By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Linda Gyuran knows that honesty is the best policy. The Mahomet resident remembers her job interview – which took place in 1983 – for a position in the Mahomet-Seymour school district. At the time, she was a single mom with sons entering first and fifth grades. “I […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com M-S is still seeking its first Apollo Conference victory after suffering a 57-31 loss at home on Thursday to Mattoon. During what is now a four-game losing streak, the Bulldogs are averaging 36.5 points per game. Nichole Taylor led the Bulldogs with nine points and 10 rebounds. […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Bulldogs won six matches in a three-day span to end the week and improve to 8-0 in dual meets. On Thursday in Champaign, M-S handled Judah Christian 41-17 and St. Thomas More 42-10. Theo Ratliff (126 pounds) and Seth Buchanan (285 pounds) posted pins against […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs made 18 of 19 free throws on Friday at Taylorville and maintained their unbeaten record in Apollo Conference boys’ basketball games. Mahomet-Seymour decisioned the Tornadoes 71-50. Grant Coleman and Braden Finch each scored 19 points for M-S, which built a 20-8 lead after one quarter. […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It’s been 30 years since Ann Marie Morisette performed as a Madrigal at Mahomet-Seymour High School. But this weekend, her heart will be on the stage as her daughter, Miranda, a sophomore, performs with the beloved Mahomet-Seymour group. When the Morisettes moved to Mahomet-Seymour five years ago, […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Imagine for a second: Your family lives on the mainland where there are very few opportunities. If you can make it to the island, there will be job opportunities, but you would have to start from scratch to build a community: no roads, no water, no homes. […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs were held to a season-low 30 points on Monday and suffered their third consecutive loss, 41-30, to visiting St. Joseph-Ogden. M-S (4-4) led 7-4 after one quarter, but faced a double-digit deficit at halftime after managing only two second-quarter points. SJ-O’s lead was 22-9 at […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman’s double-double on Tuesday helped the Bulldogs remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference games. Coleman put up team-high totals of 26 points and 11 rebounds as M-S overpowered visiting Mount Zion 67-49. The Bulldogs are 3-3 for the season but 2-0 in Apollo Conference contests. M-S carried […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Peyton Myers registered first-period pins in both of his matches on Tuesday as Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team opened its dual-meet schedule with a pair of victories. The Bulldogs dispatched Centennial 42-34 and Chatham Glenwood 39-34 in Champaign. The 152-pound Myers posted pins in 1 minute, 20 seconds and […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Lauren Minick thought her senior volleyball season at Mahomet-Seymour High School might be her last. “I’ve been playing volleyball year-round since seventh grade,” Minick said. “I was kind of feeling like I was getting burnt out. I was getting pretty exhausted and it was just a lot […]
