By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s veteran 1,600-meter relay foursome won top honors on Saturday (Feb. 24) at the Coach Basting indoor boys’ track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington. In the 23-school, non-scored meet, M-S had 18 entries. Eleven secured top-five finishes to earn medals and 14 ended […]
By Fred Kroner In the quarterfinals of the IHSA Class 2A dual-team wrestling state tournament on Friday (Feb. 23), Mahomet-Seymour fell just short against Chicago Brother Rice, dropping a 36-27 decision. Brother Rice wound up placing fourth in the event held at Grossinger Motors Arena, in Bloomington. The Bulldogs won […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Isabelle Leyhe became the first girl from M-S to win a match at the IHSA girls’ wrestling state tournament. On Friday (Feb. 23), Leyhe posted a pin in 1:51 over Marisol Castro, a 21-match winner from Phoenix. Leyhe was 1-2 at state with her losses […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour senior Owen Kearns placed 33rd and senior teammate Aron Varga was 34th on Friday (Feb. 23) in the boys’ IHSA swimming state meet at Westmont. They were also part of a relay – along with Emmett Kearns and Matthew Kirby – that tied for 30th. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball season ended on Wednesday (Feb. 21) exactly the way it started on Monday (Nov. 20) – with a loss to Champaign Centennial. The Wednesday rematch was in the semifinals of the Decatur Eisenhower Class 3A IHSA Regional Tournament and the Chargers prevailed, 66-26. In […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour sprinter Jayvon Irwin won the 60-meter dash and placed second in the 200 meters on Tuesday (Feb. 20) in a nine-school, non-scored indoor track and field meet at Mount Zion. Irwin’s time in the 60 meters was 7.33 seconds. He ran 24.26 in the 200 meters. […]
By Fred Kroner For the fourth time in the past five years, the Mahomet-Seymour wrestling team has qualified for the Elite Eight in the Class 2A team-dual series. The Bulldogs upended Lincoln, 50-18, on Tuesday (Feb. 20) in the sectional finals at Taylorville. M-S won 10 of 14 matches and […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team couldn’t hold onto an early lead against state-ranked Quincy Notre Dame and dropped a 63-46 decision in a Class 3A IHSA sectional semifinal game at Decatur MacArthur on Tuesday (Feb. 20). The Bulldogs vaulted into a 13-10 lead after one quarter, allowing […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Gage Decker compiled a 2-2 record at the IHSA state wrestling meet and ended one win away from a state medal. Both of Decker’s wins at 157 pounds in Class 2A at state, which ended on Saturday (Feb. 17) at the UI State Farm Center, […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour qualified two individuals and one relay for the boys’ swimming state meet during an 11-school sectional tournament on Saturday (Feb. 17) at Centennial High School. The Bulldogs also shattered eight school records and finished with a strong third-place team showing. Seniors Aron Varga (200-yard individual medley) […]
