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Senior Sam LaKamp tallied her 1000 career assist against the Quincy Blue Devils on Oct. 3.

LaKamp to be honored for surpassing 1,000 career assists

Inkspot Staff
Oct 9, 2025

Sam LaKamp will be recognized during the Ironmen volleyball team’s home match Oct. 16 against Urbana for surpassing 1,000 career assists, a milestone she reached Oct. 4 in a 2-0 win over Quincy. Head coach Mrs. Christine Konopasek said the achievement places LaKamp among an elite group of setters...

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Building momentum ahead of the Intercity Meet, Community showed significant time drops in at the Sept. 30 home quad from the Iron Invite 10 days earlier.

Community swimmers eye benchmarks at Intercity Meet

Inkspot Staff
Oct 9, 2025

Community will host Thursday’s Intercity Meet looking to translate a season of incremental improvements into one of their strongest team showings yet. Head coach Mrs. Heather Budak said the Iron have seen “little drops all the way through the season,” even when results don’t fully reflect...

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Week 7: Coach Drengwitz recaps the Ironmen’s win over Bloomington, talks Danville [video]

Drengwitz on the 56-42 win over the Raiders, previews the Week 7 matchuop against the Vikings
Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps
Oct 8, 2025
Mr. Jason Drengwitz sat down with the Inkspot to talk the Ironmen's wild win over Bloomington and preview Week 7.
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AJ Ince, center, has led the Ironmen x/c this season, finishing no worse than 2nd in each of the team's meets.

Boys take 2nd, girls 4th at Randy Sharer Intercity Meet 

AJ Ince paces boys efforts this season
Anna Chang and Grace Powell
Oct 3, 2025

With four Ironmen placing in the top 15, the boys cross country team took second at the Randy Sharer Intercity Meet, trailing U-High 24-55. Senior AJ Ince led Community, finishing second in 15:51.02—28.84 seconds behind the winner from U-High. The senior has led the Iron’s efforts this season,...

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Jalen Smith recorded his first offensive touchdown against the Peoria Manual Rams. The senior looks to see an expanded role on offense as the season progresses.

Community set to battle undefeated Bloomington in Big 12 clash

Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps
Oct 2, 2025

The 4-1 Ironmen will look to hand Bloomington its first loss of the season Friday in a showdown with Big 12 Conference title implications. The two rivals are the last unbeaten teams in conference play. Community’s only loss came in Week 4, a non-conference setback against Class 6A No. 4 Kankakee....

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Senior Alana Whitfield has been a two-way force for the Iron, averaging nearly 10 kills per match with a .313 hitting percentage while posting one of the team’s top serve-receive ratings.

Iron finish 3rd in Intercity, fall to ranked rivals

Iron’s 12-match win streak ends with losses to Central Catholic, U-High
Inkspot Staff and Vidushi Shukla
Sep 30, 2025

Ironmen volleyball’s 12-match win streak came to an end Sept. 27 at the Intercity tournament, where Community split its four matches to move to 14-3 on the season and 4-0 in Big 12 play.  The Iron opened the annual event with a 25-20, 25-16 win over an injury-hampered Normal West then rolled past...

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Community’s senior leaders (pictured left to right—Berit Rice, Emily Hall, Piper Lowder and Alivia Larsen— are guiding a young Iron swim team through the 2025 season.

Iron swimmers show growth despite depth challenges at Iron Invite

Senior Piper Lowder continues to set the pace for Community, anchoring relay, leading with consistent top finishes
Inkspot Staff
Sep 30, 2025

Community’s girls swimming and diving team faced depth issues at the 11th annual Iron Invite on Sept. 20. Head coach Mrs. Heather Budak said that with only 14 swimmers available for the Iron Invite, she was unable to fill the full lineup across both the varsity and frosh/soph meets. “I need about...

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Week 5: Coach Drengwitz previews the Ironmen’s matchup vs. Peoria Manual, recaps Week 4 [video]

Drengwitz talks the upcoming Kankakee Kays contest
Andrew Naour, Sports Editor
Sep 24, 2025
Mr. Jason Drengwitz sat down with the Inkspot's Andrew Naour to talk the Ironmen's 28-17 loss to the Kankakee Kays and preview Community's Week 5 contest against the Peoria Manual Rams.
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Running back Cole Kretsinger's 111 yard, two touchdown peformance in the Ironmen’s 28-17 loss to Kankakee, put the senior at 478 rushing yards and six scores on the season.

Ironmen fall to Kankakee Kays after surrendering late fourth-quarter lead

Inkspot Staff and Andrew Naour
Sep 24, 2025

The Ironmen held a 10-0 over Kankakee after three quarters Friday night, but were outscored 21-0 in the game’s final eight minutes, falling to the Kays 28-17. Community led for all but the final 57 seconds of the game before Kankakee cornerback Cedric Terrell III sealed the comeback with a 33-yard...

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Undefeated Ironmen host battle-tested Kankakee squad in non-conference clash

Undefeated Ironmen host battle-tested Kankakee squad in non-conference clash

The Ironmen football team put its undefeated record on the line Friday night, facing a Kankakee Kays team whose 1-2 start masks the caliber of its competition. Community (3-0) will welcome the Kays (1-2) to Dick Tharp Field in a non-conference showdown—a rematch of last season’s 26-12 Kankakee...

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Week 4: Coach Drengwitz previews the Ironmen’s matchup vs. Kankakee [video]

Drengwitz talks the upcoming Kankakee Kays contest
Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps
Sep 18, 2025
Mr. Jason Drengwitz sat down with the Inkspot's Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps and previewed Community's Week 4 non-conference game against the Kankakee Kays.
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Week 3: Coach Drengwitz previews the Ironmen’s matchup vs. Urbana [video]

Drengwitz recaps Community's Week 2 win Normal West, talks the upcoming Urbana Tigers contest
Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps
Sep 9, 2025
Mr. Jason Drengwitz sat down with the Inkspot's Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps, recapping the Ironmen's Week 2 contest against the West Wildcats and previewing the team's Week 3 matchup against Urbana.
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West Week: Coach Drengwitz previews the Normal West matchup [video]

Ironmen football's head coach on the Big 12 implications of the Week 2 contest vs. the Wildcats
Andrew Naour, Sports Editor
Sep 5, 2025
Mr. Jason Drengwitz sat down with the Inkspot's Andrew Naour and Mr. Joel Swanson to talk about the Big 12 implications of the Ironmen's Week 2 contest against the Normal West Wildcats and recapped the Richwoods win.
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Establishing the ground game, Ironmen head coach Mr. Jason Drengwitz said, will be a key to a win against West.

Photo Courtesy of: Jeff Christopherson

Chili Bowl clash: Ironmen, Wildcats square off with Big 12 title stakes on the line

Community looks to extend Big 12 winning streak
Andrew Naour and Brady Phelps
Sep 4, 2025

Crosstown bragging rights and Big 12 title hopes collide when the Ironmen meet the Normal West Wildcats in the annual Chili Bowl Friday. West, ranked No. 9 in the Class 6A AP poll, enters Friday’s matchup at 1-0 after a 34-14 win over Peoria Notre Dame. The Wildcats are looking to build on last...

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The Ironmen opened their season at the Crimson Classic Tournament Aug. 29-30 in Aurora, going 4-1 on the weekend.  

Photo Courtesy of: @nchsironmenvb // Instagram

Iron volleyball opens season with renewed focus on mental skills

Vidushi Shukla, Senior Staff Reporter
Sep 4, 2025

After meeting with last year’s senior class, Iron volleyball head coach Ms. Christine Konopasek entered the 2025 season focused on more than just hitting, blocking and passing. She set a new priority: mental health and performance psychology. “Confidence came up again and again,” Konopasek...

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