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Charles City, Comets

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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Connell places 6th at State and other Charles City results

Chris Baldus

FORT DODGE — Charles City junior Kiki Connell placed sixth among the Class 3A girls at Saturday’s Iowa High School Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge. The Comets placed 13th as a team. Complete results are published below. Girls Class 2A Results Continue reading Connell places 6th at State and other Charles City results

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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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High School football scores, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

Chris Baldus

Area schools New Hampton 25, Charles City 23 ( (ND)) Belmond-Klemme 32, Nashua-Plainfield 6 Central Springs 6, North Butler 0 ( (ND)) Riceville 52, Central, Elkader 14 ( (ND)) Rockford 22, Kee, Lansing 18 ( (ND)) Statewide scores CLASS 4A: District 1 Ankeny 20, Johnston 7 ( (ND)) Des Moines, Roosevelt 44, Des Moines, Lincoln 0 ( (ND)) Indianola 35, Des Moines, Hoover 7 ( (ND)) Sioux City, East 38, Sioux City, West 0 ( (ND)) Valley, West Des Moines 29, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 22 ( (ND)) District 2 Ankeny Centennial 41, Urbandale 21 ( (ND)) Des Moines, … Continue reading High School football scores, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

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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 Football scores: Week 1

Chris Baldus

Area scores Crestwood, Cresco 34, Charles City 27 ( (ND)) Aplington-Parkersburg 22, New Hampton 18 ( (ND)) North Butler 6, Nashua-Plainfield 2 ( (ND)) Riceville 26, Kee, Lansing 6 ( (ND)) Rockford 78, West Central, Maynard 20 ( (ND)) Scores by district Thursday (08/29/2019) CLASS 4A: District 2 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 31, Sioux City, West 6 ( (ND)) District 7 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 31, Sioux City, West 6 ( (ND)) Friday (08/30/2019) CLASS 4A: District 1 Ankeny Centennial 17, Ankeny 14 (OT) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 29, Sioux City, North 18 ( (ND)) Des Moines, Lincoln 20, Des … Continue reading Iowa High School Football scores: Week 1

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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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June 24 Scoreboard: Iowa High School baseball

Chris Baldus

Alburnett 4, North Linn, Troy Mills 2 Alburnett 6, North Linn, Troy Mills 3 Alta/Aurelia 12, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 2 (6 Innings) Ankeny 9, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 4 Ankeny Centennial 4, Johnston 3 Ankeny Christian Academy 24, Moulton-Udell 9 Aplington-Parkersburg 4, Jesup 3 Boyer Valley, Dunlap 10, Whiting 1 CAM, Anita 9, EHK-Exira 6 Carlisle 6, Perry 2 Cascade, Western Dubuque 2, Regina, Iowa City 1 Colo-Nesco 10, Dunkerton 0 (6 innings) Colo-Nesco 5, Riceville 3 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 1, Hudson 0 Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 11, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 5 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 2, … Continue reading June 24 Scoreboard: Iowa High School baseball

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June 24 Scoreboard: High School softball

Chris Baldus

Akron-Westfield 5, Gehlen Catholic 4 (8) Albia 14, Chariton 1 Alta-Aurelia 13, Sioux Central 3 Ames 8, Urbandale 7 Ankeny 7, Dowling Catholic 1 Ankeny 9, Dowling Catholic 0 Ar-We-Va 5, Glidden-Ralston 2 Audubon 9, IKM-Manning 8 (9) Ballard 13, Bondurant-Farrar 9 BCLUW 9, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2 Beckman Catholic 10, Central DeWitt 7 Belle Plaine 15, English Valleys 0 CAM 3, Exira-EHK 2 Carlisle 8, Perry 0 Cedar Falls 6, Waverly-Shell Rock 1 Central City 12, Marquette Catholic 2 Central City 7, Marquette Catholic 1 Central Decatur 12, Mormon Trail 0 Central DeWitt 7, Beckman Catholic 0 Central Springs 20, Lake … Continue reading June 24 Scoreboard: High School softball

Charles City, Comets

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