By Fred Kroner After playing its first five games on the road, the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team ended the week with a four-game homestand and compiled a 2-2 mark in those games. In the home-opener on Wednesday (March 27), the Bulldogs overpowered Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 16-1. The following night, on Thursday (March 28), […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Mahomet-Seymour Edges Out Charleston in Season-Opening Boys’ Tennis Dual
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour won three matches in singles and two in doubles – each one in straight sets – and opened the boys’ tennis season on Thursday (March 28) with a 5-4 dual-meet win at Charleston. Two of the Bulldogs’ losses in singles came in three sets. The […]
Fancher’s Stellar Performance Leads Mahomet-Seymour to Impressive Win Over Urbana in Girls’ Soccer
By Fred Kroner Freshman Jaycee Fancher had a hand in every Mahomet-Seymour goal on Tuesday (March 26) as the Bulldogs upended previously unbeaten Urbana, 5-0, in a non-conference girls’ soccer match at Middletown Field. Fancher tallied two goals and assisted on three others. Gwen Cambron netted three goals, each one […]
Long Powers Mahomet-Seymour to Victory with Clutch Hits Against Teutopolis
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Raymond Long swatted a three-run home run to break up a scoreless game in the third inning on Monday (March 25) at Teutopolis to propel the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team to a 6-1 victory. Long also delivered a run-scoring single in the fifth inning. The other […]
Cambron’s Double Strikes Secure Mahomet-Seymour’s 2-0 Soccer Victory Over Metamora
By Fred Kroner Gwen Cambron scored two first-half goals on Friday (March 22) and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team made the lead stand up in a 2-0 shutout win at Metamora. Izzy Lietz and Hadley Grotelueschen collected assists for the Bulldogs. Goalkeeper Maggie Moore stopped all six of Metamora’s shots. […]
Ackman’s Varsity Debut Powers Mahomet-Seymour to 22-3 Victory Over Urbana
By Fred Kroner Senior Kody Ackman made his first varsity start on Saturday (March 23) at Urbana and earned the pitching win as Mahomet-Seymour clubbed the Tigers 22-3. In three innings, Ackman permitted two hits while posting four strikeouts. He was followed to the mound by Nolan Johnson and Max […]
Three M-S Athletes Medal in Indoor Track Meet, Dillman and Hoffman Score in 400m
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour athletes earned state medals on Saturday (March 23) in the Illinois Prep Top Times unofficial Class 2A indoor state track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Two of the placers earned their medals in the same event. Blake Dillman was third in […]
Madalyn Marx Secures 400m Crown at Indoor Class 2A track and field state meet
By Fred Kroner Madalyn Marx won a championship on Saturday (March 23) in the Illinois Prep Top Times unofficial girls’ indoor Class 2A track and field state meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Marx won the 400-meter crown with a time of 57.55 seconds. The event had 23 participants. […]
Mahomet-Seymour Dominates Weekend: Softball Team Sweeps Doubleheader with Impressive Offense
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team continued its offensive exploits on Saturday (March 23), sweeping a non-conference doubleheader at home over Galesburg, 13-3 and 24-5. The Bulldogs have scored 60 runs in their last three games. Ava Henderson went 5-for-5 in the doubleheader for the Bulldogs and teammate Madelyn […]
Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Soccer Narrowly Falls 2-1 to Defending Champions in Season Opener
By Fred Kroner Against the defending Class 1A state champions, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team opened the season on Saturday (March 16) with a 2-1 loss at home to Normal University High. The match was scoreless at halftime. After the Pioneers scored, the Bulldogs’ scored the equalizer when Jaycee Fancher […]