BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ swimming M-S finished second in Saturday’s Apollo Conference Triangular Meet at Charleston, but won more events than either of the other two competing schools. The Bulldogs had double individual wins from Eden Oelze and Olivia McMurry. Oelze was victorious in the 200-yard individual medley (2 […]
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Bulldog runners dig deep to place over race favorites
By FRED KRONERfred@mahomet news.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team took care of business on Saturday in the Class 2A Bloomington Sectional, held at Maxwell Park in Normal. The Bulldogs were in an 18-school field which included eight state-ranked teams, according to the final runnerspace.com poll. “Going into the sectional we were […]
Mahomet Public Library to offer Firm Foundations programming
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The first five years of a child’s life are important. “Experiences and interactions during this age shape children’s social and emotional health, school readiness, and fundamental life skills,” Mahomet Public Library’s Maura Stutzman said. In order to meet the need of both children and parents of young […]
A love of music: Larson’s story of growing with friends
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Incoming freshmen always have a lot of choices to make. Mahomet-Seymour’s William Larson was no different. Four years ago, Larson had to decide if he wanted to put down the french horn or if he would continue on with band, which would require him to switch to […]
Mahomet community rallying around four-year-old Addiana Montiel
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com October 31st felt a little more like Christmas than Halloween for many Mahomet residents. When they woke up, rain had saturated the ground. But by the time late morning rolled around, the ground was covered with more than an inch of snow. The snow may melt by […]
M-S Volleyball captures 3A Regional Title
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Thursday was a night for treats and Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team received one of the sweetest ones possible. For just the second time in the past 23 years, M-S captured a regional championship in volleyball. Since 1996, the school’s only other postseason hardware in volleyball was a regional […]
M-S Superintendent Contract addendum extends goal-setting deadline
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Fulfilling contracts per the terms of the contract was the topic of discussion at the Mahomet-Seymour School Board’s Special Board meeting Monday night. All seven board members were present to discuss the need to establish 2019-20 goals for Superintendent Lindsey Hall, who was not in attendance. The […]
Mahomet-Seymour Veterans’ Day Ceremonies
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour High School student council will host a Veteran’s Day breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 11. A shuttle bus from Our Lady of the Lake parking lot to the high school will be available beginning at 7:15 a.m. Mahomet-Seymour High School Mahomet-Seymour High School student […]
Turk breaks school record, M-S takes first at Danville
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming improved its season record to 13-3 by winning a triangular meet in Danville on Tuesday. The Bulldogs totaled 114 points and outscored the host Vikings (94 points) and Charleston (54 points). M-S had a record-shattering performance from diver Payton Turk. She broke the school […]
Record-setting soccer season comes to end
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The best boys’ soccer season in Mahomet-Seymour history came to an end on Tuesday with a 3-2 loss to Morton in a Class 2A Bloomington Sectional semifinal match. The Bulldogs end with a 17-5-4 record and the school mark for wins in a season. After falling behind […]