Tag: Mahomet-Seymour Sports
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Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country teams win Apollo Conference meet
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Elizabeth Sims and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-county team went 2-for-2 on Tuesday in the Apollo Conference meet. The 2018 individual and team champions earned a repeat on their home course at the Lake of the Woods. Sims, a sophomore, was the repeat race winner, this year by 10.82 seconds. Her 3-mile time… Read more
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As M-S Tennis program grows, so does its players
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It was less than a decade ago, but the girls’ tennis program at Mahomet-Seymour in 2013 looked drastically different than it does in 2019. The fledgling program was led by a volunteer coach. The schedule was limited, highlighted by a few tournaments. There were no practice facilities for the aspiring players in… Read more
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Tough defense key for MSJHS girls’ basketball
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Twelve players scored baskets for the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team on Tuesday, helping the Bulldogs win their fifth game in a row. Talia Francom and Reese Didier were the top M-S scorers with six points apiece in a 39-7 win at Urbana. The Bulldogs have allowed 11 points in their last… Read more
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Raver and Oelze set M-S school records at Urbana Invite
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Members of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming team not only did their best on Saturday at the Urbana Invitational, two individuals also did better than anybody has done in school history. Diver Carly Raver broke the M-S school record for 11 dives, accumulating 269.45 points. Overall, Raver finished fifth. Teammate Eden Oelze placed… Read more
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Fried wins match over STM opponent
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Junior Amalie Fried was the lone M-S winner in Thursday’s dual meet against St. Thomas More at the Atkins Tennis Center. She was victorious at No. 3 singles 8-7 and moved into a tie for the team-lead for wins with No. 1 Annie Bao. Each has six. St. Thomas More defeated the… Read more
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M-S Soccer wins fourth shutout
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Kadyn Jones had a goal and an assist on Saturday as the Bulldogs returned to their winning ways with a 2-0 triumph at home over Apollo Conference rival Lincoln. The shutout was the fourth shutout of the season for M-S. After a scoreless first half at Middletown Field, Jones lifted his team… Read more
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M-S Volleyball on nine-game win streak
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ winning streak hit nine matches on Thursday – all in two-set sweeps – with a 25-17, 25-11 triumph at home over Taylorville. Makayla Rosenbery had four kills and two blocks. Haley Orton had four kills, two digs and one block. In junior varsity action, M-S won 21-25, 25-20, 15-12. M-S… Read more
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Bulldog cross country building on mid-season gains
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ cross-country Four Bulldogs placed among the top 35 individuals in Saturday’s 29-school Metamora Invitational at Black Patridge Park. Kyle Nofziger was ninth, Joseph Scheele was 15th, Jonah Singer was 32nd and Nick Mies was 33rd. Nofziger was timed in 15 minutes, 16.9 seconds for the 3-mile course. Scheele was timed… Read more
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Winters qualifies for Sectional tournament
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ golf Freshman Ainsley Winters was the lone Mahomet-Seymour athlete to qualify for the girls’ Class 1A sectional golf tournament. In Thursday’s regional at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, in Champaign, Winters fired a 96 and was one of 10 individuals to move on to the sectional, which will be today. Among… Read more
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Bulldogs rise over Charleston with team effort
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday and enjoyed a happy homecoming in Charleston. His first Mahomet-Seymour football team needed less than 5 minutes to reach the end zone and never trailed en route to a 20-12 triumph over the Trojans. It was the second game in a row… Read more