By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team, which had only scored on penalty kicks in its first two matches, had four players find the back of the net on Saturday as the Bulldogs won the championship in their own four-team invitational at Middletown Field. M-S (2-1-1) opened the tournament […]
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M-S Soccer ties Metamora in their season opener
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kadyn Jones scored on a first-half penalty kick and a Mahomet-Seymour Soccer squad with eight new starters salvaged a 1-1 tie with visiting Metamora in Tuesday’s season-opening match at Middletown Field. “I expected a lot of growing pains this week, so I am pretty content with […]
Mahomet-Seymour to host soccer invitational Saturday
The Mahomet-Seymour soccer team will host their annual invitational soccer tournament on August 31 at the Middletown Soccer Field. Game 1 will feature the Bulldogs as they take on Mt. Zion at 9 a.m. Normal West will play against Washington in Game 2 at 11 a.m. At 2 p.m. the […]
MSHS Soccer falls to Sacred Heart Griffin, sets sights on next year
BY FRED KRONER Mahomet-Seymour’s first girls’ soccer loss to an in-state school came in Tuesday’s Class 2A sectional semifinals and marked a season-ending setback as well as halting a 15-match winning streak. The Bulldogs dropped a 2-1 decision to Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin in a match played at Rochester High […]
M-S Seniors capture fourth consecutive Regional Championship
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The senior Class of 2019 became the first in M-S school history with four consecutive regional championships in girls’ soccer. The Bulldogs earned No. 4 on Friday at Urbana, topping Centennial 7-2 in the finals. The win advance M-S (24-1) into a Tuesday 5 p.m. semifinal match […]
Abramson, Pletcher, Sims and McGrath headed to IHSA State Competition, Soccer sets record, Essien pitches shutout
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour will be represented at the girls’ track and field state meet, which starts for Class 2A competitors on Friday in Charleston, by four individuals. The Bulldogs had two qualifiers in both the pole vault and the 3,200 meters in a sectional meet held on Thursday at […]
MSHS Bass Fishing team to compete at State, MSHS Soccer captures Apollo Conference title, Shore and Yergler combine for shutout
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s bass fishing team secured a berth in the state finals after placing third in Monday’s sectional at Clinton Lake. The top four teams in a field of 15 schools qualified for the 11th-annual state finals. The M-S duo of C.J. McKinney and Ethan Kerry had catches […]
MSHS defense raising the standard on the soccer field
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The most misleading statistic in all of soccer is goalkeeper saves. The natural assumption is that a high number of saves reflects a high-quality keeper and a small number represents one that is not as strong. The truth is, that a goalkeeper who is peppered with frequent […]
MSHS Soccer wins conference game over Mattoon
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Maddy Wade and Cayla Koerner each scored two goals for the Bulldogs on Tuesday in a 4-0 Apollo Conference triumph at Mattoon. Due to inclement weather, the match was called 5 minutes into the second half. Koerner also had an assist. Wade (24 goals) and Koerner (20 […]
MSHS Soccer picks up 12th shutout, Boys’ track places second at Gene Ward Invitational, Baseball wins over Rochester
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Dawson Finch and Jordan Veldman each collected three hits and Finch earned the pitching victory on Friday as the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs outscored visiting Rochester, 12-8, in a non-conference baseball contest. Veldman and Finch were each 3-for-4 at the plate. Teammates Rick Bohlen and Jon Latham had two […]