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. […]
Author: Fred Kroner
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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls’ wrestling team places second at IHSA Regionals
By Fred Kroner Regional champions Isabelle Leyhe and Jaycee Fancher are among the four Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers who qualified for the IHSA girls’ sectional wrestling tournament. The 120-pound Leyhe and the 125-pound Fancher were victorious in their weight classes in the 45-school regional at Mount Zion on Friday (Jan. 26). Leyhe […]
Mahomet-Seymour wrestling wins Apollo Conference Championship
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour captured its fourth consecutive Apollo Conference wrestling championship on Thursday (Jan. 25), beating the five other league schools in a series of dual meets at M-S. Against two opponents (Taylorville, 83-0, and Effingham, 84-0), the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match. M-S also defeated Charleston, 78-5, Mount […]
Bulldogs pick up Apollo Conference win
By Fred Kroner Reese Gallier and Kylie Waldinger both tallied 15 points on Thursday (Jan. 25) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team posted a 52-39 Apollo Conference victory at Charleston. Sidney Young contributed seven points and Adaline Eisenmann finished with six points for the Bulldogs. Grace Binkley totaled five points […]
State-ranked Bulldogs top Normal West
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eight Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won matches on Wednesday (Jan. 24) as the state-ranked Bulldogs topped visiting Normal West, 40-30, and presented head coach Rob Ledin with his 500th career dual-meet win. In a Senior Night Match, three Bulldog seniors were victorious. Lukas Alstetter won by pin at […]
Cabarello, Casillas, Tompkins win at Reed Custer Invitational
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won championships in their weight classes on Saturday (Jan. 20) at the Reed Custer Junior High Wrestling Invitational, in Braidwood. The Bulldogs titlists were Nino Cabarello (now 11-2 for the season at 155 pounds), Marco Casillas (now12-0 overall at 167 pounds) and Jayvon Tompkins […]
Both MSJHS basketball teams continue to play strong towards end of the season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s top-seeded seventh-grade boys’ basketball team overpowered Champaign Jefferson, 60-29, on Saturday (Jan. 20) in a semifinal game of the IESA Class 4A regional tournament at Champaign Edison. A.J. Fenelus tossed in a season-high 24 points while drilling a season-high four three-point shots. Nathan Stabler scored […]
Mahomet-Seymour wrestling tops Champaign Central
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers registered pins on Thursday (Jan. 18) at home as the Bulldogs toppled Champaign Central, 56-18. The M-S pinners were Lukas Alstetter (in 3:01 at 106 pounds), Justus Vrona (in 1:28 at 126 pounds), Gage Decker (in 31 seconds at 157 pounds), Hughey Allen (in […]