By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team bounced back from its first loss five days earlier to power past Normal Chiddix, 34-4, on Monday (Oct. 18) at home. M-S led 18-2 at halftime. The Bulldogs had two double-digit scorers. Courtney Fonte nailed a game-high 14 points. Hannah Martin tallied […]
By Fred Kroner Both Mahomet-Seymour junior high girls’ basketball teams won championships in their own four-team round-robin tournament, which ended on Thursday (Oct. 7). The unbeaten seventh-graders defeated Tolono Unity, 26-8, in the finals, led by a game-high 10 points from Courtney Fonte. Hannah Martin added eight points for the […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten seventh-grade girls’ basketball held off Charleston on Tuesday (Sept. 28) for its fifth consecutive victory. Courtney Fonte hit a team-high seven points and nailed two late free throws to clinch the 21-17 win. Hannah Martin added six points. On Thursday (Sept. 23), the M-S Junior […]
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jason Seaman is on the short list of top all-time athletes in Mahomet-Seymour history. A record-setting standout who competed in three sports all four years […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When Ryan Bosch reflects on the 2019-20 Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball season, it will be for the composite 32-game schedule. Moments after Friday’s game, a 64-48 loss to Urbana in the championship game of the Class 3A Rantoul Regional, Bosch told his squad, “I won’t remember you off […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman continued to do what he has been doing. Cole Lener continued to do what he has been doing. And, as a result, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team continued to do what it has been doing. The Bulldogs won their 10th consecutive game on Tuesday, a 52-49 […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the fifth time in the past six seasons, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team has achieved a 20-win season. The Bulldogs reached that plateau in Friday’s Senior Night regular-season finale, outscoring Mattoon in every quarter of an 80-54 triumph. The visiting Green Wave jumped ahead early, 9-2, […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ winning streak hit eight games Friday night in a 67-43 Apollo Conference triumph at Charleston. Grant Coleman scored 19 points and Kobe Essien fired in 14 points as M-S dispatched the Trojans for the second time this season by at least 20 points. Essien posted […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs, who haven’t lost since January ended, made Normal West their seventh consecutive victim on Tuesday in a non-conference game at home. Grant Coleman led M-S in scoring (24 points) and rebounding (eight). “He was a force on the glass for much of the game and […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs gained a measure of revenge for a 15-point loss to Urbana earlier this month with a 59-39 triumph on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Decatur MacArthur Class 3A regional. M-S, which made 11 of 14 free throws, led 15-5 after one quarter and 25-16 […]
