BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ golf Freshman Ainsley Winters was the lone Mahomet-Seymour athlete to qualify for the girls’ Class 1A sectional golf tournament. In Thursday’s regional at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, in Champaign, Winters fired a 96 and was one of 10 individuals to move on to the sectional, […]
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Bulldogs rise over Charleston with team effort
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday and enjoyed a happy homecoming in Charleston. His first Mahomet-Seymour football team needed less than 5 minutes to reach the end zone and never trailed en route to a 20-12 triumph over the Trojans. It was the […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Cross Country state tradition continues, basketball takes invite
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com A tradition of excellence more than 30 years in the making was continued on Saturday in a Class 3A boys’ junior high school cross-country sectional meet at Urbana’s Prairie Park. Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grader Davin Tietz qualified for the state finals by posting an 11-minute clocking in his 2-mile […]
Drinkwalter, Winters, Byron and Burke place in top 20 at Apollo Conference meet
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Jameson Drinkwalter fired an 85 on Monday at Mount Zion and tied for 13th individually in the Apollo Conference golf tournament. Those firing an 81, or lower, earned all-conference accolades. In the team race, M-S combined for a 361 and placed sixth in the seven-school […]
M-S Soccer falls to Urbana
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com An eight-match winning streak was halted on Monday when the Bulldogs fell behind 4-0 and lost at Urbana, 4-1. Eli Warren netted the M-S goal, assisted by Nate Lundstrom. M-S (11-3-1) returns to action today at Charleston.
M-S Volleyball conference record improves
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S volleyball improved to 5-2 in Apollo Conference matches with Tuesday’s 25-20, 25-15 triumph at Lincoln. Kayin Garner led the Bulldogs with 25 assists and rounded out her performance with eight digs, two aces and two kills. Teammate Amber Yeakel had four kills, two blocks and […]
M-S Swimming hitting strides
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S sophomore Olivia McMurry and freshman Eden Oelze were individual winners in Tuesday’s four-school meet at Normal Community. McMurry captured top honors in the 50-yard freestyle, stopping the clock in 27.01 seconds. Oelze was triumphant in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.30. They were […]
M-S tennis wins three in a row
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour continued its record-setting girls’ tennis season on Saturday with an 8-1 triumph at Lincoln. Since the program was formed, the Bulldogs had never won three matches in a season, let alone three in a row. The win at Lincoln was M-S’ third in succession, evening […]
Central Illinois Brass Choir provides community for local musicians
Front row, left to right:–Herb Whiteley–Jay Guelfi–Emily Kroner–Brian Lauthen Second row, left to right:–Jeffrey Tolar–Devyn Gay–Jerry Loyet–Rob Rypka–Keith Pollok–Chuck Danner–Ed Harvey–Jan Luedtke–Marilyn Marshall Third row, center: Verlin Richardson, conductor By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not for fame. It’s not for money. It’s not for power. Nor is it for a […]
Hometown Heroes: Family history leads to Pasley to discovering Mahomet history
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Greg Pasley is not unlike the pioneers who settled in East Central Illinois in the 19th century. Those men and women who relocated to the area in the 1800s were in search of something, perhaps a better life or a fresh start or the adventure of […]