By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had two individual winners and one relay winner on Tuesday (Feb. 21) in the nine-team, non-scored Mount Zion Indoor track and field mini meet. Caleb Boykin was triumphant in the shot put (43 feet, 9 inches) and Cole Marshall took first in the triple jump (season-best […]
By Fred Kroner Savannah Orgeron scored 20 points and Durbin Thomas added 16 points on Tuesday (Feb. 21), but the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team dropped a 54-45 decision to Rochester in a Class 3A sectional semifinal game at Rochester. Scoring four points apiece were Abby Bunting and Chloe Pruitt. Thomas […]
By Fred Kroner In an IHSA Class 2A team-dual sectional wrestling match it never led until the 14th – and final – bout was completed, Mahomet-Seymour secured a return trip to the state quarterfinals on Tuesday (Feb. 21) with a pulsating 37-34 triumph over Chatham Glenwood in the Titans’ gymnasium. […]
The annual Lee Jessup Youth Leadership Scholarship established by the MAYC Foundation in 2018 to honor the memory and legacy of Lee Jessup will begin accepting applications beginning March 1st, 2023 through March 31st, 2023. Students who have participated in or have been impacted by Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans seeking to legally change the gender on their birth certificate will have an easier time under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker last week. “Here in Illinois, we recognize that gender transition is a personal journey that doesn’t always follow […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high wrestling team finished the regular season with an 18-5 record in dual meets. The Bulldogs will host a Class 2A IESA regional tournament on Saturday (Feb. 25). Schools can enter up to two participants in each of the 19 weight classes. The action at […]
By Brett McMahon The 2022 Cornbelt Fire Protection District Firefighter of the Year is Jack Koller. Serving the community has a deep family tie for Koller, whose dad, John is the current chief and his great-grandfather also served the department. The honor is a special one for Koller, but he’s […]
By Fred Kroner The magic numbers for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team on Saturday (Feb. 18) in the 24-school Urbana Sectional were 14, five and one. Fourteen is the number of personal-bests set by Bulldog swimmers. Five is the number of school records which were shattered. One is the number […]
By Fred Kroner Travis Hoffman was a double winner on Friday (Feb. 17) for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team in a six-school non-scored indoor meet in Mahomet. Hoffman won the triple jump (37 feet, 2 inches) and the 60-meter intermediate hurdles (9.75 seconds), both of which were season-best […]
By Fred Kroner Trey Peters scored 11 points on Thursday (Feb. 16), but the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team lost its regular-season finale at Lincoln, 41-27. Peters also led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds. Finn Randolph and Jake Waldinger each tallied four points. Wyatt Bohm handed out five assists and Dayten […]
