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By Fred Kroner The top-seeded Bulldogs (11-1) will end a 10-day layoff on Saturday (March 13) in the semifinals of a Class 4A IESA regional tournament which it will host. M-S will open tournament play against either fourth-seeded Charleston or fifth-seeded Mattoon, who play in a Friday (March 12) quarterfinal match. Both possible opponents are…

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By Fred Kroner The top-seeded Bulldogs opened the seventh-grade Class 4A IESA regional tournament at home on Monday against Charleston – the same team they had played two days earlier in the regular-season finale. M-S suffered no letdowns and defeated four-seeded Charleston in straight sets, 25-21, 25-10. In the opening set, the Bulldogs pulled into…

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By Fred Kroner The M-S seventh-grader boys’ basketball team raised its winning streak to four with a series of recent wins. The Bulldogs started the month with a 42-33 conquest at Rantoul on Monday (March 1). Cade Ashby hit a team-high 13 points. Jackson Bohm and Nolan Franz each contributed eight points. Landon Hannah had…

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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs had their top team scoring output of the season on Thursday (March 4), overpowering Paris Crestwood 63-5 in the M-S gymnasium. The home team put up 19 first-quarter points. The previous team high for points in a game was 50. Gavin Hammerschmidt scored a team-high 16 points, becoming the…

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More high school sport fans will be able to watch outdoor sports in the spring months.  The Illinois High School Assoc. (IHSA) said Monday that the IDPH is allowing 20% capacity for outdoor sports, up from 50 people total in Regions in Phase 4 mitigations.  This does not change capacity for indoor sports at this…

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By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Board of Education officials on Monday made their case for an added $362.1 million to the state’s evidence-based funding formula and $50 million in early childhood education grants, pushing back on the governor’s proposal to keep state K-12 education funding flat next fiscal year. In total,…

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By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoisrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker joined members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday to sign a measure aimed at advancing equity in education in the state. House Bill 2170, known as the Education and Workforce Equity Act, contains over 20 provisions aimed at decreasing racial gaps in opportunity…

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By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs ended the week with two losses on the road by a combined 10 points. Of the team’s six losses this season, five have been by no more than 10 points. On Thursday (March 4), M-S dropped a 51-48 decision at Taylorville. On Saturday (March 6), the Bulldogs lost at Normal…

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By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team concluded a 3-0 week with wins on successive nights. On Friday (March 5), won at Taylorville, 63-39, and on Saturday (March 6), M-S won at home over Mattoon, 67-55. When the Bulldogs previously played those opponents, they had beaten Taylorville in overtime and lost to Mattoon by…

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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Freshman Aron Varga and junior Max Katz each won two individual events and helped two relays emerge victorious on Saturday (March 6) as Mahomet-Seymour claimed team honors in the unofficial Apollo Conference boys’ swimming meet at the Mattoon YMCA. M-S amassed 119 points. Runner-up Charleston had 74 points. Lincoln had 22…

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