By Dani Tietz There’s something special about Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey. Maybe it’s her soft demeanor that greets patrons at the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Maybe it’s the way she tears up as she tells the stories of local men and women who made their way toward the greater good for […]
By Fred Kroner It took an undefeated team to end the season for the winningest seventh-grade boys’ basketball team in Mahomet-Seymour history. On Monday (Jan. 30), Rochester improved to 26-0 by overpowering the Bulldogs, 61-23, in the sectional championship game at M-S. Jackson Golden led the Bulldogs with 10 points. […]
By Brett McMahon It was an unexpected compliment. A former employer told Kristina Robinson that she was the “most decently bold person I have ever worked with.” The phrase struck a chord with Robinson. But it wasn’t quite time to use those words. “I held onto that compliment and tucked […]
By Isabella Zarate For Greta Gosnell, Mahomet is nothing like Washington D.C. Before Gosnell could be found weaving her BMW all around the Inner Loop, now she is cleaning stalls, and loading hay. With Gosnell in the Navy and her husband in the Marine Corps, the congested city of D.C. […]
By Zainab Susi The month of February is all about LOVE. One of my favorite authors Gary Zukav wrote, “Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” Love to everyone regardless of age, religion, background, race. We are all human and every […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team capped off their regular competition season with a seventh-place finish among 18 schools competing at the Heyworth Link Speech Tournament on Jan. 28. Students receiving individual recognition included: The team will compete in the IHSA state series beginning Feb. 4 at the Regional tournament in Chatham […]
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour swimmers broke school records on Saturday (Jan. 28) at the eight-team Urbana Invitational in events they had set earlier in the high school season. Aron Varga shattered two marks. He lowered his time in the 200-yard individual medley from 2:04.44 to 2:03.10. He also reduced […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team scored 51 first-half points on Thursday (Jan. 26) and raced past Charleston, 74-13, at home. M-S led, 31-0, after one quarter. Savannah Orgeron led the Bulldogs with 22 points. She also put up five rebounds and four steals. Emma Dallas scored a season-high […]
By Fred Kroner Jake Waldinger hit three three-point shots and led Mahomet-Seymour with 12 points on Friday (Jan. 27), but the Bulldogs lost a 61-40 Apollo Conference decision at league-leading Mount Zion (22-2). M-S led, 9-6, after one quarter and was within eight points in the third period. Adam Dyer […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team ended the regular season with an impressive Senior Night performance on Friday (Jan. 27) at home. The Bulldogs won every match against both Taylorville and Mount Zion and secured the Apollo Conference championship. M-S handled Taylorville 82-0 and blanked Mount Zion, 83-0. The two […]
