Category Archives: High School Sports
Normal Community steamrolls Sacred Heart-Griffin in opening week of regular season
Normal Community football beats Sacred Heart Griffin to kickoff the 2023 season, 54-14.By Jake FogalNORMAL – Expectations were lofty heading into the 2023 season for the Normal Community Ironmen...
Aug 26, 2023
Ironmen falter late, Pekin snatches 32-31 playoff win over Normal Community
No. 19 Normal Community Ironmen fall to No. 3 Pekin in second round of Class 7A IHSA football playoffs. (Blake Haas)By Jake FogalNORMAL – The 2nd round of the IHSA football playoff’s deliv...
Nov 04, 2022
No. 19 Normal Community rolls over No. 14 Hononegah 44-13 in round one of Class 7A playoffs
Normal Community Ironmen players gather round head coach Jason Drengwitz following win over Rockton Hononegah in first round of Class 7A playoffs. (Eric Lapan) By Jake FogalROCKTON – Normal Comm...
Oct 28, 2022
Prairie Central clinches Illini Prairie Conference title; stays undefeated with win over Saints
Prairie Central Hawks warming up ahead of their week 9 clash with Illini Prairie foe Central Catholic. (Neil Doyle)By Jake FogalFAIRBURY – The ground game attack that has been fundamental for Pr...
Oct 21, 2022
Normal West Wildcats rely on turnovers in Week 8 win over undefeated Peoria Lions
Normal West huddles before their Week 8 game against an undefeated Peoria Lions team. (Eric Lapan)By Jake FogalNORMAL – The Normal West defense made plays as rain drops soaked into the field at ...
Oct 14, 2022
Ridgeview-Lexington advances to 7-0 following Week 7 clash with Eureka Hornets
Ridgeview-Lexington huddles after their week 7 win over undefeated Eureka. (Eric Lapan)By Jake FogalEUREKA – Two unbeatens took the field in Eureka Friday night for Week 7 action in the Heart of...
Oct 07, 2022
Normal Community back in win column with Week 5 win over Bloomington Purple Raiders
Normal Community picked up a crucial Week 5 win over Bloomington High 35-7.(Blake Haas)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – As rain fell from above and lightning lit up the sky, tough playing conditions a...
Sep 23, 2022
Central Catholic uses big second half to topple Monticello in Illini Prairie Conference action
Central Catholic Saints celebrating their Week 4 win over Monticello 42-28. (Photo Courtesy of Eric Lapan)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The Saints are marching to 3-1 in the Illini Prairie Conferen...
Sep 16, 2022
Normal West claims Chili Bowl after blanking Ironmen in Week 3
Normal West celebrating it’s victory over Normal Community in the 28 edition of the Chili Bowl. (Photo Courtesy of WJBC’s Eric Lapan)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The Normal West Wildca...
Sep 09, 2022
Normal West Wildcats dismantle Champaign Central in week one of high school football
Week 1 of High School Football is back on WJBC as Normal West defeated Champaign Central 42-0. (Photo Courtesy of Blake Haas)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON-The High School Football Extravaganza on WJBC, spo...
Aug 26, 2022
