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Oelze breaks school record
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour junior Eden Oelze broke the school record in the 500-yard freestyle on Saturday (Oct. 23) in a three-school girls’ swimming meet between Apollo Conference schools at Lincoln College. Oelze’s winning time was 5 minutes, 59.80 seconds. She was also triumphant in the100-yard butterfly. Oelze was also a member of two victorious…
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M-S Volleyball wins Invitational
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour volleyball juniors landed spots on the all-tournament team after the Bulldogs won their own 16-team Mahomet-Seymour Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 23). Headlining the 12-player honor team were Bulldogs Libby Bodine, Caylee Folken and Grace Rodebaugh. M-S won all five of its matches to tie the school record for wins in…
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Three Bulldogs place in top 5 at Class 2A Regional
By Fred Kroner With three of the top five runners, Mahomet-Seymour outdistanced the field at Olney Central College on Saturday (Oct. 23) to win its eighth boys’ Class 2A regional cross-country title in the past 11 years. On a day when all of the Bulldog runners were seniors, the team leaders were Joseph Scheele, Kyle…
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Boyd wins Regional in photo finish
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Ava Boyd won a regional cross-country championship on Saturday in a photo finish at the Olney girls’ Class 2A meet. Boyd and Centennial sophomore Brooklynn Sweikar each ran the 3-mile course at Olney Central College in 19 minutes, 13.78 seconds. The winner was determined by going to the thousands of…
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Bulldogs finish regular season undefeated
By Fred Kroner It took 100 years – plus another 28 days – for a football team from Mahomet to gain revenge on the gridiron athletes from Bloomington High School. Until the schools met on Friday (Oct. 23) in Mahomet, the only football game against the two non-conference opponents was played on Sept. 24, 1921…
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Athlete of the Week: Grace Rodebaugh
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Grace Rodebaugh has been one integral part of the Bulldog volleyball team’s 2021 success. Rodebaugh kicked off the season with seven digs, six kills, and three blocks in a two-set sweep at Champaign Central. By mid-September, the outside hitter was chosen for the 12-person all-tournament team after helping M-S to third place in…
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Smith an “invaluable” part of Mahomet Public Library team
By Isabella Zarate Kate Smith has been an “indispensable member” of the Mahomet Public Library team for a long time now and according to Library Director, John Howard, “she’s just so damn good at her job.” Originally, Smith was hired in 2009, by then Director Lynn Schmitt, as the project coordinator to assist in the…
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Smith an “invaluable” part of Mahomet Public Library team
By Isabella Zarate Kate Smith has been an “indispensable member” of the Mahomet Public Library team for a long time now and according to Library Director, John Howard, “she’s just so damn good at her job.” Originally, Smith was hired in 2009, by then Director Lynn Schmitt, as the project coordinator to assist in the…
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Vermilion County Conservation District to host “Thanksgiving at the Cabin”
Forest Glen Preserve will host the annual “Thanksgiving at the Cabin” on Sunday, November 7, from 1 TO 4 P.M. CST. Visitors are invited to come to the Pioneer Homestead Cabin to learn and watch how foods were prepared long ago using fire and ironware. You will see locally grown and harvested ingredients used and…
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Fundraiser for Covered Bridge scheduled for Nov. 7
The Champaign County Forest Preserve will host a fundraiser to raise money for a new roof on the Covered Bridge at Lake of the Woods on Nov. 7. The Paint Like Me event held at Yellow & Co. will feature food and drink from Whisk from 2-4 p.m. Raffles and artwork of the Covered Bridge…