By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It can be said, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country runners did their best on Saturday at the Richard Spring Invitational, at Peoria’s Detweiler Park. All 16 Bulldogs who ran registered season-best 3-mile times. Thirteen of them produced lifetime bests. The youth on the team prompted coach Neal Garrison […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Commentary: The one thing you should read this week
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com If you read nothing else this week, read this. If you share nothing else this week, share this. It’s a brief look at where those of us in the media business have been, where we’re at now and how we’ve moved from the past and are […]
Louis leads Bulldogs at Mattoon Invitational
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team placed 30th in the two-day Mattoon Invitational, despite getting a season-best 18-hole score (355) in Saturday’s round at Meadowview. Friday’s first-round action took place at Mattoon Country Club. The two-day M-S leader was Jacob Louis (180). Next for the Bulldogs was […]
Bulldog Soccer defeats Charleston and Lincoln
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S ended the week with wins over Charleston and Lincoln to remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference matches. The Bulldogs beat Charleston 6-1 on Thursday. Jake Janda scored four goals. Eli Warren and Kadyn Jones each scored once. Warren had two assists. Nate Lundstrom had one assist […]
Scheele, Nofziger and Sims finish strong for Bulldogs
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs ran in packs on Saturday, which led to a sixth-place team finish in the 16-school Lee Halberg Lanphier Invitational in Springfield. Kyle Nofziger and Joseph Scheele set the pace for the Bulldogs, running identical 3-mile times of 17 minutes and 4 seconds. They placed […]
M-S Volleyball wins Bulldog Invitational
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Sometimes, coaches make changes and have to wait for results to happen. Other times, changes are almost instantaneous. M-S volleyball coach Stan Bergman saw quick results with a move he made prior to Saturday’s Bulldog Invitational. On the heels of a Thursday night Apollo Conference loss […]
M-S Football picks up first win over Mattoon
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One down, and the rest of the season to go. Four different Bulldogs scored touchdowns on Friday at Frank Dutton Field as Mahomet-Seymour snapped its two-game losing streak with a 35-14 triumph over Mattoon. The Apollo Conference victory was also the first career win at M-S […]
M-S Volleyball falls to unbeaten Unity
FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ainsley Ranstead had eight kills and nine digs on Tuesday, but Mahomet-Seymour volleyball dropped a 25-20, 25-23 decision at unbeaten Unity. Kayin Garner handed out 21 assists and served one ace. Unity is 4-0. M-S (1-2) returns to action tonight at home against Lincoln in the team’s […]
Shoaf posts top score for Bulldogs, Girls’ golf places second at Monticello
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ Golf Junior Curtis Shoaf on Tuesday became the fourth Bulldog to post the team’s best score in a meet this season. Shoaf tied for fifth overall, with a 45, in a dual meet against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at Lake of the Woods. GCMS topped the […]
M-S Swimming wins 9 of 11 events at Lincoln
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour dominated a four-team girls’ swimming meet on Tuesday at Lincoln, winning nine of 11 events and sweeping the top three spots in two of the races. M-S amassed 580 points, more than the total for the other three schools combined. Runner-up Lincoln had 199 points […]