Sixteen-year-old Kelton Hennesy became the latest golfer to hit a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods Golf Course on March 15. Hennesy left his mark on the 156-yard hole 14 with an 8-iron. He is a sophomore at Mahomet-Seymour High School.
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Jayvon Irwin Leads Mahomet-Seymour Track and Field Team with Double Wins at Pontiac Indoor Meet
By Fred Kroner Senior Jayvon Irwin was the headliner for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team on Thursday (March 14) in a 28-school indoor track and field meet at Pontiac. Irwin was a double winner, outsprinting all competitors in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes. He established new career-best […]
Mahomet-Seymour Softball Faces Tough Start with Back-to-Back Losses
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Ava Henderson pounded home runs for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team in each of its first two games, but the Bulldogs started the season with back-to-back losses. Henderson homered and drove in three runs on Tuesday (March 12), but M-S dropped an 18-5 decision to Tolono […]
Champaign County Voters Prepare for 2024 Primary Election on March 19
The final day to vote in the 2024 Illinois primary election is March 19. Polling stations are set to open bright and early at 6 a.m. and remain accessible until 7 p.m. Upon arrival at their designated polling place, voters will have to declare if they want to vote in […]
Mahomet Resident Opens Home and Hearts to Ukrainian Refugees
By Alexander Winton Mahomet, Illinois Resident Opens Home and Hearts to Ukrainian Refugees In a world often marked by uncertainty and turmoil, acts of kindness and compassion shine brightly, offering hope and solace to those in need. Greta Gosnell, a resident of Mahomet, Ill., exemplifies this spirit of generosity as […]
Unexpected Offer: Mahomet-Seymour’s Ryken Kirby to play football at Aurora University
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A scholarship to play a sport in college is the goal for many high school athletes. For some, that invitation occurs during a campus visit. For others, it may happen when the coach makes a trip to the student’s home. At times, it takes place with […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Marco Casillas
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s Marco Casillas captured consecutive I.E.S.A. State titles on March 8. The 2024 I.E.S.A. Wrestling State Championship witnessed Marco claiming the title in the 167-pound weight class, marking a historic moment in junior high wrestling. Last year, Marco dominated the 145-pound weight class, and this year, he ascended […]
Mahomet-Seymour Dominates Apollo Conference Wrestling: Lands Four First-Team All-Conference Selections
By Fred Kroner Apollo Conference champion Mahomet-Seymour landed four first-team berths in voting by coaches for the league’s all-conference wrestling team. The Bulldogs’ honorees were senior Lukas Alstetter (106 pounds), sophomore Justus Vrona (126 pounds), senior Gage Decker (157 pounds) and junior Brock VanDeveer (190 pounds). M-S also secured seven […]
Bohm and Hannah named to Apollo Conference team
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour sophomores earned recognition on the Apollo Conference all-league boys’ basketball teams. Scoring leader Jackson Bohm was one of five first-team selections. Landyn Hannah, the Bulldogs’ top three-point marksman, was one of the five second-team picks. Bohm averaged 13.4 points per game and connected on 75 […]
Bulldogs’ Late Surge Seals Victory
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A seventh-inning rally on Tuesday (March 12) enabled the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team to salvage a 9-6 win at Tolono Unity. The Bulldogs trailed, x-x, after six innings. Tyson Finch knocked in three runs for the Bulldogs, including two with a seventh-inning single that created the final […]
