Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Ava Boyd added another highlight to her season of accomplishments on Tuesday (Oct. 10) when she outkicked Mount Zion senior Renee Ballard to the finish line to win the Apollo Conference girls’ cross-country championship. Boyd ran the 3-mile course in Taylorville at the Christian County […]

By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday condemned the deadly attacks on Israel over the weekend by the militant group Hamas, telling those gathered outside a synagogue in Chicago’s north suburb of Glencoe that Illinois “unequivocally stands” with the people of Israel. The governor, who himself is […]

In a significant boost for outdoor enthusiasts and the local community, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District has been awarded a generous grant of $100,000 as part of the Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program. Governor JB Pritzker recently announced a total of $2,161,000 in grants aimed at developing and enhancing […]

By Fred Kroner Emma Baker tallied seven points on Thursday (Oct. 5) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team topped Tolono Unity, 31-5, to win the championship of the Bulldog Invitational. The Bulldogs allowed just one second-half point. Scoring four points apiece for M-S were Amelia Blackman, Cambria Clark, Kennedy […]

By Fred Kroner Led by two top-10 runners, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High boys’ cross-country team secured a Class 4A IESA state berth based on their performance at the sectional meet held at Lake of the Woods on Saturday (Oct.7). Eighth-grader Adam Smigielski ran fourth in the 85-runner race, completing the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Seventh-grader Paige Jansen led Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School to the IESA Class 4A girls’ sectional cross-country team title on Saturday (Oct. 7) at Lake of the Woods. Jansen was the individual winner in the 82-runner race. She ran the 2-mile course in 12 minutes and 26 […]

By Dani Tietz After nearly two decades of service as Champaign County Coroner, Duane Northrup is set to take on a new role as the Buildings and Grounds Director for Mahomet-Seymour School District. The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved the hire on Sept. 18. Northrup replaces Stephen Curtis, who held the […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s short-handed girls’ swimming team – just six swimmers and one diver were available – set two school records and five other personal bests on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the Urbana Invitational. Diver Bella Almaroad shattered the one-meter mark for 11 dives with a score of 291.55. […]

By Fred Kroner In a showdown between the top two teams in the Apollo Conference, Mahomet-Seymour swept past visiting Taylorville, 26-24, 25-19, on Thursday (Oct. 5). Each school entered the match with 6-1 league records. M-S is now in sole possession of first place with two league matches remaining. Sparking […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Ava Boyd set the pace for Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team on Saturday (Oct. 7), running fifth in the 232-runner Gene Jones Runnin’ Red Invitational at Black Patridge Park, in Metamora. On a course laid out at 2.94 miles, Boyd crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, […]