Firechiefs Win League Championship
The Milbank Firechiefs clinched the Eastern Dakota League (EDL) title Sunday afternoon, July 17, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. The Firechiefs clashed with the Volga Cormorants — the top two teams in the EDL — to determine the league champion and No.1-seed at the district tourney. After a shutout... Read more
Post 9 Legion Team Runs Out of Gas in Groton
The Milbank Post 9 Legion baseball team traveled to Groton on Tuesday night, July 12, to take on the Groton Junior Legion team. Milbank fell 6-7 in the single-game contest.  In the first inning, Kaden Krause and Cole Swenson drew back-to-back walks. Kellen Hoeke followed with a single to load the... Read more
Milbank Takes Fourth Place at 8U State Tournament
Milbank took fourth place at the 8U State Tournament in Bryant on July 8-10. The tournament included 20 teams from across South Dakota.  On Friday, Milbank defeated Clark 13-2. On Saturday, Milbank was defeated by Beresford at 7-9 and the Dell Rapids Red at 5-2. With a 1-2 record... Read more
Taylor Boerger Pitches a One-Hit Shut Out for the Firechiefs
Taylor Boerger’s stellar pitching performance lifted the Milbank Firechiefs to a 6-0 victory over the Clark Traders on Tuesday, July 5, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. The Firechiefs improved their season record to 8-2. Zeros filled the scoring columns in the first inning, but the Firechiefs put in a... Read more
Milbank U8 Cash In at First Bank & Trust Tourney
Milbank’s U8 baseball team took home the title in the First Bank & Trust Tournament on Sunday, June 26, in Milbank. The tournament was held at Pribyl Park, and was the first in what is designed to be an annual event. Ortonville ended up in sixth place. Milbank won... Read more
Milbank U8 Team Plays in Silver Slugger Tournament
The Milbank U8 baseball team competed in the  2022 Sunshine Foods Silver Slugger Tournament in Brandon Valley on June18-19. Ten teams, mostly from the Sioux Falls area made up the U8 division. In their first game on Saturday, the Milbank team was defeated by West Lyon 0-1. In their next game, Milbank played Brandon Valley Ambush, and Milbank took the loss at 1-5.   ... Read more
Post 9 Battles Castlewood
Post 9 battled with Castlewood Post 250 on Thursday evening, June 23, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. Castlewood won the first game at 6-4 in nine innings and the second game at 11-7. Game One Post 9 was trailing 3-0 going into the bottom of the sixth, but their offense finally... Read more
Junior Teeners Take Losses at Clark
The 14U Junior Teeners were back in action in Clark on Thursday, June 23. Milbank lost the first game 10-9 and the second game 12-2. Game One Jackson Wiese, Jeter Scoular, and Mack Koplin started the first game. They all drew walks to load the bases for Tyler Henje. Henje... Read more
Dom Boerger Throws a No-Hitter
Sunday, June 19, started out as a special day because it was Father’s Day. It turned out to be extra special for Dom Boerger and the Milbank Firechiefs.  Boerger threw a no-hitter against the Clark Traders. He recorded 17 strikeouts and walked only one batter in the seven innings... Read more
Junior Teeners Go 2-1 in George Smith Invitational
The Milbank Junior Teeners played Saturday, June 18, in a round robin tournament at Pribyl Park. The 14U bracket also included Webster, Groton, and Britton. Milbank defeated Webster 10-2, fell to Groton 5-2, and defeated Britton 7-4 to end the tournament 2-1. In game one against Webster, Milbank got their offense... Read more