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Christie Clinic Photos: 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Parade
This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/.
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Mahomet-Seymour golf finishes 8th at Champaign Invitational
By Fred Kroner Freshman Reis Claybrooke posted the top score for Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ golf team on Friday (Aug. 27) in the Champaign Central Invitational at the UI Orange Course, in Savoy. Claybrooke fired an 18-hole score of 82, but was not among the top 10 individually. Close behind was teammate Zach Courson (83). Erik Christianson…
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All seven Mahomet-Seymour runners place in top 20 at Clinton Invitational
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs turned in a strong performance on Saturday (Aug. 28) in their first girls’ cross-country meet of the season. Competing in the 19-school Clinton Invitational, M-S had all seven of its varsity runners place among the top 20 in a field of 79 participants. Their efforts helped M-S place second as…
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M-S Soccer loses two at Bulldog Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour managed one goal in two matches on Saturday and was able to salvage a split in its own four-team tournament at Middletown Field. After losing to Washington, 3-0, in the semifinals, M-S blanked Mount Zion 1-0 in the third-place match. Andre Grace scored the Bulldogs’ lone goal, assisted by Anthony Ramirez.…
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M-S football triumphs over Canton in season-opener
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the last high school football season – which actually took place earlier this calendar year – Luke Johnson was a starting linebacker for the Mahomet-Seymour football team. As a freshman. He played well enough to rank second on the team in total tackles after the abbreviated six-game season. This season,…
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Eberfest rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert, announced today that its 22nd annual event has been rescheduled as a result of a spike in variants of the COVID-19 virus in Illinois. The festival, also known as “Ebertfest,” has been rescheduled for April 20-23 at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign.…
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Pritzker issues statewide mask mandate, vaccine requirement for healthcare and school staff
Gov. JB Pritzker has issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, for all residents of Illinois beginning Aug. 30. Additionally, all healthcare workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students will now be required to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine…
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Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf remains unbeaten
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Winters tied for medalist honors on Monday (Aug. 23), firing a 43 for the undefeated Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team in a dual meet at Farmer City. Winters helped the Bulldogs defeat Blue Ridge, 197-226, at Woodlawn Country Club. Other M-S competitors were Gaby Davis (48), Maddy Clark (52), Emma Dallas (54),…
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Zach Courson tops all golfers at Woodlawn
By Fred Kroner Zach Courson shot a 36 and won medalist honors on Monday (Aug. 23) for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team in a dual meet at Woodlawn Country Club, in Farmer City. The unbeaten Bulldogs topped Blue Ridge, 161-208, in the nine-hole match. M-S had the five lowest scores in the varsity portion of…
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Mahomet-Seymour Soccer kicks offseason with win
By Fred Kroner Clayton Gibson and Isaac Warren notched goals on Tuesday (Aug. 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team edged Metamora 2-1 in its home-opener at Middletown Field. The Bulldogs scored the only goal of the first half. Kai Jones had an assist for M-S. Keagon Ashby registered five saves. “The Bulldogs opened with…