NORMAL Ill. - A quarter of the season has come and gone in IHSA football. Only two of the five Bloomington-Normal teams were victorious this weekend. And on that note, let's get into the recap.Kicking it off with Normal Community, the Ironmen lost to the Kankakee Kays 26-13. The Kays dominated on offense all game. This notches the Ironmen the first loss of the season, and they are off to […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois Wesleyan University BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan University has started offering direct admission to qualifying seniors at local high schools. As of Sep. 16, seniors at Bloomington High School, Normal Community High School, Normal Community West High School, University High School and Central Catholic High School now have the chance to automatically be admitted into IWU without having to even apply. According to Admissions Constituency Relations […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Week 3 in IHSA football has wrapped up, and we are now in mid-September. Once again, all five Bloomington-Normal teams were in action, so let's take a look at our weekly scoreboard.Normal Community is off to a 3-0 start to the season following a defining 56-0 win over the Urbana Tigers. The Ironmen fired on all cylinders of offense, defense, and special teams. This week, the Ironmen […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Week 2 of IHSA football has come and gone. All 5 Bloomington-normal area teams were in action, and without further ado, let’s get into it. The Ironmen of Normal Community hosted Normal West in a rivalry matchup and senior night. The Ironmen defeated the Wildcats in the Chili Bowl 48-7. The Ironmen will host Urbana next week for homecoming. The Wildcats, on the other hand, will travel […]
NORMAL, IL—Week one of high school football wrapped up this past weekend. All five teams in the Bloomington-Normal area won. The Normal Community Ironmen kicked off their season with a 55-12 win over the Richwood Knights. Next week, they will host Normal West in a rivalry matchup on Friday at 7 pm. The Normal West Wildcats snuck by in a close one over the Peoria Notre Dame Irish by a […]
Image Courtesy of Normal Marching Band NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal Marching Band has been invited to perform in the 2025 New Year's Day Parade in London, England. The group is comprised of Normal Community and Normal West high school members. The London New Year's Day Parade Committee had various people stationed throughout the United States to keep an eye on prospering bands. The Director of Bands at Normal Community […]
NORMAL Ill.- For the first time in the last eight meetings, Bloomington High School was able to defeat Normal Community 12-6. A game that was ran by the defenses. An opening drive 49 yard touchdown run by senior full back, Ean Haggerty would be the first and only touchdown of the game. Later in the first quarter, the Purple Raider defense would come up big on fourth down tackling the […]
NORMAL- This past Saturday, the Normal Community High School football team traveled to Chicago’s southeast side to play against Phillips High School in the second round of the IHSA playoffs. The Wildcats proved to be a tough test for the visiting Ironmen, defeating them by a score of 20 to 0. While the final score may have been disappointing way to end the year, this season will be regarded as […]
NORMAL - With seven wins and an IHSA playoff berth secured it may seem as if the Normal Community High School football team doesn’t have anything left to prove. Head Coach Jason Drengwitz and the Ironmen, however, still look towards tonight’s contest at Peoria as a statement game. A win would give Normal Community an outright Big 12 Conference championship, but a loss would result in a three-way tie with […]
