Mahomet Daily

By Brett McMahon  Afro D & Global Soundwaves will play their first show at Homer Lake on August 27. The band, which formed in 2019, is led by Pete Shungu, whose stage name is Afro D. Guitarist Mark White came up with the Global Soundwaves name and it fit nicely […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team opened its season – and the recently finished Middletown Courts at the corner of Main and Division streets – with a 5-4 upset win over Mount Zion on Thursday (Aug. 17). After splitting the six singles matches, M-S won two of three […]

By Zainab Susi Dear community!  The disaster in Maui is heartbreaking and extremely sad to witness. The Hawaiian people have been welcoming visitors and guests for so long, it’s our turn to support them.  I would like to fundraise for them, but in a slightly unconventional way. I enjoy cooking […]

This photo album of Mahomet-Seymour Softball is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Maddie Grindley was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Mahomet-Seymour-JH-Softball-2023/.

By Alexander Winton In the heart of Mahomet, a small town in East Central Illinois, comes a burgeoning country artist with a unique sound and a story to tell.  Meet Onoleigh, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter whose music is making waves in the country music scene. The 2015 Mahomet-Seymour graduate now resides […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour golfers Brooke Hartman, Elena Tompkins, Sydney Carleton and Jama Craig led the Bulldogs to victory in their season-opening girls’ golf meet on Thursday (Aug. 10). In a four-person scramble at Pontiac, they helped M-S post a 70, which earned the squad a nine-stroke victory. On Monday […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team started the week by winning one invitational and placing second in another one on consecutive days. On Monday (Aug. 14), Leif Olson fired a 75 and Reis Claybrooke came in at 76 to lead the Bulldogs to the title in the 16-school […]

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of ongoingwork at the Interstate 57/74 interchange in Champaign, the ramp from westbound I-74 tonorthbound I-57 will close the night of Aug. 17. The closure is necessary for construction of new ramps to and from westbound I-74 andnorthbound I-57, with this […]

By Fred Kroner Marco Casillas drove in four runs on Thursday (Aug. 10) as the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team opened the season with a 5-3 triumph at Normal Parkside. The first of Casillas’ two two-run doubles drove in Brennan Bailey and Camden Beedy in the first inning. Casillas scored […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Led by the batting exploits of Joella Snodsmith and Lena Ishcomer, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High softball team snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday (Aug. 10) in impressive fashion. The Bulldogs overpowered Champaign Franklin, 25-10, at home. For the day, M-S sent 37 batters to the […]