By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Mahomet-Seymour won the statistical battle everywhere but on the scoreboard in a Friday (March 26) Apollo Conference football game at Mount Zion. The host Braves defeated M-S 44-34. However, M-S held an edge in total offense (491 to 393), first downs (27 to 12) and in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night in boys’ soccer on Wednesday (March 24) by posting their fourth shutout and by scoring a season-high 11 goals. All seven Mahomet-Seymour seniors were key contributors, accounting for eight goals, three assists and two saves in an 11-0 triumph over Taylorville. […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Savannah Orgeron was chosen to the five-player All-Apollo Conference second team for girls’ basketball. The 5-foot-11 Orgeron led M-S’ 8-8 team in scoring, with a 14.8 average. She made 69.6 percent of her free throws for the season and had a 5.3 rebounding average. Orgeron finished […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Warren was chosen for one of the six first-team berths on the Apollo Conference’s all-league boys’ basketball team. The 5-foot-10 Warren led the 10-4 Bulldogs in scoring, with a 15.2 average. He was third on the M-S team with 16 three-pointers and had a team-high […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Josie Hess had 10 digs as the Bulldogs overpowered Teutopolis 25-13, 25-15 in a volleyball match on Tuesday (March 23) at Mahomet. Caylee Folken had 11 assists and three aces. Ainsley Ranstead put down seven kills. In junior varsity action, Teutopolis beat M-S, 25-10, 25-20. M-S […]
By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade M-S volleyball team pulled together to earn an IESA Class 4A sectional championship in their season-ending match on Thursday (March 18). Playing at Champaign Edison, the Bulldogs rolled past Edison, 25-11, 29-27. In the second set against the Comets, M-S had to overcome a 14-10 […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade volleyball team added an IESA Class 4A sectional championship to the regional title it earned a week earlier. Playing at Champaign Franklin on Wednesday (March 17), M-S ripped off a 25-14, 25-11 victory over the Knights. In the first set, the Bulldogs […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs netted 12 of 15 free throws and rallied for a 28-25 win at Mattoon in the season-opener for the eighth-grade girls’ basketball squad Mattoon held an 11-4 lead after the first quarter. “They were able to shake off the rust and fight back to take […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel scored eight points apiece on Saturday (March 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 30-19 triumph at Mattoon. Hannah Creel tallied six points. On Monday (March 22), M-S suffered a 21-19 loss at Paris Crestwood […]
By Fred Kroner The scoreless streak for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer defense ended on Saturday (March 20), but the Bulldogs were able to avoid a loss in an Apollo Conference match at home against unbeaten Mount Zion. The game ended in a 2-2 deadlock. M-S trailed 2-0. “Mount Zion was […]
