Milbank’s U8 baseball team attended the Groton Tournament on Saturday, June 11. The U8s started the day by playing Borge (Aberdeen). They defeated them 5-2. In the next round, they destroyed the Groton Red 22-5 to advance to the championship round. In the championship game Milbank faced Hennigan (Aberdeen)... Read more
Legion Post 9 destroyed Sisseton in two games on Thursday, June 9, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. Both games ended early when the 10-run mercy rule was invoked. Post 9 won both games 10-0 and extended their winning streak to six games. Game One After back-to-back shutout innings by... Read more
The Firechiefs were back in action on Friday, June 10, against Lake Norden. Milbank defeated the Lakers 3-1 in a pitchers’ duel that included a combined total of 31 strikeouts. The two teams were scoreless in a defensive match until the sixth inning. Milbank got the offense going when Taylor... Read more
The Milbank 8 and Under baseball team claimed second place in the Watertown Pizza Ranch Tournament on Saturday, June 4. The event was held at the Koch Complex in Watertown. Milbank opened the tournament with wins over Dell Rapids Red, 15-4; Watertown Flamethrowers Yellow, 22-6; Watertown Flamethrowers Red, 15-4, and Watertown Flamethrowers White, 19-5. They fell 5-1... Read more
Legion Post 9 Pummels Webster 17-0
Milbank Area Baseball June 3, 2022 0
The American Legion Post 9 baseball team hosted their first home game of the 2022 season at Pribyl Park in Milbank on Tuesday, May 31. The locals needed only five innings to take down Webster in a lopsided 17-0 victory. Kaden Krause and Cole Swenson were the first to go... Read more
American Legion Baseball Players Meeting Set for March 10
CommunityMilbank Area Baseball March 8, 2022 0
Are you a baseball player age 16 -18? Interested in American Legion Baseball? An organizational meeting for players and their parents will be held at the Milbank Visitor Center on Thursday, March 10, at 6 p.m. Unable to attend, but want to know more? Call Ron Krause at 605.880.5840.... Read more
Firechiefs Play in Second Round of State Tourney
Milbank Area Baseball August 12, 2021 0
Milbank punched their ticket to the state amateur baseball tournament for the tenth straight year. In the 2021 tourney, the Firechiefs made it to the second round of play before sustaining a 5-4 loss to the Dimock-Emery Raptors on Sunday, August 8. Dimock-Emery moves on to play the Plankinton Bankers. Raptors–5 vs. Firechiefs–4... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs defeated the Platte Killer Tomatoes by a score of 8-4 in the first round of the 2021 South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The game took place on Wednesday, August 4, in Mitchell. Justin Larson started on the mound for Milbank. After a quick 1-2-3 top... Read more
Milbank Firechiefs Heading to State Tournament
Milbank Area Baseball August 3, 2021 0
The Firechiefs will play the first game in the 89th South Dakota Amateur Baseball Tournament which starts on Wednesday, August 4, at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. Milbank takes on the Platte Killer Tomatoes (11-7) at 5:30 p.m. The Firechiefs punched their ticket to the state tournament when they finished... Read more
Milbank’s Legion Post 9 baseball team competed in the Region 1B tournament in Sisseton during the weekend of July 23-25. Milbank finished at 1-2. Their loss came from Castlewood-Clear Lake, the team who eventually took the runner-up honors in the tourney. Game 1 Milbank received a bye in the... Read more
