By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Carter Johnson was the player who made the pitches last weekend in a game that ended in a no-hitter. The upcoming Mahomet-Seymour sophomore was credited with the win in a 4-0 victory for his summer travel-ball team, the Yard Goats. Anyone who has been associated with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the past decade, St. Joseph-Ogden athletic teams from nine different sports have secured top three finishes in IHSA state tournaments. It’s a continuation of a well-established tradition at the school which can be traced back to the 1960s. Interestingly, team success was sparse during that […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s longest current-tenured high school head coach is no longer Nathan Seal. He officially lost that designation on Thursday, his first day on the job at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School as the assistant principal and athletic director. “I have a lot to learn,” Seal said. For the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Reis Claybrooke didn’t have any difficulty in social distancing on Wednesday when he played golf at Lake of the Woods. “I was playing by myself,” Claybrooke said. He was tackling the par 3 course. “I play there almost every day,” the 13-year-old said. If practice makes […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Both of her parents were teachers. Her father was a coach. And, Jama Ryan was an athlete. Some would say it was a given she’d follow in their footsteps and seek a career in education, either as a teacher or coach. Jama Ryan wasn’t one of those […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com We live in a complicated world. Five months ago, we didn’t give a second thought to attending concerts or crowding into a 90,000-seat venue for a ball game. We gathered regularly for reunions, weddings and funerals. Restaurants and nightclubs were full of happy patrons who lacked […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com There’s a familiar face working with Mahomet-Seymour High School football players once again. Former head coach Keith Pogue – who won nearly two-thirds of his games during an 11-year stint as head coach – has returned to the staff as an assistant. He is working with quarterbacks […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Evan Herriott may have found a silver lining associated with COVID-19. The recent Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate was a four-year member of the M-S Marching Band and planned to audition for a position with the Illinois State University Marching Band. Musicians are like any of us; there […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not business as usual, but it is nonetheless back to business for Mahomet-Seymour athletes. The M-S district – along with others who are members of the Illinois High School Association – are entering Week 2 of a plan to get students who are involved with […]
*Editor’s Note: During a conversation with Bill this afternoon, he asked me to report that he is grateful for all the support and opportunity provided in Mahomet over his career. He said, “Thank you.” By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some people relocate a business and do so by moving across town. […]
