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 […]
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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 […]
Randolph Leads Mahomet-Seymour to Victory with Second Pitching Win, Team Dominates Clinton 13-2
By Fred Kroner Senior Finn Randolph picked up his second pitching victory of the season on Tuesday (March 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team won at Clinton, 13-2. In four innings, Randolph walked no one and struck out eight hitters. He allowed one earned run. Raymond Long threw the final […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s High-Scoring Softball Game Ends in Heartbreak with 24-23 Loss to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team scored a season-high 23 runs on Saturday (March 16), but needed two dozen runs to win the game and lost a 24-23 decision on the road to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. A-L/A-H scored one run in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out the […]
Mahomet-Seymour Eighth-Grade Volleyball Team Ends Season One Victory Short of State Trophy
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team finished the season one win away from earning a state trophy. In an IESA Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal match on Saturday (March 16) in Morton, the Bulldogs dropped a 22-25, 25-19, 25-15 decision to eventual state champion Morton. After being extended […]
Jayvon Irwin Leads Mahomet-Seymour Track and Field Team with Double Wins at Pontiac Indoor Meet
By Fred Kroner Senior Jayvon Irwin was the headliner for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team on Thursday (March 14) in a 28-school indoor track and field meet at Pontiac. Irwin was a double winner, outsprinting all competitors in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes. He established new career-best […]
Mahomet-Seymour Softball Faces Tough Start with Back-to-Back Losses
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Ava Henderson pounded home runs for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team in each of its first two games, but the Bulldogs started the season with back-to-back losses. Henderson homered and drove in three runs on Tuesday (March 12), but M-S dropped an 18-5 decision to Tolono […]