By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed second on Tuesday (April 26) in a six-school girls’ track and field meet in Mahomet. Mount Zion was first (207 points). M-S registered 116 points. M-S had three event winners. Sophomore Ava Boyd led a trio of Bulldogs to the top three spots in […]
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Mahomet-Seymour picks up team honors at Pontiac Relays
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won nine relay events on Tuesday (April 26) and cruised to team honors in the six-school Pontiac Relays. M-S collected 198 points. Runner-up Pontiac ended with 172 ½ points. The Bulldogs won three varsity relays, including one that is not contested in most meets, a 4,000-meter […]
Akers connects for two home runs in Mahomet-Seymour win
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour used three solo home runs – two by Abby Akers – to edge Normal Community, 4-2, at home on Tuesday (April 26). Akers and Karley Yergler – who blasted her team-high eighth home run – accounted for all four of the M-S hits. They each had […]
Koerner leads Bulldogs with a hat trick
By Fred Kroner With a hat trick on Tuesday at Charleston, Mahomet-Seymour’s Cayla Koerner hit the 40-goal mark for the girls’ soccer season. In addition to her three goals, Koerner also had two assists in the Bulldogs’ 9-0 triumph. M-S led 8-0 at halftime and posted its fourth consecutive shutout […]
Village rejects bids for tennis courts, pickleball courts
Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees rejected all bids for tennis courts would have been built at Middletown Park and pickleball facilities at 13 Acres Park Tuesday night. The Village received two bids, ranginging from $780,000 to $884,000 for the six tennis courts with bullpen. Lighting and electrical were not […]
Village board approves kayak launch agreement for commercial organizations
The Village of Mahomet has created a Sangamon River Greenway Canoe and Kayak Launch Agreement that will be applied to commercial organizations and paddle sport outfitters who utilize public launch sites owned and maintained by the Village of Mahomet. Currently, the only site along the Sangamon River owned by the […]
Mahomet updates Facility Agreement to include Barber Park Splash Pad rentals
The Village of Mahomet will update their Barber Park and Indoor Facility Agreement to include options to rent the Barber Park Splash Pad, which is expected to open by late summer 2022. While the Splash Pad will be open to the public during designated hours, it will also be available […]
MSJHS track and field leaves Tuscola Invite with third place
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ track and field team had winners in three events on Saturday (April 23) at the Tuscola East Prairie Invitational. Individually, Cody Moen earned top honors in the 1,600 meters (5:29.69) and teammate Brock Evans was victorious in the pole vault at 6 feet. The […]
M-S seventh-grade girls wins Tuscola Invitational
By Fred Kroner Ella Walk won three individual events on Saturday (April 23) as the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ track and field team copped top honors in an eight-school junior high meet at Tuscola East Prairie. Not to be outdone, the M-S seventh-grade girls’ squad also captured a team championship. Walk […]
Highway camera expansion covering 6,600 miles of road in 22 counties awaits Pritzker’s signature
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute […]