By Fred Kroner The magic numbers for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team on Saturday (Feb. 18) in the 24-school Urbana Sectional were 14, five and one. Fourteen is the number of personal-bests set by Bulldog swimmers. Five is the number of school records which were shattered. One is the number […]
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Travis Hoffman was a double-winner at meet in Mahomet
By Fred Kroner Travis Hoffman was a double winner on Friday (Feb. 17) for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team in a six-school non-scored indoor meet in Mahomet. Hoffman won the triple jump (37 feet, 2 inches) and the 60-meter intermediate hurdles (9.75 seconds), both of which were season-best […]
Lincoln defeats Mahomet-Seymour in regular-season finale
By Fred Kroner Trey Peters scored 11 points on Thursday (Feb. 16), but the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team lost its regular-season finale at Lincoln, 41-27. Peters also led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds. Finn Randolph and Jake Waldinger each tallied four points. Wyatt Bohm handed out five assists and Dayten […]
Bulldogs win Class 3A Regional Championship
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team made history on Friday (Feb. 17) when it won a Class 3A regional championship at home over Normal West, 58-26. The Bulldogs’ defense allowed just three second-half field goals. For the first time in school history, the girls’ basketball program has captured […]
Mateo Casillas wins State Title at State Farm Center
By Fred Kroner What the Illinois Matman had predicted 90 days earlier became a proven fact on Saturday (Feb. 18) at the University of Illinois State Farm Center. The No. 1 Class 2A 195-pound wrestler in the state is Mahomet-Seymour senior Mateo Casillas. He was ranked in the top spot […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Winter Guard brought home their fourth-straight Class AA IDTA Winter Guard State Title last week. The Bulldogs started the 2023 season by taking first place in the IDTA competition in January. Missy Corray also placed second individually in this competition with her flag solo. Rachael Corson […]
Quenton Rogers to play football at Eastern Illinois University
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Quenton Rogers had almost reached a decision. He was close to finalizing a choice that would affect his entire athletic path at Mahomet-Seymour. It was the fall of 2019. Rogers was about to start his freshman year at M-S. He had played basketball and football for […]
Pritzker lays out $49.6 billion spending plan
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas. He also claimed credit for putting the state […]
Mahomet-Seymour advances to Regional Finals
By Fred Kroner Three players scored in double figures on Tuesday (Feb. 14) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team advanced into the Class 3A IHSA regional championship game in the Bulldogs’ gymnasium. Second-seeded M-S kayoed Danville, 55-23, in the semifinals and will return to the court at 7 p.m. on […]
John Trefzger opens Radiant Solar in Mahomet
By Isabella Zarate Mahomet has recently become home to a new business, but the owners may already be recognized around town. John Trefzger and his wife moved to Mahomet in 2016 when they decided to start a family. According to Trefzger “starting a business here seemed natural since the people […]