Sam Rick Makes All-Conference Basketball Team

Sam Rick, a 6-foot, sophomore, point guard for the Bulldogs, was named to the 2025 Northeast Conference All-Conference teams. Rick was the only sophomore to make the first or second team. Easton Neuendorf of Hamlin was named the NEC Player of the Year for the second straight year. 

Rick was selected for the second team by averaging 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.37 blocks per game. He downed 60 percent of his field goals, 28.6 percent of his three-point shots, and 69.8 percent of his free throws. This is Rick’s second year on Milbank’s varsity team under head coach Logan Diede. His parents are Chris and Jolene Rick. 

NEC First Team:
Easton Neuendorf  Senior – Hamlin
Ryder Johnson – Junior – Groton Area
Evan Stormo – Senior – Hamlin
Sullivan Felberg – Freshman – Clark-Willow Lake
Gabe Sather – Senior – Deuel

NEC Second Team: 
Emmerson Larson – Junior – Clark-Willow Lake
Jackson Wadsworth – Junior – Hamlin
Sam Rick – Sophomore – Milbank
Zac VanMeeteren – Senior –  Hamlin
Keegan Tracy – Junior – Groton Area

NEC Third Team:
Aiden Fisher – Senior – Aberdeen Roncalli
Ian Lesnar – Senior – Webster
Troy Jenson – Junior – Deuel
Chris Bevers – Sophomore – Clark-Willow Lake
Bo Begeman – Sophomore – Clark-Willow Lake