By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The paid attendance at Monday’s national championship football game doesn’t include a former Mahomet-Seymour letterman who was paid to be at the overtime contest in Atlanta. Don Willard (Class of 1990) was part of the Big Ten Conference officiating crew assigned to the game, won by […]
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School’s Out: Martin Luther King Day Celebration
Join the Museum of the Grand Prairie as they explore the rich cultural heritage of the African American community in Champaign County on this Martin Luther King Day. The Martin Luther King Celebration run from 1 to 3 p.m. on January 15. Visitors will learn about the life of Dr. […]
MSHS basketball programs to host 10th annual Hoopin’ for a Cure January 26
The Mahomet-Seymour basketball program will compete with one goal in mind on January 26: to combat cancer. The 10gth Annual Hoopin’ for a Cure event will begin at 6 p.m. as JV and Varsity teams face Lincoln. In the main gym, the MSHS girls’ varsity team will play in the main […]
Weekend Trips: Pokagon State Park and Toboggan run
I get sucked into Instagram sometimes. I look at travel sites and want to travel both near and far to see all of the glorious places that the snapshot captured. It’s actually kind of a running joke between my person and myself. I’ll say, “Let’s go see the pelicans migrating […]
MSHS Boys’ Basketball remains unbeaten in Apollo Conference, Swim team competes in Charger Invite
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com MSHS Boys’ Basketball Noah Benedict made 8 of 10 shots from the field as Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team maintained its unbeaten record in Apollo Conference action. The Bulldogs recovered from a first-quarter deficit to post a 56-42 win at Mattoon. M-S is 13-4 overall and 6-0 […]
Cornbelt makes changes to provide better emergency response times
When a loved one is not breathing, when a teenager is trapped in a car or when a home is on fire in the middle of the night, the difference between rescue arriving within 5 minutes or within 10 minutes can seem like a lifetime. Cornbelt Fire Department Chief John […]
MSHS Girls’ Basketball defeats Mount Zion
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday night’s formula for success is not one Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball coach Nathan Seal would like to see repeated. A slow start was followed by a fast finish. The outcome was satisfactory as the Bulldogs (10-6) defeated visiting Mount Zion 57-37, but the manner in which […]
Hensley named to the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Board of Directors
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Matt Hensley’s influence and impact on the high school sporting scene is extending from the local to the national level. The veteran Mahomet-Seymour athletic director was seated on the 15-member National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association last month to start a three-year term. He is appreciative of […]
Lenschow reaches 1,000 points, Boys’ basketball defeats Belleville Althoff, Wrestling places 11th in Sycamore Invitational
MSHS Boys’ Basketball Any coach of any sport can always find something that needs improvement after any contest. Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball coach Chad Benedict wasn’t about to rock the boat Saturday night. “We need to do a better job taking care of the ball,” Benedict said following the Bulldogs come-from-behind […]
Sixth ranked Bulldog wrestling tops Sterling
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a Friday night showdown between two state-ranked Class 2A wrestling programs, visiting Mahomet-Seymour overcame a forfeit loss at 113 pounds to decision Sterling 42-33. The Bulldogs (13-2) are ranked sixth in this week’s Illinois Best Weekly state poll. Sterling (10-6) is ranked 25th. Eight Bulldogs […]
