By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com MAHOMET – There are special moments they will remember and cherish dearly. “Being able to watch the girls hoist the (championship) plaques,” Garret Risley said. “Back-to-back regionals was really special, especially against a Hall-of-Fame coach (Lincoln’s Neil Alexander),” Ryan Bosch said. Those memories have more in […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee this week. House Bill 3425 particularly targets cyberbullying, requiring that schools “make diligent efforts” to notify the parents or guardians of students […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s three-game softball winning streak came to an end on Wednesday (April 26) with a 14-2 loss at Paris. The Bulldogs were limited to four hits, including Madeleine Cortez’s second home run of the season. Teammates with hits were Ava Henderson, Kayla McKinney and Sydney Ward. Madelyn […]
By Fred Kroner As 20 major league baseball scouts – including the Kansas City Royals’ national pitching director — watched on Tuesday (April 25), Mahomet-Seymour’s Blake Wolters pitched a six-inning no-hitter and slugged his team-best eighth home run of the season as the Bulldogs blanked visiting Centennial, 14-0. Wolters, whose […]
By Fred Kroner Paislee Welge scored two goals and assisted on another on Tuesday (April 25) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team prevailed at home, 4-0, over Charleston. Hannah Creel and Alaina Jared had the other Bulldog goals. Grace Binkley, Creel and Haley Reed all notched assists. M-S (9-2-2 overall) […]
By Fred Kroner Robert Byron was a two-event winner on Tuesday (April 25) for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team in the Pontiac Relays. Byron was victorious in both the shot put (48 feet) and the discus (160 feet, 2 inches). Three teammates also recorded wins in individual events. […]
By Fred Kroner Ava Boyd was a double winner on Tuesday (April 25) for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ track and field team in a six-school meet at Champaign Central. Boyd copped top honors in the 800 meters (personal-best 2:22.64) and the 1,600 meters (5 minutes, 18.7 seconds). In both races, teammate […]
This photo album of the Mahomet-Seymour production of Bye Bye Birdie is brought to you by First State Bank of Forest. Kris Kasillas was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Mahomet-Seymour-Bye-Bye-Birdie/.
This photo album of the Mahomet-Seymour Softball team is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Kris Casillas was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2023-MS-baseball-vs-Oakwood/.
By Fred Kroner Five seventh-graders and three eighth-graders from Mahomet-Seymour were triumphant on Thursday (April 20) in a rain-shortened girls’ track and field meet at home. The Bulldogs competed against Bloomington, Normal Kingsley and Normal Parkside. Garnering first-place finishes for the seventh-grade squad were Abigail Rudicil (400 meters in 1 […]
