Firechiefs Drench Castlewood
Milbank Area Baseball June 13, 2021 0
The Milbank Firechiefs axed the Castlewood Monarchs 16-2 on Wednesday, June 9, in Castlewood. The Firechiefs’ bats sparked an explosion of offense to put up seven runs just in the first inning. The rush was led by Jacob Jackson, Mitch Quade, Bryan Appl, Justin Larson, and Jonny Ash. They all recorded... Read more
Legion Post 9 Team Remains Undefeated
Milbank Area Baseball June 13, 2021 0
The Milbank American Legion Post 9 baseball team swept the Big Stone City American Legion Post 229 team on Thursday, June 10. The final scores from the double header were 7-4 and 5-2. Post 9 remains undefeated with a season record of 7-0. In the first game, Milbank’s offense... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Marion Mischel and Shaylee Schuchard competed in the Class A state high school girls’ golf tournament in Spearfish on June 7. Mischel won a top-25 medal. She carded a 98 and a 95 to tie for 21st place. Schuchard, in her first year of golfing for MHS, shot... Read more
Sixteen Milbank Sea Lions competed in the BSC Summer Invitational during the weekend of June 4-6. It was their first long course meet in two years.Jodi Street, coach for the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team, said, “It was great to be back on deck for long course season and see where... Read more
Justin Larson Hits Grand Slam
Milbank Area Baseball June 9, 2021 0
The Milbank Firechiefs suffered losses to two league opponents during the weekend of June 4-6. The locals lost to Hamlin 13-8 on Friday night and fell 8-7 to Castlewood on Sunday night. Firechiefs 8 vs. Hamlin 13 The Firechiefs sparked a blaze in the top of the first inning, when... Read more
Milbank’s 14U Junior Teeners took fifth place at the Coke Tournament in Watertown on Sunday, June 6, by defeating the Watertown White Sox 20-1. Milbank came into the game at 0-2 in pool play after suffering losses to the Watertown Grey Sox and the Rapid City Playmakers. In their first... Read more
Milbank’s American Legion Post 9 baseball team secured three victories during the weekend of June 4-6 to clinch the Arnold Larson Memorial Tournament title. In game one, Post 9 played the Claremont Honkers. Claremont got on the board early by scoring three runs in the top of the first, but Milbank... Read more
2021 MHS senior Isaac Johnson is The Valley Express feature athlete for the Bulldogs’ track team. Isaac is the son of Ken Johnson and Kay O’Farrell.Isaac, like many MHS athletes, started his track and field experience in middle school. “I tried out track in seventh and eighth grade,” he says, “but... Read more
Post 9 Routes Webster in Season Opener
Milbank Area Baseball June 2, 2021 0
Milbank Post 9 American Legion baseball team opened their season at home with a blowout win against the American Legion Post 40 team from Webster on Tuesday, June 1. Milbank scored 15 runs in just four innings to defeat Webster 15-0. Milbank got off to a quick start in the first... Read more
Two Lady Bulldogs punched their tickets to South Dakota’s 2021 State Class A Girls Golf Tournament. Marion Mischel and Shaylee Schuchard made the cut with exceptional performances at the Region 1A meet in Sisseton on Friday, May 28. Both golfers advance to the state tournament at the Spearfish Canyon Country... Read more
