Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com As Jolene Erlacher lives her daily life, she is also acutely aware of the future. A person who is equal parts wife, mother to twin daughters, teacher, author, consultant and lecturer, Erlacher is concerned about the future, especially for those who fall into the category of Gen Z,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour eighth-graders and three seventh-graders qualified for the IESA Class 2A wrestling state tournament based on their performances on Saturday (March 5) at the Jacksonville Sectional. The lone M-S sectional champion was seventh-grader Gideon Hayter (75 pounds). Other seventh-graders who advanced to state are Beau Back (second at 105 pounds) and… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team opened postseason play at home on Tuesday (March 8) by overpowering Champaign Jefferson, 25-4, 25-14, in a Class 4A IESA regional semifinal match. The top-seeded Bulldogs (16-5) will play seventh-seeded Urbana in the regional championship match on Thursday (March 9) at 4:30 p.m. at M-S Junior High. The… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had eight individuals and three relays who secured top-10 finishes on Wednesday (March 2) in a 15-school indoor girls’ track and field meet at Mount  Zion. Mount Zion totaled 148 points and captured team honors. Chatham Glenwood was second (105 points), followed by Sacred Heart-Griffin (56 points), Springfield (51 points) and… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour basketball team opened its season in November with an overtime game. The Bulldogs ended the season on Wednesday (March 2) with another overtime contest. Unlike the start to the season, the OT game in the Class 3A sectional semifinals at Danville against Decatur MacArthur resulted in a loss, 65-52. Blake… Read more

By Fred Kroner The best girls’ basketball season in Mahomet-Seymour history came to an end on Monday (Feb. 28) one win short of a state tournament berth. A second-half Bulldog rally wasn’t enough to pull out a victory in the Highland Class 3A super-sectional game against Bethalto Civic Memorial, which captured a 53-48 victory. The… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade volleyball team triumphed twice this week to qualify for the IESA Class 4A regional championship match, which will be played at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday (March 3) in Mahomet. To start postseason play, the second-seeded Bulldogs rallied to beat seventh-seeded Champaign Franklin, 13-25, 25-25, 25-22, on Monday (Feb. 28). On… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high wrestling team won an IESA Class 2A regional championship on Saturday (Feb. 26) in their own gymnasium. M-S totaled 354 points to outdistance runner-up Chatham Glenwood (274 ½ points) and third-place Mattoon (166 ½ points). Schools were allowed to enter two competitors in each weight class with the top… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Joseph Scheele was the lone winner for Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday (Feb. 26th) in the 28-school Normal West Indoor Boys’ Track and Field Invitational at The Shirk Center, in Bloomington. Scheele’s time of 4 minutes, 32.76 seconds gave him a margin of victory of 1.32 seconds. No team scores were tabulated. The… Read more

By Fred Kroner Against an opponent it had lost to twice in the regular season, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team staged a furious late-game rally at home on Friday to annex a Class 3A regional championship trophy against Lincoln, 31-28. The visiting Railsplitters – who owned a 14-point win over M-S – went up 25-19 when… Read more