By Fred Kroner In sweeping a dual meet from visiting Watseka, 9-0, on Tuesday (Sept. 19), Mahomet-Seymour won every match in straight sets. The singles winners were Savannah Amatyleon (6-4, 7-6 (5) at No. 1), Adella Bird (6-1, 6-0 at No. 2), Holland Martin (6-1, 6-1 at No. 3), Emily […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had three of the top six placers on Monday (Sept. 18) and captured runner-up honors in the Apollo Conference boys’ golf tournament at Charleston. Leif Olson finished in third place individually. He had rounds of 38 and 38 for a 76. He wound up one shot […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had two all-conference players on Monday (Sept. 18) in the Apollo Conference girls’ golf tournament at Mount Zion. Sophie Park fired a 92 and tied for fifth in the 32-player field. Teammate Brooke Hartman carded a 93 and tied for seventh. The top eight finishers earned […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team, ranked 15th in the state in Class 3A by Maxpreps, dropped a two-set Apollo Conference decision on Tuesday (Sept. 19) at Effingham. The Flaming Hearts (12-5) topped the Bulldogs (14-3), 25-22, 25-18. Avery Allen led M-S with eight digs, seven kills, two service […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mahomet Daily will feature each of the four new selections for the Mahomet Education Foundation Hall of Fame in upcoming days. Today’s focus, Dirk Handlin. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There was a time when Dirk Handlin was bigger than most of the students in his class. By […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high baseball team followed up on an IESA Class 3A regional semifinal win over Danville North Ridge, 11-1, on Saturday (Sept.16) with a 9-3 victory over Edison in Champaign on Monday (Sept. 18). Bradley Jones improved his pitching record to 5-0. He worked five innings, […]
By Fred Kroner Penelope Bird scored eight points on Thursday (Sept. 14) to lead the Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team to a win at home over Danville North Ridge, 32-4. The Bulldogs led, 22-0, at halftime. Marley Cloward and Lily Freiman added six points apiece. On Monday (Sept. 18), the […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ junior high cross-country team emerged victorious in the 15-school Saturday (Sept. 16) Tom Appenzeller Bulldog Invitational at Lake of the Woods. M-S’ composite point total in the varsity race was 69 points. Runner-up Normal Metcalf finished with 105 points. Following them were Clinton (112), Monticello […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ junior high cross-country team ran a strong second on Saturday (Sept 16) in the 15-school Tom Appenzeller Bulldog Invitational at Lake of the Woods. Shelbyville was the meet champion in the varsity division with 51 points. M-S (69 points) was next, followed by Normal Metcalf […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grader Dawson Freeman finished in a three-way tie for second place in the IESA single-class boys’ junior high state golf tournament. Freeman fired rounds of 35 and 36 for a 71 on Friday (Sept. 15) at Metamora Fields, in Metamora. He produced seven pars, one […]
