Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com CHARLESTON — Mara Pletcher’s accomplishment on Saturday was one never before achieved by a Mahomet-Seymour sophomore. Jessica Franklin’s accomplishment on Saturday was one never before achieved by a hurdler at M-S. A day earlier, a group of Bulldog runners achieved a feat never before matched by […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The best girls’ soccer team in Mahomet-Seymour history continues to improve its legacy. Last week, the Bulldogs broke the single-season wins mark with No. 20. On Saturday, M-S added its 21st victory. Last year, the program won back-to-back regional titles for the first time in school […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Before Carol Shallenberger became a principal in the Mahomet-Seymour school district 10 years ago, she was a principal figure in the reading development of students in the district. When Shallenberger started her tenure at Sangamon School, in 1996, it was as a reading specialist. She will […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seniors Kaitlyn Chalfant and Nolan Pletcher have more in common than ranking atop this year’s graduating class at Mahomet-Seymour High School. They both have done all of their schooling — thus far — in the M-S district, but will head in different directions to out-of-state universities […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour athletes and two relays qualified for the girls’ Class 2A state track and field meet during Thursday’s Monticello Sectional. Senior Jessica Franklin was a two-event qualifier, winning the 300-meter low hurdles in a school-record time of 43.79 seconds and taking second in the 100 […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jen Quinlan is a city girl with a heart for the country lifestyle. Her husband, Mike Quinlan, hails from a longstanding Champaign County agriculture family. Collectively, the couple is pursuing a startup business at the rural home they purchased on County Line Road (west of Mahomet) […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The topic was trees. It was a fitting subject for a Friday which was National Arbor Day. For the final time, Pam Halm was leading a discussion about trees to a group of 7- and 8-year-olds. She is retiring at the end of May as a […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ track and field team won the seven-team Apollo Conference championship on Friday at Mount Zion. The boys’ track and field squad placed second, but had individual champions in four events. Girls’ track and field Senior Jessica Franklin was a double winner for the Bulldogs, […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Organizations are bigger than any of its individuals, but the various persons are what enable the impact of service organizations to be so great. The Upper Sangamon River Conservancy (USRC) is no exception. On Saturday, the organization will honor two if its long-time volunteers, Chuck Berschinski […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer, softball and baseball teams all started the week off with wins. Girls’ soccer Brooke Benson scored the first M-S goal and assisted on the second Tuesday as the Bulldogs (16-2) extended their winning streak to 10 and clinched the outright Apollo Conference championship […]