Milford High School Cross Country

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun . . . DuNNNN . . . . DUNNNNN ... Dunnnnnnn . . . . . DUN DUN . . . Well, how 'bout that for an opener? The summer running series (now in the plural form with the Rockin' Ray Parker Trisports Events series in Kent County and the Seashore Strider Racing Series in Rehoboth) has officially begun and Ol' Bloom has again taken to the streets (not in protest, but in good racing run) to plow through yet another summer schedule. And for now, he runs solo as his fellow Special Saucers (Uncle Vern, et al.) contemplate retirement. Hence, this season will be the Survivor Special!! (Hopefully, we'll see Uncle Vern alive and kicking soon and maybe we'll sign on some upstart Saucers). At any rate, this is my fourth straight season after taking a decade hiatus from running (dating back to my high school days at Lake) and I like to give the local running world a little spotlight each week so stay tuned and join the Special Sauce fan club (along with me, I think we still have two in our fan base. Seaford CC coach Rob Perciful told me the other day that he still surfs the web and stops by for a summer racing snack from time-to-time.) I'll try to keep a weekly update, highlighting Henlopen CC alum and others as they brave the pavement. And of course, as always, you can get a chuckle at my times as I make my quest to return to that high school best of 19:45. But don't laugh too much, you MHSCCers, the 2003 high school CC season starts in August, so you better be faster than your coach. And here's some early Special Sauce Insider news, Ol' Bloom got to start this year's Strider Series at age 28, just one day before my 29th birthday. :) And remember . . . If you want to make Special Sauce, I guess I'll have to see you out there running! :) Have fun! Run!

2002 Reindeer Stampede Nov. 30, 2002 1. Matt Gordineer 17:54 2. Kyle Luke 18:29 3. Charles Bailey 18:37 4. Jed Mountz 18:43 5. Christopher Martin 19:13 6. Nick Boggs 20:01 7. Michael Mann 20:13 8. David Trombello 20:22 9. Chad Carpenter 20:31 10. Scott Hall 21:01 11. John Yanacek 21:25 12. Mark Shaw 21:29 13. Bob Crowther 22:10 14. Ted Pfarrer 22:50 15. Amy Mallamo 23:50 16. Tim Morris 23:52 17. Stephen Kemmerle 23:55 18. Ray Parker 24:02 19. Matt Holloway 24:08 20. Ricker Adkins 24:14 21. Michael Katz 24:18 22. John Turner 24:20 23. Justin Bloom 24:34 24. Katie Walsh 24:39 25. Jim Marvin 24:48 26. Michelle Whittler 25:03 27. Michael Firch 25:04 28. Darren Guido 25:05 29. Caty Bivins 25:15 30. Kevin Dickerson 25:16 31. Bill Whittler 25:19 32. Milton Taylor 25:24 33. Brad Bivins 25:28 34. John Reynolds 25:55 35. Jessica Fitzpatrick 25:56 36. Amber Zedney 26:01 37. Christian Dubsky 26:02 38. Sharyn Slick 26:07 39. Dean Johnson 26:09 40. Lindsay Kenton 26:11 41. Mark Bivins 26:13 42. Steve Katz 26:34 43. Robert O’Neill 26:51 44. Brian Walsh 26:56 45. Karl Katz 27:05 46. Steven Filips 27:27 47. Patti Krienen 27:29 48. Denise Thomas 27:53 49. Ron Seibach 28:00 50. Joey Palumbo 28:00 51. Chris Kenton 28:01 52. Christina Dayton 28:25 53. Anne Wearden 28:29 54. George Whittier 28:29 55. Grace Scott 28:50 56. Tim Smith 28:52 57. Dawn Smith 28:52 58. Lynn Howard 29:00 59. Kevin Chick 29:04 60. Roxann Parker 29:23 61. Brian Fitzpatrick 29:33 62. Rick Kenton 29:33 63. Peter DiMaria 29:40 64. Linda Irwin 30:14 65. Mary Walsh 30:22 66. Amanda Schatz 30:29 67. Erica Godwin 30:34 68. Randy Fisher 30:34 69. Kathy Kunkle 30:35 70. Sherry McKee 31:17 71. Rusty Tressler 31:27 72. Maire O’Neill 32:01 73. Patrick Reynolds 32:10 74. Gary Fisher 32:23 75. Gwen Guerke 32:24 76. Nancy Hickman 32:28 77. Kelli Henrich 32:39 78. Doug Morrow 33:35 79. Brandon Rogers 34:24 80. Heather Rudd 34:29 81. Dianne Marcolini 35:23 82. Shea VanHekle 35:38 83. Julee Farley 35:40 84. Dana Rathfon 35:43 85. Brigid O’Neill 35:44 86. Joe Bleistein 35:47 87. Joe Katz 36:20 88. Betty Weikert 36:36 89. Tammy Mallamo 36:36 90. Katie Johnson 38:02 91. Elizabeth Holt 39:00 92. Austin Katz 39:01 Walkers: Carol Holloway, Pamela Holloway, Louise Holt, Bobbie Fisher, Michael Baker, Karla Link, Faith Ennis, Marcy McKee, Andrea Ennis, Chelsea Morris, Jenna Rathfon, Claire Reynolds, Sheila Landis, Vernon Redding. Male overall Matt Gordineer Female overall Amy Mallamo 9-under boys 1. Patrick Reynolds 2. Austin Katz 3. Michael Baker 9-under girls none 10-13 boys 1. Michael Katz 2. Joe Katz 10-13 girls 1. Shea VanHekle 2. Katie Johnson 3. Elizabeth Holt 14-19 boys 1. Kyle Luke 2. Jed Mountz 3. Chris Martin 14-19 girls 1. Katie Walsh 2. Caty Bivins 3. Jessica Fitzpatrick 20-29 men 1. Nick Boggs 2. Michael Mann 3. David Trombello 20-29 women 1. Heather Rudd 30-39 men 1. Charles Bailey 2. John Yanacek 3. Ted Pfarrer 30-39 women 1. Michelle Whitler 2. Patti Krienen 3. Anne Wearden 40-49 men 1. Mark Shaw 2. Bob Crowther 3. Ray Parker 40-49 women 1. Denise Thomas 2. Grace Scott 3. Roxann Parker 50-over men 1. Stephen Kemmerle 2. Jim Marvin 3. Milton Taylor 50-over women 1. Sharyn Slick 2. Gwen Guerke 3. Betty Weikert

Senior captain Chad Carpenter earned a nice compliment to his glorious MHSCC career, gaining second-team All-state recognition for the second consecutive season. Congratulations!

Chad Carpenter ran 7th overall with a 17:10 and Keith Short finished 20th with a 18:02 as the boys team placed 8th overall in the Division II state championships Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Lindsay Kenton ran a 22:49 -- her fastest Killens time -- to place 30th leading the girls to an 11th-place finish. Monica White also ran a career-best 26:59 for the girls, and Amber Zedney, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Amanda Meade, Erica Godwin and Megan Pastor each wrapped up their varsity season. For the boys, Scott Hall, Joey Palumbo, Jon Wyman, Chris Demby and Robert White rounded out the varsity. For more results and pix, click on the above headline.

Seniors Chad Carpenter and Keith Short each finished among the all-conference teams to lead the Bucs at the Henlopen Championship Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Overall, the boys team finished fourth while the girls took sixth. Carpenter finished as the runner-up in the boys race with a 17:02 -- just nine seconds behind Dover's Charles Gibson. Short finished 13th overall with an 18:06. Scott Hall took 19th with a 18:24 while Joey Palumbo, Rashad Matthews, Jon Wyman and Chris Demby rounded out the varsity. For the girls, Lindsay Kenton, Amber Zedney, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Erica Godwin, Amanda Meade, Candice Young and Megan Pastor led the varsity. Godwin ran her career-best time of 24:00. Matt Holloway, Andrew Meade, Brandon Rogers, Monica White, Tricia Gerken and Julee Farley each ran career-best times for the junior varisty. In all, 23 runners ran their fastest time at Killens Pond State Park. Click on the above headline for more results.