Category: Local

It didn’t take long for Mahomet-Seymour’s Aron Varga to make his mark in the 2021-22 swim season. The six-foot sophomore set school records in the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.62) and the 100-yard backstroke (59.10). Varga went on to win the 200 individual medley, second in the 100-yard butterfly (58.60) in a three-school meet in Champaign.… Read more

Editor’s Note: The following account of the IASB Conference is taken from a FOIA response from the Mahomet-Seymour School District. Board presidents were sent questions in December. The Mahomet Daily did not hear back from Mahomet-Seymour. By Isabella Zarate Time and space to gather for collaboration have been difficult to find as the world continues… Read more

By William Payne Coming back from the war overseas, veterans across the country struggle, at times, to adapt back to life in the United States. Many of these veterans who recently served in Iraq or Afghanistan deal with PTSD and need ways to cope with their anxiety. Raised in Mahomet, Sergeant Phillip Moore is one… Read more

By Fred Kroner For the third time in the last four games, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team played Mattoon. For the third time in the last four games, M-S lost to the Green Wave.  The Tuesday (Jan. 11) game at Mahomet was settled in favor of Mattoon, 45-30. The Bulldogs led, 12-6, after one quarter… Read more

By Fred Kroner Max Katz won the diving competition and Aron Varga was the runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday (Jan. 8), leading the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team to a ninth-place finish in the 13-school Centennial Invitational. Varga also placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley. Katz was 16th in the 50-yard freestyle. Other… Read more

By Ryan HeadCU Citizen Access A 2016 gas leak into the drinking water supply north of Mahomet continues to be a hot topic, embroiled in regulatory action and lawsuits even five years after the leak. The first official report of a methane leak from the underground holding wells of Peoples Gas was reported on December… Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened their 2022 wrestling season on Saturday (Jan. 8), finishing fourth in the 13-school Bloomington Invitational. First-place Homer had 302 ½ points. The Bulldogs ended with 203 points. Four M-S competitors advanced into championship matches in their weight classes. The school had two champions. At 95 pounds, Justus Vrona was… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team started the 2022 portion of its schedule on Tuesday (Jan. 4) with a 35-27 win at Bloomington. Landyn Hannah notched a team-high 15 points. He hit eight of his points in the third quarter as the Bulldogs turned a 19-17 halftime deficit into a 29-23 lead entering… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Dance team placed first at the Mahomet-Seymour Dance Team Invitational Saturday. This is the team’s fourth first place win this season. The Bulldogs travel to Clinton on January 15. Read more

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs hit just 5 of 24 three-point attempts at home on Friday (Jan. 7) and suffered an Apollo Conference loss to Lincoln, 47-33. M-S attempted just 13 non-three-pointers in the game. Wyatt Bohm led the Bulldogs with 10 points and nine rebounds. Blake Wolters and Dayten Eisenmann both tallied six points.… Read more