By Fred Kroner Eden Oelze and Lainey Howard were two-event winners and Talynn O’Donnell broke two school records on Tuesday (Sept. 29) to highlight the efforts of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team in a four-school meet at Urbana. Oelze was triumphant in both the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 12.2 seconds) […]
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Mahomet-Seymour golf team advances to Class 2A IHSA Sectional
Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team tied for first place on Wednesday (Sept. 28) in the nine-school Class 2A IHSA regional tournament at Danville’s Turtle Run Golf Course and advanced to the sectional. The Bulldogs and Champaign Central shot composite scores of 313 to share the team crown. In a field of […]
Lake of the Wood covered bridge to be closed for roof replacement
The Lake of the Woods covered bridge will be closed from Oct. 3 to 7 and 10-14 for roof replacement. The bridge will be closed to vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians. Portions of the Lake of the Woods Bike Trail and Trillium Drive will also be closed.
Both MSJHS cross country teams emerge as Champaign County champions
By Fred Kroner Both the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ cross-country team and the M-S boys’ cross-country teams emerged as Champaign County champions on Tuesday (Sept. 27) in a meet held at Tolono Unity. The Bulldog boys ran away from the field, compiling a team score of 30 points. Runner-up Champaign […]
MSJHS basketball defeats Bloomington
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour pulled off two wins from its junior high girls’ basketball teams on Thursday (Sept. 22). The seventh-graders edged Bloomington, 21-20, and the eighth-graders posted a 30-8 triumph. The games were played in Bloomington. M-S seventh-grader Penelope Bird tallied six of her team’s eight fourth-quarter points as […]
Brayden Smith realizes dream at Lake Land College
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For as long as he can remember, Brayden Smith had one unchangeable goal. “I always wanted to compete in college sports,” Smith said. “It was always a goal for me.” He was a two-sport athlete – baseball and football – but needed to pick a favorite […]
Dinner event raised record amount for Mahomet Area Youth Club
By Isabella Zarate For years the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) has been hosting their annual fundraiser auction, and for about six years one of the biggest items has been a home cooked meal. Mahomet resident, Manon Lalonde, has been cooking at volunteer events for Mahomet-Seymour schools since her eldest […]
Jim Risley inducted into Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Circumstances can change everything. No one knows this better than Jim Risley, who is chairman of the Hall of Fame committee for the Mahomet-Seymour Education Foundation. Risley arrived at Mahomet-Seymour High School on Friday afternoon (Sept. 23) intent on the four announced inductees who would be […]
Wheeler’s picks up hat trick in win over Danville
By Fred Kroner Junior Nolan Wheeler recorded a hat trick on Saturday (Sept. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team produced an 8-0 non-conference victory at home over Danville. The Bulldogs led, 5-0, at intermission at Middletown Field. Isaac Warren netted two goals for M-S while teammate Nick Tjahjadi ended […]
Volleyball sweeps Charleston in two sets
By Fred Kroner Libby Bodine registered 16 digs on Thursday (Sept. 22) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team swept to victory at Charleston, 25-9, 25-15. Brianna DiFilippo added five assists, two service aces and one dig. Teammate Marin Minick landed two kills. M-S (15-3) is unbeaten in Apollo Conference action (6-0) […]