By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team needed a two-out, walk-off double from Gavin Bailey in the bottom of the seventh inning to salvage a 3-2 triumph over Champaign St Matthew on Thursday (Sept. 3) in Mahomet. Bailey’s hit, combined with an error on the play, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Zach Courson continued his consistent season on Thursday (Sept. 3), leading the Bulldogs past Urbana 173-192 in a boys’ golf dual meet at the University of Illinois Blue Course, in Savoy. For the sixth time in seven meets, Courson posted the Bulldogs’ best score. His […]
The Bulldogs followed up on a team win in their first meet with another team title in their second meet, Saturday’s 11-school Charleston Invitational. “It will probably be one of the largest meets we run in this season,” M-S coach Jama Grotelueschen said. “Charleston and all of their volunteers did […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods has been the site of three hole-in-ones in a four-day span. On Wednesday (Sept. 2) it was Susan Bates’ turn. She aced the eighth hole (104 yards), using an 8-iron. Witnessing her feat were Dana Busch, Cheryl Easter and Carmileta Clark. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Why things happen is one of life’s greatest unresolved mysteries. How they happen is another story. This is Tricia Schell’s story. It traces how a person with a bachelor’s degree in education wound up not teaching, but instead found a professional career in a field where […]
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com Sophomore Ainsley Winters was the team medalist for the Bulldogs in a Tuesday meet against Monticello at Lake of the Woods. Her nine-hole tally was 47. Monticello won the dual meet 177-209 behind the women’s course record for a tournament round of 33 by Ashley Long. Other […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Zach Courson tied for second and Carter Selk placed fourth individually on Monday, but the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team dropped a narrow decision to Centennial at the University of Illinois Orange course at Savoy. Courson fired a 42 and Selk carded a 43. Centennial won the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Bulldogs needed a walk-off hit by Henry Wagner in the bottom of the seventh on Thursday (Aug. 27) to earn a 6-5 win at home over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Both schools entered the game with 3-0 season records. M-S tallied two runs in the bottom of […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high cross-country teams were victorious on Monday in their season-opening meets at 13 Acres Field. M-S defeated St. Joseph, 20-61, in the girls’ meet. The Bulldog boys earned a narrow triumph over St. Joseph, 24-31. The M-S girls had seven consecutive finishers, and they […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Most of us would like to see our life’s work move forward by leaps and bounds. Mahomet resident Dr. Timothy Fan has been satisfied to see his progress inch along. A veterinarian, Fan has devoted much of the past 15 years to finding solutions and treatments […]
