The Ironmen celebrated Senior Night in style with a commanding 59-11 victory over the Champaign Centennial Chargers in Big 12 Conference play on Jan. 14.  The win snapped Community’s two-game skid and improved the Ironmen’s record to 17-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play. The Chargers dropped...

The Ironmen grapplers head into tonight's Senior Night meet with a flawless 18-0 record, boasting the No. 16 ranking in Illinois. Under the spotlights of the Mrs. Kevin Yale Vernon Auditorium, Community will look to extend their dominant season as they host Olympia in a one-of-a-kind match to honor the...

The Washington Panthers denied the Ironmen girls basketball team’s quest for a third consecutive State Farm Holiday Classic title, handing Community a 61-43 loss on Dec. 30 and a runner-up finish. The championship contest marked an emerging rivalry as Community dashed Washington’s Classic trophy...

The Ironmen girls basketball team is undefeated after opening the season with eight straight wins, squeaking out a 38-37 win over the Edwardsville Tigers on the road Dec. 14. Saturday’s victory was a meaningful test for Community as Edwardsville entered the contest with a deceptive 4-2 record. The...

The boys soccer team capped its 2024 season with a 16-7-5 record, finishing second in the Big 12 Conference at 7-1-2. The Ironmen’s postseason run ended with a 2-0 loss to Edwardsville in the IHSA 3A Sectional Final on Nov. 1, marking head coach Mr. Matt Chapman’s first sectional final appearance...

The Ironmen girls basketball team secured a fourth consecutive Intercity Tournament title on Nov. 29, opening the 2024-25 campaign 4-0 on the back of statement wins and standout performances. After losing last season's starting lineup and welcoming 10 juniors to the roster, head coach Mr. Dave Feeney...

The Ironmen boys basketball team captured their second straight Intercity championship on Dec. 2, opening the season 4-0 with dominant wins over their Bloomington-Normal rivals. The Inkspot takes a by the numbers look at Community in the State Farm Bloomington-Normal Intercity Boys Basketball Tournament.   Check...

"The big, bad Ironmen are back." Those were the words Ironmen basketball head coach Mr. Dave Witzig heard as his team took the court at the Shirk Center for the 2024 State Farm Bloomington-Normal Intercity Tournament. And when the final buzzer sounded on Dec. 2, the remark rang true. The Iron...

The second state championship appearance in program history, a buzzer-beating dunk to win the sectional final, Ironmen head coach Mr. David Witzig’s 500th career win—The 2023-24 Ironmen had a storied season, to say the least. With a lineup packed with size and experience—including five seniors,...

The girls basketball team aims to secure a fourth-consecutive Intercity title when they tip off their season against the Normal West Wildcats on Nov. 23 at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk Center. This year’s Intercity tournament debuts in a centralized format at Shirk, with State Farm stepping in as...

Ironmen football standouts Calen Taylor and AJ Montoya were named members of the 2024 Class 7A All-State team by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association on Thursday, Nov. 14, an honor bestowed on just 36 athletes across the state. Taylor, a First-Team All-State selection, capped off...

The 10-1 Ironmen will travel to Chicago on Saturday to face the Mt. Carmel Caravan, kicking off Round Three of the IHSA Class 7A Football State Series at 5 p.m. Mt. Carmel’s 8-3 record is deceiving, Community head coach Mr. Jason Drengwitz said, “You have to take into consideration the Caravan’s...