By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coming up with innovative ideas is not the issue for Mahomet’s Alex Gorsuch. The challenge is creating interest in the novel concepts. “It’s easy to build hardware,” Gorsuch said. “It’s much harder to build hardware that a real customer with real money and a real problem […]
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M-S Baseball defeats Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
By Fred Kroner Five Bulldogs collected two hits apiece on Thursday (May 6) as M-S had its fourth straight game scoring in double figures, an 11-4 triumph at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Nate McFall, Nolan Nierenhausen, Will Sampson, Carter Selk and Chase Wagers sparked the M-S offensive attack with two hits […]
M-S Soccer remains unbeaten in Apollo Conference
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team continued its domination of Apollo Conference opponents on Thursday (May 5) by posting a 10-1 triumph at Lincoln. Against four Apollo foes, M-S has outscored the opposition by a combined margin of 34-1. Brea Benson, Emma Dallas and Cayla Koerner all scored two […]
Schoaf, Scheele take individual honors at Monticello
By Fred Kroner C.J. Shoaf won two individual events – and set two meet records – on Friday (May 7) in the 12-school Monticello Invitational. Shoaf, a senior, was dominant in the 110-meter high hurdles, winning by two seconds with a time of 14.45 seconds. The previous meet mark (14.50 […]
Bulldog wrestling tops Champaign Central and St. Thomas More
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The undefeated Bulldogs won two wrestling dual meets at home on Friday (May 7), shutting out Champaign Central 78-0 and whipping St. Thomas More 76-6. In four meets to date, M-S has lost just four matches, however 31 of its 52 wins have come by forfeits. […]
A Life Remembered: Andrew Cotner
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A Hall of Fame designation is forever. For the recipient, however, there is only an infinite amount of time to enjoy the recognition. Andrew Cotner had 46 days. The 1987 Centennial High School graduate – and Hall-of-Famer at his alma mater – passed away on Wednesday […]
Athlete of the Week: Karley Yergler
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Karley Yergler has entered the 2021 softball season poised to help the Bulldogs reach their goals. The 5’7” pitcher has accumulated 87 strikeouts in 43 innings. She’s earned a run average of .65 and a 6-3 pitching record by allowing just 19 hits. Yergler also has a 14-game […]
Shoaf sets new school record in 110-meter high hurdles
By Fred Kroner Senior C.J. Shoaf, who already owns one school record for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team, set a mark in a different event on Wednesday (May 5) in the team’s outdoor opener at Mount Zion. Shoaf was the Bulldogs’ lone double winner in individual events, taking […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls track places second at Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs won four of 17 events on Wednesday (May 5) at a four-school meet at Mount Zion and placed second. The host Braves totaled 121 ½ points. M-S ended with 97 ½ points. Third-place Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond finished with 35 points. M-S had a double individual winner in […]
Mahomet-Seymour Soccer shuts out Charleston
By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner was involved with four goals (two goals and two assists) on Tuesday (May 5) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team hit a season-high 11 goals in an 11-0 shutout at Charleston. Teammates involved with three goals were Elise Hertling (who had a hat trick with […]