Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner Ainsley Ranstead just missed a double-double on Tuesday (March 30) as Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team remained unbeaten in Apollo Conference matches. Ranstead posted nine kills and 17 digs in a 25-20, 25-16 triumph at Charleston. Josie Hess totaled 14 digs to go with three assists and one ace.  Maddie Gaede dished out 10… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs were unable to score a goal on Monday (March 29) and dropped a 2-0 non-conference boys’ soccer decision at unbeaten Urbana. The same teams played a year ago in a regional championship match. “Urbana came out strong and looked to play the ball wide to isolate their big, physical… Read more

By Fred Kroner Grace Binkley scored a team-high nine points on Saturday (March 27) as the eighth-grade Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team opened its home season with a victory, 42-10 over Urbana. Ellie Dallas and Selah Campion added seven points apiece. On Monday (March 29), eight squad members reached the scoring column, helping the Bulldogs to… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Balanced scoring led the seventh-grade Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team to a win on Saturday (March 27) in its home-opener, 32-9, over Urbana. Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel scored eight points apiece. Chipping in with six points apiece were Lily Bosworth and Alivia Lewis. On Monday (March 29), the Bulldogs hit a… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs remained unbeaten in Apollo Conference matches with a two-set sweep on Saturday (March 27) at Lincoln. Ainsley Ranstead had seven kills, eight digs and seven aces in M-S’ 25-18, 25-17 triumph. Maddie Gaede contributed seven assists, two blocks and two aces. M-S is off to a 5-0 start in league… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Warren broke the Mahomet-Seymour school points record on Saturday (March 27) as the Bulldogs topped Centennial, 4-1, in a non-conference match in Champaign. Warren had one assist and edged past 2020 graduate Kadyn Jones for the most points in a career with 64. Jones had 63. Warren’s points are based… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Mahomet-Seymour won the statistical battle everywhere but on the scoreboard in a Friday (March 26) Apollo Conference football game at Mount Zion. The host Braves defeated M-S 44-34. However, M-S held an edge in total offense (491 to 393), first downs (27 to 12) and in time of possession (29 minutes,… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night in boys’ soccer on Wednesday (March 24) by posting their fourth shutout and by scoring a season-high 11 goals. All seven Mahomet-Seymour seniors were key contributors, accounting for eight goals, three assists and two saves in an 11-0 triumph over Taylorville. “Like they were something deciduous,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Sophomore Savannah Orgeron was chosen to the five-player All-Apollo Conference second team for girls’ basketball. The 5-foot-11 Orgeron led M-S’ 8-8 team in scoring, with a 14.8 average. She made 69.6 percent of her free throws for the season and had a 5.3 rebounding average. Orgeron finished sixth in the conference in… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Warren was chosen for one of the six first-team berths on the Apollo Conference’s all-league boys’ basketball team. The 5-foot-10 Warren led the 10-4 Bulldogs in scoring, with a 15.2 average. He was third on the M-S team with 16 three-pointers and had a team-high 19 steals. He had the… Read more