By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten seventh-grade girls’ basketball held off Charleston on Tuesday (Sept. 28) for its fifth consecutive victory. Courtney Fonte hit a team-high seven points and nailed two late free throws to clinch the 21-17 win. Hannah Martin added six points. On Thursday (Sept. 23), the M-S Junior […]
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Four MSJHS athletes compete in IESA State Golf Tournament
By Fred Kroner In its first year with a junior high school golf program, Mahomet-Seymour ended the season with its first top-25 boys’ state placer. Kelton Hennessy fired rounds of 38 and 42 for an 80 in the one-class IESA state finals on Friday (Sept. 17) at Metamora Fields. He […]
M-S Soccer holds fifth-ranked Morton
By Fred Kroner Senior Clayton Gibson managed a goal and an assist on Friday (Sept. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team fought to a 2-2 draw against Morton, the state’s fifth-ranked team. The halftime score was 1-1. Sam Henrichs had a goal and Titus Payne an assist for the Bulldogs. […]
Maroa-Forsyth defeats M-S tennis
By Fred Kroner Savannah Amatyleon and Lillie Hillard won singles matches for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team on Thursday (Sept. 23), but the Bulldogs dropped a 7-2 dual-meet decision to Maroa-Forsyth at the University of Illinois courts. At No. 5 singles, Amatyleon topped Emma Fawley, 6-4, 6-4. At No. 6 […]
Bulldogs win over Charleston volleyball
By Fred Kroner Libby Bodine had 15 assists and teammate Maddie Gaede added 10 assists and three digs as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team won at home over Charleston, 25-11, 25-17, on Thursday (Sept. 23). M-S (14-5) returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 28) at Lincoln. M-S is 5-1 in Apollo […]
Mahomet-Seymour finishes as runner-up at East Peoria Invitational
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour athletes finished within 53 seconds of one another on Saturday (Sept. 25), helping the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the girls’ East Peoria Invitational at Black Partridge Park. Eureka, ranked fifth in the Class 1A, was the team champion with a score of 78. […]
Nofziger finishes first at East Peoria Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Kyle Nofziger was the individual winner on Saturday (Sept. 25) in the East Peoria boys’ cross-country invitational at Black Partridge Park. Nofziger bested a 191-runner field, completing the 2.94-mile course in 15 minutes, 22.8 seconds. His winning margin was 5.6 seconds. Four seniors ran upfront […]
M-S Football moves into Class 5A rankings with win over Charleston
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs celebrated their entrance into the state football rankings (No. 10 in Class 5A) with a convincing 48-10 Apollo Conference win on Friday (Sept. 24) at Charleston. The win was the team’s fifth in a row to start the season, making them playoff-eligible. If M-S gets […]
Winters, McKinney earn spot on Apollo Conference team
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Winters won medalist honors on Monday (Sept. 20), winning the girls’ Apollo Conference golf tournament by three strokes at Mattoon’s Meadowview Golf Course. Winters carded an 18-hole round of 88 to headline the eight-player all-conference team. One teammate joined her on the all-conference squad. Kayla McKinney […]
Harvey, Courson named to Apollo All-Conference team
By Fred Kroner Senior Zach Courson was a repeat selection for the Apollo all-conference boys’ golf team after tying for seventh individually in the league meet on Monday (Sept. 20) at Lake of the Woods. Courson fired an 18-hole round of 81. Teammate Brian Harvey shot a team-best 79 and […]