By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team has a five-match winning streak following a 4-3 start to the season. The streak started with a 25-10, 25-12 win at home over Tolono Unity on Saturday (Jan. 20). That was followed by a 22-25, 25-12, 25-22 win at Champaign Jefferson on Thursday […]
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MSJHS wrestling with 15-1 dual meet record
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling team has a 15-1 dual-meet season record with 13 wins in a row. In a 13-day stretch between Thursday (Jan. 25) and Tuesday (Feb. 6), the Bulldogs won 11 dual meets. Eight of them were away from home. On the 25th, M-S […]
Markham Prairie brings MSJHS 8th grade basketball season to an end
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jackson Golden hit 12 of 14 free throw attempts and scored 20 points on Saturday (Feb. 10), but the Mahomet-Seymour Junior eighth-grade boys’ basketball team dropped a 56-48 decision to Markham Prairie in an IESA Class 4A state quarterfinal game at Taylorville. Preston Clark scored 10 […]
Decker and Vrona qualify for State Tournament
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers qualified for the Class 2A IHSA state tournament based on their performances at the M-S Sectional on Saturday (Feb. 10). Senior Gage Decker (157 pounds) and sophomore Justus Vrona (126 pounds) will continue on individually. Decker won three of his four sectional bouts and […]
Three Bulldogs qualify for State Tournament
By Fred Kroner Three of the four Mahomet-Seymour athletes who competed in the Peoria Richwoods girls’ wrestling sectional on Saturday (Feb. 10) qualified for state. Keeping themselves in contention were sophomore Kalista Granadino (who won four of six matches at 115 pounds and placed fourth), senior Isabelle Leyhe (who pinned […]
Taylorville outlasts Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team led after each of the first three quarters Friday night (Feb. 9), but couldn’t hang on in the end and suffered a 75-66 loss at Taylorville. M-S led, 19-11 after one quarter, 44-34 at halftime and 58-54 after three quarters. Cade Starrick […]
Closure at Franklin and Lombard beginning Feb. 14
Beginning Wednesday, February 14 at 7:00 am Franklin Street between Lombard Street (Route 47) and East Street will be closed during the daytime hours of 7:00 am and 4:30 pm for repair and installation of a storm sewer. The work and daytime street closures is expected to take approximately one week.
Focus goes to Sidney Young on Senior Night
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a girls’ basketball season that could best be described as turbulent, Mahomet-Seymour’s regular-season finale on Thursday (Feb. 8) will be remembered strictly for what happened on the court, not off the court. Barely 24 hours after the M-S program endured the resignation of a second […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: The MSJHS 8th grade basketball team
The Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade boys’ basketball team clinched a spot in the IESA Class 4A state quarterfinals on Feb. 5. Their recent victory in the Sectional Championship against Crete-Monee by a narrow margin of 37-35 was a testament to their resilience and teamwork. The Bulldogs found themselves trailing by four points […]
Christie Clinic Photos: Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling 2024
This photo album of Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling team is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Maddie Grindley was the photographer. To view the entire album https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Mahomet-Seymour-Wrestling-2024.