Author: Fred Kroner
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M-S soccer season comes to end in overtime loss to state-ranked Normal West
Third-seeded Normal West ousted fifth-seeded Mahomet-Seymour on Wednesday (Oct. 20) in a Class 2A boys’ soccer regional semifinal game at Normal West. The host Wildcats – ranked ninth in the state – needed two overtimes to post a 2-1 triumph. Normal West (16-3-6) led, 1-0, at halftime, but the Bulldogs (15-8-1) scored the equalizer in… Read more
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Bulldogs win Apollo Conference title
By Fred Kroner Tori Garner’s 11 digs helped carry Mahomet-Seymour to a volleyball win at Charleston, 25-10, 25-17, on Tuesday (Oct. 19) in the team’s final Apollo Conference match of the year. M-S finished 11-1 in league play and finished in a first-place tie with Taylorville. Sophie Zerrouki contributed four kills and a block as… Read more
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Balanced scoring helps M-SJHS girls’ basketball continue to win
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team bounced back from its first loss five days earlier to power past Normal Chiddix, 34-4, on Monday (Oct. 18) at home. M-S led 18-2 at halftime. The Bulldogs had two double-digit scorers. Courtney Fonte nailed a game-high 14 points. Hannah Martin tallied 12 points. The eighth-grade Bulldogs… Read more
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M-S Soccer places second in Apollo Conference
By Fred Kroner Junior Mitchell McAnally’s hat trick propelled the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team to a 10-0 triumph on Thursday (Oct. 14) over Apollo Conference foe Taylorville at Middletown Field. McAnally also had an assist as the Bulldogs closed league play in second place, with a 10-2 Apollo record. Anthony Ramirez hit two goals and added… Read more
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Bulldogs on 12-match win streak
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team extended its winning streak to 12 matches on Thursday (Oct. 14) with a two-set sweep at home over Apollo Conference opponent Effingham, 25-8, 25-20. Maddie Gaede had 13 assists along with two service aces. Haylie Orton contributed six kills, three aces and one block. M-S (24-5) returns to… Read more
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Bulldog capture Apollo Conference title with shutout over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten football team used a career-best performance from senior Nolan Nierenhausen on Friday (Oct. 15) in an 18-0 shutout over Mattoon. The victory enabled the Bulldogs to claim the Apollo Conference crown without a league loss. Nierenhausen was the offensive workhorse. He was called upon 35 times and rushed for a… Read more
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Bulldogs place 12th at IESA State Meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High girls’ cross-country team placed 12th on Saturday (Oct 16) in the 27-school IESA state meet at Maxwell Park, in Normal. The Bulldogs’ five scoring runners crossed the finish line within 46.5 seconds of one another. Eighth-grader Madalyn Marx was the Bulldog leader. In a meet with 232 competitors,… Read more
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M-SJHS Boys’ Cross Country win IESA State Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is an expression that “many hands make light work.” If translated into a relevant statement for cross-country, it might be re-phrased: “many feet make quick work.” Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country demonstrated the validity of the sentiment on Saturday (Oct. 16) while accomplishing the greatest feat possible in its sport within the… Read more
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Filippos celebrates 30 years in Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brigi Paris saw this day coming. The co-owner of Filippo’s Pizza, on Tin Cup Road in Mahomet, is not surprised that a milestone anniversary is approaching this weekend. Her role model father (Filippo Galbo) set the example with his work standard of excellence. “I watched Dad do it for over 45… Read more