By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High volleyball teams bounced back from losses on Tuesday (Jan. 25) to earn a win on Wednesday (Jan. 26). The seventh-graders started the week with a 25-18, 25-19 loss at home to Tri-Valley. A day later, the seventh-graders swept past visiting Maroa-Forsyth, 25-19, 25-13. […]
By Fred Kroner Despite being short-handed, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling team captured wins in six of eight dual meets last week. On Tuesday (Jan. 25), M-S lost at Mount Zion, 54-45, and then defeated Clinton, 57-42. On Thursday (Jan. 27), the Bulldogs won at Prairie Central, 69-28, but lost […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s top-seeded eighth-grade boys’ basketball team won an IESA Class 4A regional championship at home on Tuesday (Feb. 1), downing second-seeded Urbana, 35-28. A day earlier, on Monday (Jan. 31), the Bulldogs started their postseason journey with a 35-25 triumph over fourth-seeded Champaign Jefferson in the semifinals. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mitchell Gallier’s productivity as a football player is an excellent illustration for success that also serves as food for thought. In the literal sense. Gallier, a Mahomet-Seymour senior, has committed to continuing his education and football career at McKendree College. Weather permitting, he will sign his […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In these trying and turbulent times, new normals are seemingly established every day. There are challenges to be navigated on a daily basis, whatever the profession. Not all concern how to implement safety precautions during the COVID era. Personnel at area high schools are reporting an […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ swimming team produced top-five placers in 10 events on Saturday (Jan. 29) and captured a third-place finish in the eight-school Urbana Invitational. The host Tigers won the meet with 436 points. Runner-up O’Fallon totaled 403 points. Third-place M-S ended with 341 points. Bulldogs who were […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team completed a sweep of Apollo Conference opponents and moved to within reach of a school record for dual-meet wins in a season after concluding the regular season on Thursday (Jan. 27) with two wins at home. M-S shutout Taylorville, 78-0, and then overpowered Gibson […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs split two home games last weekend, dropping a 77-68 Apollo Conference decision to Mount Zion on Friday (Jan. 28) before topping Normal West on Saturday (Jan. 29), 64-58. M-S led, 21-9, after one quarter and 30-25 at halftime. Blake Wolters posted a monster double-double against […]
The Bulldogs rolled to a pair of dual-meet victories on Tuesday (Jan. 25) at Mount Zion, defeating the host Braves, 69-10, before topping Mattoon, 57-21. M-S is 5-0 in Apollo Conference matches and 25-3 overall with a 19-match winning streak. Eight Bulldogs were 2-0 for the night, although just two […]
By Fred Kroner For the first time in 15 years, a girls’ basketball team from Mahomet-Seymour has reached the 20-win mark in a season. The Bulldogs achieved that rare accomplishment on Monday (Jan. 24) at Mount Zion, topping the Braves, 73-41. M-S still has a minimum of eight games remaining […]
