By Fred Kroner Senior Josie Hess had 10 digs as the Bulldogs overpowered Teutopolis 25-13, 25-15 in a volleyball match on Tuesday (March 23) at Mahomet. Caylee Folken had 11 assists and three aces. Ainsley Ranstead put down seven kills. In junior varsity action, Teutopolis beat M-S, 25-10, 25-20. M-S […]
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Bulldogs roll past Edison for Sectional Championship
By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade M-S volleyball team pulled together to earn an IESA Class 4A sectional championship in their season-ending match on Thursday (March 18). Playing at Champaign Edison, the Bulldogs rolled past Edison, 25-11, 29-27. In the second set against the Comets, M-S had to overcome a 14-10 […]
Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball Captures Sectional Championship
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade volleyball team added an IESA Class 4A sectional championship to the regional title it earned a week earlier. Playing at Champaign Franklin on Wednesday (March 17), M-S ripped off a 25-14, 25-11 victory over the Knights. In the first set, the Bulldogs […]
Free throws put Mahomet-Seymour over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs netted 12 of 15 free throws and rallied for a 28-25 win at Mattoon in the season-opener for the eighth-grade girls’ basketball squad Mattoon held an 11-4 lead after the first quarter. “They were able to shake off the rust and fight back to take […]
Dallas and Yeakel led Bulldogs in win over Mattoon
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel scored eight points apiece on Saturday (March 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 30-19 triumph at Mattoon. Hannah Creel tallied six points. On Monday (March 22), M-S suffered a 21-19 loss at Paris Crestwood […]
Mahomet-Seymour Math team wins State
The Mahomet-Seymour Math Team captured the state title by placing first in the ICTM Math Competition. The single competition of 2021 served as both the Regional and State this year. The top 10 team scores at State were: Mahomet-Seymour 630Marmion Academy 609Lake Forest Academy 584St. Francis 582Latin School of Chicago […]
Spring Trout Fishing Season to open April 3
The 2021 Spring Trout Fishing Season will open Saturday, April 3, at 57 ponds, lakes and streamsthroughout the state of Illinois, including Lake of the Woods in Mahomet. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District will open the main lake at Lake of the Woods for trout season at 5:00 a.m. […]
Mahomet Public Library School Board Forum Transcript and Additional Information
The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Public Library Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates running […]
Mahomet Chamber School Board Forum Transcript and Additional Information
The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates […]
SHIELD CU to provide University of Illinois PCR COVID-19 test through OSF Healthcare
The University of Illinois and OSF Healthcare are partnering to expand the UI COVID-19 testing program into the Champaign County community. Known as SHIELD CU, the locally developed saliva-based PCR COVID-19 test and digital infrastructure will be offered to public schools, businesses and organizations. The initial participants of the SHIELD […]