BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Freshman Savannah Orgeron registered her first varsity double-double on Friday, helping Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball to a 61-31 Apollo Conference victory at home over Taylorville. Orgeron scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Three other Bulldogs joined their teammate in double figures. Cayla Koerner scored 17 points, […]
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Granadino, Renshaw and Buchanan qualify for IHSA State
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com All 11 Bulldogs who competed in the Mascoutah Class 2A Wrestling Sectional on Saturday won at least one match. Eight of them posted at least one pin. Three of them qualified for state. The M-S state representatives will be junior Gage Granadino (152 pounds), junior Daniel Renshaw […]
MSJHS Volleyball ends home season with win over Champaign Franklin
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com M-S Seventh-Grade Volleyball After breaking a 7-7 tie on Tuesday and winning the opening set 25-21, Ellie Dallas’ ace accounted for the first point in the second set and the Bulldogs went on to win with an identical 25-21 victory in Bloomington over George Evans Junior High. […]
Pawlak and Cox take first at MSJHS Bulldog Invitational
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S Junior High Wrestling Two Bulldogs were individual champions on Saturday, helping M-S capture team honors by more than 20 points in its own 16-team Bulldog Invitational. The team title was the first of the season for the young Bulldogs. Taking first individually for M-S were […]
Makayla Rosenbery commits to play basketball at Lincoln Christian College
*graphic from Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball Facebook Page By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Makayla Rosenbery’s journey in basketball has been assisted by those who believed in her as well as those who didn’t. The supporters were coaches and family, especially her mother, Melody Rosenbery. They provided technical guidance and emotional support. Included in […]
Coleman’s 26-points pull Bulldogs over Urbana
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs made more than half of their shots and overcame a first-quarter deficit to rally past Urbana 76-52 on Tuesday in the M-S gymnasium. The win was the fifth in a row and the fifth consecutive game where Grant Coleman was the team’s top scorer. Coleman […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball drop non-conference game to Danville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Savannah Orgeron made a team-high 16 points, but M-S was unable to hold onto a halftime lead and dropped a 65-45 decision to visiting Danville on Monday in a non-conference girls’ basketball game. Orgeron has led the team in scoring in four of the last six […]
M-S Swimming finishes second at Illini Prairie Conference Invitational
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs placed second on Saturday in the six-school Illini Prairie Conference Invitational at Stanford Olympia. Meet champion Pontiac amassed 495 points. M-S totaled 381, one point more than third-place Bloomington Central Catholic. Charleston was fourth with 324 points. Bulldog diver Max Katz won his specialty and […]
Mahomet-Seymour wins sixth-consecutive Regional Championship
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Ten Bulldogs advanced to the Class 2A sectional wrestling tournament based on results from Saturday’s regional at Mahomet-Seymour. All 14 varsity wrestlers made a contribution to the school’s sixth consecutive regional championship. Every athlete in coach Rob Ledin’s lineup won at least one match and 13 helped […]
Bulldogs “playing with real purpose and identity”
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games with consecutive Apollo Conference wins to end the week. M-S traveled to Mount Zion on Friday and returned home with a 71-58 victory. On Saturday at home, the Bulldogs reached their highest point total of the season, outscoring […]