By Fred Kroner Four Mahomet-Seymour seventh-graders and one eighth-grader won individual events in a rain-shortened junior high boys’ track and field meet at home on Thursday (April 20). The Bulldogs competed against Bloomington, Normal Kingsley and Normal Parkside. The seventh-grade victors for M-S were: Adam Smigielski (1,600 meters in 5 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Caylee Folken heard the words and accepted them at face value. As the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball athlete started pondering where to play in college, well-meaning folks told her she could go anywhere. She took that sentiment to heart. “I personally struggled with the broadness of college recruiting,” […]
By Fred Kroner Deangelo Hughey won two events and Ty Clark posted one victory on Friday (April 21) in the Metamora ABC meet. The meet is so-named because schools could enter athletes in three divisions, A, B and C. The Class A entries were each team’s top performers. Hughey was […]
By Fred Kroner All nine hitters in the Mahomet-Seymour softball lineup produced at least one hit on Thursday (April 20), but the Bulldogs fell short at Champaign Central when the Maroons scored a walk-off win with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for a 12-11 triumph. At various […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team posted its sixth shutout in 11 matches on Saturday (April 22) with a 6-0 triumph at Champaign Central. The Bulldogs led, 2-0, at halftime. Paislee Welge netted four Bulldog goals. Hitting one goal apiece were Emma Dallas and Alaina Jared. Brielle Galvan […]
By Fred Kroner An 11-run fourth inning propelled Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team to a 12-1 win on Friday (April 21) at Champaign’s St. Thomas More. The Bulldogs trailed, 1-0, after three innings. Ben Wagner led the M-S offense, going 3-for-3. Teammates with two hits were Tyson Finch, Carter Johnson and Finn […]
Clean-up batter Carter Johnson went 4-for-6 as Mahomet-Seymour baseball defeated Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 15-2 on April 15. He scored four runs and drove in three, giving him 10 RBI in the past five games, covering an eight-day span. Johnson went on earn an 8-1 win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda in his first time […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers advanced a measure that would require public elementary and high schools to include a unit of Native American history in their social studies curriculum, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. House Bill 1633 passed out of a Senate committee this week with a […]
By Fred Kroner Madelyn Logsdon stroked four hits and Jenna Wade and Madisyn White both laced three hits on Wednesday (April 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team outscored Urbana, 10-6, on the Tigers’ field. Contributing two hits apiece were Madeleine Cortez and Rio Casillas. Logsdon and White each delivered two […]
By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour athletes netted one goal each on Tuesday (April 18) as the girls’ soccer team rolled past visiting Taylorville, 9-0, in an Apollo Conference match at Middletown Field. Getting their names in the scoring column were Abby Bunting, Emma Dallas, Taylor Dietz, Elle Hubble, Alaina Jared, […]
