Author: Fred Kroner

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team rolled up its seventh victory in as many games on Tuesday (Nov. 15) with a convincing 43-11 triumph at Charleston. Konner Fisher tallied a game-high 14 points. Tristen Adams tossed in 11 points On Monday (Nov. 14), the Bulldogs survived in their closest decision of the… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour freshman Talynn O’Donnell finished 20th in the IHSA state swimming meet in the 200-yard freestyle on Friday (Nov. 11) at FMC Natatorium at Ty Warner Park, in Westmont. O’Donnell’s time was 1 minute, 57.80 seconds. She was one of four freshmen at state in the event. O’Donnell wound up in 26th… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins will never have another loss like the one his Mahomet-Seymour football team sustained on Saturday (Nov. 12) at Morris. Falling behind early in a Class 5A quarterfinal game, the previously unbeaten Bulldogs were eliminated from the IHSA playoffs with a 35-14 loss to the fourth-seeded Redskins. “This is a… Read more

By Fred Kroner Both the seventh-grade and eighth-grade girls’ basketball teams from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High snapped three-game losing streaks at home on Monday (Nov. 7), handing losses to previously unbeaten teams from Monticello. The M-S eighth-graders (16-6) vaulted into an 18-10 halftime lead and went on to handle the visitors from Monticello, 33-19. The Bulldogs… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After winning the championship of their own round-robin tournament, the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade boys basketball team (4-0) followed up with a 45-16 win on Monday (Nov. 7) at Mattoon. Konner Fisher hit a game-high 17 points to spark the Bulldogs at Mattoon. Tristen Adams chipped in with 11 points.… Read more

By Fred Kroner For the second consecutive year, Mahomet-Seymour junior Ava Boyd placed among the upper one-third of runners in the IHSA Class 2A girls’ cross-country state meet. On Saturday (Nov. 5), Boyd covered the 3-mile course at Peoria’s Detweiller Park in 19 minutes, 40.68 seconds. She was 71st in a field of 234 competitors.… Read more

By Fred Kroner In her first year of high school swimming, Mahomet-Seymour freshman Talynn O’Donnell became the first Bulldog to qualify for the girls’ state swimming meet, which will be held on Friday (Nov. 11) and Saturday (Nov. 12). In the Champaign Sectional on Saturday (Nov. 5), she broke her own school record in the… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout the high school football season, Mahomet-Seymour’s first-team defense took pride in holding its opponent scoreless or to no more than one first-half touchdown. Of the first 10 M-S games, just one school reached the end zone more than once against the Bulldogs during the opening 24 minutes. In a Saturday… Read more

By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and the eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High opened their seasons on Tuesday (Nov. 1) with victories in first-round action of the Bulldog Invitational. The seventh-graders jumped into a 12-1 lead after one quarter and overpowered Mount Zion, 40-8. Konner Fisher hit five of his game-high 11… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped both games of a junior high girls’ basketball doubleheader at home on Monday (Oct. 31) to Normal Parkside. The seventh-graders, who trailed 15-8 after three quarters, fell short, 22-20. Courtney Fonte hit all of her team-high eight points in the final quarter. Breckyn Hess scored five points and Payson Steers… Read more