By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s undefeated girls’ tennis team swept every match in two sets on Monday (Sept. 30) while posting a 9-0 win at Charleston. Adella Bird (6-0, 6-1) and Holland Martin (6-2, 6-0) were victorious at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, and combined for a 6-0, 6-1 […]
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Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Golf Makes History, Shares IHSA Class 2A Regional Title with Normal U-High
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ golf team made history on Tuesday (Oct. 1), sharing the IHSA Class 2A Lincoln Regional championship with Normal University High School. Both schools carded four-player composite scores of 364 strokes. Though it was the third regional in girls’ golf in the past four years – […]
Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ Cross Country Claims East Peoria Invitational Title with Seven Medalists
By Fred Kroner With seven runners earning medals for top-20 performances, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross-country team won the championship on Saturday (Sept. 28) at the 12-school East Peoria Invitational held at Illinois Central College. The Bulldogs had a team composite of 35 points and edged runner-up Morton (36 points). Third-place […]
Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ Soccer Extends Winning Streak to Six with Dominant Wins Over Taylorville and Uni High
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team finished the week with two wins in a three-day span. The Bulldogs shutout Taylorville, 9-0, on Thursday (Sept. 26) at home and then posted a 4-1 victory at Urbana Uni High on Saturday (Sept. 28). Travis Hoffman and Tate Kimball each netted two […]
Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Tennis Sets School Record with Dominant 8-1 Victory Over Lincoln
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten girls’ tennis team swept the singles matches on Thursday (Sept. 26) and left Lincoln with an 8-1 dual-meet victory. The win enabled the 2024 team to break the school record for dual-meet wins in a season, set by last year’s 11-2 squad. The current team […]
Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball Sweeps Charleston
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Apollo Conference-leading volleyball team scored a two-set sweep at Charleston on Thursday (Sept. 26), dealing the Trojans a 25-17, 25-10 loss. Erin Dallas handed out 17 assists and Ellie Barker pounded seven kills to go with one service ace. The Bulldogs are 5-0 in league matches. […]
Bulldogs Set School Record and Capture First-Ever Invitational Championship in Girls’ Swimming
4o By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team broke one school record on Saturday (Sept. 28) and earned the first invitational championship in the history of the school’s program. The Bulldogs amassed 320 points and edged Champaign Central (312 points), which had finished ahead of M-S in two other meets […]
Kelton Hennesy Wins Apollo Conference Title as Bulldogs Claim Team Championship by One Stroke
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Kelton Hennesy was the individual champion on Thursday (Sept. 26) in the Apollo Conference boys’ golf tournament at Taylorville. Hennesy carded a one-under-par 71 and posted a one-stroke victory as he earned all-conference honors for the second year in a row. M-S captured team honors […]
Bulldogs Dominate on the Ground in 28-6 Win Over Taylorville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Truth be told, Mahomet-Seymour football coach Jon Adkins enters each high school game with the same basic objective. “To be balanced (offensively, 50 percent running plans and 50 percent passing plays),” Adkins said. On Friday night (Sept. 27), Adkins didn’t get his wish. Mother Nature had […]
Forest Glen Preserve to Host Revolutionary War Reenactment and Pioneer Craft Day
This weekend, history enthusiasts and families alike will have the opportunity to step back in time at the Forest Glen Preserve, which will host the Vermilion Valley Encampment, a Revolutionary War reenactment. The two-day event, running from Saturday, September 28, to Sunday, September 29, will feature live demonstrations, period fashion […]