Community Sports

Fujimoto, Wills, & Community make history at IHSA Swimming and Diving State Finals

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter • Mar 23, 2023

Champions. That’s a title Josh Fujimoto and Kenneth Wills can forever boast after competing at the IHSA Swimming and Diving State Finals on Sat., Feb. 25. The pair showed their mettle in the 500...

Boys basketball face Moline in 4A Sectional after Regional Title victory

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter • Feb 28, 2023

The Ironmen boys basketball program secured its third consecutive 4A Regional Title on Friday, Feb. 24, with a 61-45 win over the Yorkville Foxes. After a quarter of play Friday, the Iron (20-13) trailed...

Girls basketball takes on O’Fallon in 4A Sectional Finals

Inkspot Staff, Inkspot Staff • Feb 23, 2023

Community's girls basketball team looks to extend its historic 31-3 run tonight when the Iron take on the O'Fallon Panthers (30-4) in the 4A Sectional Finals. The Iron look to claim the program's first...

Boys swim earns 2nd straight Sectional Title, sends 7 to State

Inkspot Staff, Inkspot Staff • Feb 23, 2023

The boys swim team took home first-place honors at the Pekin Swimming and Diving Sectional on Saturday, advancing seven athletes to the IHSA State Competition on Feb. 24-25.

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Wrestlers compete at State Tournament with records in sight

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter • Feb 17, 2023

Three members of the boys wrestling team -- Caden Correll, Cole Gentsch and Cooper Caraway -- compete at the 3A IHSA State Wrestling Tournament in Champaign this weekend, each entered Thursday's opening...

‘Not Incarnate Word’: Record-setting girls basketball team heads into post-season play

Inkspot Staff, Inkspot Staff • Feb 14, 2023

The girls basketball team looks to make history when they open post-season play Tuesday, Feb. 14, against the Moline Maroons (6-21). With a 69-13 victory over Danville on Feb. 9, the '22-23 team tied...

Iron’s undefeated streak on the line in Big 12 showdown

Inkspot Staff, Inkspot Staff • Jan 10, 2023

Take a look at Community's statistical leaders heading into Wednesday's contest.

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New coach, new challenges for Iron dance team

Christian Hofmann and Ava Yokley • Jan 10, 2023

A coaching change means new challenges for the Iron dance team as they attempt to sustain last season's success. After placing 26th in the 3A IHSA State Dance Competition in January 2021--the team's...

Girls basketball: Undefeated Iron face unbeaten Washington

Jeffery Woodard, Senior Staff Reporter • Dec 15, 2022

Community’s girls basketball team’s undefeated season is on the line as they face an unbeaten Washington Panthers squad at home Thursday, Dec. 15. When Community tip-offs against Washington (9-0)...

Last shot at State

Senior golfer Kalen Mapugay returns to State competition after two year absence

Tyler Chapman, Senior Staff Reporter • Nov 28, 2022

At the start of his senior golf season, Kalen Mapugay set a goal for himself -- to tee off in the IHSA State Finals. It was a goal he had met before. As a freshman at the Pekin Sectional in 2019,...

“New” Ironmen open season against U-High in Intercity action

Jeffery Woodard, Senior Staff Reporter • Nov 21, 2022

The Ironmen will hit the hardwood taking on the U-High Pioneers in the Intercity tournament Monday night at the Shirk Center. The Iron are looking to defend last season’s Intercity championship, extending...

By the Numbers: Ironmen boys basketball vs. U-High Pioneers [video]

Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo, Staff Writer • Nov 21, 2022

Take a look at how Normal Community's boys basketball team matches up against the U-High Pioneers ahead of the Intercity tournament [video]

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By the Numbers: Ironmen girls basketball vs. Normal West Wildcats [video]

Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo and Giana Rawlings • Nov 18, 2022

Take a look at how Normal Community's girls basketball team stacks up against Central Catholic in game two of the Intercity tournament [video]

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Doubles team Mayes, Sudhir looking to third trip to State next season

Zachary Knox-Doyle, Staff Writer • Nov 16, 2022

After back-to-back trips to the IHSA State Tennis Tournament, juniors Anna Mayes and Kruthi Sudhir are already looking forward to next season. The doubles team finished the 2022 2A State Finals...

Girls basketball starts season with a win, hopes of building on last year’s success [season preview]

Inkspot Staff and Brady Boyd • Nov 16, 2022

Community’s girls basketball team opened the 2022-23 season with the goal of building on last year’s success, a goal they took a step toward with Monday’s 54-27 win over the U-High Pioneers in Intercity...