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Three MSJHS Golfers advance to IESA State Tournament
The fledgling first-year Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School boys’ golf program resulted with three of the six squad members qualifying for the IESA state tournament. M-S had no regular-season meets, but competed in the sectional at Eagle Ridge Golf Course, in Paris, on Thursday (Sept. 9). In a field of 61 participants, Bulldogs Kelton Hennesy and…
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Bulldogs on 4-game win streak headed into Regionals
By Fred Kroner Pitchers Jackson Bohm and Paxton O’Malley combined for a one-hitter for Mahomet-Seymour on Thursday (Sept. 9) as the Bulldogs ran past visiting Clinton 11-1 in a junior high baseball game. Bohm struck out five batters in 4 1/3 innings. Leading the hit parade for the Bulldogs were Pierce Douglas, Kyle Popovich and…
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Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame: Janet Watkins
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Janet Watkins’ hobby is gardening. She enjoys the process from starting with a seed to nurturing it to life to waiting for the bloom and then enjoying the fragrance.…
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Bulldogs rally in IESA Regional before loss to Urbana
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team turned in a powerful performance on Wednesday (Sept. 8) in its Class 3A IESA regional quarterfinal game at home. The third-seeded Bulldogs pounded Champaign Franklin 20-5 behind a 21-hit attack that featured four M-S home runs. Socking round-trippers were Lily Bosworth, Brooklyn Dyer, Kalista Granadino and Brooklyn Tuttle. Dyer…
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Bulldog tennis goes undefeated at Bishop McNamara
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team improved its season record to 4-1 on Thursday (Sept. 9) with a 5-0 win at Kankakee Bishop McNamara. At No. 1 singles, Morgan Lee didn’t lose a game while dispatching Sarah Berg, 6-0, 6-0. The Bulldogs’ No. 1 doubles team of Savannah Amatyleon and Lillie Hillard duplicated that…
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BCC edges out M-S Swimming at Pontiac
By Fred Kroner Senior Olivia McMurry was a two-event winner on Thursday (Sept. 9), but the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team dropped a narrow 96-94 decision to Bloomington Central Catholic at Pontiac. McMurry was victorious in the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. Senior Kate Raver was the other M-S individual winner. She triumphed in the…
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Henrichs earns hat trick in win over Charleston
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs scored a season-high 10 goals on Thursday (Sept. 9) – including a hat trick by Sam Henrichs – and dispatched Charleston 10-0 in an Apollo Conference boys’ soccer match at Middleton Field. M-S led 9-0 at intermission while improving to 2-0 in Apollo matches. Both Apollo wins have been by…
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M-S Volleyball sweeps Mt. Zion, Rodebaugh earns tournament recognition
By Fred Kroner Haylie Orton posted six kills and five blocks on Thursday (Sept. 9) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team swept Mount Zion at home, 25-11, 25-17. Maddie Gaede recorded 11 assists, five digs and one service ace. The Bulldogs are 3-0 in Apollo Conference matches. In the two-day Crossroads Classic, which ended on Saturday…
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M-S Golf captures Champaign County Championship
By Fred Kroner Led by the second-place individual, Blake Harvey, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf squad earned team honors on Monday (Sept. 13) in the Champaign County Invitational at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. Harvey fired a team-best 78 and was two strokes behind the medalist, Wade Schacht, from Champaign Central. In the team chase, M-S had…
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Bulldogs place 11th at Detweiller Park
By Fred Kroner In a 49-school field on Saturday (Sept. 11) at the First to the Finish cross-country race at Peoria’s Detweiller Park, Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country team placed 11th in the Class 2A division of the meet. Separate races were held for 1A, 2A and 3A competitors. The 2A team champion was Grayslake Central (96…