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Surging COVID-19 cases in Champaign County have local medical professionals concerned as the “real weight” of the Delta variant is filling hospital beds and a new, more-infectious variant, Omicron, sends warning signals in all parts of the world. According to AP News, the Omicron variant accounted for the majority of […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Last year, Ivie Juarez helped Mahomet-Seymour lose a girls’ basketball game. This year, Juarez is helping the Bulldogs win games. Last school year, Juarez was a junior at Normal Community High School. During a COVID-plagued and abbreviated spring season, M-S was seeking a basketball opponent and […]

By Fred Kroner Taylorville handed the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team its first loss on Friday (Dec. 17), 61-49, in an Apollo Conference game in Taylorville. M-S trailed, 11-10, after one quarter, but the Tornadoes hit three three-pointers in the second quarter and opened up a 33-21 lead at halftime. Ivie […]

By Fred Kroner Dayten Eisenmann nailed four three-point shots and scored a game-high 14 points for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team on Saturday (Dec.18) in a 52-38 loss at Normal University High. M-S trailed, 15-11, after one quarter and was still down by four points, 31-27, entering the final period. […]

By Fred Kroner Owen Kearns and Aron Varga were each involved in two first-place finishes for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in a three-school meet at Champaign. They teamed up with Mitch McAnally and Carter Logsdon to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1 minute, 50.44 […]

By Fred Kroner Junior Mateo Casillas (195 pounds) and senior Jacob Dobbins (160 pounds) each went 5-0 on Saturday (Dec. 18) to help the state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour wrestling squad capture team honors in the Tyler Cox Dual-Meet Memorial Tournament at Chatham Glenwood. Casillas had one pin for the day and raised […]

Mahomet-Seymour Junior Caden Hatton is making his mark in the field of Illinois state wrestlers. With 12 wins, Hatton is ranked fourth in the 106-lb weight class. He went undefeated early on in the season at Edwardsville with a 21-6 technical fall win. Hatton was moved into the 113-lb weight […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour opened the home portion of its wrestling season on Tuesday (Dec. 14) and blitzed Clinton 53-9. In non-forfeited matches, the Bulldogs held a 3-2 edge. The M-S non-forfeit winners were Tallen Pawlak, with a pin at 138 pounds, Nicholas Demos, with a 17-2 technical fall win […]

By Fred Kroner Three players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Dec. 14) as Mahomet-Seymour dispatched visiting Taylorville 57-48 in an Apollo Conference boys’ basketball game. For the first time this season, the Bulldogs have won back-to-back games. Quenton Rogers led a trio of M-S players in double figures. He […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour knocked down 10 three-point shots on Monday (Dec. 13) and cruised to a 63-24 non-conference girls’ basketball victory at Tolono Unity. M-S also nailed 13 of 16 free throw attempts. Leading the offense were Cayla Koerner (20 points) and Savannah Orgeron (19 points). Both players nailed […]