Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour athletic director Matt Hensley said Monday night a change in coaches had been made for one of the Bulldogs’ spring-sports teams. “Darren Tee was named interim coach (for girls’ track and field) today,” Hensley said. He had no comment on the reasons why Hall of […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fifth-graders at Lincoln Trail Elementary are continuing to show that no project is too big to tackle. In January, the nine fifth-grade classes at the State Street school began to work independently on the design and creation of a machine that would be demonstrated and judged […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three days after reaching a season-high for points scored, Mahomet-Seymour senior Cory Noe hit a career-high 36 points Friday night as the Bulldogs dispatched Urbana 72-61 to win a Class 3A regional championship on their own home court. For the week Noe scored 68 points as […]

Photo: Junior Bulldog Basketball Association 2017 6th grade team By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Change often occurs over such a period of time that it is impossible to distinguish exactly when it actually took place. One day we simply realize things aren’t the way they used to be. Occasionally, there are […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The original goal for Tara Hurless was to see how far soccer could take her. A review of her career shows an impressive list of destinations from Germany to Belgium to France to Holland and to Brazil, before an eight-month stint in Sweden as a professional […]

Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com David Sebestik spent time last week making introductions at Lincoln Trail School. The Mahomet-Seymour graduate wasn’t promoting himself, but his sport. Sebestik is the golf professional at Lake of the Woods and also the boys’ varsity golf coach at the high school. Working in conjunction with Lincoln […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Morgan Cheek learned years ago that an education consisted of more than problem-solving and memorizing facts. The 2017 Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate has had a penchant for learning to interact with others. Before she reached high school, Cheek was active in the Bulldog Buddies program that […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seniors accounted for 46 points and 13 rebounds Friday night as Mahomet-Seymour ended the regular season with a 67-56 Apollo Conference triumph over Mattoon on Senior Night. Senior Cory Noe scored a team-high 21 points and had five rebounds as well as five assists. Senior Noah […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life sometimes gets in the way of goals and expectations, derailing ambitions but setting a person’s course in an unexpected — but rewarding — direction. Jim Risley had plans as he graduated from the University of Illinois. He expected to combine his teaching career with time […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Individually, four Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers gained a measure of redemption on Tuesday, but collectively the Bulldogs team was not able to secure a berth at state for the second consecutive year. In a Class 2A team-dual sectional match, Cahokia overpowered M-S 56-18 at Mattoon, ending the Bulldogs’ […]