By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seven Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestlers qualified for the IESA state tournament based on their performances on Saturday (March 2) in a 23-school sectional meet at Jacksonville. Winning their weight classes at the sectional were Marco Casillas (167 pounds) and Jayvon Tompkins (275 pounds), both of whom […]
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Hughey Secures Second Place with Season’s Second-Best 400m Time at Cabin Fever Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Senior DeAngelo Hughey placed second – with the state’s second-best 400-meter indoor time of the season – on Saturday (March 2) in the 43-school Cabin Fever Invitational at the Dr. Worrill Track and Field Center in Chicago. In a photo finish, Kankakee’s Jayon Morrow outstepped Hughey […]
M-S volleyball seventh-graders win once at regional before being eliminated
Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High seventh-grade volleyball team snapped a five-match losing streak on Monday (Feb. 26) with an IESA Class 4A regional quarterfinal victory over Danville North Ridge, 25-12, 25-18, at Champaign Edison. The second-seeded Bulldogs, however, had their season end on Tuesday (Feb.27) against third-seeded Charleston in a 19-25, 25-20, […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Wrestling: 7 Champions and 20 Sectional Qualifiers
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High wrestling team produced seven regional champions and a total of 20 sectional qualifiers on Saturday (Feb. 24) in a regional tournament that the Bulldogs hosted. Placing first at regionals were Niko Truax (2-0 with two pins at 105 pounds), Doninic Gaudio (3-0 with […]
M-S 1600-m time currently first in state
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 […]
Bulldogs fall to Chicago Brother Rice in state dual-team match
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 […]
Leyhe becomes first Mahomet-Seymour girl to place at state tournament
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 […]
Bulldog swimmers place in top 35 at IHSA State meet
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. […]
Champaign Centennial tops Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball in Regional play
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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour kicks off indoor track season at Mount Zion
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. […]