Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner It took until the third inning on Monday (April 18) for the Mahomet-Seymour softball offense to kick into gear, but once the Bulldogs got rolling, they recorded a 16-2 win at Champaign Central. Central carried a 1-0 lead into the third inning. M-S scored twice in the third to take the lead… Read more

By Fred Kroner Blake Wolters – who drove in five runs in his previous game – knocked in six runs on Thursday (April 14) in a 17-7 Mahomet-Seymour baseball win at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. Wolters hit for the cycle and was one of two Bulldogs to cross home plate four times. Alex McHale also scored four… Read more

By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner tallied four goals on Thursday (April 14) – hitting the 30-goal mark for the season – as Mahomet-Seymour won the showdown for first-place in the Apollo Conference, 6-0, at Mattoon. Brea Benson contributed two goals and four assists. Registering one assist apiece were Abby Bunting, Grace Larson and Lauren Schnepper.… Read more

By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler continued her series of superb pitching performances on Thursday (April 14) in a 2-0 softball victory at Normal University High. She threw a seven-inning one-hitter, walking two and striking out 16 batters. In Yergler’s first 10 games of her senior season, she has thrown: -one no-hitter; -six one-hitters; -two two-hitters;… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Mahomet’s Gary Peterson registered his first career hole-in-one on Friday (April 15) at Lake of the Woods Golf Course. Peterson aced the 151-yard 14th hole, using a TaylorMade 3 Hybrid club and hitting a Noodle. His feat was witnessed by Jim Brandenburg. The first hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods this… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won 11 events on Monday (April 11) and captured team honors in a five-school boys’ track and field meet at Seneca. M-S amassed 202 points. Runner-up Pontiac scored 148 points. Joseph Scheele was the lone Bulldog to win two individual events. He was dominant in the 800 meters (2 minutes, 9.90… Read more

By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner passed the 100-mark for career goals scored on Tuesday (April 13) and both Koerner and Brea Benson moved up the Mahomet-Seymour career scoring chart during a 9-0 win at Lincoln. The Bulldogs led 2-0 at intermission. Koerner notched five goals and two assists, giving her 102 career goals and 60… Read more

By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler pitched her fifth consecutive shutout on Monday (April 11) at Centennial – and sixth of the season – as Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team blanked the Chargers, 17-0. Yergler yielded one single, walked one batter and struck out 11. Five Bulldogs rapped two hits in the non-conference game. Abbey Akers, Kenadi Granadino,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Boys’ tennis made its debut at Mahomet-Seymour on Monday (April 11) and it was a successful start for the Bulldogs. Playing the first boys’ tennis match in school history, M-S traveled to Danville and returned home after a 6-3 victory. The Bulldogs won four matches in singles and two in doubles. At… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Zach Courson was the winning pitcher in both games of an Apollo Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday (April 9) as Mahomet-Seymour prevailed at Effingham, 5-3 and 9-0. The fourth pitcher employed in Game 1, Courson worked the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing no hits, no runs and one walk. He struck… Read more