Mahomet Daily

The final day to vote in the 2024 Illinois primary election is March 19. Polling stations are set to open bright and early at 6 a.m. and remain accessible until 7 p.m. Upon arrival at their designated polling place, voters will have to declare if they want to vote in […]

By Alexander Winton Mahomet, Illinois Resident Opens Home and Hearts to Ukrainian Refugees In a world often marked by uncertainty and turmoil, acts of kindness and compassion shine brightly, offering hope and solace to those in need. Greta Gosnell, a resident of Mahomet, Ill., exemplifies this spirit of generosity as […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A scholarship to play a sport in college is the goal for many high school athletes. For some, that invitation occurs during a campus visit. For others, it may happen when the coach makes a trip to the student’s home. At times, it takes place with […]

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s Marco Casillas captured consecutive I.E.S.A. State titles on March 8. The 2024 I.E.S.A. Wrestling State Championship witnessed Marco claiming the title in the 167-pound weight class, marking a historic moment in junior high wrestling.  Last year, Marco dominated the 145-pound weight class, and this year, he ascended […]

By Fred Kroner Apollo Conference champion Mahomet-Seymour landed four first-team berths in voting by coaches for the league’s all-conference wrestling team. The Bulldogs’ honorees were senior Lukas Alstetter (106 pounds), sophomore Justus Vrona (126 pounds), senior Gage Decker (157 pounds) and junior Brock VanDeveer (190 pounds). M-S also secured seven […]

By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour sophomores earned recognition on the Apollo Conference all-league boys’ basketball teams. Scoring leader Jackson Bohm was one of five first-team selections. Landyn Hannah, the Bulldogs’ top three-point marksman, was one of the five second-team picks. Bohm averaged 13.4 points per game and connected on 75 […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A seventh-inning rally on Tuesday (March 12) enabled the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team to salvage a 9-6 win at Tolono Unity. The Bulldogs trailed, x-x, after six innings. Tyson Finch knocked in three runs for the Bulldogs, including two with a seventh-inning single that created the final […]

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s two main fiscal forecasting agencies agree: Illinois’ finances will see a strong close in the final 3 ½ months of the fiscal year before things tighten a bit next year. It’s a picture laid out in Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team has a chance to make school history this week. The Bulldogs qualified for the eight-team state tournament on Monday (March 11) by winning a Class 4A IESA sectional in the M-S gymnasium, outlasting Herscher Limestone, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23. M-S is now in […]

By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour athletes finished in the runner-up position on Saturday (March 9) in the Apollo Conference Indoor Invitational at Mount Zion. Placing second were senior Jayvon Irwin (60-meter dash in 7.39 seconds), junior Travis Hoffman (60-meter hurdles, 9.30 hurdles) and sophomore Henry McMurry (1,600 meters, 4:42.10). In […]