By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Sam Mitchaner fired an 87 and was the second-place sophomore in Monday’s season-opening golf meet at Urbana Country Club. As a team, M-S placed eighth in the 16-team field. The Bulldogs’ composite was 371. Meet champion Champaign Central finished with a 323. Grant Harvey and […]
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2019 Fall Kick-off Information and Schedule
Mahomet-Seymour High School will host their fall sport preview on August 22. The following schedule has been provided by Matt Hensley: 6:00 p.m. Introduction of Fall Sport Student/Athletes and Coaches using the following schedule. We will begin all programs that have multiple levels with the Freshman Team and follow with […]
Lifelong Friends end time together playing for Champaign Recruits
By DIRK VELDMAN Here is a story of four newly graduated boys (’19) from Mahomet Seymour High School, that have been friends since their days in pee-wee football, basketball, soccer and baseball. Ben Greenberger, Kyle Kinney, Jordan Veldman & Dawson Finch have been competing and or teammates for the last […]
Mahomet native Onoleigh Pommier to take the stage at Mahomet Music Festival
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Music Festival will have a hometown flavor this weekend. When Onoleigh Pommier takes the stage on Saturday at 6:10 p.m., it will serve as a homecoming for the 2015 Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate. “Growing up in Mahomet, the River Festival was always a very […]
2019 Dawgapalooza scheduled for August 30
Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 30. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. The Bulldogs will […]
Bulldogs prepare for fall sport preview on August 22
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour football program is on the move. There is no sauntering to reach the practice field. “That’s part of their conditioning,” first-year head coach Jon Adkins said. “As soon as their stuff is on, they jog out there.” Adkins is among the joggers. “I wouldn’t […]
Harlem Wizards to play against Band of Bulldogs
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com It’s showtime. The Mahomet-Seymour Music Boosters are bringing the Harlem Wizards to town for a show unlike anything Mahomet has ever seen before. Game time, scheduled for Sept. 29, at 3 p.m., is a fundraiser to support the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band as they march into the […]
Mahomet-Seymour Finance Committee gets first look at proposed budget
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Policy Committee: We have not had a chance to write about this policy meeting. This meeting happened on August 12, 2019. Mahomet-Seymour Finance Committee The Mahomet-Seymour Finance committee, board members Ken Keefe and Merle Giles, heard a preliminary outline of the FY 2020 budget from […]
Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education Meeting Agenda 8.19.2019
The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will meet on August 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Middletown Prairie Elementary. The meeting will begin with a closed session at 6:30 p.m. with an open session to follow at 7 p.m. [pdf-embedder url=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Meeting-Packet-8-19-19-1.pdf” title=”Meeting Packet 8-19-19 (1)”]
Portion of Prairieview Road closed August 19
Prairieview Road will be closed Monday, August 19, 2019 from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. between County Highway 54 (Tincup Road or 2175N) and County Road 2250N (Golf Dr) for underground pipe replacement. This will be open to local traffic only, however within this closure; between Wayne and Jefferson will […]