By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Zach Courson and runner-up Jameson Drinkwalter each matched the season’s best scores on Thursday (Sept. 17), leading the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team to its third consecutive victory. The Bulldogs topped Rantoul 169-182 at Lake of the Woods. Courson fired a 37 and Drinkwalter turned in […]
The Lake of the Woods was the site for holes-in-one on consecutive days. On Wednesday (Sept. 16), Fred Peralta aced the fourth hole on the par-3 course. He used a 9-iron on the 70-yard hole. On Thursday (Sept. 17), Harrison Winter recorded his first career hole-in-one on the 155-yard 14th […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com They were teen-aged girls in the 1970s, attending Mahomet-Seymour High School and graduating one year apart. They were acquaintances who shared some similar interests, such as Marching Band and chorus. Decades later, they still keep in touch and exchange Christmas cards. They talked by phone earlier […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs dropped a 9-0 decision at Centennial on Tuesday (Sept. 15). At No. 1 singles, Amalie Fried won five games in a 6-4, 6-1 loss. At No. 3 singles, Emma Clements won four games in a 6-1, 6-3 loss and at No. 6 singles, Gianna Hill […]
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com Senior Olivia Ross secured top four finishes in three individual events on Monday (Sept. 14) as M-S opened its girls’ swimming and diving season with a 109-31 loss at Centennial. Ross was third in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races and added a fourth-place finish in […]
The Bulldogs had two top-10 placers on Monday (Sept. 14) in the Champaign County boys’ golf tournament at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. Zach Courson fired an 89 and tied for fourth place. Teammate Jameson Drinkwalter carded a 90 and tied for sixth. Other M-S competitors were Jackson White (95), who […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Sophomore teammates Ainsley Winters and Kayla McKinney placed second and third, respectively, on Tuesday (Sept. 15), leading the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team to its third consecutive dual-meet victory. Winters fired a 46 and McKinney shot a 49 at Meadowview Golf Course, in Mattoon. M-S edged the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Mills remembers taking his sons and his father to Cubs baseball games at Wrigley Field. One particular game stands out in his mind because it was the last time he accompanied his father Thomas, who is now deceased, to a game. Chicago’s starting pitcher that […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs swept the top three spots and registered eight of the top-10 placers on Thursday (Sept. 10) in a three-school non-scored meet at Mount Zion that also included Monticello. M-S’ Emma Frazier led teammates Emmaline Culp and Camryn Nelson across the finish line. Frazier’s winning […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs secured eight of the top 10 places in a non-scored boys’ cross-country meet on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Mount Zion for a three-school meet that also included Monticello. M-S’ Corban McMinn was the runner-up in the 35-person boys’ 2-mile race. His time was 13 minutes […]
