By Fred Kroner Haylie Orton put together a six-ace, four-kill, three-block performance on Tuesday (April 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team remained unbeaten away from home for the season with a 25-18, 25-17 triumph at Effingham. M-S is 7-0 in road matches, including three in the past eight days. Caylee […]
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M-S 8th grade team rounds up 30th career win
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team held visiting Unity to one first-half point on Thursday (April 15) and the Bulldogs went on to post a 42-10 triumph. At halftime, M-S led, 28-1. Selah Campion became the fourth squad member to score in double figures this season, hitting a […]
M-SJHS 7th grade basketball on four-game win streak
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ava Yeakel and Erin Dallas provided an offensive spark on Thursday (April 15) as the seventh-grade Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team defeated Unity, 24-15, at home. Yeakel tallied six points and Dallas scored five points. On Saturday (April 17), Yeakel scored 10 of her game-high 18 points […]
Commentary: Remembering the 1996 Ogden tornado
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday was an anniversary for me. Not one that I care to remember, but one that I also can’t forget. There aren’t a lot of days in my past where I can recall exactly what I was doing at a particular moment in time. One exception […]
Bulldogs win second consecutive Apollo Conference title
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s path to a second consecutive Apollo Conference boys’ soccer championship was a difficult journey. The team had to play five league games in the final eight days of the season, ending with three road matches in the final four days. Two of those opponents were ones […]
M-S Volleyball heads into final game with win over Teutopolis
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Ranstead swatted 10 kills and collected five digs on Thursday (April 15) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team completed a season sweep of Teutopolis with a 25-11, 25-17 triumph on the road. Maddie Gaede had nine assists and Avery Allen wound up with four kills. M-S (12-2) […]
Bulldogs held scoreless by Effingham St. Anthony
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs were held scoreless and limited to one hit in their season-opener on Thursday (April 15) at home against Effingham St. Anthony. The visitors posted an 11-0 victory. The lone M-S hit was a double by Mateo Casillas. St. Anthony built a six-run lead after two […]
Bulldogs kick off season with doubleheader wins
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened the season at home on Saturday (April 17) by sweeping a non-conference doubleheader from Champaign Central. M-S had two complete-game pitching performances. In the opener, Aubrie Shore fired a three-hitter and struck out 11 in the Bulldogs’ 5-2 triumph. In the nightcap, Karley Yergler […]
Mahomet-Seymour Football ends season with loss to Unity
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com For the second week in a row, Cole Hubble returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but for the third time this season, Mahomet-Seymour’s football team suffered a loss against a state-ranked opponent. On Friday (April 16), eighth-ranked Tolono Unity (Class 3A) dealt the visiting Bulldogs […]
Ayla Finfrock and Mae Thomas to participate in Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Nationals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ayla Finfrock has her own horse. Mae Thomas does not. Neither fact has any bearing on where the two girls will be next week, and the opportunity that is before them. They have qualified for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Nationals, which will take place in […]