Tag: Charles City
Football Scoreboard: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024
Charles City 32, Waterloo East 8 The Comets (3-0) won their Homecoming game for the second year in a row, this time downing the Trojans (1-2), who had won their last three meetings with CC. The Comets’ last win over Waterloo East was 61-34 in 2018. CC beat Mason City, 19-14, in last year’s Homecoming tilt. The Comets matched their win total from last year, when they finished 3-6 after starting 2-0. NEXT: CC travels to Mason City (1-2) as the Riverhawks’ Homecoming opponent. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. – – – Janesville 64, Clarksville 12 The Wildcats (3-0) snapped … Continue reading Football Scoreboard: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024
CC school bond referendum fails
Charles City High School choirs performed Tuesday night on risers set up in the middle school’s competition gymnasium as the final ballots were cast in a bond referendum that would among other things fund construction of an auditorium. It looks as if the Comet choirs, bands and orchestras will continue performing along the basketball court’s sideline. Voters rejected the bond by a 1,390 to 1,038 Many of the singers performed over the weekend in the fall musical, “Godspell,” at the Charles Theatre downtown, a venue that limits the size of any production. Continue reading CC school bond referendum fails
Gridiron Update Week 4: CC, N-P and Clarksville win (Plus Comet Marching Band pics
Comets win Homecoming, 19-14
Mason City scored the first 14 points at Charles City’s Homecoming football game. The Comets scored the rest. Charles City (3-1) beat the RiverHawks 19-14. All three of the Comet touchdowns came on big plays, starting with a senior receiver Keenan Wiley weaving through defenders for a 59-yard score. Senior kicker Jack Hanson nailed the extra point. Wiley then scored an 87-yard touchdown off quarterback senior Jordan Foster’s sideline pass. The extra point attempt failed and Mason City went into the half leading 14-13. Senior receiver Josiah Cunnings and the kick return team took care of that on the opening … Continue reading Comets win Homecoming, 19-14
Gridiron Update: Clarksville and North Butler win big
CC AM Update (Aug. 24): Heat cancels meet
Good morning, it’s Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today — Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Tonight — Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Friday — A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. ••• Cross Country meet canceled A cross country meet being hosted by Charles City at Wildwood Golf … Continue reading CC AM Update (Aug. 24): Heat cancels meet
PHOTOS: 2023 Firecracker 5K
High School Baseball Scoreboard (June 26)
TOP OF IOWA CONFERENCE ••• NORTHEAST IOWA CONFERENCE Continue reading High School Baseball Scoreboard (June 26)
Softball Scoreboard (June 8): Osage rallies for win in CC
Osage 10, Charles City 8 — The Green Devils scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th, turning a 2-run deficit to a 2-run margin of victory. Errant throws by the Comets prolonged the late rally. OTHER SCORES Continue reading Softball Scoreboard (June 8): Osage rallies for win in CC
CC boys take 5th at Pirate Relays
The Charles City boys track team placed 5th at the second session of the Pirate Relays on Thursday in Hudson. Grundy Center took first with 159.5 team points followed by Denver (97.50), Dike-New Hartford (62), South Hardin (52), Charles City (44.5), BCLUW (43.5), Clarksville (43.5), AGWSR (36), South Tama (36), Hudson (35), West Marshall (35), Dunkerton (24.5), Jesup (21), Don Bosco (18), Gladbrook-Reinbeck (14), Starmont (11), Mason City (7) and North Tama (1). Josiah Cunnings was a medalist in two events for the Comets. He placed first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.95 and second in the … Continue reading CC boys take 5th at Pirate Relays
Comets fall 1 game short of State
WATERLOO — Marion justified its No. 1 seed in the Class 3A Substate 4 playoffs by defeating No. 3 Charles City, 73-56, in the championship. The showdown between the Comets (17-6) and Wolves (19-5) took place Monday night at Waterloo East High School. Marion’s next stop is the State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Continue reading Comets fall 1 game short of State
VIDEO: Watch highlights of CC’s substate playoff win on Thursday
Charles City (17-5) on Thursday won its the Class 3A Substate 4 playoff game over Mount Vernon, 64-61, and will take on Marion (18-5) at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at Waterloo East High School. Here are highlights from the final minutes of Thursday’s game, plus comments from head coach Ben Klapperich. Continue reading VIDEO: Watch highlights of CC’s substate playoff win on Thursday
Charles City defeats Mount Vernon, faces Marion on Monday for State berth
The 10-point lead Charles City held about halfway through the 4th quarter had evaporated. With 1:27 left, it was a 4-point game and Mount Vernon was racing toward a breakaway basket. Enter Comet Brennan Schmidt lunging from behind and knocking the ball loose to teammate Chase Low. He fires it ahead for a Kam Mestas dunk. Comet Gym shook as fans leapt to their feet. It was a key play in a game full of them, such as Jack Hanson netting a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds left when his Comets were clinging to a 62-61 lead. Charles … Continue reading Charles City defeats Mount Vernon, faces Marion on Monday for State berth
Comets boys advance to 2nd round of playoffs
(Note: The photo of Kayden Kasemeier (12) accompanying this article is a file photo from the Feb. 7 Comets win over Waukon) The Comets are two wins away from the State Boys Basketball Tournament. Charles City (16-5) defeated Independence (8-14) at home on Monday in a Class 3A Substate 4 first round game, 71-33. Round 2 is coming up Thursday, Feb. 23, again in the Charles City Middle School gymnasium. The Comets will tip off against Mount Vernon (15-7) at 7 p.m. The winner will play either Marion (17-5) or Decorah (14-7) on Monday, Feb. 27, in the state qualifying … Continue reading Comets boys advance to 2nd round of playoffs
CC’s Blunt takes 8th at State Wrestling Tournament
Charles City senior Kayden Blunt (29-7) placed eighth in the Class 2A 182-weight class at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines last week. Blunt, seeded no. 8 in the 182-pound weight class, was upset in his tournament opening match on Wednesday. No. 9 Jace Mulder, a senior from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, pinned Blunt in 28 seconds. Returning to the mats on Thursday, Blunt won his first two wrestle backs convincingly. First he won a 13-2 major decision over over no. 23 Cael Burmester (25-16), a junior at Hampton-Dumont-CAL. Then, he pinned no. 18 Wayne Johnston (29-13), a junior at … Continue reading CC’s Blunt takes 8th at State Wrestling Tournament
All 5 CC wrestlers still in contention for 3rd place at State
Five Charles City wrestlers are competing at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines this week: Carter Haberkorn (106), Nathan Lopez (145), Talan Weber (152), Kayden Blunt (182) and Ethan Peterson (195). Each lost 1 match on Wednesday, the first day of the tournament. So, the highest finish possible for any of them is third place. The Class 2A tournament resumes at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Below are summaries of Wednesday’s action for each Comet. (Featured photo of the Comets warming up at State on Wednesday is courtesy of CCHS Wrestling.) Carter Haberkorn (0-1) CC junior Carter Haberkorn (19-12), was … Continue reading All 5 CC wrestlers still in contention for 3rd place at State
CC School Board to meet at fairgrounds tonight, discuss cuts and taxes
The Charles City School Board will meet tonight (Jan. 23) in The Youth Enrichment Center at the Floyd County Fairgrounds. The agenda includes possible action regarding the projected budget shortfall for next school year. The board has been presented with plans that included cutting teaching staff. Those caused a public outcry particularly over reducing music teaching staff. Administration pulled its support for those plans. The Board has since been presented with new options that would raise property taxes between 28 cents and 42 cents per $1,000 valuation. The new options are detailed in a memo to the Board: ● Option … Continue reading CC School Board to meet at fairgrounds tonight, discuss cuts and taxes
CC schools administration ‘no longer in support’ of cutting 2 music teachers
Dropping two music teachers appears to be off the table as the Charles City school district looks for around $700,000 in budget cuts for the 2023-24 school year. “After extensive communication with the public, Board members and staff, the senior leadership team is no longer in support of the reduction of two music teachers and will request this option be removed from the agenda on Jan. 23,” Superintendent Dr. Anne Lindquist said Monday at the Board of Education meeting. “The team is prepared to further discuss this topic at the board work session scheduled for Jan. 17.” The Board will … Continue reading CC schools administration ‘no longer in support’ of cutting 2 music teachers
PHOTOS: CC wrestling at Waukon triangular (Jan. 5)
GIRLS WRESTLING DUALS Charles City 42, Postville 36 235: Ava Thompson (CC) over Vanessa Schnuelle (POST) (Fall 1:12) 100: Double Forfeit 105: Liliana Cortes (POST) over (CC) (For.) 110: Jarexy Vega (POST) over (CC) (For.) 115: Dulce Lopez (POST) over Tegan Cavanaugh (CC) (Fall 2:21) 120: Raven Hoppe (POST) over (CC) (For.) 125: Katelyn Miller (CC) over (CC) (For.) 130: Kylie Blunt (CC) over (POST) (For.) 135: Lilly Luft (CC) over Maria Quiroz (POST) (Fall 0:42) 140: Elizabeth Oleson (CC) over (POST) (For.) 145: Morgan Maloy (CC) over (POST) (For.) 155: Alexandra Garcia (POST) over Nyssa Salinas (CC) (Fall 1:01) … Continue reading PHOTOS: CC wrestling at Waukon triangular (Jan. 5)
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