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 […]
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Moon Grove Farm to open bed and breakfast
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) […]
Halm retires with the love of students in her heart
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 […]
MSHS Girls’ Track and Field claims Apollo Conference title
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, […]
USRC to honor Berschinski and Weith on May 5
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 […]
M-S teams start week with wins, Soccer grabs Apollo Conference Championship
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 […]
Illinois Marathon brings Mahomet residents closer together
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Prom Day is often filled with a myriad of last-minute details. Hair appointments. Nail appointments. Perhaps a quick shopping trip to purchase a needed accessory. Lexi Dorsey was awake and up by 4 a.m. on Saturday, the day she would attend her fourth Mahomet-Seymour Prom. During […]
MSHS Soccer and Softball pick up wins, Baseball falls to Rochester
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Meredith Johnson-Monfort scored two goals and had an assist as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team won its ninth consecutive match. The Bulldogs (15-2) shut out Lincoln 5-0 in a home match on Thursday to improve to 7-0 in Apollo Conference action. Johnson-Monfort scored the first two […]
Shore’s commitment to hard work making impact on MSHS softball program
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aubrie Shore is establishing herself as a strong softball player. The Mahomet-Seymour athlete has tangible proof based on statistical data. With three weeks left in the season, Shore has already established a new single-season school home run record with 11. She is also one of the […]
Johnson-Monfort reaches 100-career goals, contributes to team play
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A goal gets scored in a soccer match and is credited to one person. At Mahomet-Seymour, one athlete has done that better than any player in school history. Senior Meredith Johnson-Monfort reached the 100-goal career mark in a recent win over St. Thomas More. Sometimes — […]
