By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour swept past Centennial, 25-15, 25-12, on Tuesday (Oct. 26) in a Class 3A IHSA regional volleyball semifinal match in Mahomet. The victory was the 19th in a row for the Bulldogs. Avery Allen garnered 12 kills. Caylee Folken had 12 assists. Libby Bodine finished with 12 […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate advanced a measure to repeal the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act early Tuesday evening amid staunch opposition from Republicans and religious groups. The repeal bill passed the Senate Executive Committee on a 9-6-1 vote Tuesday shortly after 5 p.m., […]
High Honors 6th Grade Alderks, Carter J. Anderson, Ruby E. Ashby, Camden D. Ashby, Kennedy C. Bain, Madilynn E. Bell, Wyatt H. Benedict, Faith E. Beyer, Elijah B. Beyer, Ezekiel A. Bird, Penelope J. Bohn, Gianna M. Bonham, Mackenzie N. Boughton, Alexander J. Bowie, Christopher D. Branson, Preston T. Brewer, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A popular question has been swirling around Mahomet faster than the autumn leaves in recent weeks. Does the high school football team have the talent to win a state championship? To me, that is not the real question, but I will address that one first and […]
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh-grade and eighth-grade girls’ basketball teams at Mahomet-Seymour improved their season records to 14-1 with victories on consecutive days to start the week. On Monday (Oct. 25), M-S prevailed twice at Rantoul Eater and followed that up on Tuesday (Oct. 26) by winning two more […]
By Isabella Zarate If you are a theatre fan, or even just looking for a fun night out, you are in luck! This November, the Monticello Theatre Association will present Death and Taxes. The play which is written by Pat Cook will be shown five times throughout the month, so […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or test requirements surfaced Monday ahead of the final three scheduled days of legislative action this year. That bill language […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Eden Oelze broke the school record in the 500-yard freestyle on Saturday (Oct. 23) in a three-school girls’ swimming meet between Apollo Conference schools at Lincoln College. Oelze’s winning time was 5 minutes, 59.80 seconds. She was also triumphant in the100-yard butterfly. Oelze was also […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour volleyball juniors landed spots on the all-tournament team after the Bulldogs won their own 16-team Mahomet-Seymour Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 23). Headlining the 12-player honor team were Bulldogs Libby Bodine, Caylee Folken and Grace Rodebaugh. M-S won all five of its matches to tie the […]
By Fred Kroner With three of the top five runners, Mahomet-Seymour outdistanced the field at Olney Central College on Saturday (Oct. 23) to win its eighth boys’ Class 2A regional cross-country title in the past 11 years. On a day when all of the Bulldog runners were seniors, the team […]
