By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ashley Wheeler learned at a young age to be a good sport. It took years for the Mahomet-Seymour senior to become a good athlete. Born to parents who are both former M-S athletes and with an older brother, Trenton, who was sports-minded, topics of conversation around […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs participated at two sites on Saturday and – like the boys’ team – emerged with champions at each location. The M-S 3,200-meter relay took first in the Apollo Conference meet, at Mount Zion, clocking a time of 10:47.91. They won by 18.64 seconds. The relay […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs had enough depth on Saturday to take athletes to indoor meets at two locations and win events at both sites. M-S competed in the indoor Apollo Conference meet, at Mount Zion, as well as the First to the Finish meet at the University of Illinois […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs earned a Class 2A regional wrestling team title last Saturday at home and had 17 athletes secure top four finishes. Fourteen of the M-S athletes have advanced into a 25-school sectional at Jacksonville that will be held on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Three other […]
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 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 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 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 The Bulldogs placed fourth on Saturday in the Centennial Sectional. Nineteen schools scored points at the single-class meet. M-S totaled 95 points. Meet champion Champaign Central amassed 269 points and was followed by Centennial (253) and Charleston (121). The Bulldogs finished among the top four teams in […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com C.J. Shoaf continues to reach new heights during the indoor portion of the Bulldogs’ track and field season. On Saturday at the Normal West Invitational, Shoaf re-broke the school record in the high jump. He cleared 6 feet, 10 inches and coach Todd Lafond said, “came within […]
