SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 6 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. An early opportunity at select trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open Saturday, March 23. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release period, […]
By Fred Kroner Gwen Cambron scored two first-half goals on Friday (March 22) and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team made the lead stand up in a 2-0 shutout win at Metamora. Izzy Lietz and Hadley Grotelueschen collected assists for the Bulldogs. Goalkeeper Maggie Moore stopped all six of Metamora’s shots. […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Kody Ackman made his first varsity start on Saturday (March 23) at Urbana and earned the pitching win as Mahomet-Seymour clubbed the Tigers 22-3. In three innings, Ackman permitted two hits while posting four strikeouts. He was followed to the mound by Nolan Johnson and Max […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour athletes earned state medals on Saturday (March 23) in the Illinois Prep Top Times unofficial Class 2A indoor state track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Two of the placers earned their medals in the same event. Blake Dillman was third in […]
By Fred Kroner Madalyn Marx won a championship on Saturday (March 23) in the Illinois Prep Top Times unofficial girls’ indoor Class 2A track and field state meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Marx won the 400-meter crown with a time of 57.55 seconds. The event had 23 participants. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team continued its offensive exploits on Saturday (March 23), sweeping a non-conference doubleheader at home over Galesburg, 13-3 and 24-5. The Bulldogs have scored 60 runs in their last three games. Ava Henderson went 5-for-5 in the doubleheader for the Bulldogs and teammate Madelyn […]
DMV facilities across the country are experiencing a nationwide network outage. At this time, the cause is unknown. Illinois Secretary Alexi Giannoulias posted, “We are currently experiencing a nationwide network outage at our DMV facilities. All DMVs across the country are currently down. Please call us at 800-252-8980 before you […]
By Fred Kroner Against the defending Class 1A state champions, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team opened the season on Saturday (March 16) with a 2-1 loss at home to Normal University High. The match was scoreless at halftime. After the Pioneers scored, the Bulldogs’ scored the equalizer when Jaycee Fancher […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Finn Randolph picked up his second pitching victory of the season on Tuesday (March 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team won at Clinton, 13-2. In four innings, Randolph walked no one and struck out eight hitters. He allowed one earned run. Raymond Long threw the final […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team scored a season-high 23 runs on Saturday (March 16), but needed two dozen runs to win the game and lost a 24-23 decision on the road to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. A-L/A-H scored one run in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out the […]
