By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Ava Boyd won a regional cross-country championship on Saturday in a photo finish at the Olney girls’ Class 2A meet. Boyd and Centennial sophomore Brooklynn Sweikar each ran the 3-mile course at Olney Central College in 19 minutes, 13.78 seconds. The winner was determined by […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Bulldogs finish regular season undefeated
By Fred Kroner It took 100 years – plus another 28 days – for a football team from Mahomet to gain revenge on the gridiron athletes from Bloomington High School. Until the schools met on Friday (Oct. 23) in Mahomet, the only football game against the two non-conference opponents was […]
M-S soccer season comes to end in overtime loss to state-ranked Normal West
Third-seeded Normal West ousted fifth-seeded Mahomet-Seymour on Wednesday (Oct. 20) in a Class 2A boys’ soccer regional semifinal game at Normal West. The host Wildcats – ranked ninth in the state – needed two overtimes to post a 2-1 triumph. Normal West (16-3-6) led, 1-0, at halftime, but the Bulldogs […]
Bulldogs win Apollo Conference title
By Fred Kroner Tori Garner’s 11 digs helped carry Mahomet-Seymour to a volleyball win at Charleston, 25-10, 25-17, on Tuesday (Oct. 19) in the team’s final Apollo Conference match of the year. M-S finished 11-1 in league play and finished in a first-place tie with Taylorville. Sophie Zerrouki contributed four […]
Balanced scoring helps M-SJHS girls’ basketball continue to win
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 […]
M-S Tennis season comes to an end in Sectionals
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 […]
M-S Soccer places second in Apollo Conference
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 […]
Bulldogs on 12-match win streak
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 […]
Bulldog capture Apollo Conference title with shutout over Mattoon
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 […]
Bulldogs place 12th at IESA State Meet
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 […]