By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cliff Hastings doesn’t yet have teen-aged daughters – that day is on the horizon – but he understands the mindset of the age group. He works with teen-agers on a regular basis as the head coach of the ultra-successful Parkland College women’s volleyball program. Eight straight […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Ten Mahomet-Seymour athletes earned all-Apollo Conference first-team status this spring in either baseball, softball or girls’ soccer. Another four Bulldogs were chosen for the all-Apollo second team. In softball, senior Aubrie Shore completed a perfect 3-for-3 collection of first-team accolades. She was recognized by the Apollo […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Eight of the 12 Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers who participated in the Class 2A sectional tournament the Bulldogs hosted on Saturday (June 19) qualified for the state tournament. The lone M-S sectional champion was undefeated sophomore Mateo Casillas (195 pounds), who prevailed in the finals 7-5 in overtime […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com It took 84 years, but Mahomet-Seymour finally has its second track and field state champion in the high jump. Back in 1937 – when it was known as Mahomet Community High School – Paul Blue set a school record, winning the one-class high jump at the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Studying our history allows us to learn about – or in some cases, remember – events that otherwise might be lost forever. It also raises questions when we discover that what we now know isn’t the way it always used to be. Surprise! My recent history […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout his running career, Gabe Pommier has been surrounded by greatness. He was a member of Mahomet-Seymour’s state championship cross-country team as a high school senior (2016) and ran for Class 2A state runner-up teams as a sophomore and junior. On the track, Pommier was the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Andrew Norman would agree with the sentiments of actress Judy Garland, whose character in The Wizard of Oz claimed, “There’s no place like home.” For the Mahomet-Seymour High School senior, home base is more than a building. “Baseball is like my second home,” Norman said. “COVID […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Shaelin Ruzich was the lone state-placer for Mahomet-Seymour on Friday (June 11) in the Class 2A girls’ track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Ruzich, who was seeded in a tie for fifth in the pole vault, placed eighth with a vault of […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior C.J. Shoaf had a day that started well and ended even better on Thursday (June 10). The track and field standout signed a national letter of intent to continue his career next year at the University of Illinois. Then, he got on a school bus […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Twelve Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers have earned the chance to compete in their home gymnasium one more time. In the Sunday (June 13) Class 2A Lincoln Regional tournament, 12 Bulldogs placed among the top six in their respective weight classes to qualify for the sectional meet. That sectional […]
