By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Marci Wireman’s retirement as branch manager at First Mid Bank & Trust will impact more than the bank’s customers, who will no longer have access to her friendly smile and unlimited expertise. It will have an effect on staff, who will no longer have their trusted […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour used a 22-12 fourth-quarter spurt on Saturday (Feb. 5) to grab an Apollo Conference boys’ basketball victory at Effingham. The Bulldogs prevailed, 54-41, after carrying a 32-29 lead into the final period. Blake Wolters led M-S with 18 points and six rebounds. Wyatt Bohm scored nine […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won its seventh consecutive Class 2A wrestling regional championship – eight if the unofficial 2021 meet is included – on Saturday (Feb. 5) in its own gymnasium. In the eight-school event, the Bulldogs accumulated 229 points. Runner-up Normal West ended with 205 points and third-place Centennial […]
By Fred Kroner Aron Varga won the 200-yard individual medley on Saturday (Feb. 5), helping Mahomet-Seymour win team honors in the seven-school Illini Prairie Conference Invitational at Stanford Olympia. His time was 2 minutes, 12.04 seconds. The Bulldogs amassed 265 points and edged Bloomington Central Catholic (260). Trailing the two […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour swept the top two positions on Monday (Jan. 31) in an indoor non-scored season-opening boys’ track and field meet at home against Fisher. Cole Marshall was a three-event winner for the Bulldogs. He took top honors in the long jump (18 feet, 8 inches), the 60-meter […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour held its own on Tuesday (Feb. 1) at home against Normal Community’s state-ranked boys’ basketball team. The Bulldogs dropped a 49-42 decision to the Ironmen, who are 23-1 overall and ranked fifth in Class 4A. Quenton Rogers led M-S with 15 points, to go with three […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team opened the week with back-to-back wins on the road. The Bulldogs decisioned Centennial 65-40 on Monday (Jan. 31) and then blitzed Urbana, 66-19, on Tuesday (Feb. 1). The wins move coach Garret Risley’s squad to within one victory of tying the school record […]
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. […]
