Milbank Post 9 Punches Ticket To State Baseball Tourney
Milbank American Legion Post 9 captured the Region 1B baseball title and punched its ticket to the State Class B tournament, which begins Friday in Webster. Milbank cruised through the region tournament undefeated this past weekend and finished with a .330 batting average. Jon Ash sparked the locals with... Read more
Firechiefs Prepare For District Baseball Tournament
The Milbank Firechiefs wrapped up its regular season with a 14-6 record and will begin tournament play this week. Milbank is the number two seed and is slated to take on the number seven-seed Webster Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m. in Clark in the opening round of the... Read more
Milbank Junior Teeners Split Games With Clear Lake
The Milbank junior teener baseball team hosted Clear Lake Wednesday, July 6, and split contests with the opponent. Milbank won 8-4 in the opening game before falling 16-11 in the second. Milbank started off hot in the first game with three runs in the first inning. The locals added... Read more
Milbank American Legion Post 9 Completes Regular Season
Milbank American Legion Post 9 baseball team wrapped up its regular season this past weekend and will head into the Region 1B tournament with a 21-8 overall record. Post 9 split contests with Big Stone City Tuesday, July 5, before falling in the championship game of the Clark Rotary... Read more
Firechiefs Continue To Win
The Milbank Firechiefs continue to rack up W’s. They cruised to a 6-2 victory over Sisseton Friday, July 1. The Chiefs’ record improved to 12-4 with the win. Milbank trailed 2-1 after one inning of play, but came back with two runs in the fifth to go ahead 3-2.... Read more
Milbank Legion Post 9 Splits In Recent Baseball Contests
Milbank American Legion Post 9 went 3-3 in recent baseball action last week. The locals split contests with Groton Tuesday, June 28, and went 2-2 in the Milt Simmons tournament in Sioux Falls Friday through Sunday, July 1-3. Post 9 took on Groton June 28 and suffered an 8-3... Read more
Milbank Junior Teeners Drop To Sisseton
The Milbank VFW Junior Teeners baseball team suffered two losses to Sisseton Thursday, June 30, in double header action on the road. Milbank fell 21-17 in the opening game and 13-5 in the nightcap. The two teams battled it out to the finish in game one. Milbank led 2-1... Read more
Milbank Legion Team Wins Wood Bat Tourney
The Milbank American Legion Post 9 baseball team won the Redfield Wood Bat tournament last weekend. They chalked up three big wins to take home the title. In the opening game, Milbank defeated Mobridge 5-0. Milbank scored its five runs on nine hits. Tanner Gauer, Jacob Jackson, and Dylan... Read more
Milbank Junior Teeners Secure Runner-Up Finish At Home Baseball Tourney
The Milbank VFW Junior Teener baseball team hosted the 2016 George Smith VFW Invitational June 24-26. They earned a second place finish. In the first game of the tournament, they rolled to an 8-1 victory over Watertown. The opponent scored one run in the opening inning to put the... Read more
Firechiefs Fall In Recent Amateur Baseball Action
The Milbank Firechiefs amateur baseball team dropped to 11-4 on the season with one win and two losses this past week. Milbank suffered a 4-3 loss to Lake Norden Friday, June 24, before splitting with Volga Sunday, June 26. Milbank rallied late in the game and pushed the contest... Read more