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Mahomet-Seymour tennis falls to Maroa-Forsyth
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs dropped an 8-0 decision on Tuesday (Sept. 29) at Maroa-Forsyth. In singles, Bulldogs Emma Clements, at No. 2, and Gwen Tee, at No. 4, each won five games in 6-4, 6-1 losses. In doubles, the No. 3 M-S duo of Jadyn Hannah and Aiesha Patel won the first set before…
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Winters posts to Bulldog score at Apollo Conference Tournament
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs took fifth place and wound up with one top-10 performer on Monday (Sept. 28) at the Apollo Conference Girls’ Golf Tournament at Lake of the Woods. Sophomore Ainsley Winters carded a 98 and placed 10th. Winters has posted the top M-S score in five meets in a row. Sophomore Maddy…
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Zach Courson receives honors at Apollo Conference Tournament
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com M-S Boys’ Golf Junior Zach Courson fired an 83 and placed eighth individually in the Apollo Conference Boys’ Golf Tournament on Monday (Sept. 28) at the Lincoln Elks Club. The top eight finishers were accorded all-conference accolades. Courson’s performance marked the fifth consecutive meet where he posted the team’s top score.…
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East Central Region sees uptick in COVID-19 positivity rate
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today that additional mitigation measures could be coming for Region 6: including Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby and Vermillion counties. Champaign County data was removed from Region 6 this week after data…
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Zach Courson hits first hole-in-one
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One day after he earned all-Apollo Conference honors, Mahomet-Seymour junior golfer Zach Courson had another noteworthy achievement. In practice on Tuesday (Sept. 29) at Lake of the Woods, Courson collected his first career hole-in-one. It came on the 95-yard eighth hole on the Par 3 course. Courson used a 56-degree sand…
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Commentary: Let’s pass the Champaign County Forest Preserve referendum
Did you know that there are places in Champaign County where a six-foot human could feel small while walking through grass? That in the winter, when the lush forest floor is asleep, you can see trees that it would take at least five adults to hug? Where the late afternoon light in September will illuminate…
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Avah Turner and Madalyn Marx finish in Top 10
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs had two top-10 finishers on Monday (Sept. 28) and placed second in a three-school girls’ cross-country race at Mahomet’s 13 Acres Park. Meet champion Tolono Unity ended with 22 points. Runner-up M-S had 49 points and Monticello wound up third with 53 points. Avah Turner (sixth in 13:18.9) and Madalyn…
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Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross country tops Unity and Monticello
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour outdistanced the field on Monday (Sept. 28) in a three-school boys’ cross-country race at 13 Acres Field. The Bulldogs finished with a team composite of 25 points. Runner-up Unity had 48 points and Monticello ended with 69 points. M-S had seven consecutive placers, starting with Auggie Gaudio, who was third overall…
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Mount Zion defeats M-S softball twice, ending the 2020 season
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs closed the softball season with back-to-back losses to Mount Zion, the first one to end the regular season and the second one in a Class 3A IESA regional semifinal game. In the Thursday (Sept. 17 game), Mount Zion blanked the Bulldogs 14-0 in Mahomet. Ava Yeakel and Jordan Uebelhoer had…
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Mahomet-Seymour Baseball wins Class 3A IESA Regional Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs won a regional championship on Saturday (Sept. 26) by overpowering Monticello 11-5 in a Class 3A IESA postseason title game in Mahomet. Peyton Cox (5-0) pitched six innings and earned the victory. He allowed six hits, walked two and struck out four. Lucas Dyer worked the seventh inning, yielding…