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 […]
NORMAL, Ill. - At the midway point in the season of IHSA football teams are starting to find their true identity. For the most part, it was domination for the five Bloomington-Normal teams. Normal Community bounced back into the win column with a 42-0 win over Manual. The Ironmen defense stood tall to round them back to a 4-1 record. Friday they will take on Bloomington on the road at 7 […]
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 […]
