By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Four days after reaching the 20-win mark for the season, Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team captured an IESA Class 4A regional championship on Wednesday (Nov. 15) and moved to within one win of qualifying for state. The Bulldogs played the same opponent they faced in their […]
By Zainab Susi Since my Ami (mother) Habiba Susi passed away, I have been wanting to do something in her memory but I couldn’t think of the right way to honor her. Eight years later, recently, we lost our aunt too, we called her Baby Chachi. Her real name was […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com When Jack Gallier reflects on his early years in football, he remembers the Snickers. No one was laughing at him, but he admitted he didn’t take the game seriously as a third-grader. His long-term memory bank still focuses on the Snickers; however. “My Pee Wee coaches […]
By Fred Kroner A total of 14 Mahomet-Seymour football players received recognition from the Apollo Conference on either the first-team or second-team when all-league honors were announced. Seven Bulldogs earned first-team status and six were unanimous selections at their position. Headlining the list of M-S honorees is senior noseguard Jack […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Talynn O’Donnell placed 33rd and 34th in the IHSA girls’ swimming state meet in her two individual events. O’Donnell swam the 50-yard freestyle in 24.68 seconds, and took 33rd in the sprint race. In the 100-yard butterfly, she was 34th in 59.78 seconds. She […]
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 […]
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. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team closed out the regular season at home on Tuesday (Nov. 7) with a 35-15 win over Champaign St. Matthew. Cambria Clark tallied a team-high 12 points. Emma Baker ended with 10 points, Kennedy Lee hit seven points and Layla Nagle added […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Auggie Gaudio finished in 85th place on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the boys’ Class 2A IHSA cross-country state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. His 3-mile time was 15 minutes, 45.22 seconds. There were 236 runners who finished the race. Marion (112 points) garnered the […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Taylor Mills was the top finisher for Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team on Saturday (Nov. 4) in the Class 2A state meet at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Mills’ 3-mile time of 18 minutes, 35.51 seconds landed her in 64th place in the 242-runner field. Among freshmen in […]
