BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Officially, Lauren Schnepper began playing soccer as a third-grader. In reality, her introduction to the sport was at a much younger age. The thanks goes to three older brothers. “They didn’t cut me any slack,” Schnepper said. She learned to toughen up so as to not […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In China, 2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger. In the United States, it is the year to remember and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX legislation, which created almost immediate opportunities for the implementation of girls’ and women’s sports at […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Running has been a prominent part of Joseph Scheele’s life the past eight years. The 2022 Mahomet-Seymour graduate plans to keep it that way for at least four more years. He recently signed a letter of intent to continue running at Valparaiso (Indiana) University, where he […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Blake Wolters took a chance. The rising Mahomet-Seymour senior had accepted an offer (last October) to play baseball and attend college at Purdue University in another year. When Wolters decommitted from that scholarship on June 29, he recognized the gamble. He was giving up a guaranteed […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Mahomet’s Ryan McClure registered his third career hole-in-one on Wednesday (June 29) at Lake of the Woods. He used a 9-iron to ace the 154-yard 14th hole. He was playing a Pro V1 ball. His feat was witnessed by Chris Edmondson, Jason Troyer and Josh Sullivan.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monticello’s Doug Benson recorded his first hole-in-one on Tuesday (June 28) at Lake of the Woods, in Mahomet. Benson used a 5-iron to ace the 147-yard 14th hole. He was using a Pinnacle ball. His feat was witnessed by Vic Cox, Randy Neeb and Don Butler.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling Four athletes representing the Mahomet-based Illinois Top Dawgs Wrestling team emerged as national champions and earned AAU All-American accolades after the conclusion of the three-day, 43-team Disney Duals in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday (June 19). The unbeatens for the Top Dawgs were Brennan Houser […]
Two of Mahomet’s favorite Fourth of July celebrations are set. The Champaign County Forest Preserve will host this year’s Freedom Fest on July 1 at Mahomet’s Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. Starting at 4 p.m. Music will fill the air. Following a tribute to service men and women fireworks […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Neal Garrison, who has coached boys’ cross-country and served as a guidance counselor at Mahomet-Seymour High School for the past 20 years, has resigned. The M-S Board of Education is expected to act on his resignation at the Monday evening (June 20) meeting. Garrison, who will […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Blake Wolters, a Purdue recruit who rewrote a chunk of the school’s single-season baseball record book this spring, was selected as a Class 3A All-State first-teamer by the Illinois Coaches Association. Wolters broke the single-season strikeout record (115) and tied the mark for pitching wins […]
