Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner All eight M-S senior wrestlers had at least one match on Senior Night on Thursday (May 13) as the undefeated Bulldogs swamped Monticello 76-0 and topped Toledo Cumberland 64-15. Collectively, the seniors were 11-2. Two seniors posted pins in both of their bouts: Peyton Myers (160 pounds) and Daniel Renshaw (220 pounds).… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs won seven events – two each by junior Ariana Lingard and senior Shaelin Ruzich – and captured team honors on Saturday (May 15) at Champaign Central’s three-school girls’ track and field meet. M-S ended with 70 points. Runner-up Urbana Uni High had 54 points and the host Maroons ended… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coming up with innovative ideas is not the issue for Mahomet’s Alex Gorsuch. The challenge is creating interest in the novel concepts. “It’s easy to build hardware,” Gorsuch said. “It’s much harder to build hardware that a real customer with real money and a real problem will be motivated by. “Inertia… Read more

By Fred Kroner Five Bulldogs collected two hits apiece on Thursday (May 6) as M-S had its fourth straight game scoring in double figures, an 11-4 triumph at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Nate McFall, Nolan Nierenhausen, Will Sampson, Carter Selk and Chase Wagers sparked the M-S offensive attack with two hits apiece. Wagers drove in four… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team continued its domination of Apollo Conference opponents on Thursday (May 5) by posting a 10-1 triumph at Lincoln. Against four Apollo foes, M-S has outscored the opposition by a combined margin of 34-1. Brea Benson, Emma Dallas and Cayla Koerner all scored two goals against the Railsplitters. M-S… Read more

By Fred Kroner C.J. Shoaf won two individual events – and set two meet records – on Friday (May 7) in the 12-school Monticello Invitational. Shoaf, a senior, was dominant in the 110-meter high hurdles, winning by two seconds with a time of 14.45 seconds. The previous meet mark (14.50 seconds) was set in 2008.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The undefeated Bulldogs won two wrestling dual meets at home on Friday (May 7), shutting out Champaign Central 78-0 and whipping St. Thomas More 76-6. In four meets to date, M-S has lost just four matches, however 31 of its 52 wins have come by forfeits. Posting pins against either Central… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A Hall of Fame designation is forever. For the recipient, however, there is only an infinite amount of time to enjoy the recognition. Andrew Cotner had 46 days. The 1987 Centennial High School graduate – and Hall-of-Famer at his alma mater – passed away on Wednesday (May 5) in San Diego,… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior Karley Yergler has entered the 2021 softball season poised to help the Bulldogs reach their goals. The 5’7” pitcher has accumulated 87 strikeouts in 43 innings. She’s earned a run average of .65 and a 6-3 pitching record by allowing just 19 hits. Yergler also has a 14-game hitting streak. In 40 at-bats,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior C.J. Shoaf, who already owns one school record for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team, set a mark in a different event on Wednesday (May 5) in the team’s outdoor opener at Mount Zion. Shoaf was the Bulldogs’ lone double winner in individual events, taking first in both the 110-meter… Read more