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Cassel and Harvey medalists at dual meet
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Hannah Cassel was the Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Golf medalist on Tuesday as M-S topped Blue Ridge, 226-235, in a dual meet at Lake of the Woods. Cassel’s nine-hole score was 54. Ainsley Winters carded a 56. Teammates Cecilia Abramson and Emma Yates each shot 58s. The Bulldogs return to action on…
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Mahomet Public Library to host adult book club
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Mahomet Public Library is expanding its programming to include more options for adults. Alongside Adult Craft Connection events, a Business and Professional Book Club will meet every other month beginning on Sept. 26, 2019 and a Tuesday Night Book Club for adults will meet monthly beginning Sept.…
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Mahomet-Seymour Ag Supply Store Mum Sale
The Mahomet-Seymour Ag Supply Store is kicking off their fall mum sale. Orders for an 8″x6″ container of burgundy/red, yellow, purple, bronze/orange or white will be $7 each. The shades will vary. Mums should be available for pickup at Mahomet-Seymour High School by Sept. 20, but orders have to be placed by Sept. 13. To…
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MSJHS baseball finding success at the plate
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high baseball team has won two of its first three games. The team is averaging more than 10 hits per game. M-S decisioned Urbana, 17-5. Raymond Long had three hits and drove in three runs. Teammates with two hits apiece were Mason Orton, Braden Pagel, Cade Starrick, Nolan Johnson…
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Mahomet-Seymour to host soccer invitational Saturday
The Mahomet-Seymour soccer team will host their annual invitational soccer tournament on August 31 at the Middletown Soccer Field. Game 1 will feature the Bulldogs as they take on Mt. Zion at 9 a.m. Normal West will play against Washington in Game 2 at 11 a.m. At 2 p.m. the Game 1 loser will kick-off…
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Class of 1969 gathers for 50th anniversary
The Mahomet-Seymour Class of 1969 held their 50th class reunion during the Mahomet Music Festival Weekend. The group visited Mahomet-Seymour High School. Back row L to R: Dave Sherman, Doug Turner, Mike Dillow, 3rd Row L toR: Gail Rusk Walker, Charlene Hitchens Roush, Dale Mayol, Jim Rayburn, Denny Hatcher, Mark Wicke, Sally Pugh Swaim, 2nd…
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Keefe resigns from M-S PTO board, M-S district releases statement
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Ken Keefe announced his resignation from the M-S PTO board after allegations that he did not disclose that he owned and profited from a company that processed Dawg Walk donations in 2018. In Keefe’s Facebook statement, he took time to explain the situation from his perspective. Keefe said two organizations associated…
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Yeakel and Ranstead will form relationships to lead M-S Volleyball team
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There’s something new – besides the head coach – within the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team this year. Captains. “We did not have a captain last year because our previous coach wanted everyone to learn how to be a leader/captain,” junior Ainsley Ranstead said. Ranstead and senior Amber Yeakel were the two Bulldogs…
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M-S girls’ golf takes second at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Freshman Ainsley Winters carded the low score for Mahomet-Seymour in Thursday’s three-school girls’ golf meet at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, in Champaign. She fired a 49 and ended in sixth individually. As a team, M-S was second with a composite of 221. Meet champion St. Thomas More totaled 175 strokes. Third-place…
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Keefe profited from Dawg Walk donations, M-S PTO asks for his resignation
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The M-S PTO announced Monday morning that it has asked its Corresponding Executive Ken Keefe to resign his post after the group learned on Aug. 23 that he was the owner of Fund for Us LLC., the organization that handled online donations during the 2018-19 school year for its annual fundraiser,…