. Lilly Luft took 4th at 132, scoring 24. Allie Cross is 7th at 145, scoring 11. Kalysta Rodriguez placed 4th at 285, scoring 13. Also contributing team point by winning matches were … Continue reading Charles City wrestlers take 2nd as a team at Girls State Tournament

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Comet girls basketball wins, again

Chris Baldus

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 had … Continue reading Comet girls basketball wins, again

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CC wrestlers take 4th in 12-team tournament

Chris Baldus

PARKERSBURG — Charles City placed fourth in the 12-team Keith Vry Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 14. The top three teams were Don Bosco with 308.5 points, Crestwood, Cresco (207.5) and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (163.5). Charles City has 157 points. Elliot Sinwell at 170 was the only Charles City wrestler to place 1st in his weight class. After a first round by, Sinnwell won by an 11-1 major decision over Meirick Huffman of Osage. In the semifinal, Sinnwell won by a 10-3 decision over Cael Ahrens of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. In the 1st place match Sinnwell pinned Fischer Ohrt of Don Bosco at … Continue reading CC wrestlers take 4th in 12-team tournament

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Girls basketball scores, Dec. 10, 2019

Chris Baldus

Area teams New Hampton 54, Charles City 45 NEW HAMPTON — Outscored by 12 points in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s road game, the Comets rallied to put up 21 points in the second. At the half, New Hampton led 34-28. The Chickasaws held on in the second half to win for the first time this season, 54-45 Both teams are now 1-4 overall. Riceville 60, Valley Lutheran 6 CEDAR FALLS — Riceville remains unbeaten this season after defeating Valley Lutheran by 54 points on the road Tuesday night. It’s the largest margin of victory for the Raiders since … Continue reading Girls basketball scores, Dec. 10, 2019

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CC girls basketball snaps 52-game losing streak

Chris Baldus

CHARLES CITY — The explosion of joy Monday night was worthy of a championship. The Comets bench leaped to embrace their five teammates on the floor as the buzzer sounded sending Charles City’s 55-20 home victory over Independence. The student section formed a cheering tunnel players passed through on the way to their locker room. This win was a long-time coming. It snapped a 52-game losing streak. The last time the Comets girls basketball team won a game was Jan. 13, 2017, against Decorah on the road.  After falling behind 9-10 after the first quarter, the Comets grabbed the lead … Continue reading CC girls basketball snaps 52-game losing streak

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FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Class 3A, District 3

Chris Baldus

CLASS 3A ||||||| District | Overall DISTRICT 3 ||||| W-L-T | W-L-T Independence — 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 Waverly-SR — 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 W. Delaware — 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 Charles City — 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 Decorah HS — 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 Waterloo-East — 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 Scores and schedules Charles City L vs. Crestwood, 27-34 L @ New Hampton, 23-25 vs. Union, LC @ Oelwein vs. Waterloo East @ Decorah @ Independence vs. West Delaware vs. Waverly-SR Decorah L @ Waukon, 7-36 L vs. Xavier, CR, 14-36 vs. Western Dubuque @ Crestwood vs. Waverly-SR vs. Charles City @ West Delaware vs. … Continue reading FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Class 3A, District 3

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FOOTBALL: Crestwood 34, Charles City 27

Chris Baldus

SCOREBOARD Q1 |Q2 | Q3 | Q4 — Final Crestwood: 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 — 34 Charles City: 7 | 12 | 0 | 8 — 27 SCORING 1st Quarter Charles City, 7:36 — #2 Marcus Cranshaw pass complete to #3 Ian Collins for 50 yards. Touchdown! (Point after kick by #12 Kaleb Byers is good.) Crestwood 0, Charles City 7 Crestwood, 4:24 — #3 runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (2-point conversion is good.) Crestwood 8, Charles City 7 2nd Quarter Crestwood, 10:18 — #3 runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (Point after kick by #3 is no … Continue reading FOOTBALL: Crestwood 34, Charles City 27

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Iowa High School softball Scoreboard, June 25, 2019

Chris Baldus

Charles City is the only undefeated high school softball team left in the state. Visiting Collins-Maxwell handed Clarksville its first loss of the season, 1-0. The Indians were 22-0 going into the night. The Comets won two in Oelwein to better its record to 28-0. Area teams Belmond-Klemme 16, Rockford 12 Charles City 12, Oelwein 0 Charles City 15, Oelwein 0 Collins-Maxwell 1, Clarksville 0 The rest ACGC 11, West Central Valley 1 ADM 6, Carroll 3 AGWSR 14, Iowa Falls-Alden 0 Akron-Westfield 11, West Lyon 2 Ankeny Centennial 6, North Polk 0 Bishop Garrigan 23, Northwood-Kensett 9 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley … Continue reading Iowa High School softball Scoreboard, June 25, 2019

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Comet Soccer says goodbye to graduating founders; boasts high gpa’s

Chris Baldus

The Charles City High School Soccer Program held its second end of the season potluck on Thursday night. Some news of note from the banquet was the academic success of these students — 31 of 46 players have a GPA of 3.25 or greater, and 26 of those are above 3.5, according to head coach Brad McKenzie. “I knew we had an amazing team!” he tweeted. “Keep it up!” The potluck also was a chance to say goodbye to some seniors who helped launch this program. Their Comet Soccer legacy is that because of them, generations of Comets will get … Continue reading Comet Soccer says goodbye to graduating founders; boasts high gpa’s

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Comets Sports Calendar, April 3-6

Chris Baldus

Wednesday, April 3: No Events Thursday, April 4: Boys JV/Varsity Soccer at Comet Field 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 5: Girls Varsity Golf Meet at Cedar Ridge Golf Course 4:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Golf Meet changed to Cedar Ridge  Golf Course 4:00 p.m. Girls Varsity Track Meet at Hampton-Dumont High School 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6: Boys Varsity Soccer Tournament at John R Mott High School 8:00 a.m. Continue reading Comets Sports Calendar, April 3-6

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FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES: Oct. 12

Chris Baldus

Football scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 12 AREA SCORES CLASS 3A District 3 Decorah 48, Waterloo, East 0 Waverly-Shell Rock 27, Independence 0 West Delaware, Manchester 69, Charles City 28 CLASS 2A District 3 Clear Lake 42, New Hampton 7 Crestwood, Cresco 41, Hampton-Dumont 13 Iowa Falls-Alden 42, Forest City 15 CLASS 1A District 4 Central Springs 30, South Winneshiek, Calmar 29 Nashua-Plainfield 2, Starmont 0 (Forfeit) Newman Catholic, Mason City 41, Saint Ansgar 26 North Tama, Traer 53, Postville 0 ( non-district) CLASS A District 3 Aplington-Parkersburg 21, Sumner-Fredericksburg 6 Denver 43, North Butler 14 Osage 42, Lake Mills 30 … Continue reading FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES: Oct. 12