By Fred Kroner Avery Allen just missed a double-double on Tuesday (Oct. 18), turning in a 13-kill, nine-dig performance at home as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team swept Charleston , 25-17, 25-21, to complete an unbeaten Apollo Conference season. In the past four years, M-S has lost just three league matches […]
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Mahomet-Seymour Soccer sets school win record, heads to Regional Championship game
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s second one-goal win over Centennial this season was a 2-1 triumph (in overtime) on Tuesday (Oct. 18) and pushed the Bulldogs’ season-win total to a school record 18. The victory occurred in the semifinal match of a Class 2A regional at Urbana over the fifth-seeded Chargers, […]
Citizens for Bulldog Blueprint PAC report released, board votes down motion to not meet with vendors at IASB Conference
By Dani Tietz Donations and expenditures of Citizens for Bulldog Blueprint from July 1 to Sept 30 were released recently by the Illinois Board of Elections. This political action committee was formed to support the June 28 Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum for $97.9 million. It does not appear that this […]
Commentary: Did Mahomet-Seymour really just change the numbers?
By Dani Tietz On Sunday night, I combed over an article about projections and capacity of enrollment at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School that would be published on Monday morning. I have been collecting data for years, looking at enrollment numbers, classroom sizes, the number of classrooms, and then following information […]
Mahomet-Seymour basketball tops Champaign Edison
By Fred Kroner Hannah Martin scored a career-high 19 points on Wednesday (Oct. 12) as the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball team won, 32-17 at home over Champaign Edison. Breckyn Hess tallied seven points and Kenna Collins finished with six points. The Bulldogs scored the game’s first 16 points and never […]
Bode and Mills finish IESA meet at All-State runners, boys place fourth, girls ninth
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high cross-country squads produced two individual All-State runners and two top-10 team finishes on Saturday (Oct. 15) in the Class 3A IESA state meet at Normal’s Maxwell Park. The boys’ squad placed fourth in the 27-school event, led by All-Stater Tate Bode, an eighth-grader who […]
Mahomet Halloween Fun begins this weekend
It’s time for some Halloween fun in Mahomet! Beginning Friday, Oct. 21, there are some great Halloween events for young and old(er) alike! Friday, October 21: 2 TO 4 P.M. HALLOWEEN FUN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AT THE MUSEUM Museum of the Grand Prairie, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 2-4 […]
Letter to the Editor: Referendum ask does not meet community needs
By Josh Jessup An Open Letter to the MS School Board, Dr. Lee, Community Members & Voters in the Mahomet-Seymour School District, As you’re likely aware, I’m a lifelong resident of Mahomet and a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School and a parent of three Mahomet-Seymour students. You may also be […]
New Junior High planned capacity between 900-1000 students, current enrollment at 813
By Dani Tietz In a little over three weeks, the decision on the Nov. 8 ballot for $59.4 million in the Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum will be tabulated. The district is asking voters to approve a property tax increase for the next 20 years in order to construct a 135,000-140,000 […]
Mahomet-Seymour soccer ties school record for single-season wins
By Fred Kroner A hat trick by Nolan Wheeler and goalkeeper Zach Beyer’s 13th shutout of the season enabled the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team to tie the school-record for single-season wins with an 8-0 win on Saturday (Oct. 15) in the final regular-season match at Bloomington. M-S led, 5-0, at […]