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...

Boys basketball used balanced scoring to pull away from Pekin in a 78-33 IHSA regional quarterfinal win Feb. 25, then turned its attention to a rematch with United Township in the regional semifinals Feb. 27 in East Moline. Head coach Mr. Dave Witzig said Community’s early tempo did not match its...

With five wins at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, Kendrick Lamar became the most-decorated artist in Grammy history with 27 career awards, passing Jay-Z’s and Stevie Wonder’s 25 and Kanye “Ye” West, who has 24. Lamar took home Record of the Year for “Luther” featuring SZA —...

Nico Salvati, Liv Lively and Rex Rowley share what is making them happy this week in the second episode of “The Up-Beat,” talking “Stranger Things,” the Chicago Bears and the “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” update.

Twenty-five points weren’t enough. Iron volleyball needed extras in both sets to beat Lincoln-Way West on Oct. 30, 28-26, 26-24, and claim a second consecutive regional championship. Community controlled most of the first set, building a six-point cushion before the Warriors rallied to 24-22. Senior...

Community will play for a second straight regional championship Oct. 30, hosting Lincoln-Way West (20-15) in the IHSA Class 4A final after sweeping Rock Island in a two-set semifinal. While the Iron didn’t face Lincoln-Way West in the regular season, head coach Ms. Christine Konopasek said the Ironmen...

Community hosts Rock Island (10-18) in the IHSA Class 4A Regional Semifinal Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. in the teams’ first meeting this season. 9-seed Rock Island snapped a four-match skid, eliminating the 8- seed Richwoods Knights in two sets Oct. 27.  The top-seeded Ironmen enter regional-play with...