Tag: Mahomet-Seymour Basketball
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MSHS boys’ basketball season comes to an end
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The boys’ basketball season ended Tuesday night for Mahomet-Seymour, which was playing its second regional tournament game in as many nights. The Bulldogs dropped a 65-56 decision to the top seed at the Rantoul Class 3A site, Champaign Central. A buzzer-beating three-pointer by the Maroons lifted them into a 27-20 halftime lead.… Read more
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Torment basketball provides team for girls to play and belong
What happens if you have a Basketball Jones, but you can’t find a team? What if you have a Basketball Jones and there are opportunities for boys to play on a team and not for girls to play on a team? What if you’re only 9 years old? These are questions that young girls in… Read more
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Coleman leads Bulldogs to victory, begins IHSA Regional play tonight
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Junior Grant Coleman’s fourth 30-point game of the season sparked Mahomet-Seymour to a victory in the regular-season boys’ basketball finale on Friday. The Bulldogs (11-16) handled a Mattoon team, 58-53, that they lost to at home in overtime last month. Coleman had 33 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Senior Lucas Turner… Read more
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MSHS Boy’s basketball ends senior night with win
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seniors scored 44 points Friday night as Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 79-55 Apollo Conference triumph over visiting Charleston. The Bulldogs (10-16) led, 28-24, at halftime, but pulled away by outscoring the Trojans 32-12 in the third period. Junior Grant Coleman had game-high totals of 24 points and… Read more
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MSHS girls’ basketball fall in IHSA Regionals, boys’ basketball loses to Normal West
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball season ended on Tuesday with a 51-43 loss to top-seeded Charleston in the semifinals of Clinton’s Class 3A regional tournament. Charleston had beaten M-S twice during the regular season, each time by 27-point margins. In the final rematch, the Bulldogs (14-16) led, 9-7, after one quarter and were within… Read more
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Heimann advances to IHSA State, Girls’ basketball wins on senior night
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Senior Wyatt Heimann is the lone Mahomet-Seymour wrestler to qualify for the Class 2A individual state tournament, which starts on Thursday at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center. He rebounded from a 9-4 quarterfinal loss to Mascoutah’s Caleb Grau — the eventual champion at 170 pounds — to post three consecutive… Read more
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MSHS girls’ basketball loses Danville, play final home game tonight
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Urbana snapped an 11-11 tie after one quarter and raced past visiting Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday, 65-52, in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. The Tigers (13-13) led 26-21 at halftime and expanded the lead to 13 points after three quarters. Grant Coleman led M-S (9-14) with 18 points. Connor Kamphaus added 11 points.… Read more
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M-S Madness to be held on Friday
The Mahomet-Seymour boys basketball team will host the 13th annual MSHS Boys’ Basketball fundraiser, Mahomet Madness, on February 1. Inflatables and Field House games will begin at 4:45 PM. Children can purchase a $5.00 Bracelet with unlimited use at the door. Admission to the game is included. A pulled pork meal, including sandwich, chips, drink… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour basketball teams capture wins Saturday, swimming places fourth
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s varsity basketball teams rebounded from losses earlier in the week with victories on Saturday on the road. Boys’ basketball The Bulldogs (8-12) dropped a 45-26 decision at Lincoln on Friday, before earning a narrow 51-50 triumph on Saturday at Canton. Grant Coleman scored 13 points at Canton and Kobe Essien had… Read more
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MSHS closes out regular season, girls’ basketball tops Mattoon
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Two days after placing fifth in their own 22-team Marty Williams Invitational, Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team returned to the mat on Wednesday and concluded its dual-meet season by splitting two Apollo Conference matches. The Bulldogs are 14-7 overall and 4-2 in league meets after topping Taylorville 49-19 and losing to Mount Zion, 38-30.… Read more