Category: Local
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Mahomet-Seymour’s fourth-place finish best in school history
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Years from now, when the conversation ball gets tossed to the subject of high school sports in 2022, a prominent topic will be the Mahomet-Seymour softball team. That is the history-making and record-setting 2022 Bulldog softball team. It’s the one that elevated a program which had never won as much as… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour softball to play for 3rd place in IHSA 3A finals on Saturday
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Softball A season of unparalleled firsts won’t end with the most coveted one – a state championship – but not even a 3-0 loss to Chicago St. Ignatius in the Class 3A state semifinals on Friday (June 10) at Peoria can put a damper on Mahomet-Seymour’s most successful softball season… Read more
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Athlete of the Week: Mahomet-Seymour HS softball
It is an accomplishment that will be noted forever. The 2022 Mahomet-Seymour softball team is the first to make it into the final four of the IHSA Class 3A tournament. They were actually the first in the Elite 8 and the first to win 20 in a season. Hopefully that record will be extended to… Read more
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A look at Mahomet-Seymour development, present and potential
Editor’s Note: The following is an attempt to look at Mahomet-Seymour Development, both ongoing and upcoming. information has been pulled from several FOIA responses with the Village of Mahomet and the Mahomet-Seymour School District, and ongoing question and answer emails with the Village. It is important to recognize that not every parcel was asked about… Read more
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Diamond Dogs to host 17th Annual Classic Tournament
Mahomet’s Diamond Dogs will host their 17th Annual at 13 Acres Park on June 10, 11 and 12. This year’s tournament will feature 25 teams in the 8U, 9U and 10U category. To see the brackets, click here. The tournament kicks off at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8:00 am on Saturday and 9:00 am on… Read more
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CCFPD Announces Summer Concert Series Lineup
*July musicians to be highlighted at a later date. To see full lineup, check out the graphic above. Sunday, June 12 CCFPD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SUMMER GARDEN CONCERT: NEW SOULS Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 5-7 p.m. Help us kickoff this year’s Summer Concert series by welcoming New Souls! Some… Read more
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Touch a Truck at Barber Park this Saturday
Does your child want to touch a truck? From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday (June 11), children will be able to climb into, on and around police cars, firetrucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles during the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Touch a Truck event at Barber Park. This event is free and open to… Read more
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Caleb Cook to perform at Village Green Friday night
The Caleb Cook Band will kick off the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series on from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on June 10 at Village Green west of Sangamon. The kick-off event will also food trucks from Ice Daddy’s, Maize, Mama D’s Smokehouse and the Stuft Bird that evening. Visitors are reminded to bring lawn… Read more
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Letter to the Editor: Support for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Referendum
Editor’s Note: All letters to the editor are fact-checked before publication. While Phase I does show additional capacity at all grade levels, the question on the referendum only requires the district to build a new junior high and a bus barn, then make upgrades as possible with the $97.9 million. When you walk into the voting booth… Read more
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First M-S softball team looks back on program 50 years later
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It was nearly 49 years ago – in the fall of 1973 – that 20 Mahomet-Seymour teen-agers made history. They were members of the first girls’ softball team to represent the Bulldogs. More than that, they were pioneers in another manner. Softball was the first varsity sport available for girls in… Read more