By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Sam Mitchaner fired an 87 and was the second-place sophomore in Monday’s season-opening golf meet at Urbana Country Club. As a team, M-S placed eighth in the 16-team field. The Bulldogs’ composite was 371. Meet champion Champaign Central finished with a 323. Grant Harvey and […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School will host their fall sport preview on August 22. The following schedule has been provided by Matt Hensley: 6:00 p.m. Introduction of Fall Sport Student/Athletes and Coaches using the following schedule. We will begin all programs that have multiple levels with the Freshman Team and follow with […]
By DIRK VELDMAN Here is a story of four newly graduated boys (’19) from Mahomet Seymour High School, that have been friends since their days in pee-wee football, basketball, soccer and baseball. Ben Greenberger, Kyle Kinney, Jordan Veldman & Dawson Finch have been competing and or teammates for the last […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour football program is on the move. There is no sauntering to reach the practice field. “That’s part of their conditioning,” first-year head coach Jon Adkins said. “As soon as their stuff is on, they jog out there.” Adkins is among the joggers. “I wouldn’t […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coaches often talk about their athletes learning life lessons through the sports in which they participate. Mahomet-Seymour first-year varsity football coach Jon Adkins put that principle into practice this summer. He asked squad members who were interested in serving as team captains to submit an application […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The duties of captains on high school athletic teams are pretty uniform. They are the team leaders, the ones who counsel younger squad members on expectations as well as serving as the liaison between the coaching staff and the entire squad. They offer […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Rantoul, Ill. – “If you build it, they will come.” The line that led Ray Kinsella, a farmer in rural Iowa, to build a baseball field has also been inspirational in the development of the Mahomet Stingers youth baseball team. Mahomet is full of possibilities for […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A new prep football season will officially start for Mahomet-Seymour High School on Aug. 30 when the Bulldogs play at home against Marion in the first game of 2019. That game will continue with an ongoing theme: — There’s a new head coach; — There’s new […]
Local runners will have a chance to support the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ and girls’ cross country teams this week during the first Mahomet Freedom Four at 8 a.m. on July 4. Registration for the four-mile race begins July 2 and 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at YoYo’s, 104 S. […]
The 10U Mahomet Diamond Dog battled 95-degree heat while playing in the 2019 USSSA AA State Tournament on June 28th-30th in Moline, IL. After winning five consecutive games, the team defeated the Dixon Rebels 13-3 to capture the 10U State Title. The Diamond Dogs will finish their season July 10-14 as […]
