Author: Fred Kroner
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Bulldogs remain undefeated with win at Quincy Notre Dame
By Fred Kroner The undefeated Mahomet-Seymour football team took a 3-hour road trip on Friday (Oct. 1) and turned in its most dominating performance against another state-ranked opponent. The Bulldogs, ranked 10th in Class 5A, shined on offense and defense, blitzing ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Quincy Notre Dame, 41-0. M-S got the running clock to start… Read more
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Benson, Gonda record hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods was the site for two holes-in-one during the last week of September. The first occurred on Saturday (Sept. 25) by Mahomet-Seymour sixth-grader Hunter Benson. He notched his second career hole-in-oe on the third hole of the par-3 course. Benson used an USKG 56-degree sand wedge to… Read more
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A Life Remembered: Tom Egelston
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There was only one Tom Egelston, but in truth, every community with a strong tradition of success in sports or music or theatre has a person just like Tom Egelston. He was a willing volunteer, devoted to the cause, willing to spend countless hours to help so that others had a… Read more
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M-S places third at Normal Community meet
By Fred Kroner Olivia McMurry was an individual winner for the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in a four-school meet at Normal Community. McMurry registered a come-from-behind win in the 100-yard backstroke. She was edged out for first in the 50-yard freestyle. Normal Community (213 points) captured team honors, followed by Stanford… Read more
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Undefeated Urbana tops Mahomet-Seymour Soccer
By Fred Kroner After a scoreless first half on Monday (Sept. 27) undefeated Urbana netted a second-half goal and made it hold up in a 1-0 boys’ soccer win over Mahomet-Seymour at Middletown Field. “Another solid game by the boys against a quality opponent,” M-S coach Jeremy Davis said. “We are trending in the right… Read more
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Bulldogs come out ahead of Tri-Valley and Mount Zion at Lake of Woods course
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team completed an unbeaten season in dual and triangular meets on Tuesday (Sept. 28) at Lake of the Woods, swinging their way past Tri-Valley and Mount Zion. The M-S team composite was 187. Runner-up Tri-Valley compiled a 213 team score. Mount Zion finished with a 218 tally. Bulldog… Read more
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Bulldogs defeats Lincoln for second time this season
By Fred Kroner Junior Grace Rodebaugh socked 10 kills on Tuesday (Sept. 28) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team toppled Lincoln, 25-23, 25-23, in an Apollo Conference match on the Railsplitters’ court. In an early-season meeting with Lincoln, the Bulldogs also prevailed by two points in each of the two sets the teams played. Senior Haylie… Read more
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Four Bulldog golfers advance to Sectional play
By Fred Kroner Four Mahomet-Seymour golfers advanced to the Class 2A sectional tournament based on their performances on Wednesday (Sept. 29) in the Rantoul Regional at Willow Pond Golf Course. For the eighth time in 13 meets, freshman Reis Claybrooke was the M-S medalist. He shot a 79. Also making the cut for sectionals as… Read more
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Gaudio, Peterka lead MSJHS at Dunlap Invitational
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour runners secured top-10 finishes on Friday (Sept. 24) in the 274-runner Dunlap boys’ junior high cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Auggie Gaudio and Ethan Peterka led the way for M-S. Gaudio ended fourth with a time of 11:36.6. Peterka was ninth in 11:50.3. “These two looked strong in… Read more