USA Baseball revealed the 2017 Golden Spikes Award semi-finalists and Jake Adams made the list! Jake is an All-American infielder on the University of Iowa Hawkeyes team. He is also the son of Milbank natives, Bob and Laurie (Unzen) Adams and the grandson of Suzanne Unzen, the late Matt... Read more
Jeff Loutsch Named Scoutmaster of the Year
Local News June 13, 2017 0
Scoutmaster Jeff Loutsch of Milbank received the Scoutmaster of the Year Award for the Northstar District in the Sioux Council. Loutsch has been the Scoutmaster of Troop 45 for five years. Loutsch also served as the Assistant Scoutmaster, Cub Master, Assistant Cubmaster, Den Leader, and Assistant Den Leader. His... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs amateur baseball team split contests with two teams from Castlewood. The locals fell to the Castlewood Ravens 17-3 Sunday, June 4, before cruising over the Castlewood Monarchs, 19-4, Wednesday, June 7. Milbank hosted the Ravens on June 4 at Legion Field. The locals got out to... Read more
Post 9 Collects Pair of Wins Over Sisseton
Milbank Area Baseball June 12, 2017 0
Milbank American Legion Post 9 secured two baseball wins over Sisseton Tuesday, June 6, on the road. The locals improved their season record to 6-1. Milbank won the opening game by a score of 9-1. Dylan Johnson earned the win on the mound for Post 9. He struck out... Read more
The Milbank VFW 13-14 Junior Teener baseball team has started out their season on a solid note. The locals finished in fourth place out of 10 teams at their opening tournament in Brandon May 26-27. “It was a great first weekend out of the shoot,” expressed coach Scott Hoeke.... Read more
The summer reading program, Build a Better World, is underway at the Grant County Public Library. Children from pre-kindergarten through grade 8 can still sign up, free of charge, for the various opportunities. Sessions are held on Wednesdays in June at 2 p.m. for the Pre-K to grade 5... Read more
The Milbank Legion Post 9 baseball team started its season with a 4-1 record and earned a second place finish at its own Arnold Larsen tournament this past weekend. The locals opened up the season with two wins over Webster in doubleheader action May 30. Milbank breezed by Webster... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs amateur baseball team captured their first win of the season with a 4-0 win shutout win over Sisseton May 31. The locals improved to 1-2. Milbank plated one run in the first and third innings to take an early 2-0 lead. The Chiefs scored two runs... Read more
Mark Leddy is a numbers man. And that’s a good thing when your goal is to run the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon, the granddaddy of all marathons is, of course, all about numbers, too. The 26.2 mile race requires a minimum qualifying time of 3 hours 40 minutes.... Read more
Tom Hartman of Milbank was ordained by Bishop Paul J. Swain of the Diocese of Sioux Falls on June 2, during a special ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls. He joined Rev. Mr. Brian Eckrich, Rev. Mr. Andrew Thuringer, Rev. Mr. Joseph Scholten, Rev. Mr.... Read more
