By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brandon Rose’s career path was forged when he was a fourth-grade student at Mahomet’s Lincoln Trail Elementary School. He just didn’t realize it during the 1997-98 school year. By the time he graduated from Mahomet-Seymour High School in 2006, Rose had participated in football and basketball […]
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House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline looms
By Capitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois House passed 41 bills to the Senate Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food containers, bills focusing on gender inclusivity in state law and a requirement that expectant parents have a “duty” to split […]
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control. House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Democratic […]
Mahomet-Seymour soccer ties Metamora
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half, Mahomet-Seymour’s Paislee Welge scored a goal, assisted by Holland Martin, but Metamora netted the equalizier in the final two minutes to salvage a 1-1 tie in a girls’ soccer match played at the Rantoul Sports Complex turf fields on Wednesday (March 22). […]
Tolono Unity tops Mahomet-Seymour softball in season opener
By Fred Kroner Madelyn Logsdon and Jenna Wade each drilled two hits on Monday (March 20) for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team, which dropped a 7-3 decision at Tolono Unity in its season-opener. Madeleine Cortez hit a two-run double in the third inning for the Bulldogs. Wade drove in the team’s […]
Wolters helps Bulldogs to win over Danville in front of MLB scouts
By Fred Kroner With more than 20 major league baseball scouts in attendance on Monday (March 20) at Danville Stadium, Mahomet-Seymour senior Blake Wolters made an impressive showing in his first pitching assignment of the spring. Wolters pitched a three-inning no-hitter – getting nine outs by strikeout – and issued […]
DeAngelo Hughey places four in 200 at USATF Indoor National Championships
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior DeAngelo Hughey placed fourth on Saturday (March 18) in the 200-meter run for 17-18-year-old boys in the USATF Indoor National Championships, in Louisville, Ky. His time in the finals was 22.48 seconds. He had qualified in third with a personal-best time of 22.35 seconds. The […]
Madalyn Marx wins 400 at USATF Indoor National Championships
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour freshman Madalyn Marx won the 400-meter dash on Sunday (March 19) in the USATF Indoor National Championships for girls in the 15-16 age bracket at Louisville, Ky. Her time was a personal-best one-minute-flat (1:00.00). She had the second-best qualifying time (1:00.94). The national runner-up was clocked […]
DiFilippo picks up 300th win
By Fred Kroner Thursday (March 16) wasn’t the best day for baseball. “Played in cold and rain, but got it in,” M-S coach Nic DiFilippo said. The game itself wasn’t a masterpiece. After scoring nine runs in the first two innings, the Bulldogs were held scoreless during the final five […]
Bulldogs open season with win over Bloomington
By Fred Kroner Three freshmen notched goals in their first varsity match on Wednesday (March 15) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team carved out a 5-0 non-conference win at Bloomington. Ella Walk (two goals), Paislee Welge (one goal) and Hannah Creel (one goal) all found the back of the net […]