Community took home the Chili Bowl trophy with a road win over the Wildcats last season.

The Bloomington Normal Boys Lacrosse team ended the regular season 0-12 after suffering a 13-11 loss to Plainfield North (2-12) during May 8’s Senior Night match-up. BN came within two quarters of breaking their winless streak in the regular season finale, taking a 7-4 lead into...

Jaheem Webber announced his decision to decommit from Wright State University in a social media post on April 17; Webber will follow former Wright State basketball head coach Scott Nagy to Southern Illinois University to play for the Salukis. Nagy was named Bryan Mullins’ successor at Southern...

After their first winning season in Bloomington-Normal Boys Lacrosse program history last year, BN Lacrosse opened the 2024 campaign without a win, losing all three opening matches. BN started the season with a 14-4 defeat to Lemont, followed by a 13-4 loss to Lockport. In their most recent game against...

The Community boys basketball team secured a resounding 53-29 victory over the Downers Grove North Trojans Monday, propelling them into Friday’s 4A IHSA State Semifinals at Illinois’ State Farm Center. The 31-5 Ironmen tipoff against the 28-8 Palatine Pirates at 2 p.m. after the Pirates narrowly...

Heading into tonight’s 4A IHSA Super-Sectional matchup between the Normal Ironmen (30-5) and Downers Grove North Trojans (29-4) at Illinois State’s CEFCU Arena, it’d be easy to look at the team’s earlier encounter-a 40-35 Trojans win-and draw your conclusions.  But the box score from Jan....

The Ironmen boys basketball team take on 31-3 Quincy Blue Devils in tonight’s Pekin Sectional Championship game, hoping to prevent the storied program from adding to its list of accolades.  The Quincy program, which played its first game in 1907, has claimed Illinois high school records for state...

The 28-5 Ironmen boys basketball team faces the 27-6 Moline Maroons in tonight’s Pekin Sectional Semifinals. The 7 p.m. tip is the third straight season the two teams have matched up in the Semis. Community is hoping to avenge last year’s 68-51 season-ending loss, while Moline looks to a chance...

After being shut down offensively the past few weeks, Jaheem Webber led the Ironmen in scoring with 15 points in the Iron's Regional Title win over Rock Island. Webber lit up the Inkspot's dunk-o-meter with four dominant dunks. Webber will look to replicate that success when Community takes on Moline...

The 27-5 Ironmen boys basketball team hosts the 24-8 Rock Island Rocks in the IHSA Regional Championship Feb. 23. Community is eying a fourth straight Regional Title and the chance to hand the Rocks program loss number 1000. In Feb. 21’s opening round of postseason play, Community took down the...

The top-seeded Ironmen boys basketball team (26-5) aims for a fourth consecutive Regional title when they host eight-seed Minooka on Wed. Feb 21. The Indians’ 12-19 record might be misleading; after opening the season 3-13, the Indians have gone nine and six down the stretch under first-year head...

The Ironmen boys basketball team (24-5) hosts defending 4A champions the Moline Maroons Community’s final regular season home game, tipping off Saturday at 3 p.m. in a potential postseason preview. The Moline matchup has morphed into a rivalry in recent years, Iron assistant coach Mr. Matt Schweinberg...

The Ironmen boys basketball team takes on the Metamora Redbirds in a clash of two state-ranked teams in Saturday’s 2024 Midwest Crossroads Shootout at Normal West. The Redbirds, as of Jan. 31st’s Associated Press rankings, are third in Class 3A and the Ironmen seventh in 4A, with both teams...

Is time expiring on the no shot clock era in Illinois high school basketball? Community’s head varsity basketball coaches Mr. Dave Witzig and Mr. Dave Feeney hope so. While the IHSA approved the use a 35-second shot clock for regular season shootouts and tournaments two seasons ago, the shot...

The Ironmen boys basketball team take on the DePaul College Prep Rams in Saturday’s When Sides Collide Showcase. Community (18-3) tips off against the Rams (17-1) at 1 p.m. at Lisle’s Benet Academy looking for a win against an elite opponent.  Community’s three losses this season have all come...

The Ironmen (15-1) boys basketball team looks to extend their eight-game win streak Friday when they host the Peoria Richwoods Knights (12-3) in Big 12 action. The 7:30 p.m. matchup has large conference title implications as both the Ironmen (5-0) and the Knights (5-0) are undefeated in Big 12 competition.  Winning...

The Ironmen boys basketball team (7-1) are looking to rebound from their first loss of the season when they host the Rock Island Rocks (8-2) in non-conference action Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Iron fell 44-37 to the Thornton Wildcats Saturday, Dec. 16 in the Southern Illinois Classic. Despite leading...

Community's boys and girls basketball teams were announced as the top seeds in 44th annual State Farm Holiday Classic Large Schools division when brackets were released on Dec. 7.   The tournament tips off Dec. 27, with play running through Dec. 30 at venues across Bloomington-Normal. In the...

The Ironmen (12-0) return to the IHSA Football Semifinals for the first time since 2007, traveling to take on the Downers Grove North Trojans (10-2) on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. Last week, the Iron (1) battled back from a two-touchdown deficit to secure their spot in this week’s contest, while...

The Ironmen punched their ticket to the IHSA 7A Football Quarterfinals for the first time since 2015 with a 31-30 overtime victory over the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers Saturday at Dick Tharpe Field. For the second time in two years, one point would decide the Ironmen and head coach Mr. Jason...

The Ironmen head into Saturday’s second round of the IHSA playoffs looking to advance to the State Series quarterfinals for the first time since 2015 when they host the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers. Community (1) enters the contest outscoring opponents 494-72 and are coming off their fourth...

The Ironmen clinched a share of the Big 12 conference title with a 50-0 victory over the Peoria Notre Dame Irish on Friday, Sept. 13, improving to 8-0 on the season  The win puts the 3rd ranked Community 7-0 in league play heading into this week’s contest against Peoria Manual Rams (1-7, 1-6).   A...

The Ironmen (5-0, 4-0) sit atop the Big 12 Conference standings in sole possession of first place after last week’s 34-0 shutout win over the Raiders of Bloomington. The Champaign Centennial Chargers fell to 4-1 in conference play, losing to the Danville Vikings last Friday 25-12. With a road...

The Iron remain undefeated, tallying nine touchdowns on the way to a 63-42 win over the Peoria High School Lions on Sept. 15. Partial credit for the win, Community head coach Mr. Jason Drengwitz said, belongs to the Ironmen’s special teams. Ahead of the Week 4 matchup, Drengwitz said special...

The excitement is palpable as the Ironmen face off against the Normal West Wildcats in a game with conference title implications. Community and West both enter the contest undefeated; West sits atop the conference standings at 2-0 after last week’s 35-14 win over the Bloomington Raiders. The Iron...

Five Ironmen found the end zone in Friday’s 54-14 rout of defending 4A State Champions Sacred Heart-Griffin. Tailbacks Tommy Davis and Calen Taylor and wideout Mar’Quan Gary were key offensive contributors in the statement victory over the Cyclones, scoring two touchdowns apiece in the season...

The Ironmen football team has one goal in mind for the 2023 season–win the IHSA 7A Quarterfinals and “hang a banner,” head coach Mr. Jason Drengwitz said. To achieve that goal – a quarterfinal victory – the Ironmen must first make it to the quarterfinal round. Last season, the Iron fell...

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...

The Feeney family has a history of presiding over courts.  Sisters Sophia (’23) and Madison (’21) reigned over Community’s basketball and volleyball courts, tallying up All-Conference honors year after year.  Mrs. Amy Feeney’s husband, Judge Charles Feeney III has served more than two...

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...

The Ironmen’s season concluded after a 32-31 loss to the Pekin Dragons in the second round of the 7A IHSA playoffs Friday, Nov. 4. Pekin sealed the victory with an extra point from Mylee Hansen, the Dragon’s first female player in school history. Community’s head coach wasn’t thinking about...

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 their streak of five consecutive wins over the Pioneers in tournament play. Community takes...

The Ironmen will host the Pekin Dragons in the second round of the IHSA playoffs Friday, Nov. 4, after defeating the Rockton-Hononegah Indians 44-13 on Oct. 28 That was a game, Coach Jason Drengwitz said, many people didn’t expect Community to win. The undefeated Dragons are coming off a 51-14...

The Ironmen are 5-3 on the season after defeating Peoria Notre Dame in overtime 19-13 on Friday, Oct. 14. Community plays host to the Peoria Manual Rams tonight. With a win, Community will extend its streak of consecutive postseason appearances to 26 seasons. After posting a 10-0 regular season...

The Ironmen improved to 4-3 on the season with Saturday’s 47-26 victory over Dohn Community High School, keeping Normal’s playoff hopes alive.  Junior Brady Augstin was a decisive factor in the Ironmen’s win, playing a pivotal role on both sides of the ball.  In the first half of the “Clash...

A 50-43 triple-overtime victory over Danville kept Community’s playoff hopes alive with three games remaining in the season.   The Iron (3-3) look to extend their two-game winning streak as they host Dohn Community of Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. Dohn (3-2) enters the first-ever Clash...

Following a 1-3 start, Community’s 35-7 win over Bloomington on Friday kept the Ironmen’s playoff hopes alive. With the Big 12 Conference title out of reach, the Ironmen will need to win out in order to extend their streak of 25-straight playoff appearances. For the Ironmen to hear their name...

The Lady Iron soccer team hosted the 5th annual "Kick it for Max" benefit during the program's games against Naperville Central on Saturday, May 7. Proceeds from the fundraiser were donated to the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders in honor of Max Chapman, the nephew of head soccer coach...

Recognized by film buffs as one of the most influential directors of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s place in film history often goes underappreciated by modern audiences.  Hitchcock, the filmmaker behind classics like “Psycho” (1960) and “The Birds” (1963), directed over 50 films throughout...