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Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame: Leo Vitali
Editor’s Note: The Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has been announced. Over the next four publishing days, the Mahomet Daily will share the stories of the inductees: Fred Kroner, Jason Seaman, Janet Watkins and Leo Vitali. The inductees will be enshrined at the homecoming football game on Friday, […]
Bulldogs place second at Centennial
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs won seven of 12 events on Tuesday (Sept.14) and placed second in a triangular girls’ swimming meet at Centennial. The host Chargers compiled 138 points. Runner-up M-S had 117 points. St Thomas More finished with 34 points. Senior Kate Raver, senior Olivia McMurry and junior […]
Taylorville halts Bulldog win streak
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs’ Apollo Conference winning streak came to a halt on Tuesday (Sept. 14) when M-S dropped a 25-16 25-17 decision at Taylorville. Avery Allen landed five kills for M-S. The Bulldogs (12-4 overall and 3-1 in the Apollo) return to action on Thursday (Sept 21) at […]
Winters, Clark finish first and third at Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Thanks to season-low scores from both medalist Ainsley Winters and Maddy Clark, the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team edged Mattoon, 196-199, on Tuesday (Sept. 14) at Lake of the Woods. Winters fired a 39 and Clark – who tied for third individually – finished with a 48. […]
Payne leads M-S Soccer over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner A first-half goal by Titus Payne was all that the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team needed on Tuesday (Sept. 14) to earn a 1-0 win at Mattoon when the second half was canceled by lightning. The win was the third in a row in Apollo Conference action for […]
Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame: Fred Kroner
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. *photo by Heather Wanniger, Sweet Lemonade Photography BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Journalists know the story is never about them. Over their careers, they may thousands of stories, and at […]
Massive energy bill becomes law, investing billions between renewable, nuclear sectors
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday as he signed into law a sweeping energy regulation overhaul that aims to phase out carbon emissions from the energy sector by 2045 while […]
Marx, Huff and Mills lead Bulldogs at Normal Parkside
By Fred Kroner The top three runners for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ cross-country team finished their 2-mile race on Saturday (Sept. 11) at Normal Parkside within one second of each other and the program’s top six were separated by less than a minute. M-S placed third in the 43-school […]