[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column] [su_column size=”1/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column][/su_row] Slayton Deck pitched a one-hitter on Thursday (Aug. 18) and was backed by a Mahomet-Seymour offense that hit a season’s high for runs scored in a 15-1 triumph at home over Champaign Jefferson. Deck walked one and struck out eight in four […]
Author: Fred Kroner
M-SJHS Cross Country opens season with several wins
[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column] [su_column size=”1/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column][/su_row] By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high cross-country teams hit the double trifecta in their season-opening race on Thursday (Aug. 18) at Tolono Unity. M-S was triumphant in the girls’ race for seventh- and eighth-graders as well as in the boys’ race […]
Kyle Walmer commits to Wisconsin-Platteville as placekicker
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seventeen months ago, Kyle Walmer had never played in a high school football game. He was then a sophomore at Mahomet-Seymour High School and experiencing a break from interscholastic sports as COVID-19 caused shutdowns nationally. And now? Walmer is the classic illustration that it is never […]
Kelton Hennesy finishes at fourth, and top freshmen at Tiger Kick-Off Classic
[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column] [su_column size=”1/3″ center=”no” class=””][/su_column][/su_row] By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Kelton Hennesy was the top freshman finisher from any school on Monday (Aug. 15) in the 15-school Tiger Kick-off Classic golf tournament at Urbana Country Club. Hennesy fired a 76 and placed fourth individually. One other Bulldog […]
Grace Rodebaugh to join rowing program at University of Louisville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It was at a club volleyball tournament that Mahomet-Seymour’s Grace Rodebaugh heard from a college recruiting coordinator earlier this year. The practice is commonplace. Club tournaments are multi-team exposure opportunities and often have as many college coaches in attendance as parents. The tournament was held in […]
Grant Kinkelaar wins Lake of the Woods Club Championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Grant Kinkelaar fired a 68 on Saturday (Aug. 6) to win the Lake of the Woods golf club championship by one stroke. Tying for second place were Jason Troyer and Andrew Lawson, each with 69s. The first flight leaders were Tom Carpenter (87), Michael Seiler (88) […]
After 23 years, Jane Fox to retire from Hill Animal Clinic
By FRED KRONER fred@mhometnews.com Dr. Jane Fox loves her job as the veterinarian at Mahomet’s Hill Animal Care. She loves her clients, some of whom are second-generation family members that utilize her expertise. She loves her staff, some of whom have worked with her for more than two decades. She […]
Corey Cebulski to join track and field program at Millikin University
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Corey Cebulski is coming out of retirement. At age 21. The 2019 Mahomet-Seymour graduate – a multi-sport standout with the Bulldogs – is returning to competitive athletics as he prepares for his transfer from Parkland College to Millikin University, in Decatur. An incoming junior, Cebulski has […]
Claybrooke posts high score at Lake of the Woods Junior Open
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Upcoming Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Reis Claybrooke posted the low score on Thursday (July 28) in the annual Lake of the Woods Junior Open golf tournament. Claybrooke, 15, carded an 18-hole round of 71 to win the 14-15-year-old boys’ division. He finished three shots in front of runner-up […]
Brea Benson to take on rowing at The Ohio State University
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com College is a time for newness. New school. New friends. New responsibilities. New experiences. Brea Benson is taking the concept of new experiences to an extreme. One of the most prolific scorers in the history of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer program, Benson always figured she would […]