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 […]
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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. […]
Remembering Lee Cabutti
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I received an early-morning text from a friend on Friday; the kind that friends send one another during troubling, tumultuous, or tragic times. It’s meant to be light-hearted and whimsical, a combination which can be hard to find when overcome by sorrow. But then again, if […]
Central tops Mahomet-Seymour tennis
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped a 9-0 decision in girls’ tennis to Champaign Central on Tuesday (Sept. 6) at the Illini Grove courts. The Bulldogs used their 12th different combination in doubles when Delaney Shore and Shaelynn Standifer took the court. M-S (2-3) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) […]
Mahomet-Seymour defeats Mattoon in two sets
By Fred Kroner Maddie Gaede distributed 13 assists on Tuesday (Sept. 6) as Mahomet-Seymour won an Apollo Conference volleyball matchup at home against Mattoon, 25-18, 25-17. Ellie Barker swatted six kills and Tori Garner served three aces. M-S (8-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) at Mount Zion. The […]
Bulldogs win three-school meet at Lake of the Woods
By Fred Kroner Meet medalist Kelton Hennesy, a freshman from Mahomet-Seymour, led the Bulldogs to victory on Tuesday (Sept. 6) in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Lake of the Woods. Hennesy matched his season’s best score with a 37, to finish one shot in front of runner-up Will Ross, […]