One of Charles City’s all-time greats made an appearance at Comet Gym Friday.
Former Hawkeye and Comet basketball player Greg Brunner had a bit of a homecoming Friday night as he helped honor current Comet Jackson Molstead for becoming the schools all-time scorer.
Molstead received a plaque from Brunner before the start of the game against Waukon. In the game, Molstead bagged 31 points in a 76-75 overtime thriller in which the Comets lost at the buzzer. Bradley Andrews added 15. Charles City rebounded on Saturday with a 68-50 win over Algona. Charles City is 11-6.
The Comet girls lost 66-27 to Waukon. The Comets are 0-16.
New Hampton improved to 10-7 with a 53-27 thumping of Oelwein on Friday. Alexa Wemark collected 14, Maddi Moorman and Lauren Frerichs netted 11.
The New Hampton boys fell 69-52 to the Huskies. Tristan Sweizter bagged 17 points for the Chickasaws.
In other girl’s basketball:
The Sumner-Fredricksburg Cougars are 14-4 after dumping Jesup 35-29. 12 points for Ivy Hirsch and 11 for Megan Niewoehner.
Eight straight for Turkey Valley. A 14-point Friday night win over South Winneshiek – 66-52 and a 61-57 win over Kee High has propelled the Trojans to 12-5.
South Winneshiek split their games after losing to Turkey Valley, they rebounded by blowing out Clayton Ridge 57-33. The Warriors are 7-10.
North Fayette Valley evened their record with two wins, the first over Clayton Ridge and the second over Central Elkader.
In boys:
Sumner-Fredricksburg is 9-8 after splitting weekend games. An eight-point loss to Jesup and then a 13 point win over Denver.
It’s five straight for Turkey Valley who is 14-4. They pick up a 58-53 win over South Winneshiek on Friday and a 61-43 win over Kee High on Saturday.
The South Winneshiek Warriors are 9-7 after dropping two straight games. After the Turkey Valley setback, the Warriors lost to Clayton Ridge 52-42.
North Fayette Valley – 2-0 over the weekend. They rolled Clayton Ridge 71-39 and then dumped Central Elkader 52-44. The Tiger-Hawks are 12-5.
Sectional Wrestling:
The Comets will be sending Alec Staudt, Bronson Forsyth, Carter Proffit, Dylan Koresh, Jack Sindlinger and Ryan Zuspan onto the district tournament at Clear Lake this weekend.
New Hampton/Turkey Valley will have 10 wrestlers in the district finals at Independence.
The Chickasaws qualified for regional duals at New Hampton tomorrow night.
College basketball:
The Iowa Hawkeyes return to action Thursday with a visit to Indiana. The Hawkeyes are 6-5 in the Big Ten after a 74-59 win over fifth ranked Michigan on Friday night.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Hoosiers got a shot of confidence by halting a seven game losing skid with a stunning victory at sixth ranked Michigan State.
A quick turnaround for the Iowa State Cyclones as they visit Oklahoma, tonight, in the Big-12. The Cyclones are coming off a hard fought win at home against Texas that moved their league record to 6-3.
That’s ISU coach Steve Prohm who likes the way the chemistry is coming around.
