By Kevin Eickman Coach Jack Simon has been a fixture in the Milford Athletic Community for nearly 50 years. He arrived in 1976 as a Driver Education teacher for the high school. But Milford also got a coach with enthusiasm, heart, character, and integrity. Since that time, with a few breaks in between, Simon has been the heart and soul …
By Kevin Eickman On the surface, the Milford home swim meet Dec. 18 against Caesar Rodney – with the Rodney girls winning 132-19.5 and the boys winning 128-55 – wasn’t close. But you wouldn’t have guessed the score by the enthusiasm of the Milford squad as they continued to cheer on and encourage each other to do their best. In …
By Kevin Eickman Choosing the right college is never easy, and Milford senior Bailey Masten had the additional pressure of wanting to play field hockey at a high level. After weighing her options, the Milford captain and two-time All-State selection as a midfielder, the choice surprised her a bit. “I had a lot of options, and I really wasn’t looking …
By Kevin Eickman Milford traveled down to Sussex Tech last Thursday for a much anticipated Henlopen Conference match-up. While Tech would get off to a quick start, draining three constitutive three-pointers to start the contest, it would be Milford who would ultimately find their footing on their way to a comfortable 70-52 victory. After falling behind early in the …
By Kevin Eickman Make no mistake about it, William Penn wrestling traveled down to Milford this Saturday for the annual tournament and were the class of the field. The Colonials would net six individual titles in the boys tournament. The winners for Penn would be Julian Philips at 106, Nazeef Bush at 113, Christia Smith at 126, Jason Hugart at …
By Kevin Eickman With only five seniors on the Milford wrestling team, it will likely be a season of growth for the Buccaneers, who do have some areas of strength. Don Parsley returns for his 34th year as the head coach. Even with a five-year break, Parsley is synonymous with Milford wrestling. After watching a wrestling practice this week, you …
By Kevin Eickman Just three weeks ago, the Milford girls’ basketball team was concerned about whether they’d even have enough players to have a girl’s team. On Thursday, however, not only did they have a team, but they won their season opener, defeating visiting Delmar by a score of 37-34. The game was characterized by tough physical play, as both …
By Kevin Eickman Last season, the Milford boy’s basketball team finished a disappointing 8-12. When you look through the schedule you can see that it wasn’t that they were a bad basketball team, they just weren’t good enough to compete against some of the teams that were on the schedule. When you square off twice against Dover, who were previous …
By Kevin Eickman If you have been following Milford wrestling over the last few years, the name Emily Thode should be familiar to you. A 2023 graduate, she wrestled at the varsity level for the Buccaneers and performed well. So well in fact she was selected as a captain her senior season. This was not a small feat due to …
By Kevin Eickman Sometimes life takes on journeys we don’t expect. In the case of Milford soccer coach Prince Kemmerlin that is exactly what unfolded as after a strange and unforeseen circumstance landed him the job as the Milford soccer head coach four years ago. “If you would have asked me ten years ago that I would end up as …
