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Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Ava Boyd

Ava Boyd’s remarkable journey this season was highlighted by her stellar performance at the Apollo Conference. Ava outkicked her close competitor, Mount Zion senior Renee Ballard, to clinch the Apollo Conference girls’ cross-country championship. Her victory marked a significant milestone, as she progressed from third place as a sophomore to […]

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MSJHS wins Bulldog Invitational

By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade and seventh-grade junior high boys’ basketball teams both won the championships of their own Bulldog Invitational tournament. The eighth-graders didn’t have a game closer than 22 points. The Bulldogs whipped Mount Zion, 50-28, on Tuesday (Oct. 31), Danville North Ridge, 49-15, on Wednesday (Nov. […]

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Several Mahomet-Seymour swimmers qualify for State

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team continued its record-breaking season on Saturday (Nov. 4) qualifying for state in three events at the 23-school sectional at Centennial High School in Champaign. For the second straight year, Talynn O’Donnell was a two-event sectional champion, securing a berth at state in […]

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Mahomet gearing up for annual Turkey Trot

For many Mahomet residents, spending time with family on Thanksgiving Day is more than watching football and stuffing turkey and dressing into their faces. These residents gather annually with their family and friends for an early morning stroll or jog through the Lake of the Woods Park to support the […]

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Mahomet-Seymour receives commendable/exemplary ranks on Illinois Report Card

Three of Mahomet-Seymour’s schools, Mahomet-Seymour Junior High, Lincoln Trail Elementary, and Middletown Prairie Elementary, received “commendable” status on the Illinois Report Card, while Mahomet-Seymour High School moved from “commendable” to “exemplary,” the highest ISBE rank.  All the data used in the report was taken in the fall of 2022.  Key […]