Milford High School Cross Country

Congrats go out to Polytech assistant coach Charles Bailey who beat a field of nearly 100 runners with a 17:58 at the 27th annual Kent County Parks and Recreation 5K Saturday at Killens Pond. Ol' Bloomie ran a lackluster 21:21 to grab a third-place trophy -- would've been nice to catch Smyrna's Coach Kennedy, who took second with a 20:37. MHSCCers Andrew Meade (21:35) and Matt Holloway (22:35) put a target on their coach, and a big congrats goes out to freshman MHS soccer player Spencer Adams who ran his first 5K ever with no training to take the 14-under age group with an impressive 23:12. Can't wait to see him on the track. Also, MMSCCer Robert Fisher continues to shine, placing third in the 14-unders with a 26:46. The future for MHSCC looks promising! Extra shoutouts go to Robert's dad, Randy (47th), Lake alums Eric Payne (5th overall) and Angie Brown (2nd female overall). Special Sauce Insider saw numerous local CCers, including Smyrna's super freshman Ashley Rogers (23:42) and her lady Eagle teammates as well as boys' future frontrunner Kerry Wilson (6th overall). Lake's David Riser edged out Dover's Kevin Kemmerle just ahead of Bloom, while Lake's Brian Frederickson and the Touchards - Brittney and Jordan -- ran strong. Keep an eye out for W.T. Chipman runner Danielle Riley who already finished in the 23s.