Season Stats: Josh helped his team win Intercity and Conference. He placed 1st in Sectionals in the 500 Yard Freestyle and finished 4th in State in the event. Favorite Subject: Chemistry Favorite Movie: "The Shawshank Redemption" Fun Fact: Josh has no other swimmers in his family. Biggest...

Cleveland is a three year starter for the Ironmen, earning First Team All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore and a junior. Last season, Cleveland helped the Ironmen win the Big 12 Conference Tournament, averaging 20.5 points per game and 12.1 rebounds per game. In addition to All-Conference Honors, Cleveland...

Gentsch is undefeated and has helped the Ironmen to an 8-1 team record so far. He is ranked 7th in the IHSA 3A division in the 106 weight class. Gentsch holds first place finishes at the Lincoln Holiday Tournament, the Mascoutah Tournament, and the Zimmerman Invite. During the offseason, Gentsch...

First Year Success: Jones and the Iron cheer team finished 2nd at the Boilermaker Cheer Competition and the Wilmington Invite, which qualified them for the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association (ICCA) State Competition.  This is Jones' first year cheering competitively for NCHS, as she previously...

Wood qualified for the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) State Tournament her freshman and sophomore seasons. She was ranked top ten in her class last season and began this season ranked top 40 in the state (regardless of class.) Favorite Memory of Career: Going undefeated...

Freshman Season: Tucci competed at the State meet in the 200 and 500-Yard Freestyle as well as the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay. Sophomore Season: Tucci qualified for State in the 200 and 500-Yard Freestyle. He finished 7th in the 500. Junior Season: While the IHSA postseason was cancelled, Tucci helped...

Creasey is a four year varsity player. Her sophomore year she was voted team MVP and earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors. Her junior season she was named First Team All-Big 12 and helped Community win the Big 12 Tournament. Creasey averaged 8.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game last season. Pre-Game...

Freshman Kenna Malinowski helped the Lady Iron swim team win Intercity, the Big 12 Conference meet, and their IHSA Sectional. Malinowski finished first at Sectionals in the 50-Yard Freestyle (24.32), second in the 100-Yard Freestyle (52.46) and first in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:40.04) along...

Team Stats: Ironmen are seeded third in the 7A IHSA State Playoffs. An undefeated regular season led to a Big 12 Championship. Individual Stats: Taylor plays both sides of the ball as a running back and a cornerback. He has scored four touchdowns over the last two games. Favorite Subject: Math Other...

Track Stats: Ince won three events at the 2021 IHSA State Track & Field meet. Ince was State champion in the 800m, 1600m, and the 1600m relay. Ince's 800m time of 2:03.98 stands as the fastest ever run by an Illinois high school female. Ince's mile time of 4:40.85 set a new State meet record.  Cross...

Isabelle McCormick is a four year varsity starter for the Lady Iron volleyball team. McCormick has helped lead the Lady Iron to three consecutive Big 12 Conference titles. McCormick earned 2nd Team All-Big 12 honors her freshman year before being named 1st Team All-Big 12 her sophomore and junior...

At 2021 IHSA Regionals on Sept. 29, Ironmen golf placed 2nd as a team, advancing to Sectional play on Oct. 4. where Community ended their season with an 11th place finish. Senior Dax Yosten tied for 8th as an individual with two other Iron golfers in Regional play this season. Pre-Round Routine:...

Team Record: 10-2 Sudhir's Singles Record: 16-0 Sudhir's Doubles Record: 21-1  Class of 2024 National Rankings: 301st, via tennisrecruiting.net 2020 IHSA Sectionals: 2nd Place Favorite Moment of Career:  Last year's Big 12 Conference Tournament. Sudhir was the individual champion and...

Team Record: 5-0 Passing Yards: 597  Rushing Yards: 225 Passing Touchdowns: 12 Rushing Touchdowns: 3 Pre-Game Ritual: "I listen exclusively to Country music pre-game." Hardest Part of Football: "The mental side of the game. Having to dissect everyone on the defense and know what they’re...

Castaneda has tallied 5 goals and 2 assists, helping his team clinch the Intercity Title as well as a 6-2-1 record so far. Fun Fact: Castaneda's record for juggling a soccer ball is 175. Pregame Routine: "I usually pray that everything could go well and hopefully no injuries happen to me or anyone...