Jr. High V-Ball Girls Finish Positive Season by Hosting Deubrook 

The Lady Bulldog seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams completed the 2026 season by hosting Deubrook for Pink Night on Tuesday, October 6. The eighth graders brawled to a 2-0 loss, but it was close. Set scores were 26-24 and 25-22.

Eighth-Grade Match
Milbank 0 vs. Deubrook 2

“We played a pretty good match,” said Coach Nancy Hoeke. “Against competitive teams, cutting down on a couple of errors here and there can be the difference between a close game and a win. I appreciate the positivity this group brings to the court and their enjoyment for the game and love for each other. The chemistry shows when they play and that’s an awesome thing to have in a team.” 

Individual Efforts:
Serving
Tatum Brehmer – 9 of 9 with four aces
Trinity Brehmer – 3 of 4 with one ace
Nadia Howard – 1of 1
Isabelle Karels – 3 of 3
Hannah Kirchberg – 7 of 7 with  two aces
Hannah Pauli – 4 of 8
Stella Pulling – 8 of 8 with two aces
Brytten Schmieg – 3 of 3 with one ace
Ashlynn Sis – 3 of 3

Kills
Trinity Brehmer – 1
Kirchberg – 1
Hannah Pauli – 2
Alix Rademacher – 1
Rosie Street – 1

Assists
Tatum Brehmer – 4
Trinity Brehmer – 1

“The girls made significant strides through the season in their skills and in their teamwork,” Hoeke said. “They can be proud of their efforts and season!”

2026 Eighth-Grade Team Members:

Tatum Brehmer, Trinity Brehmer, Nadia Howard, Isabelle Karels, Hannah Kirchberg, Hannah Pauli, Payton Pauli, Lauren Pinkert, Stella Pulling, Alix Rademacher, Brytten Schmieg, Ashlynn Sis, Rosie Street, and Whitney Weyh.

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Seventh-Grade Match
Milbank 0 vs. Deubrook 2
“The girls made a lot of progress throughout the season and should be proud of how much they improved. It was fun watching their skills and confidence grow from the first practice to the final match,” commented Coach Becky Johnson.

Individual Efforts
Avery Montag –  5 of 5 serving and  two assists
Hayden Storm –  4 of 4 serving and two kills
Chelsea Granquist –  4 of 6 serving with one ace and one kill
Shayla Folk –  2 of  2 serving
Nora Peters –  1 of 3 serving
Brynna Bumgardner – 1 of -2 serving
Stassi Henrich – 5 of 5 serving
Allie Holscher – 0 of 1 serving

They are a great group of girls, and I truly enjoyed getting to coach them this season,” Johnson said. “I’m proud of the effort they put in and all the progress they made along the way!”