Mahomet-Seymour senior Avery Allen ended her final season on the volleyball team the same way she had all season, leading the Bulldogs. Let’s break down the run she’s had: Allen plans to play beach volleyball at Boise State.
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Bulldog soccer season comes to an end with loss to Rochester
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer season came to an end on Tuesday (Oct. 24) in a semifinal match of the Rochester Class 2A sectional tournament. The Bulldogs dropped a 2-1 decision to the host Rockets in a match that was tied, 1-1, until the final 15 minutes. The lone […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball heads to championship game of Class 3A Regional
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brianna DiFilippo handed out nine assists on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team overpowered sixth-seeded Rantoul, 25-11, 25-14, in a semifinal match of the Normal University High Class 3A regional tournament. DiFilippo also served one ace. Lily Bosworth swatted six kills. Teammate Addie Eisenmann […]
Bulldog basketball post back-to-back wins
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both the seventh- and eighth-grade Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ basketball teams bounced back from two losses on Saturday (Oct. 21) to post back-to-back wins to start the new week. The eighth-graders won at Rantoul Eater, 30-6, on Monday (Oct. 23) and then handled Mattoon, 33-18, on […]
Gun laws, scholarship tax credits, nuclear energy – but not new spending – on table for veto session
By JERRY NOWICKI,PETER HANCOCK,HANNAH MEISEL& ANDREW ADAMSnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – When lawmakers return to the Capitol next week for their annual fall veto session, they have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. JB Pritzker to consider overriding, in addition to deciding whether to revive a private school […]
Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band Named Grand Champions at Effingham Invitational
Demonstrating unmatched prowess and commitment, the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs Marching Band clinched top honors at the Effingham Marching Hearts Invitational on October 21st. Winning first place in Music, Visual, and Percussion in Class 5A, the Bulldogs didn’t just secure victory; they were named the Grand Champions of the event. The recent […]
Mahomet-Seymour volleyball wins Bulldog Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team closed the regular season on Saturday (Oct. 21) by winning the 16-school Quincy Invitational. The Bulldogs were paced by all-tournament selections Avery Allen and Ellie Barker. In four matches, Allen pounded 54 kills to go with 29 digs and nine service aces. Barker amassed […]
Mahomet-Seymour soccer wins Regional Championship
By Fred Kroner Playing at home at Middletown Field, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team captured the sixth regional championship in school history (and first since 2019) in boys’ soccer on Friday (Oct. 20), collecting a 3-1 victory over Centennial. Nolan Wheeler netted two goals, Isaac Warren contributed one goal and […]
Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross country headed to Jacksonville Sectional
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team ran fifth on Saturday (Oct. 21) in the nine-school Normal Class 2A Sectional at Maxwell Park. The finish enabled the Bulldogs to extend their season. The top six schools qualified for the upcoming Jacksonville Sectional. M-S was led by senior Ava Boyd, who […]
Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross country qualifies for sectional meet
By Fred Kroner Led by sophomore All-Regional runner Auggie Gaudio, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team qualified for the Class 2A Jacksonville Sectional based on their performance on Saturday (Oct. 20) in the Normal Regional at Maxwell Park. Gaudio was the fourth-place finisher in the 84-runner regional, clocking a 3-mile time of […]