By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seventh-grader Paige Jansen led Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School to the IESA Class 4A girls’ sectional cross-country team title on Saturday (Oct. 7) at Lake of the Woods. Jansen was the individual winner in the 82-runner race. She ran the 2-mile course in 12 minutes and 26 […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s short-handed girls’ swimming team – just six swimmers and one diver were available – set two school records and five other personal bests on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the Urbana Invitational. Diver Bella Almaroad shattered the one-meter mark for 11 dives with a score of 291.55. […]
By Fred Kroner In a showdown between the top two teams in the Apollo Conference, Mahomet-Seymour swept past visiting Taylorville, 26-24, 25-19, on Thursday (Oct. 5). Each school entered the match with 6-1 league records. M-S is now in sole possession of first place with two league matches remaining. Sparking […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Ava Boyd set the pace for Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team on Saturday (Oct. 7), running fifth in the 232-runner Gene Jones Runnin’ Red Invitational at Black Patridge Park, in Metamora. On a course laid out at 2.94 miles, Boyd crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Auggie Gaudio ran ninth on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the 22-school Gene Jones Runnin’ Red Invitational at Black Patridge Park, in Metamora. The race featured 247 competitors. Gaudio’s time for the 2.94-mile course was 15 minutes, 14.80 seconds. The top four M-S finishers had times within […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys golf team finished seventh in the Class 2A IHSA state tournament on Saturday (Oct. 7) at the Weibring Golf Course, in Normal. The Bulldogs’ two-day total was 640. After a team composite of 315 on Friday (Oct. 6), M-S slipped to 325 for the second […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It was called The First Play. It was the one that Mahomet-Seymour’s football team started with on its first offensive play in the Friday (Oct. 6) 48-0 victory at home over Effingham on Senior Night. All 12 Bulldogs who were healthy started the game either on […]
By Fred Kroner Avery Allen nearly recorded a double-double on Tuesday (Oct. 3) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team swept to victory at Mount Zion, 25-12, 25-12. Allen logged 10 digs and nine kills to go with four service aces. Ellie Dallas posted 10 assists and four digs. Erin Dallas contributed […]
By Fred Kroner Isaac Warren collected his team-high fourth hat trick of the season on Tuesday (Oct. 3), sparking the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team to a 5-0 victory at home against Mattoon. The Bulldogs expanded a 1-0 halftime lead by putting up four second-half scores. Warren also had one assist. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s swimmers and divers won all 12 events on Monday (Oct. 2), leading the Bulldogs to victory in a three-school meet at Danville. M-S amassed 131 points. Runner-up Danville had 79 points and Charleston ended with 49 points. Three Bulldogs were double winners in individual events. Lainey […]
