Author: Fred Kroner

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour outdistanced the field on Monday (Sept. 28) in a three-school boys’ cross-country race at 13 Acres Field. The Bulldogs finished with a team composite of 25 points. Runner-up Unity had 48 points and Monticello ended with 69 points. M-S had seven consecutive placers, starting with Auggie Gaudio, who was third overall… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs closed the softball season with back-to-back losses to Mount Zion, the first one to end the regular season and the second one in a Class 3A IESA regional semifinal game. In the Thursday (Sept. 17 game), Mount Zion blanked the Bulldogs 14-0 in Mahomet. Ava Yeakel and Jordan Uebelhoer had… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs won a regional championship on Saturday (Sept. 26) by overpowering Monticello 11-5 in a Class 3A IESA postseason title game in Mahomet. Peyton Cox (5-0) pitched six innings and earned the victory. He allowed six hits, walked two and struck out four. Lucas Dyer worked the seventh inning, yielding… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One year ago, this wouldn’t have been a story. It wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows to hear that a group of Lincoln Trail Elementary School students – five boys and six girls – are together in a classroom from Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. That was the… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eight Bulldogs secured top-four finishes on Thursday (Sept. 24), helping the M-S girls’ swimming team to a runner-up finish in a three-school meet at Lincoln. Charleston was the meet winner with 89 points. M-S totaled 40 points and Lincoln ended with 12 points. Senior diver Elise Hertling was the Bulldogs’ lone… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed ahead of one state-ranked Class 1A girls’ cross-country team, but landed behind two others on Saturday (Sept. 26) in the 49th Spartan Classic. Second-ranked Monticello (according to milesplit.com) was the team meet champion with a score of 22 points. Fourth-ranked Unity was the runner-up (35 points), followed by M-S… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs swept the team and individual honors on Saturday (Sept. 26) in the 49th running of the Spartan Classic boys’ cross-country race in St. Joseph. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a meet which traditionally attracts about two dozen teams was limited to four of Central Illinois’ premier programs. M-S emerged as… Read more

Despite running short-handed, as three varsity runners were withheld from the meet, the Bulldogs placed second in a four-team cross-country race on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at Dodds Park, in Champaign. Meet champion Urbana Uni High had 20 points, followed by M-S (35), Tuscola (94) and Villa Grove/Heritage (101). M-S had five runners finish among the… Read more

By Fred Kroner Emma Clements was part of victories in both singles and doubles on Monday (Sept. 21) though the Bulldogs dropped a 6-3 decision at Mount Zion. Clements won at No. 4 singles in straight sets, handling Anna Brunner, 6-2, 7-5. In doubles, she teamed up with Amalie Fried at No. 1 with a… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs posted their best team score of the boys’ golf season on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in decisioning Centennial 167-171 in a dual meet at Lake of the Woods. All six M-S participants scored between 41 and 44. Zach Courson was the meet runner-up and led the Bulldogs with a 41.… Read more