By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the third time in four meets this season, junior Zach Courson posted the low score for Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team. He shot a 42 on Tuesday against Blue Ridge at Lake of the Woods and earned medalist honors by one stroke over teammate Brian Coyne. […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Lori Harvey settles in as pastor of Mahomet United Methodist Church
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Lori Harvey grew up in a life of change and adjustment. Though she was born in Illinois, she and her family that included four siblings moved frequently during her childhood, relocating from Oklahoma to Michigan, with stops in Pennsylvania and Colorado. The various stops served Harvey […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball remains unbeaten
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour maintained its unbeaten start to the junior high baseball season on Monday with a 6-1 victory at St. Joseph. The Bulldogs have played – and won – each of their first three games. Leadoff batter Camden Heinold sparked the offense against St. Joseph. He was […]
Tim Sinclair becomes public address announcer for the Chicago Bears
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tim Sinclair’s next announcing job will require him to bear down. The Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate was introduced on Monday as the next public address announcer for the Chicago Bears. He replaces Jim Riebandt, who resigned after spending 37 years on the job with the Bears […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf falls short to St. Thomas More
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Emma Yates shot a team-leading 46 on Thursday at Lake of the Woods, but M-S dropped a 184-205 decision to St. Thomas More. Ainsley Winters finished with a 50 for the Bulldogs. Other participants for the team were Gaby Davis (53), Maddy Clark (56), Emma […]
Bulldogs pull off dual-meet win over Champaign Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Juniors Erik Christianson and Zach Courson finished second and third, respectively, overall on Friday to help Mahomet-Seymour to a dual-meet win over Champaign Central at Lake of the Woods. Christianson carded a team-best 42 for the Bulldogs. Courson fired a 43. M-S edged the Maroons 177-179. […]
Winters and Yates record top Bulldog score at Charleston Lady Trojan Scramble
Ainsley Winters and Emma Yates teamed up for the top M-S score in Monday’s Charleston Lady Trojan Scramble. Their combined score was 44 at Charleston Country Club. Bulldogs Gaby Davis and Emma Dallas carded a 46. The Bulldogs’ other two-person entry was Chloe Merkle and Kayla McKinney, whose composite score […]
MSJHS Baseball kicks off 2020 season with win over Unity
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour opened the junior high baseball season on Monday with a 12-4 win at Tolono Unity in Brian Bajer’s debut as the M-S head coach. The teams were locked in a scoreless battle until the Bulldogs plated four runs in the top of the fourth inning. […]
Pogue to lead Mahomet-Seymour Track and Field Program
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Athletic Director Matt Hensley didn’t need to look far to find the next Mahomet-Seymour High School boys’ track and field coach. He was already in the building. In fact, the new coach already has a long history with the Bulldogs’ program. Keith Pogue served as the […]
Ten Mahomet churches provided summer lunches in Candlewood
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nine years ago, a summer meal program was implemented for residents of the Candlewood neighborhood in east Mahomet. While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered many of life’s routines as we used to know them, the Candlewood summer meal program – after undergoing a restructuring in format […]