The Region 1B Amateur Baseball Tournament, hosted by Milbank, starts tomorrow, Saturday, July 27. The Firechiefs (10-2) join six other teams in their quest for a spot in the state tournament. Four of the seven teams advance. The Firechiefs play their first game on Sunday at 5 p.m. They... Read more
The Milbank 10U baseball team brought home third place from South Dakota’s 2024 VFW State Tournament. The Class A tourney took place in Vermillion July 19-21. Top Teams:Champion: MadisonRunner Up: Vermillion3rd Place: Milbank4th Place: Lennox2024 Class A Sportsmanship Award: Bruce Milbank started pool play on Friday by defeating Vermillion... Read more
The Milbank 10U baseball team traveled to Groton for the Groton Tournament on June 29. Milbank started with a tough game against the Aberdeen Smittys 10 and were defeated 2-10. Continuing on in bracket play, Milbank faced Britton and took the win with a score of 13-0. With... Read more
Milbank swimmers participated in either the Brookings Meet or the West Fargo Summer Explosion Meet during the weekend of June 7-9. At the Brookings meet, Thomas Bass placed first in all eight of his events to claim the High Point trophy for boys 13-14 years old. Crosby Bass placed... Read more
Eric Townsend, head coach for the MHS Track and Field teams announced the end-of-the-season award winners for 2024. The awards were tabulated by placing- scores throughout the entire season. GIRLSMOST VALUABLE TRACK AND FIELD GIRL ATHLETE – Siera Wenzl, Zayda Townsend, and Jacy DexterSPRINTER OF THE YEAR—Siera Wenzl HURDLER OF... Read more
Jayden Johnson and Garrett Mertens, alumni of the Milbank Bulldogs 2023 football team, played in the South Dakota Football Coaches Association’s 2024 All-Star game on Saturday, June 8. Players were nominated by their coaches and came from schools across the state for the three-day event held at Dana J.... Read more
The Milbank 10U baseball team was declared the champion of the First Bank & Trust Tournament held at Pribyl Park in Milbank on June 15-16. The tournament fielded five teams from around the region on Saturday and eight teams on Sunday. Organizer Heidi Wellnitz commented, “It was a great... Read more
Schuchard Competes at State Golf Tourney
Milbank Area Golf June 13, 2024 0
The 2024 South Dakota Girls High School State A Golf Tournament was held at Bakker Crossing in Sioux Falls for the second time in three years. According to Milbank’s head coach, Mark Keeton, “From my experience, this is very unusual, but being familiar with the layout was a big... Read more
Payton Brown, a 2024 MHS graduate, placed third in the 1600-meter run at State when he clocked in at 4:21.47. With his time, Brown also broke the previous MHS school record set by Gerald Hermans 60 years ago in 1964. James Batchelor (GRAD) was just behind him in ninth... Read more
“What a day for weather!” Mark Keeton, head coach for Milbank’s Lady Bulldogs remarked regarding the girls Region 1A golf championship. The meet was held May 23 at Olive Grove Golf Course in Groton. Keeton said, “The tournament started out with wind, then we had a short delay due... Read more
