By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten wrestling team won 51 of 68 individual matches – and all five dual meets – on Saturday at home. The Bulldogs defeated Olney East Richland 76-3, Westville 57-22, Lawrenceville 68-9, Cumberland 45-19 and LeRoy 49-24. Five M-S grapplers were 5-0 for the day and […]
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Mahomet-Seymour receives honor at Fiesta Bowl Parade
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Marching band placed first out of eight high school bands at the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix, AZ on Dec. 28. The band scored 95 out of 100 possible points.
Volunteers needed to continue AARP tax-preparation program
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Without additional volunteers, the Mahomet Public Library is in danger of losing the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide service which offers tax preparation assistance to seniors and low-to-moderate-income households. For years, the Mahomet Public Library has been able to offer the service to a large number of people who […]
Bennett’s bill provides new protections for Mahomet Aquifer
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com New protections for the Mahomet Aquifer went into effect on Jan. 1. Senate Bill 2027, proposed by Illinois State Senator Scott Bennett, directs the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to prioritize landfills, especially those that have been unregulated or under-regulated, that sit above the Mahomet Aquifer and […]
Kroner’s Picks: Mahomet-Seymour All-Decade Team (Spring), Kenney and Whitehouse named Athletes of the Decade
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The final installment (fall, winter) in our series on all-decade athletic teams concludes today with the release of the elite spring-sport athletes. Before we get to the particular sports, we will recognize two individual athletes. The designation is for Male and Female Athlete of the Decade. […]
Kroner’s Picks: Mahomet-Seymour All-Decade Team (Fall)
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com We unveiled our winter-sport all-decade teams on Monday. Today, we check in for the fall-sport all-decade teams. Four of the Mahomet-Seymour athletes listed for fall-sport recognition received similar honors for the winter-sport season. The repeaters, all on the boys’ side, are Hunter Crowley, Jordan Geese, Tom […]
Commentary: Magic on the Airplane
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com I love traveling on an airplane. I’ve only traveled this way about a dozen times in my 40 years, but each time I get into the pressurized tube that will fly tens-of-thousands of feet above the Earth, I am overcome with the immense magic of what is […]
Buchanan, Renshaw, Casillas, Granadino and Decker lead Bulldogs at Red Schmitt Invitational
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Five Bulldogs placed among the top nine in their respective weight classes at the two-day Red Schmitt Invitational, which ended on Saturday in Granite City. Seth Buchanan (285 pounds) won five of his seven matches (four by pin) and placed third, helping M-S to a 15th-place finish […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball places third at Mattoon Tournament
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Led by all-tournament selection Makayla Rosenbery, M-S won three of five games at the Mattoon Tournament and placed third. In Saturday’s third-place contest, Rosenbery hit a season-high 21 points as the Bulldogs (9-7) thumped Altamont 54-43. For the third consecutive game, freshman Durbin Thomas produced her top […]
Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball picks up State Farm Classic Consolation Championship
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s prowess at the free throw line on Saturday enabled the Bulldogs to salvage two wins and capture the consolation championship in the State Farm Classic in Bloomington-Normal. M-S (7-5) ended the event with three consecutive wins after losing its opener by three points to third-seeded North […]