The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nolan Franz cracked three hits on Thursday (Aug. 26) as the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team whipped Paxton-Buckley-Loda 13-1. The Bulldogs benefitted from a 10-run second-inning at Paxton. Max Young and Jackson Bohm each had two hits. Franz and Young drove in two runs apiece. Franz, […]
B.L.A.S.T. Session 1 registration begins on Tuesday, August 31st at 6 p.m. for Middletown Prairie (1st and 2nd grade) and 7 p.m. for Lincoln Trail. Session 1 classes include art, engineering, sports, scrapbooking, yoga, crochet, sewing and more! B.L.A.S.T. is a fee-based after-school enrichment program provided by the Mahomet-Seymour School District. Approximately 25% […]
This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/.
By Fred Kroner Freshman Reis Claybrooke posted the top score for Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team on Friday (Aug. 27) in the Champaign Central Invitational at the UI Orange Course, in Savoy. Claybrooke fired an 18-hole score of 82, but was not among the top 10 individually. Close behind was teammate […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs turned in a strong performance on Saturday (Aug. 28) in their first girls’ cross-country meet of the season. Competing in the 19-school Clinton Invitational, M-S had all seven of its varsity runners place among the top 20 in a field of 79 participants. Their efforts […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour managed one goal in two matches on Saturday and was able to salvage a split in its own four-team tournament at Middletown Field. After losing to Washington, 3-0, in the semifinals, M-S blanked Mount Zion 1-0 in the third-place match. Andre Grace scored the Bulldogs’ lone […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the last high school football season – which actually took place earlier this calendar year – Luke Johnson was a starting linebacker for the Mahomet-Seymour football team. As a freshman. He played well enough to rank second on the team in total tackles after the […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert, announced today that its 22nd annual event has been rescheduled as a result of a spike in variants of the COVID-19 virus in Illinois. The festival, also known as “Ebertfest,” has been rescheduled for April 20-23 at the […]
Gov. JB Pritzker has issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, for all residents of Illinois beginning Aug. 30. Additionally, all healthcare workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students will now be required to receive the first […]
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Winters tied for medalist honors on Monday (Aug. 23), firing a 43 for the undefeated Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team in a dual meet at Farmer City. Winters helped the Bulldogs defeat Blue Ridge, 197-226, at Woodlawn Country Club. Other M-S competitors were Gaby Davis (48), Maddy […]
