By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Garret Williams was in calculus class Thursday morning when he heard a number that was appealing. He was one of 50 multi-sport athletes statewide selected by the Illinois High School Association as honorees on the All-State Academic Honorable Mention team. A friend gave him the news […]
Uncategorized
Griffett in Championship match, Stahl to wrestle for third Saturday
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For just the sixth time in the 21 years that Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team has competed in the Class 2A division, the Bulldogs will leave the individual state finals on Saturday with multiple All-State performers. Seniors David Griffet (285 pounds) and Ben Stahl (220 pounds) earned that […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie to present Abraham Lincoln stories Monday
It’s not every day you see Abraham Lincoln in town. Mahomet students have only seen images and statues of America’s 16th President. But as the Museum of the Grand Prairie celebrates President’s Day with its “Schools Out” program, youth and adults alike may believe they are seeing the ghost of […]
Stahl, Griffet advance at IHSA State, Spencer waits, MSHS girls’ basketball falls in Regional Championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two of Mahomet-Seymour’s three senior wrestling state qualifiers won first-round decisions on Thursday at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center. Ben Stahl (220 pounds) and David Griffet (285) each advanced into the quarterfinal round. Stahl (42-10 season record) stayed in contention thanks to a 3-2 […]
Chestnutt, Atkins and Carrollton to headline Mahomet Music Festival
The 2018 Mahomet Music Festival, formerly known as the Sangamon River Music Festival, will headline country music starts Rodney Atkins and Mark Chestnutt August 24 and 25 at 9:30 p.m., respectively. The festival committee has also scheduled Christian group Carrollton to take the stage Saturday morning, August 25 at 11 […]
MSHS Girls’ Basketball to play for Regional Championship tonight, boys fall to Normal
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Alexa Franklin scored 20 points Wednesday night as Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team kept alive its hopes to end a 13-year streak without a regional title in the sport. Franklin came off the bench to lead the team in a 50-37 triumph over Mattoon in the semifinals […]
Meerdink turns love for pottery into business
Everyone thinks about falling in love when they are in high school. And Cammie Meerdink did. “I have been doing (pottery) since high school,” she said. “I’ve always liked art, and been an artsy kid. But then I had a teacher in high school who let me focus on the […]
Lincoln Trail Students to host food drive help those who are hungry in Mahomet
Reading really does change a student’s life. When Lincoln Trail fourth-grade student Levi Avery read “Maddie’s Fridge,” a children’s book that addresses childhood hunger, at home, he knew he could do something to help. “So I talked to my mom,” Levi said. “I thought I could get with my friends […]
MSJHS Eighth-grade Students of the Month
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High honored six eighth-grade students in January. Marissa Smith, Joshua Wilcoski, Karsten Waisath, Hailey Litteken, Abby McNamara and Ben Pawley were recognized for hard-work in the classroom, participation, and kindness towards others.
Mahomet-Seymour School District seeks Junior High Principal
The Mahomet-Seymour School District is seeking a principal at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High. The January 22, 2018 states Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Principal Heather Landrus will resign her position effective June 30, 2018. Superintendent Lindsey Hall said that the position has been posted, and will be open until February 20. According to […]
