By Fred Kroner Avery Allen pounded 13 kills and added nine digs on Tuesday (Sept. 13) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team turned back Taylorville, 25-21, 25-21, at home. Caylee Folken totaled 12 assists, nine digs and two service aces. Ellie Barker landed five kills to go with three digs. M-S […]
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Bulldogs earn home victory over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Nolan Wheeler notched four goals and Isaac Warren added four assists on Tuesday (Sept. 13) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team earned a 8-1 victory at home over Mattoon. The Bulldogs led, 4-0, at intermission. Carson Reed, Travis Hoffman, Kai Jones and Eli Stelle also scored for […]
Winters and Dallas lead Bulldogs at Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Winters finished as the runner-up on Tuesday (Sept. 13) in a girls’ golf dual meet at Mattoon’s Meadowbrook Country Club. Winters fired a 44. Teammate Emma Dallas shot a 48 and tied for fourth place individually. Other Bulldog scores were: Maddy Clark (52), Brooke Hartman (54), […]
Claybrooke and Clements earn All-County recognition
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour golfers Reis Claybrooke and Parker Clements earned all-County recognition on Monday (Sept.12) for their performance in the Champaign County boys’ golf tournament at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. They each fired 81s to tie for fifth. Claybrooke won a scorecard playoff for fifth and Clements was awarded […]
M-S swimmers break four school records
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team broke four school records on Wednesday (Sept. 14) in the team’s second meet of the season. Freshman Lainey Howard won the 500-yard freestyle in a three-school meet at Centennial, posting a time of 5 minutes, 57.15 seconds. The previous mark, set in 2021 […]
District hopes to come to agreement with MSEA prior to a work stopage
In a Thursday morning interview, Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Kenny Lee released the following statement regarding a notification that the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association voted to authorize a strike after a months-long negotiation process. “We learned last evening, via our various media outlets, that the MSEA membership has taken a vote that has […]
Larry Schultz cards hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Urbana’s Larry Schultz carded his first career hole-in-one on Wednesday (Sept. 14) at Lake of the Woods when he aced the 130-yard eighth hole. He was using an Adams 5-Hybrid club and hitting a Callaway Warbird ball. His feat was witnessed by Mike Wick.
MSEA votes to authorize strike
Members of the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association voted “overwhelmingly” in favor to authorize a strike Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release from the Illinois Educators Association. This vote means MSEA leaders now have the authority to call a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached. At this time, no […]
MSEA comes back to table with district, no agreement reached
In an attempt to move contract negotiations forward, the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association presented a counter offer to the Mahomet-Seymour School District’s “last, best and final” offer on Friday. According to union leadership, details of that offer are not available because it was called a “supposal” meant to create discussion among […]
Mahomet-Seymour Fastpitch Association announces winter workout schedule
MSFPA Winter Workouts Registration is here! These are the fundamental skill training sessions for girls ages 6-12. We host WW a few Sundays a month from October – March. Winter Workouts are held at the Field House, which is connected to the Mahomet-Seymour High School. This is a great place […]