BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the second meet in a row, M-S swimmers on Wednesday set two school records in a quadrangular meet at Urbana. One of the new record-setters is diver Carly Raver, whose score of 167.00 points broke a mark she had established on Saturday. She won the diving […]
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Warren scores 21st goal, M-S Soccer takes Apollo Conference
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs recognized their eight seniors on Tuesday and in the process locked up the Apollo Conference championship. MS defeated Effingham 5-2 at Middletown Field. Senior Jacob Janda had three goals and an assist to account for the first four M-S goals. “Jake Janda had a special […]
Winters misses State qualification
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Freshman Ainsley Winters shot rounds of 47 and 51 on Monday at the Jacksonville Class 1A Sectional. With her score of 98, she did not qualify for state. It took an 88 to make the cut. She was the lone Mahomet-Seymour competitor at sectional.
Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country teams win Apollo Conference meet
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Elizabeth Sims and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-county team went 2-for-2 on Tuesday in the Apollo Conference meet. The 2018 individual and team champions earned a repeat on their home course at the Lake of the Woods. Sims, a sophomore, was the repeat race winner, this year by […]
As M-S Tennis program grows, so does its players
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It was less than a decade ago, but the girls’ tennis program at Mahomet-Seymour in 2013 looked drastically different than it does in 2019. The fledgling program was led by a volunteer coach. The schedule was limited, highlighted by a few tournaments. There were no practice facilities […]
Tough defense key for MSJHS girls’ basketball
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Twelve players scored baskets for the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team on Tuesday, helping the Bulldogs win their fifth game in a row. Talia Francom and Reese Didier were the top M-S scorers with six points apiece in a 39-7 win at Urbana. The Bulldogs have allowed […]
Raver and Oelze set M-S school records at Urbana Invite
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Members of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team not only did their best on Saturday at the Urbana Invitational, two individuals also did better than anybody has done in school history. Diver Carly Raver broke the M-S school record for 11 dives, accumulating 269.45 points. Overall, Raver finished […]
Fried wins match over STM opponent
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Junior Amalie Fried was the lone M-S winner in Thursday’s dual meet against St. Thomas More at the Atkins Tennis Center. She was victorious at No. 3 singles 8-7 and moved into a tie for the team-lead for wins with No. 1 Annie Bao. Each has six. […]
M-S Soccer wins fourth shutout
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Kadyn Jones had a goal and an assist on Saturday as the Bulldogs returned to their winning ways with a 2-0 triumph at home over Apollo Conference rival Lincoln. The shutout was the fourth shutout of the season for M-S. After a scoreless first half at Middletown […]
M-S Volleyball on nine-game win streak
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ winning streak hit nine matches on Thursday – all in two-set sweeps – with a 25-17, 25-11 triumph at home over Taylorville. Makayla Rosenbery had four kills and two blocks. Haley Orton had four kills, two digs and one block. In junior varsity action, M-S […]