Josh Anderson and Corbin Sebens overcame a 2-stroke deficit on Sunday to win first place in the 2-man Better Ball Tournament at Lake of the Woods. In Saturday’s first round, they fired a 64 and trailed Tim Hoss Jr. and Brandon Haveman by two shots. However, their 64 on Sunday […]
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Positive COVID-19 case affects Mahomet Parks Flag Football
Correction: Only the two third and fourth grade teams that played on Oct. 6 have games postponed for the next two weeks. Every organization expects a COVID-19 case to pop-up now and again. Mahomet Parks and Recreation (MPRD) is no different. On Thursday, parents with children playing on two third-and-fourth-grade […]
Applegate gets hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods
Jeremy Applegate, of Mahomet, recorded his first hole-in-one on Wednesday (Oct. 7) at Lake of the Woods. He used a 9-iron from 138 yards out on the fourth hole. Witnessing his shot was Nick O’Dea.
Mahomet-Seymour Tennis tops Urbana
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs won four of six singles matches on Wednesday (Oct. 7) to win a rescheduled meet against Urbana at Blair Park, 6-3. Each of the Bulldogs’ winners were victorious in straight sets. Morgan Lee won at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-3. Gwen Tee scored a […]
Mahomet-Seymour golf finishes season at 2A regional
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had three top-20 performers on Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the Normal University High Class 2A boys’ golf regional at Weibring Golf Course. Junior Erik Christianson fired an 82 and tied for 10th. Senior C.J. Shoaf carded an 83 and tied for 12. Another Bulldog, junior Zach […]
Champaign County election judge tests positive for COVID-19
A Champaign County election judge serving in the Brookens Gym has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Champaign County Clerk. A press release from the Clerk’s office stated that the election judge was informed that they tested positive for COVID-19 at 10:30 a.m. The judge was removed from their […]
Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Golf advances to IHSA Sectional
The Bulldogs all-underclassmen lineup finished second to Champaign St. Thomas More on Wednesday (Oct. 7) in the Watseka Class 1A girls’ golf regional at Shewami Country Club, in Sheldon, and secured a berth in next week’s sectional tournament at Rochester. The top two teams from each regional site in the […]
Four Mahomet-Seymour seniors receive National Merit Scholarship recognition
Mahomet-Seymour’s Alexander Headley, Tony Huang, Amber Marshall, and Daniel Renshaw have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 1.5 million students who took the PSAT in the fall of their junior year were entered into the competition and the competition will continue throughout the school […]
Municipal video gaming revenues down in 2020
The suspension of video gaming operations are taking a toll on tax revenues for local municipalities throughout the State of Illinois. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, video gaming operations were suspended from March 16, to June 30, 2020. According to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability’s September report, state-related […]
Turner, Marx and Mills help Bulldogs finish season with win
By Fred Kroner Led by a 1-2-3 finish from Avah Turner, Madalyn Marx and Taylor Mills, the Bulldogs concluded the regular season on Monday (Oct. 5) by running past two other competitors at 13 Acres Field. The M-S girls’ team ended with a team score of 19 points. Runner-up Mount […]