Junior Aron Varga is leaving his marks on the Mahomet-Seymour record books for the second year. Varga holds the record for the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.06. Earlier in the 2022-23 season, Varga broke a 2017 record held by Joshua Eckberg, swimming the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.26. at the Centennial Invitational. […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team began the IHSA state series with a second-place finish at the Regional competition in Chatham on February 4th. This is the highest place the team has achieved at Regionals since the team’s inception. All of the students competing advanced to the Sectional round of competition, which […]
By Brett McMahon When Stacy LaCour left his position as an account manager at WCIA in 2013, he knew there was something “more” in store for him. At the time, Ryan Dallas, a real estate broker, encouraged him to take the necessary steps to become a real estate agent. Once […]
By Brett McMahon Mahomet native Cal Joslin returns home with Sidewalk Prophets when the group brings its Songs and Stories tour to Grace Church on April 23. Joslin is the bassist for the Dove Award-winning group, whose hit songs include “The Words I Would Say,” “Keep Making Me” and “Come To The Table.” […]
By Mary Fortune To set the record straight implies the need to defend oneself. Blaming others for the bad, while simultaneously taking credit for the good, is narcissism. Men at the helm, attacking educated, successful women, is misogyny. Claiming to know what others think, including their likes and dislikes, is […]
Mahomet’s Boy Scout Troop 25 took the Yukon Jack Plaque at the 2023 Prairielands Council Klondike Derby on Jan. 28. The eight-boy troop participated in the one-day event at Camp Drake where they were challenged with pioneering skill issues to practice their abilities in the elements while also working on […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade basketball team began the 2022-23 season with 11 consecutive wins, finishing with a school record of 24. The Bulldogs won the IESA Regional title, defeating Danville North Ridge 49-31 on Jan. 27. They went on to lose to undefeated Rochester. Jackson Golden led the Bulldogs in scoring in […]
By Brett McMahon It was an unexpected compliment. A former employer told Kristina Robinson that she was the “most decently bold person I have ever worked with.” The phrase struck a chord with Robinson. But it wasn’t quite time to use those words. “I held onto that compliment and tucked […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team capped off their regular competition season with a seventh-place finish among 18 schools competing at the Heyworth Link Speech Tournament on Jan. 28. Students receiving individual recognition included: The team will compete in the IHSA state series beginning Feb. 4 at the Regional tournament in Chatham […]
*The following is a message from the Mahomet-Seymour Fastpitch Association It is that time of year to start thinking about 90-degree weather and spending time outside at the ball diamond! The Mahomet-Seymour Fastpitch Association is a softball program open to only players within the Mahomet-Seymour School District with the mission […]
