By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to 14 games by virtue of six more wins. The Bulldogs (14-2) topped Clinton 41-17, George Evans 34-24, Urbana 46-36, Prairie Central 45-36, St. Joseph 48-31 and Champaign Edison 40-22. Trey Peters was the top scorer with […]
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Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball falls to St. Joseph-Ogden
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs were held to a season-low 30 points on Monday and suffered their third consecutive loss, 41-30, to visiting St. Joseph-Ogden. M-S (4-4) led 7-4 after one quarter, but faced a double-digit deficit at halftime after managing only two second-quarter points. SJ-O’s lead was 22-9 at […]
Taylor grabs 19 rebounds, Bulldogs fall to Charleston
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Nichole Taylor set a new career-best for rebounding on Thursday, but Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball suffered a second one-point Apollo Conference road loss in four days. The Bulldogs were beaten by Charleston 41-40 despite an 11-point, 19-rebound effort from the 5-foot-7 Taylor. Charleston led 23-18 at halftime. Makayla […]
Area athletic programs have different ways of selecting team captains
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 […]