Author: Fred Kroner
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Illini fans find new community with IlliniGuys
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mike Cagley savors the “good ol days.” Before his family moved to Mahomet in the late 1970s, he lived in Minier (west of Bloomington) and had a special reason for rising early. “I’d be up at 6:15 to look at boxscores in The Pantagraph (newspaper),” Cagley said. After the relocation, when… Read more
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Three Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers place at IWCOA state meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour varsity wrestlers earned state medals and All-State honors on Friday (June 25) in the IWCOA Class 2A tournament at the Bank of Springfield Center. Sophomore Mateo Casillas – unbeaten until the state championship match at 195 pounds – was the state runner-up after a 3-1 loss to Washington’s Donnie… Read more
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Josie Hess to play volleyball at Parkland College
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cliff Hastings doesn’t yet have teen-aged daughters – that day is on the horizon – but he understands the mindset of the age group. He works with teen-agers on a regular basis as the head coach of the ultra-successful Parkland College women’s volleyball program. Eight straight Parkland teams coached by Hastings… Read more
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Ten Mahomet-Seymour athletes receive Apollo Conference recognition
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Ten Mahomet-Seymour athletes earned all-Apollo Conference first-team status this spring in either baseball, softball or girls’ soccer. Another four Bulldogs were chosen for the all-Apollo second team. In softball, senior Aubrie Shore completed a perfect 3-for-3 collection of first-team accolades. She was recognized by the Apollo as a freshman, sophomore and… Read more
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Eight Bulldogs qualify for IWCOA state tournament
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Eight of the 12 Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers who participated in the Class 2A sectional tournament the Bulldogs hosted on Saturday (June 19) qualified for the state tournament. The lone M-S sectional champion was undefeated sophomore Mateo Casillas (195 pounds), who prevailed in the finals 7-5 in overtime to improve his season record… Read more
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Shoaf wins high jump, places in three events in Class 2A state championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com It took 84 years, but Mahomet-Seymour finally has its second track and field state champion in the high jump. Back in 1937 – when it was known as Mahomet Community High School – Paul Blue set a school record, winning the one-class high jump at the state meet with a leap… Read more
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Commentary: The evolution of Mahomet-Seymour’s yearbook, and its impact in community history
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Studying our history allows us to learn about – or in some cases, remember – events that otherwise might be lost forever. It also raises questions when we discover that what we now know isn’t the way it always used to be. Surprise! My recent history lessons have been courtesy of… Read more
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Pommier wins in 1,500 m race at NCAA Division III national championships
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout his running career, Gabe Pommier has been surrounded by greatness. He was a member of Mahomet-Seymour’s state championship cross-country team as a high school senior (2016) and ran for Class 2A state runner-up teams as a sophomore and junior. On the track, Pommier was the Bulldogs’ top 1,600-meter runner in… Read more
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Norman to play baseball at DACC
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Andrew Norman would agree with the sentiments of actress Judy Garland, whose character in The Wizard of Oz claimed, “There’s no place like home.” For the Mahomet-Seymour High School senior, home base is more than a building. “Baseball is like my second home,” Norman said. “COVID took away some of my… Read more
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Ruzich finishes 8th in IHSA Class 2A girls’ state track and field meet
By Fred Kroner Senior Shaelin Ruzich was the lone state-placer for Mahomet-Seymour on Friday (June 11) in the Class 2A girls’ track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Ruzich, who was seeded in a tie for fifth in the pole vault, placed eighth with a vault of 10 feet, 8 inches. The… Read more