By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Chloe Hanson and Isabel Lietz don’t need someone to tell them they are special. They were born that way. Officially, they only celebrate a birthday on the day they were born every four years. Hanson will celebrate for the sixth time on Saturday. For Lietz, it will […]
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Seth Schutte preaches without shoes on “Holy Ground”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are reasons, Seth Schutte has learned, why things do happen and why they should happen. Sometimes these events are obvious and take place quickly. Other times, they are more veiled and take longer to materialize. Schutte is a Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate, Class of 2002. […]
Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling advances to IHSA 2A State
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the 18th time in the 37-year history of the IHSA dual-meet state series in wrestling, Mahomet-Seymour has advanced its full team to the Elite Eight. The Bulldogs earned their berth on Tuesday with a resounding 71-10 triumph over host Lincoln in a Class 2A sectional […]
Mahomet-Seymour Swimming places fourth at Centennial Sectional
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs placed fourth on Saturday in the Centennial Sectional. Nineteen schools scored points at the single-class meet. M-S totaled 95 points. Meet champion Champaign Central amassed 269 points and was followed by Centennial (253) and Charleston (121). The Bulldogs finished among the top four teams in […]
C.J. Shoaf’s school record also ranks him 5th nationally
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com C.J. Shoaf continues to reach new heights during the indoor portion of the Bulldogs’ track and field season. On Saturday at the Normal West Invitational, Shoaf re-broke the school record in the high jump. He cleared 6 feet, 10 inches and coach Todd Lafond said, “came within […]
Renshaw places 5th in Class 2A IHSA State, strong showings for Buchanan and Granadino
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com All three of the Bulldogs’ individual state-qualifiers won matches at the UI State Farm Center and junior Daniel Renshaw posted four wins and placed fifth in the Class 2A 220-pound division. Renshaw’s only losses in the state tournament were to the eventual champion, unbeaten Apollo Gothard, from […]
Coleman and Essien lead Bulldogs over Charleston
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ winning streak hit eight games Friday night in a 67-43 Apollo Conference triumph at Charleston. Grant Coleman scored 19 points and Kobe Essien fired in 14 points as M-S dispatched the Trojans for the second time this season by at least 20 points. Essien posted […]
Rosenbery, Evens and Wheeler leave legacy to build upon
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When the girls’ basketball season ended on Thursday with a loss in the Class 3A regional championship game at Decatur MacArthur, Mahomet-Seymour was able to reflect on the season that was. For the 18-14 Bulldogs, it was the most wins in 13 years. Though three seniors will […]
Mahomet-Seymour 7th-grade volleyball on 13 match win streak
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The seventh-grade Bulldogs raised their volleyball winning streak to 13 matches with Thursday’s 25-18, 25-18 victory at Champaign St. Matthew, which built a 6-1 lead in the opening set. The Bulldogs forced a tie at 14-14 and the teams were still even at 17-17 before Addi Eisenmann’s […]
Shoaf and Pletcher break school records
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com In his first indoor meet of the season, Bulldog junior C.J. Shoaf broke the school record in the high jump. The 6-foot-3 Shoaf sailed 6 feet, 7 ¼ inches in a home meet on Feb. 7. The previous record, set by Jared Bosch, was 6-7. The Bulldogs […]