Category: Local
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M-S Soccer places second in Apollo Conference
By Fred Kroner Junior Mitchell McAnally’s hat trick propelled the Mahomet-Seymour soccer team to a 10-0 triumph on Thursday (Oct. 14) over Apollo Conference foe Taylorville at Middletown Field. McAnally also had an assist as the Bulldogs closed league play in second place, with a 10-2 Apollo record. Anthony Ramirez hit two goals and added… Read more
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Bulldogs on 12-match win streak
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team extended its winning streak to 12 matches on Thursday (Oct. 14) with a two-set sweep at home over Apollo Conference opponent Effingham, 25-8, 25-20. Maddie Gaede had 13 assists along with two service aces. Haylie Orton contributed six kills, three aces and one block. M-S (24-5) returns to… Read more
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Bulldog capture Apollo Conference title with shutout over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten football team used a career-best performance from senior Nolan Nierenhausen on Friday (Oct. 15) in an 18-0 shutout over Mattoon. The victory enabled the Bulldogs to claim the Apollo Conference crown without a league loss. Nierenhausen was the offensive workhorse. He was called upon 35 times and rushed for a… Read more
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Bulldogs place 12th at IESA State Meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Junior High girls’ cross-country team placed 12th on Saturday (Oct 16) in the 27-school IESA state meet at Maxwell Park, in Normal. The Bulldogs’ five scoring runners crossed the finish line within 46.5 seconds of one another. Eighth-grader Madalyn Marx was the Bulldog leader. In a meet with 232 competitors,… Read more
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M-SJHS Boys’ Cross Country win IESA State Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is an expression that “many hands make light work.” If translated into a relevant statement for cross-country, it might be re-phrased: “many feet make quick work.” Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country demonstrated the validity of the sentiment on Saturday (Oct. 16) while accomplishing the greatest feat possible in its sport within the… Read more
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Christie Clinic Photos: 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Senior Night
This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Senior Night taken by Brogan Hennesy is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-MSHS-Soccer-Senior-Night/. Read more
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Athlete of the Week: Auggie Gaudio
The state-bound Mahomet-Seymour Junior High cross country team is ready to be led once again by Auggie Gaudio. The eighth-grader broke the MSJHS course record at the Bulldogs’ 2-mile cross-country home course at the Swiss Valley area of the Lake of the Woods on Sept. 16 and was also the Monticello Invite champion. Gaudio’s biggest… Read more
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Filippos celebrates 30 years in Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brigi Paris saw this day coming. The co-owner of Filippo’s Pizza, on Tin Cup Road in Mahomet, is not surprised that a milestone anniversary is approaching this weekend. Her role model father (Filippo Galbo) set the example with his work standard of excellence. “I watched Dad do it for over 45… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour takes second at Apollo Conference meet
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Elizabeth Sims captured all-conference accolades in cross-country for the fourth straight year on Tuesday (Oct. 12), finishing 10th in the girls’ Apollo Conference meet at Effingham Country Club. For the fifth consecutive year – the amount of time M-S has been an Apollo member – the Bulldogs placed among the… Read more
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Scheele places first at Apollo Conference meet
By Fred Kroner Senior Joseph Scheele on Tuesday (Oct. 12) became the 14th Mahomet-Seymour athlete to win an individual conference cross-country championship in the 52-year history of the program. Scheele ran to victory in the Apollo Conference meet at Effingham Country Club, with a winning 3-mile time of 15 minutes, 46.2 seconds. His margin of… Read more