Beautiful weather brought in another large crowd of participants Saturday, Nov. 26 as Patrick Helmick (17:13) and Molly Bliss (21:14) led the way as the top male and female finishers at the 13th annual MHSCC Boosters Reindeer Stampede 5K held at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve.

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Senior captains Carl Richardson (5th, 16:34) and Molly Bliss (3rd, 19:43) closed out their four-year careers with their best state meet performances to help lead their teams to top 5 finishes at the DIAA state championship Saturday at Killens Pond State Park.

Led by Richardson, Taiwan Savage, Josh Johnson, Mike Doughty, James Hagen, Henry Phalen and Victor Rueda-Jimenez, the boys lost the sixth-man tie-breaker to third-place St. Mark's to finish fourth overall. In his final race, Johnson ran a 17:37 to reach the No. 17 ranking on the MHSCC All-time Fastest 5K list, while Hagen ran his best -- a 17:48.

For the girls, Alexis Groce scored an 11th-place medal, while Amy Wilson, Hannah Uebele, Stefanie Clendaniel, Lydia Cole and Shaimae Sefiane ran well together to secure the girls as fifth overall. 

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Congratulations to the MHSCC boys and girls who continued their strong postseason performances by sweeping the Henlopen Conference meet championship Saturday at Killens Pond to successfully defend each title from a season ago. Molly Bliss led the way, once again setting a new school record of 19:20 to nail down the girls' first individual Henlopen cross country crown since 2000.

For the boys, who outscored second-place CR, 34-50, Carl Richardson finished a strong runner-up, while Henry Phalen followed with a new best of 17:06 to place him No. 6 on the MHSCC all-time fastest 5K list. Taiwan Savage scored a career-best to finish 5th, while the pack of Mike Doughty, James Hagen, Josh Johnson and Victor Rueda-Jimenez put the entire varsity seven under 18 minutes to earn All-Henlopen status.

For the girls, Alexis Groce and Kelsey Cabrera raced to the All-Henlopen first-team, while Hannah Uebele and Amy Wilson closed out the team's scorers with the 14th & 15th spot overall. Uebele, a freshman, posted her best race, running the 15th fastest 5K time for MHSCC ever. Stef Clendaniel finished 17th, while Lydia Cole closed out the top 7 with a strong race.

The JV boys also claimed the top spot as Andrew Eshelman, Trevor Maloney, Brandon Munce and Evan Becker scored places 2 through 5 with career-best times in the 18s. Shaimae Sefiane (5th) and Kristen Schulze (6th) ran great times to earn JV medals for the girls.

The teams wrap up their season at the DIAA state championship Saturday at Killens Pond State Park.

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Senior Mike Doughty and junior Alexis Groce put together great weeks to surge as the latest Trailblazers of the Week.

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A big congratulations go out to the both the boys & girls who completed a clean sweep of the Kent County Championship Tuesday at Killens Pond State Park. Molly Bliss (19:31) & Carl Richardson (16:42) successfully defended their individual crowns to lead the girls (24 points) & boys (28 points) to victory over runner-up CR.

Alexis Groce (2), Kelsey Cabrera (5), Amy Wilson (6), Stef Clendaniel (10), Henry Phalen (3), Taiwan Savage (5), Victor Rueda-Jimenez (9), James Hagen (10), Josh Johnson (11) and Mike Doughty (13) each made the All-Kent County team, while Andrew Eshelman (16), Lydia Cole (17), Jeremy Morgan (19), Trevor Maloney (20), Hannah Uebele (22) and Evan Becker (23) came close, finishing in the top 25!

The boys' county championship marks their first since 1989, while the girls have now won three straight. Overall, 21 Bucs earned their career-best times, while 42 ran their fastest ever time at Killens Pond.

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Molly Bliss set a new school record of 19:23 to spark the girls to an outstanding performance as they clinched an undefeated 12-0 regular-season Henlopen Conference Championship with wins over Sussex Tech and Cape Henlopen in Lewes Wednesday. Meanwhile, the boys -- led by a 1-2 punch of Carl Richardson & Henry Phalen -- also scored big wins to close out the regular season at 11-1.

Kelsey Cabrera & Alexis Groce each ran season-bests in the low 20s, while Amy Wilson followed with a 21:20 -- No. 10 on the MHSCC All-time Fastest 5K list. Stef Clendaniel and Lydia Cole also broke into the 21s, while Shai Sefiane closed out the varsity seven with a 22:47.

For the boys, Phalen's 17:18 moved him to No. 12 on the all-time list, while Victor Rueda-Jimenez and Taiwan Savage followed with great runs in the 17s. Josh Johnson, Mike Doughty and James Hagen closed out the top seven under 18:14, while Andrew Eshelman followed with an 18:32 -- No. 9 on the Bloom Top 10 soph list.

Overall 29 Bucs surged to career-best times.

Bliss broke Jessi Rivera's previous school record of 19:26 set 12 years ago to the date (Oct. 26, 1999) at Prime Hook versus Cape Henlopen.

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Molly Bliss set a new home course high school record of 19:53 to help the girls sweep away Indian River (15-49) and Sussex Central (15-50) Wednesday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve. The girls scored seven of the top eight spots to improve to 10-0 and set up a chance next Wednesday to clinch their first regular-season Henlopen championship since 1994.

Meanwhile, the boys scored nine of the top 10 runners to run past IR (17-46) & Central (15-50) to move to 9-1. Henry Phalen (17:44), Taiwan Savage (17:50) & Amy Wilson (21:56) also reached the home course record list, while overall, 26 MHSCCers ran their home-course bests Wednesday.

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Victor Rueda-Jimenez reached the No. 15 spot of the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list with a 17:30, and Henry Phalen, Taiwan Savage, James Hagen and Josh Johnson added bests to follow front-runner Carl Richardson to pace the varsity boys to a 8th-place finish out of 34 teams at the Joe O'Neill Invitational at Bellevue State Park Friday.

Meanwhile, Molly Bliss, Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Stef Clendaniel and Shaimae Sefiane ran season-bests to pace the girls to an 11th-place finish.

Andrew Eshelman, Jeremy Morgan, Trevor Maloney, Kevin Johnson, Chandler Benson-Reid, Wesley Wilkins, Brian Gilewski, Josh McCormick, Cayley Robbins, Katie Zang, Amanda Cates and Alexis Doughty added career-bests.

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Molly Bliss led the way, and Alexis Groce, Amy Wilson and Stefanie Clendaniel each followed with bests as the girls topped CR, 26-29, and Smyrna, 20-36, and improved to 8-0 on the season. Meanwhile, Carl Richardson won the overall, but the boys slid to 7-1 on the season after a close 26-29 loss to CR. The boys also topped Smryna, 19-44.

Kelsey Cabrera had a strong kick to close out the girls' top three, while Cayley Robbins aded a career-best. For the boys, Henry Phalen, Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty and Victor Rueda-Jimenez rounded out the scorers, while Andrew Eshelman, Evan Becker, Jeremy Redlich, Justino Cosentino, Donique Hughes and Josh McCormick added career-bests.

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Carl Richardson, Henry Phalen, Victor Rueda-Jimenez and Taiwan Savage each broke into the 17s, while Molly Bliss, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce and Amy Wilson took the top 4 spots as the boys and girls swept past Dover, Polytech and St. Thomas More at Milford Millponds Wednesday to improve to 6-0.

James Hagen, Andrew Eshelman, Chandler Benson-Reid, Jeremy Redlich, Kevin Johnson, Wesley Wilkins, Justino Cosentino, Brian Gilewski, Cole Hallman, Donique Hughes, Josh McCormick, Lydia Cole, Ashley Young, Melissa Leon, Natalia Hernandez and Alexis Doughty shattered career-best times.

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CONGRATS to Molly Bliss (5th), Alexis Groce (12th) & Kelsey Cabrera (19th) who scored medals & helped the girls varsity take home a third-place trophy bowl & T-shirts Saturday at the Salesianum Invitational at Brandywine Creek! Amy Wilson & Stef Clendaniel had big runs to round out the varsity scorers, while Carl Richardson (10th) medaled for the boys.

Evan Becker had a nice day, running to a new season-best time.

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Congratulations go out to the girls’ cross country team for winning the Tidewater Classic Wednesday in Salisbury, edging runner-up CR by 3 points. Molly Bliss won the individual title with a 20:10, while Alexis Groce (7th) and Kelsey Cabrera (11th) scored top 15 medals. Lydia Cole & Hannah Uebele busted out career-bests to round out the top 5 finishers, while Amy Wilson and Stefanie Clendaniel scored season-bests to make the varsity.

Meanwhile, Carl Richardson (3rd), Henry Phalen (8th) & Victor Rueda-Jimenez (14th) scored medals to lead the boys to a fourth-place finish. Seniors Mike Doughty and Josh Johnson teamed with James Hagen and Kierian Firch to round out the varsity finishers.

Overall, Kevin Johnson and Melissa Leon scored career-best times, while David McCormick and Cory Morris added season-bests.

Molly Bliss ran a season-best 20:15 and Carl Richardson cruised to victory to lead the boys & girls Monday at Killens Pond State Park. The boys won 15-49, while the girls won 16-45 to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Alexis Groce, Kelsey Cabrera, Hannah Uebele, Amy Wilson, Stef Clendaniel and Shaimae Sefiane rounded out the girls' top seven, while Henry Phalen, Victor Rueda-Jimenez, Mike Doughty, James Hagen, Josh Johnson and Trevor Maloney led the boys' varsity.

Uebele, Natalia Hernandez and Kevin Johnson scored career-best times.

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In all, 23 runners busted out career-best times as the boys & girls each shut out Woodbridge, 15-50, Wednesday at Woodbridge to improve to 2-0 on the season. Carl Richardson (16:48) & Molly Bliss (20:27) led the way, while Henry Phalen reached No. 14 on the MHSCC All-time Fastest 5K list with a stellar 17:29. The boys' top 14 runners broke 20 minutes!

 Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, Victor Rueda-Jimenez, Josh Johnson and James Hagen smashed bests to round out the boys' varsity seven, while Alexis Groce, Lydia Cole, Hannah Uebele, Stefanie Clendaniel, Shaimae Sefiane and Jessica Downes did the same for the girls.

Other career-bests went to Kierian Firch, Trevor Maloney, Brandon Munce, Derek Munce, Jeremy Morgan, Andrew Eshelman, Jeremy Redlich, Kenny Barlow, Kevin Johnson, Danny Elliott, Justino Costentino, Brian Gilewski, Josh McCormick, Rosali Corporan, Cayley Robbins, Ashley Young, Alexis Doughty and Natalia Hernandez.

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Molly Bliss, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce, Amy Wilson, Lydia Cole and Hannah Uebele each scored Top 10 medals in their respective races to help the girls claim the first-place team trophy at the White Clay Creek Classic on Friday. Meanwhile, Carl Richardson ran the fastest time in the meet to lead the boys to a fourth-place finish.

For the boys, Taiwan Savage, Henry Phalen and Victor Rueda-Jimenez each added medals, and Brandon Munce earned his first varsity finish. For the girls, Stef Clendaniel made a big jump, shaving off over 5 minutes, while Katie Hopkins shaved off nearly 4 minutes for a best.

Kierian Firch, Jeremy Redlich, Justino Costentino, Wesley Wilkins, Rosali Corporan, Cayley Robbins and Katie Zang each smashed new career-bests to lead a great performance for the entire team.

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Carl Richardson and Molly Bliss led the way as the boys & girls each scored the top 18 places to shut out Seaford, 15-50, at home Wednesday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve.

For the boys, Kierian Firch ran a career-best to surge onto varsity for the first time, while Wesley Wilkins, Justino Cosentino and Brian Gilewski also ran career-bests. For the girls, Alexis Doughty shattered her career-best, while Natalia Hernandez and Katie Hopkins also added their bests.

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Carl Richardson (3rd, 17:02), Molly Bliss (4th, 21:02) & Kelsey Cabrera (13th, 21:45) scored medals on a VERY HOT, MUGGY Saturday as the Bucs opened the 2011 race season with great performances at the Lake Forest Invitational at Killens Pond. The boys varsity finished 4th & the girls 5th out of 25-plus teams in the B races.

Henry Phalen (18:18) and Victor Rueda-Jimenez (18:24) busted out career-bests, while Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, James Hagen and Trevor Maloney rounded out the Top 7 varsity finishers. For the girls, Alexis Groce, Amy Wilson, Hannah Uebele (with a career-best), Lydia Cole and Kristen Schulze combined for solid varsity performances.

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Carl Richardson (13th), Molly Bliss (14th) and Alexis Groce (15th) each scored medals to lead the Bucs in the state championships Saturday at Brandywine Creek State Park. The girls finished 6th out of 30 teams in Division II, while the boys finished 7th as the top public school.

Senior Steve Eshelman closed out his stellar career with his best Brandywine time and a Top 30 finish, while Mike Doughty, Henry Phalen, Josh Johnson and Jeremy Morgan added Brandywine bests for the boys. Taiwan Savage closed out the team's scorers.

For the girls, Kelsey Cabrera followed Bliss and Groce, while Stef Clendaniel, Shai Sefiane, Amy Wilson and Lydia Cole added Brandywine bests.

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A big congratulations go out to the MHSCC boys & girls who swept the Henlopen Meet Championships for the first time in school history Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. The boys' 30 points stunned runner-up CR by 22 points, while the girls teamed up for 45 points to rally for a close 10-point win over Sussex Tech. Both CR and Tech had handed the Bucs' their only loss during the regular season.

Carl Richardson won the school's second individual Henlopen title ever -- successfully defending Patrick Helmick's from last season -- to lead a great pack that saw Steve Eshelman (3rd), Taiwan Savage (6th) and Mike Doughty (7th) each make the all-conference first team.  Josh Johnson came up with a HUGE career-best of 18:03 to place 13th, make the second team and secure the boys' title. Sophomore Henry Phalen reached the Bloom record list and earned honorable mention with an 18:37.

For the girls, Molly Bliss (3rd) and Alexis Groce (5th) cruised to first-team finishes, while Kelsey Cabrera finished 8th overall as the top Henlopen freshman. Stefanie Clendaniel (13th), Shaimae Sefiane (16th) and Amy Wilson (21st) ran strong to reach all-conference honors.

Both junior varsity squads also swept away first-place team finishes as well. Jeremy Harper and Jeremy Morgan earned Top 10 medals and spots on the Bloom Top 10 freshmen list, while Tyesha Bowman, Lydia Cole, Maria Medlarz, Taylor Hoey, Sarah Holbruner and Kristen Schulze scored medals for the JV girls.

Mia Fabres-Parker, Shekinah Brown, Shanice Butler and Emily Marconi finished the season with career-bests.

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Junior Josh Johnson and sophomore Alexis Groce busted out great postseason performances to earn the latest Trailblazers of the Week.

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Molly Bliss (19:55) and the MHSCC girls successfully defended their Kent County titles Monday at Killens Pond State Park. Kelsey Cabrera (2nd), Alexis Groce (3rd), Stef Clendaniel (10th) and Shaimae Sefiane (11th) each made All-county as the girls scored just 27 points.

Meanwhile, Carl Richardson ran a 16:57 to become the second MHSCC male ever to win the Kent County individual title. Steve Eshelman (4th), Taiwan Savage (7th) and Mike Doughty (11th) each earned All-county status. Josh Johnson, Henry Phalen and Mike Dunn rounded out the varsity, while Blaeij Sainsume ran a career-best, and Cole Hallman added a season-best.

For the girls, Amy Wilson and Kari Elzey rounded out the varsity seven, while Maria Medlarz, Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah, Mia Fabres-Parker, Shanice Butler, Emily Marconi and Gretchen Vaughn ran career-bests. Bethany Mitzel added a season-best.

Overall, 41 Bucs ran their fastest time ever at Killens Pond.

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Carl Richardson set a new course record of 16:58 on a rainy, stormy day in Georgetown Wednesday as the boys topped Sussex Tech, 19-35, and Cape, 16-39, to wrap up a 10-1 regular season. Meanwhile, Molly Bliss led the way for the girls who upset Cape, 25-30, but lost a very close race to undefeated Sussex Tech, 25-30. Both teams also scored wins versus Delmarva Christian.

Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty and Steve Eshleman put together a great top pack, while Josh Johnson, James Hagen and Jeremy Harper rounded out the varsity.

For the girls, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce and Stef Clendaniel finished among the top 10 in the race, while Shai Sefiane, Amy Wilson (career-best 22:50) and Lydia Cole rounded out a strong varsity. Taylor Hoey, Maria Medlarz and Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah each ran in the 25s to set career times.

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Carl Richardson (16:27) and Molly Bliss (19:53) led the way with solid times to help the cross country teams keep winning versus Sussex Central and Indian River Wednesday at Ingrams Pond. The girls stayed undefeated at 8-0, while the boys moved to 8-1 with lop-sided wins.

Kelsey Cabrera reset the freshman school record with a 20:09, while Amy Wilson also made the Bloom Top 10 for freshmen with a 22:51. Taylor Hoey, Maria Medlarz, Mia Fabres-Parker and Emily Marconi added career-best times.

For the boys, Taiwan Savage ran a career-best 17:27, while James Hagen, Mike Dunn, Andrew Eshelman, Ryan Thomas and Jeremy Morgan each ran career-best times in the 19s. Meanwhile, Dawan Smith, Jacob Blunt, Cory Morris, Chandler Benson-Reid, David McCormick, Kenny Barlow and Blaeij Sainsume shattered career times.

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Kelsey Cabrera set a new freshman school 5K record (20:17 -- No. 7 all-time) while Alexis Groce (20:07 -- No. 6 all-time) and Stef Clendaniel (21:21 -- No. 10 all-time) also moved up on the MHSCC Fastest 5K list as the girls finished 7th out of 33 teams Friday at the Joe O'Neill Invitational at Bellevue State Park.

Meanwhile, Steve Eshelman ran the 6th fastest MHSCC 5K time ever with a 17:06 and Mike Doughty added a 17:43 (No. 16 all-time) as the boys finished 11th of 35 teams.

Overall, Jeremy Harper, Jesse McCormick, James Hagen, Mike Dunn and Trevor Maloney broke into the 19s for career-best times, while Andrew Eshelman, Ryan Thomas, Rob Clendaniel, Jacob Blunt, Cory Morris, Chandler Benson-Reid and Blake Tuttle also added career-bests.

For the girls, Shai Sefiane, Kari Elzey (first time in the 23s!), Lydia Cole, Kristen Schulze, Jessica Downes, Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah, Katie Zang, Amanda Cates, Madeleiny Corporan, Maria Valdez and Patricia Gonzales each scored bests!

Carl Richardson and Molly Bliss led the Bucs with solid times, while Taiwan Savage and Josh Johnson also ran well to round out the varsity finishers.

Also, a big congrats goes out to Homecoming Queen Sarah Holbruner who represented the cross country team with pride!

Molly Bliss led the way and Stef Clendaniel nearly reached the all-time fastest list with a career-best 21:59 as the girls improved to 6-0 with wins over CR and Smyrna in Wednesday's home finale. Meanwhile, Carl Richardson paced the boys who took a tough first loss to CR, 25-31; they handled Smyrna, though, to move to 6-1 for the season.

Steve Eshelman, Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty and Josh Johnson added course-best times to round out the top five scorers, while Jeremy Harper and James Hagen closed out the varsity. For the girls, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce and Shai Sefiane rounded out the top five, while Amy Wilson and Lydia Cole -- who broke into the 23s for the first time -- closed out the varsity.

Jeremy Morgan, Ryan Thomas, Jacob Blunt, Chandler Benson-Reid, Cory Morris, Mike Hollingsworth, Kari Elzey, Tyesha Bowman, Shekinah Brown, Mia Fabres-Parker and Patricia Gonzales scored career-bests. 

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Carl Richardson and Molly Bliss each finished sixth overall as the boys & girls reached the Top 10 at the University of Delaware Invitational Friday at White Clay Creek State Park. The girls finished 4th of 23 teams, while the boys ended up 8th.

Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah set a new career-best, while Morgan Parsley ran a season-best. Each Buc runner ran a new course-best.

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Carl Richardson (16:56) and Molly Bliss (19:48) won their respective races to help keep the cross country teams undefeated after convincing wins over Polytech and Dover Wednesday. Jeremy Harper raced to a career-best 19:47 to reach the freshmen Bloom Top 10.

For the boys, now 5-0, Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman, Mike Doughty, Josh Johnson, Harper and Jesse McCormick closed out the varsity, while Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce, Stefanie Clendaniel, Shai Sefiance, Lydia Cole and Jaimey Rouse made the varsity seven.

Rob Clendaniel, Jacob Blunt, Chandler Benson-Reid, Caleb Primos, Cory Morris, Jevon Harper, Blake Tuttle, Blaeij Sainsume, Tyesha Bowman, Kristen Schulze, Jessica Downes, Emily Alvarado, Shekinah Brown, Mia Fabres-Parker, Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah, Katie Zang, Patricia Gonzales, Amanda Cates and Maria Valdez each scored career-best times.

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Carl Richardson, Molly Bliss, Kelsey Cabrera and Alexis Groce all scored medals to lead the way Saturday at the Salesianum Invitational at Brandywine Creek State Park. Overall, most of the Bucs ran to Brandywine bests.

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Carl Richardson busted out a new school record of 16:24 to place fourth overall, while Molly Bliss finished runner-up with a stellar 19:36 -- just 10 seconds off a school record as the Bucs crushed times at the Tidewater Classic on a rainy, overcast Wednesday afternoon in Salisbury, Md.

The girls earned a third-place trophy out of 22 teams, while the boys finished as the top Delaware team and 5th of 23 teams overall. Alexis Groce (20:44) and Kelsey Cabrera (20:44) added top 10 individual trophies, while Taiwan Savage and Steve Eshelman moved up on the MHSCC All-time Fastest 5K list.

Mike Doughty broked into the 17s for the first time, while Josh Johnson came up big as the boys' No. 5 man with a killer 18:41. Stef Clendaniel and Shai Sefiane surged into the 22s to close out the girls' scorers.

Meanwhile, Amy Wilson, Kari Elzey, Jesse McCormick and James Hagen rounded out the varsities with career times. In all, 31 Bucs smashed career-best times, and another 14 ran to season bests.

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Molly Bliss raced to a career-best 20:02 to set a new high school home course record as the girls shut down Lake Forest, 15-47, Monday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve. Meanwhile, Carl Richardson knocked out a 17:03 to move just 8 seconds off the home course record as the boys topped Lake, 15-50.

Kelsey Cabrera moved to No. 10 on the course list with a 21:40, while Alexis Groce, Stef Clendaniel, Shai Sefiane, Amy Wilson and Kari Elzey closed out the varsity 7. Lydia Cole, Dina Sefiane, Kristen Schulze, Taylor Hoey, Shekinah Brown, Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah, Maria Valdez, Emily Alvarado and Patricia Gonzales added career times.

Josh Johnson and Jeremy Harper highlighted the boys' varsity with personal bests, while Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman, Mike Doughty and Jesse McCormick rounded out the top 7. Trevor Maloney, Chandler Benson-Reid, Rob Clendaniel and Blaeij Sainsume added career-bests.

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Carl Richardson cruised to a 17:23 to lead the boys to a 15-48 win over Woodbridge on a hot, humid day at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve Wednesday. Meanwhile, Kari Elzey, Jaimey Rouse, Morgan Fitzgerald-Lorah and Taylor Hoey improved times as the girls ran a trial as Woodbridge did not field a squad.

 Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman and Mike Doughty followed Richardson, while Josh Johnson, James Hagen and Mike Dunn made their first varsity appearances to round out the top 7.

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Carl Richardson and Molly Bliss led the way at Seaford on Wednesday as the girls won, 17-41, and the boys won, 22-39, to open their Henlopen Conference schedule.

For the boys, Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman and Mike Doughty followed Richardson, while freshmen Jeremy Harper, Jeremy Morgan and Evan Becker busted out career-best times to round out the varsity seven. Meanwhile, Kelsey Cabrera, Alexis Groce, Stef Clendaniel, Shai Sefiane, Amy Wilson and Tyesha Bowman held down the varsity for the girls.

James Hagen, Chandler Benson-Reid, Blake Tuttle, Kristen Schulze, Emily Marconi and Madeleiny Corporan improved career-best times, while Mike Dunn, Caleb Primos, Jevon Harper, Cory Morris and Amanda Cates increased season-bests.

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Carl Richardson ripped out a 16:40 -- just 9 seconds off a school record -- and Molly Bliss posted a 20:32 to pace the boys & girls varsities to top 5 finishes at the Lake Forest Invitational Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Kelsey Cabrera (20:38) & Alexis Groce (21:23) added top 15 medal finishes, and Taiwan Savage and Steve Eshelman each broke into the 17s to help the Bucs stand as the top public school in the varsity B section.

 Freshmen Jeremy Harper, Amy Wilson and Lydia Cole also raced their way onto the top 7, while Mike Doughty, Henry Phalen and Jesse McCormick scored bests to round out the boys varsity. Veterans Stef Clendaniel and Shai Sefiane rounded out the girls' top 5, while Kari Elzey, Dawan Smith and Trevor Maloney also smashed a career-best.

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The boys finished third out of 29 teams in the DIAA Division II state championship Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Patrick Helmick wrapped up his career with a 17:01, good enough for a sixth-place finish and an automatic bid to the All-state team.

Sophomores Carl Richardson and Taiwan Savage each broke 18 minutes as well, while Steve Eshelman, Erik Gibbs, Nick Albert (who ran a caeer-best 19:15) and Mike Doughty led the varsity boys to the best public school finish in DII. Tatnall edged out Archmere to win the meet.

Meanwhile, Molly Bliss placed 19th in the DII race to lead the girls to a sixth-place finish out of 26 teams. Alexis Groce, Sara Kolobielski, Stefanie Clendaniel, Alexis Guzman, Jessica Griffith and Shai Sefiane raced well as the Bucs' varsity seven.

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Seniors Erik Gibbs, Jessica Griffith and Sara Kolobielski nailed down the final Trailblazer of the Week honors of 2009. Click on the above headline to see how they did.

The boys scored a one-point win over runner-up CR to claim their first team title since 1989 at the Henlopen Conference Championship meet Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Senior co-captain Patrick Helmick became the first MHS male in the history of the Henlopen Conference to win the individual cross country title, surging to a Killens-best 16:49.

Carl Richardson (7th) ran a 17:41 to make first-team all-conference, while Taiwan Savage (8th) and Steve Eshelman (13th) made the second team. Mike Doughty rounded out the top 5 by just missing Hon. Mention. Erik Gibbs and Nick Albert rounded out the varsity.

Meanwhile, Molly Bliss (6th) and Sara Kolobielski (7th) reached the all-conference first team to lead the girls to a third-place team finish behind Cape Henlopen and Sussex Tech. Alexis Groce (11th) made the second-team, while Stef Clendaniel (19th) made Hon. Mention. Shai Sefiane, Alexis Guzman and Kacie Jackson rounded out the varsity.

Jessica Griffith won the junior varsity race, while Sarah Holbruner, Karrie Herrman and Kim Richardson scored Top 10 medals. Mike Johnson also placed third for a medal in the boys JV race.

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Sophomore Molly Bliss ran a career-best 20:16 to win the individual Kent County title and also help the girls claim their first team championship since 1994 Tuesday at Killens Pond State Park.

Teammate Alexis Groce finished runner-up, just three seconds behind Bliss with a 20:19 -- the fastest time ever recorded by an MHS freshman, while senior Sara Kolobielski ran a Killens-best 20:53 to place fourth. Sophomores Stef Clendaniel (13th) and Shai Sefiane (20th) ran bests to round out the team's scorers.

 Meanwhile, the boys got eked out of a championship, tying front-running CR, 31-31, before losing the 6th-man tie-breaker by seven seconds. Patrick Helmick finished runner-up overall, while Erik Gibbs (4th), Carl Richardson (7th), Taiwan Savage (8th) and Steve Eshelman (10th) each ran bests to make the All Kent-County team.

Nick Albert, David McCormick, Sarah Holbruner and Morgan Parsley each added career-best times as well.

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Patrick Helmick and Molly Bliss led the way as the boys and girls swept through Lake Forest and Indian River Wednesday at Killens Pond State Park. The boys finished the regular season at 11-1 overall, 9-1 in the conference, while the girls went 9-2, 8-2.

 Nick Albert ran a career-best to break onto the varsity, while J.C. Schwind and Shai Sefiane also posted career-best times.

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Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs, Carl Richardson and Taiwan Savage took the top four spots to lead the boys to three lop-sided wins versus Cape Henlopen, Sussex Central and Delmarva Christian Wednesday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve.

Meanwhile, Molly Bliss and Alexis Groce ran their fastest home course times to pace the girls to a shut out win of Sussex Central.  Unfortunately, the girls lost a tough one to Cape Henlopen, 23-36.

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Senior co-captain Patrick Helmick finished 16th overall in a MHS school record time of 16:31 to pace the Bucs at the Joe O'Neill Invitational at Bellevue State Park on a cold, rainy Friday. Alexis Groce ran a new career-best of 20:39 to lead the girls.

 Numerous runners ran career-best times as the varsity boys finished 10th of 35 teams and the varsity girls finished 12th of 32.

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Patrick Helmick and Alexis Groce paced the boys and girls to a fourth and sixth-place finish, respectively, out of 25 teams at the University of Delaware Invitational at White Clay Creek State Park Friday.

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Patrick Helmick (17:12) and Molly Bliss (21:11) paced the boys and girls to victories Wednesday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve. The boys defeated Seaford, 19-42, and Polytech, 19-40, while the girls shut out Seaford, 15-50, and topped Polytech, 18-43.

Alexis Groce (21:42) set a new freshman course record with a great run as well.

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Patrick Helmick placed third with a strong 17:55, helping to pace the varsity boys to a fifth-place finish, good enough for team shirts. Alexis Groce, Mollis Bliss and Sara Kolobielski scored medals to lead the girls.

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Alexis Groce (20:40) and Molly Bliss (20:41) scored top 15 medals and also moved higher on the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list to lead the girls to a 3rd-place trophy at the Tidewater Classic in Salisbury, Md., Wednesday. Meanwhile, Patrick Helmick placed fourth overall with a career-best 16:39 to help the boys finish 4th out 27 teams.

Carl Richardson and Erik Gibbs ran career times in the 17s to move up higher on the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list as well. Jordan Lane and Taiwan Savage also scored career times to round out the top 5 boys scorers, while Sara Kolobielski, Jessica Griffith and Kacie Jackson busted out bests to lead the girls' scoring pack.

 In all, 31 Bucs scored career-best times and seven others added season-bests.

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Patrick Helmick ran a 17:08 to come one step from winning the individual title at the Middletown Invitational at Lums Pond on Friday as the boys tied Concord with 78 points, but lost on the 6th-man tie-breaker.

Erik Gibbs and Carl Richardson each broke 18 minutes to earn Top 10 medals, while Taiwan Savage and Mike Doughty rounded on the boys scoring 5. Nick Albert, who ran a career-best 19:54, and Clarence Cartwright rounded out the boys varsity.

For the girls, Alexis Groce scored the 8th Fastest MHS 5K time with a 21:23 to lead the way, while Molly Bliss finished with a 21:41. Kacie Jackson ran a career-best 23:19 before Jessica Griffith, Abby Mitchell, Shai Sefiane and Alexis Guzman rounded out the top 7 with great times.

 Jordan Lane, who had been sick during the week, won the junior varsity race with a 19 flat, while Steve Eshelman and Mike Johnson scored Top 15 medals. Oddly enough, the JV boys tied for second with Concord as well, but beat them on a 6th-man tiebreaker.

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Despite scorching hot & humid weather, Patrick Helmick and Molly Bliss each won their race to help the boys and girls improve to 2-1 on the season Wednesday at Schutte Park in Dover. The boys defeated Sussex Tech, 21-34, and Dover, 19-39, while the girls knocked off Dover, 20-41, but fell to Tech, 23-35.

For the girls, Alexis Groce, Kacie Jackson, Shaimae Sefiane, Jessica Griffith, Alexis Guzman and Abby Mitchell rounded the varsity 7, while Carl Richardson, Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, Nick Albert and Clarence Cartwright filled the boys varsity.

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Senior captains Patrick Helmick and Clarence Cartwright scored Top 10 medals to lead the boys varsity and JV, respectively, to third-place trophies Saturday at the Lake Forest Invitational at Killens Pond State Park. Meanwhile, freshman Alexis Groce ran a stellar 21:33 to move up to 12th on the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list to lead the girls to a 6th-place finish.

 For the boys, seniors Erik Gibbs, Mike Johnson and Nick Albert scored medals, while Steve Eshelman and Mike Doughty each scored his career-best to help put the entire boys varsity under 18:52. Tevin Cartwright, Frank Clendening, Henry Phalen, Jesse McCormick, Derek Munce, Trevor Maloney, Kenny Barlow and Cory Morris also added career times.

For the girls, Alexis Guzman, Alli Henderson, Kim Richardson, Bethany Mitzell, Karrie Herrman, Cat Lallier, Emily Fisher, Morgan Parsley, Emily Marconi and Courtney Dressler scored career-bests.

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Molly Bliss, Alexis Groce and Sara Kolobielski each broke 22 minutes to score a 1-2-3 sweep, leading the girls to a 27-30 win over Caesar Rodney in Wednesday's 2009 season opener at Brecknock Park. Patrick Helmick and Carl Richardson each broke 18 minutes to pace the boys in a tough 24-32 loss.

Groce (21:56), a freshman, and Richardson (17:49), a sophomore, each made the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list with their stellar performances.

Erik Gibbs, Jordan Lane, Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman and Mike Doughty rounded out the boys varsity 7 all under 19:10, while Jessica Griffith, Kacie Jackson, Tori Cox and Steffi Clendaniel each made the girls varsity.

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New for the 2008 season, the MHSCC teams have a new home course site located at the Milford Millponds Nature Preserve near Williamsville, Abbotts Pond and Blairs Pond. We have been accessing the wooded trail at two locations. The trail itself is ready for running marked with 1/2-mile markers and colored posts.

Location A on the maps: Located on Abbotts Pond Road where large power lines cross, the course start & finish exist here. An improved future parking area will be in place once construction begins, hopefully by late-September. Right now, vehicles can pull off the road and park in the grassy area.

Location B on the maps: Runners may park at the Blairs Pond boat ramp and enter the trail here at about the mile mark and jog to the start/finish area.

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Patrick Helmick finished 8th overall in the Division II race with a 17:27 helping the boys to a 9th-place finish in the Division II state championship at White Clay Creek State Park Saturday. The girls, led by Sara Kolobielski, finished 16th.

Steve Eshelman ran his career-best time of 18:49, while Jordan Lane, Erik Gibbs, Carl Richardson, Jordan Showell and Robert Fisher, Lauren Moore, Camille Sennett and Kari Elzey all ran their fastest White Clay time.

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Seniors Cory Cates and Becky Godwin soared with nice weeks to claim Trailblazer of the Week honors. Click on the above headline to find out more on their efforts.

The MHSCC boys and girls capped a strong Henlopen slate by finishing runner-up in both varsity races Saturday at the Henlopen Championships at Killens Pond State Park. The boys scored 66 points to CR's 48, while the girls finished behind Cape with 93 points -- one point ahead of third-place CR.

Patrick Helmick and Sara Kolobielski each placed 6th overall to earn first-team All-Henlopen honors, while Erik Gibbs (8th), Taiwan Savage (12th) and Molly Bliss (12th) earned 2nd-team recognition. Stefanie Clendaniel (16th), Jordan Lane (19th), Carl Richardson (23rd) and Jessica Griffith (23rd) each ran to Honorable Mention. Gibbs' 17:48 tied him for 14th on the MHSCC All-time Fastest 5K list, and Taiwan Savage and Jordan Lane each moved up on the freshman and junior Bloom Top 10.

Jordan Showell won the junior varsity race to help lead the JV boys to the team title with a mere 20 points. Robert Fisher, Clarence Cartwright, Mike Dunn and Mike Doughty also placed in the JV top 10 for medals.

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Patrick Helmick and Molly Bliss each placed sixth overall to help lead the boys and girls to runner-up trophies on a cold, windy, rainy Tuesday at the Kent County championships at Schutte Park in Dover.

For the boys, Taiwan Savage, Steve Eshelman (with a career-best 18:50), Jordan Lane and Erik Gibbs each placed in the Top 15 All-Kent County squad for the boys, while Stefanie Clendaniel, Jessica Griffith and Becky Godwin made it for the girls.

Lauren Moore and Jesse McCormick added career-best times.

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Patrick Helmick, Erik Gibbs and Taiwan Savage (who matched a career-best 18:39) took the top three spots overall to help the boys sweep away Cape Henlopen, 18-42, Lake Forest, 17-45, and St. Thomas More, 15-50, in Wednesday regular-season finale at the College of Marine Studies in Lewes. Jordan Lane, Steve Eshelman, Carl Richardson and Chris Pink (with a career-best 19:34) rounded out the varsity to help the boys finish 9-1 overall, 8-1 in the Henlopen Conference.

On the girls side, Molly Bliss moved up to 7th all-time at MHS with a 21:22 to lead the way for the girls, who topped Lake, 24-31, and St. Thomas More, 15-50, but fell to undefeated Cape, 23-36. The girls finished at 8-2 overall, 7-2 in the conference. Sara Kolobielski followed Bliss, while Stefanie Clendaniel came in with a career-best 22:00.

Overall, Kyle Mullarkey, Camille Sennett and Rochelle Sizemore added career-best times.

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Patrick Helmick ran a 16:42, becoming the second fastest runner in school history -- just eight seconds off the school record, and Sara Kolobielski busted out a 20:18 to move up to No. 4 on the all-time fastest MHS female 5K list to lead a host of Bucs to a career day at the Bellevue Invitational Friday at Bellevue State Park.

Senior Becky Godwin, juniors Erik Gibbs and Jessica Griffith, sophomore Steve Eshelman and freshmen Taiwan Savage, Carl Richardson, Molly Bliss and Stefanie Clendaniel each improved their rank on the Bloom Top 10 lists. Bliss also moved to No. 11 on the all-time fastest 5K list with her 21:33.

In all, 40 of 43 Bucs ran season-best times and 38 scored career-best marks.

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The boys and girls put together strong packs to move past Sussex Central and improve to 6-1 Wednesday at Ingram's Pond. The boys won, 21-40, while the girls scored a 15-50 forfeit.

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Patrick Helmick and Sara Kolobielski led solid packs as the Bucs swept Dover and Sussex Tech Monday at Redden State Forest. The boys beat Dover, 24-31, and Tech, 27-31, while the girls won, 19-43 and 18-37, respectively. Both teams improve to 5-1 on the season.

 Erik Gibbs ran an 18:14 to move up to 4th on the Bloom Top 10 for juniors, while Mike Dunn, Stanley Warrington, Justin Wilkins and Caleb Primos each added career-best times.

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Patrick Helmick (19th) and Molly Bliss (52nd) led the way with solid performances at the University of Delaware Invitational at White Clay Creek State Park Friday. The boys finished 13th overall, while the girls 15th.

Mike Dunn had a career-day with a strong 21:46.

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Erik Gibbs, Jordan Showell, Taiwan Savage, Carl Richardson, Steve Eshelman and Mike Doughty ran career-best times to round out the varsity behind front runner Patrick Helmick as the boys topped Smyrna, 15-48, Wednesday at Milford Millponds Nature Preserve. The girls, led by Sara Kolobielski and a season-best time by Becky Godwin, downed Smyrna 24-35. Both teams improved to 3-1 on the season.

 Mike Dunn, Stanley Warrington, David McCormick, Justin Wilkins, Caleb Primos and Kyle Mullarkey all improved with career-best times.

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Junoir Sara Kolobielski moved into the No. 5 spot on the MHS all-time fastest 5K list with a 20:53, while freshman Molly Bliss scored the 15th spot with a 21:49 as the girls rolled to a 4th place finish out of 20 teams at the Tidewater Classic Wednesday in Salisbury. Meanwhile, Patrick Helmick ran a career-best 17:10 to become the 6th fastest MHS male all-time as the boys finished 6th overall.

 Stefanie Clendaniel and Jessica Griffith ran career times to move onto the Bloom Top 10 for freshmen and juniors, respectively.

 Erik Gibbs, Jordan Showell, Taiwan Savage, Carl Richardson, Doug Mullen, Joe Katz, Devon Schlegel, Stanley Warrington, David McCormick, Kyle Mullarkey, Shaimae Sefiane, Camille Sennett and Maria Medlarz each added career-best performances.

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Patrick Helmick ran his season-best 17:49 and Sara Kolobielski ran a strong 22:19 to lead the Bucs Friday at home against CR. Unfortunately, the boys lost a tough one, 24-31, while the girls also just missed a win, 26-29.

Amanda Cates, Andrea Ennis, David McCormick and Kyle Kolobielski each ran career-best times on a very humid day.

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Junior Patrick Helmick (17:56) and freshman Molly Bliss (23:13) won the boys and girls races, respectively, to lead the Bucs to a pair of victories in their home course opener at the Milford Millponds Nature Preserve Wednesday. The boys downed Seaford in a close one, 25-30, and topped Polytech, 17-44, while the girls won 18-41 and 17-46, respectively.

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Patrick Helmick placed 4th overall and Sara Kolobielski finished 10th to lead the varsity boys and girls, respectively at the Middletown Invitational at Lums Pond State Park Friday.

Taiwan Savage, Jordan Showell, Erik Gibbs and Steven Eshelman put together a great pack to lead the boys to a third-place finish out of 15 teams, while the girls finished 8th as 18 of 19 runners scored their season-best times.

In the junior varsity races, Jordan Lane finished runner-up, while Robert Fisher, Carl Richardson and Cory Cates medaled as did Becky Godwin for the girls.

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Patrick Helmick scored a top 15 medal and Jessica Griffith scored her best Killens Pond time ever helping the MHSCC teams open 2008 with a strong performance at the 51st Lake Forest Invitational Saturday at Killens Pond. Sara Kolobielski scored a third-place medal in the junior varsity race with a stellar 22:41, putting her on the Bloom Top 10 junior list.

Jordan Showell, Erik Gibbs, Taiwan Savage, Jordan Lane, Robert Fisher and Carl Richardson helped Helmick carry the varsity boys to a 7th place finish out of 24 teams. Savage and Richardson made the fastest Bloom freshman list to start their careers.

Stefanie Clendaniel,  Becky Godwin, Molly Bliss, Lauren Moore, Chelsea Stapleford and Camille Sennett rounded out the varsity finishers for the girls, who finished 13th overall.

In the JV races, Maria Medlarz shattered her fastest time by over 3 minutes, while veteran Joe Katz also busted out a career-best performance.

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Nearly putting the entire varsity seven under 19 minutes, the MHSCC boys wrapped up their season matching their best state-meet finish in 10 years, placing 6th out of 24 teams Saturday at Killens Pond.

Patrick Helmick led the way with a 17:21 (19th overall), while Jordan Lane followed with a career-best 18:12. Seniors Dom Cartwright and George Kershaw then scored their Killens-best times, while Travis White and Jordan Showell each broke in the 18s for the first time. Erick Cisneros closed out the pack with a stellar 19:01.

Meanwhile, Becky Godwin led the way for the girls who were running without their regular-season top 4 runners. Becky Clendaniel added a season-best while her sister Erin knocked out a career-best 25:26. Emmery Williams finished with a season-best, while Jessica Griffith, Sarah Holbruner and Michelle Kramlich closed out the varsity. The girls finished 18th of 24 teams.

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Patrick Helmick ran a 17:17 to move up on the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list and claim first-team All-conference by placing 6th in the Henlopen Conference Championships Saturday at Killens Pond. Jordan Lane also made Honorable Mention as the boys rallied to finish 4th overall.

 Overall, Dom Cartwright, George Kershaw and Erick Cisneros joined Lane and Helmick as the boys put five guys under 19 all at once for the first time in five seasons. Jordan Showell followed with a career-best 19:02 to make the Bloom Top 10 junior list, while Travis White rounded out the varsity with a 19:11.

Liz Butterly placed 9th overall to make second-team All-Henlopen as the girls finished 5th. Erin Clendaniel and Emmery Williams earned medals in the junior varsity race.

 The boys junior varsity placed first, putting five guys in the 19s and scoring four Top 10 medals. Mike Whaley won the race with a career-best 19:08, while Cory Cates, Robert Fisher and Clarence Cartwright also medaled with career-best times. Kyle FitzPatrick closed out his four-year career with a stellar Killens time of 19:47 to place 11th.

 In middle school action, the MMSCCers finished their season on Saturday at the Delaware Open, the state meet for middle school cross country. Kyle Breckner placed 3rd and Jeremy Morgan placed 20th out of 70 runners. Trevor Maloney, DeAnte Freeman, and Kyle Kolobielski finished with their BEST times of the season! Kyra Baynard, Kiana Freeman, Briana Kreese, and Lauren Wallace also recorded their fasted times of the season! Kenny Barlow and Amy Wilson also competed for the Bucs. Congratulations to the entire cross country team for an awesome season!

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Patrick Helmick, Jordan Lane, Liz and Alex Butterly and Shayla Wilson each made the All-Kent County Top 15 to help lead the Bucs to third-place finishes in the 2007 Kent County Championship held at MHS Tuesday. Wilson's 21:31 earned her the 9th spot on the MHS All-time Fastest 5K list.

 George Kershaw placed 16th overall with a career-best 18:31 to make the Bloom top 10 senior list, while Dom Cartwright, Travis White and Jordan Showell followed with career-best times. Erick Cisneros rounded out the varsity seven, while Robert Fisher became the 12th MHS boy to break 20 minutes this season.

 For the girls, Becky Godwin ran well, while Jessica Griffith and Sarah Holbruner each ran career times. Becky Clendaniel rounded out the top seven.

In all, Ian Dobie, Doug Mullen, Johan Fraysse, Caleb Primos, Rachel Murphy and Michelle Kramlich added career-best times.

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Patrick Helmick posted the 9th fastest boys 5K time in MHS school history with a 17:21 and Shayla Wilson added the 15th fastest girls 5K with a 21:50 as the Bucs wrapped up their regular season at home Wednesday.

The boys topped Lake Forest, 24-33, but lost another close one to Cape, 27-28 to finish 3-6 on the season, while the girls slipped to Lake, 25-30, and Cape, 25-33, to finish at 6-3. In all, 18 boys and 4 girls earned career-bests, including Jordan Lane and Becky Godwin who each improved on the Bloom Top 10 lists. George Kershaw also added a stellar 18:42 career-best, while Clarence Cartwright shattered a best with a 19:43.

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