Milbank Second Quarter Honor Roll
Milbank High School has named students to the second nine weeks honor roll of the 20222-2023 school year. Perfection 4.0 Freshmen: Ashlynn Batchelor, Jonathan DeBoer, Jacy Dexter, Olivia Foell, Carter Gloe, Kelli Grong, Zane Kilde, Carter Liebe, Evelyn Liebe, Anna Neugebauer, Krista Nies, Keira Steffen, and Marnie VanLith. Sophomores:... Read more
Milbank Debaters Shine at Silver Bowl Tourney
Milbank debaters spent most of last weekend at the 2023 Silver Bowl Debate/IE Tournament. The event was held at Sioux Falls Lincoln High School on January 13-14. According to MHS coach Kathy Tyler, in the individual events, or IE’s, students perform three times with a different judge each time and are... Read more
Milbank Swimmers Win top Awards at Watertown Swim Meet
Ten Milbank swimmers competed in the WASC Optimist Swim Meet in Watertown from January 14-15.  Five of them earned awards in the overall high-point competition. Crosby Bass took first place for boys seven to eight. Ryan Steffen placed third for boys nine to ten. TyLynn Wellitz tied for first place for girls nine... Read more
Milbank Scouts and Parents Pack Mercy Meals
Cub Scouts from Pack 38, Scouts from Troop 38G, and their parents packed Mercy Meals on January 7 in Milbank. According to Talia Athey, leader of the Wolf pack, the meals have an approximate value of $3888 and will be sent to states across the U.S. and countries in... Read more
Milbank-Waubay/Summit Game Full of Ups and Downs
The Bulldogs sustained a 46-53 loss at home to undefeated Waubay-Summit on Tuesday, January 17. Logan Diede, head coach for Milbank, said, “Waubay-Summit is a high-quality team that hasn’t lost yet on the year, but I thought we battled, competed during the entire game, and gave ourselves a chance... Read more
James Conrad to Receive Eagle Scout Award
James Conrad has reached the rank of Eagle — Scouting’s highest honor, which is achieved by less than five percent of all youth who join Boy Scouts of America. The Sioux Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced James will be presented with his Eagle Scout award at 2 p.m. on January... Read more
Milbank Middle School Second Quarter  Honor Roll Released
Milbank Middle School has named students to the second nine weeks honor roll of the 2022-23 school year. Students named to the list are as follows: Grade 8 Distinction 3.800 or higher GPA Mason Allen Thomas Bass Beckham Berry Ivy Dreis Abe Fischer Edna Flores Morgean French Izabella Glomstad... Read more
Schneck Takes First and Christensen Takes Second at Mitchell Tourney
The Milbank wrestling team took sixth place at the Jerry Opbroek Invitational  tournament on Saturday, January 14 at Mitchell High School. Individually for the Bulldogs, Barrett Schneck took first place at 170 pounds, Brayden Christensen took second at 145, and Owen Fischer captured third at 106. Jesse Schneck, Dillen... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Tame the Lady Mustangs 46-41
The Lady Bulldogs tamed the Lady Mustangs of Waubay-Summit, 46-41, on Tuesday, January 17, at home. Milbank notched their fifth victory in a row. Lady Bulldog Maurina Street led both teams in scoring and registered a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds. Eva Benike of Waubay-Summit was next... Read more
MHS Musicians Audition for All-State Band
MHS sent 28 students to Watertown on Friday, January 13, to audition for South Dakota’s 2023 All-State Band. The band is the top high school band in the state.  According to Susan Karels, director of the Milbank School District’s 6-12 bands, the results will be announced by February 3. The 2023... Read more