By Fred Kroner Senior Haylie Orton had four kills, senior Sophie Zerrouki had four blocks and senior Alayna Evans had four digs on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team tripped Mattoon 25-9, 23-25, 25-16. Orton added three digs and two blocks. Zerrouki contributed three kills and two digs. […]
By Fred Kroner A hat trick by senior Sam Henrichs propelled the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team to a 7-0 win at Charleston on Thursday (Sept. 30). Besides his three goals, Henrichs also had one assist as M-S collected its seventh shutout of the season and the fifth against Apollo Conference […]
By Fred Kroner For the third time in school history, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team won an IHSA regional championship on Thursday (Sept. 30) at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, in Champaign. The Bulldogs recorded a composite team score of 370 strokes to defeat runner-up Paris by 40 strokes in the […]
By Fred Kroner The state-ranked Bulldogs (14th in Class 2A, according to milepslit.com), had three runners crack the 20-minute mark on Saturday (Oct. 2) in the flighted Wheaton North Classic. Seven varsity races were held, with No. 1 runners competing with the No. 1s from other schools. “Our team competed […]
By Fred Kroner The undefeated Mahomet-Seymour football team took a 3-hour road trip on Friday (Oct. 1) and turned in its most dominating performance against another state-ranked opponent. The Bulldogs, ranked 10th in Class 5A, shined on offense and defense, blitzing ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Quincy Notre Dame, 41-0. M-S got […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods was the site for two holes-in-one during the last week of September. The first occurred on Saturday (Sept. 25) by Mahomet-Seymour sixth-grader Hunter Benson. He notched his second career hole-in-oe on the third hole of the par-3 course. Benson used an […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There was only one Tom Egelston, but in truth, every community with a strong tradition of success in sports or music or theatre has a person just like Tom Egelston. He was a willing volunteer, devoted to the cause, willing to spend countless hours to help […]
By Fred Kroner Olivia McMurry was an individual winner for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in a four-school meet at Normal Community. McMurry registered a come-from-behind win in the 100-yard backstroke. She was edged out for first in the 50-yard freestyle. Normal Community (213 points) captured […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Gianna Hill and sophomore Savannah Amatyleon posted singles wins for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team on Monday (Sept. 27) in a 7-2 loss at Charleston. Hill took down Emma Amaya, 7-6 (2), 6-2, at No. 5 singles. At No. 6 singles, Amatyleon handled Maci Mayhall, 6-2, […]
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half on Monday (Sept. 27) undefeated Urbana netted a second-half goal and made it hold up in a 1-0 boys’ soccer win over Mahomet-Seymour at Middletown Field. “Another solid game by the boys against a quality opponent,” M-S coach Jeremy Davis said. “We […]
