By Brett McMahon “I get to do what I love most in life, with who I love most in life. I am lucky.” That’s how Jake Tatar describes playing music with his son, Jackson as part of the Jake and Jackson duo. Tatar was originally a founder of The Boat […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The list is long. And impressive. It’s a veritable list of major league all-stars and World Series champions, recognizing the skills they displayed as high school students. There’s Kris Bryant (2010, from a high school in Nevada), Mike Trout (2009 from New Jersey), Clayton Kershaw (2006, […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Deangelo Hughey finished the 2023 outdoor track season the way he ended the indoor season—drawing attention with his times. According to Athletic.net, Hughey is ranked second in Illinois’ Class 2A in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.04 and sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time […]
By Dani Tietz It’s true. Everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten. For some, Robert Fulghum’s list of 16 life lessons gathered in kindergarten is a motivational poster. But for Mahomet-Seymour kindergarten teacher Julie Myers, those details that tend to get overlooked as an adult were the backbone […]
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — In the final hours of their spring session last week, lawmakers approved a controversial measure that would give existing power companies in downstate Illinois, notably Ameren Illinois, the first crack at installing new transmission lines. The measure applies to companies that already own […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan’s increased funding for higher education. “With this new budget, we’re making it […]
By Sarah Jo Bouton, PT; Christie Clinic Department of Physical Therapy According to the CDC, 28% of adults 65 years old or older had a fall last year. This results in 36 million adults who fall each year and about 37% of those who fall report some sort of injury […]
By Fred Kroner In final Class 2A state rankings compiled by Athletic.net, coach Keith Pogue’s Mahomet-Seymour’s boys program had 26 individuals and four relays finish among the top 100 for 2023. The Bulldogs were represented in 17 of 18 total events, missing out only in the high jump. The listing […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour softball season came to an end on Tuesday (May 30) at Chatham Glenwood in a 13-0 Class 3A sectional semifinal loss to the host Titans. Glenwood has a 29-1-1 season record. The Bulldogs were limited to one single, by Jenna Wade. The only other M-S […]
By Fred Kroner The symbolism was present for the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team in its Wednesday (May 31) Class 3A sectional encounter against Rochester. As the sun was setting and as the calendar was in its final hours of the month, the winningest M-S baseball team of all-time was closing out […]
