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 […]
Author: Fred Kroner
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 […]
Kearns and Varga lead M-S at Urbana
By Fred Kroner Owen Kearns and Aron Varga – the only seniors on the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team – each won an individual event and helped three relays to first-place finishes on Thursday (Jan. 18) at Urbana. Kearns was the champion in the 100-yard butterfly (54.99 seconds) while Varga was […]
Bulldogs comeback to defeat Normal University
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team stormed back from a first-quarter deficit on Thursday (Jan. 18) and defeated visiting Normal University High, 51-47. The win was the first at M-S for head coach Jessi Beachey Hurless, who took over the team in mid-January after previous coach Tom Garriott resigned. […]
Chatham Glenwood defeats Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jackson Bohm was the lone Mahomet-Seymour player to score in double figures on Saturday (Jan. 20) in a 60-35 non-conference boys’ basketball loss at home to Chatham Glenwood. Bohm totaled 15 points and hit two baskets from three-point range. Miles Woolsey scored eight points and Landyn […]
Washington defeats Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball
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 […]
Leyhe and Ribbe win titles at MWI Invitational
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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball opens season with win
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 […]