By Fred Kroner Another week, another school record for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ track and field program. Actually, two records, though, one was lowering a new standard that had been established the previous week. Competing in the 12-school Mount Zion Class 4A sectional meet on Saturday (May 14), M-S eighth-grader Madalyn […]
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Mahomet-Seymour tennis finishes sixth at Apollo Conference match
By Fred Kroner Four of Mahomet-Seymour’s entries in the Apollo Conference boys’ tennis tournament at Mattoon, which ended on Saturday (May 14) exceeded their seeds. Connor Hirsbrunner, at No.1 singles, placed fifth. Andre Grace, at No. 3 singles, also placed fifth. They were each seeded sixth. In doubles, the No. […]
M-S Baseball captures Apollo Conference title
By Fred Kroner One week after clinching at least a tie for the Apollo Conference championship, the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team secured undisputed possession of the title. M-S swept Mount Zion at home on Saturday (May 14), winning 12-0 and 10-9 thanks to an offense that produced two home runs in […]
Yergler breaks school record for strikeouts in one season
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour was limited to four hits – two by Maddie Cortez – and dropped a 5-1 softball decision on Thursday (May 12) at Pontiac. Kenadi Granadino’s single drove in Karley Yergler with the lone M-S run. Yergler pitched all six innings, allowing six hits and just two […]
Bulldogs place seventh at Tolono Unity Sectional
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Ariana Lingard was a near-miss on Thursday (May 12) in her bid to qualify for the girls’ Class 2A track and field state meet. The Bulldog sprinter placed third in the 100-meter dash at the Tolono Unity Sectional. Her time was 12.77 seconds. The top […]
Koerner approaches new milestones in as Bulldogs win over Morton
By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner had one goal and two assists on Thursday (May 12) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team earned a 3-1 win at Morton. Lauren Schnepper booted two goals and Brea Benson contributed one assist. M-S led, 2-1, at halftime. “The Bulldogs played well in a matchup […]
Athlete of the Week: Brea Benson
Mahomet-Seymour Senior Brea Benson surpassed a milestone many midfielders do not as the Bulldogs 2022 regular season comes to an end. Benson, who relocated from Tucson, AZ, to central Illinois three years ago, scored her 50th goal against Mattoon on May 4. Acting as a bridge between the defenders and […]
M-S tennis wins four matches against STM
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs won two matches in singles and two in doubles on Monday (May 9), but dropped a 5-4 decision at St. Thomas More in boys’ tennis. Claiming singles wins for M-S were Gaspar Covarrubias Zuniga (No. 5) and Sam Hibbs (No. 6). Hibbs had the toughest […]
Normal Community soccer edges past Mahomet-Seymour
By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner and Brea Benson each tallied one goal, but Normal Community snapped a 2-2 tie with a goal in the final 10 minutes and edged the visiting Bulldogs, 3-2, on Tuesday (May 10) in a girls’ soccer match in Normal. Janel Straub had an assist for […]
Bulldog Baseball on 9-game win streak
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour extended its baseball winning streak to nine games on Monday (May 9) with a 12-2 conquest at Prairie Central. Chase Wagers (3-0) pitched a five-inning complete game without allowing an earned run or a walk. He fanned six batters. Blake Wolters, Alex McHale and Jaedon Lager […]