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 x x By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Schools Foundation Hall of Fame will feature 35 members after […]
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Mary Kelly: A Trailblazer’s Journey from Wrestling Underdog to Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame
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 Whatever the movement, whatever the era, there is always a person or a group […]
Bodie Reeder: From Freshman Fumble to Hall of Fame Glory at Mahomet-Seymour
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 Bodie Reeder knew his high school athletic career at Mahomet-Seymour had to end better […]
Talynn O’Donnell Shines as Mahomet-Seymour Swimmers Set School Record, Place Third at Springfield Invitational
By Fred Kroner Talynn O’Donnell won an individual event and anchored a school record-setting relay on Saturday (Sept.14) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team took third place in the nine-school Springfield Invitational. O’Donnell won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:22.48. She teamed up with Raegan O’Donell, Lainey Howard and Caroline Mills […]
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 […]