By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team lost its home opener, which was also its Apollo Conference opener, on Monday against Mount Zion. The visiting Braves built a 19-13 lead after one quarter en route to a 58-41 triumph. The Bulldogs are 3-2 overall. Mount Zion is 4-3. Maddy […]
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Classic Plumbing PLUMBER of the Month: Ike Hatter
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chances are you’ve seen Ike Hatter. There’s probably a pretty good chance you’ve spoken with him as well. You just might not know his name. Hatter is one of the more active bell ringers that serve annually for the Salvation Army. From mid-November until December 24, […]
Lebeau works to create inclusive environment at Champaign Gymnastics Academy
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Paige Davis is an adaptable soon-to-be 5-year-old. She could be the poster child for the adage, “any port in a storm.” Davis has enjoyed her time in gymnastics, especially on the balance beam. “She loves to turn anything into a balance beam, like curbs, lines in […]
M-S rebounds from loss to defeat STM
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team rebounded from its first loss by dealing St. Thomas More its first loss in a Saturday night game in the Bulldogs’ gym. Grant Coleman scored 22 points to lead M-S (2-1) past St. Thomas More (4-1) 52-43. Coleman also grabbed seven rebounds. […]
MSHS Boys Basketball 1-1 after first week
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ryan Bosch had a memorable first game as the head coach of Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team. His team presented him with an opening-day victory on Monday, 56-42, at Rantoul, but there weren’t as many highlights as the 14-point margin of victory might indicate. “It’s always nice […]
Three generations come together for “dream come true”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school football games where the home team loses 34-6 aren’t often referred to as “historic” or “memorable.” An Oct. 5 non-conference game at Westville deserves those titles even though visiting Westmont prevailed by 28 points. Three of the five men officiating the game that night […]
Lady Bulldogs finish Prairie Hawk Classic with a three-game winning streak
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team finished the week with a three-game winning streak and a runner-up finish in the Prairie Central Hawk Classic in Fairbury. The Bulldogs (3-1) posted back-to-back double-figure victories on Thursday and Saturday, starting with a 43-26 triumph over Pontiac and closing with a […]
Matthews to play volleyball at Kent State
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Remember that childhood video, the one which never seems to disappear and somehow always manages to be found around holiday time when the family gathers together? Usually it’s the one where the adults marvel at the “cuteness” factor while the young subject silently wishes for the […]
2018 MSHS Madrigals ready to perform
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ellen Bushell can talk knowingly about the advantages of being in the right place at the right time. As a Mahomet-Seymour freshman, she took advantage of an offer to learn the recorder and now — as a senior — is the only fourth-year member of the […]
MSHS girls basketball splits two games at Prairie Central Hawk Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team opened its season earlier this week by splitting games on back-to-back nights at the Prairie Central Hawk Classic. The Bulldogs rebounded from a 57-50 loss on Monday to Eureka by handing East Peoria a 53-17 loss on Tuesday. M-S (1-1) led at […]
