Category: Local
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Mahomet-Seymour revises policy to allow homeschool students to participate in extra-curricular activities
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School Board on Monday approved a measure to allow students who are homeschooled to participate in extracurricular activities provided by the M-S School District. With Merle Giles and Jeremy Henrichs absent, a revision to policy 7:40 passed with three votes in favor coming from Meghan Hennesy, Ken Keefe and Colleen… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball splits two at Prairie Central Hawk Classic
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com After two games, Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team has held the lead after seven of eight quarters. The Bulldogs, however, split their first two games in the Prairie Central Hawk Classic at Fairbury. In Monday’s opener, against the host Hawks, M-S carried a 40-27 lead into the final quarter, but were outscored 21-0… Read more
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Coleman to play basketball at University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Not all 6-foot-7 high school basketball players are created equally. Some are most comfortable – or only comfortable – with their back to the basket and playing in the low post. Others are adept on the perimeter, agile enough to handle the ball and adequate enough to shoot the three-pointer. Mahomet-Seymour’s Grant… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Girls’ Basketball ends regular season on high note
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team concluded the regular season at home on Monday by overpowering Champaign St. Matthew 42-13. It was the 13th consecutive victory for the seventh-graders, who were led by Selah Campion with nine points. Teammates Kylie Waldinger and Ellie Dallas each scored six points. The seventh-graders (18-2) will play… Read more
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McFall commits to play baseball at Western Carolina
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Nate McFall still has half of his high school baseball career ahead of him. And yet, the Mahomet-Seymour junior catcher has a good idea of where he’ll spend the four years following his high school graduation in 2021. McFall committed to Division I Western Carolina, in Cullowhee, N.C., earlier this month even… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Board approves two new courses
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School Board adopted two new high school courses, AP Computer Science Principles, and Lifelong Wellness with Fitness and Food, Monday night. The vote was 5-0 with Merle Giles and Jeremy Henrichs absent. The AP Computer Science Principles will be a year-long introduction to a computer science course. Students with no… Read more
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Champaign County Forest Preserve asks public for input on strategic plan
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is ready to develop a five-year strategic plan that will take its vision into 2025. But first, they are looking for input from their constituents in Champaign County. The process, which began in the fall of 2018, will come to a head at the Dec. 19… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Athletes receive Apollo Conference Recognition
Mahomet-Seymour High School Fall 2019 Sports Awards Boys Soccer: Head Coach Jeremy Davis Bulldog Award: Nate Lundstrom Sportsmanship Award: Aidan Hegarty Student/Athletes who earned Varsity Letters: Caleb Benedict, Colten Brunner, Evan Coleman, Luke Creel, Jacob Janda, Kadyn Jones, Sam Knight, Charles Moore, Tucker Antonacci, Clayton Gibson, Aidan Hegarty, Clayton Kessler, Nathaniel Lundstrom, Daniel Renshaw, Matthew… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Students receive Academic Letters
The following Mahomet-Seymour students received an Academic Letter on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. To receive an Academic Letter: -Students must be enrolled in a minimum of five academic courses each semester.-Freshman and Sophomores must maintain a 3.6 GPA for the entire academic school year and Juniors and Seniors must maintain a 3.8 GPA for the… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Swim Team completes record-breaking season
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ swimming team had a record-breaking end to a record-breaking season. The Bulldogs placed fifth in Saturday’s Urbana Sectional and broke school records in four events. No M-S competitors met the times needed to qualify for state. Two of the individual marks were established by freshman Eden Oelze. She placed sixth… Read more