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Author: Fred Kroner
Alaska provides new opportunities for Smoes
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Forrest Smoes became accustomed to life on the run as a student at Mahomet-Seymour High School. A standout two-sport athlete, Smoes excelled in cross-country and track and field. That lifestyle is now part of his past. The former all-state runner hasn’t slowed down, however, just moved […]
MSHS girls’ basketball on a roll
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Makayla Rosenbery hit a season-high for points scored for the third game in a row, helping the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team to its third consecutive win on Monday. The Bulldogs (6-5) upended visiting Centennial, 65-37, behind a 24-point outburst from Rosenbery. She hit three three-point shots. […]
Kelly to be inducted into Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mary Kelly is a modern-day Pioneer Woman. The original pioneers, who moved westward while homesteading with their families in the middle and late 1800s, were forging a new trail, doing what few — if any — had done before them. Kelly, a 2002 Mahomet-Seymour graduate, made […]
MSHS girls’ and boy’ basketball pick up late week wins, Wrestling places ninth
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team returned to the .500 mark by winning consecutive games to end the week. The Bulldogs (5-5) upended Rantoul on Thursday in a game on the Eagles’ court, 57-25, and followed that with a Saturday win at home over Apollo Conference foe Lincoln, […]
Village fields questions on Center Street Closure
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet is engaged in an episode of give and take. The bottom line is that the village is willing to give a concession in order to take advantage of an opportunity for expansion. More than two dozen community members received information and voiced […]
MSHS Wrestling wins dual match, Swimming and Basketball teams pick up loses
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Four Bulldogs won contested matches and four others picked up forfeit wins on Tuesday as M-S won a dual wrestling meet at Clinton, 38-28. Winners of contested matches were Owen Straub (113 pounds), Braeden Heinold (120 pounds), Peyton Myers (132 pounds) and Chance Decker (138 pounds). […]
Berkman realizes the miracle of giving
*Former Mahomet resident Doug Berkman with James Lazzarre, who runs New Vision for a Better Life organization in Haiti. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In helping to build a school in another country, what Doug Berkman really built was relationships. The long-time Mahomet resident — who now lives in rural Champaign — […]
Miller receives kidney donation from Shoemaker
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The circle of life completed a circuit for Linda Cekander Miller in October. The Mahomet-Seymour graduate (Class of ‘76) found that some things which come around can come around again. This is more than a tale about a woman in need of a kidney transplant receiving […]
Granadino and Buchanan remain undefeated, Boy’s basketball loses Apollo Conference game
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Wrestlers Gage Granadino (160-pound sophomore) and Seth Buchanan (285-pound junior) won all four of their matches on Saturday to remain unbeaten for the season. Both Bulldogs had pins in three of their four outings at Bloomington and overall are 6-0 with five pins. In the latest […]
