By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour battled back from a game-long deficit on Saturday (Aug. 26) to salvage a 1-1 tie at Dunlap in the season-opening boys’ soccer match. Dunlap netted a goal in the first 10 minutes and held the lead until the final 15 minutes when Isaac Warren converted a […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Football Mahomet-Seymour’s 19-game regular-season football winning streak came to an end in the 2023 opening game on Friday night (Aug. 24) at Morton. The Potters rallied with two second-half touchdowns and edged the Bulldogs 20-14 in a non-conference game. “We’re a young team and we […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Avery Allen totaled seven kills and seven digs on Tuesday (Aug. 22) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team opened its season with a sweep at Champaign Central, 26-17, 25-13. Ellie Dallas registered eight assists. Ellie Barker added six kills and three digs. Allen also contributed one block […]
By Fred Kroner In a junior high softball game where pitchers from the two competing teams combined to issue 31 walks, Mahomet-Seymour fell short at Champaign Jefferson, 23-13, on Wednesday (Aug. 16). Pfeifer Manuel scored four runs and collected two hits to lead the Bulldogs on offense. Joelle Snodsmith tallied […]
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Bradley Jones fired a four-inning no-hitter on Tuesday (Aug. 15) as the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team recorded a 19-1 win at Normal Chiddix. Jones walked two batters and struck out five. He did not yield an earned run. He was also one of the Bulldogs’ […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Adam Smigielski was the individual winner in the season-opening boys’ junior high cross-country meet on Thursday (Aug. 17) at Tolono Unity. Smigielski ran the 2-mile course in 11 minutes and 43 seconds. The runner-up was teammate Noah Crane in 12:01. In all, nine of the top […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In its season-opening meet on Thursday (Aug. 17) at Tolono Unity, the Mahomet-Seymour junior high girls’ cross-country team had the individual winners in both the 2-mile race for seventh- and eighth-graders as well in the 1-mile race for sixth-graders. Cecily Smith beat teammate Paige Jansen to […]
By Brett McMahon Afro D & Global Soundwaves will play their first show at Homer Lake on August 27. The band, which formed in 2019, is led by Pete Shungu, whose stage name is Afro D. Guitarist Mark White came up with the Global Soundwaves name and it fit nicely […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team opened its season – and the recently finished Middletown Courts at the corner of Main and Division streets – with a 5-4 upset win over Mount Zion on Thursday (Aug. 17). After splitting the six singles matches, M-S won two of three […]
By Zainab Susi Dear community! The disaster in Maui is heartbreaking and extremely sad to witness. The Hawaiian people have been welcoming visitors and guests for so long, it’s our turn to support them. I would like to fundraise for them, but in a slightly unconventional way. I enjoy cooking […]
