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Christie Clinic Photos: Trunk or Treat at Our Lady of the Lake
This photo album of Trunk or Treat at Our Lady of the Lake is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Fiona Taylor was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Our-Lady-of-the-Lake-Trunk-or-Treat/.
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Bulldogs open season with win in first-round of Bulldog Invite
By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and the eighth-grade boys’ basketball teams from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High opened their seasons on Tuesday (Nov. 1) with victories in first-round action of the Bulldog Invitational. The seventh-graders jumped into a 12-1 lead after one quarter and overpowered Mount Zion, 40-8. Konner Fisher hit five of his game-high 11…
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Normal Parkside defeats Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour dropped both games of a junior high girls’ basketball doubleheader at home on Monday (Oct. 31) to Normal Parkside. The seventh-graders, who trailed 15-8 after three quarters, fell short, 22-20. Courtney Fonte hit all of her team-high eight points in the final quarter. Breckyn Hess scored five points and Payson Steers…
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Ava Boyd advances to Class 2A State meet
By Fred Kroner The high school cross-country season ended for all but one Mahomet-Seymour runner on Saturday (Oct. 29) in the Class 2A Chatham Glenwood Sectional. The Bulldogs’ lone state-qualifier came in the girls’ 3-mile race. M-S junior Ava Boyd advanced to the state meet with a 21st-place finish in the 135-runner field. Her time…
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Normal University brings record-setting Bulldog season to an end
By Fred Kroner The winningest volleyball season in Mahomet-Seymour school history ended on Thursday (Oct. 27) one victory shy of a regional title. The Bulldogs dropped a 21-25, 25-19, 25-19 decision to Normal University High in the finals of the Rantoul IHSA Class 3A regional tournament. The setback ended a 19-match winning streak. For the…
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Mahomet-Seymour advances from first round of IHSA playoffs
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s football team started the postseason on Friday (Oct. 28) in the same manner as it ended the regular season. The Bulldogs made Ottawa its sixth opponent this year (and fourth in a row) to face a second-half running clock after M-S carved out a 40-point lead. The Bulldogs topped Ottawa, 40-14,…
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Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band
By Isabella Zarate This season has turned out victorious for the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band. Starting their competition preparation mid-summer, all 158 band members and director Michael Stevens have been hard at work. “We rehearse about 7.5 to 8.5 hours a week leading up to our competition season, which starts in October,” Stevens said. For Stevens…
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Bulldog volleyball breaks season-record for wins, advances in Regional play
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour captured its school record for volleyball wins in a season by handing Rantoul a 25-9, 25-12 setback on Tuesday (Oct. 25) in an IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal match on the Eagles’ court. The Bulldogs sport a 32-3 season record and return to Rantoul on Thursday (Oct. 27) to take on…
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Bulldogs begin week with wins over Rantoul and Mattoon
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team split two games on Saturday (Oct. 22) in the Teutopolis Round-Robin Tournament and then annexed more victories on Monday (Oct. 24) and Tuesday (Oct. 25). At T-Town, the Bulldogs suffered a 30-19 loss to Taylorville, but rebounded to defeat the host school, 29-23 in overtime. In…
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Mahomet-Seymour volleyball wins Bulldog Invitational
By Fred Kroner Tournament most valuable player Avery Allen, from Mahomet-Seymour, sparked the Bulldogs to the championship in their 16-team volleyball tournament on Saturday (Oct. 22). In doing so, M-S tied its school record for wins in a season, equalling a mark the 2021 team established when it ended 31-6. The Bulldogs won their first…