Author: Dani Tietz

The Mahomet-Seymour High School Freshman Mentor Program raised $4,675.95  during the Pasta for Pennies campaign to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Over a time period of 3 weeks, the Freshman Mentor Program, which includes 10 classrooms, competed against each other to raise the most money.  For the eighth year in a row, team Andracke won the… Read more

MSHS Girls Basketball The Mahomet-Seymour girls basketball team outscored Mattoon through four quarters of play to come out on top  59-47 Thursday night. Erin Lenschow scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Kaitlyn Northrup scored 11 points and Jessica Franklin grabbed 9 rebounds. MSHS Wrestling Mahomet-Seymour defeated Saint Thomas More on the road 48-23 Thursday.… Read more

MSHS Boys Swimming Commitment to training and sacrifice are two pillars that have helped with continued success for the Mahomet-Seymour boys swim team. The Bulldogs placed second in the tri-meet with Normal West High School and Urbana High School Monday. Normal West took first place with a score of 259. Head Coach Dean Ekberg said… Read more

Spending a month away from home might be nerve-racking for a fourteen-year-old child. But, spending a month away from home while training in a pre-professional ballet program in New York City turned out to be a life-changing experience for Mahomet-Seymour Freshmen Georgia Liagridonis. Georgia left the comforts of Mahomet in mid-October to train with Complexions… Read more

Tucked back behind Tin Cup Road at 106 N. Redbud Ct., holiday seekers will find a musical holiday light show which will wow the child inside anyone. “When we were kids, we would decorate the inside of our house, but we never did anything on the outside,” homeowner Jason Hodges said. “Mom and dad would… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Board Vice President Cheryl Melchi has notified the Mahomet-Seymour School District that she may possibly resign from the board prior to her term expiring. Melchi was contacted for comment, but no response has been received at this time. Superintendent Lindsay Hall said that the seat will be open to those living outside the Mahomet township… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour senior Cory Noe became the fifth player in school history to score 1,000 career points during the Lincoln/Eaton Round Robin Tournament. During the 53-50 win over Limestone, Noe scored 25 points to put him over 1000 career points. Noe was honored after the Bulldogs 70-43 win over Charleston Friday night. Mahomet Alumni Craig Buchanan presented… Read more

The MSHS Future Business Leaders (FBLA) attended the Central Area Conference this past Sunday, December 3 at Normal Community HS. Over 160 members, advisers, and guests were in attendance at the conference which ran from 8:30 am to 4 pm. Pictured Above Other awards received were: Ethan Kaper, 3rd in Accounting 1; Nikhil Vekaria, Kyle Sheehy, and… Read more

The Lake of the Woods area will serve as a host for a triathlon next fall. Jayne Deluce, from the Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau, told members of the Mahomet Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday that the 3 Disciplines Illinois State Championship will be held on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. “We’re happy to… Read more

  The manger scene, eight tiny reindeer and an inflatable Santa Clause may be on your Christmas light viewing list, but the superhero Christmas spectacle located at 206 N. Spruce Drive in Mahomet brought hundreds of visitors last year. The Dodge family, who have been Mahomet residents for a little over four years, decided to… Read more