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The Basketball Museum of Illinois, a non-profit recording the history of Illinois basketball, is selling the 2023 Unique Gyms of Illinois Calendar. The 2023 edition includes 13 unique gyms and has close to 1,500 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer birth dates. Calendars can be ordered by mailing a […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com From the time Ben Wallace was introduced to running as a sixth-grader, he knew he had found his passion. “Once I started running, I knew I wanted to continue for the rest of my life,” said Wallace, a Mahomet-Seymour senior. “I knew it was the sport […]

By Fred Kroner Competing short-handed due to illness, the Mahomet-Seymour wrestling team still managed to capture a first-place finish on Saturday (Dec. 3) in the 12-school Neuqua Valley Invitational. The Bulldogs amassed 211 points. Runner-up Gurnee Warren had 184 points. Eight M-S wrestlers advanced into championship matches and four were […]

By Fred Kroner Junior Owen Kearns was a two-event individual winner and also helped two relays to victory on Saturday (Dec. 3) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team opened the season with a victory in a three-school meet at Charleston. Kearns was triumphant in the 100-yard butterfly (57.77 seconds) and […]

By Fred Kroner Savannah Orgeron scored a game-high 22 points, but the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team dropped its Apollo Conference opener on Friday (Dec. 2), a 44-39 loss at Mount Zion. The Bulldogs led, 12-10, after one quarter and 19-18 at halftime. Chloe Pruitt contributed eight points for M-S. The […]

By Fred Kroner Adam Dyer came off the bench to score a game-high 14 points on Thursday (Dec. 1) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team opened Apollo Conference play with a narrow 53-51 triumph at Mattoon. Dyer also cleared five rebounds. Trey Peters posted the team’s first double-double of the […]

This photo album of MSJHS boys’ basketball team is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Kris Kasillas was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/MSJHS-Boys-Basketball-2022/.

This photo album of MSJHS girls’ basketball team is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Kris Kasillas was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/MSJHS-Girls-Basketball-2022/.

By Fred Kroner Savannah Orgeron registered 19 points on Tuesday (Nov. 29) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team bounced back from a loss in its previous game with a resounding 64-38 triumph at home over Bloomington Central Catholic. Chloe Pruitt netted a season-high 13 points and Kylie Waldinger notched 11 […]

By Brett McMahon The 40th Annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal performances are set for December 9-11 and promise to incorporate the magic of the Christmas season. When the Madrigal dinner and performance was started back in 1977, no one would have predicted how long the tradition would run. The first handful […]