MSHS Boys’ Basketball Any coach of any sport can always find something that needs improvement after any contest. Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball coach Chad Benedict wasn’t about to rock the boat Saturday night. “We need to do a better job taking care of the ball,” Benedict said following the Bulldogs come-from-behind […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Sixth ranked Bulldog wrestling tops Sterling
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a Friday night showdown between two state-ranked Class 2A wrestling programs, visiting Mahomet-Seymour overcame a forfeit loss at 113 pounds to decision Sterling 42-33. The Bulldogs (13-2) are ranked sixth in this week’s Illinois Best Weekly state poll. Sterling (10-6) is ranked 25th. Eight Bulldogs […]
Warren receives the 2018 Parkland Teaching Excellence Award
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chris Warren started at Parkland College in the fall of 1990 as a student-athlete, but the Mahomet-Seymour graduate wasn’t sure he was cut out for college. More than a quarter of a century later, Warren is an award-winning member of the Parkland College faculty. He can’t imagine himself anywhere else. […]
As college tuition soars, higher education decisions become harder
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com High school seniors making college decisions have more on their minds than an intended major and picking a school a comfortable distance from home. As they contemplate a commitment that — in many cases — will encompass four years, they are also faced with choices such […]
Heroes from Home: Ferdie Williamson
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heroes from Home This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about the ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetime. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who deserve […]
The bigger picture of drug addiction
By FRED KRONER For The Mahomet Daily Full disclosure: I don’t know Richard Stover, nor do I know the entire history of his troubled background. This much I do know. The tragedy that ended Friday with his arrest for the murder of a 60-year-old relative, Betty J. Stover, did not […]
Chase ends in arrest of Richard Stover
By FRED KRONER For Mahomet Daily A police chase that started in Champaign on Friday morning ended with the apprehension of a suspect with a knife in a west parking lot at Mahomet-Seymour High School. According to a Mahomet Police Department release, the suspect, 41-year-old Richard Stover, from Champaign, did […]
Boys and Girls Basketball end State Farm Classic with 2-2 records, Wrestling ‘Red` Schmitt Tourney Results
By FRED KRONER For the Mahometdaily Both Mahomet-Seymour varsity basketball teams concluded play in the State Farm Classic on Friday with 2-2 tournament records. The boys’ team placed sixth in its 16-team Large School bracket. The girls’ team won the fifth-place consolation bracket title. There were also 16 teams entered […]
MSHS Boys’ Basketball falls to Wheaton Warrenville South, Girls’ Basketball splits two in holiday tournament
By FRED KRONER For Mahomet Daily MSHS Boys’ basketball Senior Cory Noe scored a game-high 17 points, but the Bulldogs dropped a 15-point decision to top-seeded Wheaton Warrenville South in quarterfinal action of the State Farm Classic on Thursday. Noe scored the majority of his points from the free throw […]
MSHS Boys’ Basketball wins first game in State Farm Classic, Girls’ Basketball falls to Springfield
By FRED KRONER For Mahometdaily.com MSHS Boys’ Basketball Cory Noe scored a game-high 23 points on Wednesday night as the boys’ basketball Bulldogs (10-2) extended their winning streak to seven games with a 59-45 decision over South Holland Thornwood in first-round action of the State Farm Classic at Normal West […]
