Author: Fred Kroner
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MSHS boys’ basketball season comes to an end
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The boys’ basketball season ended Tuesday night for Mahomet-Seymour, which was playing its second regional tournament game in as many nights. The Bulldogs dropped a 65-56 decision to the top seed at the Rantoul Class 3A site, Champaign Central. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by the Maroons lifted them into a 27-20 halftime lead.… Read more
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Commentary: It’s time for drastic steps to be taken to remedy the referee shortage crisis
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com I’m generally not a fan of cliches and popular expressions, but there’s one that I believe has merit. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” It’s with that mindset that I offer a solution to the referee shortage crisis that has reached critical levels throughout the high… Read more
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Coleman leads Bulldogs to victory, begins IHSA Regional play tonight
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Junior Grant Coleman’s fourth 30-point game of the season sparked Mahomet-Seymour to a victory in the regular-season boys’ basketball finale on Friday. The Bulldogs (11-16) handled a Mattoon team, 58-53, that they lost to at home in overtime last month. Coleman had 33 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Senior Lucas Turner… Read more
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Hoffman ready for new opportunity with Habitat, will continue to help MAYC
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Chad Hoffman didn’t have a time schedule in mind when he accepted the position as executive director of the Mahomet Area Youth Club in January, 2017. “I really was looking for it to be long-term,” Hoffman said. At the same time, he also wasn’t going to ignore other opportunities. “I like to… Read more
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Adkins named as M-S Football Coach
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins stopped playing football when he got to college in order to prepare for his future. “I was going to walk-on at Eastern Illinois University,” said Adkins, a Charleston native, “but I chose a different path. “I knew I wanted to coach and make an impact on kids’ lives, so I… Read more
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MSHS Wrestling season comes to an end
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Wrestling season ended for Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday night with a loss in the team-dual sectional at Taylorville High School. The Bulldogs (14-8) dropped a 37-32 decision to Troy Triad, which secured a berth in the Class 2A Elite Eight this weekend in Bloomington. Each school won seven matches, but the difference came… Read more
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MSHS Boy’s basketball ends senior night with win
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seniors scored 44 points Friday night as Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 79-55 Apollo Conference triumph over visiting Charleston. The Bulldogs (10-16) led, 28-24, at halftime, but pulled away by outscoring the Trojans 32-12 in the third period. Junior Grant Coleman had game-high totals of 24 points and… Read more
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McGrath one of 26 named to Illinois All-State Academic team
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Brisa McGrath didn’t get any advance notification. The Mahomet-Seymour senior had no hint what was going to transpire late Tuesday afternoon when the Illinois High School Association put out a press release and one of its administrators, Stacey Lambert, took to twitter with the news. As part of her after-school routine, McGrath… Read more
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Commentary: Raising the minimum wage will hurt small business
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. There are also ideas that masquerade as good, but upon closer scrutiny aren’t as beneficial as they may initially seem. I place the idea of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the latter category. This may seem insensitive to… Read more
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MSHS girls’ basketball fall in IHSA Regionals, boys’ basketball loses to Normal West
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball season ended on Tuesday with a 51-43 loss to top-seeded Charleston in the semifinals of Clinton’s Class 3A regional tournament. Charleston had beaten M-S twice during the regular season, each time by 27-point margins. In the final rematch, the Bulldogs (14-16) led, 9-7, after one quarter and were within… Read more