By Fred Kroner For just the second time in 19 matches this season, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team was held scoreless on Thursday (May 11) in its regular-season home finale, a 7-0 loss to Morton. M-S (11-5-3) returns to action on Tuesday (May 16) in a Class 2A Regional which […]
By Fred Kroner Madisyn White stroked two hits and stole two bases on Thursday (May 11), but the Mahomet-Seymour softball team dropped a 5-1 decision at home to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. White scored the lone M-S run. Kenadi Granadino had two hits for the Bulldogs and drove in the team’s only […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field squad won team honors on Saturday (May 13) in the 17-school El Paso/Gridley Last Chance Open. The Bulldogs amassed 161 points. Runner-up Ridgeview totaled 87 points. M-S had five individual winners to go with victories from two of its relays. Unlike traditional […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team made history on Saturday (May 13) with a 4-0 Apollo Conference win at Mount Zion. Blake Wolters fired a seven-inning no-hitter. It was his school-record third as a senior and the fifth by M-S pitchers this spring, which ties an all-time IHSA state record. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour qualified individuals for the Class 2A girls’ track and field state meet in six events and one relay during the Rantoul Class 2A Sectional on Thursday (May 11). Freshman Madalyn Marx led the way for the Bulldogs. She advanced in the 200 meters (second in a […]
By NIKA SCHOOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes inside of public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law after it received final approval from lawmakers this week. House Bill 1540 passed the Senate on a 42-11 […]
Coastal Carolina recruit Robert Byron won the Apollo Conference Championship title in the discus and shot put. He threw 148 feet in the discus competition, winning by 18 feet, 4 inches. He threw 46 feet in the shot put. A week earlier, the Mahomet-Seymour senior tossed the discus 160 feet, […]
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering creating a grant program that would send state dollars to grocers in Illinois communities that have few options for buying food. Senate Bill 850 would direct the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or DCEO, to establish the “Grocery Initiative,” […]
By Emilia Barajas As a society, I believe we fail to recognize how powerful negative and or positive terminology can be. As I conducted my research on domestic violence and body image I noticed that a big factor in both topics is terminology. With this in mind, something important to […]
By Fred Kroner In its home-opener on Tuesday (May 2) at the Illini Grove Tennis Court the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ tennis team won every match in straight sets against Taylorville and recorded a 9-0 victory. The M-S singles’ winners were Hayden Mitchell (No. 1), Quade Bristle (No.2), Jack Louis (No. 3), […]
