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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs, who haven’t lost since January ended, made Normal West their seventh consecutive victim on Tuesday in a non-conference game at home. Grant Coleman led M-S in scoring (24 points) and rebounding (eight). “He was a force on the glass for much of the game and […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs gained a measure of revenge for a 15-point loss to Urbana earlier this month with a 59-39 triumph on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Decatur MacArthur Class 3A regional. M-S, which made 11 of 14 free throws, led 15-5 after one quarter and 25-16 […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com M-S senior Seth Buchanan was ranked third in the Class 2A 285-pound weight class for the IHSA state tournament, which starts on Thursday at the UI State Farm Center. The state rankings were compiled by Rob Sherrill for IWCOA.net. Buchanan (38-5), who is closing in on 40 […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman reached double figures in scoring, Luke Koller reached double figures in rebounding and Cole Lener reached double figures in assists on Friday as M-S dropped Taylorville 76-53 in an Apollo Conference boys’ basketball game at home. Coleman hit the 30-point mark for the seventh time […]
