02 July 2017
More than 30 years of bike rides

More than 30 years of bike rides


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Dick Neal and a crowd left First Security Bank at 8 a.m. Saturday and traveled from Charles City to ...
29 June 2017
Comets strike again before 2nd game of DH suspended

Comets strike again before 2nd game of DH suspended


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Some teams threaten to score before repeatedly producing nothing except a running t...
28 June 2017
Lightning suspends Comets’ away baseball game against Tigers

Lightning suspends Comets’ away baseball game against Tigers


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CEDAR FALLS — At the Robinson Dresser Sports Complex, there’s a tornado shelter that — accordi...
27 June 2017

Comet softball team puts double hurt on Huskies


Staff Report OELWEIN — Charles City junior Tayler Schmidt was 6 for 6 with two doubles and 3 RBIS, and senior Sara Martin was 3 for 6 with three do...
 
Comets can’t catch TigerHawks, 5-2

Comets can’t catch TigerHawks, 5-2


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — The pitcher’s best friend, the good ol’ 1-6-2 doubleplay. But with that type o...
26 June 2017
Comets take care  of unfinished business

Comets take care of unfinished business


Charles City defeats New Hampton, 12-2, in suspended game to cap DH sweep By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Mondayâ€...
 
McKayla Cole 3rd at USATF Junior Championships

McKayla Cole 3rd at USATF Junior Championships


Former Comet records personal-best 5K time Staff Report SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Charles City graduate McKayla Cole placed third in the Women’s 5,...
25 June 2017
Playing dirty is team’s Dam Mud Run strategy

Playing dirty is team’s Dam Mud Run strategy


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com NASHUA — If this is teamwork, who needs politics? The extended family clan that called itself the...
 
Top tennis juniors play on grass for first time at Alex Kuhn Invitational

Top tennis juniors play on grass for first time at Alex Kuhn Invitational


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — When Mark Kuhn borrowed the phrase traditionally used to start play at Wimbledon â€...
22 June 2017
Comets unleash thunderous attack on Chickasaws

Comets unleash thunderous attack on Chickasaws


Charles City wins first game of DH, 8-4, before second game suspended By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — Lightning st...