By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team hit nine three-point shots on Tuesday (Jan. 16), but fell short at home, 63-57, against Washington. Landyn Hannah was the team’s top point-maker. He drained six three-point shots en route to a varsity career-high 22 points. Lucas Dyer achieved a season’s high with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won championships in their weight classes on Saturday (Jan. 13) in the MWI Invitational, helping the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the 10-school tournament. Isabelle Leyhe (120 pounds) and Grace Ribbe (190 pounds) won titles in their weight classes. Leyhe (16-2) won […]
By Fred Kroner Both of Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high volleyball teams opened the season by winning two of their first three matches. The eighth-graders opened with back-to-back wins at home, 25-11, 25-13 over Danville North Ridge on Thursday (Jan. 4) and 25-16, 25-21 over Mount Zion on Monday (Jan. 8) before […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high boys’ basketball teams continued to add to their win totals on Thursday (Jan. 11) with a pair of victories at Champaign Jefferson. The eighth-grade Bulldogs captured a 59-18 victory while the seventh-graders were triumphant, 52-26. Both squads have 21-1 overall season records. Tristen […]
By Fred Kroner Four Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers turned in third-place performances on Saturday (Jan. 13) in the 43rd-annual Marty Williams Invitational at M-S. The Bulldogs were the runner-up in the team chase. Normal Community was the meet champion (418 ½ points) and M-S was second (360 points). The top M-S placers […]
By Fred Kroner Aron Varga’s school-record time in the 50-yard freestyle lasted all of two days for the Mahomet-Seymour senior. Varga broke a seven-year-old record on Thursday (Jan. 11), clocking a 22.78-second mark. On Saturday (Jan. 13) in a dual meet at Centennial, teammate Emmett Kearns lowered the 50-yard freestyle […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In Jessi Hurless’ first game as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball head coach on Thursday (Jan. 11), the Bulldogs dropped a 62-23 decision at home to Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. Hurless replaced Tom Garriott, who coached the first 21 M-S games. Garriott resigned, he said, after he “took […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Adaline Eisenmann scored 13 points and Kylie Waldinger made 11 on Tuesday (Jan. 9) for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team, which suffered a 67-47 loss at home against Mattoon. Ellie Dallas and Reese Gallier each connected on three three-point shots and totaled nine points. Sidney Young […]
By Fred Kroner Marco Casillas and Jayvon Tompkins were individual weight-class winners on Saturday (Jan. 6) as the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling program opened its season at the Bloomington Invitational. Casillas was victorious in the 167-pound class. He posted pins in his first three bouts and prevailed in the finals, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both Mahomet-Seymour Junior High boys’ basketball teams reached the 20-win mark on the same night. The Bulldog eighth-graders overpowered Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 53-28, on Monday (Jan. 8) while the M-S seventh-graders pulled off a 60-18 victory. The eighth-graders were led by Tristen Adams (13 points) and Jackson […]
