By Fred Kroner Maddie Gaede totaled 12 assists on Thursday (Sept. 15), but Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team dropped a 25-12, 22-25, 25-16 non-conference decision at Normal University High. Avery Allen ended with 10 digs and eight kills. M-S (13-3) returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 20) at home against Effingham. The […]
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Rogers breaks school record in win over Lincoln
By Fred Kroner It only took Quenton Rogers until the fourth game of his senior season to become the career receiving leader for the historic Mahomet-Seymour football program. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Rogers wasted little time in his fourth game before setting the record. Seventeen seconds after the Friday (Sept. 16) […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Luke Johnson
After coming back from a season-ending injury in 2021, junior Luke Johnson is making his presence known on the football field. The 5’11” running back rushed for a career-high 337 yards on 28 carries on Sept. 9, nearly breaking a 2008 school record held by Andrew Brewer. He scored five […]
Bulldogs defeat Taylorville in two sets
By Fred Kroner Avery Allen pounded 13 kills and added nine digs on Tuesday (Sept. 13) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team turned back Taylorville, 25-21, 25-21, at home. Caylee Folken totaled 12 assists, nine digs and two service aces. Ellie Barker landed five kills to go with three digs. M-S […]
Bulldogs earn home victory over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Nolan Wheeler notched four goals and Isaac Warren added four assists on Tuesday (Sept. 13) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team earned a 8-1 victory at home over Mattoon. The Bulldogs led, 4-0, at intermission. Carson Reed, Travis Hoffman, Kai Jones and Eli Stelle also scored for […]
Winters and Dallas lead Bulldogs at Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Winters finished as the runner-up on Tuesday (Sept. 13) in a girls’ golf dual meet at Mattoon’s Meadowbrook Country Club. Winters fired a 44. Teammate Emma Dallas shot a 48 and tied for fourth place individually. Other Bulldog scores were: Maddy Clark (52), Brooke Hartman (54), […]
Claybrooke and Clements earn All-County recognition
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour golfers Reis Claybrooke and Parker Clements earned all-County recognition on Monday (Sept.12) for their performance in the Champaign County boys’ golf tournament at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. They each fired 81s to tie for fifth. Claybrooke won a scorecard playoff for fifth and Clements was awarded […]
M-S swimmers break four school records
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team broke four school records on Wednesday (Sept. 14) in the team’s second meet of the season. Freshman Lainey Howard won the 500-yard freestyle in a three-school meet at Centennial, posting a time of 5 minutes, 57.15 seconds. The previous mark, set in 2021 […]
Larry Schultz cards hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Urbana’s Larry Schultz carded his first career hole-in-one on Wednesday (Sept. 14) at Lake of the Woods when he aced the 130-yard eighth hole. He was using an Adams 5-Hybrid club and hitting a Callaway Warbird ball. His feat was witnessed by Mike Wick.
M-SJHS girls’ basketball opens season with win
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and eighth-grade Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ basketball teams opened their seasons on Tuesday (Sept. 13) with road victories. The seventh-graders started their junior high careers with a 34-11 triumph at Champaign Franklin. Katie Hunter scored 12 points and Audra Martin added six points. The […]