By Fred Kroner Urbana pushed across a second-half goal on Monday (Sept. 26) and posted a 1-0 victory over visiting Mahomet-Seymour in a boys’ soccer match. “M-S went on the road and came out a bit sluggish,” M-S coach Jeremy Davis said. “The boys didn’t play with enough urgency until […]
By Fred Kroner Eden Oelze and Lainey Howard were two-event winners and Talynn O’Donnell broke two school records on Tuesday (Sept. 29) to highlight the efforts of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team in a four-school meet at Urbana. Oelze was triumphant in both the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 12.2 seconds) […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team tied for first place on Wednesday (Sept. 28) in the nine-school Class 2A IHSA regional tournament at Danville’s Turtle Run Golf Course and advanced to the sectional. The Bulldogs and Champaign Central shot composite scores of 313 to share the team crown. In a field of […]
The Lake of the Woods covered bridge will be closed from Oct. 3 to 7 and 10-14 for roof replacement. The bridge will be closed to vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians. Portions of the Lake of the Woods Bike Trail and Trillium Drive will also be closed.
By Fred Kroner Both the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ cross-country team and the M-S boys’ cross-country teams emerged as Champaign County champions on Tuesday (Sept. 27) in a meet held at Tolono Unity. The Bulldog boys ran away from the field, compiling a team score of 30 points. Runner-up Champaign […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour pulled off two wins from its junior high girls’ basketball teams on Thursday (Sept. 22). The seventh-graders edged Bloomington, 21-20, and the eighth-graders posted a 30-8 triumph. The games were played in Bloomington. M-S seventh-grader Penelope Bird tallied six of her team’s eight fourth-quarter points as […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For as long as he can remember, Brayden Smith had one unchangeable goal. “I always wanted to compete in college sports,” Smith said. “It was always a goal for me.” He was a two-sport athlete – baseball and football – but needed to pick a favorite […]
By Isabella Zarate For years the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) has been hosting their annual fundraiser auction, and for about six years one of the biggest items has been a home cooked meal. Mahomet resident, Manon Lalonde, has been cooking at volunteer events for Mahomet-Seymour schools since her eldest […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Circumstances can change everything. No one knows this better than Jim Risley, who is chairman of the Hall of Fame committee for the Mahomet-Seymour Education Foundation. Risley arrived at Mahomet-Seymour High School on Friday afternoon (Sept. 23) intent on the four announced inductees who would be […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Nolan Wheeler recorded a hat trick on Saturday (Sept. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team produced an 8-0 non-conference victory at home over Danville. The Bulldogs led, 5-0, at intermission at Middletown Field. Isaac Warren netted two goals for M-S while teammate Nick Tjahjadi ended […]
