Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour athletes received acknowledgement on the Apollo Conference all-league football teams, voted on by the coaches on Sunday (April 25). Seven of the honored Bulldogs are underclassmen. M-S had three athletes selected to the all-conference first team and six others who were accorded second-team status. Representing the Bulldogs on the first… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened Apollo Conference action in girls’ soccer on Tuesday (April 27) at home and registered a dominating 8-0 triumph over Taylorville. M-S held a 34-1 edge in shots on goal. The Bulldogs’ halftime lead was 5-0. Both Cayla Koerner and Elise Hertling had hat tricks. Koerner finished with four goals… Read more

By Fred Kroner Aubrie Shore and Karley Yergler slugged solo home runs on Saturday (April 24), but Mahomet-Seymour didn’t have enough offense and dropped a four-inning 13-3 softball decision at Normal Community. Yergler had two of the Bulldogs’ five hits. Shore, Ashley Campbell and Maddie Cortez each ended with one hit. On Monday (April 26),… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Nate McFall, Carter Selk and Will Sampson socked two hits apiece on Monday (April 26) as Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball offense more than doubled its season’s total for runs scored in an 18-3 four-inning triumph at home over Pontiac. In its first four games, M-S had tallied a total of 17 runs. Selk… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mhometnews.com Angie Rolson pictured something different than what she saw – a simple brick wall – on the side of the Corn Belt Fire Department building along Franklin Street in Mahomet. Rockford-area resident Brett Whitacre has a vision for such walls, viewing them as blank canvases waiting for interesting and entertaining artwork.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both the M-S seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ track and field teams placed second on Monday (April 26) in a seven-school meet at Danville North Ridge. Four Bulldogs won individual events: Blake Dillman (800 meters), Ethan Peterka (1,600 meters), Parker Wilkins (high jump) and Ty Clark (pole vault). Additionally, two M-S relays… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs got off to a slow start in their girls’ soccer home-opener on Thursday (April 22), falling behind Class 3A powerhouse Normal Community 3-0 before rallying to cut the deficit to a final score of 3-2. Cayla Koerner scored both of the M-S goals, the first on an assist from Grace… Read more

By Fred Kroner Visiting Tri-Valley scored two runs in the top of the seventh to squeak past Mahomet-Seymour, 6-5, in a non-conference softball game on Thursday (April 22). The Bulldogs had taken a 5-4 lead with a four-run sixth inning. Aubrie Shore, who has eight hits in her last nine at-bats, pounded a triple and… Read more

By Fred Kroner Chase Wagers drove in the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Thursday (April 22) as Mahomet-Seymour rallied at home to beat Tri-Valley, 8-5. Wagers’ RBI lifted the Bulldogs into a 6-5 lead. Wagers and Andrew Norman each had two hits for M-S. Nate McFall scored three runs. Left-hander… Read more

By Fred Kroner Seniors made an impact on Thursday (April 22) as Mahomet-Seymour completed the volleyball season with an unblemished record in Apollo Conference matches. In their home finale, the Bulldogs overpowered Charleston, 25-20, 25-18. M-S concludes the year with a 14-2 overall record and a 14-0 mark in Apollo Conference action. Josie Hess produced… Read more