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Marching Bulldogs take first in 5A at EIU

The Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band captured first place in the 5A division at the 2019 Eastern Illinios University Marching Band Competition on Oct. 5. The Bulldogs took best general, best drum major and best auxiliary. Washington Community, who placed second, took best music, best visual and best percussion. Champaign Central placed […]

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MSJHS Cross Country: more than just a course

BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Junior high can be a confusing time for students. But at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, there is a group that helps them gain individual confidence, become part of a group and realize their full potential. Growing numbers season-to-season indicate that the Mahomet-Seymour cross-country program is doing […]

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M-S Volleyball conference record improves

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S volleyball improved to 5-2 in Apollo Conference matches with Tuesday’s 25-20, 25-15 triumph at Lincoln. Kayin Garner led the Bulldogs with 25 assists and rounded out her performance with eight digs, two aces and two kills. Teammate Amber Yeakel had four kills, two blocks and […]

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M-S Swimming hitting strides

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S sophomore Olivia McMurry and freshman Eden Oelze were individual winners in Tuesday’s four-school meet at Normal Community. McMurry captured top honors in the 50-yard freestyle, stopping the clock in 27.01 seconds. Oelze was triumphant in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.30. They were […]

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M-S tennis wins three in a row

BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour continued its record-setting girls’ tennis season on Saturday with an 8-1 triumph at Lincoln. Since the program was formed, the Bulldogs had never won three matches in a season, let alone three in a row. The win at Lincoln was M-S’ third in succession, evening […]

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MSSC ’09 girls undefeated this fall

The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Club ’09 girls’ team has gone undefeated this fall with their last loss being in June; a close score of 0-1 resulting from a Penalty Kick. This fall they have won the Lincoln FC tournament and went 3-0 in the recent IFC tournament. Winning 2 and tying […]

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MSSC ’06-07 girls split two

The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Club ’06-07 girls continued league play this past Sunday facing SASA and IFC. Their first match against SASA the girls were able to pull out a solid 3-2 victory. Cam Nelson connected two goals and Lacy Bushman had one. In the second game IFC dominated the first […]