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Bulldogs snap three-game losing streak with win over Monticello
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh-grade and eighth-grade girls’ basketball teams from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High snapped three-game losing streaks at home on Monday (Nov. 7), handing losses to previously unbeaten teams from Monticello. The M-S eighth-graders (16-6) vaulted into an 18-10 halftime lead and went on to handle the visitors from Monticello, 33-19. The Bulldogs…
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Mahomet-Seymour wins Bulldog Invitational
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After winning the championship of their own round-robin tournament, the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade boys basketball team (4-0) followed up with a 45-16 win on Monday (Nov. 7) at Mattoon. Konner Fisher hit a game-high 17 points to spark the Bulldogs at Mattoon. Tristen Adams chipped in with 11 points.…
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Mahomet-Seymour referendum election night count
With mail-in ballots left to count, the vote count on the $59.4 million Mahomet-Seymour referendum is 3,683 (59.55%) to 2,502 (40.45), according to the Champaign County Clerk site. Results posted on election night are not the final count. Mail-in ballots are counted within a 14-day window. More information to come later.
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Boyd finishes strong at state meet
By Fred Kroner For the second consecutive year, Mahomet-Seymour junior Ava Boyd placed among the upper one-third of runners in the IHSA Class 2A girls’ cross-country state meet. On Saturday (Nov. 5), Boyd covered the 3-mile course at Peoria’s Detweiller Park in 19 minutes, 40.68 seconds. She was 71st in a field of 234 competitors.…
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Talynn O’Donnell becomes first Bulldog to qualify for state swimming meet
By Fred Kroner In her first year of high school swimming, Mahomet-Seymour freshman Talynn O’Donnell became the first Bulldog to qualify for the girls’ state swimming meet, which will be held on Friday (Nov. 11) and Saturday (Nov. 12). In the Champaign Sectional on Saturday (Nov. 5), she broke her own school record in the…
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Bulldogs break away in second have of second-round Class 5A playoff game
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Throughout the high school football season, Mahomet-Seymour’s first-team defense took pride in holding its opponent scoreless or to no more than one first-half touchdown. Of the first 10 M-S games, just one school reached the end zone more than once against the Bulldogs during the opening 24 minutes. In a Saturday…
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Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Ava Boyd
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Ava Boyd has earned a spot in the IHSA Class 2A cross country meet at Detweiller Park Saturday.Boyd finished 21st in the 135-runner field at the Chatham Glenwood Sectional with a time of 18 minutes, 49.80 seconds. Throughout the season, Boyd has led the Bulldogs on the course. She earned second place at…
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Mahomet-Seymour Schools receive “commendable” rating on Illinois Report Card, publication awaits classroom numbers
By Dani Tietz All four Mahomet-Seymour Schools received a “commendable” rating on the 2022 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education. The highest ranking designation is “exemplary.” This is the first time since 2019 that Illinois school districts have received a designation. The measure was paused to account…
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Mahomet-Seymour sees increase in school facility sales tax money after first two years of internet sales tax being added
By Dani Tietz Tax dollars are on Mahomet-Seymour constituents’ minds as they head to the polls to vote on the Nov. 8, $59.4 million referendum. Should the measure to build a new junior high school pass, property taxes will increase to cover the expense. Since bond interest values are not as stable as in the…
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Mahomet Christian Church to host Living Flag presentation to honor Veterans
The Mahomet Christian Church, located at 908 N Lake of the Woods Rd., will host its 17th annual Living Flag Celebration this weekend. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 4 at 7 pm, Nov. 5 at 2 & 7 pm, and Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The Living Flag spans 15 feet wide, has four tiers…