Category: Local

By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour golfers placed among the top 25 individuals in a two-day, 40-team boys’ golf tournament at Mattoon. Reis Claybrooke had 18-hole rounds of 70 and 79. His 149 earned him a fourth-place tie. Kelton Hennesy compiled rounds of 77 and 86. His 163 enabled him to end in a tie for… Read more

By Fred Kroner Isaac Warren tallied a hat trick and Mahomet-Seymour teammate Nolan Wheeler scored twice on Thursday (Sept. 8) as the Bulldogs earned a 6-0 win in boys’ soccer at Charleston. Nick Tjahjadi also hit a goal. Contributing assists for M-S were Wheeler and Kai Jones, with two apiece, as well as Warren and… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won three of four volleyball matches on Saturday (Sept. 10) and placed third in the Jacksonville Invitational. The Bulldogs started out with wins against Peoria Richwoods (25-13, 25-18) and Jacksonville Routt (25-12, 25-8) before losing in the semifinals to Rochester (25-22, 25-22). M-S topped Washington in the third-place match, 25-16, 25-16.… Read more

By Fred Kroner Luke Johnson was a true Bulldog on Friday night (Sept. 9). The Mahomet-Seymour junior running back rushed for a career-high 337 yards on 28 carries and scored five touchdowns as the Bulldogs romped past Mount Zion, 49-14, in the school’s first football road game of the season. Johnson’s single-game rushing effort was… Read more

By Zainab Susi When we panic we make mistakes and regret it later.  My family and I were at Harvest Market eating lunch recently when my phone rang. The ID showed that Chase Bank in Urbana was calling me, I picked up the call assuming everything was fine.  The person on the phone confirmed my… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I received an early-morning text from a friend on Friday; the kind that friends send one another during troubling, tumultuous, or tragic times. It’s meant to be light-hearted and whimsical, a combination which can be hard to find when overcome by sorrow. But then again, if you look closely, there’s usually… Read more

This photo album of the Seymour Fourth of July parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Photos were taken by Fiona Taylor. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/. Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior Outside Hitter, Avery Allen has helped the Bulldogs capture 8 wins to begin the 2022 season. Allen’s notable performances include 12 kills and 7 digs in a win against Champaign Central. In four tournament matches at Centennial High School, Allen amassed 21 kills, 24 digs and 9 aces. The Bulldogs defeated Morton, Mascoutah… Read more

It is unusual for teachers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District to begin a school year without a contract.  The last contract — signed on July 1, 2018 — expired on June 30.  Negotiation teams from the Mahomet-Seymour School District and the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association met more than 16 times with 6 of those meetings being… Read more

By Isabella Zarate “It was really just by chance,” exclaimed Mahomet native, Rebekah Street.  Street, who graduated from Mahomet Seymour High School in 2006, now lives in Long Beach, California. Amidst a new job and recently becoming engaged Street found herself busier than ever when a once in a lifetime opportunity fell in her lap. … Read more