Braeden Heinold picked up his 35th win of the season in an Apollo Conference meet which also included Mount Zion and Mattoon.Heinold won twice in that dual meet. The 5’10”, 150-lb. Senior picked up his 100th-career win with a fall over his opponent at Lincoln. This season’s highlights include placing […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Athlete of the Week: Grace Rodebaugh
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Grace Rodebaugh has been one integral part of the Bulldog volleyball team’s 2021 success. Rodebaugh kicked off the season with seven digs, six kills, and three blocks in a two-set sweep at Champaign Central. By mid-September, the outside hitter was chosen for the 12-person all-tournament team after helping […]
Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame: Fred Kroner
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. *photo by Heather Wanniger, Sweet Lemonade Photography BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Journalists know the story is never about them. Over their careers, they may thousands of stories, and at […]
Michelle Rolley opens Healthy Minds Counseling in Sangamon on Main
It’s not always easy to find someone to talk to. Michelle Rolley knows this. “I became interested in psychology in my teen years when I had witnessed individuals close to my family who were impacted with mental health concerns,” Rolley said. “I became keenly aware of the difficulty of finding […]
Touch-a-Truck event this Saturday
Mahomet Parks and Recreation will host their annual Touch-a-Truck event on June 5 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. at Barber Park. Police cars, fire trucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles will be on-site for children to climb in and ask questions about. This event is free and open […]
Mahomet-Seymour JH Girls’ Basketball: Christie Clinic Photos
Christie Clinic brings photos from the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team. To view all the photos visit: https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-JH-girls-basketball/.
Mahomet-Seymour WYSE team wins Regional
The Mahomet-Seymour Academic Challenge Team (an Engineering Competition) won their Regional last week: Mahomet-Seymour topped the pack at 495 points, a perfect score is 500 points. Champaign Central took second with 459 and Rantoul placed third with 156 points. Below are the individual results:Biology:2nd – Tony Huang3rd – Daniel Renshaw & […]
Mahomet’s Koller named Illinois Fire Chief of the Year
John Koller is not one to want attention — directed towards him. Even when he is named the Illinois Fire Chief of the Year, Koller immediately turns the conversation back towards his team, the Cornbelt Fire Department — an organization he likes to highlight. “It just speaks to the department,” […]
Regions in Phase 4 open to all sports, including basketball, football and wrestling
Dr. Ngozi Ezike said on Friday that regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID mitigations can play all sports. That includes higher-risk sports like basketball, football and wrestling. Under the IDPH guidelines, regions in Phase 4 expands the level of play allowed for all sports to allow play […]
IDPH moves Region 6 to Phase 4
The Illinois Department of Public Health has Region 6 (Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby, Vermillion) into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. “I am excited that 10 out of our 11 regions have […]