Author: Fred Kroner

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Boyd leads Bulldogs at East Peoria Invite

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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). […]