Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade boys’ basketball team raised its winning streak to four games with back-to-back road wins. The Bulldogs overpowered St. Matthew in Champaign, 53-14, on Tuesday (Nov. 30) and then topped Eater in Rantoul, 43-26, on Thursday (Dec. 2). Jackson Bohm recorded a double-double against St. Matthew with 15 points and… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team suffered its third loss on Thursday (Dec. 2) by no more than four points. M-S dropped its Apollo Conference opener at home against Mattoon, 35-33. The Bulldogs led, 13-10, after one quarter, 22-15 at halftime and 28-26, after three quarters. Blake Wolters tallied a team-high 11 points. Teammate… Read more

By Fred Kroner The undefeated Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team opened Apollo Conference play on Friday (Dec. 3) with a resounding 78-19 triumph at home over Mount Zion. Chloe Pruitt made a game-high 14 points and shared the team-lead in rebounding with Nichole Taylor. Each pulled down eight boards. Abigail Bunting hit a season-high 12 points… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team fared well in a two-day tournament that ended on Saturday (Dec. 4) in Sidney, Mon. On Friday (Dec. 3), the Bulldogs won three out of four dual meets to place fifth in the dual-team portion of the 26-team tournament. Schools from six states participated. M-S decisioned Oak Harbor, Ohio,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Ivie Juarez’s first double-double of the season lifted the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team to its sixth consecutive victory on Tuesday (Nov. 30), 65-45, at Bloomington Central  Catholic. M-S led, 19-10, after one quarter. Juarez put up 16 points and 10 rebounds. Teammate Chloe Pruitt narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 13… Read more

By Fred Kroner A 12-day layoff didn’t hamper the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball team on Tuesday (Nov. 30) when it opened postseason play with an IESA Class 4A regional semifinal game at home. The Bulldogs vaulted into leads of 18-4 after one quarter and 31-6 at halftime en route to a 45-19 triumph over fifth-seeded… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened their wrestling season on Saturday (Nov. 27) by splitting two dual meets at Edwardsville. Five M-S competitors were 2-0 for the day. Winning twice, without receiving a forfeit, were sophomore Tallen Pawlak, at 138 pounds, and junior Brennan Houser at 195 pounds. Pawlak defeated his two opponents by a… Read more

By Fred Kroner Three games into the boys’ basketball season, the Mahomet-Seymour team had a 1-2 overall record, but was five points away from a 3-0 start. In Game 4 on Saturday (Nov.27), the Bulldogs and Belleville Althoff were locked in a 42-42 tie entering the final quarter. This time, there would be no close… Read more

By Fred Kroner Blake Wolters scored 33 points on Monday (Nov. 22) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team opened the season at home with a triple-overtime 86-79 victory over Centennial. The game was part of the Lincoln Round Robin Tournament. Wolters drained three three-point shots and also pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds. Nolan Nierenhausen… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs split two eighth-grade boys’ basketball games last week, winning at home over Charleston and losing at Normal Parkside. In its final pre-Thanksgiving game on Monday (Nov. 22), the eighth-graders rolled past Normal Chiddix at home, 55-19. On Monday (Nov. 15), Parkside prevailed, 36-26. Landyn Hannah led M-S with 12 points.… Read more