Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner They came from far and near. Some were so close, they could walk. Others boarded a plane to make the commute from Naples, Fla. A few sat on the metal bleachers behind home plate. Some sat on lawn chairs near the backstop or further back on the […]

By Fred Kroner Forty nine years ago, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field team had its first state medalist in the modern era (post 1950). Only four times in the succeeding years did the Bulldogs produce more state medalists in individual events (excluding relays) than the four who took the podium […]

By PETER HANCOCK  Capitol News Illinois  phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com  SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1.  The 73-38 party-line vote came […]

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The Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Soccer team captured the IHSA Class 2A soccer regional championship by beating visiting Centennial 5-0 on May 20. The Bulldogs also won the Regional title in 2022. This is the sixth time in eight years Mahomet-Seymour has won the Regional Championship. Mahomet-Seymour’s season came to an end […]

By Dani Tietz Getting involved and giving back is easier to talk about than to do. But for Mahomet-Seymour’s Cindy Brumfield, it’s just what she does. Brumfield has been with the Mahomet-Seymour School District for 32 years, working with K-12 students in the special education program.  “I have always had […]

By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK  Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com  UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team exited the postseason on Tuesday (May 23) with an 8-0 Class 2A sectional semifinal loss to Chatham Glenwood at Normal West. Glenwood will face Rochester, a 2-0 winner over Normal West in the Friday (May 26) sectional finals  at 6 p.m. M-S ends […]

By Fred Kroner Maddy Logsdon drove in a career-high eight runs on Wednesday (May 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team thumped Danville in the semifinal game of the M-S Class 3A regional tournament. Logsdon swatted four hits, including a double. “She was on fire,” M-S head coach James Heinold said. […]

By Fred Kroner Mateo Casillas and his Mahomet-Seymour baseball teammates showed on Wednesday (May 24) that they are primed for the postseason. The Bulldogs registered their school-record 30th win of the spring as pitchers Casillas and Kody Ackman combined for a one-hitter in the Class 3A regional semifinals, a 19-1 […]