Month: September 2019

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M-S Soccer gets third shutout

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Six players scored goals and the defense teamed up for its third shutout of the season on Thursday as M-S topped Taylorville 9-0 at Middletown Field. Eli Warren scored three goals and Kadyn Jones scored twice to spark the Bulldogs’ offense. Nate Lundstrom opened the night’s […]

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M-S Volleyball splits mid-week matches

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The scores were identical on Tuesday and Thursday, but the outcomes were different. Two days after the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team lost a 25-12, 25-17 decision to Effingham, the Bulldogs returned to the court on Thursday at home against Charleston and produced a 25-12, 25-17 win. M-S’ […]

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Snowplow drivers to join the IDOT team

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation today renewed its call for qualified individuals to step forward and apply for seasonal positions to help with snow-and-ice removal across the state. Through the department’s annual “snowbird” program, temporary snowplow drivers are hired every year on a full-time and on-call basis. “Snowbirds […]

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Central Illinois Brass Choir provides community for local musicians

Front row, left to right:–Herb Whiteley–Jay Guelfi–Emily Kroner–Brian Lauthen Second row, left to right:–Jeffrey Tolar–Devyn Gay–Jerry Loyet–Rob Rypka–Keith Pollok–Chuck Danner–Ed Harvey–Jan Luedtke–Marilyn Marshall Third row, center: Verlin Richardson, conductor By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not for fame. It’s not for money. It’s not for power. Nor is it for a […]

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McMurry leads Bulldog swimming

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ swimming Sophomore Olivia McMurry was the lone individual winner for the Bulldogs in Tuesday’s 114-55 dual-meet loss at Kankakee. McMurry won the 100-yard freestyle and placed second in the 200-yard individual medley. Eden Oelze took second in two events, the 100 butterfly and the […]