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Image courtesy of U-High Girls Basketball on X. NORMAL, Ill.-There was a lot of action this week for the teams here in Bloomington/Normal. Here’s the full breakdown: Girls Basketball Normal Community had a rollercoaster of a week, going 1-1. The Iron defeated Peoria Manual in a great game 57-48 on January 23. Then the day […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community Athletics on X. NORMAL, Ill.-The IHSA basketball teams in Bloomington/Normal saw a lot of action this week. Here is the full breakdown: Girls Basketball Normal Community has had a busy couple of days. On Tuesday January 13, the Iron defeated Centennial 60-36. Then on Friday January 16, they beat Normal […]
Image courtesy of Patrick Cunningham on X NORMAL, Ill.- The 2025-2026 IHSA basketball season has been a great one, and we are back from Christmas break to tell you all about it! Girls Basketball Normal Community has had a season full of ups and downs. After a slow start of 1-5, the Iron have gotten […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]