BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs are still searching for their first victory after falling behind at state-ranked Taylorville 30-10 on Friday before a fourth-quarter spurt created a 36-24 final. M-S is 0-2 and returns home at 7 p.m. on Friday to play Mattoon (1-1). Taylorville is 2-0. Clay Hubble’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Jameson Drinkwalter fired a 90 on Friday and posted the top Mahomet-Seymour score in the Danville boys’ golf invitational at Turtle Run. Brandon Collins carded a 92 and Sam Mitchaner shot a 93 for the Bulldogs. As a team, M-S placed 13th in the 18-school […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten (5-0) Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team rolled up 105 points on Saturday to beat both host Charleston (89 points) and St. Thomas More (12 points). Two Bulldogs were victorious in two individual events. Olivia McMurry triumphed in the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 38.36 seconds) […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com All-tournament selections Colten Brunner and Kadyn Jones led the Bulldogs to wins in two of three matches in the Urbana Tiger Invitational and a third-place finish in the eight-team event. M-S (4-2-1) opened with a 5-2 triumph over the Urbana junior varsity, a replacement for St. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball won four of its five matches – avenging its one loss – and earned the championship of Centennial’s tournament on Saturday. In pool play, M-S opened with a 25-20, 25-19 triumph over Dunlap before falling to Kaneland 25-23, 16-25, 15-5. The Bulldogs then handled […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had two top 10 placers and five among the top 20 in a field of 100 runners on Saturday and captured team honors in the girls’ Charleston Invitational cross-country meet. Elizabeth Sims was the third-place individual covering the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 2 seconds. […]
It’s pumpkin season! And Crowley Pumpkins, located at 435 CR 2500 N in Mahomet has a little something for everyone. The 2019 crop produced an abundance of pumpkins and gourds. After seeing the popularity of variety, the Crowleys are also bringing back an assortment of mums and fall flowers for […]
BY JASON SCHIFO In the summer of 2018, my family and I had the opportunity to attend a lecture at Answers in Genesis, given by Ken Hamm, its founding director. While I don’t agree with Ken Hamm on a number of topics and issues, the lecture he gave on race […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Delaney Smith has a new appreciation for people, their lives, their culture and their world. Smith spent a month in Finland as part of the States 4-H International Exchange Program. An eight-year member of 4-H, Smith’s focus has been on show horses and livestock, but after […]
Registration is open for the Mahomet-Seymour High School Homecoming parade, which will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Parade entrants can register at https://sites.google.com/ms.k12.il.us/stuco/home_1. The 2019 parade will be limited to 60 entrants. Parade-related questions can be directed to the Mahomet-Seymour High School Student Council sponsor Jamie […]
