By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team improved its season record to 2-0 on Tuesday (Aug. 17) with a 2-1 victory at Normal Chiddix. Pinch-hitter Pierce Douglas broke up Chiddix’s no-hit bid with a fifth-inning hit. Matthew Kirby delivered a hit before Max Young’s sacrifice bunt attempt wound […]
By Fred Kroner Kate Severns pitched a three-hit shutout on Saturday (Aug. 14) as the Mahomet-Seymour junior high softball team blanked visiting Danville North Ridge7-0. Severns struck out nine batters in seven innings. A run-scoring double by Ava Yeakel lifted M-S into a 1-0 first-inning lead. The Bulldogs erupted for […]
By The Mahomet Daily Two players fired holes-in-one on Wednesday (Aug. 11) during Men’s Association golf league play at Lake of the Woods. They each aced the 17th hole, but shot from different tees. Gary Denzer, of Mahomet, used a 4-iron on the 196-yard hole. Witnessing his feat were Mark […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are a myriad of stories about how the coronavirus affected high school athletes. Missed games. Missed seasons. Missed opportunities. It has generally been viewed as a negative. For Mahomet-Seymour graduate Delaney Smith, some of the implications were positive. As a freshman and sophomore in the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s offense has struggled to start the junior high softball season, scoring three runs in its first three games. On Thursday (Aug. 5), M-S dropped a 7-0 decision at Monticello. Brooklyn Tufte was 2-for-2. Starting pitcher Addison Schulze struck out eight batters in six innings. On […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kyle Nofziger ran a race on Saturday (Aug. 7) that didn’t provide instant gratification. The Mahomet-Seymour senior-to-be was one of the participants in the annual RunMahomet event, a fundraiser for the Mahomet Area Youth Club which concludes with a half-marathon race. When the teen-ager completed the […]
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 […]
