By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers were state-placers on Saturday (March 12) at the IESA Class 2A state meet, held at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. M-S had six state-qualifiers and five won at least one match. Seventh-grader Talon Decker won three of five bouts at state and placed […]
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour seniors earned all-conference recognition by the coaches in the Apollo Conference. Cayla Koerner was voted onto the five-player first team. Ivie Juarez was selected to the five-player second team. Koerner tallied a team-high 523 points for the season, which ended with M-S capturing a school-record […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Blake Wolters was the only junior selected to the Apollo Conference all-league first team. The first team consisted of five members. Wolters led the 17-15 Bulldogs in points, rebounds, assists and steals in four separate games. He was also the team’s season leader in those four […]
By FRED KRONER Buoyed by wins from the 3,200-meter relay and triple-jumper Cole Marshall, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team emerged victorious on Saturday (March 12) in the Apollo Conference Indoor Invitational. M-S scored 89 ½ points to edge runner-up Lincoln (86) and third-place Williamsville (79). Eleven schools participated. […]
By Fred Kroner By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com As Jolene Erlacher lives her daily life, she is also acutely aware of the future. A person who is equal parts wife, mother to twin daughters, teacher, author, consultant and lecturer, Erlacher is concerned about the future, especially for those who fall into […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour eighth-graders and three seventh-graders qualified for the IESA Class 2A wrestling state tournament based on their performances on Saturday (March 5) at the Jacksonville Sectional. The lone M-S sectional champion was seventh-grader Gideon Hayter (75 pounds). Other seventh-graders who advanced to state are Beau Back […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team opened postseason play at home on Tuesday (March 8) by overpowering Champaign Jefferson, 25-4, 25-14, in a Class 4A IESA regional semifinal match. The top-seeded Bulldogs (16-5) will play seventh-seeded Urbana in the regional championship match on Thursday (March 9) at 4:30 p.m. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had eight individuals and three relays who secured top-10 finishes on Wednesday (March 2) in a 15-school indoor girls’ track and field meet at Mount Zion. Mount Zion totaled 148 points and captured team honors. Chatham Glenwood was second (105 points), followed by Sacred Heart-Griffin (56 […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour basketball team opened its season in November with an overtime game. The Bulldogs ended the season on Wednesday (March 2) with another overtime contest. Unlike the start to the season, the OT game in the Class 3A sectional semifinals at Danville against Decatur MacArthur resulted […]
By Fred Kroner The best girls’ basketball season in Mahomet-Seymour history came to an end on Monday (Feb. 28) one win short of a state tournament berth. A second-half Bulldog rally wasn’t enough to pull out a victory in the Highland Class 3A super-sectional game against Bethalto Civic Memorial, which […]
