Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had no individual champions, but nine top-six placers in Saturday’s 38th Marty Williams Invitational wrestling tournament. In all, 28 Bulldogs took to the mats during the day-long event — most receiving five matches — and 25 earned at least one win while 19 posted at east one […]

The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, January 18 at 6 p.m. at the Village Administration Building. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/01-SS-01162018-AGENDA-DRAFT.pdf”]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A trio of double-figure scorers led Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team past visiting Effingham, 68-56, Friday night. The Bulldogs are 14-4 overall after improving to 7-0 in Apollo Conference action. Cory Noe nailed 10 of 17 shots and scored a team-high 26 points. Noah Benedict had 16 […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A longstanding tradition within the Mahomet-Seymour school district could be on its way out. After more than a half-century of holding a spring track and field Junior Olympics competition at Lincoln Trail Elementary School, the event is in limbo. Physical education teacher Lu Rippy — who […]

Article by Emily Jankauski The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one story each week.  With the crowd’s roar of laughter cheering them on, the sleep-deprived, 17-member Mahomet-Seymour High School cast regained its energy to complete its first-ever 24-hour musical performance. “There’s a lot of chaos,” sophomore hair crew and set […]

Sixty minutes of physical activity can do a lot for a young child. While lack of exercise has led to one and three children in America being overweight or obese, a new study published in Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development shows regular exercise helps children to […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The paid attendance at Monday’s national championship football game doesn’t include a former Mahomet-Seymour letterman who was paid to be at the overtime contest in Atlanta. Don Willard (Class of 1990) was part of the Big Ten Conference officiating crew assigned to the game, won by […]

Join the Museum of the Grand Prairie as they explore the rich cultural heritage of the African American community in Champaign County on this Martin Luther King Day. The Martin Luther King Celebration run from 1 to 3 p.m. on January 15. Visitors will learn about the life of Dr. […]

The Mahomet-Seymour basketball program will compete with one goal in mind on January 26: to combat cancer. The 10gth Annual Hoopin’ for a Cure event will begin at 6 p.m. as JV and Varsity teams face Lincoln. In the main gym, the MSHS girls’ varsity team will play in the main […]

By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com MSHS Boys’ Basketball Noah Benedict made 8 of 10 shots from the field as Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team maintained its unbeaten record in Apollo Conference action. The Bulldogs recovered from a first-quarter deficit to post a 56-42 win at Mattoon. M-S is 13-4 overall and 6-0 […]