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Iron girls basketball season ends in Sectional Finals loss: Season recap

Iron girls basketball season ends in Sectional Finals loss: Season recap

Jeffery Woodard, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 26, 2023

For the second year in a row, the girls basketball team’s postseason run came to an end with a loss in the IHSA Sectional Finals.  Community fell 60-42 to the O’Fallon Panthers on Feb. 23, extending the Iron’s Sectional Title drought to 18 years.  O’Fallon, led by Illinois State commit...

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Baseball season recap: Iron 15-5 midway through ’23 campaign

Baseball season recap: Iron 15-5 midway through ’23 campaign

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 26, 2023

At the halfway point of the Ironmen baseball team’s 2023 campaign, Community is 15-5 and 8-1 in Big 12 action–good for second place in the Conference. Power Pitching Head coach Mr. Ryan Short’s three-headed pitching monster has been chewing up batters.  The trio of Ethan Eberle, Troy McLeese...

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Ali Ince lead the field during the first lap of the 800 meter race at the Arcadia Invite with a split of 1:00.396. 
MacKenzie Browne ultimately would edge Ince out for first-place at the elite high school meet.

Ali Ince reaches half-mile milestone in Arcadia

Abby Ruebush, Editor-in-Chief
Apr 20, 2023

Ali Ince bested her personal record in the 800 meter at the Arcadia Invite on Apr. 8, shaving .81 seconds off of her previous PR.  The meet is one of the nation’s most competitive high school track and field competitions, hosting elite athletes from across the country.  Over the last 56 years,...

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Blasting Off: Baseball victorious in season opener

Blasting Off: Baseball victorious in season opener

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 25, 2023

The 2023 baseball season took off with a 10-0 Ironmen win over the Limestone Rockets on March 15. The Ironmen hope that their run-rule decision over Limestone is a sign of things to come this season. Jacob O’Day and Ethan Eberle threw a combined no-hitter in the season opener, which was called...

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Kenny Wills (left) has his sights set on qualifying for the State 500 freestyles championship final next year; Fujimoto (right) will continue his scholastic swimming career as a University of Kentucky  Wildcat next year.

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 freestyle finale, medaling in the competition’s longest individual race.  Fujimoto finished...

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Jaheem Webber goes up for a dunk against Peoria Manual on December 9 in a 40-36 loss.

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 Yorkville (26-6) by a score of 12-9. In the second period, something clicked.  The Ironmen...

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Gianna Rawlings led Community in scoring over United Township, sinking five 3s. 
Rawlings is averaging two 3s a game this season.

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

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 Sectional Title since 2005 when the team tips off at O'Fallon at 7 p.m. The Panthers are undefeated...

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The boys swim team earned its second straight Sectional title and advanced seven competitors to State at the Pekin Sectional Meet on Feb. 18.
Coach Heather Budak was named Sectional Coach of the Year at the competition.

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

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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After winning his opening match in the State Tournament on Thursday, sophomore Caden Corrells 48 wins currently stand as the wrestling programs season-single win record.

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 round ranked among the State's top five competitors in their weight class. Seeded second in the...

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Senior Sophia advances the ball up court in the season opener win over U-High.
Feeney averages 7.1 points per game, and leads the Iron in assists (18), steals (20) and deflections (20).

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

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 the program's all-time win record -- a record that had stood since the '94-95 season when Berny Chiaro's...

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

Inkspot Staff
Jan 10, 2023
Take a look at Community's statistical leaders heading into Wednesday's contest.
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The Iron dance team performs during halftime of a home basketball game. This season the team add performances during Communitys home football games to their schedule for the first time.

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 best finish in school history--Mrs. Mindy Ewalt announced she was stepping down after 17 years as...

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Senior Sophia advances the ball up court in the season opener win over U-High.
Feeney averages 7.1 points per game, and leads the Iron in assists (18), steals (20) and deflections (20).

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) in non-conference play, they look to extend a 14-game regular season winning streak that dates back...

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The six seniors walk arm-in-arm after talking to their coach on Senior Night.

From State Championships to Friendships

Six senior volleyball players' rivalry turns to camaraderie
Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter
Dec 1, 2022

“It was definitely like we were appointed to be enemies”—the Cavaliers locked in an eternal struggle with the Eagles—swords and talons drawn.  At least, that’s how it felt to Community’s libero Anna Dunne before her freshman volleyball season. Dunne, now a senior, attended Kingsley...

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Statement Games: Senior running-back goes all out in ‘Pink Out’ Games

Statement Games: Senior running-back goes all out in ‘Pink Out’ Games

BJ Dumas, Staff Writer
Dec 1, 2022

Six touchdowns.  Three over 50 yards.  For the past two years in the Week 9 action, the Ironmen’s Chris Taylor recorded standout performances on the gridiron.  Performances impressive enough to draw attention from schools like Illinois State, where Taylor will take the field for the Redbirds...

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