By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior DeAngelo Hughey was the only male athlete in Class 2A to place among the top eight runners in both the 200- and 400-meter sprint races on Saturday (March 25) in the Illinois Top Times unofficial indoor state meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. He […]
Month: March 2023
Additional early voting sites open on March 27
The Champaign County Clerk’s office opened additional early voting sites in Champaign County opened on March 27. All early voting sites are vote centers and available to any voter, or any person eligible to be a voter, in Champaign County for early voting and on Election Day from 6AM-7PM. Early […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie Receives Highest National Recognition
Mahomet’s Museum of the Grand Prairie has once again been recognized with accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). The honor, which is afforded to the nation’s top museums has been bestowed on the Champaign County Forest Preserve property for 50 years. The Museum first achieved this status in […]
Brandon Rose named girls’ basketball coach at Rochester
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brandon Rose’s career path was forged when he was a fourth-grade student at Mahomet’s Lincoln Trail Elementary School. He just didn’t realize it during the 1997-98 school year. By the time he graduated from Mahomet-Seymour High School in 2006, Rose had participated in football and basketball […]
House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline looms
By Capitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois House passed 41 bills to the Senate Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food containers, bills focusing on gender inclusivity in state law and a requirement that expectant parents have a “duty” to split […]
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control. House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Democratic […]
Mahomet-Seymour soccer ties Metamora
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half, Mahomet-Seymour’s Paislee Welge scored a goal, assisted by Holland Martin, but Metamora netted the equalizier in the final two minutes to salvage a 1-1 tie in a girls’ soccer match played at the Rantoul Sports Complex turf fields on Wednesday (March 22). […]
Tolono Unity tops Mahomet-Seymour softball in season opener
By Fred Kroner Madelyn Logsdon and Jenna Wade each drilled two hits on Monday (March 20) for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team, which dropped a 7-3 decision at Tolono Unity in its season-opener. Madeleine Cortez hit a two-run double in the third inning for the Bulldogs. Wade drove in the team’s […]
Wolters helps Bulldogs to win over Danville in front of MLB scouts
By Fred Kroner With more than 20 major league baseball scouts in attendance on Monday (March 20) at Danville Stadium, Mahomet-Seymour senior Blake Wolters made an impressive showing in his first pitching assignment of the spring. Wolters pitched a three-inning no-hitter – getting nine outs by strikeout – and issued […]
DeAngelo Hughey places four in 200 at USATF Indoor National Championships
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior DeAngelo Hughey placed fourth on Saturday (March 18) in the 200-meter run for 17-18-year-old boys in the USATF Indoor National Championships, in Louisville, Ky. His time in the finals was 22.48 seconds. He had qualified in third with a personal-best time of 22.35 seconds. The […]