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Remembering Lee Cabutti
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I received an early-morning text from a friend on Friday; the kind that friends send one another during troubling, tumultuous, or tragic times. It’s meant to be light-hearted and whimsical, a combination which can be hard to find when overcome by sorrow. But then again, if you look closely, there’s usually…
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Christie Clinic Photos: 2022 Mahomet Music Festival Parade
This photo album of the Seymour Fourth of July parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Photos were taken by Fiona Taylor. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2022-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/.
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Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Avery Allen
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Outside Hitter, Avery Allen has helped the Bulldogs capture 8 wins to begin the 2022 season. Allen’s notable performances include 12 kills and 7 digs in a win against Champaign Central. In four tournament matches at Centennial High School, Allen amassed 21 kills, 24 digs and 9 aces. The Bulldogs defeated Morton, Mascoutah…
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A look at Mahomet-Seymour union contract negotiations after Tuesday’s offer rejection
It is unusual for teachers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District to begin a school year without a contract. The last contract — signed on July 1, 2018 — expired on June 30. Negotiation teams from the Mahomet-Seymour School District and the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association met more than 16 times with 6 of those meetings being…
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Mahomet native Rebekah Street competes on Person, Place or Thing Game Show
By Isabella Zarate “It was really just by chance,” exclaimed Mahomet native, Rebekah Street. Street, who graduated from Mahomet Seymour High School in 2006, now lives in Long Beach, California. Amidst a new job and recently becoming engaged Street found herself busier than ever when a once in a lifetime opportunity fell in her lap. …
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Central tops Mahomet-Seymour tennis
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped a 9-0 decision in girls’ tennis to Champaign Central on Tuesday (Sept. 6) at the Illini Grove courts. The Bulldogs used their 12th different combination in doubles when Delaney Shore and Shaelynn Standifer took the court. M-S (2-3) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) at Illini Grove against Kankakee…
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Mahomet-Seymour defeats Mattoon in two sets
By Fred Kroner Maddie Gaede distributed 13 assists on Tuesday (Sept. 6) as Mahomet-Seymour won an Apollo Conference volleyball matchup at home against Mattoon, 25-18, 25-17. Ellie Barker swatted six kills and Tori Garner served three aces. M-S (8-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 8) at Mount Zion. The Bulldogs are 2-0 in Apollo…
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Bulldogs win three-school meet at Lake of the Woods
By Fred Kroner Meet medalist Kelton Hennesy, a freshman from Mahomet-Seymour, led the Bulldogs to victory on Tuesday (Sept. 6) in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Lake of the Woods. Hennesy matched his season’s best score with a 37, to finish one shot in front of runner-up Will Ross, from Monticello. Placing third individually…
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Mahomet-Seymour golf dominates at Champaign County Tournament
By Fred Kroner With Mahomet-Seymour athletes recording the meet’s three-best scores, the Bulldogs overpowered the competition on Tuesday (Sept. 6) in the Champaign County Girls’ Golf Tournament at Brookhill, in Rantoul. Medalist Ainsley Winters fired a 76. She was followed by Kayla McKinney (90) and Brooke Hartman (94). Other M-S competitors were Chloe Merkle (106),…
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M-S Swimming wins three-school meet in Bloomington
By Fred Kroner Senior Eden Oelze and freshman Talynn O’Donnell each won two individual events and helped two relays to victory on Wednesday (Sept. 7) as Mahomet-Seymour was triumphant in a three-school girls’ swimming meet in Bloomington. Oelze was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle (30.79 seconds) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:16.82). O’Donnell prevailed in the…