Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner Senior Josie Hess had 10 digs as the Bulldogs overpowered Teutopolis 25-13, 25-15 in a volleyball match on Tuesday (March 23) at Mahomet. Caylee Folken had 11 assists and three aces. Ainsley Ranstead put down seven kills. In junior varsity action, Teutopolis beat M-S, 25-10, 25-20. M-S (3-2) returns to action on… Read more

By Fred Kroner The eighth-grade M-S volleyball team pulled together to earn an IESA Class 4A sectional championship in their season-ending match on Thursday (March 18). Playing at Champaign Edison, the Bulldogs rolled past Edison, 25-11, 29-27. In the second set against the Comets, M-S had to overcome a 14-10 deficit. M-S regained the lead… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade volleyball team added an IESA Class 4A sectional championship to the regional title it earned a week earlier. Playing at Champaign Franklin on Wednesday (March 17), M-S ripped off a 25-14, 25-11 victory over the Knights. In the first set, the Bulldogs overcame a 7-2 deficit. From… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs netted 12 of 15 free throws and rallied for a 28-25 win at Mattoon in the season-opener for the eighth-grade girls’ basketball squad Mattoon held an 11-4 lead after the first quarter. “They were able to shake off the rust and fight back to take the lead by halftime,” M-S… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel scored eight points apiece on Saturday (March 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 30-19 triumph at Mattoon. Hannah Creel tallied six points. On Monday (March 22), M-S suffered a 21-19 loss at Paris Crestwood when the home team scored… Read more

By Fred Kroner The scoreless streak for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer defense ended on Saturday (March 20), but the Bulldogs were able to avoid a loss in an Apollo Conference match at home against unbeaten Mount Zion. The game ended in a 2-2 deadlock. M-S trailed 2-0. “Mount Zion was able to scrape out two… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Schedule-makers didn’t do the Mahomet-Seymour football program any favors this spring. The Bulldogs wound up playing fourth-ranked Effingham in its opener and will face 10th-ranked Mount Zion in Week 2. On Friday (March 19), with 13 squad members missing for an assortment of reasons (including Spring Break), the Bulldogs battled Effingham… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs on Thursday (March 18) continued a pattern that started in the team’s opener earlier in the week. The M-S volleyball team lost the first set to an Apollo Conference opponent before rallying for a victory in three sets. In their home opener, the Bulldogs topped Taylorville, 14-25, 25-17, 25-12. Senior… Read more

By Fred Kroner Four days after completing his basketball season, senior Eli Warren made a major contribution to the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team. On Tuesday (March 16), Warren tallied four goals and added three assists as the Bulldogs blanked Effingham, 7-0, in an Apollo Conference match at Middletown School. Warren’s seven total points enabled him… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Senior Ainsley Ranstead (12) and freshman Avery Allen (11) reached double figures in kills on Tuesday (March 16) as Mahomet-Seymour battled back from a one-set deficit to win its Apollo Conference volleyball opener at Mount Zion, 16-25, 25-14, 29-27. Haylie Orton landed six aces and chipped in with three kills. Ranstead… Read more