The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By Fred Kroner Regional champions Isabelle Leyhe and Jaycee Fancher are among the four Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers who qualified for the IHSA girls’ sectional wrestling tournament. The 120-pound Leyhe and the 125-pound Fancher were victorious in their weight classes in the 45-school regional at Mount Zion on Friday (Jan. 26). Leyhe […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour captured its fourth consecutive Apollo Conference wrestling championship on Thursday (Jan. 25), beating the five other league schools in a series of dual meets at M-S. Against two opponents (Taylorville, 83-0, and Effingham, 84-0), the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match. M-S also defeated Charleston, 78-5, Mount […]
By Fred Kroner Reese Gallier and Kylie Waldinger both tallied 15 points on Thursday (Jan. 25) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team posted a 52-39 Apollo Conference victory at Charleston. Sidney Young contributed seven points and Adaline Eisenmann finished with six points for the Bulldogs. Grace Binkley totaled five points […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jackson Bohm scored 11 points and Landyn Hannah added 10 points on Friday (Jan. 26), but the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team dropped a 73-46 decision at home to Mount Zion. Lucas Dyer and Ryken Kirby each netted five points. Gavin Bailey scored four points, Henry Wagner […]
In a recent report by Orkin, Champaign, Illinois, has been identified as one of the top ten cities in the United States struggling with bed bug infestations, ranking at number 10. This news is particularly relevant for residents of East Central Illinois, as Champaign becomes a focal point in the […]
Willard Airport is gearing up to host an exciting opportunity for travelers: a TSA PreCheck® enrollment event, presented by IDEMIA. This special event is scheduled from Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8, 2024, offering passengers a chance to enroll early in the highly acclaimed TSA PreCheck® Pop-Up screening program. […]
Mahomet Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian Rebecca (Becca) Strom has been named Employee of the Year by her co-workers. A Mahomet native and a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School in 2016, Strom’s journey to librarianship began at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame. There, she majored in creative writing, humanistic studies, […]
Owen Kearns, a senior at Mahomet-Seymour High School, is making waves in the high school swimming world with his exceptional performances and record-breaking achievements. Kearns, a standout athlete on the boys’ swimming team, has recently been named the Athlete of the Week. Breaking Records and Leading the Team Kearns is […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eight Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won matches on Wednesday (Jan. 24) as the state-ranked Bulldogs topped visiting Normal West, 40-30, and presented head coach Rob Ledin with his 500th career dual-meet win. In a Senior Night Match, three Bulldog seniors were victorious. Lukas Alstetter won by pin at […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won championships in their weight classes on Saturday (Jan. 20) at the Reed Custer Junior High Wrestling Invitational, in Braidwood. The Bulldogs titlists were Nino Cabarello (now 11-2 for the season at 155 pounds), Marco Casillas (now12-0 overall at 167 pounds) and Jayvon Tompkins […]
