November 13, 2018
Coach Marcus Mann, has high hopes for the 2018-2019 varsity girls basketball season after, what he considers, an early exit from last year’s IHSA 4A playoffs.
With a talented roster of upper- and lowercl...
Ashleigh Brady, Managing Editor
December 15, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Boys Basketball, NCHS, Sports
Neon orange, sapphire blue, metallic grey, eggplant purple, and forest green. The Shirk Center stands were reminiscent of an artist’s palette. Fans were clustered with their like-minded and like-dressed peers in groups around the court, making it easy to identify the fan sections of each school. Normal Community and Central Catholic were the first Intercity face off, and it was clear from the beginning that the duel was...
February 14, 2016
March 19, 2015
Looking to build on the momentum of the Super-Sectional upset over #1 ranked Simeon, The 32-1 Ironmen basketball team will face-off against the 30-3 Vikings of Geneva on Friday, the 19th. Tip-off for the...
Tommy Lebow, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2014
Filed under Boys Basketball, NCHS, Sports
December proved to be a good month for Normal Community mens basketball. A strong performance at the State Farm Holiday Classic, despite being seeded 11th, showed that the Ironmen can play with anybody.
Normal Community entered the State Farm Holiday Classic seeded 11th out of 16 teams. With the low seed, NCHS was focused on playing well. The Ironmen accomplished their goal, upsetting South Holland Thornwood in the first...
Tommy Lebow, Staff Reporter
December 23, 2013
Filed under Boys Basketball, NCHS, Sports
The NCHS basketball season is underway. A strong sense of optimism at the beginning of the season has translated into strong play the Ironmen, even though a 4-3 record suggests otherwise. The Ironmen hope to continue their strong play as the season kicks into full gear.
Despite the team’s 4-3 start, head coach Dave Witzig likes the way his team has been playing. Witzig mentioned how important the leadership of the team’s...
Alexandra Marable, Editor in Chief
April 10, 2013
Filed under Boys Swimming & Diving, NCHS, Sports
Sectionals is the biggest event for the varsity swimming and diving team. It took place on Saturday February 16th at Normal Community West High School. All the varsity swimmers from teams all around Illinois compete to get a state time. But for those who don’t get a state time, this meet is a showcase of all the hard work they have put in this season and they will try to achieve a time they have been shooting for all se...
March 17, 2013
Senior Lance Bergmann has swum for the Ironmen all four years, for three of those years, Bergmann has represented the school at the IHSA State Swimming and Diving competition in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Bergmann...
February 27, 2013
The Ironmen (24-6) added an addition to their current 20 game-winning streak by beating the Danville Vikings, 63-40 in runaway victory for the unstoppable Ironmen This win will put the Iron in the final...
Tyler Durbin, Sports
February 26, 2013
Filed under Boys Basketball, NCHS, Sports
The boys basketball team added to their winning streak to make it 19 straight wins with a 53-45 victory over the Urbana Tigers. This was the last game before the team started postseason play and it was also Senior Night. The student section was the strongest it has been all year to send the seniors out with a bang.
The Ironmen have six seniors on their roster: Callen Boddie, Marquet Newsome, Trevor Seibring, Randy Heideman,...
November 28, 2012
NCHS turned out to be too much to handle for the BHS Raiders in Tuesday’s girls basketball game. The Lady Iron came out on top with a score of 38-32.
Both teams had exceptional defense throughout...
November 20, 2012
The Lady Iron basketball team once again fell short at their game against the Central Catholic Saints. The Saints came out on top with a score of 67-22. The Saints’ defense was clearly their strong...
November 18, 2012
The season opener on Monday for the Lady Iron basketball team definitely could have gone better. From tip off until the end of the 4th quarter, NCHS was at the mercy of the U-high Pioneers. Nothing se...
