By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jackson Bohm compiled a massive double-double on Tuesday (Feb. 6) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball rallied to defeat Urbana at home, 61-60, in a non-conference game. Bohm posted team-high totals of 17 points and 15 points for the Bulldogs, who trailed, 45-40, entering the fourth period. […]
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MSJHS wins Bulldog Invitational
By Fred Kroner Led by four individual champions, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling team took top honors on Saturday (Feb. 3) in their own Bulldog Invitational. M-S amassed 264 ½ points to win the title in the 16-school event. The Bulldogs champions were Noah Snyder (19-5 at 135 pounds), Nino […]
MSJHS headed to IESA State quarterfinals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A furious fourth-quarter rally on Monday (Feb. 5) enabled Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team to secure a berth in the IESA Class 4A state quarterfinals. The Bulldogs overcame a four-point deficit in the final period to edge Crete-Monee, 37-35, in the sectional championship game in the […]
Kearns and Varga win races at Illini Prairie Conference meet
By Fred Kroner Owen Kearns and Aron Varga were involved in first-place finishes in the maximum number of events they could compete in (four) for Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ swimming team on Friday (Feb. 2) in the Illini Prairie Conference meet at Bloomington. Kearns and Varga both won two individual events and […]
Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball defeats Effingham
By Fred Kroner In a game that was tied, 16-16, after one quarter, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team raced to a season-high point total on Saturday (Feb. 3) at Effingham and registered a runaway 80-46 victory. Jackson Bohm collected team-best totals of 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Miles Woolsey […]
Bulldogs wins 10th Regional Championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won championships in their weight classes on Saturday (Feb. 3) in the Mattoon IHSA Class 2A Regional tournament. The Bulldogs’ titlists were senior Lukas Alstetter (1-0 at 106 pounds), senior Gage Decker (2-0 at 157 pounds) and junior Brock VanDeveer (2-0 at 190 […]
Top-ranked Lincoln defeats Mahomet-Seymour
By Fred Kroner Reese Gallier hit a team-high eight points on Tuesday (Jan. 30) for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team which suffered a 74-24 loss at unbeaten and top-ranked Lincoln. The Railsplitters are 29-0 for the season and rated first in The Associated Press state poll in Class 3A. Sidney […]
Losing streak continues for Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball losing streak reached five games on Tuesday (Jan. 30) in a 56-43 setback at home to Normal Community. Both Jackson Bohm and Miles Woolsey had eight points to pace the Bulldogs. Landyn Hannah tallied seven points and Cade Starrick finished with six points. […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball wins two of three at Bulldog Invitational
By Fred Kroner Both of Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball teams have 5-3 overall records. The eighth-grade Bulldogs lost at home to Normal Chiddix (25-18, 22-25, 25-12) on Thursday (Jan. 11) and then scored a 25-14, 25-6 win over Urbana on Tuesday (Jan. 16). In the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 20), M-S […]
MSJHS 7th grade boys’ basketball ends season among the state’s top 16 teams in Class 4A
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team fell one win short of qualifying for the IESA Class 4A state tournament. The Bulldogs’ season came to an end on Monday (Jan. 29) at home in the sectional championship game against Park Forest, 57-52. The Bulldogs carried a 43-35 lead […]