Milbank Legion and Teeners Split Wins with Lake Norden
The Milbank Post 9 Legion and the Milbank VFW 16U Teener baseball teams split wins with Lake Norden on Thursday, June 25, at the Milbank baseball field at Pribyl Park. Post 9 suffered a 1-0 loss. The VFW 16U team ended the game early with a 13-3 victory. Milbank... Read more
Firechiefs Extinguish Castlewood Ravens
The Milbank Firechiefs extended their season record to 4-0 with an 8-5 victory over the Castlewood Ravens on Sunday, June 28, in front of a home crowd. Castlewood scored two runs to start the game, but Milbank quickly answered with three runs to take back the lead. Taylor Boerger... Read more
Milbank 14U Junior Teeners Defeated in Opener
The Milbank 14U Junior Teener baseball team fell to Groton in double-header action in Groton on Wednesday, June 24. Game scores were 11-0 and 14-2. In the first game, Milbank struggled to put points on the board. Groton scored two runs in the second, four in the third, one... Read more
Registration Open for Whetstone Valley Youth Football
Registration is open for the 2020 season of Whetstone Valley Youth Football. Review the season calendar and register now through Friday, July 17 at the group’s website at www.wvyf.org. Tackle football is available to youth in grades five and six. It begins August 11 and 12 with a camp.... Read more
Teeners Win With Isaac Schulte’s Walk-off Grand Slam; Legion Crushes Clark-Willow Lake
Milbank Teeners vs. Clark-Willow Lake Isaac Schulte wowed the crowd with a walk-off grand slam to end the game Tuesday, June 23, in the Milbank VFW 16U Teener’s home opener at Pribyl Park. Milbank ended the game early by invoking the 10-run rule and downing Clark-Willow Lake 15-5. Schulte... Read more
Dom Boerger Makes South Dakota Baseball History
Dom Boerger struck out 25 batters in the Milbank Firechiefs 2-1 Eastern Dakota League amateur baseball win over Volga on Wednesday, June 24. Boerger’s strikeouts tie for the second most strikeouts in an amateur game in South Dakota’s history. Boerger, who is also a standout left-handed pitcher for Dakota... Read more
Milbank Baseball Teams Slug it Out in Groton
The Milbank VFW 16U and Post 9 Legion baseball teams started the season in Groton on Monday, June 22, after a delay due to COVID-19. Both teams suffered a loss. Milbank VFW 16U – 7 vs. Groton Jr. Legion – 9 Milbank suffered a 7-9 loss to Groton in... Read more
Milbank Baseball Field to See Action Soon
The Milbank baseball field at Pribyl Park will see lots of action beginning next week. The field will be shared by the VFW Junior Teeners (ages 13-14), VFW Teeners (ages 15-16), Legion (ages 17-19), and the Firechiefs (amateurs) baseball teams. Combined schedule for all four teams with both home... Read more
Firechiefs Spark Start of Season with a Win
The Milbank Firechiefs finally started their 2020 season and posted a 14-5 victory over the Aurora Aces on Wednesday, June 17 on the road. Milbank got on the scoreboard first in the second inning when Taylor Boerger singled to score two runs, and the Chiefs increased their lead to... Read more
Adapted Swim Team Practice to Begin for MALST
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) will begin summer swim team practice on Wednesday, June 17 at Unity Square. Coach Jodi Street says, “Unfortunately due to guidelines and restrictions we had to cut the 10-and-under age group this season to maintain social distancing during practice.” MALST will run... Read more