Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner Dayten Eisenmann and Luke Koller each scored 10 points on Friday (Feb. 11) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team secured a 41-35 Apollo Conference win at Taylorville. Wyatt Bohm added seven points for the Bulldogs. Blake Wolters handled a team-high nine rebounds to go with four assists. […]

By Fred Kroner Five underclassmen Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers qualified for the Class 2A state meet on Saturday (Feb. 12) based on their performances at the M-S Sectional. Continuing their seasons as individuals were junior Caden Hatton (106 pounds), freshman Camden Heinold (120 pounds), sophomore Tallen Pawlak (138 pounds), junior Brennan Houser […]

By Fred Kroner In its final regular-season game, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team knocked off the state’s ninth-ranked Class 3A team and also broke the school record for wins in a season on Thursday (Feb. 10) in a 63-52 triumph at Lincoln. Durbin Thomas and Savannah Orgeron matched their season’s […]

By Zainab Susi When we think about Valentine’s day many of us think it only belongs to couples. But that’s not true, it belongs to all of us. It’s a day dedicated to showing love to another person. I feel like this year we need to give and receive love […]

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted 5-1 to move to masks recommended; Discussion: Hennesy brought up an IDPH guideline (Jan. 11) that says anyone who “test(s) positive for COVID-19 (exclusion), Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must do the following: • Stay home for a minimum of five days and a maximum […]

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s eighth-grade basketball team defeated Mount Zion 51-49 Wednesday to capture the IESA Class 4A Sectional Championship.  Landyn Hannah scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, pulling the Bulldogs to a win in the last minute of regulation. Hannah accumulated 30 points total. With an 18-6 record, Mahomet-Seymour […]

By Fred Kroner Different players posted double-doubles on consecutive nights as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to three games. On Tuesday (Feb. 8), the Bulldogs rallied at Urbana to salvage a 62-53 win. Luke Koller set the tone with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Nichole Taylor provided a spark on Monday (Feb. 7) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team avenged a 12-point loss to Taylorville by handing the Tornadoes a 55-32 loss in M-S’ Senior Night game. The Bulldogs led, 9-0, after one quarter en route to tying the school […]

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that the state of Illinois plans to lift the statewide indoor mask requirement on Monday, February 28, 2022, but still intends to continue masking requirements in P-12 schools subject to pending litigation which impacts a number of schools.  Mask requirements will continue where they are […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education has called a special meeting for Feb. 11 to discuss COVID-19 mitigations in light of a ruling passed down a week ago. A Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow wrote that defendants are temporarily restrained from ordering school districts to require masks for students and […]