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Harvey, Courson named to Apollo All-Conference team
By Fred Kroner Senior Zach Courson was a repeat selection for the Apollo all-conference boys’ golf team after tying for seventh individually in the league meet on Monday (Sept. 20) at Lake of the Woods. Courson fired an 18-hole round of 81. Teammate Brian Harvey shot a team-best 79 and tied for second. He finished…
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M-S volleyball defeats Effingham in two sets
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs’ volleyball team returned to its winning ways on Tuesday (Sept. 21), knocking off Effingham 25-18, 30-28 on the road. The victory snapped a two-match losing streak. Seniors Sophie Zerrouki (five kills and four blocks) and Haylie Orton (four kills and three blocks) provided a spark. M-S (13-5) returns to action…
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Bulldogs pick up another Apollo Conference win
By Fred Kroner Eight Bulldogs scored goals on Tuesday (Sept. 21) as Mahomet-Seymour claimed an 11-0 boys’ soccer shutout at Effingham. Andre Grace converted a hat trick and Titus Payne knocked in two goals. Other Bulldogs who netted goals were Kai Jones, Mitchell McAnally, Braeden Heinold, Brian Woodbury, Ty Clark and Greyson Campion. Grace and…
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MSJHS holds lunch for first responders
By Fred Kroner The meal wasn’t the highlight of the day for a Student Council-sponsored event on Tuesday (Sept 21) at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. The food served at lunch, provided by Fisher National Bank, to more than 60 first-responders featured ribeye sandwiches and hot dogs. Junior high school principal Nathan Mills hopes the activities…
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Gaudio sets new record on Bulldog home course
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grader Auggie Gaudio broke the course record at the Bulldogs’ 2-mile cross-country home course at the Swiss Valley area of the Lake of the Woods on Thursday (Sept. 16), but he had the mark in his possession for less than 48 hours. Gaudio lowered the standard set by former M-S junior…
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Bulldogs win M-S Invitational
By Fred Kroner The top seven runners for Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ junior high school cross-country team finished the Saturday (Sept. 18) M-S Invitational within 55 seconds of one another. The meet was held at the Lake of the Woods on the Swiss Valley course, which has been the M-S home course since 2017. Their efforts kept…
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Bosworth, Yeakel lead MSJHS in first three games
By Fred Kroner Ava Yeakel dropped in a game-high 10 points on Thursday (Sept. 16) as the eighth-grade Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team opened its season at home with a 32-1 triumph over Danville North Ridge. Erin Dallas chipped in with six points and five steals. On Monday (Sept. 20), M-S traveled to George Evans, in…
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Bulldogs begin season with three wins
By Fred Kroner In the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball season-opener at home on Thursday (Sept. 16), the Bulldogs not only beat Danville North Ridge, but also didn’t allow a point in a 33-0 victory. Breckyn Hess led all players with 10 points. Addison Schultz netted six points. Courtney Fonte and Kenna Collins each contributed four…
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Wuellner still plans to be involved with CCFPD, even after retirement as Executive Director
*Much of the content for this article was taken from an interview on Fred Kroner’s podcast, I’m Game. There’s always a moment when you can feel the change in the weather sweep over the prairie in East Central Illinois. The skies get a little grayer. The morning is a little crisper. The leaves on the…
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Mahomet-Seymour Golf finishes seventh at Livingston County Invitational
By Fred Kroner Junior Ainsley Winters posted a team-best 84 on Thursday (Sept. 16) in the Livingston County Invitational, at Pontiac. The Bulldogs’ other scores in the 18-hole event were: Maddy Clark (100), Kayla McKinney (102), Emma Dallas (107) and Gaby Davis (107). Normal U-High secured the team title with a composite score of 325.…