By Fred Kroner For the second consecutive year, Mahomet-Seymour junior Ava Boyd placed among the upper one-third of runners in the IHSA Class 2A girls’ cross-country state meet. On Saturday (Nov. 5), Boyd covered the 3-mile course at Peoria’s Detweiller Park in 19 minutes, 40.68 seconds. She was 71st in […]
By Fred Kroner In her first year of high school swimming, Mahomet-Seymour freshman Talynn O’Donnell became the first Bulldog to qualify for the girls’ state swimming meet, which will be held on Friday (Nov. 11) and Saturday (Nov. 12). In the Champaign Sectional on Saturday (Nov. 5), she broke her […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout the high school football season, Mahomet-Seymour’s first-team defense took pride in holding its opponent scoreless or to no more than one first-half touchdown. Of the first 10 M-S games, just one school reached the end zone more than once against the Bulldogs during the opening […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Ava Boyd has earned a spot in the IHSA Class 2A cross country meet at Detweiller Park Saturday.Boyd finished 21st in the 135-runner field at the Chatham Glenwood Sectional with a time of 18 minutes, 49.80 seconds. Throughout the season, Boyd has led the Bulldogs on the course. […]
By Dani Tietz All four Mahomet-Seymour Schools received a “commendable” rating on the 2022 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education. The highest ranking designation is “exemplary.” This is the first time since 2019 that Illinois school districts have received a designation. The […]
By Dani Tietz Tax dollars are on Mahomet-Seymour constituents’ minds as they head to the polls to vote on the Nov. 8, $59.4 million referendum. Should the measure to build a new junior high school pass, property taxes will increase to cover the expense. Since bond interest values are not […]
The Mahomet Christian Church, located at 908 N Lake of the Woods Rd., will host its 17th annual Living Flag Celebration this weekend. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 4 at 7 pm, Nov. 5 at 2 & 7 pm, and Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The Living Flag spans 15 […]
This photo album of Trunk or Treat at Our Lady of the Lake is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Fiona Taylor was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Our-Lady-of-the-Lake-Trunk-or-Treat/.
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and the eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High opened their seasons on Tuesday (Nov. 1) with victories in first-round action of the Bulldog Invitational. The seventh-graders jumped into a 12-1 lead after one quarter and overpowered Mount Zion, 40-8. Konner Fisher hit […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped both games of a junior high girls’ basketball doubleheader at home on Monday (Oct. 31) to Normal Parkside. The seventh-graders, who trailed 15-8 after three quarters, fell short, 22-20. Courtney Fonte hit all of her team-high eight points in the final quarter. Breckyn Hess scored […]
