Senior Jayvon Irwin has been a dominant force for the Mahomet-Seymour track and field team, delivering outstanding performances across multiple events. In the recent Pontiac Class 2A Sectional on May 15, Irwin excelled in both individual and relay events, playing a crucial role in the Bulldogs’ team championship victory. Pontiac […]
4o By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The best-laid plans, according to a line in the famous Robert Burns poem, often go awry. That’s not necessarily bad. Mahomet-Seymour senior muti-sport standout Cade Starrick was all set to attend the University of Illinois in the fall and leave behind his days as a […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Alec Bergman’s original childhood dream is a thing of the past, but his future will include an acceptable substitution goal. At one time, Bergman had high expectations in a sport he no longer favors. “Before seventh grade, I had wanted to be a college swimmer and […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour athletes won six events on Wednesday (May 15) in the 15-school Pontiac Class 2A Sectional and landed 12 state-qualifiers while winning the team championship. The Bulldogs’ sectional crown was the school’s 14th in history in the sport, but the first since 2019. M-S took an insurmountable […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s sixth shutout of the girls’ soccer season on Tuesday (May 14) came against Meridian/Sangamon Valley in a semifinal match of the M-S Class 2A Sectional. Eleven different players had either a goal or an assist – or both – in the postseason opener, a 9-0 Bulldog […]
By Fred Kroner Ava Henderson pitched a six-hitter and didn’t allow an earned run on Wednesday as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team topped visiting Taylorville, 6-1, in the first game of a doubleheader. Taylorville salvaged a split with an 8-6 triumph in Game 2. Bulldogs with hits in both games were […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Reliever Miles Woolsey worked four innings and earned the pitching win on Tuesday (May 14) as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team snapped a 6-6 tie with a four-run fifth inning and posted a 10-8 non-conference win at Normal West. Woolsey (3-0) walked no one and struck out […]
By Fred Kroner Adam Smigielski qualified for state for Mahomet-Seymour in two events on Saturday (May 11) in the IESA 16-school, eighth-grade boys’ Class 4A sectional track and field meet at Kankakee. Smigielski won the 800 meters (personal-best 2:13.34) and was the runner-up in the 1,600 meters (personal-best 4:58.08). Jayvon […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grader Norelle Eilts was a two-event state qualifier based on her performance on Saturday (May 11) in the 16-school IESA Class 4A sectional girls’ track and field meet at Kankakee. Eilts was the winner in the 800 meters, an event with 28 entries. Her time […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kody Ackman knows about strikes. He is, after all, a baseball pitcher for the Mahomet-Seymour High School team. Ackman understands what it means to be faced with a two-strike count: the odds of success for the person with two strikes have significantly diminished. He also understands […]
