By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Ryan Coleman of Champaign connected on his first hole-in-one on Wednesday (May 1) at Lake of the Woods Golf Course. Coleman aced the 129-yard No. 8 hole, using a 50-degree wedge. His feat was witnessed by Grant Kinkelaar, Kevin Carroll and Josh Henson.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ellie Barker will tell you – and correctly so – that her coaches, her teammates past and present and her parents have been instrumental in her upcoming chance to play volleyball at the collegiate level. A junior at Mahomet-Seymour, the 6-foot-2 outside hitter has already committed […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ tennis team didn’t lose a set on Tuesday (April 30) in a 9-0 triumph at Middletown Courts over Taylorville. In singles, Jack Louis (No. 2) didn’t lose a game against Rian Ebert. Losing just one game in singles were Bulldogs Keaton Roberts (No. 3), and […]
By Fred Kroner Five players had either a goal or an assist on Tuesday (April 30) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team secured a 3-1 Apollo Conference win at home over Mattoon (13-5-1). M-S led, 2-0, at halftime against an opponent it had battled to a 0-0 draw against earlier […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brooklyn Dyer, Brooke Hartman and Presley Cox all produced two hits on Monday (April 29) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team overpowered Decatur MacArthur, 13-2, at home. Cox slugged a home run and knocked in three runs. Hartman, Kalista Granadino and Madison Taylor all had two RBI. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Madeleine Cortez had multiple options as she narrowed down her college choices. The Mahomet-Seymour softball player – a four-year varsity regular for the Bulldogs – had interest from schools in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. The shortstop, who has played in 105 games for M-S, looked at […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Jason Troyer and Lyle Burns teamed up to win the 36-hole Lake of the Woods golf season-opener on Sunday (April 28). Troyer and Burns combined for a two-day score of 166. On Saturday, all of the 60 two-person entries played front nine better ball and back […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s a common cliche for coaches and – for that matter – parents before a competition of any kind. As they offer encouragement, they add, “Do your best.” For Mahomet-Seymour senior Jayvon Irwin, he gets feedback on whether he accomplished that quest almost as soon as […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Ryken Kirby was the winner in the long jump on Friday (April 26) in the 24-school Spartan Classic boys’ track and field meet, in St. Joseph. Kirby’s winning leap was 19 feet, 7 inches. There were 42 competitors in the event. Jayvon Irwin was the winner […]
By Fred Kroner Anniston Huff ran on both of the Mahomet-Seymour relay units that captured first place on Friday (April 26) at the 46th Urbana Open girls’ track and field meet. On the 1,600-meter relay, Huff was joined by Evelyn Hillard, Kara Carney and Lauren Burr for a time of […]
