MHS Winter Sports Season Starts This Week
High School SportsLocal News November 1, 2020 0
Milbank High School kicks off the 2020-2021 winter athletic season this week. The first to begin practice are the seventh grade to senior gymnastics team and the middle school girls basketball squad. Gymnastics starts practice on Monday, November 2, with Amber Fraasch as their head coach. The first basketball practice... Read more
Amaya Street, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the October Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Jason and Jodi Street.Amaya is involved in cross country, track and field, and band. Outside of school, Amaya competes on the swim team and works as a... Read more
Turn Clock Back During Halloween Blue Moon Tonight
Local News October 31, 2020 0
The world might be conspiring against kids to take the fun out of Halloween this year, but the stars have a trick of their own — a Blue Moon on Halloween. If you’re under 18, you’ve never seen a Blue Moon on Halloween, as the last time the phenomenon... Read more
Boy Scouts Annual Food Drive Begins October 30
Local News October 29, 2020 0
The Boy Scouts of America’s annual Scouting for Food drive begins on Friday, October 30, when Scouts place a reminder on your front door. This year, the Scouts will not be going door-to-door to collect bags of food. Instead, Boy Scouts of America created an online platform to help you make a donation. Jeff Loutsch, Scoutmaster of Boy... Read more
Nick Batchelor Selected as The Valley Express MVP
Milbank Area Cross Country October 29, 2020 0
Nick Batchelor, a junior at MHS, is The Valley Express Most Valuable Player for the week of October 19-24. Nick earned his fourth state Class A medal at the 2020 South Dakota State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 24. He took fourth place in the boys’ 5K race. ... Read more
Who’s That Bulldog? It’s Mason Riley
Milbank Area Football October 28, 2020 0
Senior Mason Riley is a six-foot- two, 200-pound wide receiver and linebacker on the Bulldogs football team. He is the son of Mike and Holly Riley. Mason started playing tackle football with the Whetstone Valley Youth Football program when he was in third grade. When he was a freshman, he... Read more
Free Lunches for All Students in Milbank Schools
Local News October 28, 2020 0
According to Nancy Meyer, business manager for the Milbank School District, the district’s application for free school breakfast and lunch was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture {USDA). The school district will provide free breakfast and lunch for all students enrolled in the Milbank schools and at... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Defeated by Cossacks
Milbank Area Volleyball October 28, 2020 0
The Milbank Lady Bulldogs traveled to Volga Saturday, October 24, and battled the Sioux Valley Cossacks in high school volleyball action. Milbank fell 3-0 and dropped to 1-13 on the season. Milbank trailed 8-13 and 10-18, but the Lady Bulldogs came stomping back to pull to within two points at 20-22.... Read more
Bulldogs Ready to Face Canton In Playoffs
Milbank Area Football October 27, 2020 1
The Milbank Bulldogs take on Canton in the opening round of the Class 11A high school football playoffs on Thursday, October 29, on the road. No. 7 Milbank and No. 2 Canton kick off at 7 p.m. “Canton is big and physical,” said the Bulldogs’ head coach, Brian Allmendinger. “They... Read more
Both Bulldog Cross Country Teams Make MHS History at State
Milbank Area Cross Country October 27, 2020 0
Both Bulldog cross country teams brought home hardware from the 2020 South Dakota State Class A meet in Rapid City on Saturday, October 24. The girls’ team captured fourth place with 87 points. The boys finished in sixth place with 125 points. According to Coach Eric Townsend, this is the first time since... Read more
