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Payne, Ramirez leads M-S over Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Titus Payne had a hat trick and Mahomet-Seymour soccer teammate Anthony Ramirez registered two goals and two assists on Tuesday (Oct. 5) as the Bulldogs dispatched Mattoon 7-1 in an Apollo Conference match at Middletown Field. The performance was a noteworthy one against a top opponent, M-S coach Jeremy Davis said. “The…
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Christianson leads Bulldogs at season’s end
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Erik Christianson carded an 81 on Monday (Oct. 4), at the boys’ Class 2A sectional at Metamora Fields, but was four shots away from earning a berth at state. Christianson was one of four Bulldogs who had qualified for the sectional. The school’s other participants were Reis Claybrooke (85), Blake…
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Board expect to act on land exchange/tennis courts on Oct. 18
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board discussed the Village of Mahomet’s proposal to exchange ownership of 13 Acres Park and Middletown Park for the development of tennis courts during Monday’s study session. After hearing what the Village had to say, board member Colleen Schultz came with her own, saying she was excited to see an opportunity to…
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Board discusses cost to dredge Conway Farm lake, finish storm drainage
The Mahomet-Seymour board of education discussed providing the Conway Farms POA (property owners association) with $26,000, or half the cost, to dredge the community’s retention basin on Monday night. Although the terms and bylaws of the POA were unknown to many of the board members, Board President Max McComb, who was versed in previous conversations…
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Gaudio wins Monticello Invitational
By Fred Kroner Eighth-grader Auggie Gaudio set the pace in Mahomet-Seymour’s final boys’ cross-country regular-season meet on Saturday (Oct. 2) at Lodge Park, in Monticello. In a 19-school meet with 162 runners, Gaudio was the meet champion, covering the 2-mile layout in 11 minutes, 18.3 seconds. Three of his teammates captured spots among the top…
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Mahomet-Seymour ends season with win at Monticello Sectional
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour ran to team honors on Saturday (Oct. 2) in a 19-school girls’ junior high cross-country invitational at Monticello’s Lodge Park that marked the end of the regular season. The top five placers for M-S finished the course within 41.1 seconds of another. The school’s seven participants were packed within 64.3 seconds…
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Bulldogs win first game in Invitational
By Fred Kroner Paislee Welge became the third player on the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High eighth-grade girls’ basketball squad to lead the team in scoring on Thursday (Sept. 30). Welge tossed in 10 points as M-S posted a 40-7 victory at Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel each contributed eight points. On Monday (Oct 4), M-S…
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Martin drains 18 as Bulldogs top Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner Courtney Fonte knocked down nine points and was backed by a strong supporting cast on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh-grade girls’ basketball team rolled to its sixth consecutive victory. M-S won at Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 34-5. Other scoring leaders for the Bulldogs were Breckyn Hess (eight points), Hannah Martin…
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Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball defeats Mattoon
By Fred Kroner Senior Haylie Orton had four kills, senior Sophie Zerrouki had four blocks and senior Alayna Evans had four digs on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team tripped Mattoon 25-9, 23-25, 25-16. Orton added three digs and two blocks. Zerrouki contributed three kills and two digs. Evans served one ace. M-S…
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Bulldog soccer picks up seventh shutout
By Fred Kroner A hat trick by senior Sam Henrichs propelled the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team to a 7-0 win at Charleston on Thursday (Sept. 30). Besides his three goals, Henrichs also had one assist as M-S collected its seventh shutout of the season and the fifth against Apollo Conference opponents. Titus Payne scored twice…