By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high softball season came to an end on Tuesday (Sept. 13) with just its second shutout loss of the season in 18 games. Top-seeded Champaign Edison blanked the second-seeded Bulldogs, 10-0, in an IESA Class 3A regional championship game at Zahnd Park, in Champaign. Addison […]
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Marco Casillas pitches no-hitter in win over Franklin
By Fred Kroner Seventh-grader Marco Casillas fired a no-hitter for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team on Wednesday (Sept. 7) as part of a 13-0 Bulldog victory at Champaign Franklin. He helped his own cause by driving in three runs and stealing two bases. In four innings, Casillas walked three […]
Sophie Park places second at IESA Sectional
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Sophie Park placed second on Wednesday (Sept. 7) in the IESA sectional girls’ golf tournament at Wolf Creek, in Pontiac. Park carded a 90 to capture runner-up honors in a tournament that had participants from 25 schools. M-S seventh-grader Makenna Peterka finished in a tie for […]
Mahomet-Seymour finishes second at Lee Halberg Invite
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour runners finished among the top 20 on Saturday (Sept. 10), helping the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the 45th-annual Lee Halberg boys’ cross-country invitational, in Springfield at Lincoln Park. Normal Community won team honors with 68 points. M-S was just behind, with 69 points. […]
Boyd places 20th at Peoria meet
By Fred Kroner In a field of 408 runners, Mahomet-Seymour’s Ava Boyd placed 20th on Saturday (Sept. 10) in the Class 2A division of First to Finish girls’ cross-country meet at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. Boyd’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes, 51.6 seconds. Chole Bundren ran 83rd and posted a season […]
Tennis wins big decision over Kankakee Bishop McNamara
By Fred Kroner In its most decisive girls’ tennis victory of the season, Mahomet-Seymour bested Kankakee Bishop McNamara, 8-1, on Thursday (Sept. 8) at the Illini Grove courts. M-S won all six singles matches in straight sets. Two Bulldogs – Claire Johnson (No. 4) and Adella Bird (No. 6) did […]
Claybrooke and Hennesy place in top 25 at Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour golfers placed among the top 25 individuals in a two-day, 40-team boys’ golf tournament at Mattoon. Reis Claybrooke had 18-hole rounds of 70 and 79. His 149 earned him a fourth-place tie. Kelton Hennesy compiled rounds of 77 and 86. His 163 enabled him to […]
Warren scores hat trick in win over Charleston
By Fred Kroner Isaac Warren tallied a hat trick and Mahomet-Seymour teammate Nolan Wheeler scored twice on Thursday (Sept. 8) as the Bulldogs earned a 6-0 win in boys’ soccer at Charleston. Nick Tjahjadi also hit a goal. Contributing assists for M-S were Wheeler and Kai Jones, with two apiece, […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball places third at Jacksonville Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won three of four volleyball matches on Saturday (Sept. 10) and placed third in the Jacksonville Invitational. The Bulldogs started out with wins against Peoria Richwoods (25-13, 25-18) and Jacksonville Routt (25-12, 25-8) before losing in the semifinals to Rochester (25-22, 25-22). M-S topped Washington in […]
Bulldog Football picks up third win against Mt. Zion
By Fred Kroner Luke Johnson was a true Bulldog on Friday night (Sept. 9). The Mahomet-Seymour junior running back rushed for a career-high 337 yards on 28 carries and scored five touchdowns as the Bulldogs romped past Mount Zion, 49-14, in the school’s first football road game of the season. […]