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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Jazz Band will perform live in the Mahomet-Seymour Auditorium on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature both the junior high and high school bands and tickets include a dessert. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased through the Mahomet-Seymour Music Boosters page. All […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Winter Guard became the 2023 IDTA Winter Guard State Champion on Saturday. The Bulldogs have won the Class AA State Championship four consecutive years. More information about the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard is forthcoming. We are working on a video story that will be available in the […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team finished their season with an eighth-place finish against 21 schools in the Belleville Sectional competition on Feb. 11. This is the highest place the team has achieved at Sectionals since the team’s inception. Students receiving individual recognition included: Other students competing included Eden Sanborn, KJ Jackson, […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Hayden Grotelueschen was the individual winner for Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field team on Friday (Feb. 10) in the 3,200-meter race at the Normal West Wildcat Indoor Invitational at Illinois Wesleyan University. Grotelueschen was timed in 10 minutes, 12.14 seconds and held a 16.48-second margin of […]
By Fred Kroner State-ranked and unbeaten Lincoln made Mahomet-Seymour its 30th consecutive victim on Thursday (Feb. 9) in a 65-46 decision in the Bulldogs’ gym. The Apollo Conference contest marked the regular-season finale for both squads. M-S led, 10-9, after one quarter, but had fallen behind, 25-17, by halftime. Durbin […]
By Fred Kroner Seventh-ranked Peoria Richwoods outraced Mahomet-Seymour, 69-49, in the Watchfire Signs Shootout at Danville on Saturday (Feb. 11). Jake Waldinger led the Bulldogs with 13 points. He hit three three-point shots. Trey Peters had 12 points and Dayten Eisenmann contributed seven points. Peters cleared a team-high five rebounds. […]
By Fred Kroner Six Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers – five of whom are seniors – secured top-four finishes on Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A Highland Sectional and qualified for the state tournament. The senior qualifiers are Caden Hatton (113 pounds), Brennan Houser (182 pounds), Mateo Casillas (195 pounds), Colton Crowley (220 […]
