Sports
- Sep- 2020 -15 September
Charles City Plans to Leave NEIC, Will Look to Create Their Own Conference of ‘Character’
*Written by Zarren Egesdal of KIOW Radio in Forest City* Charles City, Iowa – A Charles City task force has…
Read More » - 11 September
Charles City High School football to resume practice Monday; next game September 18th
Charles City High School Football is resuming practice on Monday, September 14. In order to be cleared for school on…
Read More » - 10 September
OPINION: KCHA staff predict the Vikings, Packers, and Chiefs 2020 record; Week 1
Welcome to the first showing of pandemic football! The season starts in literal HOURS – and that makes it obviously…
Read More » - 2 September
BREAKING: Charles City High School Football taking two-week pause
Charles City, Iowa – Charles City High School football will temporarily pause practice, weightlifting, and games for the next two…
Read More » - 2 September
Mason City schools cancel 2 football games due to COVID-19 positives on coaching staff
And close by, Mason City is also dealing with COVID-19 related football cancellations – as today, this release was posted…
Read More » - Aug- 2020 -25 August
Charles City schools release ‘spectator expectations’ for fall sports: indoor activities, masks required; outdoor, encouraged
Fall sports are happening in Iowa – football, volleyball, and cross country are all set to go. These sports are…
Read More » - 20 August
With many yearly races cancelled, Osage’s ‘Main to Main’ marathon set for Saturday
‘Cancel culture’ has taken on a new meaning for event planners during the pandemic of 2020. With almost every major…
Read More » - 17 August
Osage, Charles City, Riceville athletes win ‘All-State’ softball honors
Softball season was proclaimed a success by Gov. Kim Reynolds as a reported 97% of teams who played, finished their…
Read More » - 11 August
Big Ten pulls plug on fall football amid COVID-19 concerns
The Big Ten won’t play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, becoming the first of college sports’ power…
Read More » - 4 August
MLB Confirms Field of Dreams Game Pushed to 2021
MLB has confirmed that the game between the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals that was to be…
Read More » - 3 August
Field of Dreams Game to be Canceled
8/3/2020- Ken Rosenthal, of the Atlantic, is reporting the the MLB game between the Chicago White Sox and the St.…
Read More » - Jul- 2020 -31 July
IHSAA and IGHSAU release fall sports guidelines; football practices allowed to start August 10th statewide
Football, volleyball, cross country, and swimming – also known as the fall sports for Iowa high school athletics – are…
Read More » - 27 July
Charles City schools ask for a year-break from playing Waverly; ‘evaluating’ standing in NEIC
A statement from the Charles City school system: The recent information released by an area school district regarding the…
Read More » - 27 July
Former Comet creates virtual choir rendition of ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’ with past MLB player; 200 fans
Former Comet and current graduate school pianist Harrison Sheckler has two loves in this life: baseball and music. Earlier during…
Read More » - 15 July
Charles City, Osage, New Hampton (baseball and softball) PLAYOFF information
Regular season high school softball and baseball is here and gone. All throughout Iowa, sub-state playoffs will be starting this…
Read More » - 13 July
Amid split opinions, New Hampton Parks and Rec to open fall sports registration this week
The New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department sent out a pandemic survey recently to find out how families were feeling…
Read More » - 6 July
Charles City baseball player heckled by racist comments; NFL player, MLB player, NEIC, Waverly all respond
On June 27th, the Charles City Comet baseball team was bused down to Waverly for a double-header. This is where…
Read More » - 1 July
Charles City schools release statement on recent incident involving ‘bigoted comments’ at away athletic event
During a recent school board meeting, Superintendent of the Charles City School System Mike Fisher talked about one of their…
Read More » - 1 July
Riceville student duo wins ‘High School Fishing National Championship’
Riceville students Lawson Losee and Kooper Tweite went to La Crosse, Wisconsin this last week and won the High School…
Read More » - Jun- 2020 -19 June
Charles City school’s ‘Orange Monster’ new calling-card for Comet baseball
The left outfield fence on the new Comet baseball complex is a bit enlarged – practically double the size of…
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