Tag: Apollo Conference
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Orgeron registers first double-double in win over Taylorville
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Freshman Savannah Orgeron registered her first varsity double-double on Friday, helping Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball to a 61-31 Apollo Conference victory at home over Taylorville. Orgeron scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Three other Bulldogs joined their teammate in double figures. Cayla Koerner scored 17 points, Makayla Rosenbery hit 11 points… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour wins sixth-consecutive Regional Championship
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Ten Bulldogs advanced to the Class 2A sectional wrestling tournament based on results from Saturday’s regional at Mahomet-Seymour. All 14 varsity wrestlers made a contribution to the school’s sixth consecutive regional championship. Every athlete in coach Rob Ledin’s lineup won at least one match and 13 helped M-S gain bonus points by… Read more
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Bulldogs “playing with real purpose and identity”
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games with consecutive Apollo Conference wins to end the week. M-S traveled to Mount Zion on Friday and returned home with a 71-58 victory. On Saturday at home, the Bulldogs reached their highest point total of the season, outscoring Effingham 89-81 in a contest… Read more
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Urbana tops Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour scored nearly half of its points in the fourth quarter on Monday, but lost a 63-48 non-conference girls’ basketball decision at home to Urbana. The Tigers led 49-25 after three quarters. Savannah Orgeron and Makayla Rosenbery were the Bulldogs’ top scorers, each finishing with nine points. Cayla Koerner and Durbin Thomas… Read more
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Defense puts Bulldogs over Rantoul
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs scored the most second-half points Friday at Lincoln, but could not recover from a huge first-half deficit and suffered a 66-36 loss to the Railsplitters. After intermission, M-S held a 23-20 edge in points scored. Lincoln limited the Bulldogs to six first-quarter points and carried a 46-13 lead into halftime.… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling tops Champaign Central and Pontiac
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Bulldogs – 22nd in Class 2A according to The Illinois Best Weekly – topped two opponents in dual meets Thursday night at Champaign Central. M-S (19-1) handled Pontiac 64-12 and Champaign Central 72-11. All 14 varsity grapplers who competed for M-S won at least one match and 10 posted at… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour wrestling captures two Apollo Conference wins
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seven Bulldogs won twice on Tuesday as the team captured two Apollo Conference dual-meet victories at home. M-S outpointed Lincoln 55-15 and Mount Zion 55-21. Of the squad members who were 2-0 for the night, only Logan Petro (138 pounds), Colton Crowley (182 pounds) and Daniel Renshaw (220 pounds) registered two pins.… Read more
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Orgeron’s 17-points not enough to pull Bulldogs over Effingham
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Savannah Orgeron scored a career-high 17 points on Thursday, but M-S suffered a 54-48 Apollo Conference loss at Effingham. Orgeron also hit a new career-high with five three-point field goals. The 5-foot-10 freshman totaled 46 points and six three-pointers in her first 16 high school games, but has put up 59 points… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour wrestling places third at Marty Williams Invitational
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Six Bulldogs won both matches on Thursday as Mahomet-Seymour opened its Apollo Conference wrestling schedule with a split at Effingham. The Bulldogs (15-1 overall) defeated the host school 73-6 before losing to Mattoon 37-32 in a match decided by the final bout. In the most-recent Illinois Best Weekly state rankings, Mattoon was… Read more
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Mount Zion halts Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball win streak
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mount Zion put a halt to Mahomet-Seymour’s four-game winning streak in girls’ basketball on Monday, posting a 53-40 victory over the Bulldogs in their own gym. Durbin Thomas scored a team-high 11 points and made a career-high three three-pointers. Other top point-makers for the Bulldogs were Savannah Orgeron and Nichole Taylor, each… Read more