Author: Fred Kroner

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Seven Mahomet-Seymour football players earn first-team Apollo Conference honors

By Fred Kroner A total of 14 Mahomet-Seymour football players received recognition from the Apollo Conference on either the first-team or second-team when all-league honors were announced. Seven Bulldogs earned first-team status and six were unanimous selections at their position. Headlining the list of M-S honorees is senior noseguard Jack […]

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MSJHS wins Bulldog Invitational

By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade and seventh-grade junior high boys’ basketball teams both won the championships of their own Bulldog Invitational tournament. The eighth-graders didn’t have a game closer than 22 points. The Bulldogs whipped Mount Zion, 50-28, on Tuesday (Oct. 31), Danville North Ridge, 49-15, on Wednesday (Nov. […]

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Several Mahomet-Seymour swimmers qualify for State

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team continued its record-breaking season on Saturday (Nov. 4) qualifying for state in three events at the 23-school sectional at Centennial High School in Champaign. For the second straight year, Talynn O’Donnell was a two-event sectional champion, securing a berth at state in […]

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Five Bulldogs named to Apollo Conference first team

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Apollo Conference championship team was rewarded with five first-team berths on the league’s 11-player all-conference team. The Bulldogs’ first teamers were seniors Kia Jones (midfielder), Isaac Warren (midfielder) and Nolan Wheeler (striker) along with juniors Ian Dobrucki (defender) and Hayden Litteken (goalkeeper). None of the five […]

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MSJHS basketball opens with wins at home

By Fred Kroner Both the eighth-grade and seventh-grade Mahomet-Seymour Junior High boys’ basketball teams opened their seasons on Tuesday (Oct. 31) with wins at home. In first-round action of the Bulldog Invitational, the Bulldogs handed Mount Zion a 50-28 loss. The seventh-graders prevailed over Mount Zion, 42-30. Jackson Golden hit […]