Author: Fred Kroner
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Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling 8-0 in dual meets
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Bulldogs won six matches in a three-day span to end the week and improve to 8-0 in dual meets. On Thursday in Champaign, M-S handled Judah Christian 41-17 and St. Thomas More 42-10. Theo Ratliff (126 pounds) and Seth Buchanan (285 pounds) posted pins against Judah. Chance Decker (145 pounds)… Read more
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Free throws take Bulldogs over Taylorville
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs made 18 of 19 free throws on Friday at Taylorville and maintained their unbeaten record in Apollo Conference boys’ basketball games. Mahomet-Seymour decisioned the Tornadoes 71-50. Grant Coleman and Braden Finch each scored 19 points for M-S, which built a 20-8 lead after one quarter. The game was the second… Read more
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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 the break. Ashley Wheeler scored… Read more
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Coleman’s double-double leads Mahomet-Seymour over Mount Zion
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman’s double-double on Tuesday helped the Bulldogs remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference games. Coleman put up team-high totals of 26 points and 11 rebounds as M-S overpowered visiting Mount Zion 67-49. The Bulldogs are 3-3 for the season but 2-0 in Apollo Conference contests. M-S carried a slender 46-42 lead into… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour wrestling defeats Centennial and Chatham Glenwood
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Peyton Myers registered first-period pins in both of his matches on Tuesday as Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team opened its dual-meet schedule with a pair of victories. The Bulldogs dispatched Centennial 42-34 and Chatham Glenwood 39-34 in Champaign. The 152-pound Myers posted pins in 1 minute, 20 seconds and in 1:06. Bulldogs Logan Petro… Read more
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Herriott, Orr lead Mahomet-Seymour Swimming at Charleston
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour opened the boys’ swimming season on Saturday by placing second in a four-team meet. Charleston was first with 373 points, followed by the Bulldogs (345), Lincoln (312) and Mount Carmel (176). Senior co-captain Evan Herriott was a two-event placer for M-S. He took second in the 100-yard freestyle and third in… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling places 3rd at Matozzi Invitational
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs placed third in Saturday’s 12-team Matozzi Invitational at Hinsdale South High School. M-S, state-ranked in Class 2A in the preseason Illinois Best Weekly poll, finished behind two Class 3A schools (Bolingbrook with 207 ½ points and Neuqua Valley with 170 ½ points). The Bulldogs didn’t have entries in two weight… Read more
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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 Rosenbery knocked down three three-pointers… Read more
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Coleman,Lener lead Bulldogs over Charleston
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman poured in 34 points Friday night and Cole Lener posted a double-double as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team opened Apollo Conference play with a victory in its home debut. The Bulldogs ran past Charleston 79-49 on Friday to improve their overall record to 2-3. Lener and Braden Finch each scored… Read more
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Strong Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Girls’ Basketball Season comes to end
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team ended the season with a narrow loss to Urbana on Tuesday in an IESA Class 4A regional semifinal game. The third-seeded Bulldogs (15-8) opened postseason play on Monday at Urbana Middle School with a 41-6 victory over Danville North Ridge. Claire Seal and Sidney Young each scored… Read more