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 […]
By Fred Kroner In seven of nine divisions, members of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team advanced to championship matches in the Apollo Conference Tournament, which ended on Saturday (Sept. 30) in Mount Zion. The Bulldogs’ winner included the undefeated doubles duo of Adella Bird and Holland Martin. They posted a […]
