The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team was efficient from the free throw line on Thursday (Dec. 15) and turned back Edison, 48-38, in Champaign. M-S carried a 35-31 lead into the final quarter, but connected on 9 of 15 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Speech Team traveled to Coal City High School to compete against eleven other schools, most from the Chicagoland area on Dec. 17. Fourteen MSHS students participated in the competition, and several advanced to the Junior Varsity final round. Students recognized include: Eden Sanborn (1st place JV […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Baseball pitchers can throw no-hitters. Football quarterbacks can complete every pass they try in a game. Basketball players can make every shot they attempt in a game. Perfection, though fleeting, can be achieved. In golf, however, until someone figures out a way to score a hole-in-one […]
By Fred Kroner Juniors Aron Varga and Owen Kearns broke school records on Saturday (Dec. 17) to highlight the performance of Mahomet-Seymour swimmers in the boys’ Raider Invitational at Bloomington. Varga lowered his own 2021 record (of 2 minutes 7.79 seconds) by winning the 200-yard individual medley in the 17-school […]
By Fred Kroner Savannah Orgeron and Chloe Pruitt combined for 15 first-quarter points on Thursday (Dec. 15) at Eureka as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team built a lead it never relinquished in a 46-39 triumph. The Bulldogs led, 15-2, after one quarter. Orgeron swished 19 points to go with a […]
By Fred Kroner Despite missing two wrestlers who were ill, Mahomet-Seymour repeated as team champions in the Tyler Cox Memorial Duals at Chatham Glenwood on Saturday (Dec. 17). The Bulldogs won all four dual meets, including a triumph over the host Titans in the championship match, 42-28, that avenged an […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s Mateo Casillas is just two wins shy of moving into the 10th place spot on the Bulldog’s wrestling record book. The 5’11”, 195 lb. senior currently has 133 high school victories for the Bulldogs and is the only Mahomet-Seymour wrestler currently unbeaten for the 2022-23 season. Casillas shares the […]
By Fred Kroner Thanks to double-figure scoring performances from four players, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team reached a season’s high for points scored in a 74-52 Apollo Conference victory at Taylorville on Tuesday (Dec. 13). Adam Dyer and Jake Waldinger each scored 15 points for the Bulldogs. Dayten Eisenmann hit […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour jumped into a 25-9 halftime advantage on Monday (Dec. 12) and cruised past Tolono Unity, 42-21, in a girls’ non-conference basketball game in the Bulldogs’ gymnasium. Savannah Orgeron led M-S with 13 points and seven rebounds. Alayna DeWitt hit two three-point shots and generated 10 points. […]
By Fred Kroner Seven Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers registered pins on Tuesday (Dec. 13) as the Bulldogs opened their home wrestling schedule with a 68-12 triumph over Clinton. The fastest varsity pin was produced by Camden Heinold at 132 pounds in 1 minute and 26 seconds. The other Bulldog pinners were Justus […]
