By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour opened the Apollo Conference portion of its schedule on Thursday (Sept. 12) with an 8-1 victory at Charleston. The scoring output of eight goals matched the team’s total for the first seven matches. On Tuesday (Sept. 10), the Bulldogs lost at home to Chatham Glenwood, 4-1. […]
Month: September 2024
Claybrooke Ties for Fifth, Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ Golf Places Fifth at Mattoon Invitational
By Fred Kroner Reis Claybrooke fired rounds of 71 and 73 and tied for fifth place individually with a 144 in the 32-team Mattoon boys’ golf invitational. The competing schools played a different course on each day of the event, which wrapped up on Saturday (Sept.14). M-S had rounds of […]
Anand and Smith Lead Mahomet-Seymour Girls to Second Place at Lee Halberg Invitational
By Fred Kroner Emily Anand and Cecily Smith placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 56th Lee Halberg girls’ cross-country invitational on Saturday (Sept.14) at Springfield’s Lincoln Park. Anand was timed in 19 minutes and 53 seconds on the 3-mile course. Smith finished in 20:09. Rounding out the M-S varsity […]
Mahomet-Seymour Cross-Country Takes Third at Lee Halberg Invitational with Five Top-21 Finishers
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour runners finished among the top 21 on Saturday (Sept. 14) in the 15-school Lee Halberg boys’ cross-country invitational at Springfield’s Lincoln Park. M-S placed third as a team. The Bulldogs’ leaders – placing within 20 seconds of one another on the 3-mile course – were […]
Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Tennis Dominates Kankakee Bishop McNamara with 8 Sweeps, Remains Unbeaten
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten girls’ tennis team not only won every match on Thursday (Sept. 12) at home against Kankakee Bishop McNamara, but the Bulldogs recorded 6-0, 6-0 sweeps in eight of the nine matches, including each one in singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Briley Miller and […]
Barker and Bosworth Lead Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball to Fifth-Place Finish at Lincoln Tournament
4o By Fred Kroner All-tournament selections Ellie Barker and Lily Bosworth sparked the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team to wins in four of five matches at the Lincoln Tournament on Saturday (Sept.14) and a fifth-place team finish. Bosworth pounded 42 kills to go with 12 blocks while Barker landed 37 kills and […]
Sycamore Edges Mahomet-Seymour 21-13 in Hard-Fought Battle; Bulldogs Lose Senior Star Trey Peters to Injury
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Many of the numbers in Friday’s Class 5A high school football showdown at Frank Dutton Field between Class 5A heavyweights, fifth-ranked Sycamore and ninth-ranked Mahomet-Seymour, favored the Bulldogs. M-S held possession of the ball for 30 minutes and 17 seconds, ran 79 plays and accumulated 22 […]
Dick Watkins to Be Honored in Mahomet-Seymour 2024 Hall of Fame for Transformative Impact on High School Band Program
M-S 2024 Hall of Fame class Mary Kelly, Class of 2002 Bodie Reeder, Class of 2005 Tom Shallenberger, Class of 1978 Dick Watkins, Teacher 1973-2006 Induction date: Friday, Sept. 20 vs. Charleston By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dick Watkins is accustomed to building from the ground up. Raised on a 350-acre […]
Christie Clinic: Recognizing, Preventing, and Recovering from Overtraining
by Macy Cialkowski, ATC, Department of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Christie Clinic Overtraining can be a serious issue for athletes of all levels, leading to diminished performance, increased risk of injury, and long-term health problems. As an athletic trainer, it’s crucial to identify the signs of overtraining, implement strategies to […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Reis Claybrooke
Reis Claybrooke has consistently led the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team in their early season meets, earning him this week’s Athlete of the Week honors. Claybrooke’s standout performance began on Monday, Aug. 19, when he shot a 70 and secured medalist honors in a playoff at the Urbana Tiger Kickoff Classic, […]