Chamber Donates ToAmerican Cancer SocietyCarlisle Awards Students<strong>For</strong> Fire PreventionThe Chamber of Commerce for Greater <strong>Milford</strong> along with sponsors DentsplyCaulk, Extreme Total Fitness, i.g. Burton, WSFS and The Delaware Prostate CancerCoalition presented the American Cancer Society with a $1000.00 from a portionof the proceeds from the 3rd Annual “Smile for Freedom” 5K/3K Run/Walk.Photo Attached: Back Row (L to R) Brian Warnock, WSFS; Pete Renzi, i.g. Burton;Jon Good Dentsply Caulk; Charlie Burton, i.g. Burton; Front Row (L to R)David Sauls, Delaware Prostate Cancer Coalition; Sarah Fox, <strong>Milford</strong> Relay for Life;Josette Castiglione, ACS; Alexa Pavlak, Extreme Total Fitness; Bobbi Pavlak, ExtremeTotal Fitness; Lisa DiVincenzo, i.g. Burton. Not Pictured Laura Burton, Abbott’sGrill.On Sunday November 11th the Carlisle Fire Company held their annualFire Prevention Posters and Essays Awards Program at the Fire Station.Winners from first through eighth grade received either trophiesor other special commendations for the entries the students submittedthrough their school. Carlisle Fire Company Chief Elect, Charles Vanamanand President, Marvin Sharp are pictured with the students thatreceived their 2012 awards. The students are Emma Holt, Verity Layton,Isabella Keesler-Evans, Madison Arnold, Connor Christie, MicahLawson, Brianna Casely, Shannon Onusko, Mark Hough Jr., HannahShockley, Jenna Ansalvish, Madeline Shahan, Susan Washinski, IrelandStump, Mariah Todd, Natalie Stevenson, Olivia Giltner, ChristopherPerry, Vanessa Johnson, and Cade Skuvy.
Lady Bucs ContinueTo Improve With 10-5 SeasonBy Kevin EickmanOn November 3, the <strong>Milford</strong> High School fieldhockey season was on the line. With a loss againstvisiting Caravel the Bucs might have been on the outsidelooking in when the State tournament field wasannounced. On that afternoon, against a top caliberopponent, <strong>Milford</strong> took the next step in the evolutionof a program that looks to be on the rise. <strong>Milford</strong>was able to defeat the then 13-1 Caravel Academy, ina 3-2 overtime thriller. “There is no doubt it was thehighlight of the season, it’s the kind of game we hadbeen trying to put together all year,” said Coach AndreaFleming.<strong>Milford</strong> would fall in the first round of the tournamenton a 1-0 road loss to Wilmington FriendsSchool. While the loss was disappointing, it was asolid effort and the second season in a row that theBucs qualified for the tournament. Coach Flemingbelieves that <strong>Milford</strong> is laying the groundwork for aneven greater success in the future “We are buildinga mindset, we are at the point that playing well, butstill losing isn’t good enough for us,” she commented.“This is a program committed to success and wewant to get better every year.”Continuing to reflect on the season, Coach Flemingthought that it was a year where all her playerscontinued to improve. One of those that stood outin their degree of improvement was junior SydneyReynolds. The midfielder had a very slow start to theseason and had to work hard to earn her playing time“Sydney was not where she needed to be at the beginningof the season but to her credit she workeddiligently and became an outstanding player,” commentedFleming.Another player that took great strides during theyear was Kasey Fry. The sophomore worked diligentlyto improve her game and it showed. “Caseywas a tireless worker, who got better and better asthe season progressed,” commented Fleming. “If shecontinues to improve, she could be something veryspecial.”When asked which senior would be the biggestvoid to be filled next year, Fleming stated that goalieRebekah Yanacek would be a big loss for the program“We are talking about a very special talent, thatcontributed to this program from her first day as afreshman to her final game as a senior,” said Fleming.“The bigger the moment, the bigger she became. Sheis a fantastic talent and a phenomenal leader.”Talking about the group as a whole, Fleming is fullof praise for the team. “This team was always willingto do the work. They knew nothing was going to behanded to them and they weren’t afraid to put in thehard work.” Fleming continued, “When you have agroup that works this hard it’s a pleasure to coach.They never complained, they never argued, they justgave it their all.”Looking forward to next season, Coach Flemingthinks that the team can take the next step. However,that next step will not come unless everybody buysinto what needs to be done. “The players need to dothe work during the off season, they need to workon their strength, skill and stamina,” she said. “Theeffort that they put in all year long is what pays offduring the season.”