Bucs looking to finish strong heading into baseball state tournament

Ben HeckSports

State tournament season is quickly approaching, with Friday, May 15 being the last day for regular season competition and Tuesday, May 18 marking the first round of the DIAA baseball state tourney. Following a tough 4-2 loss to Tower Hill High on Saturday, the Milford High baseball squad is looking to get back on track with just two games remaining …

Trio of 8th graders leading Bucs in first season as varsity program

Ben HeckMilford-live, Sports

It certainly isn’t the first year that Lina Frederick has played lacrosse. It’s not the first year for Hannah Zimmerman or Bailey Masten, either. But it is the first time the trio of eighth graders have played the sport at the varsity level. In fact, it’s the first varsity season for the entire Milford High girls’ lacrosse program. You wouldn’t …

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Milford senior Hamilton leading Bucs’ golf team

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When Ben Hamilton first showed up to golf practice this spring, it was his first time at Jonathan’s Landing. With The Rookery North golf course closing down, the Milford High golf team had to move its home course to the Magnolia area course. It hasn’t stopped the senior from putting up the top team score in almost all of the …

Bucs snap 3-game skid with 22-1 conference win over Sussex Central

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Bryce Wells was happy to be back on the field after missing more than three weeks of action. The Milford High senior midfielder scored a hat trick in his first bit of action since suffering a shoulder injury March 29 as his Bucs defeated Sussex Central High 22-1 at Briggs Stadium Wednesday night. “It feels pretty good being back out …

Bucs soccer falls 8-1 to Riders, look ahead to busy week

Ben HeckMilford-live, Schools, Sports

Lila Mergner put the ball in the back of the net unassisted in the 69th minute last Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, the goal by the Milford High sophomore was the lone score for the Buccaneers’ soccer team that afternoon as Henlopen North foe Caesar Rodney High had already pulled ahead on their way to an 8-1 victory in Camden April 15. …

Milford’s Mergner blanks CR 11-0 in five innings

Ben HeckMilford-live, Schools, Sports

Alex Mergner had a near-perfect afternoon on the mound. The Milford High starting pitcher surrendered just one hit and struck out eight batters in five scoreless innings as the Bucs shut out Caesar Rodney High, 11-0, Thursday afternoon. With a double-digit lead, it took only five innings to complete the win over the Henlopen Conference Northern Division foe. It marks …