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O’Donnell continues to break Mahomet-Seymour records
By Fred Kroner Freshman Talynn O’Donnell broke two of her own school records on Saturday (Oct. 8), helping the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team to a fourth-place finish in the nine-school Urbana Tiger Invitational. O’Donnell’s new records came in events that she won, the 50-yard freestyle (24.89 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.93 seconds). Her previous…
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Winters ties for 35th at State tournament, team places 11th
By Fred Kroner Senior Ainsley Winters tied for 35th on Saturday (Oct. 8) in the girls’ Class 1A state golf tournament at Decatur’s Red Tail Run Golf Course. Winters carded 18-hole rounds of 85 and 79 for a two-day total of 164. Her second-day score tied for the 28th-best on Saturday. For the season, Winters…
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Leif Olson ties for 40th at IHSA state tournament
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Leif Olson tied for 40th on Saturday (Oct. 8) in the Class 2A boys’ golf state tournament at the Weibring course, in Normal. In Friday’s 18-hole session, Olson carded an 82 and was in the last group to qualify for the 88-player final round. On Saturday, he came back with…
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Seniors step up for Bulldogs in win over Taylorville
By Fred Kroner Senior Night for the Mahomet-Seymour football program turned into a night to remember for the Bulldogs’ seniors on Friday (Oct. 7). Five seniors scored touchdowns and a sixth senior threw five touchdown passes as the state-ranked Bulldogs (No. 3 in Class 5A) blitzed Taylorville, 58-6, at Frank Dutton Field. Wyatt Bohm connected…
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Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Talynn O’Donnell
With only four regular-season meets left in the 2022 season, Mahomet-Seymour’s Talynn O’Donnell already holds five school records. The 5’6” freshmen grabbed her first two records in the Centennial Girls’ Swimming Invitational in mid-September, finishing at 25.52 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, 55.31 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle. She added her name to a third…
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Mateo Casillas to play baseball at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Few high school athletes have faced the choices that were available to Mateo Casillas as he embarked on his senior year at Mahomet-Seymour. Should he pursue a collegiate career in football, wrestling or baseball? “I had interest from colleges at all levels in all three sports,” Casillas said. There was a…
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M-S girls’ golf team heads to State
By Fred Kroner Medalist Ainsley Winters shot a 79 on Monday (Oct. 3) to post a two-shot victory in the Lincoln Class 1A IHSA girls’ golf sectional tournament. With four Bulldogs placing among the top 36 in a field of 110, M-S secured a state berth by registering a 373 team total and placing second…
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M-S Volleyball remains unbeaten in Apollo Conference play
By Fred Kroner Caylee Folken recorded 10 assists, six digs and three kills on Tuesday (Oct. 4) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team swept to a home victory over Mount Zion, 25-13, 25-11. Ellie Barker served four aces to go with three kills. Maddie Gaede contributed five kills, three assists, three blocks, two digs and one…
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Mahomet-Seymour Soccer shuts out Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Nolan Wheeler celebrated his birthday on Tuesday (Oct. 4) by scoring three goals and handing out two assists as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team romped to an 8-0 win at Mattoon. Isaac Warren also had a hat trick and amassed four assists. M-S led, 5-0, at halftime. The shutout was the 11th…
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Leif Olson advances to IHSA Class 2A State Tournament
By Fred Kroner Junior Leif Olson was the lone Mahomet-Seymour golfer to qualify for the state tournament after the Monday (Oct. 3) Class 2A Limestone Sectional at Coyote Creek Golf Course. Olson carded a 76 and tied for 10th in the 109-player field. All individuals who shot 78, or lower, advanced to the state finals,…