Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team opened the season on Saturday (Nov. 26) by winning 28 of 36 matches (22 by pin) and defeating three opponents at the O’Fallon Duals. The Bulldogs opened the season by dispatching Collinsville 69-12 and then overcame a 33-16 deficit to edge Edwardsville, 37-33, before concluding with a 48-15 triumph… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Savannah Orgeron scored 20 points on Monday (Nov. 21) to help Mahomet-Seymour continue its unbeaten start to the season. Orgeron hit three three-point shots and was also 3-for-3 from the free throw line en route to her game-high performance in the Bulldogs’ 62-27 home-opening win over Urbana. Kylie Waldinger netted 13… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball finished in fourth place in the eight-school Lincoln Eaton Tournament. The Bulldogs lost to the host Railsplitters, 51-30, in the third-place game on Saturday (Nov. 26). Sophomore Trey Peters generated a team-high nine points for M-S. Senior Dayten Eisenmann, who was 4-for-4 from the free throw line, added seven… Read more

The next Bulldog Boxscore will be posted on Nov. 28. Have a good Thanksgiving week! By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Tournament most valuable player Savannah Orgeron scored eight of her game-high 16 points in the third quarter on Thursday (Nov. 17), leading the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team to a come-from-behind 34-29 win against St. Joseph-Ogden in… Read more

The next junior high round-up will be posted on Nov. 30. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team opened postseason play on Saturday (Nov. 19) at home and defeated Urbana, 31-19, in an IESA Class 3A regional semifinal game. Marley Cloward scored a team-high eight points for the Bulldogs. Penelope Bird and Abi… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Apollo Conference champion boys’ soccer team was rewarded with three of the 11 first-team selections on the annual all-Apollo Conference team. The Bulldogs’ representatives were senior goalkeeper Zackery Beyer, senior defender Caeden Simpson and senior midfielder Nicholas Tjahjadi. There were 11 athletes picked for the first team. Bulldogs chosen for the… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Apollo Conference champion volleyball team was honored with three of the eight all-league first-team picks. The first-team choices from M-S were senior setter Caylee Folken, junior outside hitter Avery Allen and senior outside hitter Grace Rodebaugh. Rodebaugh was a first-team repeater. Allen and Folken were on the second team in 2021.… Read more

By Fred Kroner Fifteen Mahomet-Seymour football players earned all-league accolades from the Apollo Conference, including 13 who were selected for the first team. Headlining the first unit were seven defensive players, three of whom were unanimous selections. The unanimous defensive picks were junior defensive end  Jack Gallier, senior middle linebacker Brennan Houser and senior free… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three different players scored in double figures as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team opened the season with back-to-back victories in the second-annual Toyota of Danville Turkey Tournament at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Savannah Orgeron poured in 22 points on Monday (Nov. 14) in a 64-11 verdict over Centennial. Kylie Waldinger chipped… Read more

By Fred Kroner Both of the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School girls’ basketball teams posted wins on Monday (Nov. 14) in their final road games of the regular season. The M-S eighth-graders (17-6) registered a 37-6 win at Champaign St. Matthew in a game it led, 16-2, at halftime. Breckyn Hess tossed in a team-high eight… Read more