By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs were the No. 3 seed for a five-school Class 3A regional and will start postseason play on Thursday (Sept. 24) in the semifinals at second-seeded Mount Zion. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday (Sept. 26) and would be played at top-seeded Monticello, if it […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It took seven games for Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high baseball team to record its first shutout of the season. Then, the Bulldogs needed just one more day to register their second shutout. Playing at Champaign’s Spalding Park on Thursday (Sept. 10), M-S blanked Champaign Franklin 11-0. M-S […]
Christie Clinic will offer a convenient way to get a flu vaccination on a drop-in basis without an appointment in September and October. Christie Clinic drive-thru flu clinic locations include Christie Clinic on Windsor in Champaign and satellite clinics in Urbana, Danville on Vermilion, Mahomet, Monticello, Rantoul and Tuscola. Christie […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School board is expected to vote at the Sept. 21 board meeting on whether or not to change the learning plan that the district has been engaged in since the school year started. A presentation for Superintendent Lindsey Hall and District Nurse Nita Bachman at the Sept. 14 […]
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met virtually for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 14, 2020, where the Board approved several updates to the IHSA Return To Activities guidelines, while also providing guidance on the IHSA’s independent team participation rule for the 2020-21 school year. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com *All photos and video submitted The fans were in position. The National Anthem was played, on cue. The race starter followed with a countdown, announced through a Bluetooth speaker, going from 10 to the firing of the airhorn after reaching the number one. With that brief […]
The University of Illinois Extension has announced that TEConomy Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in impact assessments, values the annual economic and functional benefits of Illinois Extension at over $603 million, about 10 times the $60.9 million annual budget of the university unit. Extension operates in all of Illinois’ 102 […]
According to the Village of Mahomet website, a Back the Blue Rally will begin at Lincoln Trail and cruise past the Mahomet Police Department on Sept. 19. Noted as a “rally parade to show support for local P.D,” the permit states that the event will begin at 11 a.m. The […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Brian Coyne placed third on Thursday (Sept. 10) to help M-S to a runner-up finish in a three-school meet at Charleston. Coyne shot a 41. Teammate Zach Courson carded a 44 and took seventh individually. Other Bulldog participants were: Carter Selk (45), Jameson Drinkwalter (47), […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Ainsley Winters led the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team to victory on Thursday (Sept.10) in a three-school meet at Decatur’s South Side Country Club. Winters fired a season-best 45. M-S’ team composite score was 215. Runner-up Mount Zion totaled a 219 and third-place Lincoln finished at […]
