By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There’s nothing like being proactive. It’s a lesson that Robert Byron not only understands, but also has taken to heart. The Mahomet-Seymour senior didn’t wait for college coaches to come to him. The track and field All-Stater sought them out. “You can’t wait around for people […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour underclassmen have qualified for the IWCOA Freshmen-Sophomore state wrestling tournament, which will be held on Saturday (March 11) and Sunday (March 12) at the BOS Center, in Springfield. The trio secured their advancement by placing among the top three in their respective weight classes at […]
By Fred Kroner For the fourth time in school history, the seventh-grade volleyball team from Mahomet-Seymour has qualified for the IESA Class 4A state tournament. The Bulldogs (22-6) clinched their berth on Monday (March 6) with a come-from-behind win over the host school at Taylorville, 22-25, 25-11, 25-18 in the […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School wrestlers earned sectional championships at their weight class on Saturday (March 4) at Jacksonville and advanced to the IESA Class 2A state wrestling tournament. The Bulldogs champions were among the nine from Mahomet-Seymour who will represent the school at state, in the […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Savannah Orgeron, the scoring leader for the 24-10 Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team was voted as one of the top 35 players in the state in Class 3A on Friday (March 3). Members of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association selected All-State teams for each of the four […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Madalyn Marx and sophomore Kara Carney were the only Mahomet-Seymour athletes to place among the top 10 in their individual events on Saturday (March 4) in the First to Finish Charger Indoor Girls’ Track and Field Invitational at the University of Illinois Armory. Marx won the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not about money. It’s not even about finding something to do. It’s about people. It’s about community. It’s about doing what feels right in your heart. It’s really about Chuck Thompson coming out of retirement and getting back into a business where he devoted more […]
By Fred Kroner Distance runners and triple-jumper Meah Beacham were the headliners on Wednesday (March 1) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ track and field team placed second in a 14-school indoor meet at Mount Zion. Beacham, a junior, won the triple jump with a leap of 32 feet, 6 inches. Sophomore […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team didn’t have history on its side during the postseason journey. The 2022-23 season ended in a virtual repeat of the program’s 2021-22 season. One year ago, M-S defeated Lincoln in the regional championship game after losing all regular-season games to the Railsplitters, and […]
By Fred Kroner Six Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestlers captured regional championships on Saturday (Feb. 25) in a meet that M-S hosted. Gideon Hayter (eighth-grader at 80 pounds), Beau Back (eighth-grader at 119 pounds), Talon Decker (eighth-grader at 126 pounds), Marco Casillas (seventh-grader at 145 pounds), Gabe Maya (eighth-grader at 185 […]
