By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team bounced back from its first loss five days earlier to power past Normal Chiddix, 34-4, on Monday (Oct. 18) at home. M-S led 18-2 at halftime. The Bulldogs had two double-digit scorers. Courtney Fonte nailed a game-high 14 points. Hannah Martin tallied […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Savannah Amatyleon was one sectional victory away from qualifying for the girls’ state tennis meet after competing in the Danville Sectional on Friday (Oct. 15). The top four singles entries all secured state berths. Amatyleon dropped a 6-0, 6-0 quarterfinal decision to eventual champion Maddy […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Mitchell McAnally’s hat trick propelled the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team to a 10-0 triumph on Thursday (Oct. 14) over Apollo Conference foe Taylorville at Middletown Field. McAnally also had an assist as the Bulldogs closed league play in second place, with a 10-2 Apollo record. Anthony Ramirez […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team extended its winning streak to 12 matches on Thursday (Oct. 14) with a two-set sweep at home over Apollo Conference opponent Effingham, 25-8, 25-20. Maddie Gaede had 13 assists along with two service aces. Haylie Orton contributed six kills, three aces and one […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten football team used a career-best performance from senior Nolan Nierenhausen on Friday (Oct. 15) in an 18-0 shutout over Mattoon. The victory enabled the Bulldogs to claim the Apollo Conference crown without a league loss. Nierenhausen was the offensive workhorse. He was called upon 35 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High girls’ cross-country team placed 12th on Saturday (Oct 16) in the 27-school IESA state meet at Maxwell Park, in Normal. The Bulldogs’ five scoring runners crossed the finish line within 46.5 seconds of one another. Eighth-grader Madalyn Marx was the Bulldog leader. In […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is an expression that “many hands make light work.” If translated into a relevant statement for cross-country, it might be re-phrased: “many feet make quick work.” Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country demonstrated the validity of the sentiment on Saturday (Oct. 16) while accomplishing the greatest feat possible […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brigi Paris saw this day coming. The co-owner of Filippo’s Pizza, on Tin Cup Road in Mahomet, is not surprised that a milestone anniversary is approaching this weekend. Her role model father (Filippo Galbo) set the example with his work standard of excellence. “I watched Dad […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Elizabeth Sims captured all-conference accolades in cross-country for the fourth straight year on Tuesday (Oct. 12), finishing 10th in the girls’ Apollo Conference meet at Effingham Country Club. For the fifth consecutive year – the amount of time M-S has been an Apollo member – […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Joseph Scheele on Tuesday (Oct. 12) became the 14th Mahomet-Seymour athlete to win an individual conference cross-country championship in the 52-year history of the program. Scheele ran to victory in the Apollo Conference meet at Effingham Country Club, with a winning 3-mile time of 15 minutes, […]
