By Fred Kroner Aubrie Shore and Karley Yergler slugged solo home runs on Saturday (April 24), but Mahomet-Seymour didn’t have enough offense and dropped a four-inning 13-3 softball decision at Normal Community. Yergler had two of the Bulldogs’ five hits. Shore, Ashley Campbell and Maddie Cortez each ended with one […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Bulldog baseball picks up wins over Pontiac and Champaign Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Nate McFall, Carter Selk and Will Sampson socked two hits apiece on Monday (April 26) as Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball offense more than doubled its season’s total for runs scored in an 18-3 four-inning triumph at home over Pontiac. In its first four games, M-S had tallied a […]
New Mahomet mural highlights historical perspective
By FRED KRONER fred@mhometnews.com Angie Rolson pictured something different than what she saw – a simple brick wall – on the side of the Corn Belt Fire Department building along Franklin Street in Mahomet. Rockford-area resident Brett Whitacre has a vision for such walls, viewing them as blank canvases waiting […]
MSJHS boys’ track places second at Danville meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both the M-S seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ track and field teams placed second on Monday (April 26) in a seven-school meet at Danville North Ridge. Four Bulldogs won individual events: Blake Dillman (800 meters), Ethan Peterka (1,600 meters), Parker Wilkins (high jump) and Ty Clark (pole […]
Normal Community defeats M-S Soccer, despite late-game comback
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs got off to a slow start in their girls’ soccer home-opener on Thursday (April 22), falling behind Class 3A powerhouse Normal Community 3-0 before rallying to cut the deficit to a final score of 3-2. Cayla Koerner scored both of the M-S goals, the first […]
Tri-Valley tops M-S Softball
By Fred Kroner Visiting Tri-Valley scored two runs in the top of the seventh to squeak past Mahomet-Seymour, 6-5, in a non-conference softball game on Thursday (April 22). The Bulldogs had taken a 5-4 lead with a four-run sixth inning. Aubrie Shore, who has eight hits in her last nine […]
M-S Baseball picks up first win against Tri-Valley
By Fred Kroner Chase Wagers drove in the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Thursday (April 22) as Mahomet-Seymour rallied at home to beat Tri-Valley, 8-5. Wagers’ RBI lifted the Bulldogs into a 6-5 lead. Wagers and Andrew Norman each had two hits for M-S. Nate […]
Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball end season as Apollo Conference Champions
By Fred Kroner Seniors made an impact on Thursday (April 22) as Mahomet-Seymour completed the volleyball season with an unblemished record in Apollo Conference matches. In their home finale, the Bulldogs overpowered Charleston, 25-20, 25-18. M-S concludes the year with a 14-2 overall record and a 14-0 mark in Apollo […]
Mahomet-Seymour shuts out Taylorville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs closed their abbreviated football season on Friday (April 23) at home by shutting out Taylorville, 56-0. M-S held a 469-91 edge in total yards. “For a season that had its ups and downs, to finish the season like that is definitely icing on the […]
Wennmaker and Sieg win season-opening golf tournament at Lake of the Woods
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com MAHOMET – Eleven teams entered the two-person season-opening golf tournament during the weekend at Lake of the Woods. Emerging as champions of the two-day event, which ended on Sunday (April 25), was the duo of Matt Wennmaker and Ben Sieg. They were one of three groups […]