Tag: Mahomet-Seymour Football
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2019 Dawgapalooza scheduled for August 30
Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 30. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. The Bulldogs will kick-off their 2019 football season… Read more
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Bulldogs prepare for fall sport preview on August 22
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour football program is on the move. There is no sauntering to reach the practice field. “That’s part of their conditioning,” first-year head coach Jon Adkins said. “As soon as their stuff is on, they jog out there.” Adkins is among the joggers. “I wouldn’t ask them to do something… Read more
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Adkins gives opportunity of life lessons in choosing team captains
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coaches often talk about their athletes learning life lessons through the sports in which they participate. Mahomet-Seymour first-year varsity football coach Jon Adkins put that principle into practice this summer. He asked squad members who were interested in serving as team captains to submit an application – complete with three references… Read more
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Adkins named as M-S Football Coach
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins stopped playing football when he got to college in order to prepare for his future. “I was going to walk-on at Eastern Illinois University,” said Adkins, a Charleston native, “but I chose a different path. “I knew I wanted to coach and make an impact on kids’ lives, so I… Read more
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Mahomet Seymour Athlete of the Month: Dante Roberts
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Parents have two choices when receiving a diagnosis that is unfavorable about a child. They can accept it, and make due as best as they can. They can reject it and independently search for alternative solutions. “The best thing for me,” Katrina Roberts said, “is to tell me something can’t be done.”… Read more
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IHSA football districts approved
The IHSA changed the way high school football playoffs happened. Read more
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Three generations come together for “dream come true”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school football games where the home team loses 34-6 aren’t often referred to as “historic” or “memorable.” An Oct. 5 non-conference game at Westville deserves those titles even though visiting Westmont prevailed by 28 points. Three of the five men officiating the game that night were representing different generations of… Read more
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MSHS Football Coach Keith Pogue resigns position
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The record reflects the successes Mahomet-Seymour football enjoyed during Keith Pogue’s 11-year tenure as head coach. He was the third successive Bulldog football coach — a span covering 48 consecutive seasons through 2018 — to maintain a tradition in which the career winning percentage for the trio of coaches is at… Read more