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, […]
By Fred Kroner Seniors had a memorable night on Tuesday (Oct. 12) as the Bulldogs reached a season’s high for scoring in a 12-0 rout at home of Apollo Conference foe Effingham. Eleven of the 12 M-S seniors notched goals and the 12th – Clayton Gibson – was credited with […]
By Fred Kroner Seniors Anna Lagacy, Olivia McMurry and Kate Raver celebrated their Senior Night meet at Urbana on Wednesday (Oct. 13) by joining Eden Oelze on the winning 200-yard medley relay. The foursome teamed up for a time of 2 minutes, 8.07 seconds. McMurry and Raver went first and […]
By Fred Kroner In their final regular-season meet, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team sent 10 seniors to the court on Tuesday (Oct. 12) in a 9-0 loss to Champaign Central. The Bulldogs finish the season with a 6-5 record in dual meets and return to action on Friday (Oct. 15) […]
