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Football Scoreboard: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024

Chris Baldus

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

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Comets win Homecoming, 19-14

Chris Baldus

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

Oelwein Post

Wapsie Valley to host St. Ansgar in playoff opener on Friday

Chris Baldus

Wapsie Valley (6-2) will host Saint Ansgar (5-3) in the first round of the Class A football playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. The teams shared one common opponent this season North Tama. The Warriors won their game 41-0. Saint Ansgar won 42-0. Wapsie Valley’s senior quarterback Casey O’Donnell has thrown for 856 yards so far this season with 16 touchdowns against five interceptions. He’s rushed for 127 yards and one touchdown. The top rusher this season for the Warriors is senior Braden Knight with 831 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s also been a top receiver with 293 receiving … Continue reading Wapsie Valley to host St. Ansgar in playoff opener on Friday

Nashua Post

N-P to open football playoffs next week against West Hancock

Chris Baldus

To be the best, you need to beat the best. Nashua-Plainfield will get that chance on Friday, Oct. 21, when the Huskies (5-3) open the playoffs against one of the five undefeated teams in Class A. West Hancock, Britt (8-0) will host N-P in the first round of the 32-team state tournament. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Hudson 4-4, which beat N-P on Friday 20-14 to finish third in Class A District 4, will travel to to Newman Catholic, Mason City (7-1) on Friday. N-P fell to fourth. Grundy Center, 8-0, and Wapsie Valley (6-2) were first and second in … Continue reading N-P to open football playoffs next week against West Hancock

Nashua Post

Nashua morning update (Oct. 15)

Chris Baldus

Good morning, Nashua area. It’s Saturday, Oct. 25, and here’s what’s happening. 1. WEATHER — Today will be sunny, with a high near 61 and a southwest wind that could gust as high as 28 mph. Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Sunday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. 2. SPORTS —Hudson leapfrogged Nashua-Plainfield in football district standings. The Pirates … Continue reading Nashua morning update (Oct. 15)

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Friday night football scoreboard (Sept. 30)

Chris Baldus

The Iowa High School football postseason picture is forming. In Classes A, 1A and 2A, the district champion, district runner-up, district third place team, and the district fourth place team will qualify for the playoffs. In Eight-Player, the district champion, district runner-up and district third place team and two statewide at-large qualifiers will qualify for the playoffs. Class A District 3 Wapsie Valley 48, South Winneshiek 24 —WV’s Traeton Sauerbrei scored rushing touchdowns from 40, 70, and 74 yards out. Braden Knight had touchdown runs of 3, 14 and 32 yards. Hunter Kane pounded 3 yards for a touchdown Grundy … Continue reading Friday night football scoreboard (Sept. 30)

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N-P football keeps streaks alive with 20-6 win at BCLUW Homecoming

Chris Baldus

HUSKIES LIFT SEASON RECORD TO 4-1 Nashua-Plainfield’s offense was really good at keep-away Friday night in Conrad. The Huskies rushed 58 times for 364 yards — both season highs — keeping the ball out of the hands of the BCLUW offense. And when the Comets had the ball, N-P took it right back, twice with interceptions. The 20-6 victory at BCLUW’s Homecoming lifted N-P to 4-1, keeping a couple of winning streaks alive. The Huskies have won three straight games and have beaten BCLUW three consecutive times. The Huskies won 38-6 in 2021 and 7-0 in 2008, according to Varsity … Continue reading N-P football keeps streaks alive with 20-6 win at BCLUW Homecoming

Charles City

Charles City shuts down football program for 2 weeks because of COVID-19 infections

Chris Baldus

CHARLES CITY — Citing student safety as the top priority, school officials announced on Wednesday that the Charles City football program will be shut down for the next two weeks because of two COVID-19 infections among the players with the possibility of more. The Comets were scheduled to host Union-La Porte City this Friday and Western Dubuque next week. They traveled to New Hampton last Friday. The Chickasaws won 15-8. New Hampton will be celebrating its Homecoming next week. Mason City has also canceled its next two football games. “This week and next week’s football games are cancelled due to … Continue reading Charles City shuts down football program for 2 weeks because of COVID-19 infections

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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