By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high school girls’ basketball teams continued their winning ways on Monday. Both squads were victorious in games against Rantoul. The seventh-graders posted a 33-2 triumph. The team’s top scorers were Kylie Waldinger (nine points), Ellie Dallas (seven points) and Talia Francom (six points). The eighth-graders […]
Some kids love McDonald’s. The kids who participate in Mahomet Area Youth Club programming are no different. But on Wednesday, Nov. 6, McDonald’s in Mahomet, located at 1006 Purnell Drive, will show the MAYC kids a little extra love as it gives back part of the proceeds from sales between […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has announced their High Honor Roll and Honor Roll lists. High Honors students end the quarter with a 4.0 GPA. Honor Roll students end the quarter with a 3.0-3.9999 GPA. *Please note: There will be two lists. High Honor Roll first, then Honor Roll. If you […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Each month, Tim Culver, owner of Classic Plumbing recognizes a community member who is giving back in extraordinary ways. Culver believes that there is always something good happening in every community, and that there are ordinary people behind each good deed. These stories are meant to capture the essence […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com After two years serving Champaign County students with at-home tutoring, Tutor Doctor has announced it will open its first storefront at Sangamon on Main. Since 2017, franchise owners Stephanie and Tom Hess have focused on one-to-one tutoring services designed to help students of all ages with any […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Should Illinois give the power to local school districts to decide if they will allow administrators, faculty or staff in their building to be armed? The topic, which is once again being brought up by Mercer County School District 404 in rural western Illinois, will be voted […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Eden Oelze and Olivia McMurry each secured top four finishes in two individual events and helped two relays placed among the top four in Saturday’s Urbana University High Invitational. M-S placed second in the eight-school meet. Chicago University High was the team champion, scoring 413 points. The […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com A late-game rally on Friday enabled the Bulldogs to salvage an 18-17 triumph over Peoria Richwoods and end the season with one more victory than in 2018. The Bulldogs concluded the year on a three-game winning streak and are 4-5 overall in coach Jon Adkins’ first year […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Cross Country The Bulldogs ran second to Bloomington in Saturday’s Class 2A Metamora Regional and earned a team berth in the sectional at Bloomington on Saturday, Nov. 2. Bloomington finished with a team score of 48 points. M-S totaled 59 points. Third-place Urbana had 77 […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s fifth-ever regional championship in boys’ soccer came courtesy of a Friday win over an opponent the Bulldogs had lost to by three goals in the regular season. M-S gained a measure of revenge on Friday, blanking Urbana 1-0 on the Tigers’ field. The victory not only […]
