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Bulldog baseball advances in IHSA Regionals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs scored early and often on Friday (June 4) to end their Class 3A regional semifinal baseball game at home against Decatur Eisenhower after four innings. M-S posted a 16-0 win with pitchers Zach Courson and Braden Houchin holding the Panthers to one single. Nate McFall slugged a three-run home…
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C.G. Facer wins Naughtin Open
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com C.G. Facer came from five shots off the pace on Sunday (June 6) to win the championship flight of the Naughtin Open by two strokes at Lake of the Woods Golf course. Facer fired an opening-round 76 on Saturday and trailed Andrew Lawson, who carded a 71. Facer’s 69 on Sunday…
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Athlete of the Week: Kayla Koerner
Mahomet-Seymour’s Kayla Koerner became the school’s all-time single-season leader in goals, netting her 44th and 45th goal in the Bulldogs 12-0 win in the Sectional Quarterfinal against Danville Friday. Meredith Johnson-Monfort held the record since 2018 when she scored 43 goals in one season. Koerner, a Southeast Missouri recruit, has scored a total of 73…
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2021 Mahomet Memorial Day Ceremony: Christie Clinic Photos
Christie Clinic brings photos from the 2021 Mahomet Memorial Day Ceremony. To view all the photos by Julia Schultz visit: https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Memorial-Day-2021/.
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Mahomet Public Library asks community to help with strategic plan
The Mahomet Public Library is ready to work on a new strategic plan—and they are looking for insight from the community. The library’s website says, “The Mahomet Public Library is working on planning our next few years and before we can make our plans, we need to know more about how our community is changing…
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Mahomet Music Festival makes line-up changes
The Mahomet Music Festival Committee has announced line-up changes to the late August event. Hardy, Lainey Wilson and Champaign Freight will be replaced by Jordan Davis, Andrew Ripp and Tyler Rich. Committee Chairman Dave Parsons said, “while we are disappointed that Hardy and Lainey Wilson will not be joining us this year, we are extremely…
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M-S Wrestling hits 20-win mark
By Fred Kroner Nine Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers won both of their matches on Tuesday (June 1) at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley as the unbeaten Bulldogs reached the 20-win mark for the season in dual meets. M-S dispatched El Paso/Gridley 60-12 and then overpowered the host Falcons 57-18. Finishing the night with an unblemished record were Caden Hatton (106…
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M-S track and field wins l Salt Fork Invitational
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs stacked their relay foursomes on Tuesday (June 1) and recorded season-best times in three of the four, helping M-S to team honors in the seven-school Salt Fork Invitational in Catlin. M-S amassed 124 points. Runner-up Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond had 75 points. The Bulldogs’ relay highlight was the 3,200-meter unit, which stepped off…
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Three Bulldogs move onto Class 2A State series
By Fred Kroner Senior Shaelin Ruzich qualified for state in two events, junior Cece Abramson advanced in one event and junior Elizabeth Sims also moved on in one event on Wednesday (June 2) for Mahomet-Seymour in the Class 2A girls’ track and field sectional meet at Kankakee. Ruzich was dominant in the 300-meter hurdles. Her…
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Bulldog softball wins Regional Semifinal game
Against an opponent they were 1-1 against during the regular season, the Bulldogs opened the softball postseason on Wednesday (June 2) with an emphatic 9-1 triumph over Lincoln in a Class 3A regional semifinal softball game at home. All three games in the season series were played in Mahomet. Abigail Akers had her first four-hit…