Mahomet Daily

The American Pickers are looking for leads as they make their way back to Illinois.  The popular History Channel show is scheduled to come to the Midwestern state in May.  “We are looking for different, unusual, and unique items too – something we’ve never seen before and with an interesting […]

By Fred Kroner The top-seeded Bulldogs had a successful start to their postseason on Saturday (March 13), overpowering fourth-seeded Charleston in an IESA Class 4A regional semifinal match at home, 25-7, 25-10. The 17 points allowed was the third-fewest against the team this year. The Bulldogs took control from the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ seventh-grade volleyball team captured an IESA Class 4A regional championship at home on Wednesday (March 10). Top-seeded M-S needed three sets to defeat second-seeded Effingham, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22. The Bulldogs spurted ahead,15-6, in the first set, sparked by a five-point service run by Ava […]

Construction on IL-150 at the intersection of Lake of the Woods Rd. has been postponed from March 15 to March 16 due to unfavorable weather conditions. The construction project will include replacing a sewer line under Rt.150/Oak Street on the east side of the Lake of the Woods Rd intersection. […]

By Fred Kroner After two matches, both at home, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team has not permitted a goal. However, the Bulldogs were not able to capture a win in their second game, battling to a 0-0 draw on Saturday (March 13) at Middletown Field against Champaign Central. In 2019 – […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour freshman Aron Varga finished the boys’ swimming season exactly the same way as he started it. Back on Feb. 13, in his high school debut, Varga broke the school record in the 200-yard individual medley. In his season finale on Wednesday (March 10), he lowered his […]

By Fred Kroner Sophomore Chloe Pruitt saved her best for the last in the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball season, which ended on Saturday (March 13). The 5-foot-9 Pruitt put together a 27-point, 14-rebound effort in the Bulldogs’ home finale as M-S rallied to beat Bloomington Central Catholic, 61-56. Pruitt became the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Friday (March 12) was Senior Night for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team and what a night it was for the seniors. The six Bulldog seniors – four of whom were starters – combined to score 56 points and pull down 20 rebounds. Their offensive contribution was […]

LeRoy police are looking for a white van that may be associated with littering in LeRoy and Mahomet earlier this week. Residents in Mahomet and LeRoy woke to find Ziploc bags with rocks and a note that was headed “White Lives Matter” followed by websites with misinformation about COVID-19.  Mahomet […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Academic Challenge Team will move on to the State competition after winning the EIU Sectional.  The State competition will be in April. Team and individual results are below: Division 15002021 Academic Challenge Sectional Varsity Team Results1 – Mahomet-Seymour High School – 499.3292 – Champaign Central High School – […]