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Mahomet-Seymour Swimming opens season at Centennial
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com Senior Olivia Ross secured top four finishes in three individual events on Monday (Sept. 14) as M-S opened its girls’ swimming and diving season with a 109-31 loss at Centennial. Ross was third in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races and added a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Two teammates…
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Courson and Drinkwalter lead Bulldogs at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club
The Bulldogs had two top-10 placers on Monday (Sept. 14) in the Champaign County boys’ golf tournament at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. Zach Courson fired an 89 and tied for fourth place. Teammate Jameson Drinkwalter carded a 90 and tied for sixth. Other M-S competitors were Jackson White (95), who tied for 11th, C.J. Shoaf…
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Bulldog Golf picks up third consecutive win
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Sophomore teammates Ainsley Winters and Kayla McKinney placed second and third, respectively, on Tuesday (Sept. 15), leading the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team to its third consecutive dual-meet victory. Winters fired a 46 and McKinney shot a 49 at Meadowview Golf Course, in Mattoon. M-S edged the Green Wave, 205-207. The Bulldogs…
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Central Illinois native Joe Mills shares no-hitter with son, Cubs’ pitcher Alec Mills
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Mills remembers taking his sons and his father to Cubs baseball games at Wrigley Field. One particular game stands out in his mind because it was the last time he accompanied his father Thomas, who is now deceased, to a game. Chicago’s starting pitcher that day was Carlos Zambrano. Until…
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USRC cleans 1 ton of dry garbage from Sangamon River
In the spring months, when the banks are overflowing through Mahomet, the Sangamon River gets a lot of attention. It floods Barber Park, sometimes causes the main road through Lake of the Woods to close and washes trees from its banks. Upper Sangamon River Conservancy’s (USRC) President Bruce Colravy said that the floods will also…
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Commentary: Filling wishes thousands of miles away
By Zainab Susi I know someone, who for many years, has been working very hard to train themself as a marathon runner. He has run many races for several years, improving his time, and last year he found out that he qualified for the Boston Marathon. He was very excited and shared his good news…
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Big Ten announces return of fall football
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020. The Big Ten will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games to undergo daily antigen testing. Test results must be completed and…
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Frazier, Culp and Nelson grab top three spots at Mount Zion
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs swept the top three spots and registered eight of the top-10 placers on Thursday (Sept. 10) in a three-school non-scored meet at Mount Zion that also included Monticello. M-S’ Emma Frazier led teammates Emmaline Culp and Camryn Nelson across the finish line. Frazier’s winning 2-mile time was 15 minutes…
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Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country secures 8 of top 10 spots at Mount Zion
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs secured eight of the top 10 places in a non-scored boys’ cross-country meet on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Mount Zion for a three-school meet that also included Monticello. M-S’ Corban McMinn was the runner-up in the 35-person boys’ 2-mile race. His time was 13 minutes and 39 seconds. He was…
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Mahomet Softball named No. 3 seed in Class 3A Regional
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs were the No. 3 seed for a five-school Class 3A regional and will start postseason play on Thursday (Sept. 24) in the semifinals at second-seeded Mount Zion. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday (Sept. 26) and would be played at top-seeded Monticello, if it wins in the semifinals.