Mahomet Seymour High News

Bus driver charged with DUI while driving Mahomet-Seymour students  The Pantagraph

MAHOMET — Illinois State Police say a Mahomet man was driving under the influence of drugs when a school bus, carrying 33 students and coaches, was ...

Pogue resigns as Mahomet-Seymour football coach  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Keith Pogue is stepping down as the head coach of Mahomet-Seymour football, the school announced Friday morning.Pogue has run the ...

Bulldogs' late rally falls short in Apollo play  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Time simply ran out on the Mahomet-Seymour boys' basketball team.The Bulldogs hadn't led since a 7-5 edge during the first quarter of ...

Hearts Set Single-Game Scoring Record in Downing Mahomet-Seymour; High School Football Scores - Friday 9-28-2018  Effingham's News Leader

The Effingham Hearts set a single-game scoring record in defeating the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs Friday night, 64-28. The contest was heard on 979XFM and ...

Hall-of-fame M-S coach removed from position  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — The longtime girls' track and field coach at Mahomet-Seymour High School has been removed from her position under uncertain circumstances, ...

HS Girls Basketball: Mahomet-Seymour vs Central  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-SeymourGirls' Basketball vs Central, Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Mahomet-Seymour High School.

Social-media posts have Mahomet-Seymour parents wary  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Police stepped up their presence Friday at Mahomet-Seymour High School out of an abundance of caution after two perceived threats were ...

Tackling a school shooter? For those who know M-S grad, 'That's Jason'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

At Mahomet-Seymour High School, he was a tough-tackling, rim-touching, shot-putting three-sport star who was always in the middle of the action. So when ...

Central Illinois native, SIU grad hailed as hero after stopping Indiana school shooting suspect  Chicago Tribune

The teacher who subdued the gunman during Friday's middle school shooting in Noblesville, Ind., is a Mahomet native and graduate of Southern Illinois ...

Cassano case: Cigarette butt sealed deal  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — A commercial genetic genealogy company that relies on science and public records, combined with old-fashioned detective work, led to the arrest ...

Entertainment listings, Feb. 14-21, 2019  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

EVENTSThis weekendSPURLOCK MUSEUM'S 17TH ANNUAL WINTER TALES CELEBRATIONWhat: Honoring the cultures of Indigenous Americans and the ...

Retired educator enjoying time as interim principal of Paxton grade school  Paxton Record

PAXTON — Being brought out of retirement may mean fewer walks on the trails of Mahomet's Lake of the Woods and fewer lunches with his friends, but Tom ...

'It's getting worse'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Submit your Letter to the Editor hereMAHOMET — More than a year has passed since Jodi and Derric Eisenmann discovered their well water was contaminated ...

Mahomet-Seymour, Centennial ready to enshrine notable alums  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Come Sept. 22, Jim Risley can get rid of the 3-inch-thick binders, folders filled with documents, large blue-and-orange banner and boxes filled with crystal ...

Memorable ride for Mahomet-Seymour's Benedict and Noe  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Cory Noe and Noah Benedict. For more than 10 years, the two have provided a staple on basketball courts whenever a Mahomet-Seymour ...

For friend of Mahomet woman's family, kidney donation an 'easy' decision  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Life can change in an instant, and for Mahomet's Linda Miller, it all changed with an unexpected phone call in early May.Joel Shoemaker, the best ...

UI homecoming parade called off  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois has canceled tonight's homecoming parade because of cold and wet weather.The parade was scheduled to get ...

Mahomet pulls together in wake of teen's tragic death  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Jodi Murphy was in the Mahomet-Seymour High School auditorium on Wednesday night. Her freshman son was presenting a memorial ...

Just 1 Question: Mahomet-Seymour's 'Breakfast of Champions'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

You don't have to be a top-athlete or have the highest GPA to be named a "champion" at Mahomet-Seymour High School. As part of the school's Positive ...

Kyle Edward Granger  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Kyle Edward Granger passed into heaven June 17, 2017, at 2:32 a.m. at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, surrounded by his family.

Noe propels Bulldogs to third title in four seasons  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Sweat dripped off Cory Noe's head as he posed for photos and chatted with friends and family Friday.The Mahomet-Seymour senior had good ...

William "Billy" Sanderson  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — William “Billy” Michael Sanderson, 28, of Mahomet passed away at 7:30 p.m. Friday (June 22, 2018) in Mahomet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. ...

Bret Fry  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Bret W. Fry, 41, of Chillicothe, formerly of Mahomet, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 19, 2018) at his home. Bret was born on Nov.

Heather Clarke  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Heather N. Clarke, 19, of Mahomet died Monday (April 16, 2018). She was born Sept. 17, 1998, in Denver, the daughter of Becky (Clodfelter) ...

Mahomet-Seymour Graduation 2016  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour High School Commencement 2016, Friday, May 20, 2016 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana.

Mahomet-Seymour student killed in Douglas County wreck  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet Citizen editor Fred Kroner was at Wednesday's vigil. Listen to his report here. TUSCOLA — One Mahomet-Seymour student was killed and two others ...

Champaign-Urbana Area Christmas Shows, Concerts and More  chambanamoms.com

Make family memories at Christmas-themed performances, concerts and shows. Thank you to Virginia Theatre, where you can see Rudolph the Red-Nosed ...

Michael Stillwell  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Michael Stillwell, 63, of Savoy, formerly Mahomet and Bloomington, passed away Wednesday (June 20, 2018) at Willowbrook Memory Care of Savoy.

Just 1 Question: Ending the 'R'-word at Mahomet-Seymour High  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour High School students are banding together to end the use of the "R"-word.

Rantoul closes out regional win  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Rantoul gets clutch free throws from Rome, Hudson to earn regional victoryMAHOMET — As time ticked away to less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter ...

All-Area Wrestling Coach of the Year: Mahomet-Seymour's Rob Ledin  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Why he's Coach of the Year: Ledin guided Mahomet-Seymour to a third straight regional title, and the Bulldogs followed that up with a team sectional win over ...

Bulldogs adapt to new surroundings  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — A year ago, the Mahomet-Seymour football team went through an identity change.The flashy, explosive players of the few years prior were gone.

PHOTOS: Mt. Zion vs. Mahomet-Seymour Football | Photo Galleries  Herald & Review

We're having a Winter Sale and we want to celebrate by giving back to YOU! Enter for a chance to win $20 to McDonald's: The latest in high school sports news ...

HS Boy's Basketball: Mahomet-Seymour vs IVC  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour Boys Basketball vs IVC, Friday, December 2, 2016 at Mahomet-Seymour High School.

'Dynamite' defense may pave way for Mahomet  Bloomington Pantagraph

MAHOMET — With nine starters returning on defense, Mahomet-Seymour High School football coach Keith Pogue is confident that scoring against his team will ...

Many at Mahomet-Seymour 'college-ready'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

SPRINGFIELD — Students at Mahomet-Seymour High School are the most "college-ready" in the area, according to data from the 2014-15 State Report Card, ...

Mahomet-Seymour boys run into a No. 1 ranking  Bloomington Pantagraph

MAHOMET — The DyeStat Illinois state cross country rankings have really done a number on the backs of Mahomet-Seymour High School's boys.

Travels have changed Mahomet-Seymour High grad's worldview  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — All told, Natalie Bidner spent about seven months traveling abroad last year.In that time, the Champaign resident touched down in Croatia, ...

Thursday's highlights: Danville girls edge Chargers in OT  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

In boys' basketball□ LeRoy 95, Blue Ridge 53. Nick Perry poured in 30 points and Brett Egan had 15 — each playing only in the first half — as the Panthers ...

'A gutsy' win for Mahomet-Seymour  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Mahomet-Seymour football coach Keith Pogue didn't know what to expect heading into this season from a young, inexperienced team that had ...

Top of the Morning, May 10, 2017  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

In today's High School Confidential, correspondent Maddy Gates writes about the Mahomet-Seymour math team winning another IHSA state title last weekend.

Mahomet-Seymour passes sting U High  Bloomington Pantagraph

NORMAL — Primarily a running football team, Mahomet-Seymour High School's passes are often simply to stretch a defense.

Mahomet-Seymour moves graduation to Krannert  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Mahomet-Seymour's graduation ceremony is changing venues this school year.Anyone who's been to commencement in the past few years ...

Mark Cooley  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

God gained another angel Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2019) when husband, dad, papa, brother and loving son Mark Cooley was taken to heaven.

HS Boy's Basketball: Mahomet-Seymour vs Normal U-High  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour Boy's Basketball vs Normal U-High, Friday February 3, 2017 at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The Bulldogs defeated the Pioneers 55-51 ...

Slowing Goodwin key for Mahomet-Seymour in super-sectional  Bloomington Pantagraph

Chad Benedict has not seen Belleville Althoff sophomore Jordan Goodwin in person. That will come Tuesday night when Benedict's Mahomet-Seymour High ...

Morton Superintendent Lindsey Hall set to resign  Peoria Journal Star

MORTON — The Morton school district will require a new superintendent for the 2017-18 academic year.During a special meeting Monday night, the ...

Indiana students rescued after bus breaks down on I-74  WAND

MAHOMET, Ill. (WAND) - A bus full of Indiana high schoolers broke down on I-74 near Mahomet, but a local school district was there to help.

R. Joe Pruitt  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Joe Pruitt, 70, passed away March 17, 2018, in Okeechobee, Fla. Joe was born Jan. 18, 1948, to Herman "Pete" Pruitt and Lois (Wildman) ...

Top girls' soccer teams: Mahomet-Seymour at No. 2  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Matt Daniels talks with Aley Brunner of Mahomet-Seymour High School, the Number 2 area girls' soccer team.

University Galleries to present the Central Illinois High School Art Exhibition, June 1 through July 29 - News - Illinois  Illinois State University News

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to announce the opening of the inaugural Central Illinois High School Art Exhibition. A public reception ...

Updated: Mahomet-Seymour student dies of apparent natural causes  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

New 6:23 p.m. Friday:Services have been set for Matthew Prather, according to Mahomet-Seymour football coach Keith Pogue.Matthew's visitation is at First ...

Looking back at the area's best sports moments of 2018  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

With 2018 coming to a close today, The News-Gazette sports staff spotlights the top 10 stories that defined the last 12 months of area athletics:

UPDATE: 55 years for Champaign man who killed mother during crime spree (w/video)  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — A 41-year-old Champaign man who has spent much of his adult life behind bars for crimes of violence will stay locked up the rest of his life for killing ...

Football preview: Mahomet-Seymour youth seeking early maturation  Bloomington Pantagraph

MAHOMET — The Mahomet-Seymour High School football team is so young, the key to its season may be its reaction to adversity.

Mahomet-Seymour strike continues  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Mahomet teachers will be on strike again today. Contract negotiations ended when the board's negotiating team walked out around 9 p.m. ...

Jacob Hamilton  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Jacob Andrew Hamilton, 16, of Mahomet died at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday (May 17, 2017) as the result of injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle accident ...

UPDATE: Man who strangled mother facing extended prison term  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.URBANA — A Champaign County judge will decide how long a Champaign man will spend behind bars for strangling his mother late last ...

Area high school counselors psyched about UI's new free-tuition offer  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

More than 75 percent of the students at Danville High School qualify for free or subsidized school lunch based on their family income.So word that the University ...

Coetzee keeps trucking along despite increased attention  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — The arm strength, bat speed and baseball IQ of Brooks Coetzee aren't what initially stood out to Nic DiFilippo.Those attributes have certainly ...

Madeleine McNulty  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Madeleine Claire McNulty, 16, of Mahomet passed away on Saturday morning (Feb. 25, 2017) at her home of complications from PCDH19 ...

Cassano case: 'He said he stabbed her. He said all over'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — For the first time ever, Toni Cassano was in the same room as the man accused of brutally murdering her daughter.The mother of the late Holly ...

Ex-Bulldogs cream of Rose-Hulman crop  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — For the past 18 years, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the No. 1 engineering school for undergraduates in the ...

Mount Zion routs host Mahomet-Seymour  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — The last time a Keith Pogue-led Mahomet-Seymour football team lost a season opener, a guy named Wes Lunt saw action for the opposition as ...

CJ Fall  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Charles Jason "C.J." Fall, 30, of Urbana passed away from this life on Saturday (July 9, 2016).

Charles Rayburn  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. – Charles Robert "Chuck" Rayburn passed away on Nov. 22, 2017, at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. He was born on ...

Mahomet-Seymour vs Urbana Baseball  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour baseball vs Urbana, Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Mahomet-Seymour High School.

Jordan Harris  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA – Jordan Wayne Harris, 24, of Urbana died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. He was born March 2, 1993, to Craig and Lori (Torbit) Harris, big brother to Eric ...

Wesley Veitch  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Wesley T. Veitch, 28, of Mahomet passed away on Sunday (Sept. 10, 2017). Wesley was born on Feb. 3, 1989, in Normal. Surviving are his parents ...

ETA for college is earlier for some  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — It's safe to say not every high school student is as motivated as Karsyn Bryant.The Mahomet-Seymour High School sophomore, who holds down ...

HS Boy's Basketball: Mahomet-Seymour vs Central Catholic  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour Boys Basketball vs Central Catholic, Friday, February 6, 2015 host by Mahomet-Seymour High School.

Top of the Morning, Dec. 7, 2016  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Congratulations to ...... baritone Nathan Gunn, who received two Grammy nominations (opera recording and contemporary classical composition) on Tuesday.

Matthew Fox  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

BLOOMINGTON – Matthew Eric Fox was born on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 1979, in Urbana, and on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Bloomington he died a gentle giant.

UPDATE: Teacher lauded for efforts to subdue Mattoon High student gunman  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

UPDATE, 9 p.m.:MATTOON — A female teacher acting quickly may have prevented further tragedy Wednesday at Mattoon High School after a male student shot ...

Mahomet, UI grad a 'city boy' for CMT show  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

LOS ANGELES — Travis Leonard gets paid to walk around without a shirt on.If you remember him from his sports career at Mahomet-Seymour and the ...

UPDATE: Police say crime spree involved murder, robbery, chase  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign man accused of killing a relative in her apartment and robbing a Champaign store is in police custody after a dramatic series of ...

Jason Seaman returning to hero's welcome as SIU's Homecoming 2018 grand marshal  SIU News

CARBONDALE, Ill. —The last time Jason Seaman crossed the field at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Saluki Stadium, the defensive lineman was a ...

Mahomet-Seymour nips Central Catholic in Corn Belt battle  Bloomington Pantagraph

BLOOMINGTON — The driver's seat for Corn Belt Conference basketball supremacy will be occupied by Mahomet-Seymour High School for the time being ...

Military 'poolies' diving in head-first ahead of basic training  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — Push-ups, chin-ups and sit-ups.They're the upside of training for future Marines, who will face greater challenges — hefting ammo boxes full of ...

Champaign-Urbana Labor Day Weekend Planner Sponsored by Urbana Park District  chambanamoms.com

Thank you to Urbana Park District for sponsoring this edition of the Weekend Planner. We thank you for a great outdoor pool season. Remember, Urbana Indoor ...

Dixie Heath  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Dixie Nell (Mayol) Heath, 43, of Mahomet passed away from colon cancer on Wednesday morning (Oct. 5, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in ...

Franklin, Mahomet boys speed to regional crowns  Bloomington Pantagraph

The No. 1-state ranked Mahomet-Seymour High School boys cross country team won the East Peoria Class 2A Regional with 41 points on Saturday.

Younger Generation: Celebrating the achievements of young adults  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Write stuffThirty-five Unit 4 students will be honored in the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Creative Expressions Competition at the Annual Celebration at Krannert ...

Friday's prep highlights: M-S earns another Corn Belt victory  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

In boys' basketball□ Mahomet-Seymour 62, Normal U-High 46. The Bulldogs kept their perfect Corn Belt Conference record intact at home as Conner Diedrich ...

Meals with Santa in Champaign-Urbana Sponsored by Woodfield Plaza  chambanamoms.com

Thank you to Woodfield Plaza for helping us bring you all things SANTA in Champaign-Urbana on chambanamoms.com this holiday season! Today, we're ...

News-Gazette All-Area Boys' Track and Field 2017  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

The News-Gazette All-Area boys' track and field team, 2017.

Mahomet man accused of 'pile-driving' UI student  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — Police say alcohol was a factor in an attack on a University of Illinois student whose head was bashed on concrete pavement early Thursday on ...

We Know Where Santa Parks the Sleigh: Where to See Santa in Champaign-Urbana  chambanamoms.com

Santa Claus is coming to Champaign-Urbana! We list local places where your child can see him and ensure their spot on the nice list this year.

New principal at Dunlap High School  Peoria Journal Star

DUNLAP — Scott Adreon, principal of Maroa-Forsyth High School in Maroa for 10 years, has been named principal of Dunlap Community High School. Adreon's ...

NG Top 10:Volleyball  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Before area volleyball teams begin their 2017 seasons, sports editor MATT DANIELS offers up The News-Gazette's preseason poll.RK., TEAM '16 RECORD ...

Jason Smitley  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Jason R. Smitley of Mahomet died Oct. 24, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born Aug. 3, 1987, in Urbana.

Prosecutor: Man suffocated mother  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — Prosecutors said in court today that a Champaign man killed his mother by suffocating her with a pillow and blankets during a crime spree Friday.

They're with the bands  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Sometimes the game is really exciting, and sometimes less so. The marching band has the job of choosing songs and tempos to try to keep those spirits up no ...

Seats up for grabs on county board | Local News  Danville Commercial News

DANVILLE — Several seats are available in Tuesday's election for the Vermilion County board. With races in districts 2, 4, 6, and 7, residents there have much to ...

Area businesses make adjustments as labor pool shrinks  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

When school returns, that's good news for Campustown restaurants, but not as good news for some area businesses that rely on students for workers.

U of I Community Credit Union announced 2017 scholarship winners : SPlog  Smile Politely - Champaign-Urbana's Online Magazine

If you need any more convincing that the University of Illinois' Community Credit Union is a positive force in Champaign-Urbana (and beyond), today, they've ...

Our Newest Redbirds: Perfect choice after two perfect ACT scores  Illinois State University News

Getting a perfect 36 score on your ACT exam is really, really hard. Illinois State University incoming freshman Griffin Megeff did it twice.

Nearly five years after her daughter's brutal murder, Toni Cassano still wants answers  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

The fall — especially the week of Halloween — is the worst time for Toni Cassano.Her daughter's birthday, Oct. 28.Her daughter's favorite holiday, Oct. 31.

Central Illinois Daily Life: June 2016  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

A look at daily life in Central Illinois as seen through the lens of the News-Gazette photographers.

Signing Day: Local athletes across Central Illinois commit  WAND

Today is national signing day. Here at WAND News we are celebrating all local athletes in Central Illinois who have committed to playing a sport in college.

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