By Fred Kroner Senior Ava Boyd was the top runner for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country team on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 15-school East Peoria girls’ cross-country invitational at Illinois Central College. Boyd was timed in 19 minutes, 21.40 seconds on a muddy, hilly course. She was 14.80 seconds behind […]
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Gaudio places third at East Peoria Invitiational
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Augustus Gaudio placed third for Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 185-runner East Peoria boys’ cross-country invitational at Illinois Central College. Gaudio’s 3-mile time was 16 minutes, 17.30 seconds. In the team chase, M-S placed fifth in the 15-school invitational with 121 points. Meet champion […]
Mahomet-Seymour golf wins Better Ball Tournament
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team was victorious on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the Unit 5 Better Ball Tournament in Normal at Ironwood Golf Course. The format paired up teammates with the best score on each hole counting. The duo of Kelton Hennesy and Jacob Schudel carded a 72. […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball beats Charleston in two sets
By Fred Kroner Ellie Dallas recorded 13 assists and Brianna DiFilippo added six assists on Thursday (Sept. 21) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team scored a two-set sweep at home over Charleston 25-10, 25-12. Sydney McKinney landed four kills. Dallas had four digs and one service ace. M-S (15-3) returns to […]
Martin and Bird win seventh consecutive match
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten doubles duo of Holland Martin and Adella Bird won their seventh consecutive match on Saturday (Sept. 23) to highlight the Bulldogs 6-1 dual-meet victory in a girls’ tennis match at Lincoln. Martin and Bird topped Sarai Jackson and Ines Otero, 8-1. The Bulldogs also won […]
Bulldogs win homecoming game over Taylorville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coordinating the defense for the Mahomet-Seymour football team is not a one-man job. Assistant coach Henry Turek makes the calls for the linemen and linebackers. Another assistant, Jason Murphy, takes care of the calls for the defensive backs. “It’s like having two defenses,” M-S head coach […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Dawson Freeman and Makenna Peterka
In September, Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Athletes Dawson Freeman and Makenna Peterka, both showing remarkable skill and determination, drew attention through the IESA State Golf tournament. Freeman put on a dazzling display at the IESA single-class boys’ junior high state golf tournament. The event took place at the picturesque Metamora Fields […]
Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame 2023: James Heinold
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mahomet Daily has been featuring each of the four new selections for the Mahomet Education Foundation Hall of Fame. Today’s final installment,1989 graduate James Heinold. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com James Heinold worked his way up from the bottom to the top as an athlete at Mahomet-Seymour, winning […]
Bulldog swimming wins all 12 events at Olympia
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team won all 12 events on Tuesday (Sept. 19) and outscored Olympia, 94-76, in Stanford. Talynn O’Donnell, Lainey Howard and Caroline Mills were all two-event winners in individual events. O’Donnell took top honors in the 200-yard individual medley (2:22.28) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:05.08). […]
Wheeler scores five in Mahomet-Seymour shutout
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team, which has permitted just one goal in its last six matches, scored an 8-0 shutout win on Tuesday (Sept. 19) at Effingham. Nolan Wheeler netted a season-high five goals and added one assist in the Bulldog win. Brian Woodbury produced two goals and […]