The Mahomet Daily will recognize Mahomet-Seymour High Schoolgraduates each week until graduation on May 28. Senior students will stillhave the opportunity to submit a photo and answer questions in theupcoming months. To participate, contact Principal Chad Benedict atcbenedict@ms.k12.il.us.
Month: April 2021
Athlete of the Week: Brayden Finch
Mahomet-Seymour senior Quarterback Braden Finch earns Athlete of the Week honors after being named to the offensive unit of the second-team in the Apollo Conference. Finch led the Bulldogs in scoring during the 2021 season, scoring 66 points. In his final game against Taylorville, which Mahomet-Seymour won, 56-0, Finch passed […]
Mahomet-Seymour community provides district with insight after first round of Bulldog Blueprint
The Mahomet-Seymour School District has completed the first set of community engagement meetings that are supposed to help guide the Board of Education in creating a facilities plan that will address capacity issues. The next meeting, which will focus on answering community questions and finding common themes from small-group breakout […]
Nine Bulldogs voted onto Apollo Conference All-League football teams
By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour athletes received acknowledgement on the Apollo Conference all-league football teams, voted on by the coaches on Sunday (April 25). Seven of the honored Bulldogs are underclassmen. M-S had three athletes selected to the all-conference first team and six others who were accorded second-team status. Representing […]
M-S Soccer opens Apollo Conference play with win
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened Apollo Conference action in girls’ soccer on Tuesday (April 27) at home and registered a dominating 8-0 triumph over Taylorville. M-S held a 34-1 edge in shots on goal. The Bulldogs’ halftime lead was 5-0. Both Cayla Koerner and Elise Hertling had hat tricks. […]
M-S softball falls to Normal Community and Pontiac
By Fred Kroner Aubrie Shore and Karley Yergler slugged solo home runs on Saturday (April 24), but Mahomet-Seymour didn’t have enough offense and dropped a four-inning 13-3 softball decision at Normal Community. Yergler had two of the Bulldogs’ five hits. Shore, Ashley Campbell and Maddie Cortez each ended with one […]
Bulldog baseball picks up wins over Pontiac and Champaign Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Nate McFall, Carter Selk and Will Sampson socked two hits apiece on Monday (April 26) as Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball offense more than doubled its season’s total for runs scored in an 18-3 four-inning triumph at home over Pontiac. In its first four games, M-S had tallied a […]
Commentary: Ammi’s day
By Zainab Susi There are no words to describe how important our mothers are for us. It has been almost seven years since I have lost my Ammi. I have an emptiness inside of me and a big hole in my heart. There is not a day that goes by […]
Competitive real estate market boosts March 2021 sales in Champaign County
Champaign County area home sales remained in positive territory for the tenth straight month while available inventory is still declining, according to data from the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. According to CCAR reports, home sales increased 17.78 percent in March to 265 sales from 225 sales in March of […]
Pritzker signs health care reform measure
By TIM KIRSININKAS & RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoistkirsininkas@capitolnewsillinois.comrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker declared health care “a right, not a privilege” Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, the last of four policy pillars introduced as part of an anti-racism agenda last […]