Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner Luke Johnson was a true Bulldog on Friday night (Sept. 9). The Mahomet-Seymour junior running back rushed for a career-high 337 yards on 28 carries and scored five touchdowns as the Bulldogs romped past Mount Zion, 49-14, in the school’s first football road game of the season. […]

By Zainab Susi When we panic we make mistakes and regret it later.  My family and I were at Harvest Market eating lunch recently when my phone rang. The ID showed that Chase Bank in Urbana was calling me, I picked up the call assuming everything was fine.  The person […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I received an early-morning text from a friend on Friday; the kind that friends send one another during troubling, tumultuous, or tragic times. It’s meant to be light-hearted and whimsical, a combination which can be hard to find when overcome by sorrow. But then again, if […]

This photo album of the Seymour Fourth of July parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Photos were taken by Fiona Taylor. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/.

Mahomet-Seymour Junior Outside Hitter, Avery Allen has helped the Bulldogs capture 8 wins to begin the 2022 season. Allen’s notable performances include 12 kills and 7 digs in a win against Champaign Central. In four tournament matches at Centennial High School, Allen amassed 21 kills, 24 digs and 9 aces. […]

It is unusual for teachers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District to begin a school year without a contract.  The last contract — signed on July 1, 2018 — expired on June 30.  Negotiation teams from the Mahomet-Seymour School District and the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association met more than 16 times with […]

By Isabella Zarate “It was really just by chance,” exclaimed Mahomet native, Rebekah Street.  Street, who graduated from Mahomet Seymour High School in 2006, now lives in Long Beach, California. Amidst a new job and recently becoming engaged Street found herself busier than ever when a once in a lifetime […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped a 9-0 decision in girls’ tennis to Champaign Central on Tuesday (Sept. 6) at the Illini Grove courts. The Bulldogs used their 12th different combination in doubles when Delaney Shore and Shaelynn Standifer took the court. M-S (2-3) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) […]

By Fred Kroner Maddie Gaede distributed 13 assists on Tuesday (Sept. 6) as Mahomet-Seymour won an Apollo Conference  volleyball matchup at home against Mattoon, 25-18, 25-17. Ellie Barker swatted six kills and Tori Garner served three aces. M-S (8-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) at Mount Zion. The […]

By Fred Kroner Meet medalist Kelton Hennesy, a freshman from Mahomet-Seymour, led the Bulldogs to victory on Tuesday (Sept. 6) in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Lake of the Woods. Hennesy matched his season’s best score with a 37, to finish one shot in front of runner-up Will Ross, […]