Author: Fred Kroner
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Shoaf, Nofziger, Sims, Scheele and Singer head to state meet
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior C.J. Shoaf had a day that started well and ended even better on Thursday (June 10). The track and field standout signed a national letter of intent to continue his career next year at the University of Illinois. Then, he got on a school bus with his Bulldog teammates and… Read more
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Bulldog Wrestling wins IWCOA Regional, wins Apollo Conference
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Twelve Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers have earned the chance to compete in their home gymnasium one more time. In the Sunday (June 13) Class 2A Lincoln Regional tournament, 12 Bulldogs placed among the top six in their respective weight classes to qualify for the sectional meet. That sectional will be hosted by Mahomet-Seymour… Read more
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Rochester ends M-S Soccer season in Sectional Semifinal
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs suffered a 4-0 loss at home on Tuesday (June 8) against Rochester in a Class 2A sectional semifinal match. M-S ends the season with a 15-3 overall record – including a 12-match winning streak – and an unblemished record (10-0) in Apollo Conference matches. For all matches, M-S outscored its… Read more
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M-S baseball wins Regional, falls to Springfield in Sectional Semi-final
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team ended a 12-year drought on Monday (June 7) by winning a Class 3A baseball regional championship at home. The Bulldogs edged Centennial 2-1 to capture the school’s first postseason hardware in baseball since 2009. Since restarting the baseball program in 1972, M-S has now captured six regional crowns… Read more
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12 Bulldogs go unbeaten in matches with Effingham and Taylorville
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs continued their unbeaten ways on Thursday (June 3), winning two wrestling dual meets at Taylorville. M-S overpowered Effingham 65-6 and then blanked Taylorville 78-0, marking the fourth opponent this season in which the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match. Twelve M-S athletes were unbeaten for the night. However, just Payton Ragona… Read more
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Koerner breaks school record, M-S Soccer advances
By Fred Kroner Junior Cayla Koerner became the top single-season scorer in the history of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer program by notching a hat trick on Friday (June 4) in a Class 2A sectional quarterfinal win at home over Danville. M-S outscored the Vikings 12-0 at Middletown Field. Koerner had three goals and three assists.… Read more
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Bulldog baseball advances in IHSA Regionals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs scored early and often on Friday (June 4) to end their Class 3A regional semifinal baseball game at home against Decatur Eisenhower after four innings. M-S posted a 16-0 win with pitchers Zach Courson and Braden Houchin holding the Panthers to one single. Nate McFall slugged a three-run home… Read more
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C.G. Facer wins Naughtin Open
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com C.G. Facer came from five shots off the pace on Sunday (June 6) to win the championship flight of the Naughtin Open by two strokes at Lake of the Woods Golf course. Facer fired an opening-round 76 on Saturday and trailed Andrew Lawson, who carded a 71. Facer’s 69 on Sunday… Read more
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M-S Wrestling hits 20-win mark
By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won both of their matches on Tuesday (June 1) at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley as the unbeaten Bulldogs reached the 20-win mark for the season in dual meets. M-S dispatched El Paso/Gridley 60-12 and then overpowered the host Falcons 57-18. Finishing the night with an unblemished record were Caden Hatton (106… Read more
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M-S track and field wins l Salt Fork Invitational
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs stacked their relay foursomes on Tuesday (June 1) and recorded season-best times in three of the four, helping M-S to team honors in the seven-school Salt Fork Invitational in Catlin. M-S amassed 124 points. Runner-up Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond had 75 points. The Bulldogs’ relay highlight was the 3,200-meter unit, which stepped off… Read more