By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour posted one of its highest-scoring outputs of the season on Tuesday (May 16), outscoring seventh-seeded Bloomington 4-1 in each half for an 8-2 regional semifinal victory in a girls’ Class 2A soccer tournament match at M-S’ Middletown Field. Abby Bunting and Brielle Galvan each notched two […]
Month: May 2023
M-S 1600-relay wins News-Gazette Honor Roll girls’ track and field meet
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s 1,600-meter relay took home the first-place medals on Monday (May 15) at the 40th News-Gazette Honor Roll girls’ track and field meet at Urbana’s McKinley Field. Chloe Bundren, Kira Smith, Kara Carney and Emma Frazier teamed up for a composite time of 4 minutes, 30.18 seconds. […]
Bulldogs close out regular season with win over Danville
By Fred Kroner Katherine Severns pitched a complete game on Monday (May 15) and picked up the win as Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team closed out the regular season with a 6-5 victory at Danville. Severns allowed one earned run and walked one batter. Madeleine Cortez pounded three hits for the Bulldogs, […]
Normal Community tops Mahomet-Seymour baseball
By Fred Kroner Blake Wolters swatted two hits, Alex McHale scored two runs and Carter Selk drove in two runs on Monday (May 15), but the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team dropped a 9-3 non-conference decision at Normal Community. McHale had one hit as did teammates Tyson Finch, Selk and Cade Starrick. […]
Byron and Marshall win events at Class 2A boys’ track and field Sectional
By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour individuals and two of the school’s relays will be headed to the Class 2A boys’ track and field state meet next week at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. The Bulldogs’ qualifiers secured their advancement on Wednesday (May 17) by virtue of their performances in the […]
Victims of ‘deepfake porn’ and ‘doxing’ could have right to sue under pair of bills
By NIKA SCHOONOVER& ANDREW ADAMSnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.comaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Victims of “deepfake porn” and “doxing” would have a legal pathway to sue their perpetrators in Illinois under a pair of digital privacy measures that have so far received unanimous support in the General Assembly. House Bill 2954, which would allow victims of […]
Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
By ANDREW ADAMS& HANNAH MEISELaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comhmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job postings to include a salary range in a move they say would promote equity within the workplace. Meanwhile, a […]
MSJHS athletes secure spots at IESA State meet
By Fred Kroner It took three days, but the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade boys’ track and field team secured IESA state-meet berths in eight events. The 14-school Mount Zion Class 4A Sectional started on Saturday (May 13), but the meet was halted by weather conditions and concluded on Monday (May […]
Mahomet Soda Fest scheduled for June 10
By Dani Tietz The 2023 Mahomet Soda Fest is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 10. The event, hosted by the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce, will feature over 100 soda flavors along Main Street in downtown Mahomet. In its third year, the Mahomet Soda Fest will also […]
Roberts was top finisher for Bulldogs at Conference match
By Fred Kroner Junior Keaton Roberts was the top Mahomet-Seymour placer on Saturday (May 13) at the Apollo Conference boys’ tennis tournament in Mattoon. He finished fourth in No. 5 singles. Two teammates compiled 2-1 records at conference and finished fifth: junior Jacob Atteberry (No. 1) and sophomore Caleb Bushue […]