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MSHS Softball season ends with loss to Charleston
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Charleston ended Mahomet-Seymour’s softball season on Saturday with an 11-5 triumph in a Class 3A regional championship game on the Bulldogs’ field. Charleston, 29-4, scored six second-inning runs and never trailed the Bulldogs. Sam Tamburo and Aubrie Shore each collected two hits for M-S. Ashley Wheeler drove in two runs. Shore pitched…
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Hendershot and Powell win State Championships, MSHS Boys’ Track takes third at IHSA State Meet
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Saturday was a day of first for members of the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team as they competed in the 125th-annual IHSA state meet. Junior Hunter Hendershot won individual Class 2A state championships in two events, the shot put and the discus. His performances broke school records in both events, one…
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Village Road Closures next week
Starting Tuesday, May 28th, Finch Drive will be closed between Hawk and Elk starting at 8:30 a.m. until mid-afternoon, weather permitting. Starting Wed. May 29th, the 200 block of Orchard Drive will be restricted to one lane through the weekend, weather permitting.
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Mahomet Memorial Day Ceremonies: Champaign Sportsman’s Club and Riverside Cemetery
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It’s more than a backyard barbecue and a time to splash in the pool. Memorial Day is a moment to pause and remember those who sacrificed during their lifetimes to ensure that Americans continue to have the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Jason Schifo, the Pastor at Community…
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Board approves Benedict, Hill and Day/Questions new admin position process
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board on Monday unanimously approved the hires of Mahomet-Seymour High School Principal Chad Benedict, Middletown Elementary Assistant Principal Dustin Day and Marissa Hill, who will become Mahomet-Seymour’s first District Coordinator. But before approving Superintendent Lindsey Hall’s recommendations, board members Colleen Schultz, Meghan Hennesy and Ken Keefe questioned when the board was told…
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Mahomet-Seymour raises meal prices, approves contract with Arbor Management
The Mahomet-Seymour School board voted unanimously Monday night to change aspects of how meals are provided to students. Per Illinois Code, the school district was required to competitively bid and award the food service management contract to the lowest bidder. Arbor Management was identified as the lowest responsible bidder at $780,177.10. The contract will run…
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MSHS Baseball falls to Charleston in IHSA Regional
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Rick Bohlen had three hits and drove in three runs while teammate Nate McFall had two hits and drove in two runs on Monday as the Bulldogs opened postseason play with a 10-3 Class 3A baseball regional quarterfinal win over visiting Urbana. Grant Harvey also had two RBI for M-S. Jack McHale…
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MSHS Soccer falls to Sacred Heart Griffin, sets sights on next year
BY FRED KRONER Mahomet-Seymour’s first girls’ soccer loss to an in-state school came in Tuesday’s Class 2A sectional semifinals and marked a season-ending setback as well as halting a 15-match winning streak. The Bulldogs dropped a 2-1 decision to Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin in a match played at Rochester High School. The only other M-S…
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MSHS Softball to play in Regional Championship game Saturday
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Karley Yergler pitched two innings of hitless and scoreless relief on Tuesday and earned the win after the Bulldogs scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to eliminate Effingham from the Mahomet-Seymour Class 3A softball sectional, 8-6. The teams had split their two regular-season meetings. Yergler was summoned in relief…
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Peace Meal seeking volunteers
Peace Meal is looking for delivery volunteers in the Mahomet area, particularly those who can volunteer as substitute drivers to fill in when the regular drivers are unavailable.