Author: Fred Kroner
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Driver’s Ed programs putting emphasis on importance of Scott’s Law
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The message is getting through loud and clear. Brianna Suits and her peers at St. Joseph-Ogden are talking about it. So are Mahomet-Seymour teen-agers Addi Jones and Avery Seaman. Scott’s Law is one they carry in their minds as they operate vehicles. Suits learned about it in the driver’s education classroom. “Scott’s… Read more
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DiFilippo picks up 250th win, Soccer wins 11th shutout, Bulldog softball steps up at the plate
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Coach Nic DiFilippo’s 250th career baseball win on Wednesday came courtesy of a shutout. Mahomet-Seymour traveled to Peru St. Bede and two Bulldog pitchers combined for the 13-0 win. The shutout was the team’s second of the spring. DiFilippo is in his 13th year as head coach at his alma mater and… Read more
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Bergman named Mahomet-Seymour Head Volleyball coach
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Stan Bergman paid his dues to pursue an interest he knew could turn into a passion. He devoted more than half a decade — six years, to be exact — to working for free so that he could get involved with volleyball as a coach. In his seventh year at Rantoul High… Read more
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MSHS Baseball takes two on 10-run rule, Wade instrumental in win over Mattoon, Nichols enters record books
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs posted two baseball wins by the 10-run rule on Saturday at Mount Zion. Kobe Essien and Ben Greenberger picked up pitching wins in the 13-2 and 12-1 Apollo Conference sweep. Five Bulldogs had hits in both games: Dawson Finch, Kyle Kinney, Jon Latham, Quinn Miller and Jordan Veldman. Finch was… Read more
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Brumfield prepares to hand over the wheel after retirement
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It took more than a decade, but Pat Brumfield’s tenure as a bus driver finally exceeded her time as a bus rider. In all, the Mahomet-Seymour graduate has spent 30 years on the big, yellow school busses. Raised in rural Mahomet with her siblings, the former Pat Fredericks had one mode of… Read more
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Local farmers waiting to see what the forecast brings
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Farmers are accustomed to uncertainty. They have target dates on ideal times for getting into the fields in the spring, and then for planting. Some years, they start early. Some years, it’s a late start. Every year, there is one undisputed fact. “It’s like waiting for Christmas,” said Kevan Parrett, who farms… Read more
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Early week track and field, soccer, baseball and softball results
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour athletes were victorious in eight events on Monday in a boys’ track and field dual meet against Monticello at the Bulldogs’ track. C.J. Shoaf won three individual events and Hunter Hendershot prevailed in two events. Shoaf swept the hurdles races, winning the 110s in 15.53 seconds and the 300s in 42.50… Read more
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Valazquez and Nichols play in ninth-annual Battle of the Border, Bulldog weekend sports round-up
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Abbie Velazquez’s senior season in basketball started on Sunday. And, the former Mahomet-Seymour athlete was in the starting lineup in the ninth-annual Battle of the Border, an all-star series between athletes from western Indiana and east central Illinois. She was surprised to be included on the Illinois team roster. “I thought my… Read more
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McClughen prepares for retirement after 33 years at MSJHS
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When the school year ends, approximately 255 students — and Dianna McClughen — will be leaving Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. The students will be promoted to high school after three years in the building. McClughen has spent 33 years at M-S junior high. Her next assignment won’t be at the high school,… Read more