By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ 1,600-meter relay team finished second on Saturday (May 21) in the IESA track and field state meet at the East Side Centre, in East Peoria. The foursome of Ayla Finfrock, Emma Busch, Anniston Huff and Hannah Martin was timed in 4 minutes, 28.20 seconds. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour zipped into a 6-0 halftime lead in a Saturday (May 21) Class 2A regional championship girls’ soccer match at Bloomington. The quick getaway made all the difference as most of the second half against Bloomington was canceled by inclement weather, making the 6-0 margin the final […]
By Fred Kroner Abbey Akers pitched Mahomet-Seymour to victory on Thursday (May 19) in the regular-season finale, a 6-2 triumph at home over Decatur MacArthur. In seven innings, Akers yielded four hits, walked one and struck out a season-high10 batters. Chloe Truax and Jenna Wade each had two hits for […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s first-year boys’ tennis program won a match in singles and one in doubles on Friday (May 20) in the Danville Class1A Sectional. In singles, M-S’ Connor Hirsbrunner opened the postseason with a 6-4, 7-5 decision over Liam Underwood, from Schlarman Academy. Hirsbrunner was eliminated in the […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour secured Class 2A state-meet berths in three events during action on Thursday (May 19) at the Tolono Unity Boys’ Track and Field Sectional. Robert Byron was the sectional champion in the discus with a personal-best toss of 166 feet, 5 inches. His effort ranks seventh on […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs’ bats were on fire on Thursday (May 19) when the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team ended the regular season with a 13-7 triumph at Bloomington. M-S pounded 19 hits, including two triples by Blake Wolters and two doubles by Carter Johnson. Wolters ended with four hits. Johnson […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh grade girls 4×4 relay team qualified for the IESA State meet last week after they won in Regionals, breaking the school record, which had been in place for 22 years. Their time was 4:24.05. The previous record was 4:25.7 in 2000. Relay members included Ayla Finfrock, […]
The Mahomet Lions Club will host their third annual Honor Parade and Celebration event on May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event to honor local first responders, active military and veterans will leave from Division and E. State St., traveling south to E. Main St., and continuing […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team started its postseason journey on Wednesday (May 18) by shutting out Lincoln, 9-0, in a Class 2A regional semifinal match at Bloomington. All three matches between M-S and Lincoln this spring ended with 9-0 Bulldog wins. Cayla Koerner was involved with seven of […]
By Fred Kroner The two Mahomet-Seymour competitors in the 39th News-Gazette boys’ track and field Honor Roll Meet at Urbana on Monday (May 16) each landed in fourth place. Ty Clark cleared 12 feet, 4 inches in the pole vault and Robert Byron tossed the discus 152 feet, 8 inches. […]
