By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nick O’Dea shot a 69 on Saturday (Aug. 7) to win medalist honors in the 2021 Lake of the Woods club championships. Second place in the low gross category was Ben Crane (72), followed by Andrew Lawson (75). The winner with the low net score was […]
By The Mahomet Daily Champaign’s Mike Gregory scored a hole-in-one on No. 8 at Lake of the Woods Golf Course on Tuesday (Aug. 3). Gregory used an 8-iron from 143 yards for the ace, which was witnessed by Adam Vallowe and Ed Gowler.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Perceptions don’t always match reality. Driving through a cemetery – who does that, anyway? – can reveal a view that is not entirely accurate. At Mahomet’s Riverside Cemetery (along Rt. 47 north), it appears there is a severely restricted area (on the south side) for more […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Peyton Cox had a goal to establish a standard of excellence within the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling program that could never be topped but – perhaps – one day could be matched. Wrestling for the school which has produced the most Illinois Elementary School Association individual […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are a finite number of hours in a day, but an infinite number of ways for Sara Jahn to spend that time. She has to be creative. That fits well in the life of an accomplished artist. Her oil paintings can bring an everyday scene […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The original Dynamic Duo was the television version of Batman and Robin. Mahomet-Seymour softball had a terrific replica last season in Aubrie Shore and Karley Yergler. The two teen-agers had a series of heroic feats. When the Bulldogs’ softball season ended in June, Yergler or Shore […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Imagine. Imagine transferring to a new high school as a senior. Imagine going out for the football team and, by the first game, being chosen as one of the team’s two co-captains. Imagine school starting and elections are held for class officers and being voted in […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Isabelle Leyhe became the first Mahomet – Seymour High School female wrestler to earn a state medal and earn All-State honors on Monday (June 21) when she placed eighth in the 113-pound division of the IWCOA girls’ state tournament. Leyhe compiled a 2-3 record at state. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mike Cagley savors the “good ol days.” Before his family moved to Mahomet in the late 1970s, he lived in Minier (west of Bloomington) and had a special reason for rising early. “I’d be up at 6:15 to look at boxscores in The Pantagraph (newspaper),” Cagley […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour varsity wrestlers earned state medals and All-State honors on Friday (June 25) in the IWCOA Class 2A tournament at the Bank of Springfield Center. Sophomore Mateo Casillas – unbeaten until the state championship match at 195 pounds – was the state runner-up after a […]
