By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Schedule-makers didn’t do the Mahomet-Seymour football program any favors this spring. The Bulldogs wound up playing fourth-ranked Effingham in its opener and will face 10th-ranked Mount Zion in Week 2. On Friday (March 19), with 13 squad members missing for an assortment of reasons (including Spring […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs on Thursday (March 18) continued a pattern that started in the team’s opener earlier in the week. The M-S volleyball team lost the first set to an Apollo Conference opponent before rallying for a victory in three sets. In their home opener, the Bulldogs topped […]
By Fred Kroner Four days after completing his basketball season, senior Eli Warren made a major contribution to the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team. On Tuesday (March 16), Warren tallied four goals and added three assists as the Bulldogs blanked Effingham, 7-0, in an Apollo Conference match at Middletown School. Warren’s […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Senior Ainsley Ranstead (12) and freshman Avery Allen (11) reached double figures in kills on Tuesday (March 16) as Mahomet-Seymour battled back from a one-set deficit to win its Apollo Conference volleyball opener at Mount Zion, 16-25, 25-14, 29-27. Haylie Orton landed six aces and chipped […]
By Fred Kroner The top-seeded Bulldogs had a successful start to their postseason on Saturday (March 13), overpowering fourth-seeded Charleston in an IESA Class 4A regional semifinal match at home, 25-7, 25-10. The 17 points allowed was the third-fewest against the team this year. The Bulldogs took control from the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ seventh-grade volleyball team captured an IESA Class 4A regional championship at home on Wednesday (March 10). Top-seeded M-S needed three sets to defeat second-seeded Effingham, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22. The Bulldogs spurted ahead,15-6, in the first set, sparked by a five-point service run by Ava […]
By Fred Kroner After two matches, both at home, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team has not permitted a goal. However, the Bulldogs were not able to capture a win in their second game, battling to a 0-0 draw on Saturday (March 13) at Middletown Field against Champaign Central. In 2019 – […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour freshman Aron Varga finished the boys’ swimming season exactly the same way as he started it. Back on Feb. 13, in his high school debut, Varga broke the school record in the 200-yard individual medley. In his season finale on Wednesday (March 10), he lowered his […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Chloe Pruitt saved her best for the last in the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball season, which ended on Saturday (March 13). The 5-foot-9 Pruitt put together a 27-point, 14-rebound effort in the Bulldogs’ home finale as M-S rallied to beat Bloomington Central Catholic, 61-56. Pruitt became the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Friday (March 12) was Senior Night for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team and what a night it was for the seniors. The six Bulldog seniors – four of whom were starters – combined to score 56 points and pull down 20 rebounds. Their offensive contribution was […]
