Image courtesy of Patrick Cunningham on X. NORMAL, Ill.-Over the Thanksgiving break, the IHSA basketball teams in Bloomington/Normal saw a lot of action. Girls Basketball Normal Community had 4 games, where they started the season 1-3. The Iron played Normal West on November 22nd and lost 48-30. Their second game of the season was an overtime thriller against Bloomington High School, where they won 60-59. In the third game vs […]
NORMAL, Ill. — The 2025-26 high school basketball season for Bloomington-Normal teams is nearly underway. All girls games this week are part of the Intercity Girls Basketball Tournament. Normal Community opens its varsity season against Normal West on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The Iron return several key players but also graduated a strong senior class after finishing 27-7 last season. Coach David Feeney is ready to guide the team […]
NORMAL, Ill. -The 2025-2026 IHSA basketball season is here! The teams here in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Girls Basketball Normal Community is coming off an impressive season, finishing with a record of 27-7. The Iron look to produce similar or even stronger results this season with head coach David Feeney at the helm. Their first game is against Normal West on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. UHigh has high […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Week 3 of High School Football was all about the offenses in Bloomington/Normal. Bloomington High School continued its undefeated season after a victory over Manuel on Friday. The final score was 48 to 6, improving to 3 and 0 on the season. The Purple Raiders will host Normal West this Friday at 7. Another team is staying undefeated after the Ironmen of Normal Community were victorious over […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Friday Night Lights is back in Illinois as the IHSA high school football season kicked off on Friday. Normal University started the year off right where they left off, putting up 71 points as they traveled to Peoria to kick off their season. The Pioneers defeated Manuel 71-26 to start their year 1-0. Next week, UHigh will host Bloomington High School in their first home game of […]
NORMAL Ill. - With that, the regular season in IHSA football has come and gone. Next up on the agenda is playoffs, so let’s wrap up the regular season with one last recap.Normal Community won their last regular season game against Peoria 40-18. The Ironmen finished the regular season 8-1, 8-0 in conference play. They’ll host West Chicago in round 1 of the IHSA 7A playoffs Friday at 7:30 pm.Normal […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Week 8 is all but over in IHSA football, and with only one week remaining, things are getting down to the wire. Let’s take a look at the second to last regular season recap of the season.Normal Community continued its winning streak in week 8 with a road win over Centennial. The Ironmen got the job done with a 49-6 win. They’ll host Peoria in week 9 […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Seven weeks into the 2024 IHSA football campaign, all 5 teams were in action. Some surprises were in store, so let’s take a look at this week's scoreboard.Normal Community has seemingly solidified itself as the top team in Bloomington-Normal in Week 7. The Ironmen rolled through Daville 71-12. They’ll travel to Centennial on Friday for a 7 pm conference showdown.Normal West stayed in the win column with […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Through six weeks, there was a major upset and some interesting wins in the Bloomington-Normal high school football area. Let’s get into the action.Normal Community solidified themselves on top of Bloomington with a 30-point win. The final score was 44-14. The Ironmen had 166 rushing yards on the day. They’ll host Danville on Friday at 7 pm.Normal West took care of Waboneise Valley with a final of […]
