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It was a record-setting season for the seniors of Iron swim as Sam Grojean and Wade Pyle medaled at the IHSA Boys Swimming and Diving meet.

Photos Courtesy of: Ironmen Athletics

Leaving a legacy: Pyle, Grojean leave their mark on Ironmen swimming

Andrew Naour, Sports Editor
Apr 27, 2026

By the time their senior seasons concluded at the IHSA state finals at FMC Natatorium, Wade Pyle and Sam Grojean had done far more than qualify for state meets and break records. They changed the trajectory of the program. Over the last four years, Pyle and Grojean anchored the most successful...

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Iron improve to 6-8 after back-to-back blowout wins

Iron improve to 6-8 after back-to-back blowout wins

Head drives in three, Engel doubles twice as Community rolls past Champaign Centennial
Inkspot Staff
Apr 17, 2026

Iron softball routed Champaign Centennial 17-2 in four innings Thursday, giving Community back-to-back wins for the first time since early April and improving the Iron to 6-8 overall, 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference. Centennial struck first with two runs in the top of the opening inning, but Community...

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The 2025-26 varsity softball roster.

Iron softball rides 20-0 rout into weekend

Community entered weekend matchups on a two-game win streak after a 20-run conference opener

Riding back-to-back wins capped by a 20-0 shutout of Bloomington, Iron softball headed into the weekend to face its stiffest test of the young season against 11-3 Dunlap. Wednesday’s run-rule rout lifted Community to 4-5 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play, closing out a challenging opening stretch that...

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Senior captain Allie Setzler scored five goals to lead the Purple Iron Cats in a 17-8 season-opening loss to Washington on March 18. Junior Grace Hertz added three goals for the co-op, which had its April 3 game postponed by inclement weather and is scheduled to face Dunlap on the road April 8.

Girls lacrosse drops season opener to Washington, 17-8

The girls lacrosse co-op opened its 2026 season with a 17-8 non-conference loss to the Washington Panthers on March 18 at Golden Babcook Field in Washington, dropping the program to 2-10 all-time against a familiar rival. The Purple IronCats trailed 8-6 at halftime before the hosts outscored the Community-West-Bloomington...

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Senior outfielder Beckett Weber is swinging a red-hot bat to start the year, going 7-10 with 3 2B’s and 1 HR.

Photo Courtesy of: Cooper Kearfott

No. 2 Ironmen reload, not rebuild

With 7 starters back, 4 D-I recruits, Community Ironmen enter 2025 baseball season ranked No. 2 in Illinois
Brady Phelps and Andrew Naour
Mar 31, 2026

After a record-setting 37-5 season that culminated in the program’s first state trophy in school history, the No. 2 state-ranked Ironmen enter 2025 hungry for more. Last spring, in his 20th year as head coach, Mr. Ryan Short appeared in his first state tournament with a star-studded lineup that featured...

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Experienced Ironmen chase sixth straight regional title

Returning scorers, a new goalkeeper and a demanding early schedule shape Community’s season outlook
I’Aria Blackmon, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 20, 2026

Girls soccer dropped its first two matches of the 2026 season, falling 6-0 to Morton on Wednesday, March 18, and 6-3 to Chatham Glenwood on Thursday, March 19, but the Ironmen still enter the spring with experience, returning scoring power and the goal of competing for a sixth straight regional title. Last...

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Senior Wade Pyle poses with his parents on senior night during a record-setting season.

Photo Courtesy of: Iron Athletics Instagram // @iron_athletics1

Pyle breaks multiple records as he eyes sectionals, state berth

Maddie Lane, Senior Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2026

Wade Pyle is finishing his senior season the same way he started it: fast. At Community’s Iron Invite on Jan. 10, Pyle broke his own school records in the 50-yard freestyle (20.79 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.68), lowering times he first set last season. Pyle added another record...

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The Ironmen cashed in on the success of Chase Kasten against the Bloomington Raiders. 
The sophomore lead the Ironmen with 26 points, shooting 76.9% on the night, while reeling in a team-best 9 rebounds.

Ironmen surge past Raiders 80-61 behind third-quarter burst

Kasten leads Community with 26-point performance
Inkspot Staff
Jan 31, 2026

The Ironmen used a decisive third-quarter run to turn a tight game into a comfortable home win, pulling away from the Bloomington High School Raiders 80-61 on Jan. 30. Community improved to 19-4 overall and 6-1 in the Big 12 Conference with the win, while Bloomington dropped to 8-16 overall and 2-6...

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