Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Marching bands — obviously — have moving pieces as they produce their sounds of music. It’s clear to those in the bleachers as the group weaves and works its way through sometimes intricate movements while playing their instruments. For Mahomet-Seymour’s group, that means 213 students this […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brendan McHale is no stranger to working with Parkland College athletics. His association with the school began in 1992 as an athletic trainer. This week, his duties changed. On Monday, McHale began his first day as Parkland’s athletic director. “I used to help in the training […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (from Mahomet), there was a catchy jingle that caught the attention of television viewers. “You deserve a break today.” The words were simple enough and the product of a McDonald’s media blitz that covered the country. […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Carla and Larry DuVall could be the poster images for a whirlwind romance. “We met on a Friday and were married on a Saturday,” Larry DuVall said. It was almost as quick as it sounds. The night they met in 1979, he proposed. A church wedding […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had a trio of volleyball players combine for nine service aces on Tuesday in a two-set home sweep over Lincoln. The Bulldogs (12-9) won the Apollo Conference match 25-10, 25-15. M-S is 5-2 in conference action. Ellie Beach, Kayin Garner and Ashley Wheeler each served […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some things go together, automatically and naturally. Peanut butter and jelly. Chocolate and chips. Baskets and balls. To the seemingly endless list is an annual rite of fall: Homecoming week and powderpuff football games. Those traditions will be renewed this week when high school girls at […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour senior Mathias Powell was the individual winner in Saturday’s East Peoria Invitational at Illinois Central College. Powell covered the 3-mile course in 15 minutes, 5.8 seconds and had a margin of victory of 4.8 seconds in a race with 254 finishers. Mathias’ win was the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team started the week with wins on back-to-back nights. The Bulldogs (7-2-3) edged Lincoln 3-2 on Monday and matched a season-high for goals scored on Tuesday in a 6-1 triumph over visiting Effingham. In Apollo Conference matches, M-S is 3-0-2. Austin Carr and […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Scouting helps its participants build confidence and self-esteem while also learning values that will be beneficial later in life. Sometimes what is built can be seen in real time. Five teenagers in Mahomet’s Girl Scout Troop 2066 finished a hands-on project last weekend that completed requirements […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday was a night of firsts for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team. The important one: first place in their own Class 3A regional tournament. That outcome was secured when unbeaten and top-seeded M-S (13-0) defeated second-seeded Paxton-Buckley Loda 10-5 in the championship game on the […]