By Kevin Eickman Last season was not an easy one for first year Milford basketball coach Lamarr Shorts. Between COVID and the youth of his first-year squad, Shorts knew it was going to be a tough time for everyone. One thing he also knew was that his team was going to be well served this season from the experience …
Milford Board recognizes FFA achievements
by Terry Rogers Milford FFA members stand with Governor John Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long at the state fair At their regular monthly meeting, Milford School District Board of Education recognized the achievements of the district’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) members. Chapter officers presented their achievements to the board. “We are very proud of all the success we …
Bucs Fall at Mount Pleasant 41-7
By Kevin Eickman It was not the way the Milford football team wanted their season to end. However, at the end of it all the game was a microcosm of the recently completed 3-6 season. While there were opportunities, there were mistakes from this mostly young group of Buccaneers. The offense was inconsistent and somehow always seemed to make a …
Bucs Fall at Mount Pleasant 41-7
By Kevin Eickman It was not the way the Milford football team wanted their season to end. However, at the end of it all the game was a microcosm of the recently completed 3-6 season. While there were opportunities, there were mistakes from this mostly young group of Buccaneers. The offense was inconsistent and somehow always seemed to make a …
Milford High School Drama Club Performs Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead
The Milford High School Drama Club will present “Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead this November Milford High School Drama Club will present their fall play, Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead, November 19 and 20 at the Milford High School Auditorium. Shows on November 19 will be at 7 PM and on November 20 at 1 PM and …
Shot 6 times, Milford officer says family is his motivation to recover
Milford Cpt. T.J. Webb is still in physical therapy five days a week recovering from his wounds. On Dec. 10, 2020, Milford Police Cpl. T.J. Webb pulled his unmarked silver Dodge Nitro behind the white SUV driven by a man accused of trying to kill his own brother in Reading, Pennsylvania. Two other police cars pulled up nearby at …
Remembering Jerry Thompson
Dr. Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Thompson passes away Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Thompson, a beloved educator and band director, passed away on Tuesday, September 28. The news devastated many in Milford who remember him leading the band at Milford High School for many years. Memories of Thompson were shared across social media platforms as the news spread that a Milford icon had …
Cross Country Solid at Middletown Invitational
By Kevin Eickman From left to right: Jonja Willey, Faith Mitchell, Taylor Humes and Eric Perry One of the more underappreciated sports during the fall season is that of cross country. With the season just getting underway, this year’s Buccaneer team is hoping to build off a winning season from last year, when both the boys and girls teams finished …
Lake Takes Back Bell
By Kevin Eickman It was all coming to an end now; the Milford defense knew what was coming and it was powerless to stop it. Play after play the visiting Lake Forest Spartans kept on pounding the ball against a wilting Buccaneer defense. Any hope of a Milford comeback had long since evaporated, it was simply trying to get the …
Bucs Rise to Road Challenge
By Kevin Eickman Without traffic it takes about an hour and forty minutes to get from Milford to North County H.S. in Glen Burnie, Maryland. With traffic, and there is always traffic on a Friday, it can take a lot longer. That was just the case last Friday as it took Milford’s football team about two and a half …