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By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field team competed in the Metamora ABC meet on Friday (April 22). The 12-school meet has three categories in each event, a Class A division, a Class B division and a Class C division. In Class A events, M-S placed ninth with 38 points. In Class B competition,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ track and field teams were triumphant on Saturday in both the varsity and junior varsity divisions of the Champaign Central Invitational. The varsity Bulldogs totaled 112 ½ points. The runner-up in the 11-team field was Cahokia with 96 points. In the JV segment, M-S ended with 33 ½ points. Runner-up… Read more

By Fred Kroner It was a hitter’s paradise on Saturday (April 23) when the Mahomet-Seymour softball team swept a doubleheader from Taylorville. In the two games, the Bulldogs accumulated 27 runs and 26 hits,12 of which landed for extra bases. M-S topped Taylorville 10-2 and 17-0. Karley Yergler led the Bulldogs’ offensive assault. She was… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team made the most of its three hits on Thursday (April 21) and dispatched visiting St. Thomas More 4-2 in a non-conference baseball game. Bulldog pitchers Carter Johnson and Zach Courson teamed up on a five-hitter and didn’t walk a batter. Johnson picked up the win after striking out eight… Read more

By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner struck for one goal and two assists on Thursday (April 21) as the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team scored a 3-0 shutout at Mount Zion. Brea Benson and Emma Dallas also notched goals for the Bulldogs, who led 2-0 at halftime. Nadia Biegler had the team’s other assist. On Saturday (April… Read more

This photo album of Mahomet-Seymour’s Fiddler on the Roof is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Photos were taken by Madelyn Grindley. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Seymour-Spring-Play/. Read more

When my daughter was in second grade, she brought home a bag of books at her reading level. The bag was in the shape of a manila envelope, but made of a durable fabric. Some nights the bag was yellow, other nights it was orange. Some nights she read the books inside alone, sometimes aloud… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour’s Blake Wolters continues to show his talent as the Bulldogs ride a winning record coming into the second half of the 2022 season. Fourteen games into the season, the Purdue University recruit leads Mahomet-Seymour with a .548 batting average, 1.129 slugging percentage accompanied by 2 home runs on the season.  Wolters has also shined… Read more

In recognition of International Dark Sky Week, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society are joining with other partners to raise awareness about light pollution and its impact on the environment. Light pollution can come in one of four forms. “Glare” occurs when unwanted light shines into your eyes. This is… Read more

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois on Thursday received its second credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service within one year, moving up one notch but remaining in the worst shape of the 50 states. It’s the third upgrade between the three major credit ratings agencies during Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure, the other… Read more