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 […]
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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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour softball returns to action with win over Heyworth
By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler pitched her second five-inning no-hitter of the spring on Monday at home, silencing Heyworth in an 11-0 Mahomet-Seymour softball victory. Yergler (15-1) struck out 14 batters and walked one as M-S returned to action following an 11-day layoff. She also contributed at the plate, slugging […]
MSJHS track finishes as runner-up at Clinton Junior High Challenge
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ track and field team had the individual runner-up in two events on Saturday (May 9) at the Clinton Junior High Challenge. In the 1,600 meters, Auggie Gaudio outstepped teammate Henry McMurry. Gaudio was second in 4 minutes, 57.02 seconds. McMurry was third in 5:02.09. […]
Marx breaks 21-year old MSJHS record
By Fred Kroner Madalyn Marx broke a 21-year-old eighth-grade girls’ school record and anchored a Mahomet-Seymour relay to victory on Saturday (May 9) in the Clinton Junior High Track and Field Challenge. Marx shattered the 400-meter mark held since 2001 by Amanda Warner by covering the one-lap distance in 1 […]
Bulldog tennis wins at Urbana
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs won six of eight singles matches and three of six doubles matches on Wednesday (May 4) to win a junior varsity boys’ tennis match at Urbana, 9-5. Mahomet-Seymour athletes who won singles matches were Connor Hirsbrunner (No. 1 position), Andre Grace (No. 4 position), Jacob […]