By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both of the Mahomet-Seymour entries in the doubles competition of the Danville Class 1A IHSA sectional – which concluded on Monday (Oct. 16) – finished with 3-1 records to start the postseason. The duo of Savannah Amatyleon and Emily Young placed second following a 6-2, 6-2 […]
By Fred Kroner Four members of the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team have received recognition as either all-sectional or all-state players, based on their regular-season play. Senior Kai Jones (who has a school season record 30 assists in 2023) is the Bulldogs’ third-ever all-state selection. For his varsity career, Jones has 18 […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team secured a berth in a Class 2A regional championship match that it will host at Middletown Field based on an 8-0 victory over visiting Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct. 17) in a semifinal game. Travis Hoffman scored the only goal M-S would need in […]
By Fred Kroner Avery Allen slammed 10 kills on Monday (Oct. 16) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team wrapped up an Apollo Conference championship with a 25-13, 25-11 victory at Charleston. Ellie Dallas handed out 10 assists to go with four digs. Ellie Barker finished with five digs, four kills and […]
By Fred Kroner A balanced scoring attack enabled the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball team to register their fifth straight victory on Tuesday (Oct. 17) at home against Clinton, 26-11. Marley Cloward, Lily Freiman, Katie Hunter and Audra Martin all tallied five points. Penelope Bird totaled three points, Charlotte Sinclair had […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team produced its best-ever finish in a Class 4A IESA state meet, finishing sixth on Saturday (Oct. 14) at Normal Parkside. M-S finished two spots away from securing a trophy in the 24-team meet. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-grader Paige Jansen, who earned […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High boys’ cross-country team brought home the third-place IESA Class 4A team trophy from the Saturday (Oct. 14) state meet at Normal Parkside. Team leaders Adam Smigielski and Noah Crane earned all-state recognition for finishing among the top 25 in a meet with 222 […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team clinched its second straight Apollo Conference championship and the fourth in the past five years on Thursday (Oct. 12) with a 9-0 shutout over Taylorville at Middletown Field. Seniors accounted for eight of the goals and eight of the assists. Cohen DiFilippo and […]
By Fred Kroner All four Mahomet-Seymour seniors were contributors on Thursday (Oct. 12) as the Bulldogs avenged an early-season loss to Effingham with a two-set sweep at home, 25-15, 15-14, on Senior Night. Avery Allen recorded six kills, five digs and two service aces. Brianna DiFilippo contributed three assists and […]
By Fred Kroner Talynn O’Donnell won two individual events and Lainey Howard was the runner-up in one on Saturday (Oct. 14) in a 10-school girls’ swimming meet at the UI ARC pool. O’Donnell was victorious in the 100-yard freestyle (55.01 seconds) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.46). Howard placed second in […]
