By Fred Kroner In a 49-school field on Saturday (Sept. 11) at the First to the Finish cross-country race at Peoria’s Detweiller Park, Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team placed 11th in the Class 2A division of the meet. Separate races were held for 1A, 2A and 3A competitors. The 2A team […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s second-ranked (Class 2A) boys’ cross-country team ran away from the field on Saturday (Sept. 11) in the 10-team Halberg Invitational, in Springfield. The Bulldogs finished with a team composite of 44 points in the 53rd annual event. Runner-up Chatham Genwood had a point total of 93. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Led by its most balanced offensive attack of the football season, Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten Bulldogs took down state-ranked Mount Zion 35-27 on Friday (Sept. 10) in the M-S home-opener. Mount Zion was ranked seventh in Class 4A. M-S was ranked 15th in Class 5A, but will likely […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Surely I’m not the only person who associates memories of athletic teams by one or two individuals rather than by the entire group. When identifying the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs, I think first of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo even though there were nearly two […]
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jason Seaman is on the short list of top all-time athletes in Mahomet-Seymour history. A record-setting standout who competed in three sports all four years […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team split two matches on Friday (Sept. 3) and Saturday (Sept. 4) in the Urbana Invitational. In the first round, the Bulldogs were blanked by Geneseo, 3-0. In the second round, M-S topped Danville, 2-0. Clayton Gibson and Titus Payne had the M-S […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour stayed unbeaten in Apollo Conference action on Tuesday (Sept. 7), collecting a two-set sweep at Mattoon, 25-19, 25-17. Junior Libby Bodine led the Bulldogs (2-0 in the Apollo) with 16 digs. Junior Maddie Gaede had 13 assists and sophomore Avery Allen knocked eight kills. The Bulldogs […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team opened its season on Thursday (Sept. 2) by finishing second in a three-school meet at Pontiac. Washington amassed 146 points to win the triangular meet. M-S was second with 88 points and Pontiac (72 points) ended in third place. Two Bulldogs were […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Boys’ Golf team placed second in a three-school meet on Tuesday (Sept. 7) at Monticello Golf Course. The host Sages were the meet winners with a composite score of 162. Runner-up M-S had 169 and third-place Rantoul came in at 186. The Bulldogs had four of […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team grabbed four of the top six individual positions on Tuesday (Sept. 7) and won team honors in the Champaign County Meet at the University of Illinois Blue Course. Ainsley Winters was the runner-up, firing an 86 for her 18-hole round. Kayla McKinney […]
