BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Five Bulldog won matches – including a pin by senior Seth Buchanan in his last high school bout – but it wasn’t enough to help the Bulldogs to victory on Saturday. Fourth-ranked and unbeaten Antioch (22-0) upended M-S 41-26 in a Class 2A quarterfinal match in the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the 18th time in the 37-year history of the IHSA dual-meet state series in wrestling, Mahomet-Seymour has advanced its full team to the Elite Eight. The Bulldogs earned their berth on Tuesday with a resounding 71-10 triumph over host Lincoln in a Class 2A sectional […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Ten Bulldogs advanced to the Class 2A sectional wrestling tournament based on results from Saturday’s regional at Mahomet-Seymour. All 14 varsity wrestlers made a contribution to the school’s sixth consecutive regional championship. Every athlete in coach Rob Ledin’s lineup won at least one match and 13 helped […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seven Bulldogs won twice on Tuesday as the team captured two Apollo Conference dual-meet victories at home. M-S outpointed Lincoln 55-15 and Mount Zion 55-21. Of the squad members who were 2-0 for the night, only Logan Petro (138 pounds), Colton Crowley (182 pounds) and Daniel Renshaw […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Six Bulldogs won both matches on Thursday as Mahomet-Seymour opened its Apollo Conference wrestling schedule with a split at Effingham. The Bulldogs (15-1 overall) defeated the host school 73-6 before losing to Mattoon 37-32 in a match decided by the final bout. In the most-recent Illinois Best […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Weather conditions prevented the Bulldogs from competing in a tournament at Sycamore, but instead they joined the field at Prairie Central on Saturday and captured team honors in the 17-school event. M-S amassed 252 points to outdistance the runner-up host school, which ended with 212 points in […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Five Bulldogs placed among the top nine in their respective weight classes at the two-day Red Schmitt Invitational, which ended on Saturday in Granite City. Seth Buchanan (285 pounds) won five of his seven matches (four by pin) and placed third, helping M-S to a 15th-place finish […]
