Dom Boerger, a pitcher for the Milbank Firechiefs baseball team, was named to an all-tournament team for his performance in South Dakota’s 90th amateur baseball state tournament earlier this month. Boerger was one of 25 Class B players honored by the South Dakota State Amateur Baseball Association. During the... Read more
A classic pitchers’ duel between Milbank’s Dom Boerger and Mount Vernon’s Luke Tiesler ended the Firechiefs’ 2022 quest for the state championship title. Their 2-3 loss came in the second round of the single-elimination tournament on Sunday evening, August 7, in Mitchell. The battle on the mound might have continued... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs blasted their way though the first round of the 2022 Class B Amateur State Tournament in an 8-4 victory over the Akron Iowa Rebels. Milbank’s smoking hot offense put up 16 hits to support Dom Boerger’s 20 strikeouts. Although D. Boerger gave up three runs in... Read more
State Legion Tournament Results for Post 9
Milbank Area Baseball August 4, 2022 0
Milbank’s Post 9 Legion Baseball team traveled to Gregory last weekend to play in the 2022 Class B Legion State Tournament. In game one, Post 9 battled Redfield and fell 16-1. They also suffered a 10-5 loss to Platte in their second game. Vermillion Post 1 took the state... Read more
Firechiefs Head to State Tourney Tomorrow
Milbank Area Baseball August 3, 2022 0
The Milbank Firechiefs punched their ticket to the 2022 Class B Amateur State Tournament during the District 1B tournament in Lake Norden. Milbank defeated the Castlewood Monarchs with a score of 5-1 and the Volga Cormorants with a score of 6-0 to earn their third district championship in Milbank’s... Read more
Firechiefs Win League Championship
Milbank Area Baseball July 19, 2022 0
The Milbank Firechiefs clinched the Eastern Dakota League (EDL) title Sunday afternoon, July 17, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. The Firechiefs clashed with the Volga Cormorants — the top two teams in the EDL — to determine the league champion and No.1-seed at the district tourney. After a shutout... Read more
The Milbank Post 9 Legion baseball team traveled to Groton on Tuesday night, July 12, to take on the Groton Junior Legion team. Milbank fell 6-7 in the single-game contest. In the first inning, Kaden Krause and Cole Swenson drew back-to-back walks. Kellen Hoeke followed with a single to load the... Read more
Milbank took fourth place at the 8U State Tournament in Bryant on July 8-10. The tournament included 20 teams from across South Dakota. On Friday, Milbank defeated Clark 13-2. On Saturday, Milbank was defeated by Beresford at 7-9 and the Dell Rapids Red at 5-2. With a 1-2 record... Read more
Taylor Boerger’s stellar pitching performance lifted the Milbank Firechiefs to a 6-0 victory over the Clark Traders on Tuesday, July 5, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. The Firechiefs improved their season record to 8-2. Zeros filled the scoring columns in the first inning, but the Firechiefs put in a... Read more
Milbank’s U8 baseball team took home the title in the First Bank & Trust Tournament on Sunday, June 26, in Milbank. The tournament was held at Pribyl Park, and was the first in what is designed to be an annual event. Ortonville ended up in sixth place. Milbank won... Read more